Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-10-31
PHILADELPHIA.
Our Special Correspondence.
Pm AnrIpItIA t)rioher


PHILADELPHIA, October %.
II Gener.l Grant is not nominated for the Prssi-
dency when the proper time arrives, il will not
be for want of persistent effort among his friends.
As far as Philadelphia goes, two or three Ward
meetings of night, Tor weeks past, tell the tale.
Looked at from the Grant stand point even, this
energy must be termed misplaced. At least at
this time. Man is an inconsistent and variable
animal IL is too soon to set lin hurrahing now
for something he Is to cheer six months hence.
II seems to me the real policy Of party leaders
should be to rest quietly, and make no demon
STATIONS OF any sort for a time. There has been
no great amount of enthusiasm Mt any OF these
meetings.
The ordinance passed the other day by Councils
conveying Penn Square to our Scientific aud Lit
erary Societies un Ter certain restrictions, does not
meet with unconditional favor from citizens The
plan at first sight of creating grand Scientific
exchange us we may say, similar in design TO the
British Museum, or the Leipzig Conservatory, is
imposing, but the fact is forgotten that the ground
was leit BY William Penn, for public Use, just as
franklin, Washington, and other squares were,
md that this project will quite annul that popu-
lar hold and right But there is much to be said
ON both Sides As the ground has really Stood
cut through by Market and Broad streets, and
provided with no seats or other comforts for cit-
gems II amounted to no more than highway
That it still remain, for the various institi-
tions would have connecting grounds similar TO
the Smithsonian, In Washington, which pass
crs could use If they preferred those walks to the
ordinary pavement. Then rejecting upon the
great advantage in all ways to the city in the
realization OF the plan, there can be no guesti IN
that II the matter was put TO vote of the pc pie
they would not be jealous of their reserved rights
bnt yield cheerfully to the great project
There were three additional deaths from cholera
at the Navy Yard, Yesterday. AT the same time
there were TWENTY-FIVE other cnsps in lpauitn1 nj
which five were not expected to recover The
deaths on Saturday make total of twenty-eght
| since the disease first broke out.
grand panorama, called the "Apocaypse.
went up here last week. II was especially di-
rected to religious people, and the :. Milleries
who have again put decided limit to the exis.
tence OF things, were expected TO sustain this
| latest revelation OF what the Joys of Beulah may
be supposed to resemble. They did not do So,
however, and the "Ap0calypse'' proved 10 be
b ,tll fizzle and swindlc. The pious Snowman,
VIII ever he was, left without paying any of his
bills, and there was quite u time about Concert
Hall on Friday, when II was discovered that hs
| had left He may perhaps try to play his It'll,
game ut wilmington, SO advise you 10 look uu
| Tor him.
| new weekly paper called the "Sunday Re
public" made its first appearance this morning
| 1t is conducted on the "co-uperulion' prineipl,
by the employees Of the Sunday Press" lately
discontinued, but has no connection with III
PresA establishment. Surprise has been expressed
| that the Sunday Press should have been stopped
| as il was thought TO be In ourishng condition
The fact is, that Mr.. j. l.. Brown formerly bIisi
ness manager of the Press, and latterly induce
by Col. Forney to ieassuine that position, refuse
| being very religious and conscientious man
TO do so unless the Sunday edition of the papc
| was discontinued. And he carried his point. |
was great triumph for Mr.. Brown, certainly
and it is remarkable story altogether, but ma
he relied upon as being quite true. INDEX.