Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-26

the aovERHoR-sERsATIoNAL BANKING, AND rTs
MoRAb-BAsE BALL-''PHILADELPHIA" Us ''ATE-
LErIo"-oPERA BoUFFE, ETC.
Special Correspondence Of The Commercial
| PHTLADELPHIA, April 25th.
Asnovel sight was presented at the Academy
of Music a few evenings ago. 1t was " wo
mans meetin5," in which there was not sin
| gle.w woman concerned. The meeting was. called
to celebrate the action of the ladies' in the CEN
tennial movement, but either owing to constitu-
| tonal feminine timidity, or to bad management,
the affair was entirely taken from the hands of
the women and engineered by the male talent
that always comes to the fore on public occa-
sions in Philadelphia. Big things were expec-
ted of this meeting but very little came OF it.
If the ladies had really managed it, the case
might have been different, but it was felt on
all hands than they were mainly used to give
ecldt to the affair. Centennial stock is very low
The hope now is that the excitement over the
Vienna Exposition may revive our Tagging ener-
giees, but it does not and speedily, all hope of
becoming celebration is gone. In any event
there will ba festival here, but from present
| appearances it will be little else than local
| or at least State affair. The other States
/ wheel into line with disheartening sowness.
| In fact they haven't wheeled at all, as yet. Re-
I
| Is unfortunate that there is division in the
camp. The ladies' should all fight under one
| banner, but they do not. There are two dis
| tinct organizations, one devoted to the raising
| of funds and the other to the general inter-
| ests of the scheme, whatever that may mean.
| The general interests" all come to the money
| question, after all. The rival managers have
| been anxious to assure the public that nothing
| but the best of feeling prevails between the
two Societies. From various little cat-like pas
/ sages at arms that have occurred, however,
| there is reason to doubt this, and at all events
| the ladies should realize that here, as every
| where, Union is Strength.
The Municipal Reform Association has made
rejOiuder to Ex-Collector Hills statement, relat-
/ ing to the delinquent taxes, to which referred
| last week. And very crushing rejOinder 1t is.
/ The Committee on Abuses show that it is plain
the Controller could not have properly investi-
gated affairs in the Collectors Office for if he
| had he would have known that certain amounts
| had been paid and marked of, and other amounts
| dc eclared, for good reasons, uncollectable. The
strongest point made by Mr.. Hill was, that he
| gave the figures for only single year, Q869),
| while the Ex-Collector adds those of 10, III and
| 80 Ia brief there is, iguratively speaking,
nothing left of Mr.. Hill now that the Committee
on Abuses are done with him,-if indeed they
| are done with him. 1t is not necessary to add
more than have previously detailed. But that
it is matter of abiding interest every one who
| pays taxes knows.
An interesting occasion to Episcopalians has
been the series of meeting held nearly every day
| this week at old St Andrews Church, on Eighth
street lblve s. ruce, celebrating the semi CEN
| tennial Il the urea The Eplecopalians hold
nearly all the very old churches. With the excep-
ton Of st. Georges, (Methodist) and the Lu-
| theran church at 9th and Cherry, there can
scarcely be mentioned a church 90 years old that
| il not Episcopalian. Christ Church, st. Peters,
| Sd and Spruce, aud the Old Swedes Church are
among the most venerable of these places of
| worship. St. Andrews has always held an emf
nent place. Ii is noted as having graduated
| from among its rectors two Bishops, one athe
| popular Bishops Stevens, of PennA., and the
| other Bishop Clark of Rhode Island. The
| pecial effort of the present anniversary is tine
raising of $50 900 Endowment Fund for
the church, and from the pleasurable feeling
| aroused, there is not much doubt of the money
being obtained. Bishop Stevens and Clark,
Rev Phillips Brooks Rev. Stephen II. Tying and
other bright lights have appeared during the
week. and the church has been crowded with
enthusiastic people day and evening.
Gen. Hartranft has now in his hands, nearly
seventy acts relating to Philadelphia interests,
passed by the last Legislature, and only await
ing the Governors signature to become laws.
Tnis is a weighty responsibility and there is
comfort in tho bolef that We have an executive
who will bear 1t honestly. Two-thirds of these
acts are of more or less private character. and
the balance refer to the almshouse removal,
street railways, opening of streets and roads,
harbor improvements &c. 1t is safe to say that
half of them should be vetoed on sight. Tie
action of the Governor on the swindling :" Con
tinental' and other street railways, will tell the
story.
Some excitement in business circles has been
caused by the sudden pull up in the career OF a
broker of the sensational order named Grambo.
The course of the erratic individual has beon
watched with interest by the more sedate men
upon the street, and the ruInors that have been
flying about recently in regard to his solvency,
&c, would fill more space than can give them,
even if their reproduction were desirable. FL
nally, things came to q head through q suit
brpuuIf bV "a who had ptAng1 a nOnSi1afa-
BILE amount of stock in Grambos hands for real
iZation, and of which he claims he has never
heard since All down town people are familiar
with some of MIR. Grambo's dOings He does bus
mess in the ~ Y. Ledger style. The biggest signs,
the brightest colors, are layishly used to attract
attention TO his affairP. He hit on the clever
advertising dodge, some time since Of erecting
a mammoth clock on the eide walk opposite his
office on Walnut street below Fifth. These
promises, however, he has announced his spec
dy intention of vacating, having in view re-
moyal to the marble building owned by Major
Tobias on Chestnut st. above Sth, and at one
time occupied by Bailey 4 Co., the Jewellers.
His changes and additions to this building have
been of the most lavish and expensive character
"a sngle1tem of 900 for Fire-Proof Safe,
showing how his ideas tend. 1t was this whole
sale extravaganza which first led to suspicion
He is reported to have taken alease of ten years
on the Chestnut ST. property, paving $4,000
year for the first five years, and S500O year for
the second five. Such outlay needs something
pretty substantial at the back. The investiga-
ton to be held tomorrow is looked for with pe-
cuar curiosity it is thought there may be
extensive showing up OF the doings Of the
"Bulls and Bears"
The base ball fraternity. and all its aiders and
abotters, nightly wrought upon at the pres
ent time, the iucitug cause being the apparent
superiority of the new philadelphia Club" over
both the Athletic and tho Boston Clubs. In
writing to you nearly two months ago, in fore
casting the ball season, | anticipated this result.
l said then that the Philadelphia nine was extra
ordinarily strong, and that the Athletic was by no
means up to its standard of former seasons.
But could not, nor could any one, have sup
posed that the old club would be 30 weak it is
now proved to be. The result is Disappointing
to lovers of the game Five of the best players
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cuthbert Myerle,
Treacy and Bechtel-were drawn from the Ath-
letic, while the new comers who take their places
are throughout inferior to the seceders. Two of
them, Murnan, LIST base and Clapp, catcher are
admitted failures, while the others are no more
than average players. There is great complaint
among Athletic members because Reach and
Sensenderfer have been ehelved and altogether
there is confusion in the little Isle" 1t does not
seem however, that even with tile last named men
brought on that the Athletic" would have much
chance the odds against them are too great.
The - Philadelphia evidently have the ability
to win the championship, whether they have
the necessary sslf coltrol remains to be seem
That is where the 'Boston (under II. Wright's
captaincy) is strong. Late hours, tobacco and
baer, tell the strongest constitutions, and such