Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-08-16
FIRST EDITOR.
PHILADELPHIA.
our SAT uRpAY LETTE n.

Nhb' AS' 1
The disappointment at the failure of Judge
Paxson to obtain the nomination for the Su-
preme Judgeship can be admitted without refiec-
tion upon the successful candidate. Judge
Gordon, from all that is known of him in this
section. ia an able and trustworthy man and he
will receive an undivided Republican support.
No one says that the Western judge is not as
competent and deserving as his Eastern friend, |
but here we know Paxson and we do not know |
Gordon. Iu the West they know Gordon and |
do not know Paxson it is all right, OF course, |
but here and in the counties immediately ad-
Joining there is little natural soreness on the
subject. Nor is this to say that Mr.. VIM. Ii.
Mann's argument before the Convention (that
the "balance of power" required the nomina-
tion should be given to the Eastern section) ne
cessariIy expressed the truth. Supreme Court
.Iudge belonps to the whole State, and the pur-
ity OF his character and record being admitted
it matters not from what section he is called.
That at least, is the reasoning OF the people, no
matter how the politicians may lay their plans
As it happened, Judge Gordons friends were
the strongest, and members OF the party are
GLAD he is a man for whom they can vote with
hearty good will. The Bulletin persists IN hold
ing that either Judge Hare or Judge Ihayer
(estimable men and accomplished JurlstH' Doth)
could have Deeu uOnmhttu WHOM SOoh
that Judge Paxson's strength was insuiclent-
but there is no way of proving il nor does it
greatly matter with as good candidate as We
have obtained.
The great etorm which commenced on Tues
day evening and continued without inteTmission
until this morning, has been matter OF general
concern. ANYTHING more persistent IL not re-
membered of late years. There have been snow
blockades and spring freshets which have coca
| stoned more damage but such soaking over,
| flow, such breaking of culverts and drains, and
| flooding OF cellars, wharvt =, and low places gen
orally, is almost uneXamped. On Weunesuay
morning there was decidedly uncomtortanie
feeling in town. News began to arrive OF the
| washing out of railways in various places, and
| 40 many of our people are abroad Just now,
/ large proportion OF them on the homeward turn,
/ that any break in travelling arrangements natnr-
/ ally caused a sensation Other considerspie
| numbers of people are at the seashore and at
/ camp-meeti gs, places especially exposed to el-
| emental outbursts. Can anything much more
/ uncomfortable be imagined than . camp upon
| such day az last Wednesday The rhenma-
tism would discount the religion, fancy. Pas
seDgers, mails and freight on nearly all the
| roads we're greatly delayed, the most serious
break being upon the p W. d b. Hailroad near
Newark, Delaware. But that nnely mahaseu
| road rlghted itself sooner thah hiBh' h@fo Oeen
our scotch friends barely escaped this out
pouring, this taking, tho lid from OIL the ever
lasting rea- Pot" as Hosea Biglow sings: AZ II
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thew were coming, finally did come, and had one
OF the finest days of the season. They had also
| a very notable success,-the national games anu
| sports attracting more attention ana Drawing
greater crowds than ever before u Is s,aleu e.
there were 200 persons at Oakdale Park on
Monday many of them ladies' and children
Good order was mantained and the whole aHalr
| passed of in admirable form. Delegations were
present from various distant parts many ol 'nen a
in the historic Highland costume anu the pro-
| eession to the Park was one OF the most unique
things that has been seen in Philadepnla 10
long time. The New York "Highlanders hegl'
ment added much to this portion OF the display
| There is Hweeter mlsc than that mahuiaotuiet
by the bagpipe, and yet it is pleasant to hear ta
, | mingled squeak and drone once IN whle,-sa,
once a year. Everybody who had ever seel
| Agnes Robertson in Jessie BfOtDn was saying OF
g.. Monday, "Dinna ye hear it It's the slogan
And trnth alone cumpes the remark that th
r bagpipe is the slowest gun OF musical hlsUu
ment known. ., ,.-...
