Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-28
FIRST EDITION.
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR sATuR DAY TIER.


furnished the project by tho Pennsylvania Rail
road Co. 1t IL no detraction from the energ of
the Commission to say that without that great
agency tho affairs Of the Exposition conld not
have reached thor present completeness. 1t
might not be extravagant to Affirm, indoed that
without that help there could be no Exposition
of the immense character here contemplated.
Tho railroad brings tho materials for the build
lugs to the very spot whore they are required;
II will bring the goods for exhibitors; ts steam
ships Will convey the foreign contributions; and
after tho show is opened IL wall bring the people
or IL large proportion of them. Tho money it
has subscribed il small matter compared with
the immensity of its labor services. That it will
find an ample profit for ontay of every kind
ia another confederation and has nothing to
do with the inestmablo holp which 1t
has afforded. It's latest service is one of the
most important of tile SERIES 1t consists of
pledge obtained from several of the leading
Railways of the country-the Erie, the baltimore
Il Ohio, and the New York Ceitral-to transport
all unsold goods back to their destination free
of freight. With this rule the Penusylvania it,
self unltes and it is understood that the COM
panies named agreed to the measure only after
some very shrewd engineering The value of
the regulation IL at glance and it must
add Immensely to tho amount and variety of the
contributions. Many would-be deposiors from a
distance have been deferred by this question OF
expense after all the glory AMI profit Of the
exposition was over-es especially II their con-
tiibutionB did not answer expectation. Nearly
5000 miles of railway stretching III every dlrec-
ton will be thrown open, free, by tins most
liberal agreement.
Tho Conshohocken fire was the sevcrest calnm-
ity of that kind which has occurred in this city
for several years, but the damage, although
very heayy--estimated at a quarter of mil
liUn-was entirely covered by insurance. The
risks wero nearly all i'll small policies Of
42500 and $1,000, and distributed in n
great number of companies, consequently
So. "o.hins ,ot OF ra an pas nsr"nes ef n5aring Ia9
is the ono now in favor of largo concerns and
it's wisdom ought to be clear enough. There is
no trouble in getting settlement on $4,000
policy, while 800, 900 Or 900 may cause
The holder great annoyance. inc Conslohoken
mills were owenod by the J." Albion Print Go"
Messrs Joseph Lea II Co. of tins city, being
tho parties chiefly concerned. The reports of
the fire were reminders of the manufacturing re-
sources of this section. Some people have the
queer notion that all calicoes are made Mt Low
ell and few other New England towns, the
fact being that right here are located some of
the largest and finest mills of that
sort in the world Tho Gloucester
factories are second to none, and the Consho-
hocken Print Works are (ror they Will be at
once rebul) models in all respects. They could
before the fire turn ont 1000 finished pieces OF
goods day, and this capacity Id to be Increased.
Tho BHiittin makes II good point on the Pub
lie Building authorities in the matter of the mar
bio ''yeieering the new City Hall. In many
PLACES where the specifications call for solid
marble it is found that tie stone is cut out eay-
ing only thin shell of the material, the interior
beng filled with brick. The claim
is that this backing Will shrink, caus-
ing the marble to crack, thus defacing the
building even If it does not render it in parts
| insecure. 1t il stiinlscd, Furthermore, that a
charge is made for tho solid marble. 1t would
| be thousand pitIos If iobbory or slovenliness
| L ~ na,1t Itn
which il destined to bo one of the wonders OF the
country. Any description would fail to convey
| a inst idea of its imposing dimensions and the
wealth of its ornanentation. 1t can be seen
already, however, that parts OF 1t VIII DC severely
criticized. Many of the rooms cannot fail to be
very dark an gloomy. The immense thickness OF
| the walls would give tins impression
| in plaees oven if tho window
space wero always what might be desired-wlilci
| ii is not by any means. Then, the passage wayt
appear in part to be insufficient. One gateway
| in particular, which has to accommodate the on
tire foot travel coming east on Market street, Is
barely ton feet wide. OF course the plans can
| be in many instances modified when they art
seen to have been mistakenly made.
