The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-21
Tho nnlchrr- Of phIInaclrhIn.

Acc'r iiug to tho rbil,dnlphn G,'Nrrr, a
l,rlic proportion cf the wealth AMI respectable
ty Of that city i, comprised IN the hut,hors. l.
SAYS Of tho city mark Is.
MANY Of the dealers iu g. arc mon Of TAT po,k
ct-b,oks aud generous holtt' Ihcy wear white
aprons while at their husnc7l, but those white
aprons are of linen as fine rs tho lin,n IN tho
-urplice of bishop. 1h,ir hats boots and
broadcloth arc as glo'sy as tho hats,
boots and brualcloth Of a Chestnut st'cct
tailor, aud in th, centre vt their shirt
ho oms may be soon parking as hand
some diamonds - are seen at tho Corn EX-
change or the BoaIl uf brokers. A class t'c
butchers or "yctulcrs' Of PhilIdclphla ara a
solid and reliable class. 10 Councils they are
lirg,ly represented; the Coroner Is butch 'r,
aud ia our public associations wo find them libc-
rally spIihkl,d among those holding offices Of
honor and Of trust. They have x ven Psiladcl-
ph'a the finest markct-huus in the I'D, ard
they own "a much stock in our railroads and
hanks as any class oi traders IN proportion TO
their numbers. TalSc sn gle avenue IA the
Mesttin market, AM IN tho row t attend ants
| up,n the stall, we find men whose propori $
| ,rg, in value from fiiiy 10 a hundred thousand
dollars with no offsets in tho shape Of collect.
lc debts.
The first stall il owned hy a butcher, who ia
| n uomhcr oithe Common Council and dirccto OF
! of iiOurishiug bank, worth not loss Than fifty
| thousand dollars. The next IS owned 10y his
| brother, who ia deacon in n church, president oi
a sterling and reliable savings fund, aud one oi
| the most public spirited aud entcrprsing Citi
lcns Cf Mantuavillo. The ne Nt stall Ia occupied
| ly citizen so well known that the m cnt'on OF
| hi n,mc can 10 no iniolcacy-,lohn IL. Jones
who so long supplied the Almshousc with
beef and mutton, and who is row foil wing
up tho amy, daily 'liughtering cattle 10y
hrcntombs for soldiers use. lie Kills all the
cattle purchased for the army, aud receives as
lis pay the fifth quarter, the hide tall)w and
visceta Of the animal. There arc numbor of
other parties in this market house whose opc--
| lli0us arc similarly extensive, supplying our
largo hotels by contract daily, and trinslc ing
| at their single stalls an amount Of business Of
| which outsiders have no conception. In the
| othcrmaIkct houses the same state Of things
holds good.
We can point out butchers whose homes arc
he abod,s Of luxurious refinement, whose sons
are the ornaments Of uur colleges and uniyersi-
ties, whoso daughters possess every ac-
mplishmcnt that money can coniur, ard
whose names are seen rldo by side in public
enterprises with those Of the merchant
| princes among us. The Philadelphia butcher
| rs as different from the butcher ot New York as
day ia different from night We cab point on
| a dozen of them any evening in tho pq'quetto
| circle OF tho Academy Of Music, whom an out
| slider would affirm to be either bank prefldon's
| or Judges, but butchers, never In physique
they are generally splendid, without the baeh
| u, 81 that marks tho butcher Of New York OF
Boston. Outdoor exercise gives thom rosinoss
and musculariiy, while the pride peculiar "a
| their class preserves and maintains thoir pcrcep-
| tiOns and refinement. Without being fOppsh,
| the fashionable tailors will tell you that their
| most iiS,lous customers are the mIgratCs OF
our palatal market houses.