The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-03
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l, lS4S.
The Devil at Large in Phiiadelphia.

The Devil at Large in Philadelphia.
Satan, at the present time, is tolerably busy,
knowing that the millennium is fast approaching,
when he won't be allowed to roam about doing
mischief. So he is making the most of his time,
and a pretty mess he cooks up, to be sure.
The first operation that he tried his hand on,
during the past month, in this quarter, was to
kick up fuss among the natives. You must
know that there is a paper here called Thu. Sun,
which is a native organ, and had, in order To
bolster itself up. commenced advocating OLD
of TINS WORK, found themselves afflicted with
polo darar0, disease which your Italian friends
at the Opera House can explain TO you. So they
were Obliged to sell out to the native county COM
missioner.
So far so good; but Satan, going about seek.
ing whom he might devour, fell foul of The Sun,
and remembering how constantly that paper had
bewhacked the Pope of Rome, determined to SOW
the whole native party was to be sold. TIL
transfer Of the paper, by Grove, TO Messrs. Cum
mings & Peacock, gave credence to the rumor.
CONSERVATION was visible, and not a native,
man, woman, or child, bu: what was satisfied
he had been sold to the Pope, and would be ex-
ported, regularly. packed and corded, to Rome,
and used for kindling wood In the kitchen Of the
Vatican.
The former proprietors of The Sum--one of
them, at .least-was reused to action, and the
senior partner of the late firm Immediately pro-
ceeded to the Office, and undertook to re-enter
upon the possession of the property. Satan in
t-rfered here, entered the brains OF the new pro-
prietOrs, and the ex-partner was trundled of to
the watch-house, where he passed the evening,
and, it is conjectured, gave Satan a particular
blowing up.
Next day brought with it the morning, and
the morning brought with it release from
durance vile. The editor came out of limbo
particularly wolfish about the head and ears, an
issued prospectus for a new Sun. This made
its appearance, and after fourishing for some
days, buried itself In what Is called the True
Sun, so that, like New York, we have two
Suns, each of them burning away, with the
brlIance of penny candles
Satan had no sooner finished affairs here, than
he pitched into another newspaper establish
ment, after the following fashion.
The Saturday Courier, a weekly paper, OF
rather large circulation, has been the subject, for
some time back, OF q lawsuit, wherein the
money. The devil has been pretty busy, on both
sides, and the press here, jealous of the prosper
ty Of the Courier, have taken part against the
present proprietor. Goaded by their attacks.
not being a philosopher-he grew wrathy, and
in his last weeks issue, let drive shot ali
around This arrow happened to hit rather
hardly, one OF the editors of the North Ameri-
can, Judge Conrad, who waited on the editor oil
the Courier, Mr.. McMakin, and then and there
the two editors went into an exhibition OF the
manly art of self-def,n nee. Conrad dealt left
handler, whereon McMakin made his mark with
heavy inkstand, and there the matter rests. All
owing TO Satan, who IS still about, and III not
locked up, will do ms chief somewhere else. II
| you have any mode of retaining him in your city
pray do So. He has made enough trouble here
TO last and we advise you TO keep HIM nader
the peculiar guardianship of the Rev. Mr. Tying
| who knowe how TO manage him.
! AHectonately, In the bonds Of the spirit,
LIE DIABLE BoITEUY.