Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-08-05
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR SATuR DAY LETTER.

, th,h oFVN FhE NATAoLlC CHUACH-EffECIB Oh
The NAw YoAR MONEY ExcrrHMENT-1AILwAl
TEsr cAsE-THE NEW PARAMOUNT bRIDaK-RAsl
hLi-THE cHAMrIoNsHIP-CaICAao's EFFORT
TO SWEEP THr BOARD, &C., &C.
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
: PHILADELPHIA, July 30.
The Centennial Board OF Finanoe has ct last
; taken the bull by the horns, and none too soon.
We al know the money question to bs at the
bottom OF the Exposition problem. People in
plenty will be fonnd to exhibit their wares and
to come 10 tho show; architects, contractors and
artisans, il il now assured, will not fail us; all
that remains is that means shall come In To pay
for the work AZ it progresses The Board Of
Finance l,as just issued an Address to the public
which in s1uarely to tho point. Briefly, II 10 that
the funds in hand have bsen exhausted and that
4 million dollars will bo required TO settle the re-
manning bills for building account, to say moth
Ing OF money necessary for dtting up the build-
that nothing 10 to be expected from the country
at large, but that fact docs not discourage IT,
IL once more appeals to Philadelphia and the
old system Of division and trade committees IL to
10 put again in operation. 1t has long been ap.
parent that the Exposition finances were fright.
FULLY marred-not through any fault Of the Board
but by the shameful neglect Of dovenment--
yet We must do the best he can. Those who be-
!ieved in tho hearty co.operation Of distant
States were surely very ignorant or very credn.
louA. Congress- should have known better, ard
did know better.-but it was cruelty Indifferent.
30, after al. either Philadelphia must foot the
BILL or the contractors must be given notes % bs
! redeemed ont Of tho Exposition receipts. This
last will, believe, bs the result
cannot be be expected TO- 70 do much much more. a
Some subscriptions will doubtless come In. but
ed before tho opening Of the Exposition will
| 1t il feared-have to come finally ont of tho 70.
ceipts. OF course there will be means Of rails
ing the money on such security, and there 10 no
not to find the entire receipts sst apart for run.
| ming expenses aud the repayment Of share
holders. As to the condition Of the work moth
| Ing could BIO more favorable the mechanics
compliments on all sides. Tho progress Of
Machinery Hall is something marvellous, II
| will bo finished long before the contracted time.
Ex-Priest Gerdomann is bold man even il
recent attempt to mob him, At which tmo It wss
made sufficiently clear that there was an ignor-
| ant, reckless element here ready and anxious to
take his life, derdemann follows up his admirably
cool conduct on that occasion by delivering his
promised lecture attacking the Catholic Priest
hood. Midsummer lectures are not deemed at
tractive rs = general thing but GertlemAnn's
proved very great hit. The audience was
enormous, and il Horticultural Hall had boon
double its size it could not have held the people
| who wantod 10 got in. There was no disorder,
extra police precautions having been taken. As
II to be in the front at any possible disturbance
| the Mayor himself was present. and after the
lecture escorted Mr.. Gerdemann to his carriage
| and drove away with him. IL seemed to be made
! a test case, in view of the threats of breaking
| up the meeting, whether full freedom Of speech
! was TO be allowed in Philadelphia on exciting
| religious topics. 1t need hardly bo said that the
| upon tho Priesthood-wHs very bitter. II WAS
| strong and forcible throughout and often
| reached plane Of decided oloquence. Gerde-
| mann is man OF parts, and 1t is easy
| to undeis stand how tho church should have been
anxious to retain him. and also how it hates him
! now that he has become All apostate. He
| charged tho prieste with deliberate and SYSTEM
lied corruption; with physical exceases and i'm
| Drunkenness; and exposed tho ''plot," - no
| termed it, to conquer the United State. and At
tach the country to Rome. Every thrust, wheth-
| or reasonable Or absurd, was received with
| his case As to the worthesaness Of some OF
! the priests; or, IL not, the persons free
" named by him have = fine opportunity
Of "proving character" As An instance Of the
speaker said Bishop Wood commanded that
fine banquet be spread upon the finishing OF st.