Tho YcLIrapt has substantial grievance ai,
80 IN the matter Of the wholesale mutilation OF
the trees in Independence Square. Aon arc
aware that the reconstruction OF that ven @
erablc spot is now III progress ih'
| contractors while grading teriucing and relay
ing the walks of the enclosure have supposed
their authority reached the fine old trees as wei
and have taken unwariantable liberties will
them. The old sycamore, one of the best khowi
trees in the city, has been especially malbreateu
all its great branches having been Topped away
leaving nothing but the trunk standing. Wheth
or tho venerable giant can stand such rude sur
gerry is doubtful, but even if it lives 1t MUST re-
man for years All eyesoro rather imam hh orna
meut to the square, Other fine trees have sui el
ed in the same way. Tho pretence was that TIN
dead wood needed to be removed, but the tre'
, butchers have gone much farther tilah that II
their work 1t raises feeling of honest lhuig
nation to sec any ono abuse 30 noble, Dealitliu
| and benicent II thing great tree. Tree
arc the products of years and are verltably be
yund price, for money cannot buy thon.
, Tho seventh, aud last of the season, of TIL
clillreu's FREQ excursions was gwen TINS weeh
There il to bo an - Old Folks excursion undo
the same management, in which some chartahl
4 persons arc warmly interested. The children ;
exc,lrsions were not so thoroughly entered III
:: this season as usual, but the strange slmme
weather gives sufficient reason for the faci
There was not tho same need that has been ie
, in other yearH-indeed on scarcely Il day TIL
a month has an excursion boon feasible. In
seven that were given were as mhch ehJoye
o as ever and by the average number oil ciillufe
i az in former Seasons Between l'ooo anu lA,cV
o little ones were entertained IN this pleasal
| manner on the seven excursions l0OO OF I'LL
@ number bong babies. 4.
;. The Swimmers, Coye and Johnson, made sti
a another trial TINS week. tNc COURSE liaNlnB Dse
N considerably shortened. Coyle gave up betoi
II | the finish, johnson swimming the entire distant
Il ten mtl5s-aad being declared the fair wlnne
70 that agony is over. The excitement M
been kent up by the Keepers of the DelaWil
resorts and the excursion steamboat reop
aided by the gambling fraternity Who me MAJ
!, Twain's +" ,Jiul Smiley" are not particular whi
thcy bet about 30 that they got ehance
sometLing The scenes on the river during q
q " matches have not been of tho most reputap
% sort. Tie great swim reported from abroa
a might have Kept up the excitement II IL had o
j, carred earlier i'll the season now 1t Is 700 Ia
to do anything more.
N The decided inroad of Fall weather il marht
q by ono OF its inyhriable signs o-awakenlng
y political interest The campaign ut hand
Al likely TO be one of tho most stirring We ia'
T. had for long time. Colonel Mann opened u
G. ball thiA week, by speech at Bellefonte, whl'
u il in Senator Wnllaco's district, Democrat
" neighborhood Mann is thus seen to accept u
10 positon which lie is acci edited witli--of peii
& the leading Republican manager, not only
IL Philadelphia, but in the State. Things IKE I'll
10 Bellefonte speech are not accidental. Col MAJ
ss did not merely happen to be at belleion
on tho occasion of a local ratihcat'
=. meeting the meeting was got up that he aiol
10 might open the way and show the rest OIL
ga how thoy were TO talk and bow deal WIN u
TO enemy in the raft of speeches yet to come
IL truly pretty game, looking 80 spontaneo
and innocent like
ts haye remarked upon the rathor prematu
re onening of the theatres. Ihe weather Is II
Nd unsuitable but the hontes open have not 90
il much as yet people will not go to tho tneat
\ 1ta of SagNtn