Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-09-17
philadelphia.
uR RDAY LETTER.

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TIE CONGRESSIONAL AI.-runApELrnIA
| Va. THE CouNTRY-THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
| AND rnE REMOVAL or THE DROVE yAnps--oIIvE
LodANs FAILURE AS AN ACTRESS pod DAYS
WEATHER." IRREGULAR" RELEASE OF pRIsoN-
| RRs--hErlRN OF THE BASE nAII. TOURISTS, ETC.,
ETC.
| Sosciai tauy,sponde,,ce of tbe 1n,o,oerc;o,
'' " ''''''',,r p,,,, " mo o'",n's,''"' ss.,. =,
mn, unNphlfhn' s'pt. ~
Inc Congressional Centennial festivities,
which could no moro than hint at last wock.
| werc corrinI tbr,uo, f,,i,, .o,or,;,,,, .o a.,
au,a,,,a, - my ,, ".s ~ ."'
"i'a"so" lFos'"h'ne,. Ihe attlt''de OF Phila-
| adephia WIS digniol and respectful in tlis mat
wherein il stood in contrast IN tho noa;tion
~ ,,o NIt;o,,,I ,,,,,,an;t;.. r,,.. ~. ~ ,'.,,
~ Va" N''o'".i "'''"or'.ioS' i'''s Guy he'l
itseif M beiitting tho occasion, with
truo Republican simplicity,-apd not A
Nav yorl.or of tho ,ot has had ,,o ,o,,
"o' y, u'e ''' A''' NM '''o coh-
hc'e'lco 70 my other"iso. Ent congress tllu not
| consider tho hundredth anniversary Of it's cxis-
tenct an event of sufficient Importance In ,ct n
,ror,, ,,c r., ,,,e, ,,,,,,t.,. :, as,.,
wp." H. 70 u.e country N commemoratlot tlore-
" " amo ai9haenl 9 uiu ilot .hi,k u worth WINE
w. s"'o, NM loIeol, until lie iast moment tlat
"a,,n,N " aos.if'li Was conteniliateu tiie
e,rod ,, VI o|'.ea Goiu noe see tiiat thoy
,,;t,,o,t ,.vt,;at, ,,,''3
J M,'o's NV Mlhoi, eliet" W9n'I nave peen no SGates
,,nu ,,,u u" sosorn9rs. We nnd very truthinl,
a.n'llDus, ,,u a'i Ha1,slhctory celeprntioh' pnt
VIZ ti"uiS VI !. ID ali our own. u inns pre-
',a' -. ai'ae 9',er ooncehla aDont WHICH
~ ,,a rhs"y moiuT a,,d '9niS aro 'Gn.rod
,t ~ ',;a,1 io,,ns 'IAia laluo"u ms pfolect on
,'. iuV' Mn1'' my W fIe"ty 70 is own interest
~. ~. W,iGll "iIi PropaDiy h1t DC as agreeable TO
snu rupno. IL 10 proposed 10 remove the mann
to woat uats ss now ,oca'ea on aa! stroGt 70
ti tho MosS sscn'lyikli, !Iont' lmmodiateiy ho1vo
NV Murke. street orltge. Ilo company mas
poe1' etaaualiy buying IN and improving the low
,.las ,,,,ae 70 tne horth 0. mo gram warehouse,
Wrn,,E ello Wii"ie seGIioh IN substantial man
,.or,, ,so,, ,B III 1i'a ,ol,ows' &c. Whst AZ this
", woin nea,l. WINS mystery LOT some montnH,o out
.no l,'lce'oii - now cieariy MANIFEST IL Ii nee
oss'ry 10 uiiuors'ahd mat these drove yards
nie lHo inose extensive ahalfs OF the
kiIu IL INC Eastern statos: Hero arc
received tho accnmulatlons OF tho stocks
ot !, caello pfoeehl N from the great graz
ing grounds OF the Wost, and which supply not
only local demand but arc shipped by the Penn
syHahla Compalys iihes 10 New York, boston
and tho whole OF Now England. Tho business
y immense, and not pleasant ono except to
many blocks around tho 44th and Westminster
Ave. ncighborhood has been brought to prac-
tical stand still by tho presence of tho stock
yards. Thoro arc no improvements thero and
for the most evident OF reasons. Apart from
q
abbdtoirs, or butcbcring establishments, arc
connected with tho yards. Tho reasonable course
would have boon to remove yet further from tho
city, instead of into the very centre OF trade and
population. The presence OF the stock Iyard Mt
the foot of Wost Market street can scarcely fail
to bo very prejudicial to tho interests of tho
section and strong feeling of.indignation is be-
ing engendered in West Philadelphia. The i'm
modato river front is of course not improved
with residences, but block or two from the
river are largo and valuable tracts which owners
have only been waiting for moro favorable tiroa
to improve in suburban style. The drove yard
pronounces tho fate of all such projects and
looms tho whole neighborhood to the contli-
ton of all slaugltcr-house surroundings.
