The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-28

From Our ovn Correspondent - 90
ARINO.OOO Horse.

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the world that beat it, and that is Dexter Mr..
Ronner has the reputation Of understanding horses
foot better than any other living man He applies
similar theories to his story paper, and understands
how TO make 1t put its best foot forward When Mr..
Bonner is not driving Dexter he is driving the Ledger
and don't like to trust either OF them to any other
hands Dexter trots without books, and the Ledger
handles without gloves those who seek to in
lure it. The Ledger is 81, ,O0O 600 paper. Dexter is
100000 Mr. Bonner offers that amount for
any horse that win equal DeXters recent perform
ance-a mile to heavy wagon in 2'2i%. 1t is under
stood that when this champion jockey journalist has
retired from his newspaper ambitions, he will write
history OF the herse as symbozed in Dexter.
Judging from present appearances however, the time
is distant when he shall have grown veteran-and
veterinary The proverb says time is money. BY
means of his two trotters, Bonner makes both-time
by means OF Dexter and money by means OF the
Ledger.
Sobriquets of the Sanctuary.
We give healthy names to favOrte churches
here. in Paris they indulge in such sweet profani-
ties as Hotel God and Holy Ghost street, and the
idea is at once Roman Catholic and French. In New
York they nickname church and chapel, and baptze
them with such cognomens as Burlesque might in
vent wherewith to chTisten the temples of Baa For
instance the Rev. DIR. HoughtOn has in Twenty
ninth street between Madison and Fifth avenues,
church whose legitimate title is the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION. 1t is a rambling oblong affair,
overrun with creeping plants, aud half-hidden
with trees, a regular character in It's way,
a queer ambush for clique OF Protestant
Episcopalans. It is never mentioned by
its right name. l almost wonder they have got it
down right in the directory. 1t is called variously
the Church Of the Holy Cucumber Vine and the
Church of the Holy Grasshopper. Another example
of a profane nckname-perhaps 1t might be called
an old Nick's name-is that OF the Brooklyn Uni
tartan Church. in Clinton street, near Congress, pre-
sided over by the Rev. j. w. Chadwick. 1t is
round unganly sort OF building, low, large, roomy,
and gloomy Outside it is something the hue OF clay
before il becomes brick You will see the exquisite
propriey therefore, of termng it the Church of the
Uoly Mud Turtle" That is what 1t is called,
not alone by the profane world,
hnt nv the saintliest OF that peculiar
sect of saints who constitute its congregation and
who do not hesitate thus to slap the one God whom
they adore on the shoulder, and to hail fellow well
met with Him. 10 mention one or TWO other exam
ples however the proper name of the church of
which the Rev. DR.. Bellows is pastor in New York is
All Souls. Its architecture, however, is unique,
bpinp somewhat suggestive Of MOhammedsm find
ing an exponent in American marble, brick, and
mortar which are so mter-sandwichcd as to present
a very striped appearance This opportunity was
not TO be lost by the piOus nicknamers of Gotham,
who accordingly bestow upon All Souls three
odd pseudonyms, viz: - the Church of the
HOLY Gridiron," the ''Beelsteak Church." and
the aChurch of the Holy Zeba." One more illustra-
tion and shall have said enough to convince the
reader of the sacred character of this pseudonymtc
tendency among metropolitan deU0tes AT the corner
of Twenty ninth street and Fifth avenue stands
handsome Dutch Reformed temple, the weather-vane
of which is gilded rooster. In fit Of happy nsp-
ration some spiritual minded bird-fancier conceived
the idea of calling it the Church of the Holy Shang-
hal" which has stuck to it since. There is also
a fashionable church in Lexington avenue which
goes by the name of the 'Church of the Golden
Calf" from the notorious proportion of successful
gold gamblers.
The Harvard Grew,
such Of them that s arrived ut this port on Sun
day have been stopping at the Astor, and yesterday
endured that besiegement which waits upon dis
tinction. Neither Of the three gentlemen Messrs.
Bass Burnham, and Rice, who complete the compile
ment OF those that had arrived, has much to say.
Mr. Bass in particular throws himself back upon mis-
Drawn. and remains mum aud muscular. His
friends think the Harvard might have won had he
been selected. Upon one point only is this last
instament of the Harvards inclined to be Contlden-
tial and that is the wellness with which they were
treated in the old country.
Wall street Ripplcs.
AS the wires will have informed you, the feeling
in the street all yesterday extremely anxious
and no business Of any great consequence was trans
acted committee of Gold Room members was
apponted to investigate the status of each golG
broker at the Clearing House. Coin dealers in Wal
street purchased coin at 1872 and sold at 1875 to the
customers. Money was very stringent at - pc
",
being the fact that 100000 in gold reported
locked up in the Clearing House. At the Tent
National Bank affairs were preternaturaly quiet
and the tide of business flowed on, to all appearance
as usual the President OF the bank claiming that
is creditor to the Gold Exchange Bank t
the extent of half million In tn
Supreme Court Chambers a number OF in
functions were granted, upon the application of
tain lame ducks whom the gold gamblings of Thurs
day and Friday had compelled to waddle. Attacl
ments were likewise granted against William Be
den Alexander Mckinley, and George w. Hooker
for secreting themselves and their property, wit
intent to defraud their creditors one OF the mor
tragic of the Wall street rpples was the suicide ye
terday morning of Mr. Solomon Mailer, a broker
some standing. He had been largely interested
the gold market, and the fluctuations were too di
astrous TO him for him to desire to live. So
made himself the target of three shots, two of whlC
took effect Wei well the step from the Gold Roo
10 the grave is a very short one The Crpsus wi
sneculates is but suicide in embryo and Wa
street is one or the widest paths conducting in
slantindcular direction to the tomb. He who
heart is in his Golfers is merely acceerating his boo
towards his colin. 'Shrouds have no pockets"
what the mOralist mentally inscrines over the Go
Indicator in Maiden Lane.
Our Philadelphia Visitors,
consisting of Messrs. G. w. Plummer, ID. p. Ray
Kline. II. c. Dram, f. Miller, Samuel G. King, A.
Fox e. A. Shadcrop A. Il. Ellis, w. b. Hanna,
w. Stockham, NJ. ii. DicEers0n, II. iOrter, w,
Barton, NJ H. johnson, George G. llot ana Nels'
Crop, of the Philadelphia COmmuh council arrN
mere late on Sunday evening, aud spent yesterday
Central Park ana in reviewing the various Kinds
payement in use in TINS city. Iher preferences,
Tar seem to be given TO the Miller pavement. Tn
have been very quietly recel'ed-in iact, they ma
not been received at all, hut lelt to tote themsely
around There was no attempt made to recei
them publicly and they returned last evening wi
exceedingly diminutive ideas OF New York muni