The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-27

plete such list OF disasters and scoundrelisms ~
is not often made up even in New York II the DeVl
have OF the ridiculous he must snt gger gloom
lily in his sleeve at these dreadfully tragic farces
which are being enacted in the metropolitan dis
trict.
Now does the realm OF city life begin TO droop ana
fade. Country residences are gloated over by sub
urban seekers; those Notwithstanding advertise
ments which promise pure air, new milk, tresh eggs
cheerful rooms and easy to the city, at mode
rate terms, carefully scanned The Sidewalks OF
Broadway are bright, clean delicate and vivid with
well-dressed men and women, attired with equal
taste and beauty in their several ways. Saratoga,
Niagara Falls, West Point Long Island, Staten
Island, Coney Island, have opened, or will open by
next Tuesday their hotels, the board varying from
twelve to twenty dollars per week. never envy the
enioyments Of past generations so long as, with
nothing to trouble me in mind or body, am per-
mitted to walk or ride along Broadway, admring the
human panorama there endessly spread out before
me, or to make days iunketng to one Of the green
followed suburbs that beautifully frill the city, like
lace on a pOCket-handkerChief
nave it from the best authority that there is no
truth at all in the rumors started by sensational pa
pers here in regard to the Perit or the Arago The
Pert has sailed for Kingston, jamaica and upon her
return will be placed on the St Domingo line I
might mention, by-the-by, that Messrs. SponOrd,
Tieston Co., OF this city, are about starting a new
West India line Of steamers, the pioneer vessel Of
NIlNH Jlt gutts - duNtIllSCu W sdll JUNE e Inc
points embraced in the route are Samana, Port-au-
Platte, and in fact, all the ports of any note in the
Dominican republic The days Of departure are not
yet determined upon, but will be designated before
another week has elapsed.
The Central Park Garden open-air concerts, under
Theodore Thomas are now in Iull blast, the price Of
admission having been advanced ten cents above
that of last summer. The extra ten cents, pre-
sumo, go towards satisfying the demands OF Mr.
Levy the cornet solOist. repressed spirit OF can
pervades these open-air concerts. Few women
are there Some German femnnes sprinkle them
selves at the lager-beer tables. They dote Mr.
Levy and the Teutonie element is satisfied with lis
tening to his 'teOt Ionic efforts his instrument
Madame Tostee will permanently withdraw from the
Fifth Avenue Theatre, and from the United States,
after next Saturday. / am not posted to the par
tiCulars, and it would be unfair to hint my sus-
picions. But | see that ITma is elaborately
announced in the advertisements as the French
nightingale, and considering that she has
assumed the dictatorship, put this and that to-
gether, and deduce my own conclusions. No ac-
tress on the New York stage can blink her eye and
toss her head with half the pretty impudence of
Lucille Tostee and her departure will be the loss Of
the public and Fisk Mr. Booth read Manfred yes
terday afternoon at his theatre. The Philharmonic
Society assisted him with music, and an audience,
which not composed mainly OF the denti-nlOnde,
as too many matinee audiences are, assisted him
with very discriminative applause. ChHperic is going
to be produced at the French Theatre The plot is
travestied from medieval history. The Lauri troupe
is underlined for Wallacks and the public is threat
ened that they unite the eXcelences OF the French
Ravel school with those of the English Grimaldi.
An extremely interesting paper, recountng the
history of the 7sh Highlanders read.before that
regiment last night at the hall of the Caledonian
Club by Captain Dingwall. 1t may be remembered
that the 10Th Highanders was three months regi-
ment, and that it mutinied near the city of Washing
ton in 1861, because OF the sudden and unexpected
revocation of order for its dsbandment. II
served for three years, from 1861 to 1864 and per
formed so me of the best service seen during the
war.
ALI BABA