The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-11

From Our o,On Correspondent


Iauure' IL commenced about a week ago. and
"Jeames" thought the hotes-guests and propretors
alike-Would be desolated without him. Hitherto he
mad been getting respectfully good wages consider
ing the number Of 'vales" extracted from boarders
andthe Heterogeneous pickngs and steasings thrown
IN. In an evil moment he opined ike many another
great man before him, that the economy OF human
not to say hotel le would be seriously embarrassed
II he chose 1t so to be. Three hundred and fifty OF
his brethren therefore, oonjointly did agree that
their services were not atainabe under the sum of
thirty-lve dollars per month per individual Jeames
and that forty dollars was the figure to be aimed at
and obtained If possible. In this they were sadly
mistaken.
The committee that presented themselves to the
proprietor OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel were kicked in
as many different directions as there were members
OF the committee and the propretors Of other hotels
received them and their propositions with q frlgd
hGUteur that must have struck awe to the soul of
0eames- OF the three hundred ana fifty mutlneers
OF the apron and napkin, about one-twentieth have
been permitted to resume their old places the old
terms, though the more liberal Of the propretors do
not express any unwillngness to pay much as
eight dollars and a half per week. What they do
object to is to have any such minimum set them as
thirty-fve dollars per month. A good Jeames is
worth his 1dt in three-cent postage currency any
day, and a bad one is dear at any price,
AT O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mr.. George Pea
body sailed for Boston. He does not go thither to
attend the Peace Jubilee, with the practical nten-
tion of determining how many clam-criers are
pressed into the service Of the twenty y-thousand-
voiced chorus. The jubilee Mr.. Peabody is in quest
OF is the jubilee Of health and after arriving in Bos
ton, his immediate destination was to be Salem.
Without suffering from any special disease 1t wa
too evident while he in this city that he was
just Ill enough to be uncomfortable. His malady is
probably nothing more than that general a-overish
ness OF discomfort due to a temporary weakening
OF all the physical powers. Even during his brief
stay in this city, he was prosecuted in the manner
and almost to the extent described by Mr.. Dickens
in his last "New Uncommercial Samples" His tables
were covered with notes. letters, addresses, pre-
scriptions forms of bequest, terrifying religious
appeals, quack medicines, and opportunities for
small loans OF money.
A heavy 'bust" may soon be expected in Wall
street. The speculation of late has been fatally
reckless far to exceed anything Of the kind ever
before experienced. Look out for it.
There is very little talk about the anticipated
arrival to-day Of General Grant "rhe harp that
once through Taras hall its soul of music She'd now
hangs as mute on Tara's wallis as if that soul were
dead"
The annual regatta OF the New York Yacht Club
came Off yesterday at 10 O'Clock in the morning.
The dreadful weather prevented the steamer jose
phine taking out other than very small company OF
ladies and gentlemen. An equally small company
consisting Of members of the club and their ladies'
were on board the steamer Middleton A nag-boat
was anchored abreast the club house, Staten Island
about three-quarters OF mile from the shore, and
west Of this the sloops anchored in line about forty
yards apart, and the schooners in line hundred
yards north of the soops, about fifty yards apart In
taking position in the line each yacht selected its
own in the order of its arrival at the anchorage
The yachts proceeded from the anchorage to the
buoy Of the southwest spit passing to the west and
south, and thence to the ght-ship, rounding it to
the northward and eastward They returned over
the same course, passing to the west of the flag
boat off the club house, going and returning. One
q of blowing Of a
schooner-yach and the consequent capsizing of the
crew.
The Fourth of July has commenced, and the ON
nipotent small boy already at his shooting
One or two of the more desperate cases have al
ready been disposed of at the police courts and the
question becomes a serious one Why should the pin
wheel be patriotism's midsummer method Of express
ing itself?
Mr. Fisk has gained nothing, If report speaks
true by his recent overtures to the New York press
in rendering them that trip to Fall river. The
was filed with English blondes, and hope they all
returned in time to fulfil their professional engage
ments for Monday night II the railway-impressario
commodore -Ere-opera -Hansom-c proprietor
had been more liberal with the blbulous and less
liberal with the bondes am sure the press people
(who have too good to be mysogonists) would
think better of the entertainment.
"Iady Isabel" and madame Vine" is in the city,
stopping at the Metropolitan, and looking out for
engagement. Gossip says that Lucille is rather
California year ago. Since then her fortunes have
been varied. The same veracious chronicler af1rms
that she greatly scandalized the Saints at Salt Lake
City, to that extent Brigham Young had manifestoes
placarded up warning the youths and maidens of the
city not to go to witness her "Nancy Skies" She
will shortly appear at OF theatres, probably
the New York. for that barn OF house is de-
ivered over to the rats and the owls at the present.
and is the most unreaizing property OF all that A. t.
Stewart possesses. When Miss Western succeeds
in finding that metropolitan engagement-which
may be called sort OF theatrical hot-butered-blue-
beans endeavor-she will discover that the Lachry-
NOSE drama has two great rivals TO combat the Leg
and the Legitimate. Mr. Augustin DAILY, by-the-by,
who has amassed quite fortune for young man
from his plays, has assumed the lesseeship OF the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, the rent OF which is $4,000
He has paid 900 down. Mr.. DAILY enjoys the repu-
taton among his co1freres OF being both lucky and
an unlucky man-lucky in the mere accident OF
making money unlucky in the more disastrous acci-
dent of not making friends, or at least OF making
enough enemies to neutralize them. He will proba-
bly run his own plays at his theatre His success
has been very rapid, like Flash Of lightning,
in fact and few short years ago, in common
with other then Bohemians, he gathered experience
of the Streets of NeiD York. and knew what 1t to
stand friendless Under the Gasligh.
AS last theatrical mention, let me say that, while
society has gained Mrs. Edwin Booth, the stage has
lost Miss Mary McVickar. Little did we dream few
weeks ago that we were seeing her smothered In
public by her "Othellon for the last time. Lisa
Weber assuming that she has not gone down in the
CITY of Paris win return hither next autumn. Need
] add she brings with her troupe OF Burlesque
British Blondes?
Mr.. A. L. Steadman is a gentleman who but re