The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-11

From Our orsn Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. If, 1859.
The FIunlxiesS RlyzIs.

NEW YORK, Nov. H. 1869.
The FIunkies' FlzzIe.
In On unguarded moment yesterday made a re-
mark for which find it difficult to forgive myself
Viz;-Thatthe occasion which was to celebrate the
unveiling OF the Vanderbilt bronze promised TO he
worth attending The very earnest and serious re-
presentations made TO me induced me to allow that
intimation to escape me. Fully awake to the undy-
ing nature of print, and TO the publicity given to
my statement by the circulation OF THE EVENING
TELEGRAPH, [ herewith publicly deplore the in
adVertency. L cl0the myself in sack
cloth and ashes, to speak, and
in this public manner request condonement The
unveiling OF the statue Was worth looking at and
nothing else was worth a tinkers imprecation In
vtatlons were issued for about two thousand people
and accommodations furnished for about one hun
dred SO large was the crowd that Augustus Schell
and the Hon. Oakley Hall were oustcd out, and
long array of distinguished citizens similarly treated
The collation. consisted Of cider-punch and poor
mans pound-cake These were intended for the
barbsrians, those who constituted the assembly at
large, including Augustus Schell, the Mayor and
the distinguished citizens above alluded TO- For the
members OF the press special accommodations were
provided. Special? o yes! The press had done so
much for Commodore Vanderbilt and his right-hand
man. Captain Albert Degroot, that it had a separate
table "all alone by itself What this table u
don't know. 1t may have been cider and pound
cake 1t may have been something stronger than the
one and solder than the other. l can't pretend to
Z,
at a fashionable wedding, "were unable to gain the
particulars" One big cake visible and that was
grabbed for by at least fifty hands. The tag
rag and bobta of the Bohemian press
were there, scallawags who are standing
insttutionsNato free lunches, and whose normal
condition. If they be said to have any, is that OF
being permanently "on the make" The few news
paper people of standing who We're present-and
there were some, who had been seduced under the
delusion that the entire affair was dignided public
concession to Commodore Vanderbilt's claims to
greatness--were too dsgusted to remain long. Mr..
William Ross Wallace (whO writes for the New York
Ledger recited an ODE as well as the circumstances
with which he was encumbered permitted him to,
and an extremely long Introductory prayer
made by clergyman whose wcll-educated palate
probably warned him that there was no temptation
to hurry The whole affair was a GZzle not superin
duced by Commodore Vanderbilt himself but by the
funkieS who came between him and ii.
Few people in this city, or out Of it, aware how
much good is accomplished by the
Five Points House OF Industry.
During the year which is to expire next Thursday
Thanksgiving Day, there have been over 1900 in
mates OF that house. OF these more than 1909 have
been furnished with situations returned to their
friends nearly 1900 children have been taught in the
schools 1000 meals have been furnished; 100000
lodgings; 10000 garments; 1900 pairs OF shoes;
10000 pounds Of bread, and corresponding quanti-
ties of meal, vegetables, and meat. L walked
through the institution the other morning, and could
not help being interested in the charitable abstracts
that were put before me. The whole number of in
mates OF the House since its organization is nearly
1s000 and two-thirds Of these children. Nearly
all the very small children adopted out, and the
larger ones placed in farmers families. At the
present time the House is daily furnishing 1000
meals and its weekly bill of fare consists OF bread
beef, mutton heavy bean and vegetable soups, ho-
miny, bread and coffee. The monthly expenses are
about $4,000, and the House is open and the schools
continued through the entire year without
tiOnS. ALI BABA