The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-09
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Rrw YonR Mach a 1870


wider spread and more intense. Moro manu-
tac.urers than before are busy over the velo.
eipede, more inventors than ever are engaged
in adding improvements. Bicces, triclcles, and
suadricicles are being turned off with raplder
revolutions of workshop wheels. II there have
been no new schools opened during the last few
months, the old schools are more thronged,
both with pupils and visitors. The Pearsall
Brothers, the Hanlons' Calvin Wibby g, Woods,
and Paneburne's are open day aud night; along
proedwey and in Fulton street, aud not one of
the larger suburbs, such as Williamsburg,
Jersey City, and Brooklyn, but has its
velocipedal school and champion. Ladies', of
course, prefer the two-wheeled aud three
wheeled velocipedes the bicicles and trlccles
"a one wheeled yelocipede, by theby, ] sup
osse. is called an icicle). An enthusiast on the
subject is projecting plan for one-wheeled
artanoement and intends taking out patent
therefor. The history Of velocipedism in New
York is very easily traced. Its first pioneer was
Frank Pearsal, one of the photographists in
Mr. Brady's photograph establishment, During
the last four months the number of accom-
nlished yelocipedsts he has turned out averaged
one hundred and fifty monthly. His school is
divided into three departments. In the first
beginners are initiated. In the second the more
advanced pupils begin to experience that "hesh'
nentD which comes with the successful practice
Of any new pleasure. In the third, the perfected
amateurs disport themselves with an ease and
briiancy which cause them to vie
with professionals OF all the notifications
of the machine on which patents are claimed
perhaps the Pickering velocipede is the most
popular. 1t is certainly the easiest to learn,
t,,1ts ,ho,,1 1ao a1
Oidedly 'knobby,n particularly when fall from
it adds to the knobs on your anatomy. Picker
Ing has indeed several novelties, one of which
Is an improved lady's bicicle with willo seat
between the two wheels. The Park will be
filled with them this spring and summer. So far
from orders falling off, they have been piling in
thicker than ever. would not imply that our
streets swarm with the veloclpede-far from 1t.
Still, the various notifications of the machine
are not unfrequently encountered, though
mostly e'ore nine O'Clock in the morning, and
after seven at night.
There is no such thing as writing many letters
without reference to murders, aud u very
shocking murder has just been committed on
Scavenoe:.- Rlll. which nolds the same relation
to Murray Hill that Five Points once did se
Fifth Avenue. Scavenger Hill derives it's name
from The occupation OF the class OF men who
inhabit it. Most of them are scavengers and
others, between whose morals and whose
mode of business there seems to be the hveliest
sympathy. The murderer in this case is not
romantic. No sentiment is to be wasted on
him. He is old and gaunt and angular. He
spends his nights 10 physical foulness. The
bosom is his stock in trade. HIS dwelling Is a
shanty 6 feet wide, IL feet long, and feet high,
and in this one room he lived with his mistress
and their offspring a lad of eleven years. On
Sunday morning the woman, who like her
husband, was hard drinker, was found
beaten to death. Her body was like gelatine.
Head, trunk, and limbs had all been included
in one homogeneous "walloping." The wretchei
man who committed the deed is named
Hilbert. Apparently, in an assault, the cause
of which remains as yet unknown, he had
beaten her with his own broom handle, and in
his desire after ''artistic completion" had left
no portion of her body unvislted. The neigh
bors remain mum on the question. No one
heard any noise, saw any blows struck, was
aware OF any quarrel existing. The boy Hilbert
remains as silent as his father; aud the
dead scavengeress bids fair to remain
unavenged. To wind up this subject
of murders, the Rogers sensation has "resur-
gamn written on the face of it. They do say
that Martha Clearwater, the mistress of the
confined man, James Logan, on whom the
so6riquet Of Number Two" has been cos,.tee!rad
has made some fresh revelations, which contra
aict all her previous assertions, and fix the mur-
der uuon that individual, If so, my ympathies
90 with ex Detective De la Noye and Sergeant
Lowry. who certainly did their best, even Il
they were on q wrong scent.
The printers have been dunning the Common
Council for the last fortnight to hear their cry
and give ear unto their petition. They want the
corporation printing taken away from WyncooI
A Hallenbeck and given to some other firm
which is willing to pay compositors Union
rates. During these two weeKs, however, since
the printers have been trying to gain the ear 0
Councils, as soon as the question was broached
some member, obviously in the interest of Wyn
COOP & HaIlenbeck, would get up and moyt
that the matter be laid over, or referred to tn,
Committee on Printing. All that the printer
demand is "Union" rates. So that these arr
given, they profess to be indifferent as to wba
Arm the corporation prluting is intrusted.
After all that has been said and done abou
Che New York post Office, its locality Is TO b
changed. and the triangular shape will b
discarded for the more roomy rectangular one
The new site is opposite the block between Par
place and Murray street; but the questlo
occurs, why not go still little further up, an
10 leave clear the entire space between tn
aHerald building and the City Hall. Both house
OF Congress have united in making an apprO
priation of 100000 for the beginning of tn