The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-05
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From Our OiCn Correspondent.

Nhe Present Editor of the "DailY TtIues'
Is making for himself name which the versa-
tile paragraphist who gets up the ''Minor Topic
column in that paper will not willingly let die.
He is introducing foreign. not to say French
style, among the type and evincing an utter
contempt for the immunities that have hitherto
been conceded to capitals. The characteristics
which distinguish the "Minor Topic" column
have been virtually abolished, and the wit and
wisdom which its editor has been wont to expend
upon ii are forced to put in an appearance under
circumstances that do not always present them
to the public in the most favorable light
MIR. Fechter Not Coming.
After all the talk about the coming of Fechtcr
to this country, and Mr.. Dickens ''interna-
tional" article about him in the August AtldH-
tic, it is not at all probable, in the present as
pect of affairs, that he will come. Yesterday
Messrs. Jarrett and Palmer, Of Nblos between
whom and Mr.. Fechter negotiations had been
pending, finally refused to accede to his terms.
The difficulty is not that his pecuniary demands
are so high, for these do not exceed Mr.. JET
ferson's but the conditions he insists upon with
respect to the plays to be represented, the
actors to support him, and the circumstances
under which he is to be announced, arc so arbi-
trary and dogmatic that Messrs. Jarrett and
Palmer, after a great deal of pious cogitation,
thought it best to let him drop. Mr.. Fecbtcr
is therefore out of the question at present, all
reports to the contrary Notwithstanding. | have
a most reliable little bird which whispers this
intelligence into my ear, and which never sings
q false note.
An Interesting Scene
took place yesterday morning lin thehTombs
Police Court before Justice Bowling. The
complainant was one Jane Jones, who charged
Miss Walters with stealing from her five dollars
worth of patchwork. Miss Walters is debon-
naire blonde, with hair translucontly tawny,
and a very plausible way with her.
"What makes you think the prisoAer stole the
patchwork 2" asked the judge.
80 ledge ] know she did. She's jest up to
them sort of things
''What makes you think SOP
because she boards in first-class boarding.
houses, in the best rooms, and don't sile her
fingers with no work.
''Does she change her boarding-house oftcn?'
"Ah! don't she, jedge? That's jest where it
rs. Every three or four weeks should say"
"Does she pay her bills ?"
'Yes-out of what she gets OFF other people.
She never leaves her clearinghouse without
bringing suit against the landlady for stealing
her clothing, or something. She said she was
member of the SOrosis this time, and
"Al this has nothing to do with her stealing
your patchwork. Did you see her steal it =
asked the Judge.
NO jedge."
"Have you ever seen ii in her possession :"
mo, jedge."
'sMiss Walters" asked the justice, turning to
the young lady with the freckled hair and yellow
complexion, show is this about your changing
your clearinghouse so often:
''Who's got u hetter right. your honor? | pays
my bills, regular. If get cold hash"
''How lsng have you been in this country"
'More n year.
''Married?"
''No, sir"
''Work at anything?'
''No, sir: leave that to the married ones"
"Always pay your board bills ?
''It 'ud he good thing if others paid EN- as
punctual.'
''How many places have you boarded ati"
"a dozen, more or less. But if 1 get cold
hash -"
''wer, dismiss the case. Only advise you
to stick to one place for longer time"
''Thank you, sir. But if 1 get cold hash when
] ask for hot hash, IH see them dog-goned but
what I'll leave it,"
And with these words, having, like Mrs.
Poyser, chad her say out, the lover of hot hash
II
out of court
Detection is doing its work of death among
The WOnIan's Suffrage Association
in East Twenty-third street. Miss Anthony
shuts down very strong upon delinquent mem
bers, but even she does not strike much terror
to their souls as she did in days of yore. Mrs.
Love has sent in aletter of resignation the cause
of which is the death of a rich relative who left
her some property on condition she would never
more have anything to do with the Sorosis. 1t
is true that Mrs. Love afterwards limited that
this resignation was capable of being construed
into an act of irony; but If So the irony was not
much of a success, for it awakened but few
smiles and very considerable yituperation. Mrs.
Wilbour, whose fercest tOrnadoes of invective
and sarcasm are about as destructive as lambs
breath waited over pail of new milk, made
some extremely unknd remarks about Mr.
Greeley. She thought that he was simply blind
and that it was wrong to mock his inflrmity,
A firm in Maiden lane of the name of A. NJ
Hays & Co., have anticipated n popular demand
by erecting in front of their store
Gold Indicator.
The indicator is placed upon n pedestal ter
feet high aud will faithfully record by telegraph
from the Gold Room, the changes in gold. TIL,
gold indicator is a great need, which has beer
very extensively felt in that indefinite way whicl
is none the less intense because it does no
readily find expression, and the merchants il
and near Maiden lane will abundantly appreciat,
the liberality and discernment of the Hays firm
The Bogus Newspaper Correspondent
who buns for his meals, and unites the Obse
quiOusness of well-bred waiter to the cheek o
Cuban filibuster, is spreading himself this sea
son more than ever before. The waterng-place