Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-17


Prs-PoLTTIoAI-ALLEaED ATrRocITIRs TO-
WARD pupILs OF TnE oRpHANs HOME OF woMELs-
DoRF-rHE MATTER TO BE EINvEsTIdATED-NuT-
SEG aRATINGs.
Especial Correspondence of the Commercially
READING, Pa, Sept. 10.
The twentieth annual exhibition OF the Berks
County Agricultural and Horticultural Society il
now matter of the past and the society rests
once more from its labors few thousand dol
lars better off. From the beginning to it's end
THE EXPOSITION
proved the most successful one ever held by the
society," aud 1t III safe to predict tnat il the soci
ETY. labors with comparatively good success few
more years az II has during the last, they will
stand at the head of the list of all like institu-
tions in the State. Even the State FAIR will
not be an exception. The display in every de-
partment was superior to that of former years,
with but very few exceptions, and these were
bountifully attoned for by new features and If
the trial Of speed of horses was little below
the average, the trial Of speed Of human beings
on velocpedes and in foot races, made the course
fully as attractive feature as ever it was. Fully
$4,000 people visited the exhibition during the
four days Of its session-from Tuesday last, the
9th, 70 Friday the 18th, nclusive-and the soci-
ty realized through it in net receipts from dona-
tons, stand rents, gate money, ETC., 80, 506.57.
A great deal of open gambling wae allowed on
the premises, which it is hoped will not hereaf-
pockets were picked few fights among
roughs several accidents on the course during
races-these were among the dark sides of
the fair.
POLITICAL sQUABBLEs
Are almost as numerous in our city at this time
as Wall Street money squabbles were at the time
of the great financial crash last Fall. Not unlike
the Democracy, few weeks ago, when they
we're selecting their candidates for the Assembly
and County Offices, are the Republicans quizzing
and quarreling over who shall receive this, that
and the other nomination. OF course, beyond
the honor of merely having been on the
ticket, no Republican in the county dare look
SO far as getting offices in which county vote is
concerned, as "Old Berks never gives less
than than 1000 Democratic majority and
most always over 5000 but there are
two ont of the six Legislative Representatives to
which the county is entitled TO be elected from
and in our own city, under the new Constitution,
30 that the Republicans have chance of ac-
complishing what they have never done inside
of at least forty years-aending Republicans to
naturally, a Republican City, and is always car
ried by them when a full vote is polled but
whenever they fail to bring out their full vote
they are sure to loose the day. On the coming
Saturday the nominations will be made, and il a
man cannot be nominated to defeat the Demo-
cratic nominee who writes his name
''MR. NICKEL MCCULLOUGH"
in his letters of "exceptence," then it is time to
say let Republicanism in Berks county 60 where
the ''woodbine twineth," for all the good it does
it's own people at home. Col Keller and Mr.
Samuel Frees, will no doubt be the Republican
nominees, although the chances of the former
may be hotly contested in the convention,
Their election can be made certain by proper
management and no doubt will in in the second
ease at least.
THE ALLEGED ATROCITIES.
| toward the inmates of the Orphans Home at
| Womesdorf, this county, are creating great ex-
citement in our city, as many Of the children in
| the institute are from Reading and the Home was
| built mainly by Reading parties, under the aus
pces of the Reformed Church. The report of
cruelties are numerous and haartrending and it
| is believed that many are true. The Home
| is under the superintendenoe of the
Rev. D. b. Albright, who has numerous
assistants both male and female,s and acts Of
cruelty are reported to have been perpetrated
by almost every one Of them, especially by one
| named Ferrynan, who has charge OF the farm
connected with the Home, and which is cultiva-
| ted in connection with the school. The Board
of Managers intend investigating the charges
at once Among the allegations brought against
| the instructors of the Home are such as the
beating and kicking of small children till they
| were black and blue, striking small boy in the
face so as to cause the blood to gush from hif
mouth and nose, compelling small children to
work III cold weather without proper clothing
and many other even worse charges.
NUTMEG dRATINas.
Had it not been for the introduction of the
Ohlinger water into our reservoir, our city woult
have been placed at serious Inconvenience dur
ing the drought
The Republican delegate election ON Saturday
evening was an exciting epoch. The Conven
ton meets on Saturday evening.
The City Passenger Railway Co. has bought
three of the Chestnut and Walnut street (Phila.
Co.. cars and are now running them.
The excursion cars of the Penn St, Passen
ger Railway, built by Bowers, Dure 4 o., o
Wilmington, give entire satisfaction and arr
much liked.
Business is reviving in every branch.
Cyrus II. Fox is the efficient Secretary of th
Berks County Agricultural and horticulture
Society, and to him is mainly due the credit o
the great success of the exhibition this year.
Since the introduction of street cars into on
city, it presents more "city-like" appearance
It is rumored that there is soon to be starte,
in this city Sunday paper also "crack" mil
itary company.
/, The Wilmington a. Reading and Berks Count
railroads brought many people to the fair.