The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-01

NEW YORK, July 1, 1870.
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Brooklyn being really nothing less than an
immense clearinghouse attached to New York,
everything that concerns her necessarily con-
Germs this city. The latest swindle attempted
there has relation to the renumhering of
houses before the fourth of July. The order
making it imperative to do so was published in
two newspapers whose circulation is so ex-
tremely indefinite that it amounts to almost
nothing at all. This is proved by the fact that
out of go 600 houses in Brooklyn, only one
tenth of that quantity have been remembered, so
that between this and Monday about 54, 900
must either go through that process or undergo
fine. This is interesting and will probably
result in the realization of about $500, 900 to the
municipal swindlers.
Beethoven in December.
In writing about the series of thunder-conc
celebrated fortnight ago at the Skating Rink
under the name of the Beethoven Centennial,
drew attention to the fact that the birthday of
that celebrated composer really occurred on
December II, ITO, and that there was mani
fest impropriety in celebrating it six months
beforehand. understand, however, that another
festival is in contemplation, which will take
place upon the very date of the anniversary of
the composers birth. Whether Mr.. Grover, or
Mr.. Barnum, or Hurd & Miller, have anything
to do with the entertainment cannot say,
although | believe not. The Germans have
caught hold of the idea-the Germans, who
would have nothing to do with that of fort
night ago. Not being a fast people, they
afford to wait until the proper time arrives for
the celebration, and then to see that the matter
is well attended to. This genuine Beethoven
Centennial will probably be an earnest and
artistic fulflmcnt, devoid of pretense, but with
out an unkept promise or broken contract.
Miss Kellogg in English Opera.
An endeavor is being made to pave the way
for the appearance of Miss Kellogg in English
OPERA although no public announcement has
yet been made that she intends positively to
take such step. We're she like Parepa-Rosa
or Miss Richings, to assume the leadership of
an English Opera troupe, there is little doubt
but that her measure of success would be quite
large enough to compare not unfavorably with
that attained by either of those ladies' Already,
in Italian opera, she is about the only soprano
who succeeds in drawing together an audience
of respectable size. Great favorite as she is in
this country, there is little chance for her
abroad while the field is held by two such
popular rivals as Nilsson and Patti. Next sea-
son, too, Parepa- Rosa will probably concertize,
so that if Miss Kellogg chooses to devote her
abilities to that undertaking, Mrs. Bernard is
the only opponent she will have to encounter;
and Mrs. Bernard, indefatigable as she is as a
a.
voice does not compare with Miss Kellogg's in
purity and brilliancy. So that when the fall
comes perhaps you will see among the early
amusement announcements some startling an
nunciation respecting 'The Kellogg English
Opera Troupe
ssEdwin Drood's" New York FinIsIier.
The gentleman whom mentioned yesterday
as having been applied to by prominent Anne
rcan finn to ''fnish up" the novel of edwin
Brood. is confident that he can do so in such
manner as will be acceptable to even the most
devoted admirers of the dead novelist. The
gentleman is Southerner by birth, and has
already published number of books which
have more of q reputation in the South than
they have here. He has been residing in this
city for more than year, now holding edi-
torial position upon one of the morning news
papers, and contributing between whiles stories
and sketches to various periodicals There is
little doubt but that he can affect the style of
Mr.. Dickens to noticeable degree Whether,
by coming to terms with the publishers, he will
have the moral audacity to brave the criticisms
of the world remains to be seen. 1t is a good
thing to have a sufficient confidence in ones
powers; it is q better never to give the world
cause to laugh at that self-confidence. 1t would
be singular thing, indeed, if edwin brood"
should be completed by two different writer's
Wilkie Collins in London and Mr.. - in New
York That ,could be a tale of two cities never
contemplated by the author.
Family Day at Coney Island.
take this opportunity to modify remark
made some days ago with regard to the kind of
people who patronize Coney Island. The ten
dency of that remark was to give the idea that
\ it was visited by nobody but roughs and rowdies
This is far from being the true state of the
Monday, for instance, is the day known as
Family Day, from the quantity of families who
resort there to eat clans, improvise picnic
and have good time generally. Tuesday and
Wednesday are likewise similarly made use of
by respectable people, but Monday is emf
nently known as the Family Day. There is no
fear of the rowdes and the bad women then.
The latter part of the week and Sunday are the
favorite time of the male and female roughs.
Then any respectable person is lost who gets
amongst them. But Monday is proverbially as
quiet at Coney Island as the Sabbath is in the
city of a midsummer's day. The lamb-like shore
and the lion-like ocean lie down together, so to
speak, and the sea-shel bleat of the one and the
thunder-hroatedroa roar of the other coalesce peace
| fully. 1t almost makes one cool to write about
it, and this hot day feel as though l should
like to po ahead of Sidney Smiths idea and