Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-02-18
Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ~.

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.. n PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ~.
The excitement in this city is intcns
IN consequence Of the coming election c
!. Mayor, Tuesday, Feb. II. The aspirant
for fame are Hon. VIM. S. Stokeley, til
present incumbent, representing the Re
publican party and the Ring, and Hon
Alex. X. Mcclure, Senator, who Is non
partisan, or Liberal Republican. Meet
lpgs are held by both parties every eve
ming. The Stokelcy party wishing to pa,
smart game, hired what they thought
were all possible places or buildings fol
political meetings, hoping thereby to de.
crease the power of the opposite party
But Mcclure, who is never caught nap.
ping, Immediately hired Chestnut Street
Theatre, aud space enough for crowd is
always on hand. There is to be grand
rally there Saturday evening of this week
and ladies are respectfully invited to be
present. Mrs. Lucretia Mott, the veter-
an reiorDer, and Mrs. Paist, nominee
for School Director in the 18th Ward, are
to address meeting in Malpucchor Hall,
Friday evening. As the Mayor of this
city, according to the new Constitution,
holds office four years. and consequently
during the Centennial Of 1876, it is no
small matter to be Mayor of this city,
and is worth fighting for, ...-.
The next object of interest is the explo.
sion or failure of the franklin Saving
FUND by which thousands of poor men
and women have lost their little all, that
they have by dint of much self.denial and
sacrifice, laid by for rainy day. When
such villains are allowed to SO unpunished,
keeping their accounts with lead pencu so
that they may be altered at will, and
thereby cheating poor seamstrcsses out of
their scanty substance, l think il time
new laws are made to meet the exgencics
of the case, or old ones put in force.
In view Of the Centennial, a vigorous
and wcll-directed effort is being made TO
place the Franklin Institute on footing
that will render it a conspicuous feature
IN the Exposition. The men who have il
u charge are too well known for their
wisdom, benevolencc, and desire to spreod
'aluable information among the WORKING
lass to fail in their noble work or fall
hort OF success. Tho energy with which
he National Musical League is pressing
he work of that Organization forsshadows
magnificent musical department in 1876 !
nvitatlons are to be extended to all the {
lus''al associations of the country to par. '
clpa'e in this great demonstration, and n b
earty response is desired. o .g.r. h
The now Phiadelphia- built steamship, {.
Columbus. sailed for Havana this week :
18th the US. mails. This vessel attract. n
unusual attention while in port here, as il
sr numerous visitors bear witness. tro,n
&c TACT that she establishes beyond dis. :: =
'te that the Americans can build irop /
eamshiPs as cheaply and as well in ev. CO
y respect as those turned out on the til
|yde. W
The twentieth anniversary of tho" Mer. y
ants Fund " was recently held in the q,
cadeny of Music. The Orchestra was So
der the direction of Prof. Hassler. Ad. m
esses by Rev. DR.. Currie, B. b. Com. q
Us Esq. and Henry Armitt Brown, the y.
It named being the star Of the evening to
us Fund now amounts to s2OOooo and ia
ere are ~ bene6ciaries on the list, Is q
wing been added during 1873. ..t %
The Kellogg English Opera season closed ~ -
Saturday evening by the pc rfor,nance sii
Faust, in which Mad. VanZandt sus. rel
ned the character Of "Marguerite."
IS kellogg has abundant reason to be ~. -
lsiied with her success here, having had AZ
houses, and received for herself and Of
ociate artists much applause. 12ia' ( col
rhe bodies of Chang and Eng are at Cas-
College of Physicians IN this city, I'm. WI WI
going examination. i'o ~, L w. 70,
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