The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-05
VIEW YORKISMS.
hOm our o,on Correspondent.
NEw Ynar Hah 1900
TUE uHAssEURf

As one OF the most brilliantly serviceabie OF
those that fought in defense of the Union
daring the late civil war, have just been having
reunion at the residence of General John
Dochrane. The different generals under whom
ahe regiment fought were present, and the occa.
zion was graced by the attendance of beautiful
and distinguished women, who listened with
kindling eyes to the thrilling memories which
" re related by their husbands and brothers.
The first toast that was drunk, the company
silent and standing, was "0ur dead in free
doms fight" The Chasseurs have more
sterling character than the far famed 7th Regi-
ment. 1t was the last regiment mustered out OF
the United States army; it was among the
hrst to Furnish men whose deeds have become
incorporated with the nations history and
Bongs. 1t was entered upon the roll OF the state
OF New York as the 65Lh New York Volunteers,
and It first entered the Geld in the August OF '6l.
General Newton, General Abercrombie, General
Wright. and General Franklin Smith were
among those assembled at General Cochranes
Ynanaion and the most impressive feature OF
the evening was the hosts recitation oil a poem
entitled "The Chasseurs," J." and embodying the
seuttment of the regiment. II was General
sthen ColoneD Cochranes speech, 1t will be
remembered, that first advocated the arming oil
the slaves-a fact which gave an Impressive
significance TO an occasion which celebrated
the triumphs OF the Wilderness, Fair Oaks, and
Malvern Hill.
Last July an
EX. DETECTIVE
of the Metropolitan Police force, and who had
for some months become mate OF a steamboat
plying between the city of Troy and one OF the
North river piers of this city, took on board a
man who, in exchange for his passage, agreed
TO work his way hither. The man gave the
name of James Mahar, and as he was somewhat
demoralized in point OF dress, the mate made
him present of coat and hat which had
been left behind by one of the passengers. The
man left the boat on the morning of the 10th
of July, and the eX-detective, who meanwhile
has engaged in quite variety of businesses,
saw him only occasionally between that time
and the 22d of last month. Upon that date he
Unexpectedly encountered him in University
place, and greeted him with a friendly "Jm,
how are yCu?' The word "Jm" seemed to
operate on the man like a spur upon a mettle-
some horse. He started and ran away and
thereby put iuto the ex-detec!ive's hands the
hrst clue that has proved of any value in the
elucidation of the Rogers murder mystery.
The name of this ex.detective is the sensation
drama one OF Everett de la Noye- 1t almost
for in all my experience of the sensation drama,
that fawless mirror of nature, have never yet
come across heavy villain without romantic
name, or a detective with respectable one. Be
this as it may Everett de la Noye is the name of
She ex-detective in question: who upon coupling
"Jim's" strange behavior with his own sus.
picions, repaired forthwith 10 police head
quarters, Spd, relating such circumstances as he
Of fho
officials there, all but negotiated to discover the
murderer, provided he should be rehstated in
the position he had lost An agreement to this
effect was made, and the first thing De la Noye
did was to suggest general ransacking of the
station houses, which, it appears, he knew
Aaher was in the habit OF frequenting. One or
Two evenings were spent in this business. In
course of time the trackers came to the Spring
Street Station House, at the portals of which
they presented themselves at the healthy hour
of2 A. NJ, few mornings since. Among other
inmates they raped up young man who,
himself, was wrapped up in nothing more than
pair of pants, this airy attire constituting his
sleeping costume. By the dim light of the
dungeon lamp-for dungeon it might be called
the ex.detectiVe recognized, or thought
he recognized, the countenance of the
dilapidated stranger who had come on board
the North river steamboat six or seven months
ago. At any rate, he instantly exclaimed,
'sThats the mani" whom he addressed as
s.Jim,n with the thrilling information that he
was "wanted.n We-you and /, reader er-who
have never been told so, can hardly imagine
how thrilling that one word "wanted" can be
made to sound. At that dread hour of two
hours after midnight it sounded to Jim" like
the death-rattle from an incaruate gallows, and
he had no time to speak before he was taken
into custody.
Whether this arrest is to furnish the last clues
10 the Re; ,;ers mystery is a question agitating
every mind of natural detective turn-every
mind, that Is, which has not long ere this grown
fired of the name OF Rogers and of the army OF
arrested myths connected with it.
LYDIA THOMPSON
has been writing an ungrammatical and would
he whitening letter 10 the Herald the subject OF
her hair, which she insists is naturally blonde.
Now, who, ask cares fig whether the hue oi
Miss Thompson's hair be produced by nature or
nv art, SO long as it showers in sparkling golden
hashes, and the art-if art there be-is impercep
tible2 So long as Miss Thompson minds her
own business does not turn red and grow en-
xious when another performer is more ap'
plauded than she, aud utters no bad jokes al
the expense of the theatre where she made her
American debut, people will forget that she is g
had actress; but the moment she writes un.
grammatical notes to the Herald and is guilty
of other public unprettinesses, they will cease
10 remember that she makes up, by gaslight
into beautiful woman.
THE BALL SEASON