Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-12
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER

| PHILADELPHIA, FEE, IA, 1866.
have frequently noticed at the depot at the
corner of Broad and Prime streets, while trains
are arriving that passengers from your city
are nonplussed to know what to do with them
selves. hecatomb of whips held by greedy
and remorseless drivers, are thrust into their
faces, who will take you, madam, for a triae
wherever you want to CO." | have frequently
thought OF aliudng to this subject in my letter
to the Rtpu6iiean, but have been debarred by
other more prominent topics intervening.
There are besides all these jehus who are SO
anxious to grasp at the dollar, two ways for
passengers to reach the city proper, and these
are by the horse cars. The Union passenger
hail way is the one that should be taken by
ali who desire TO go to the heart of business.
Alter crossing the depot pass through the doors
fronting Broad street, and go directly across
broad street. where the cars of the Union Com
Pany are always standing The cars of the
Union Compsny are known by dark drab
colored side, and the words Union Passenger
hail way Co.," painted in large letters. nev.
or could see the exact necessity of any person
unacqainted with the city, to hire a cab at an
expense OF $3, when for seven cents they can |
take the comfortable cars of this company and |
rae TO any point Of the city, no difference how
remote. 1t can be safely estimated that at |
least 800 Of your citizens daily visit Philadel-
pnis either on business or pleasure. Supposing
therefore they all bired a carriage to take them
to their destination we then would have the
sum OF $4,000 paid for transpor tation-eyery
cent of which could be saved, or a major por |
ton OF it by taking the Union Line of Passen-
ger cars. This company is the most liberal in |
Philadelphia and for comfortable ears, and at |
tentive and gsntlemanly conductors, it cannot |
be surpassed: Mr.. McGrath, its President, has
placed the road on substantial basis and il ia
doing business unsurpassed by any road in
the city. make these remarks in order that
your readers may know what this Union Pas
senger Rail Way Company is, and what they
can save by its use.
We have had spiritual operations on grand
scale since have last written you. A house
down Fifth street has suddenly been imm ortal-
ized, ana spiritualism has received another
weak prop. Dinner plates have danced with.
out the magical aid of Signor Bli,z, brushes
al combs have been imbued with life not al.
together insect In form, wash stands, and wa
terialls have mysteriously been entwined in
each others embrace, and altogether We have
had demonstration quite equal to that sing
ular emenH which took place at Rochester, N.
r., few years since. The secret of all this
spiritualism is found in the fact that the store
in front of the house had been affected with
the blues socks, and garters, suspenders and
laces purchased from auction were suffering ON
the shslves,and the worthy propristress want d
money. Spirits were involved in the case and
their aid being invoked, these goods have all
been sold; and had the stock been thrice as
large, the sale would haye been equivalent
These spirits consisted of the parties who were
desirious OF the disposition of their goods, and
tho way that chairs and tables were brushed 1
around, always in the absence of accountable |
witnesses, was n caution to nervous indiyid-
uels. four correspondent will guarantee to
remain iu that house all alone any night the
occupants may determine, and will pay $1,000
lor every piece OF china or crockery that may :,
be tossed at his head providing that the spirits
alone will do the work. Your readers must
tnow that the whole thing AZ a sisaHtie farce, p
md the persons starting the story are ndctable y
or malicious mischief. Mr.. VIM. B. Mann, the a
Dis.rct attorney, may attend to the case before g
-he month shall have rolled away. "
Ohristian Berger, sentenced TO DEATH will be OF
hung on the second Friday in April His death fe
IS Just aa certain as his conviction was noth 81
ing can save him. limited number of pass- Il
90 Will be issued to those desiring to see him v
executed. will remit you full account of a
hls execution immediately after the event. )
R. R. ACCIDENT.