The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-06-28
Letters from the west.-No. 4.

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A ride of four hours, brought us tc
this city, which is the second in popula
tion in the union, having some 100000
inhabitants. We reached here at about
| | o'clock in the evening, and called foi
lodging at hotel nearest to tho depot
As the house was about to be closed for
the night, man whose locks were
whitoned with some GO winters, yet, it
appeared, was not too old to be found in.
dulging a little too freely with wine bot.
ties and tho like, was ordered to leave
the house. As the night was dark and
stormy, he protested stoutly against be-
ing turned into the streets, and plead
eloquently for permission to stay.
Nay" said the inhuman clerk, you
can havo no quarters here you must
leave Immediately" 90 you won't turn
me into the cold dark streets at this late
hour" signed tho tipplor, will you ?'
Certainly, certainly" responded the
clerk, GIVE lave no room for chaps like
you u and taking him by tho arm, in
sisted that lie should leave at onco.
Once moro the man begged suppliantly
for shelter, saying, ".S"re(y, you will not
turn an old man like me out of doors on
such night as this," Certainly we
must our rules must be enforced,n said
said the clerk, who had taken from him
perhaps his last shilling. At this point,
our sympathics compelled us to volunteer
for the stranger lie was well dressed
and evidently had seen better days
Feeling for his situation, We proposed to
the clerk to furnish us with buffalo
robe, blanket and pillow, We would take
him to our room, and be responsible for
his lodgings. The clerk consented to do
so, and we retired loaded with blessings
from our stranger guest. With the door
bolted and key secured, we committed
ourselves ia the arms of Morpheus, and
awokc in time in tho morning to give
short and wholesome temperance lecture,
to our venerable friend. lie received it
in Kindness and after shaking our hand
warmly, thanked us most gratefully for
his entertainment, and departed promis-
ing reformation and amendment.
Philadelphia, lying upon the banks of
the Delaware and Schuylkill to "a miles
in length and about ) miles in width
1t is provided with eight parks, surround
ed with neat iron fences, and planted
with trees aud shrubbery. They are
tcnanted with deer, squirrels and rare
birds--or fowls. These parks serve as
lungs to the city, and are essential to its
beauty and health. This city has many
attractions, and is now the residence of
somc 20 foreign ministers and consuls.
OF newspapers it sends out Q dailies and
50 weeklics and 8 periodicals. 1t has
lG banks, with an aggregate capital of
81 100000, and 40 insurance COM
panies, with capitals varying from s5O,-
900, to sj00,000 1t has lGG church
cdifces, owned and occupied by l6 diff.
ferent sects, and yet it is a fact, that moi
over ono fourth of the population are
regular attendants upon divine worship
on the Sabbath, while in the city Of
Boston, one half Of its inhabitants attend
upon the ordinances of Gods house
weekly. As to its temperance character
it can be read in the following: From
Oct 18th, 1850 to April 9th, 1854, &c,
9o5 prisoners were heard by Mayor
Gilpin, The number arrested for larcc
ny was 100, rounterfeiting l5o, bur
glary "A, and for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct directly attributable tC
Intoxicating drinks, twenty two thou
sand. No wonder that tho people de
mand and desire the Maine Law.
The Fairmount water works on tht
Schuylkill, for supplying the city will
water, are worthy of a visit A larg,
dam is thrown across tho river, whicl
furnishes water for the reservoir, and al
50 for propelling the machinery employ
cd in the elevation. 1t is forced up to
great height, and distributed into scv
eral basins, or artificial ponds, iron
which it is taken, in iron pipes, to ever
-, part Of the city. The building an
! grounds are beautiful, and tho massiv
p machinery works with the precision c
}, clock work These works cost not ia
from Slj0,0O0.
n The gas works next elected our a
e tention. Gas is made of bituminou
u coalt 1t is deposited in large kiln
, and subjected to an intense heat fror
=, = beneath, which generates the gas. Th
gas escapes into receivers and is washe,
by passing several times through waite
: 1t is further purified by being conducto
" through lime The heat is created /
burning the coke, in the coal, from wLiC
# the gas has been extracted 1t is sol
n at 5000 for 1000 cubic feet The Gil
T. consumes about 100000 cubic feet ever
@ "a hours, at yearly expense of $685.
II 900. The gas is conducted from Il
40 ,uorLa unJor tbo straot and into tLo on