The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-28
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From Our OvOn Correspondent


hanging over the head OF the late managing editor OF
the Tribune has come at last in the shape OF four
column article in the Sun For many weeks IL has
been known 10 men conversant with newspaper mat
ters that something of the kind was brewing, al
though the general populace were taken by surprise
The protege of Forney the predecessor ofans Brett
mann" (who sails for Europe Saturday the gradu-
ate OF the Press and the hitherto successful mana
ger OF three papers mot two a daily" is accused Of
having accepted between fifteen thousand and egh-
teen thousand dollars from different parties, for
using his influence in their behalf, as
managing editor OF the Tribune, and
Of furnishing to the Philadelphia Morning Post which
does not belong TO the Associated Press, the cable
news which does belong to that association. The
entire exposition made its appearance IN yesterdays
Sun. That something of the kind was to appear,
knew some days ago, but the regard always enter
tanned for the subject OF II prevented my advertng
to it, even dstantly: Horace Greeley himself was
completely nonplussed. He blew his nose pensivey
the tail Of his white coat--f0r he does wear
white coat in his sanctum-and his moon-like face
settled into an expression of imbecle astonishment
The old man loved the young one He used to "purr'
around the youth the youth himself aectionately
expressed it,and have doubt the managing editor
knew how to make him purr, for he possesses infinite
TACT and s perfect master of the smaller graces which
take Greeley mourned in spirit, ay, and in hesh
too for the tears almost fell from his eyes, and the
scene David lamenting for Absalom He would
press the Internal gossip 1t is said that he offered
the San five thousand dollars II it would only keep
quiet But there were too many small revenges to
be gratihed, which were worth far more than 80
paltry sum- badly in need OF money as the Sun is.
Inside the office of that newspaper were men
who had been dismissed from the
Tribune, who were ready to move heaven
and earth rather than that damnatory article should
not be published The whole thing is characteristic
Of New York journasm-a mesh OF petty rivalries,
where disappointed ambition is always directing its
fangs upon others, and finally burrying them in
itself.
The investigation into the Mumler case was con-
tinued yesterday and is also to be continued this
morning. Mumler himself is an unctuous-looking
lOut, with plenty OF greasy dark hair and fat eyes,
He belongs to the heavy order OF Spritualists, OF
which there are two kinds-the heavy and the fra
gile. The Tombs Police Court is filed every other
day with picturesque specimens Of these two varle-
ties, to which the epthets ymphatc and sangune
might with propriety be applied. Up to yesterday
Mumler seemed to be good deal ahead of Tooker;
but yesterday ToOker commenced to pick up, and
variety Of witnesses contributed much damaging
evidence against the phantom photographer. Mr..
Hull, member of the Photographic section
of the American Institute, that he was
acquainted with processes by which phantom effects
could be produced mechanically. One of these is by
placing positive picture on glass, the image of
which could be thrown on the sensitive plate at the
same time the image of the sitter was thrown it.
veed figure placed behind the sitter for an instant
might produce the same effect. Another process
was by putting microscopic negative in the lens;
another was by using a glass positive and holding
it between the negative and the gaslight A fifth
mode was by a second printing from dried pre-
pared plate. The testimony of this witness and of
Mr.. Mason also a member of the Photographic
branch OF the American Institute was the most
damaging of all. Mumler who wore bright leer on
Saturday and at the commencement of the week,
has commenced to look down in the mouth. l have
doubt he feels as faint as his phantoms look and
even the sprtualists who throng the courtroom
beginning to think that, though he has been on the
best terms with ghosts, he will not have the ghost"
of a chance.
Broadway from nearly one end of it to the other,
is literally abloom with flowers The mgnonette
bouquets sell for the slender sum OF twenty-five
cents each, and the larger combinations of hello
tropes, fuschias, roses, pansies, geranum-leaves,
petunas honeysuckle, arbor vitae verbena, sweet
BREATH painters pencil and 80 forth at proportionate
prices. The iower-stas frll the edges OF all the
large hotels and flower boys and girls of tender ages
fringe the curbstone morning, noon, and night,
swinging their floral "frauds" considered in the
light of their monstrous prices) in the faces Of the
passers-by. ..ff
For thing feel extremely thankful to the State
Assembly, and that is that it has passed bill to in
corporate a "Hansom Cab Company in this city
We need one. We need something between the
stage and the car whose fare is respectively ten and
six cents, and the coaches which charge three dol
lars hour and at night fleece you in audacious de-
fiance OF the Marshas office. To pay fifteen dollars
for a carriage to carry one from Brooklyn to some
place OF amusement in New York, and back again,
is a bagateue. II you get of at that, you are
lucky. Consequently, all hail the 'Hansom" Cab
Company, and prospective locomotion at shilling
an hour. We must wait to see how things work
however ''Hansom" is as "Hansom" does. At
present there just two "Handsoms" in this city,
which vie in popularity with the Irish auntingscars
those festive back-to-back arrangements, in which
the two seats for passengers at right angles with
the drivers seats, and arranged that passen-
gers turn their backs not on themselves but each
| other.
Brooklyn is going to have her City Hall grounds
| a magnificent new drinking fountain for man and
| beast. Indeed, the accommodations for the beasts
are arranged truly Berghian scale of liberality
far exceeding those for man; and attempt is made
TO appeal to the religious sentiment dormant in the
breast Of every truckman who, perceving the hui
name intention in the fountain, will eXcaim, as he
stops to water his beast there "Whoa! every one
that thrstethm
| Some benevolent ladies in the city talk of esta-
blishing Home for young men. But how are they
going TO keep the young men at Home after getting
| them there, unless they put up velocipede hall,
and have restaurant and billiard saloon next door?
| That's what's the matter with ALI BABA.
| Lee and Grant.