Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-05
PHILADELPHIA.

Chr Special Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, December /.
Postmaster Bingham has inaugurated n number
Of Important reforms in the service in Phila., and
has the reputation generally of being one of the
most efficient officers we have had here for years.
lie is young man but shows u remarkable exc
cutiyc ability The idea Of including letters for
the outlying city districts such as Holmesburg,
Frankford, &c, within carriers routes Mt the uni
form city rate Of Two cents, originated with MIR.
Bingham ard has become greatly popular His
I Principle ot making no appointments, but from
tile ranks vi hNnOraDly discharged soldiers, meets
also with high approval. All the vast patronage
of the Office Reaches now the exact point II should,
Il conslinnla'iuu but rarely attained in these days.
| | have not room to mention many other of Mr.
| BlnghAm's innovations, but his latest is one Of
the very best and claims word. II is the plan
OF nnliornins all letter carriers. This Will give
especial SENSE of securiyto all persons using the
laiup-ppst boxes for no person not authorized
CAN now collect letters from those places. Con-
siderable robbery Of the mail has lately occurred
III This way md confidence Ia the lamp-pOst idea
\ was giving way All officials, car conductors,
letter Carriers aud others should be uniformed =
with hn SAME proprlciy, and for the same reasons
that Police officers arc.
Nearly halt the bills that come before the giand
Jury are Ignored. On Saturday, in the Cont Of
Quarter Sessions, the Jury made its presentincnt
Tor the lrrn with the result Of 2i3 true bills ogi
Of lii acted upon, leaving 2O3 ignored. Thl'
shows what vast amount of complaint is nludl
Of wllicii the courts take no notice.
The erawacd condition of the Count; Prison
shows ii,nl tie House OF Correction Is to be bull
none too soon. In fact it should have been bull
years ago. Last week hundreds of Migrants ans
other Characters improper to be Mt large, wer,
discharged from the county prison for want 0
accumihcd5t uls there
Thanks giving day passed oil without even
calling ior notice, ii except Engineer Lyc's ii'
neral fhc deceased officer was widely knlwi
aud Ns hHiAl SERVICES, coming as they did on
pab.ic holiday ts.n9rd profound sensation. III
iltcmca hold special meetings Of their severn
companies On Moniiy evening next to choose
Il successor 10 Mr. Lyle There Is considerable il
tetust ltll III lac matter. Candidates are numel
: aus bGt from what can hear, Mr.. II. NJ. Coo
= Of the llibcrnii Engine Company stands the be;
!. ciis,iiee ans wl probably be elected Mr.. Coo
was q Major with Biyt,r's Fire Zouaves durin
L.l war The Chiet kigineer should be soil
J. person Possessing military txactncss and dec
D. sim.
N Iudsc snrswpud,s f4allai farewell Of the pi
=" tiict Court OH saturday, was quite an event
81 legal eir2lts. David PAIL Brown delivered an a,
Il dress II q laerl.ng Of the bar, and the whole
H. the prDet .i'ing must laye been deeply gratiyr
:. intie rciiring INGgr. Nv. Shaiswdod leaves Il
District COST ,,i'ake his position in the Supren
y Court u ptm,syiNanii, 10 which he was elect,
il IN October il-
4. the atc.t buc,t'-as Mr. Weller says
the wooden pavement question, is, that it is Ii
BIZ I" itch "h Tire, and that once on fire, who
Il sinntts oi it viii 30 in flash This is looking
L. the matter in new light, certainly. The "Boul
~ ward people are beginning to warm up and wa
- to know ii they are to be roasted in their be
y some night for the qualification of few sportii
IN men WHO use Brood street to show oil their fl
Ia, hutsts.
The cold Mua,le, aer,.is u ilal e set ia in caring
OF -tNc thermometer reached 20 degrees this MOI
nd Ing, and this afternoon there was inch and
nd half Of Ice on ponds near the city. Park Il
l. nolhGcment are plentiful and the winter ri,
'hf signs at Icing q cold and merry ono.
i've iiy-lhe-way The Evening Star seems v hip
~ appreciate divers things in the CoMMEfclAI
hat IT, NJ, Il "e itnn ~ ~" "
Ia printing the:n rs original in its own eolum
ns ll- i c2mplinienaiy perhaps, but do peo
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