Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-11-22
FIRST EDITION.
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7ouR sATuRD LETTER.

THE GLADIATOR ETC.
Special Correspondence Of he Commercial
- "a ~ - PHItApELPHIA, Nov 21,As Il
The uppermost topic appears still to be the
naval preparation making here in view of possi-
| BILE complication with Spain aud Cuba. The
| visit OF the Secretary OF the Navy increased the
feeling OF interest and anxiety. aud the continual
reports issued OF the work doing, the men em-
| poyed &c, keep it up very enectuaily. The
Navy Yard il now run to it's utmost capacity,
| the men working on Sundays, and, in all the
shops where 1t Is possible, extra hands are re-
| quired. and that queer region about the Navy
Yard is in the best of spirits The hint gave you
last week about the good this diversion might
| do had really something in it, Since We began
to warm up against the Bloody ySpauiard there
| has been grtag deal less talk about hard times
| 1t may be- fhat in the presence of the greater
| evil the lesser il not felt, +" but howsoever there
| IA the fact In add tion to the vessels before
| mentioned az undergoing repairs at the navy
| ward the Ajax Terror" and "PmtAs have
| since been taken in hand. The "AjaS 1t was
1 -tattd at first would require All amount OF work
amounting to recopsuuction, and that she
| could not be got ready for months.
| but nimbler counsels have prevailed, and
/ The fepars are being pushed rapidly
| through by large force of workmen
| The Terror IL powerful monitor OF tho hrst
| class; she needs extensive repairs but they Will
| lie speedily made. Ihe emergency proves the or
| salizalion and efficiency OF the Government
| nos; IN this section. The amount Of work done
| here IN the past fortnight has been tremendous
| nd the yard Is adequate to any future amount
| The Manhattan is now ready ior sea II indeed she
| aid not sail this afternoon as it was stated she
night do Her convOy, the 'POwhattan,' ar
| .lyod YESTERDAY from New York There IL quite
.un on the naval recruiting offices. Ubc'o sam
loes not want neu 10 badly however, but that
.te is very pasNieular who hS takes ard rcaIcely
me in a dozen OF the woud-bs tars arc accept
Apart from tho change induced by tho war
| ieMs Luzinesa and Giving affairs are in de-
aidedy better state. Things cant keep on
| growing steadily worse you know. II Id not III
| iature. After q storm a calm aud after long
| ,tress of III fortune whether general or pattlc
1 llAr there must come either relief or revolution
| With us | take It, tile disease has worked ltr
wn cule Extravaganza has been checked
| economy hBs set III the popular nerve winch at
tT-t was all unHttung has become strengthened
| nd We shall in hIlut repair oar lossea as RAPID
| ' a. we Heernsd ut first determined to rush mp
II destruction. Oar manufacturers show the
rift Of things more cleArly than anything else
|. ihis " II manpiacrnrlpg CITY, par ehtgehte' ailu
| thenl that vaiied interest shows Forward or
| ackward movement the step Is eignihc cant Ii
,ppears now that many OF the establishments,
ghicl a few weeks ago wero reducing hands
nd wages are now filling up again. Inns Ii the
tory III all quarters. and where the Increase
ilHas not yet begun, tne pfOprlolOlb give tholi
ieople tie euconraSement that bbture a Bfoa
| yhI. tho old state of things Will be again IL
orce. Ble-aol work How apt We are to IN
| etsh against il when We have it, but how We
| ,less and inyoBe it when restored az
er a wislchad atieence Nor ID this. as
AXE IL, altogether from the money II
| rings in. The quiet sense OF
,omiort in being usefully employed. after sea,
| ON Of deness, aud donbt, is one OF the sweetest
ceilings a man can know, and something thai
| uOney itself cannot give Tins thrice blessed
: gradually coming back to our workers. Or
= lers for manufactured goods Increase IN mum
r | ser and as the hlnall stocks throughout Inc
| ountty are iexh hahrted, they must.continue io
o lcteare aud this III the end must operate upoL
| ur factories.
lu the meantime, though our benevolent peo
: lie are preparing tlfe way for the relief OF tht
p, | ,ul 5nng WhIcn they say IS certain to be
: cit tins winter IneTe il less appreheA
I lon. now .than there was = moith ago
ut it ia we'll to be prepared for the worst.