or course the business il an essential ono and one
that brings wealth and influence to tho commu
nifty but il is quito al true that it should DO car
red on at some point removed from the thick),
settled portions Of the city,
A protty bad failure has to be recorded fol
| Miss Olive Louan in her reappearsnce on til,
| stage. To begin with, the public labors untle
considerable misspprehenaion on tho subject O
| Miss Logan's former career as an actress. Sh
belonged to theatrical family her father wa
! a,i actor and manager and s,ater nidA
| than horself-Eliza Logan-was an actres
theatres. This lady married George Wood, Ne,
| York manager, and died not long since. Bu
Olive and younger sistor named Celia
| although associated with theatrical enterprises
! III lHblE yolltl WeIo icNoI ospetihly LlitEou 10
| their ability therein. ThoVnevor assumed to b.
| stars. Celia married early and retired from TIT
profession and Olive before great whilo learne'
that she could make a better living by writing
! and lectuling than by acting. At tho same time
| it was tr1io that most Of her attraetiveneas i,
those latter fields arose from tho knowledg,
OF hor carly association with tho theatre
| 1t WAS so nice for Lyceum people
to be ablo to meet, face to face, u persoi
who had really been piay-actress, and who did
not hesitate to expose the secrets OF the prison
house from which ahe had escaped SO Miss Lo
gan turnod har descent to good account, am
now hopes in like manner to make her lecture
room popularity aorvo her in resuming tho stage
in much more ambitious style than silo cve
adopted in it before. But tho conditions arr
al the contro of attraction. In other limos she wa
ono OF many now slie assumes TO be the one. AM
sho finds, too, that while lecture goers found a fas
cnation in an ex-aetress, that theatre-goors dono
banker after ex-loeturers. There IL distinction
which person as silrewd as herseif Should liav
boon able to draw. No doubt Miss Logal
felt there was necessity for some change o
base, but this particular change was ill-adviset
| Like Misc Dchinson's, her reputation M lec
turor was wavering, and she saw there woul'
soon be mono OF II loft, but to tako to tho stag
which requires tho bost--aa last resort was +
pay it, or tho intelligence of play goers, but
poor compliment. She has not the least pre-
tension to be considered an actress, in that I'll
case is told. But tho plays in which she has AZ
poared-her own--sl,owcd not a little originat
and vigor. II Miss Logan is tired of lectuing-
or If hor aldionoos arc tired OF her.-she has l
play-writing field for which she is better titte
than most. Int there she should rest ''Ther
are Chorls."
Tho weather has grown to DO more than q for
NAL topic. The dry term gives us serious trou
bic. rhero has boon no rain for over a montI
and thero have boon but two days OF rain il
nearly four months. Naturally water is scarce
Tho Fair1nount reservoirs are only half full. On
of nine pumps at tho works bnt two arc in ope
ration. These pumps arc run by water power
and with the river as low M it il now it is foun
that tho expenditure Of force required for thei
working is greater than the amount OF waite
they wonld pump into the reservoirs. That
the one drawback to this characte
of motor. But such crisis occurs yer
seldom, and the cost Of steam pump
would DO enormous. 1t is bas
with such n magnificent water power M "
) always comes, soon or late, and when it come
, We Hl,all bo all right. In the meantime fir
, ,, would be a calamity whose bounds mono conl
: set. All wood work is like tinder and waite
!. would he soon exhausted 1t won't bear thinl
ing of. Tho Chief Engineer has issued All or'le
! enjoining economy upon all citizens in tho III
Of water; requesting That waslpayes, &c. bo ton
porarily closed, and revolving for Tho hme liconst
.. for Watering tho stroets. Something will be o.
fectod in this way but the consumption, dospi,
. all, is greater tlan tho supply, and tho seserN
!, is bong steadily lowered. II the drought col
tinues much longer, water will have to be dippe
from the rivers.
Quite an excitement has boon raised ccucorI
ing tho "irregulm' release OF two prlsene
named Williams Moore who were held upo
charge Of forgery. The case is complicat.e
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