Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-15
FIRST EDITION.
PHILADELPHIA.
ouR sATuRD LErrgR.

| CO.-PRoP0sAL TO BUILD ELLvATED TRACKS, &o.
Special Correspondence Of he Commercial
PHILADELPHIA Nov. a.
Opinion is by no means unanimous upon the
subject Of the adoption of the amended or rath-
er the new, Constitution. One thing is certain
that il ths press had given only a por-
tion of it's attention to the doings OF the
| Convention while 1t was in session,
| which it now devotes to the subject much en-
tanglement and misunderstanding might have
| been avoided, The Convention went about its
work for months and no one thought it worth
while to particularly regard what was being
done, but now that the documenti is finished aud
ready to be voted upon there ia great deal OF
fault finding and recriminatiOn. The Republi.
can press is especially severe on the nstru-
ment and one cannot but feel that such crti-
cism ID trifle late. OF course iu matter OF such
| moment, all investlp alton and expression of
| opinion il desirable but 1t ID to be feared that
much valuable time has been lost. Many peo-
pie believe that the document will be rejected,
ard If II is to be made party matter and the
republican papers array themselves solidly
| agaipst it, Hnch result is not unlikely. IL is
| not little significant that Democrats, scarcely
| without exception, favor the document, One of
| the strongest charges brought by Republicans
is against the article providing that the charac-
| Ter Of each mans vote at any election shall be
| noted by the election officers aud be liable to
| disclosure in the event OF judicial proceedings
| ~ lb chlluOu lnhl bucn n pIONlrlOu VIII
be standing threat to poor men
| to vote as their employees may desire, and II it
| is enforced an independent election in Pennsy-
| vanla 1t Is urged will be well nigh impossible.
mention this as one OF the grounds taken against
| the new code.
The news from Cuba produced great excite
ment has aA you may suppose. Our Cuban pop
nlation il not large but the location of.the Navy
| Yard at this place and the feeling OF certainty
| that naval movements would be Immediately in-
| AugurAted have made things very lively since
tue intelligence WAS received. The news at thlh
writing is that the Stock Board have received ad
/ vices that war bHlween Span aud the United
States is inevitable;--the correspondence be
| tween Secretary Fish and Minister Sickles
giving eueh assurance, There may be
nothing whatovar in the report, which it il posi-
| BILE has been manufactured for speculating pur-
poses In fact gold rose ut once two per CENT
| aud this may have been the effect designed
Still, the air is electric with indications OF START
| ling change, and anything IL possible. There is
| great sctlyty at the Navy Yard. The Monitor
| ''Maubattan" IL rapidly preparing for sea, and
| full list Of officers have been ordered to her.
| She is shipping coal, provisions aud ammunition
| aud will sail, lt Is expected, tomorrow, for New
| York. thence TO be despatched to Santiago d3
| Cuba. The "Agsx" is also being got ready for
sea with as much speed as possible. In addition
| 20 thsse movements,a number of vessels nave
been ordered to the yard for repairs and equip
InGnt and the word Is "bnstle hustle! y
la various quarters, this diversion is regarded
| as a sort of dellverance from our panicBy trou'
| bles. Ii gives people something to think about
o1her h9p bfisp lhe prevalent unpleasant themes Of
/ eral depression. This is indeed falsG, - :.
for war is the woret Of all troubles but II seems
| IJr the moment to divert the popular NINA, anu
| IL, too, the monetary disturbances are nervous
| rather than real the diversion may be for our
| good, oven though serious troubles OF anothei
| sort should follow. Bnt the poor
| Centennial Every thing runs contrary 10
| that scheme. just cOnsuer what nara luck IL
l .. .,,,I,l Ia tnu ia
| enut. the vsiioS fever scare aud now those
national com plicatlons all against IT. Sach
combination Of untoward evelts Is dlshealteh-
| lng anl that the Commission manages,
with it all, to keep up its courage 80 praVelyi 10
| greatly to its credit =.
