The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-02

FTeTn Our 0tOn Correspondent
New YoRK, Nov. 2, 1869.
Greeley and Oar

rI0Hh Ouf Oi1n correspondents
New York, Nov 2, 1869.
Greeley and Dana.
The readers of the Sun newspaper-there are
some--must have been struck with the eloquent
pertinacity with which that paper has been ad-
vocating, of late, the claims of Mr.. Greeley. Is
1t in fun or in earnest? is the question which is
often asked Those who have had reason to
understand Mr.. Dana's disposition, recognize the
fact that that gentleman never elaborately
praises any one Sin earnest" II is all ''sarcas-
tlcal" In to the questions that have lately
been pressed upon him. however, he solemnly
AYERS that his eulogy of Mr.. Greeley has been
serious. That vvacious creature England
backs him in the statement. Both these men
want Greeley elected. They long to have him up
at Albany Why? Because the poor old thing
will then have no time to attend to his news
paper treason number one); and BECAUSE If he
proves to be q dead failure there, the Sun will
have big handle to take hold of (reason num-
ber two). Mr.. Dana is celebrated for being n
most implacable enemy. DIR. johnson would
have loved him-his capacities for hate are so
sublime. Meanwhile the Sun is becoming so
personal that its circulation is diminishing
among respectable people. 1t has the merit OF
being bright will it also have the misfortune of
being brief? Not if sarcasm and desperation
upon Mr.. Dana's part can save it,
1t is with some tremulousness that make the
statement that Mr. Fechtcr is this winter to con-
summate an engagement of fifty nights at
Niblo's Garden. Mr.. Harry Palmer is now in
London completing negotiations with the Teu-
tonic star The engagement is expected to com
mence early in December. The opening play
has not vet been determined upon, and there is
the same indecison in choosing between Hamlet
and Rouge-et-NOjr that the management of
Booths experienced in making selection be-
tween Mary Warner and Lean. "How much
will he get?' is the inevitable question which
my penetration enables me to foresee will be
raised That question rejoice that | am able
definitely to answer. He will receive seventy
pounds per night, an amount about equal
to that received by Mr.. Joseph jefferson. There
are contradictory reports to the amount of
\ German accent he betrays. One ear-witncss
assures me tlat the accent is of the most afro
3ous proportions; another, that it is scarcely
pefceptible to even the most refined cars; an
other, who saw him upon the French stage, is
eloquent upon his perfectons. No formal an
nouncement of his appearance has yet been
made, but the information which has reached
me is so definite in shape that I am inclined to
believe it may be true.
POetesses in the Flesh.
In the obscure corner OF Gotham in which
on motives of business, by literary people who
hold, if not a very distinguished at least very
fair position in the worlds estimation. Most of
these people are Isms of New York. Most OF
them have more brains than means Not few
of them have made plenty of money and squan-
dered it.. One poetess and one feminine novel
list have ''cameoed" themselves very plainly
upon my memory. l will not name them, for
cannot say anything very pleasant of either.
The novelist has been familiar to me by name
ever since | was boy. l always ina
gined her to be delicate, ethereal-loolling
woman, with eyes like those of a sylph
= (whateyer kind of eyes those may be), and
hands like translucent white wax. When she
stood before me saw TALL broad, red-visaged
notwithstanding woman. She wore cotton
gloves, and brandished her hands with a loose
ness which lent strong accentuaton to hel
speech. She did not smell of brandy, but she
looked of it, and that is the next worst thing
Perhaps her ideal women are all the more airy
like and intangible because their credtrice il
adipose. They have all the fancy, and she has
all the flesh.
The other lady has ''beeu before the public
for the last thirtyfve years, and has written anC
published much poetry and feminine bio
graphy as any other woman living. She is,
believe, widow at present. and is of course at
tired in deep black She is short, forid, ant
Drusque; and has all the confidence of the late
Julie de Marguerites, with none of that lady;
very entertaining powers of conversation and
gossip. She is extremely snappish and ''short'
with people, especially young ones, and evi
IDENTIFY won't stand any nonsense. "Take you
eyes off of me! Don't look at me that way!"
once heard her eXclaim to an innocent you'll
who was eyeing her attentively in newspaper
Office. To the present day she is an indefatiga.
BILE writer, and possesses the patience of tn,
compiler-a merit which very few authoresse.
can boast Of ALI BABA.
MUsEGAL AND DRAMATIC.