Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-30
CORRESPONDENTS.
PHILADELPHIA.

Our Special Correspondent. $3.50
PHILADELPHIA, january q.
An Interesting law issue has arisen here. The
Court Of Quarter Sessions has latcly claimed the
right Of changing the sentences, and, further OF
pardoning criminals convicted In that Court.
Attorney General Brewster denies that the Court
has such power in law. The Court has just par
doncd two men, whose term of imprisonment
does not expire until May next; the Attorney
General sclnes the opportunity for atest of au-
thority, and writes the prison officials an order
not to release the parties in the case until the en-
tire sentence has been fulfilled. What will come
OF It remains To bee seen. II isunderstood that
the position Of the Attorney General is approved
by Governor Geary, and by leasIug lawyers of
the city.
The ti,s ordinance was passed by Councils on
Thursday, greatly to the establishment Of every
body. The vote was 80 10 20. What the secret
history of this latest move is, nobody knows. 1t
Is so new and perfect surprise that not single
Theory, so far as know, has been yet advanced.
Collector Cake has somehow got out of favor
of tie Democrats, who are clnmorlng loudly for
his removal The collector has been down 10
Washington to sec about 1t, but am aiiHil his
cake is all dough- 1t is charged that he is Inc IN
petent, and at all points unfit for the responsible
position he holds. But we all know the Dlmmy
crat, of old. The Ipcompetpncy" il all b 81,
of course. The managers have some plan IN
foot which MIR. Cake Is likely to interfere with.
| Mr.. Dickens has given two additional readings
| the past week, which have been even more sue
cessful than were those first delivered. The story
Of " Little Dombey' and the " Boots at the Ilol-
| lv Tree Inn," ara the best that is my julgmcn
at least after having heard them all. The "Boots"
is decidedly Mr.. Dickens best narratives part
Of his entertainment which IL must be confessed
| often falls Hat Boots Is all narrative; very
little character drawing and the tears and smiles
which chase each other over the faces Of his au-
ditors, prove Dickens to be- at least in this in
stance, an inimitable story teller.
The " Upholstery Drama is term applied Of
ten of late times, and 1t has more than spice
merely of truth in It. The utterly trivial nature
of the means often employed to attract the attcn-
tion Of play-goers is calculated to excite disgust
in a well regulated mind. As somebody or other
says to thingammy, ''the gorge rises at It," What
is the latest, do you think? Why, turning the
stage int dry goods store. Not only SO, but
advertising this array of calicoes and ginghams
as the attraction of the pieces. This announce
ment Is found largely displayed on the bills Of
the Chestnut Street Theatre, this week. Par
tcular attention is called to the Dry Goods Store
Scene. The dry goods used 10 the scene are
kindly loaned by -" decline to name the
very enterprsing house, which is doubtless glad
to loan its goods for the advertising it will re-
ceivc. have no fault to find with the merchant,
but the other concern boldly call a quack, and
have little doubt but that you will agree with
me.
There is a bill before the Legislature to iicpr-
porate still another line of passenger railway.
You look mysti6ed, perhaps, and wonder what
streets still remain open? Truly, they arc toler-
ably well filled, but Twelfth aud Sixteenth have
so far remained unappropriated, and il is thought
now TO gobble them up like the rest Rails would
have been laid in those streets long SINCE In fact
but that it was supposed they were not within
connecting or supporting distance. But the ex-
pertinent of the Union Line proved that such con-
siderations were not vital at all. | should think
that gradually very good business could be
built up on those streets !; but carriage people will
bemoan two more of their already lew enough
streets without tracks. INDEX.