The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-18

DISTINGUISHED ARRTvAL.-wlth General Grant in
Harrisburg and MRS Dr. Mary r.. Walker in this city
honorsd at the present momeuts Mfs br. Mary n
Walker has probably achieved more widespread
fame-we say nothing rs to quaty-on less capital
than any other living or dead individual She is not
particularly great in any particular, except perhaps
her pertinacty and utter dregard for the jeers and
insults OF the people who daily fall in her way. A
winter among the lights OF Washington has not de-
creased the doctors ambition for notoriety OF put
any more bushes on her fair cheek than is strictly
necessary and in keeping with her modest and re-
firing disposition, to-day she walks Chestnut street
with the air al grace Of one who knows her place
as well as her duties, and s fully determined TO sup
port both wi that charming dignity peculiar TO
those who have trod the spacious halls Of the House
OF Representatives and the Senate, as well as the
expansive rooms of the White House, Boys who
don't know any better, and other people whom the
doctor would fain have educated in more polite
school, will persist in following and gazing at her,
but she stands 1t all like major OF marines.
What has brought the distinguished bOrer, office
seeker, doctress to our city we do not know, un-
less it be that she has read Of the doings of the
laborers, and their efforts to exclude the great
champion OF Woman's Rights, Miss Susan b. An
thony from their convention and deliberations. 1t
may be that although we do not know. The doc
tor is worker in her own way, and this morning. as
she ventilated herself on Chestnut street. she was
armed with the inevitable lead pencil and paper,
ready at a moments notice TO iot down .mem." or
get out petition for any little Office that might
happen in her way in strange place. AS she
walked alone perfectly needless of the broad smiles
which greeted her on either side, she seemed to say,
"HOni soft qUi NAL perlse'
=, In person she is Of medium height without any
very remarkable figure or noticeable feature except
herdress Her hair this morning she wears in dit,
erent ways, generally arranging it to suit time aud
place. asdrawn fiat down over her head and well
brushed and smQothed the temples, thence over
her ears, and gathered in a small waterfall behind.
We can't say it was very beautiful becoming. Her
face is complete oval reminding one or the moon
when at its full and here and there is dotted with
the most delicate freckles. Her eyes are grey-per-
haps hazel-small and dull, except when angered,
when they become bright and twinklng. Her nose
small and well cut Her dress has been so
frequently described that forbear saving
anything about IT. She has variety of plain cOlors
and during her promenade this morning was attired
in black silk coat and trOwsers, such as she usually
wears When doing the departments at Washing-
ton. When she attends the receptions OF the diile-
rent dgnitaries in that city her most common dress
is a dark green trimmed with black lace. 1t is not
known how long the distinguished lady will remain
among us, but let her stay be long short she eau
rest assured that the boys will give her lively re-
Ception wherever and whenever she makes her ap-
pearance. Perhaps she's waiting for the President.
BovIsH PAsTIMEs.-The Inquirer this morning
contained the following paragraph in its city news:-
"Gesterday, about four O'Clock p. NJ as respect
able citizen was walking along the New York June
| ton Railroad, he assaulted by gang of some
five or six half-grOwn villains who pelted him with
stones and green walnuts, which they had just
Knocked from the trees skirtng said road. one Of
| the walnuts came in contact with consi ierable
force, with his hip, occasioning severe confusion.
Impusively he made at the rOwdies, with the inten-
ton of handling the one who threw the walnut. As
| he could not ascertain who twas, and, moreover, as
the odds were much against him. he being unarmed,
with an umbrella, and his assailauts being well
provided with stones and the aforesaid unTipe fruit
(the latter by no means triling weapon in its green
sate), the gentleman concluded that discretion was
the better part of vaOr and forthwith retired from
the field of combat under parting salute from those
cOwardly champions, and such voley of vulgar and
disgusting slang as seldom issues from the throat OF
| the viest."
| The gentleman who was subjected to this out
| rageous treatment, a we-knOwn physician of this
city, sends us the following commune ltion in refer
| ence to it,
| To the Editor of the Evening Telegraph.
The outrage above referred TO was perpetrated in
| the Twentieth ward, at lonely spot on the Ne"