The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-25
EASTERN CORRESPONDENTS.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10th, 1856

Just one week ago / dispatched you
missile. was then, weary with night travel
and loss of sleep, a moody mass of somni-
ferousDess. am now, however, walked up,
and have been looking around me. Gallilea
was victimized for saying "the world moves"
but if he should now wake from his long
sleep, he would improve upon it, and say, asl
we do, and no inqusition to even box our
ears for it-"it goes with a perfect rush."
Philadelphia has been no exception to this
tanned anything about it's increase of popu-
lation but as regards its buildings it has
been changing with magic. Structures
which only four or FIVE years ago were the
pride of their owners, are now in the back
ground One thing is worthy of note--the
last two years has been characterized
by the number of large fres,but where these
took place, especially on Chestnut and Mar
ket streets, the most superb and costly ed-
fees have sprung up.
But what has pleased me more has been
the obvious improvement in the morale OF
the city. Mayor Conrad is not Mayor
Wood, and vet he is emulating his excellence
in numerous ways. Philadelphia has had
no such municipal head for many years, and
the good effect of his fidelity are showing
themselves more and more every day. He
is making every use that he possibly can of
the power he possesses to crush vice OF every
kind. He is the implacabe foe of the liquor
dealer, the gambler and the rowdy.
The prohibtory law of the State has not
vet gone in force-but there is a Sabbath
law of which the Mayor has made no lit
tie use and the consequence is that the
liquor shops are all closed on the Sabbath,
and there is but one opinion now among
order loving citizens, and that is, that there
| is as a consequence of this action-less
noise, fewer fires, riots and arrests for mis-
demeanor, than at any time within the past
ten years.
A few weeks ago the Mayor with platoon
of police men made an unexpected descent
upon gambling house, in the very heart OF
the city, and which has generally been re-
garGed, that is, except to the initiated, as a
splendid private mansion house, end found
here, not only the furniture of one of these
Hells, but some twenty or thirty persons in
the very act Of gambling, and large part oil
these reputable men of standing, confidential
clerks, &C., &c.
Another nuisance has been abated through
his determination. The Sunday court, by
which persons arrested for misdemeanoi
have had an immediate hearing. This court
has been grand rendezvous for the idle
and loafing and fruitful source of demoral
cation. The Mayor now says if "men o
fine feeling" will so far forfeit themselves g.
to disturb the peace of the city, let then
, be taken care of at the public expense unit
Monday.
Great change has been made in the polio
department. Hitherto, to very great ex
tent, the police were unprincipled con
stables, mostly rum suckers, hanging abou
taverns. Now they are sober men-see
every where looking to the interests wit
which they are entrusted. The enlargement
: of the police force has been a ground of dis
satisfaction with not few citizens. The
= complain of the increased tax resulting; blu
), every rejecting man will perceive that wher
five per cent increase has been made, g
, least fifty per cent increase of security
property and to the peace and order of tn
city has been the result. Cities want goo
> police or they want none.
Talking about complaints, just one
20 now being lifted up by not few sufferers
;. When the "act of consolidation went I'M
effect, almost two whole counties wei
j merged into the city corporation. In oth'
=. words farms were brought into the city ar
there are here, literally urbane farmers.
would now seem that these urbane farme
are now FESTIVE. A farmer or proper
holder finds his property in certain instanc
:, cut up in lots, and these lots taxed, for ce
;. tain purposes, each saddled with an expe
sive bill of costs for advertising, registerin
&C., &c. Many citizens now wish to G
= back into the country again.
,c. You have seen notices of the Nation
Ter Know Nothing Convention beld here la
M week. 1t attracted but little attention, b
is after closing grand rally was announced
of come off in a mass meeting on Saturd
ted night last.
yes AS my room was within few rods of
W. dependence square, where the gathering W
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