Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
PHILADELPHIA.


PHILADELPHIA, Nov. "a.
Smokers OF home made cigars, must make up
their minds to pay rather more than formerly for
their Indifferent privilege. The wages paid cigar
makers strike oil reasonable people as being fair
enough, yet so per cent. is now asked, In addi-
ton to the old rates, and with every prospect OF
It's being obtained. Meanwhile work is stopped
and confusion reigns In the tobacco interest The
carpet weavers have effected n compromise with
propretors, and most of them have returned to
work.
The Park owners found themselves beset by
legion OF vigorous enemies Public opinion was
unanimously against them, and unable To stand
the pressure, after resistance of few days only,
they tauled down their colors and agreed to let
each concern fix its own prices, and make inde-
pendent arrangements. From present appear
ances the winter will be o severe one, and the
parks will doubtless all reap rich harvest.
The trial of the Hornkeith homicide case has
come to singular conclusion. The case was
given 10 the Jury some days since, but while the
body was out one of Its members was taken with
severe at of Illness. The facts were represented
to the Judge, but he refused to Interfere and said
the Jury must find a verdict, Yesterday, how
ever, DR. Beaumont, who was In attendance upon
the sick man, gave II as his opinion that MIR.
Egner must be removed to his home If his life
was to be saved. Accordingly the eleven remain
ing Jurors came into Court and were discharged.
1t is said they were all agreed to find the prisoner
guilty. and In all probability Hornketh owes his
escape to this strange freak of chance, OF what
ever else We may call it, The prisoner was al
lowed to renew his bail.
The Broad street Nicholson pavement job is
giving rise to some very pretty scandal. 1t Is
charged that the parties who are laying the new
road are not the real contractors, but that 1t s
sub-letting arrangement. in which Mayor Nc
Michael and certain Third street brokers have an
interest, and that the price OF "a per square yard
which is to be paid for the work is $3.50 more
| than Chicago and other Western cities were
paved for. The pine wood and other material
used comes from Pennsylvania, which makes n
cheaper job possible here than those further
West. The city lis being nicely swindled from all
appearances.
Everybody is complaining at the wretched
quality of the gas now furnished to the city. The
| coal used must be of the worst. The price how
ever remains at the best Cat least highest) figure
and people arc justly indignant. Two burners Of
this stuff hardly give the light that one should
| by rights afford Another complaint on the light
question is the way the city cars are Illuminated,
The oil lamps are nuisance. They are contin-
ualy getting on fire or going out ut critical juno
| lures. The other night one exploded on the Arch
Street Line scattering burning oil over the passen
gers and creating great alarm. Luckily no one
was injured, but something should be done to
| prevent such unpleasant occurrences.
The appointment of School Controllers by the
| District Court has just been made. The new
members of the board are popularity approved and
the body will have an honest working force next
year. Only nine Controllers of the old board
were reappoipted.
The marriage Of Miss Thomas daughter OF
VIM B. Thomas, Esq, to Mr.. Colket, on Thurs
| day evening was very magnificent affair. Spring
Garden and Broad streets were in a state OF fer
mcnt. Mr.. Thomas made the bride present Of
u brown stone house with all the txings, and Col
ket pere came down on the occasion to the hand
some tune of 100000. nice little start for the
young people. BY the why, "Opal' weddings
are the rage just at present. These are celebrated
on the doth anniversary of marriage. The idea
comes from Newport, believe,--but 1t has been
chccrfully acclimated here. Several opnls have
been set already. INDEX.
PnIIApEl.pIIiA, November 90.
The talk Of the town is so completely upon
Impeachment, that nothing else just now appears
to have much interest. There is n better feeling
in the matter than there was before the asscmb.
ling of Congress. BY better, mean more cour-
ageous. 1t is wonderful what support men can
give each other, and how few earnest words can
animate sluggards and the great crowd who nev.
er think for themselves. Not that the words OF
the Judiciary Committee arc SO very few either
l have seen the volume of eyidence-12O0 closely
printed pages-a frightful thing for anybody to
tackle, most Of all the renegade johnson. II
pleases me TO sec in Representative .Ashleys in
dictment that johnson is termed :" Vice President,
and acting President Of the United staies.p That
weak time. Look at the precious spectacle, pre-
sented by Senator Wilson! There is little chance
of johnson getting his deserts.
The death Of Chief Engineer Lyle has, made
quite sensation. You have had particulars OF
the sad affair. Mr.. Lyle was very widely known,
not only In Philadelphia, but in every principal
city in the Union. Perhaps no one connected
with Flremen's affairs in the whole country was
better known, or ] may add, more highly re-
spccted, His funeral will take place on Thurs.
day aftel moon.
A number of leading German citizens are in
teresting themselves In the establishment of O
m tn In nd Qnr llar hatx
and Sth streets, and Market aud Vine streets
There was formerly a German theatre on Callow-
hill street, near Fifth, but the location was bad
and the better class Of play. goers could never be
shall be first class, both in entertainments and ap-
pointments. sum of 800, 600 is necessary, oil
which $4,000 has been already subscribed. The
plan will no doubt be accomplished. The Ger.
man population of Philadelphia is very large and
highly respectable.
Col Fitzgerald the veteran editor of the C,ts
Item has written play entitled Light at Last
or the Shadow Oh the Easement" which is to be
produced at the Arch Street Theatre about the
first of the new year. Everybody and his wife
are on the qui rire about it, for the Colonel has
an incredible number Of friends. lie has been SC
intimately connected with theatrical matters al
his life that he ought to be able to turn out
; good play.
A companion ltom to these last, may be men.
+ TONED, funny blunder in paper, this morning
The critic of that paper spreads himself at somt
length over performance of "Crown Diamonds
at the English opera, last night. He says how
good SO and so was; how rather better was somt
one else, and SO on, climaxing of course will
Miss Richings, and blaming nobody. as is TIT
fashion of our charming critics of the daily pa.
pers. He in fact, rarely in all his life enjoyed
anything so much. And, after all, 1t appears tina
somebody was sick aud Crown diamonds" wa.
not sung, but that another opera was substituted
Rather awkward Tor the impartial young writcl
Of the morning paper.
, Mr.. q. Sherman, one of the most celebrated
[ printers the country has ever produced died here
D yesterday,at an advanced age. Mr.. Sherman has
, not been in active business for several years. bu
. his sons carry on the establishment, which is we!
known from lis completeness, by everybody con.
nectcd with books or newspapers. INDEX,
IL Mary land Changes.