The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-14
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From Our Olon Correspondent
New YORK, March 10, 1870.
Mr. C0ie,a Tbree SIOO guits.

dancer at the Grand Opera House, was the
recipient of a benefit there. Owing to Lent the
business had fallen off considerably, and Mr.
James Fisk, Jr., who relieves himself of the
burden of Erie by gossipping and betting on
things theatrical, expressed his belief that Ajar
would not have 1890 in the house Mr.. John |
+. Cole, the treasurer of the Grand Opera House, |
was standing by at the time, and offered to make |
the matter the subject of bet.
"Done," said Fisk. ''I bet you 800 suit of |
clothes that there amt 1880 in the house."
Mr.. Cole took up the bet, and quickly went to
work in ways known only to managers aud
theatrical agents to secure a good house. The
next day he met Fisk, looking the very picture
of jubilancy and good digestion. He explained
to him that the $1,000 audience was already
secured.
"Good" said Mr.. Fisk. "I'll tell you what
I'll do with you. I'll bet you another S100 suit
that there aint $500 in the house'
Mr.. Cole took up that bet also, and laid pipe
in O legitimate and artistic manner among the
newspapers. Seats sold rapidly. That more
than $500 would be paid into the treasury
became an accomplished fact. The next day he
met Fisk and informed him of it,
"Good," said that gentleman again. ''Now,
I'll tell you what I'll do with you. I'll bet you
third $100 suit of clothes that there aint $1,000
in the house. A third 800 suit of clothes, and
a UUL on JOp OF u Va ldNOTlIC OApICeSlOu Will
Mr.. Fisk.)
Mr.. Cole took that bet also, and Immediately
called on his friend Judge Bowling, and other
distinguished members of the New York bar.
These gentlemen must have bought up the re-
naming desirable seats, for on Wednesday eve
ning-that of the beneft-there was $l998 in
the house, and Mr.. John F Cole has Cor is to
haye) three 800 suits of clothes-dHd a hat on
top Of them!
DIR. Carroll
is the name of the interesting wit who gets up
the pun-personal column in the World. A man
who is expected to manufacture SO many jokes
day cannot always be witty. But he can keep
from being coarse. 1t may be difficult to pardon
a dull wit but it is impossible to forgive coarse
one.
Resumption of Specie Payment.
You cannot walk down Broadway without
having the fact that specie payment has been
resumed stare you in the face. Masculine street.
walkers with immense placards hung around
their nec1s announce the circumstance to the
public, and inform it at what establishments that
consummatiou has been attained.
''PuuchinelIO"
is believe, to make its appearance on the 18th
of the present month.
The April number of Putnan'S Magazine will
contain a very singular article. The theme is
old but the treatment of it is 1t is entitled
every Man His Own Inebriate Asylum" and i:
written by one whose pen is instructed by thai
best of all inspirers-experience.
l observe that the first number OF Wild oats,
new comic monthly, is just out. Upon III
editorial page it refers to u supposlttious article
in its '1ast" number, and thus perpetrates al
old Joke which Bayard Taylor mentions in the
Bohemian experiences of ''John Godfrey"
IL A Schooi-Teacher's scandal
Miss Della W. Moore and Mr. John s. Bonuel
have appeared before the Superior Court. Mis-
Moore is the plaintiff and Mr.. Bonnel the de
| fendant. Miss Moores complaint is that Mr.
Bonnen has been grossly slandering her. Tn
slander consisted in his having said that she wa
his wife, or that if she wasn't she had good rea
sons for wishing to be, or words to that effect
The lady, who is about twenty-five, has been
school teacher in one of the public granma
schools of this city. She says that for Ion
time she has been annoyed by the pretension
and iealousies of Bonnell He used to insis
on coming at all hours OF the day; would ia
down on his knees before her would threaten
keep guard before her door all night, and woul
give other evidences of being in an advance
stage of spooneydom.
She swears that she was never married to hin
and that no correspondence of any nature tha
might not be known to all the world ever too
place between them. He on the contrary, hG
asserted contradictions at different times-on
day saving that she was his wife, the next thi
they had never been married, the thi
day that his first allegations were tru
Miss Moores brother-in-law, who happen
to be in the same company with Bonnell at Il
time of the war; testifes that the young gentl
man is little weak in the head aud bore t
name of being so at the time. Miss Moore la
her damages at $4,000. Bonnell's reports abo
her cost her her situation teacher, and lC
her caste among many of her relatives a
friends, as we'll as those OF her former pupils.
The Demon Can-caus
Within the past fortnight new attraction
been inserted into the many blazing items whl
constitute the Tl0el0e Temptations. The m
attraction is the Demon Can-can, and is refiT
ment upon the Demon Dance which used to
advertised during the Black Crook season
taking place every night sat half past o." w
the nude buresque, as with Madame Du ID
fand's headless ghost it is only the Fl
step that costs. That being taken, it is compa
lively easy to stem all the feverish floods of p
riency Perhaps in few more seas'
we shall have reached that point VIII
the sole costume of favorite burlesque actres
shall consist-as we are told it occasionally d
in Paris-of n cincture of electrical light lu
nously papitating around the body.
Practical Poetry.
gentleman in this city is preparing volu
of poems for the press upon an entirely 4
principle. Upon every other page is to app
a poem; upon the pages between the poe
appears an advertisement, and running gui