Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-10-13

THE PUBLIC BuIrDINGs-A FINE CHANCE I,osr-THE
RARE ADVANTAGE OF BEING IN EARNEsT-THE
FUN OF THE ELEcrIoN-THE AMUSEMENT SEASON
--MADLLE NILSSON AND HER VERY SHARP MAN
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial
fTN PHILADELPHIA, October 7.
Two subjects seem to possess the attention of
Philadelphia, to the exclusion almost Of other
matters. These of course arc the Public Build
ings question and the Coolie question. You had
guessed it before it was written. There is vast
deal of eloquence by word of mouth and argu-
ment by aid of the Printers art, given towards
placing these matters right with the people.
What a truly blessed thing it would be if we
could all think alike! Perhaps we might if our
interests were identical. But as the world goes,
we fly off, at as many different angles as do the
rays of the Aurora Borealis. That diversity of
interest, of course causes all this precious
hubbub about the location of the Public
Buildings. None but the most verdant of
the very green believe that epthused talk
about the growth of the city and the
wants of the next generation but one. The age
is not greatly given to veneration for its grand
fathers nor to prospective consideration for it's
grandsons. 1t looks out for itself. Other talk
is all, and very much, in your eye.
In fact, anybody with half an eye can see
this. The principal excitement is made by the
newspapers. Now these iisinterested monitors
are either directly concerned in having this i'm.
portant public centre kept near their publication
offices, or If they are situated entirely out Of
range, dislike the advantages that may possibly
come to their rivals. This may be e'thought Gym
ical, but various people believe it in whose veins
no drop of that curdling humor runs, adopting it
however as the true view, the situation is at once
charmingly lighted up. What more natural than
that the Press, Bulletin, and Ledger should de-
sire the new building placed on Washington
Square? And why should the North american,
Sunday Dispatch and Eoening Telegraph who
are away down town, vote to plant our new Pile
Gas everybody says now) in the reconstructed
newspaper centre, when Broad Street is 80 invi-
tingly distant /? r.4
II must be confessed that the first named par
ty make the strongest case. They, after all, are
the positivists. They have something to make if
they win and consequently work with a will
which the downtowners lack. The Telegraph
wing have nothing to make or lose, however,
the matter is decided $50 their labors are nat
urally of a negative sort. e,'
A splendid fight has been made by the WASH
ington Square side, and doubtless they will carry
the day. Not that they should, by any means.
If the people of all sections, not those interested
financially, but citizens generally, could decide
upon this matter from their own convictions, |
believe that Penn Square would be chosen. But
the question has been 30 hocussed, and such
bugbear has been made of the Broad Street
plan-the - blocking up of our two greatest
thoroughfares,n that an impartial verdict can
hardly be reached. :. Blocking ups" indeed.
There could be no Lindrance to business with
the avenue one hundred feet wide, which the
law stipuates, shall run around tile building, and
as far as appearances 60, it is time we had a
little such ''bocking up"
Here is splendid chance to get out of our
rectangularity trile, and to give ourselves some
what Of the air of foreign capitals. But, don't
you believe that we shall, good COMMERCIAL.
You'll be fooled il you do. We do not know
enough to do it.
The political pot is a-bilng with perfectly
frightful violence. Considering that there is no
general ticket to be voted upon, (for the first
time since 1861, by the bye) the interest felt is
little remarkable Mass meetings everywhere
two or three of night. 1t is sad to think of the
rheumatism and Lumbago that will count its
beginning from this campaign. The gallant
youths-the food for powder-who carry their
torches SO bravely through the muddy streets,
and stand like that Girl, whom some people may
have heard Of, for hours on the damp stones
afterward will many of them, it is feared, re-
member the pains of the great conflict long after
its glories shall have passed away.
General Thomas has given one more proof of
his fitness for Congressional honors, and another
convincing reason for supplanting the ablest
representative Philadelphia has had in Washing
lOn LOT u ReleTdtlUIl. liz lhb WIltlell d lelber,
every line Of which contains blunders that boy
ten years old would be ashamed to make. That
poor general-he is about played. But let us
not be hard on him, He has been one of the
hnmors of the campaign; he has lit it up for us.
Speaking of the humors of the campaign re-
minds me. From corner groggery near Franklin
Square swings All enormous canvass dedicated
to the service of an ingenious individual who is
ambitious to serve the Commonwealth in the
capacity of Register of Wills. The candidate is
CHI vi oil cfa
anvil, and preparing to ''put the heavy hammer"
Everything is brawny about him. His legs beat
anything the Great American Tragedian had to
show i'll his fullest prime, and Judging from his
arms and chest he should be able to pick the
Registers office up without any difficulty. In a
scroll over this glowing mechanics head We read
-. The Dignity of Labor" That is the whole
story and offer it to your imaginative readers
without word of comment.
Amusements with us are brisk, and promise
to be brisker. The Chestnut is open, under the
sole management, it is announced, of Mr.. E. l..
Davenport. People were glad when they saw
MIR. Dayenport's name given in connection with
this theatre, but he seems to give us nothing
Ont his name, and is i'll fact, at this writing,
playing an engagement in Baltimore. Rather
queer way to manage theatre. Our immediate
excitement in society is the appearance of
Made' Nilsson, and here too, the public has, or
thinks it has cause to grumble. There is, in the
Nilsson project, an evident design upon our
pocket books. An Interior design, that is. Until
this morning the advertisements gave no hint as
to what the privilege of hearing Madlle. Nilsson
would cost, and to-day even, with the sale of
seats to commence Tomorrow, it is only stated
that tickets for the series of three concerts will
be sold for 80 People say that the management
is in league with the speculators, and that the
intention is to run the price up to So and So for
single ticket. On Monday we shall hear, per-
haps, that "a is the price, but upon applying for
seats will find the choice ones ali gone. Buying
them at second hand we shall have to pay 50 and
upwards, / said I'VE, but that is joke.
Anybody can who chooses, but when l pay So
to hear Swedish nightengale, or any other
nightingale it will be when have more money,
or less brains, than are at this present time in
my possession. INDEX