The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-10

FROM or ousn oOrespondena
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 1870
A Yachting Fragment.

1OuI NhCnIluS TepOTIef, WHO loves ulS busi-
ncss and has served long in il, Is
very refreshing. 1t is almost as good
as going a-yachting to listen to him. l
might mention at least one who, as a repre-
sentative OF his profession is unequaled in the
gift of CAB. His conversation is a monologue.
He is quite as good-and uncomfortable after the
Srst quarter of an hour-as Coleridge, prince of
takers, must have been. 1 admit that l said he
was refreshing, but that is upon condition that
you do not yield yourself up to him for more
than a quarter of an hour at n time. If you
yield yourself for greater length Of time than
that you become demoralized into victim, and
there lie no health in you. Previous to the race
it was my luck to be conversationally crucifed
by one of the most accomplished yacht report
ers in the profession. For the first quarter of
an hour the sensation was new and pleasant.
After that time it began to resemble the process
of impalement. 1 moved my body
worked my features, and tried to
relieve myself with an intellectual, moral, and
physical wriggle. 1t was all of no use The
yacht reporter had found hearer who knew no
more about yachts than an oyster does of the
tree he is fguratively said to climb, and was
determined not to let him off until he had made
of him wiser man. 1t was quite unnecessary
for me to say a word-ttdt was q blessing-for
all your frst-class yacht reporter asks is that
you will give your tongue rest and pay atten-
ton, or seem to pay attention, while he works
his. came from that interview bearing with
me an indefinite impression that the chief end
OF man was to go yachting around the globe
and have the results perpetually printed in the
morning papers. This impression was not alto
gether unconfrmed by the general contempla-
ton of humanity in New York during the whole
of Yesterday. Perhaps it is good for the health
OF society that these sensational breezes should
sweep over it once in while. Between the
~acht race and the murder of Mr.. Nathan, and
the war news from Europe, and the latest arrest
OF LYDIA Thompson in Chicago, the moral
health of the public is abundantly taken care of.
The Nathan Murder ror,srI and the New York Re-
Seldom In New York has there been COM
ntted q murder of which the investigation, by
detectives and reporters has been so extremely
bungling and Unsatisfactory. Eleven days have
now elapsed since Mr.. Nathan was murdered,
and unless the vague rumor, which is at the
present moment spreading through the city, and
which declares the murderer to be discovered,
be correct, no perceptible progress has been
made toward the clearing up Of the mystery.
The failure to identify the criminal affords
pleasant prospect to timid and nervous residents,
does it not? The house occupied by the Ma
thans is more conspicuous than most houses
that are quite as palace-like in construction. 1t
is one of the places that would be least likely
to be pointed out as dangerous. Its public and
well-protected locality is one of its chief
projections. The many lights from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and the gas lights from the Fifth
Avenue Hotel side of the street shine full upon
it, Very near to it foot passengers and car and
stage passengers continue to travel until late
hour in he night If man could hope to live
safe any " here it would be in precisely such a
house and such locality as the Nathan man
sion near the intersection of Twenty-third
street and Fifth avenue. And yet the genial
generous. and noble-hearted owner of that resi-
dence is stricken down in it by unknown hands,
and his gray head, during 1.-THE dead waste and
middle of the night" beaten into mesh of
blood. bones, and pulp. This rather detracts
from the feeling of security one ought to enjoy
n ones own house.
In such cases as that of Mr.. Nathan it is very
hard TO repress feeling of disgust at what ap-
pears to be the imbecility of the police.
Whether this feeling be fair or not, do not
pretend to be able to say, but l know that it
has been encouraged by the highly wrought and
conflicting accounts prepared by the reporters.
wish to do those hard-wsrking men entire JUS
tice. They do work very hard, and they are
entitled 70 credit for bringing to light vast
number of facts which it is of material import
ance for the public to be made acquainted with,
and which, but for them, would never come to
public knowledge. But at the same time sensa-
tion is bread and meat to them, and they pos
sess wonderful genius for leavening large
lump of fancy with an infinitely small
Quantity of truth. Having been amongst
them | know what they are-how
self-sacrifcing, how patient, how persevering,
how unremitting in their toll. But they also
understand stage effect, and know how will
fully they pervert their imaginations when the
question of stage effect comes in. Beau Brum-
NELL after spelling dozen neckhandkerchiefs,
could smile complacently upon celebrating a
smooth bow from the thirteenth. sat last" his
valet would exclaim, gathering up the remains,
we have achieved a success" 1t is so with
the New York police reporter. He would gladly
spoil dozen reports daily for the sake of daily
making a sensation with the thirteenth"
Left In Pawn.
French fathers sometimes do strange things
A little while ago one Of them called upon the
Baron Won Schleieher interpreter to the SeconG
District Police Court, and requested an imme
diate interview upon a matter of Importance
The interview was granted, and the Frenchman
whose name is Manierre, told very singular
story He said that four months ago he Dor
rowed twenty-five dollars from one NJ. le Brun
and left as security therefor his little daughter
six wears of age. With the twenty-five dollar
thus obtained he went TO Poughkeepsie anC
procured work there. He lately returned to thi
city, and, calling upon Mrs. lie Brun, asked for
his child, expecting of course that it would i'm
mediately be delivered up 10 him. To his as
aoDfshmant Mrs le Brun informed him tina