The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-27

From oar O,Sn Correspondent
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Where Shall we Resides

snail we live In french 'naJS or twenty miles
out of town? is the very natural question asked
by hundreds of young men whose means are
certainly not more than $4,000 per year, and the
demands upon whom certainly call for an expen-
diture of more than twice that amount. An
,endeavor is being made by capitalists to intro
duce the French ''aat" idea into this city-to
build large houses, every floor of which shall
contain sufficient apartments to constitute
small residence. Thus, parlor, dining-room,
a kitchen and bedrooms are provided upon
every floor, and as many families as there
are stories are expected to be accommodated be-
meath every roof. The fight is between the COM
pressed comforts of these abodes, and the rents
ranging from 5000 to $780, and the neat, cheap
little cottages that are waiting for occupants
about fifteen or twenty miles out of town on the
line of the New Haven Railroad. The commu-
tation thither is quite as low as upon the New
Jersey road. and residence there is said to be
quite as desirable as one in the city to those who
do not insist upon spending their evenings at
the theatre or ut other places of public amuse-
ment. am afraid, however, that the majority
of young men, married or single, who have
grown habituated to the night-lfe of the city,
would hardly feel compensated for relnquishing
it by the superior economy of the New Haven
Railroad inducements. The French "nat" sys-
tenn 3Cl take mere, uGsplJC dll IhII 10 otbiu "SoU
it, the difference between that and the tenement
house system being all that the difference is be-
tween aristocracy and plebeianism
The SpirituaIists
have been celebrating the Summer land" at
Elm Park. There was very poor sassemblage
of them, however. Evidently the piety of the
spiritualists, like that of religious people of
other denominations suffers collapse during
the summer solstice. A great number of out
siders took pains to obtrude themselves into the
Elm Park celebration; but the spiritualists were
rather few. Their headquarters are at the
Everett Rooms, Mt the southeast corner of Broad
way and Thirty-fourth street. There they con-
vene thrice on Sundays, and there revelations
are weekly given by "impressiona" mediums
upon every topic conceivable. The spiritual
tendencies of the spiritualists may perhaps be
reason why their anniversary picnic was so
poorly attended; also why few or no delicacies
were provided. Sherry and champagne were
unknown among the wines, lager beer being the
principal drinbable imbbed, and pretzes
and Swiss cheese the most favorite danties
among the solid food. As an institution the
spiritualsts are getting eiete in this city. Even
the prince of seers, Andrew jackson Davis,
creates no sensation when he comes upon the
stage. He was one of the lights of the recent
convention he occupied a seat almost unnoticed,
although his wife, Mary Love, made few smart
speeches. Mr.. Davis used to be one of the sms
of this city. Of late years he has been leading
a retired life in one of the suburbs doubtless
climbing another of hose allegorical mountains"
which he has semi-religiously described in his
autobiography. It was he who invented the
term 'Summer-and," applicable to the
future life; and in one of his volumes he even
goes to the extent of naming localities in that
land and specifying the emplOyments of the
inhabitants. His book goes ahead of 'Gates
Ajar," and is charmingly heterodox.
MIR. Beecher Went Into the Gold Room
on Saturday, much to the amazement of the uG-
godly assembled there. 1t was at first supposed
that he might, in q distant manner be intending
to initiate a scriptura example, and by muscu-
lar force to purge the place of the money
changers assembled there. This, however, he
did not do. He merely glanced around him,
and seemed to have visited the room more as an
experience than anything else. At that hour
the commotion was at its height; he could not
have selected a more auspiciOus hour for the
contemplation of Gold and Mammon. He was
besieged on all sides for a speech, and had he
trusted to his first impulses, would probably have
made one. The sober second thought prevailed,
however, anu Ill MS CuaTaClCIlSuc way
the unbelievers there remember that he should
always be glad to see the congregation at Ply
mouth Church augmented by their presence, he
finally retired.
The Spectacular Sensation
we are to have here in the fall exists in the per-
sons of seven .fg,wantes imported from the Porte
Saint Martin of Paris, who intend to display
themselves in the style of the principal artistes
of the Keller troupe. Miss Thompson makes
her last six or seven appearances this week, con-
eludiug with a benefit next Saturday night.
suppose there will be a little speech on that
occasion, when, of course, her ''partner," Mr..
Henderson, will come in for very handsome
recommendation.
From san Francisco TO Paris.
The Frenchmen, whom you may possibly have
heard of, who a week ago, chartered PullmanI
palace car the Wahsatch at Sacramento, arrived
here in good time on Saturday morning and lef
for Havrc in the steamer ST. Laurent, whicl
sailed Saturday noon. When, on Saturday morn
ing, they arrived at the Hudson River Railroad
depot in Thirtieth street, they were the re
cpents of a perfect ovation, which was re
peated on their embarking on the st. Laurent
They will reach Paris within seventeen days 0
leaving San Francisco.
The Seventh Regiment
returned from Saratoga quite played out
Champagne, reviews, heavy marching, feasting
wallzing, and kindred dis>ipations were quit
too much Tor them, and Colonel EmmOn
Clarke, commanding, looked quite played ou