Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-09-21


Special Correspondents of the Commercial:
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 40.
series of the largest and most enthusiastic
Republican meetings Of late years have been
held here this week. The Democratic meetings
(in which naturally include all the so.called
"liberal" doings) have made but a very poor
show in comparison, fact grudgingy admitted
by the Liberocrats. The "Wigwam" has been
crowded night after night, the principle speak
ers Of the week being Gen. Butler, Gen. Stew
art L.Woodford and EK-Attorney General Brews-
ter. The latter gentleman's defense and eulogy
of Gen. Hartranft was q mastery effort, power
full, crAmmed with facts, and convincingy true
to any one not hopelessly stepped in prejudice.
1t is considered here the best speech of the
campaign on either side. A pleasanter place
than the " Wigwam," in these times to spend
an evening or part OF an evening. can hardly be
imagined. The reominess. the music, the sense
OF freedom and respectable surroundings and
the numerous attendance Of ladies' all tender to
make it a most agreeable place of resort. Broad
and Arch is nightly turned into grand prome-
made and rendezvous, and bcnhnes and fre-
works contribute to the general atmosphere of
festivity. Triumph Is in the air." indeed al
though not as the Tribune imagined Cor pro-
fessed toy when it first used the phrase
very curious story of crime came to light,
yesterday. A lady named Charlotte O. Parker
had nearly $2l 600 worth Of City Loan certificates
deposited to her credit in the City Transfer
0fhce, at the Farmers and Mechanics Bank A
woman calling herself Miss Parker, expressed 10
q broker wish to dispose Of these securities,
offering proof that she the rightful owner
The cashier of the bank did not know Miss Pal
ker, but knew the voucher and said that what
ever she averred might be depended on. There
upon, the certificates we're delivered to the bogus
Mlss Parker, and the deuded brokers bought
them. This happened as long ago as May last.
The genuine Miss Parker has just come forward
and on making inquiry for her property, finds
that it has gone where the woodbine,&c. Strange
to say, tho females who were cunning enough
to concoct this fraud fingered about the scsne OF
their rascality, and have been arrested. 1t must
in fairness be that the voucher" in this case
by name, Mrs. Furey, and the proprietresa of a
well-knOWn saloon on Market street -aifirms
that she had the best Of reasons for supposing
the female thief to be the real Miss ker, and
everybody must hope that she may prove her
case. 1t is a most singular affair throughout,
and will serve to make people who have such
deposits in Bank and elsewhere a little nervous.
A point that has not been cleared up is the ab-
sence Of the receipt which Miss Parker must
have held. From all that appears the pretend
ed owner was given undisputed possession of
another persons property with very slight at
tempt at Yerihoation.
An event in the best circles this week has
been the opening of the new building of the
University Of Pennsylvania. | have written
fully to you upon this eubject from time to time
and it only remains to chronicle that on Monday
last the new College doors were finally opened
The class that is first 20 enter the rejuvena'ed
University is the largest in its history and the
college M9iG6 i6tba1G ds,e6l Phil4fel9bia starts
prospects, The opening ceremonies were very
impressive. The leading intellect and culture
of the city were present. The University build
ing in its finished form is a fair and stately
structure, offering by far the finest architectural
display west Of the Schuylkill.
The Lecture business will be lively in Phila-
delphia this winter Pugh, the Star Lecture
man, has drawn the fire OF powerful opposl-
tion, and the result will be rival courses, with
more lectures and presumably greater interest
than ever before. The new conner is styled the
" Centennial course why, is not overly clear,
for it can scarcely mean that the intention is to
give course every hundred years. Mr.. Pughs s
plan has been to divide his lectures into two
series of ten lectures each, but the "Centen-
nial " proposes series of FIVE each, the object
being to Increase the season ticket sale by the
motive of a greatly decreased price. You are
aware that the sale of season tickets is the grand
resource OF the lecture manager. for good list
secured from tho start is almost surety OF
eventual success. With 1--WE lectures on a series,
tickets could be placed at ~ 90 perhaps, at % 90
or even lower Some OF the engagements for
the new scheme are very good and others but
so 30. Miss Emily Faithful reckon one of the
COED Investments, and Mr.. Edmund Yates
weakened by the fact that the gentleman first
speaks for MIR. Pugh. Prof. Waterhouse Haw-
kins lectures upon The Gorilla and the OAR
winian Theory" a good card. There are weak
places to balance these strong ones, chief among
| them being the engagement Of Laura Keene for
| two nights, and the lecture OF Philadelphia
| High School Professor Mr.. Mitchell. McAllister
the optican on Chestnut street, is understood
/ to be the responsible party In this enterprise
although there are other persons interested, one
| Of them being Mr.. Wegley. lawyer OF the city
/ and Hon-in-law Of Col. Forney. The course
i opens October 3rd at the Academy, and closes
| December 14th.
| Mr.. Pugh in the meantime is busily preparing
for his campaign. He opens Oct l4th, allow
ing the opposition thus to get in little ahead
| but he says this is to his advantage as he clears
| the State Election. after which (and inasmuch
| as the Presidential contest will then be virtual
decided) the people will be ready to go to lee
lures / should think for my own part, that tht
political excitement would interfere with botl
enter rprises somewhat There will be in the
| neiehborhood of forty Lectures, Readings ant
Concerts given on regular or extra Star" nights
The leading attractions will be Prof. John Tyn
| dale Jas Anthony Froude George Macdonald
| Edmud Yates, Wendell Phillips, Bret Harte
Stanley Africanus, and Madame Rudersdorff
| with fine soloist, chorus and orchestra in the Or
atoria Of 'Elijah?" There are, besides, the us
| ual prominent lecturers whom it seems are Ut
der continual engagement to Mr.. Pugh as far a
Philadelphia is concerned The first Star" be
gins Oct. .4th and continues with tolerable regu
iarity on Mondays & Thursdays until complete
the second series begins about Janury 10th mex
YEAR This course has been q continuous sue
cess since it's establishment four years ago, al
| it ia no wonder at all that an effort ia now mad
to divide the loaf. The wonder is rather thu
| the said effort was not made before
The immediate matter OF interest to greI
| many people il the International Cricket Mate
| TO be payed, or at least commenced to-morroI
| The New York players were 80 shamefuily be-
| ten by the Engliehmen that the hopes OF SON
enthusiasts here that our boys might beat IL
, | 'tpentleman eleven" have been rather dashe
but the defeat in New York only proves tn
| Cricket there is rather low and not that Il
Britishers are invincible. The chances OF cour
are that we shall be beaten but there are at Il
same time hopes OF very strong and elo
| game. Grace is the man principally feare
and il he could by any possibility be retir'
= | with A small score we should have good cham
of winning. To be sure the thing is to do 1u
that with Mr.. Grace The best bowlers
England do not find it very easy to do. Phil
= delphia possesses undeniaby the best Crickete
in the country as previous International match
attest In 1859 and again i'll 1868 the be
stand was made here against the English visito
| of any that they met in their tours, and it
claimed that the body of players is stronger nj
than ever before. In our game in 1868, the L
glish professionals won by only two wickets,
sistsd as they were by the tremendous bow
Freeman whose exhibition in that part of t
game had never been approached hereabou
NJ Ii is true they had no such batsman as Graz
a. but there are happy chances in the game, and
n gnny be that Charlie Newhall will get into
G. great hitteI's wicket early in the game. Newh
was said in 1868 to be almost as swift as FIR
man. though he lacked the Englishman's prec
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