The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-22
M n Wy o n K1s M s.
= O1On Correspondent.
Home, sweet Home"


same sort of dim glimmering in regard to its
true significance that children do of the term
"fairy land" Now that the May-moving season
is imminent the conviction that New York is
indeed a homeless city is one that commends
itself very closely to mems business and bosoms.
Notwithstanding the present price of gold the |
rents of houses remain as high ever and there |
is no immediate prospect of their coming down.
1t is this hugeness of rent which shuts out a |
home-feelng from New York. Urchins who |
never knew what it was to have ireside of
their own, but whose domestic hearthstone was |
always shared by two or three other families,
make snuggeries of the street-corners, aud |
develop the ruffian element at an extremely |
early period of life.
This is one of the obscure reasons why New
York city abounds with spots which, though
under the daily and nightly surveillance of the
police, deserve to be called dangerous The
place where Major Leland was attacked on
Saturday night, Prince street, near Mercer, is
one of these localities The four corners formed
by the intersection of Broadway and Houston
streets are four others. Upon these corners at
any hour of the night you will find gamblers,
ropers-in, and panel-thieves congregated You
will know the latter by their excessively broad
brimmed hats, their good clothes and their bad
countenances. The panel-house purlieus are
close by and in within hearing of Broadway
systematic panel-thieving is ghtly perpetrated
and never brought to light. All about this
vicinity is abundantly hooked and honeycombed
with the more villainous orders of crime.
Amusements.
Mr.. Booth appeared last night as ''Sir Giles
Overreach" to one of the largest houses of the
season. There was not seat downstairs or up
that was not appropriated, and his entrance in
the character of the remorseless usurer was the
occasion of almost as much applause as though
he were a European star making his first ap-
pearance. The comedy was beautifully played
throughout, Fanny Morant enactlng the part of
's'Lady Allworth," and Miss De Bar that of
"Margaret."
This evening the Black Domino in which
wears ago Madame Anna Thillon was inimitable
will be produced at the Academy of Music, with
Miss Hersee in the principal feminine role. 1t
is to be the feature of the week.
''suddenIy Disappeared"
1t ia in vain to calculate how many people
this heading applies to in the course of the year.
1t is now nearly one month since Mr.. Edward
Flannery manufacturer of French boots and
shoes upon Broadway, left his home on East
Fortieth street, giving out that he was going to
call upon one of his employees who had been ill.
When he left home he was apparently in health
and spirits. He has not been seen by his family
is that at three o'clock of the afternoon of the
same day he was seen on Third avenue, two
hours after in Broadway stage. In the stage
he informed friend whom he met there that
he was going to the store, and then home to
dress for the 9th Regiments battalion drill in
the evening. He never went to the store, how
ever; he never went home; he has not since been
in any manner heard of. His health was good.
His home relations were pleasant He had no
trouble that any one knew Of weighing upon his
brain. He carried but little money and no
yaluables about him. His disappearance Is
profound mystery, and his family have been on
the verge of desperation, and are only gradually
acquiring that calmness which follows the entire
loss of hope.
Ferry-boat Reform.
1t is proposed to introduce reform into the
ferry-boats which ply between this city and
Brooklyn There are two cabins, one known as
the gentlemen's cabin and the other as the
ladies' Very few gentlemen however, occupy
the masculine saloon. There is entirely too
much sputatory debris there. The floor is
clogged with ''old soldiers" and eXpectorated
''cuds" Consequently, gentlemen who don't
smoke occupy the ladies' cabin, and early In the
morning, and between five and seven in the
evening, it is almost impossible for lady to get
a seat there. One of the most charming illus
trations of the chlvalry of the period is the
euuanimity with which the men occupying
ladies' seats will contemplate those ousted
ladies standing. Consequently, it is proposed to
throw both cabins open to ladies and gentlemen
alike and to force smokers and chewers to stand
outside, where their proper place is.
/ The Excise Law.
1t is many q week now since the Excise law
has been treated with much respect in this city.
Formerly when q Sabbath-drlnker imbibed in
public he did so in surreptitious manner.
The waiter brought him his whisky in tea-cup,
on the self-same tray upon which were ostenta-
tiously borne milk-jug and sugar-bowl, and
he was requested to drink it straight down
Noao, the milk-jug and sugar-bowl are dispensed
with and even the tea-cup is disused. In the
German restaurants of Sunday morning lager
and Rhine wine are openly dealt out, and
sneer and shrug sufficiently answer any him
YOU may throw out with regard to q violated
Excise law. The Excise law, like changing fo
murder" seems to be |'played out" in New York
MIR. MOOre's Benefit.
Mr. Moore for long time the business agen
of Barney Williams, has lately been very unfor
4 nate, having suffered both in health and bust
mss. BE will be the recipient of benefit to
morrow at Niblo's Garden. The benefit ha
been got up at the instigation and through tn
personal labors of Mr.. Williams, whose hand
have been full for the past week accepting AM
declining the offers that have been made hin
from every actor of repute in the city. Barne
wants to raise two thousand dollars for the uu
fortunate gentleman, and probably will