Bona facius' church, Of which Gerdemann was
pastor. The Bishop hoped that the iced
would be better one than that which had Just
been given by an .'Irish priest" on some simi,s-
occasion, and wished the bull OF fare and the
wine list submitted for his approval That ban
uuet lOOO-pald for Of course, by the servant
girls pennies, co.xed out of Them iof sns SUP
Of the debauching Of the priosts-and in matters
even worse than drinking and gambling, which
must leave to be implied-was terrible one.
It is generally felt that the matter cannot DO a.
lowed to 90 rest and that Gerdemann must be
answered.
The New York money excitement caused but
little excitement hero. On the first receipt OF
the news, stocks went down and gold went up
tho inevitable see-saw-but u very few houra
showed that there was no fear Of panic such IS
set in upon the failure Of Jay Cooke Co.
, Duncan Sherman 4 Co. did little business
: in this qnarter and had no depoaitors
from. Neither do our citizens travelling
abroad have further TO go than Drexei 20: {
to obtain credits recognized In every European
Capital to be As good a. any in the world Inc
folly Of parting with good stocks under the pres
0 surc of momentsry "strect excitement WA
. shown in this case as 40 often before, but thu
recovery was 80 rapid that lossea were not great
| Snch are the times for the spider TO pc Mnce on
] and catch the bewildered and struggling ~
The chap with his wits about him-And with IN
8 | "resdy" in his pocket, Of conrBe-has bnt Z
y sally out Of his den at tho periods whom wesl
r kneed stockholders are tumblng about In orde
!. to make money by the mere twist Of his wrist.
4 There are 20 many railway riders in these day
o that a case brought before Police Magistrate
relative to the right Of Companies to charge a
!. added fare il tickets arc not bought in advance
Il will attract attention. Tho magistrate foun'
It that tho Company had not the right. 1t is onl
It matter of Ave cents In this caeotle dinerenc
. between the 1s cent and q csnts fares on til
>, Germantown r. R.-but it will serve q we'll ..
greater sum. The case will be carried to tn
n higher courts, whore the doughty magistrate ma
II be humbed or sustained, but one way or anothe
l. q vexed question may he settled Commo
# sense is against this rule i
g. al case "',a"'dss "a that Of the desm.ntown ros
10 which ls no more than street line worked b
10 steam instead OF horses. With ~ much props
X ETY. rides in tho city passenger car, might I, =
bought tickets before entering the vehicle.
is After an unaccountable delay tho "uppe
10 deck" of the new Paramount Bridge has boe
It. opened to travel. Cars run both ways npon !
ut by "turnouts" in the manner refarred to som
time back, until the new floor Of the lowe
I'D deck" can be laid. Tho Bridge is q
in immense improvement to the secto
No. and is the admiration Of all visitors mo-
city to ride along on level with the chirnns
tons Of tho Callowhll street houses that fa
u. will give you on idea Of the elevation, The al
cd proach Oh the western side necessitates gre'
ro- amount Of gradng-privstc ns vel % a. public
level but in most cases tho changes will increa
ny the value Of property.
In Three fine games Of base ball were played du
sa. ing the week In one OF them a the IL AthleTi ~,
~ visit OF the Chicago club was the ever
oh however, for it was the first appearance
. ~. \. the Western club here, The visitors y,
w ~ . game from the philadelphia 10 to y and Ia
'he one to the Athletic N 70 y. The Chicae
lno Philadelphia game was one Of the best, perhA
wo wo the very best. that has beon here this seaso
es The Athlsnc chancs srows better. It u N,
70 70 . good second, aud has the advantage Of t
. ns Boston In thG-that the latter club has alrea
stlc PLAYED greater share Of its easy matches tn
rse ~ the Athletic. Tho lkelihoods stall are that
i ~ Boston will win, but the Athletic will DO y
MaN M little behind. Both these clubs arc now maxi
MD common cause against the grssping nature
aio the Chicago management, which "a laying pla
ne for season during the Centennial yoax, By VIII
@ .no the honoss aro bound to ''go west Hireli
'nt- emssasies are already ON the road, Offering Z
a ari aries binding to base ball talsnt,-sueh o O
eriy the 6rst preanhers and college professors
Irs | o.;,. hevn hesrd nf h4OlNI haina offered
one case and eS5O0 in another 1t 10 aid .
eral Of the best Boston and Athletic plAye
d 4 sinking patriotism In tbs thirst for gold. b
ncb, tamsly sunk into the clutches Of this unhall
un- Ell colnDnAuOn. = ~ AN"H'
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