Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-03-30
NUMBER sss.
correspondence Of the standars.,
PHIIApELPHIA, March 20th, 1885,.

$50 PHIIApELPHIA, March 20th. 1885,
Mr.. HoLpEN-Dear Sir. Since my last, nothing
has transpired of very greatimportaree. The weeks
considering the excitement usually attendant upon
the ward elections in the City and Districts, and the
usually stormy and clustering ST Patrick q day.) mas
been unusually quiet. The excitement Produced
by The recent horid murder in Federal Street, South
wark, has subsded since the arrest and ex-
animation of Arthur Spring and his son. Arthur
Spring is now cqn6ned in the Moyamensing PRISON.
and is he'd for trial on the testimony of his Son. who
is also inSeon6 nement. They will be brought out
for trial Tomorrow; the whose testimony point.
ed out the exact situation OF the inardefea womens
The marks of blood, &c. in the house, and the man
ner in whch The murder was committed, Is strongly
suspected as being access Ty 10 the mnroef, ss 1t
would unnatural for father, alter committing
such airocous crime, 10 disclose so minueiy ine
details of the transaciion even to his own son, q
young man Of seventeen years Of age The Impress
sion, however, is among The that the father
is the murderer. ,-- 49,
ST. Pa.rick's day was rainy and disagraeable, and
passed of without anJ unusual excitement. The
day and evening was celebrated IN various parts OF
the City by few sons Of the Emerald Isle, with
Teasing and music, songs and Lager Beer. have
heard Of but breach of The peace, and that wac
induced by the appearance of a stuffed - Paddy " In
front Of an establishment where number OF the boys
of the sod were at work. sra - Z
Shealey's day, in the morning. was just such DAY
melancholy would choose 10 commit sui.
eide by throwing himself from the highest steeple-
il was Of those gloomy, dreary. driz1ling, smo-
king, rainy. melancholy, ne;ther-one.i -of-ehe
other days, that known only near the sea
coast, and fully appreciated in the City of London
About noon, however, the mist cleared away. and the
day wound up with high wind. which, during The
afternoon, blew down the drying shed and unroofsd
and otherwise injured extensive coach factory
ore man had his leg broken, and several men and
boys were more or less injured. . -. -s.-Ai ~.
The business in this City may now be said to be
fully opened. and the sales already TO Southern and
Western Merchants have far exceeded the expecta.
lions Of Merchants generally. has been thought
by Southern Merchants necessary to GO to New
York 10 purchase goods, and they have never given
themselves the trouble TO inquire what was in. the
Philadelphia market. The sales This spring, how.
ever, 60 TO show that buyers making some in-s
qniry. and the result is they find goods quite as low
here as in New York, and have heard several Nler.
chants express their appreciation of the geniemanly
manner Of doing business, and the gentemanlys
treatment they have met with while making their Sc
lections in Philadelphia. The system of dunning in
this City is almost Obsolete. Rents are lower
than in New York, which, eeiher, should enable
PhiladelphiaBs TO sell at least five per cent. below
New York. Add TO this. the comforts of quiet
City, with the thousand and places of attractions
for and instruction. and the preference 10
decidedly in favor of this City. -, ~ :. ~; -
The weather yesterday and to-day reminds me OF
the sunny South, and creates within me slight desire
10 wind up my business here and return. : -.
Yours, ,. B.