The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-05
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1nOBe WICKED people, Lne landlords are TO be
punished at last After having sent up the
rents for an infinite period, they are to expert
ence the notifications of descent. There Is
every prospect that after May 1 rents of stores
and residences in New York will be cheaper
than for many year. Mr.. Stewart has directed
the agents of his property on Bleecker street
and the vicinity to lower the terms at which it
is leased as much as twenty-five per cent, and
though this is not to be taken as indicating the
rate of the average reduction, it is to be re-
garded as illustrative of the general tendencies
of rents to come down. Several causes unite
to produce this effect. One is the fact that
northward the star of business takes Its way.
What were formerly choice retail stores in the
lower sections of the city will in future be un-
occupied or else undergo such alterations as
will fit them for Wholesale houses. The dspo-
sitlon of New York business men to live out of
town has also been on the increase, and nume-
rous residences have sprung into being along
the lines of the Southside and Long Island Rail-
ways. Many Southrons, too, Mortified at the
extrayagant prices they have had to pay for the
privilege of being less comfortable than they
were at home, may soon be expected to return
to the sunny cradles of the South. And then the
general and but little understood law of COM
pensation steps in and proclaims that the end of
all high rents has reached its utmost limits, aud
must expect, as an Offset, to be succeeded by an
era of less exaggerated demands.
MIR. Fechter In n scripturaI Light.
For the past few days, in several of the shop
wine ows picture has been hanging which has
attracted vast deal of attention from the cur
sorry passerby we'll from the critical.
t'What era in the life of the Saviour does that
represent" heard one gentleman, evidently
divine, ask of another as they stood contem-
plating one of these pictures.
The question was very natural. The painting
represented man in prime of young manhood,
loosely attired, with his head thrown back and
his eyes gazing upwards. Upon his face was
look OF angelic agony. His bright, abundant
hair was parted in the middle and fell to his
shoulders in soft, mellow rolls. The entire
figure, in its attitude, cast of form and feature,
and facial expression, bore remarkable resem-
blance to those pictures which the reverent
world has accepted as portraits of the Saviour.
In reality it is nothing of the kind.
What then?
portrait of Mr.. Charles Fechter in the role
of "Hamletl"
The second gentleman who had been ad-
dressed explained to the first how the matter
stood, and the clergyman, with quick express
sion of surprise and pain, was abouS to hurry off.
Sand yet," he added, turning back, 81 am
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to buy it to hang up in my study"
This little incident will explain the verisimili-
tude of the likeness. So notorious, indeed, has
it become, that Mr.. Fechter has received from
several New York artists offers to sit for por-
trait of Christ wearing the crown of thorns and
will probably accept one of these offers upon
his return to the city.
On the Rampage.
The cars, the stages, and the horses apper-
tanning thereto in this city are on perpetual
rampage, and the student of human and of
horse nature-the philanthropist and the veteri-
nary surgeon-can have their hands full if they
wish. Not very many weeks ago horse Incl
dent occurred which taxed the credulity of the
public to the utmost, and yet which was more
yeracous than most similar accounts which that
public unhesitatingly swallows. 1t consisted in
horses leaping through the side of passen-
ger car, turning around therein, and walking
out again, to the amazcment of the passengers.
The spectacle of q span of horses detached
from o car and careering wildly through the
streets after nightfall, is by no means novel
one, and is one of the most charming indica-
tions of the ingenuousness and caprice of the
equine temperament. Only yesterday after
noon, too, an incident which might easily have
been an accident, took place, which
resulted only in the terror of
several thousand people and the mutual
smashing in of couple of dash-boards. AS a
Fourth avenue car was proceeding along the
Bowery, the rod which connects the brakes
snapped in two the brakes of course ceased to
be of any benefit, and the car shot rapidly on.
Fortunately it happened to be empty, and the
driver, perceiying what danger was imminent
detached the horses. At that portion of the
Bowery, near Broome street, the car was pro-
ceeding on descent, which, curving around
Broome street, continues for half mile As
though under the possession of demon the cal
continued on its way with increasing momentum
swinging around the curves, jolting, humping
almost springing from the track, and impro
vising a crowd along tho entire route. Some
dreadfully disastrous end seemed impending
Some car, proceeding along cross track, woult
be smashed into, and half-a-dozen passenger
knocked into eternity. No such thing. Aftel
passing several cross tracks without interrup
tion, it bolted into empty car lying on thu
same track. There was mutual smash of th'
dash-boards, sort of bumptious dovetailing o
splinl ers into one another, and the agony wa
over, the sensation vas spoiled. ALI BABA.