Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-23
CORRESPONDENTS,
PHILADELPHIA.

0nr ssIscial Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.
The franklin Institute exhibition, this year,
VIII, from present appearances, so far ahead Of
the celebrations Of some years past For long
time the old institute seems to have been losing
caste ever since the destruction of the Chinese
building, In fact, interest in the annual exhb-
lions has been on the wane. OF old, tho fort
night in tho FALL when the exhibition was given,
was almost holiday time-the one theme of con-
vcrsation and remark but with the breaking up
of the home, where it had been domiciled so long,
the Institute fell off more and more from the pub
lie regard; until now the managers ARE making
very bold bid for popular favor A resolution
was offered in Councils on Thursday, and passed
without difficulty, granting the of the South
east Penn Square to the Institute for It's display
of American Arts and Manufactures, this year.
II was stated by the member who offered the res
olution, thai the Institute intended to erect
building upon the Square, to cost between $780,
900 and 100000. Everybody rccseets the great
Sanitary Fair, and we may hope that Franklin
Institute" will now present to the public some
thing as fine as that display, and which will be
worthy of Its old reputation. All Wilmington
should come up and see us when we get well a
going-and no doubt it will
| The rumors of a reorganization of the Row
Offices have been put at length into definite shape
| by n bill now before the Legislature, fixing GER
tain salaries to each of the Offices and entirely
| doing away with the present system of fees By
this plan the Sheriff is to have salary of s1O,-
Geo, the Recorder Of Deeds $4,000, and SO ON In
regular gradatiun the lowest salary being that of
Register of Wills, $500. The plan will meet the
views OF neafly every citizen, who is not also a
place hunter. The compensation which il is pro-
posed to allow, is ample in each case, and shows
that the large sums known to be made made at
present in the row, arc really exhorbitant and
unearned But-and for all this-is it possible
To reform tile poticiansi Will this bill pass :
When hear Of the fact, good COMMERCIAL,
Will inform You of 1t, upon sheet Of douhle-
pressed gilt-edged note paper
II is comcal to see how short the Cupl,erii snds
have turAcd on Grant since he left the War Office.
1t Is pretty evident that the General of the army
is not on the side of the cx-Rebels, and there is n
| certain savagcncss III their recognition oi the
Fact. The Mercury to-day went the length Of
cplliag General Grant "a Beat" Whether this
is only a vegetable alusiop, similar to the one we
are 50 familiar with of johnson being learned. y
or whether il Is a severely sarcastic remark |
leave,-bnt the Mercury is evidently ont nl tenn
per, and speaks the mind of every Dcnnrr,t I
have heard speak upon the subject
The shocking murder in the lower part OF The,
city still exctes the people of that section as we'll
| a. all citizcns In some respects 1t was as wicked
and desperate an affair as ever was perpetr,tcd
here. You have had particulars, 80 need not
enlarge. But think for q moment Of the eireum-
| stances surrounding the murder. A dying moth
or, and wife giving the last affectionate atten-
| tion to the sick woman. This was the scene that
was rudely broken in upon by the murderer.
One can scarcely believe the wretch human.
| Mrs Graham was lovely and amiabe woman,
and one Of the best Of wives. disappraye of
principle of capital punishment, but for all that
| think could sign this villains death warrant
or even pull away the trap from under him with
out a shock or twinge.
| The contested election case drags lis slow
length along before the Board Of Examiners ap-
pointed by Court, 1t will be finished in about
four weeks. 1t seems to be the general opinion
that the contestants have but poor case.
The total receipts Of all places of public amuse-
Inents in Philadelphia the last year was 1920 145
upon which amount the sum of $1332j was paid
in taxes The receipts scarcely compare with
New York's three millions for the same time, but
1t Is a tidy little sum- nevertheless. INDEX.
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