Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-01-08
For the Delaware Republican.
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

| opH ffILAUhLfhIA LhiThh,
uodey's Lady Hook Tor Jauuary-Its contents
| and its sGirculaiion--Harper's Monthly Out
done--ihe other Magazines-Peterson's, Ar.
thnrs and the Ladies' Friend-the Weather
Inauguration OF Mayor McMichael.
PHiLADELPHIA, JAN. ., 1866.
| The Magazines tor the new year are all out
| and the January numbers of each are full Of
\ interest and beauty. Godey's Lady's Book com
nences new story entitled " Rispeh's Idols,
by Marion Harland, who. although negative
writer, is still one OF the uost prominent now
before tile public. Mr.. efodey has outstripped
Harper IN his monthly, aud numbers some six
thousand more than the enterprising New York
firm. The embellishments and the engravings
are OF the maht superb dsscrip the book
for this month leads off with an engraving en-
titled The Farewell Sermon" which speaks
volumes In those simple words.
Peterson opens his batteries of light and DO.
| lite literature, which has an immense subscrip-
ton list. Its contents are Mrs. Petroleums 9
New Years Party; Prof. and Loss; Golden
SUMMER by Frank Benedict; The Wild Flow
er; The Journey of Life Two Ladies Hsr-
ry and Annie; The Stolen Bond Woman Lives
for Love alone; A Second Wife's Story; Our
Merris Companie; Come with me Oyer-ruled
for Good, an excellent story by T. s. Arthur ;
am weary OF Earth A new serial by Mrs
). Stephens called the, Soldiers Orphans; fash
lou plates, recipes, &c.
Arthur's Home Magazine Ia ilied to replstIon
with interesting matter prefaced with mag
niheent steel plate engraving entitled "a The
Music Teacher" the conception of the artist
is a very hne one, In giving the hand OF the
teacher to the servants rather than the visit
or's bell. With this number Mr.. Arthur COM
mences bis twenty eighth prosperous year OF
mseag ming.
The Ladies Friend nnhIishAa hF n.Ass. y
Peterson, enters Its third year with the January
se for he srs.5 %Sst ss
thing that would be of more value TO a lady
than this magasine. A gentleman making .
present could not 6nd anything more suitable
The holidays have passed off with great an
loymenti and the people are rslapsing into
their old rats OF trade and life
Morton hcMichael was inaugurated Mayor
on Monday last and at once entered upon the
duties OF hts office. The city expects nothing
grand by this change Morton is'old and In his
ssnility without much prospect of his being
any wiser than bis immediate predecessor. The
Sunday Liquor Law will no more be ATTENDED
10 than it was under the reign of King Henry
the Alexander. | should perhaps inform the
readers of the Republican that Mr.. Henry, the
recent Mayer, issued q long address to the clsr.
gy, stating that he had no power under the ex
listing acts of Assembly to enforce the law pro.
bibiIiug the sale OF liquor on "ths frat day Of
the week commonly called Sunday" This was
q piece of Malconism that Is not altogether
understood, whea it is known that under the
rule OF the late Mayor Conrad acting on the
authority OF the same statute, he did close sv-
ery saloon in the consolidated city. But no,
this is not where the shoe 10 supposed to bum
Ionire the whole affair 10 .nutshelied by the
simple word politics. Henry could have cls-
sed every store that 10 opened tor business on
Sunday, by the operation of the very
statute, which he positively declares for bids
him all action in the premises. will give Mr..
Henry due credit for his shrewdness, but must
declare it is all formality, and as transparent
as the rays of the politicians generally are
Had he enforced the liquor law on his first in
cumbency OF the mayorality he would not have
been called a second time to that Office but
by pseudo logical manipulation hs renders
the law nugatorg by asserting in his answer to
the clsrgy that case must be brought before
him or charge by a second party, before the
law can be enforced. This is some W hat strange
is IL not' Now we have Mr.. McMchael In the
chair, an old gentleman OF near sixty year,,
without promise of reform, or prospect OF
advancement. We want bold, daring man at
the head nj municipal affairs here, one who
has s0me life and has not become. a fungus on
society by pre- supposed fear that he will not
be called popular because he dsres 10 do his
duty.
will reonr to this again, after the now May
or shall have had n full chance 10 reform sf-
iairs, thus giving him all the advantage OF time
to work a moral reformation.
The various balls OF the different assoeIa-
lions are taking place nearly every evening g.
The young Meennechor's Aatquerade will come
off vi the Academy on the 23rd The Cotene
Blanche on the 2sth the ball OF the Caledo .
nian club came of on last Wednesday week
and WAS grand affair.
RnmOr on tho street, whether we'll founded
or not cannot tell, says that Johu W. Foruey
has lost nine thousand subscribers by his re-
cent TRADE against the sacredness of the Sab
bath day. do not credit It, for reasons that
he never had that many altogether he has
however, hurt himself very much, the c0urse
he has taken having given the sheet the appel
lAtion of "The Iufdel's Sheet"
Messrs. Francis B. Loutrel OF A5 Maiden Lane
New York, have recently introduced into this
city manifold Letter Writer, which for conye-
nience, durability, and usefulness have never
seen tquallea. This trni, SO enterprisinR and
ambitious. do a grester business perhaps than
all the blank book men in New York and Phil
adeiphia combined. Their diaries aid account
books have flooded this city for years, and those
for 1866 have deadened competition completely
the manufacturers here being utterly unable
10 sell as low. Industry in any business will
insure success, and this 6rm for industry and
cheapness is kuswn from Maine to California.
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