, 1873-10-02
PHILADELPHIA.
Operations Of the Clothing Ring.
Tho Bogus'Diploma Question.-.An At.
tempt to Purge tlo Bar.
Centennial Matters.-.parado OF Knlobts. Tcn1n1ar
...Tho Constitutional Conyen!ion..
Resumption Of Business.


Special Correspondence af Tito Chicago Tribune.
fH1IApELrn1A, Pa, sopt. ~, 1878.
Our city ia famous for hor Rings. Fow Of Our
public officials, from the highest to tho lowest,
are FREQ from tho tatnt Of corruption. In vain
do one or two spirited Journalists raise their
voices against tho r'aing OWL. 1hor boat and
most woll-diroctod ofrortH arc powerloss, ant, al
tho present writing, "tho City Of Drothorly
Love Ia by-word md roproaoh; hor Justice is
mockory; tho action of hor Councils iB do
luaio'l. and tho public ptoty Of hor officials o
Bnaro. TLeso are woll-known facts, and require
no further comment on my part.
considerable ingenuity iB exercised In tho
working Of our city Rings. tnko what Ia
called
THE CLOTHING RING
as an example.
Thero aroporiodical Hn!es Of clothing and otl,o1
articles ut tho United States Arsenal in th,a
oity-adyortised as condomncd goodg.-whlc|,
bring togothor quito number Of buyers. Tho
gfoater part Of the goods offered is inyoriablv
bought up by,a formidable Rug composed Of
haa boon In oxistonco for years and is ro,,re. .
81 sentod nt almost oycry large aovor,mont.sao in
the Uniou. It's modus opcrantli is o. follow.
IT. has al';ays buyer and other ngonts, whona
and aoa !; + 's ar 70 seak among intending bidders
L.
are q, willing to pay. When tic aao bcein11,
toso II 80, who wish but tow pactagos aro allowed
mahy Of the goea oe ta rEs Knn bayor wanta to-
aghinat hitn nnd forces him mt. nj ti,n r;., ~
!;oslng money ltsof, Biuco 1t detoru him from lid
ng a,ng on other other articles Wllon tho goods aro
how y, mueh :, lle wants, ho immediately roplos. %
AL" 1n this manner, tito Ring obtains l, 1oarly
al the goods offered. am crolibly informed
that immense lots Of goods aro knocked down.
costing tho, Government $3.50 md "a por ar nair
have boon known to soil for fifteen to iranf,,
cents per pair Tac hamo with blankets, panta.
Icons, blouscs, coats, etc.
There u ~ Inner Hing within tho argo ono,
furnish tho funds to pay for tho goods. Th;a
party moot together after tho sulo. md hnya "
q splendid supper. Exporienecs are related over
purchased arc produced aud prices ayoraTeI. T x
day ia named for thoso in tho Main H,i,1,' arG
tho prceH puid are stated, tho interest and co,n.
m,saion charged by the Inner Ring for their
prices TINT will DO taken Tor tho goods. "dns An
auction IL then hold, aud tho members Of tho
outer Hing bid anil get tlom for cash olways at
Eoea pfieeb Ill comparison to what wns formerly
iviaon aHi,ai 1e % profits aro then esnatod and
1nombers, 80 that tloy thus get s,s tie goodS adS
nnu also largo gain Oh tIor tanecH i
lho membob !9 Of tho Inner and Outside ltingn
aho to,9a, aIa dosa TO nao nonno profits annually Al
encll having a considerable profit, tic woaror
getH them very cheap, for tic simple reason
that tho original prico is so..yory smali-almoet
aI;,a,ig nIosmhg. liz leadofs Of this Ring aro all
combination, II in stated~ ~ tIot tm H. assacs
ono i'll st. Louis, and others il, Nav Yor T;n.
oinnati, Baltimore, Boston. Wns,inrtan n,u o1,t1
other l'lacoy 'AN'D' ""9n'nsson' anu
noaua n,n,o,,.u
Acknowledgement nimmicita";, ~on,. l. A..
communication Of Mnyor Etojley nsIinc ii lin w 10
isBuo writ NJ n,;n worrs,'i}, "aM.tls aI. nln @ 70
Il American Tnsttno ~ pi,;in5"i.. n,sninst TUG
salo of bogus ,,nnmnu{n E,,rono a oinn,ak i anekoa
eays 1T viii nrnnnro tho naoanenr
aud apply for lid writa nj re ~ .
Supreme Court in pttarrh III In 1"c1 arat fan ~ dao
calling upou yo,, aoon in pj'i1a a eaS'1!o OF
4arlly aid il viii aSTora mn ninosMrpa t ~ mecd
ate with YOU In tits mattor. .'"'34o ~ e''opof-
runo1No THE n.n.
philudeinlin Har wns hs)d th;a rtom,oot ttlt
now Coi.rt-lfouao. to tako snc etcna a ~, ,c51 iii
purgo the Bor OF lie daronuabn ca "s en ~,
olnBs Of hurd- d-chcoked irnornnt md f1;e1,nnoro
bio tayYynrs nre tnn.r tn THAR ,uoro ro.,,notshr
fns sse erehren resolution p9ydne
tion who'll viii DO char{era @as anauimouz1g o1saa!zf
Tnmmi+too rn,'ns.o S"snus' ituih tae special
oOt:too' :' tepoiteu tnag maa8 or ovidenco
concerning cottaln persons connected with tha
profession had boon takou By tle
Committee, hut The latter consiI.
cred it bost mt IN rorort t1,a
oa,ra ,,.:1 s Ho' ~ AGpotb tNo
1ro ~ ,.,,;6 ~ 6unoiitl ii'1oLlns, WHICH Mon!u
Saso @ 'no Paltos 4MlAlcAlea an opportunity to
nhso nearing The question having boon
raseu ~hothcr or not tho Law Aaaoclntion had
Rudtman dectarci that action hcyor1 ita prnv'
ince aud that tho matter rested #, tho houila ~
tha H., ~; o.i 49, '..1t 1 1ento.i ~ .to iitus "
sao a. ~! M ~ sonerai, WHO aHou!d' ho Thought,
cse w. 7 or .ho lnon WHO arc bringing contempt on
lno lsaf, n,a WHO gro maklng 1t by-word aud a
cESrENsIAL aAr7Ens.
Mattora are progresa;nr yorv faporoh,7 ~ Ain
r-nnt",.,,;at D,.aI 1.7 mi ny 1ssoiAo1S at tAu
Uetltsnmt"s e S' h1leau Aero' Tue QuaiternaBtel
III. aIa nnreeoh-tehoraf, y y. H., hnvo mnde ap-
tion. pllilndcIphiuns trust that Chfcaro viii
Btnnd by them with roat]v and renorn,in o,,h.
Moroy ia roatoI - 80 6s0ttn sun
inait ~ r.. a soa y t'soueus Aiu' "non VIC