The Peace Slcluty has as usual improved It's
opportunity by expressing wish to the fresi-
| dent that nothing he done to call the spanish
| Butchers to account, Rsform Is very Soou
tniug, but MIR. Loves society manages to make
| ,4slf yery Ridiculous III its special quest
fs position is 30 entirely, absurd that the pub
| nc scarcely eau beiievs 1t sincere. 10 6raVey
counsel passive submission, imam emergency ike
ne present IL to go even bevohd the tune non non :
| ored Quaker doctrine OF nOi-reslstance' Inc
| @ Iakera went to battle for the country IN the
| .eDelnon and the meeting was AFRAID 10 diaown
| tnom and To say that the United States shAll
tot defend it, honor III 1t shalt be found to have
bsea liaulted IN this Oubln buslnes7) 10 to give
: | ap our States as a nation. But such childisn'
| ues- does not require an ahsWer. Ieupt
Il | htiulHg such Views shOulu loIlu CuAhHuh
= | NV" aud emigrate to some Tar away lsl'
a | Where slius never cOme and Mheri
a The endless rlyairies aud disputes OF the
II | world are unknown Coupled with the practica
suggestions to the Presidant relative to TIT
| .Ylrgiuius" murders, the Peace Society has pro
9 testea against the defense of the Delaware
+ such performers arc entirely too good and limo
= cent for this lfe. n.
IT rhe crowded condition OF the Eastern Pani
, | tenffary ia a matter that has been frequently
{ ol.mented ON of late, and an incident occurring
,e | ihlB week emphasized the fact that raoleA
g. cnauges are oaod for in the institution. The pr
4 son cannot properly accommodate the hulnoel ~
9 of conyics assigned toit Owing to this fact, tn
: | ustOm mas lattery prevailed OF doubling up
N tho prisoners. that Is of placing two or more !
v | each coll Instead of single person. conVl'
II named Charles Brown who had been thus "dol
~ plel" upon Colonel" Oregar, the notoiicu
Of eunutelieiter, made an attack upon his roomma'
a. this week aud the prison authorities are mue
ne .canda ized thereat. The Penltentlary 10 aaml
tudiy small, and as 1t lslmpossiDle 70 enlat
~ | IL m it's present location removal DO ONES
bs ueces.ity of the near future Furthermore
at present position is serious disadvantage TO In,
section Of the Ciiy. When trsi built, Cherry hll
was far out Of town, but now considering u
M Immense growth west OF the Schnylklll' 1t mi
almost be called in the centre OF the CITY,
he sides being on one Of the main thoroughtares
% the Park. The project to remove the Alinshou
W sbould be supplemented by one to take tho pr
OF on out OF the built up sections Ohe chaise
nd as necessary as the other =,
lar Tie Reading Rail Road Co. offers to ma
rn- certain CONCESSIONS to the city in the way OF
&C. Ieying Pennsylvania Avenue, an importa
are boundary of the Park. provided tine city on
the uart grants the railway some peculiar prlVleB
eps | rhe situation is about this The company y
! a | take its tracks from the avenue thus assuri
loh ina SECURITY OF the streets crossing the aVeht
Ia viii also make over to the city the SUP staht
, of old bridge ut Columbia avenue for Whlch IL
ed, have no further use il the contemplated chang
il are carried out. The city will be able TO get
ere bridge at bargain and althO ugh the snperStr
tnre is now only suitable to railway purposes
ayy rtn easily be adapted to road travel and Will
sea | of great service as approach to tue upl
be P.Tk The streets crossing PennsylYanla
ors une-Groen, Coates, DC unless the n
lay | are removed, will require bridges p'
over them before great while sho
hip | in fact have them now as travel has become
Law view of the increased railway traffic and the
, on stnntly augmented crowds in the throughiai
nerilols IN that section Flagmen are requl
rom Al ali crossings, but with constant watchtuhn
iata secldents are nevertheless of frequent occ
snce. All these dangers, the cost OF nag d
with No. would be overcome by the vacation OF
arge ayenus, and magnificent approach galneu
,ndu the Park The company for its part, and In
held turn for these privileges, proposes to erect
q, an elevated railway by permission OF the city
axtend from Broad Street to 2lst street on
cLv | line of Willow street. At 2lst st., the eevs
awai Tosd will turn to the north and cross
,ha s,hnvihill at PoWelton Avenue. The tracks