The games, which were the central attraction
of the Festival, wore contested WIN Bteat ~ -
. | it, There were a greater number OF entries thai
| heretofore but the professional athletes "hu
. have often had the monopoly OF these tourna
ments did not put IN appearances IL was - noS ~
| . star affair." and was Tor that reason an eh i
more satisfactory. The prizes FOR jumping VauN
3 ng. throwing, dancing, AMI the like, were non
: estly tried for and imparually awarded que
/ the foremost contestants was Mr. ueorBe u%o,u' %
- | a Professor of Princeton College ne caIrled VI
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}, other second and third prizes. This incldei
II will give an idea of the status OF the analr' y
~ Monday evening there was banquet al the A'
semby building, aud On We lnesday the s ahius
* convention OF the National Caledonian ooclet
was held. The reunion was worry si"'H'
4, success throughout. .o,..., ~,
Tender hearted people have been aihcten III
week by a story of shocking cruelty to youu
~ girl in the southern part OF the clty. inns b,i
" named Mary Rowland, had for some reason III
known been shut mp by her step-molher al
"a step-sister in retired apartment OF hou
10 in Morris street. and treated IN most parpa
es GUS manner 1t was the evident lntenlon
the heartiess relatives to starve the poor lhli
TO death and thev had nearly succeeded IN tnt
design when the discovery was made; Inc VI
Tim was found emaciated to the last degree al
Is scarcely able to move or speak Such Ioou
waa furnished her was filthy slop from the sire
te- barrels and like savory dishes. There Is su
r- Incredible malignity in the whole affair that
lm the evidence of the crime were not directly
ln- der our eyes the story could scarcely De
ar | ITnhappily there il no room for doubt. L
All | wonId be murderers are in confinement a
nd | Mary has now the gentlest care 1t IL suppos
,rn | some family jealousy or hatred was tne CAV
ara Of the crime, which only evaded tue climax
MI murder by accident. The intention to murC
nj | was there | do not know when l have re
Ike ANYTHING more pitiful than poor Marys talk
OF Detective My joints are go sun, she % %
ef- flat cant move them. Maybe its beca'
are avnrythiug around me now is soft J. Ihat ls
orn little speech that one OF flctor hu5Oe N
bles might have made. -, !,
MIR Elias Durand, orce well known 10
character. died yester, ay at an advanced a
Twenty live years ago MIR; Durahd was our our p
LA cipal apothecary-as the old-fashioheu term u
went His establishment was at SKIN
u | Chestnut streets where the Letter Duiloihg l
- stauds-at least npon the corner OF that eAt
AM AM siye property ard it was noted locahiy.
en- rand was also learned botanist and mao WITH
tno ny a o eat deal upon his favorite study he WI
siso FTenehmau and before he settled IN Phlia
a as nina had led an eventful life. He had pee
una n nmedicaI practitioner in the French Army, un
oaru Nsnnieon' and had been in the thick OF m
tamona campaigns As botanist and drug
hara he was the honored friend and compaI
~ the eminent medical men who gave Phila
tch- mia snch high standing in the last general
the The death Of prominent Philadelphian, III
the in a different direction, may from all aeeo
leg, be momentarily expected. Hon. Wm M Nj
tant dith lawyer of national reputation, ls repoi
vad- at the point of DEATH There are few cltlzeL
hen whom philads lphia takes greater interest,"
the in this celebrated jurist and counsellor.
tting Mereditb has held various offices in the co
done of his life but he never sought ONCE; he
con- devoted to his profession, and althoush orlg
" a strong Wing and since the dlsDahuinen
that party acting with the Kspuohcahs, ye
70, in never allowed party managers 10 use hiI
troy. their purposes. He is a singularly modest !
75O and dislkes notoriety and publicity. stu
savs. | talents have at times seemed indispensaDi
CON | pubc AFFAIRS and he has at Intervals cohse
,here 10 serve his fellow citizens in an ofhclal ca
ase." tv. He has been member OF the otate Il