Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-12-20
FIRST EDITION.
PHILADELPHIA.
our sATuRD LETTER.

EvgNTETo
Special Correspondence Of he Commercial.
PaTLADRIpHIA. Dec. 20.
The Election on tho new Constitution was
surprise to everybody. For once the Il told |
you Sos" are silenced for they had told us |
nothing approaching the fact. They knew --at
least they thought-as the rest OF us did, that |
tho Constitution would be adopted, but |
that its adoption would be practically un- |
animous nobody dreamed In effect, both |
partie, voted for the new code. the Democrats |
solidIy. and the Republicans in a majority of in-
stAnces We had here question that was deti- |
ntey removed from partissnship. and from that |
point OF view, it from no other the result Is re-
mArkabls. Altogether the vote is unoxampled
in the history of the state. In the face OF such
an overwhelming manifestation of opinion the
opponents OF the constitution have not a word to
OF II in rebuke. II ever the Yor PoPmt has
been heard, it has been here. The indications
are that the total majority will be in t9e neigh
burhood of $50 900, while ~ yet only hve coun-
ties appear to have voted mo
The most singular feature OF the election was
that show IN this city Ii every WaIn tner1
was a mai lrity for the new system the total
reaching the astonishing figure according 70 tue
official return made yesterdAy-Ot 81, lZO
was larger the other way than we had thought 1t
pOselDIo Tor the nlhDhkeIb ~ IA oB"bio" ~
frrmI There were attempts in the lOlh and
18Th wards to stem the current and the hrst re-
nor 4 were 30 ''dOcturei" AZ to give mHJoilles
against, bat d more accurate system OF counting
be,ng brought to bear, THESE WARDS, WIN
Ali the others, were declared by the
reiurn Judges to have vOedsby handsome ma
iorltles for the Constitution. You may readily
| be.ieve that ths has been slasgerer. ON
oldest politicians arc qnns iAhen pach Aha w
nut know what to make OF. it Can it be that
| the people are taking things IN their own hahus
| aud thai they are Determined henceiorth to vote
| An they see ut aud as tier ludsme,ts dictate,
rt tgardess Of party management lhe Ieal
| that this is the fact makes tho professionals
| very blue about there timer, and the question
| above all others with them is whether TINS IL
| real solid virtue or mere fancy WHICH Will
soon blow OverI ,.t.,
edly been the Tea Party" great many peo-
| ole, indeed thought tho Party OF Infinitely more
| account than the election. faHhloh ~ bupreine
| and her whlm for tho moment was nus Plece VI
| child'A NAV OF course when II btcalne 'lhe
| thing" everybody III society wanted to JON the
movement naturally all could not, anl cohse-
quently arose an excitement whlch can haluly
| DO credited by those at distance lhere ls
| nothing 30 astonishing iu drlukiug cup OF tea,
nor-atthougu this is something hItle more
rare-is there anything absolutely stupehuous
and unheard OF III the fact OF some scoiss o'
| yuung ladies arraylnB themselves Ill oiu lash-
| iuned gowns after the manner OF her'nH' me
| mothef Tor the wife which WAS IL y OF the tdther
|
| OF hiu Country. Yet our young people saw prop
er to go iiauic over this cohIunGtlOh' a Meeh
| ago tickets could not be had Tor love or uuhsS'
| The whole sffair illustrates very lorclpy ue
| naculiar tnlallte 81 Of view which at times 80 uh
aorouutably afec Phade phia. There mas
been All expenditure OF interest," anu o"o' w.
| gy over this tihe, when gwen " "
the Centennial pIol or, WJuIu bot on'y h1'o
brourht in mora money, but have hau
proportiOuate,y greater effect on me County
A. showing how much in earnest PennsylvAnla
is in the World FAIR. The party was loi 'tio
beuetit of the movement, but the result rs TON
sdernr what is needed-verS trthB' we are
strong III ittle things here 1t II our Speat tou'
, bic No feature of the cehtenuial moYe'iet, gu i !
| has excited SO much interest as thls "hHh niiu
IN the neanwhile questions of the most lihlneul'
| ata ;mnurtAnce are preseiug for cousideratlon'
| and not getting it. 1t was We'll enough
TO hav1 the party, but ~ nisu'l ho,s
, | been better first to have uetefmin'u ~" nv,
u the EXPOSITION Buildings are to be efesteu' 1u1'
o | nov no one can say how that most essential pre-
= lI,ninnry il to be effected. There are no sup
sorptions to the stock OF any account an" N'
1 | expenses of the commission are CONSTANT ,,
i Another OF the Reading Rallroau 20 col
/. | liern" wae launched this week, making meet o
. | SIX Of these yessels 80 far compleleu. Aue plAi
of The company contehpates hity OF thet'
steamers and in addition to the Elk alrehus ana
Il eight others are now 10 process OF cohslIuulo
10 TSo Of these are buildi al Chester, ana siA Il
- thi. city by the MeEsla tramp. lheso poa's . az a.