proposed to divide the city into R5lof Ass9
n, etatona by wardt, eIcI ward attending to th'
= .tses needing asrlstauce witnin its own Rounda
/ les Jhe good hearted people who volunteer
| ID Tor this oanyatsug ara divided into what arr
armed block COMM does, AID II Is incumben
y m thcm to SEQ that every house IN their sovera
, | .istrcla Is visited aud tn inmates co, ideltlal
a, iousuttod with. There IL true ~holesolneheh
N bout this. No Que need know, except til
II | hnr uau and tlIe Committee, WHO l
i receiyuE help. Orders are given fn
:, y.nrus articles OF food. as well as
4 ~ clotlilng aud fue but no nanss are ON .hes
i | ,rdeIs and they c an be sent by any haud tn
toder cliouses | speak OF the SENSITIVE clas
II, ,hicn ls 80 diltcult tuapproach with aims. IN
II | y'WaTd rehel plan scenic well -adaptea 10 II
NJ aud. Ii s TO be hoped Its operation may not b
II i trgey necessary, but II 1t ls. the re1pectaol
i, poor viii Dy means OF it be saved much sufeiln
h,. aud exposure. -l-
J. me tllzcu =sion on the adoption of the ne
in | constitution brought out singular ddcumel
d, -tnis, week IL tho shape; OF ar optnion To 10
y, | CITY Solicitor Coils. Beyond submitting thi
1d aie question of tho duties OF u
' hty commissioners and the couventlo
Ioaimissiuuers should be settled by jndici
,W | rlbun4ls," there IL nothing ~ this piece
q, | liuusbNism but various special, II lhulte
a., | ,.leadiugs for his masters in the Row oihee
ev aud the Gas Trust The LeiJer shows tn
!. a "opiuun' up completely, IA one OF the heatet
ar Il newspaper dis5ectons lately m+de oaa pol'
il IG makes 10 especially clever. Inc oliy SJlcit,
ha roes 4 long way out Ut hIs road to consider II
ra | question whether Legislature has power co III
I'd. | u Il oouyentipu after the people nave oraor
~ l aid cunventiJn without destruction. Inc co
aa | gsntiun has decided that Question, by tine wa
on but that does n9t matter to sucn so.
~ | iIg genius as DoDis He prOtesses to a
~ | atyze tine vote OF tho delegates WI
,od | usrlcpated in the debates on this subject a
otL | 90 iud class who 'expfessed the intention
,vI | vote without committing themselves on !
w question Of authority The LslJsr shows I'll
, of lis Is simply, aud not to put TOO mo POI
hat | upon il, n0l the iaot. Ihers was no sucu ca
hia be- known from diligent study of the oihc
'h,s | record expressed any such opinion. Ihe Ill.
asi ttruus bubbe-of Oollls self-concett and spec
M pleading is erectually pricked. Coils is the co
was pletest uumoug in PniIadelphia, He Is TOO
Nc ile and mean tor anger, but there Is not ~
rs3 | OF sense and I'M o ylitv and VINO knows anytl
!, of affairs who docs not hold tins little too
mi | the Ring in hearty contempt.
,,hs An important meeting OF the FINANCE w
- | mttee Of Councils held on Wednes'
C. night, A variety of business was transac
the and the coIii'seo va sfi,s ~ tI,is cn
tho mittee are net in all eases equivalent TO a pa
-na5 | age in councils but III many cases they are
80 l5regaried and hence the interest always teit
81 | its deliberations. The tax rate for the com
80 wear was one of the principal slbltcts dlsct
Il | cd but no decision was reached, Inc
,niv | Loan Bill was also the cause of an exciting
;ntS f6ate but WAS finally postponed until the "a
aia. ary meeting. Salaries OF High School fr91.
A'0' ora we're raised, move in the right dreotl
.,,o;r | Tna Walnut street ridge ordinance, approp
IIr, ling 3 900 900 for tho building OF bridge
,ker, the ochuS iA'it 20 az h"Sr dasnita the indian
! Al. protests OF Messrs Littletol, Hall ana OIL
members. = -
all : Saiyin has appea ed in anew partln trae
'ii called the Gladiator" piece not to be
founded, however,, with the Forrestian ,pla
tha same name There is no similarity tn
| fup iia.arf Than