o OF OF uniform tonnage, ranging iton l
II 5uO tons to 1900 and 1900 toms. inc nlst uui'
4. | urre IN. smallest bat they proved so OlhadequAl
fo Al a growing traffic that their successuIs her
10 Increased in sizs. The remaining Versels "l.i y
y OF at least 1900 tons register. IN conhectio'
d with the coal intele est the ne" oil"Se ofel "a .
Hudson River at Ptughket psie is expected 1
10 ulay an important pare short aud ulreot com
1t nuuication Will thus be establshedhetEeeh IN
,f PEI nsyl, ANA Coal RelloDs and Inc New I4it
i. a "A StAte4 al d agr at tuG imm 'dlats stimelu
10 10 production it is believed will be the consequ
enoe. ,t, Lor. ao da6
=. ciant in chally Ar to take quiet satisfaction I
: ths fun the Bullstin is making OF MT u. a
d Fuwneend. Ii We can once get over tne scrup.
q FIAT the game l. not WORTH the cahuie lhete
much to admire in the Buueftt hahult6
that prodiaoua hnmbug, II lnslss thAt AoWi
aend II noIhng il not truthfnli IL places III
most absolute chdhke tru-t ia his VeraGity
ali suI iecis and implies that the ohly ruspi'
Il, ion attached to the httie hatchet s'9ly - W.
oh il does not refer 10 ihe dlsth9 ue'r6a'
81 frnm Delaware to the Clnclnuau CohNehtlol
I, | Townssid's friends will be glad to have Tue
o. p | testimony to his worth II VIII remluu lpe'
~ of the brave "Euick 7 Fanshawe; Mhose VI VI
nd tues are 20 impresslvely dweit upo
ed by Marx Twa.n, Buek was all lot peaee
a. | c1uidn stand 4 disturbances, and rather 'n'
.fe submit to one he would jump IN aho ueinoef M
ng his antagonists before tney c9ulu Bet ~ "
-th fairly started just 30. u, A Io"hhehu 10 q
W. tor ffnth and lie will make the most outIaS
lip ons statements III support OF his great prlht
rO- ple Townsend belongs to the tmaii, pa' PeS
ew ija,iv gifted class of Amellc4ns-wnch lhciuu
he a II Train Colorado Jowett. Sergeant bl'e
lip and DauIcl Pratt, tue great AmellcAh va
aif | eller-aud which must be lasting propiehl
,he fo euners who strive to compreh hehd the NA'lo
yht al character until they comprehend l'lat one
| TIA elements ID that OF tho Genus Fraud,
int 'Ihe production OF Yerdis new. Opera OF Alu
the was an event OF lhe iirst Importance III husi'
the and ART circles 50 emphatic sHccess tsklns
it in ALL has not before been seen AZ our Aeaisi ~
~ | of Mnsic. True a great share OF TINS suect
att, must be- placed 10 tho account OF the intsu,
the cent mat ner in which the work was brought u'
not a. WILL as to the exceptionally hne opeis
ain tronne organized by Mr. 5traKosch; ;-DuL tht
things apart, Aida an musical WORK, pl
I'M anT Simple must have made deeplmpIessiouu u
n ia the most poetical of Verdi Operas u mas u
me. far.away creamy tone Which makes u ine no = =
ea- hndiment of romance In pronounced meioay !
d comparatively deficient, bu III pace u ~ tuei ~
mad | somethtng even better, musical Tansiatoli M
of | ina eeptineut of the drama. There Is hone
mr. The usual npet ats clap-tTap IN ms MoiA'
lem thing that De Quincy hut of 80 capitais ln
nly. s,Storming battery with an aria' put tne Il
tIe sic IL honestly suggested by the leenhg
ring meapirg of the scene me ,atadv niL has Of
So most popular operas that the melody has VI
ped. no relation to the dramatic situation. OF 10
| necnliarlties of the character .deilVeripe
How much is there, for example. IN
nuSic which Donnlzettts Lucfe<th ei
land ,'inS iInstrates the personality OF !
. svonRn? Verdi has heretot