Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-09-23
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR sATuR DAY LETTER

OUR sATuR DAY LETTER
THE "LuMrrED" MAIL rRAIs-coL. soorrs rm
UMPH OVER VANDERBILT AND THE NEW YoBl
CENrRAL-rHE TRIAL OF wEsTERvELr-rHE
PUBLIC BUILDINGS INVESTIGATION - MAYoI
| sroKLsY AND THE TEMPERANCE PsoPLE-MR.
oERDEMANNs PERFORMANCE AT MAsAYuNK-sE
RIoUs ILLNESS OF IEv JOHN CHAMBERS
CRICKET TOURNAMENT, 30, DO
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
PHILADELpHIA, Sept. II.
The victory Of Col. Scott over Commodore Van
derbilt, in the matter Of the fast mail trains, wal
clear and complete. The feat accomplished BY
the Pennsylvania Rsilrosd was without parable
in American Railway Management, and has ex
cited no end of enthusiasm. 1t is not needed
that should recite tho whole story, IL being
enough to state that tho Pennsylvania Road dit
in thirteen days what the New York Central hat
been five or six weeks in doing--and won besides
Yesterday was tho dato settled by government
when the two fact trains should commence run
ming, but the Pennsylvania ran a preliminary
train on Monday, having built cars And perfected
| tho lmmeusity of necessary arrangements by
that date when the N. Y. Central was as yet uu.
able to move. The fact shows the marvellous
completeness and the extent of resource Of the
Pennsyiyauia Road. No other railway Ger.
poration in tho world, possibly, could have done
tho thing here carried to a successful issue,
without deranglng in any particular the regular
business of the line. noto a popular dread
that these trains may come to grief in their wild
crusade against timB aud space, but it il, on gen-
eral principles, safe To leave the matter with
men who have shown that they understand their
business. At most, these tralns run but 40
miles an hour, which Is understood to be the ay-
erage rate of speed OF express trains in Eug-
land
think the results attsined in the westervet
Trial bear out conclusively the views expressed
in this correspondence during the early stages
OF tho case. In effect, the results have been
nil. The facts Of the abduction have been
brought out moro clearly than ever before, aad
the history of the negotiations Of the Rpas fapl
lily with the kdnappers possesses intense inter-
est--beng unique in Court annss--bnt, in view
Of what was attempted, the is a failure
There was no way Of proving Westervelt's con-
nection with the crime, however strong presump.
ton might be, and this is now admitted by per-
sons who i'll the beginning were vehement for a
conviction. The case has drsgged on longer
than was expected but is now nesrly ready for
the Jury, the close Of the District Attorney s
summing up being looked for to-mor-
row morning. In his examination Westervet
denied that he could ever have furnished
any clue to the abduction, or the place of con.
caalment OF little Charley and on cross exami-
nation got in the damaging testimony that Chief
Waling never was to pay him reward for the
arrest OF the kidnappera (as has been ale ,ed)
but only for the recovery OF the stolen boy. As
many people besides Westervelt were on that
search the prisoners dealings with the police do
not appear to his prejudice. Ono Of the few
clear things about the whole case is that tho De-
tec,ives bungled the affair at every step.
The Public Building Commission having ap-
pointed 4 committee to investigate the recent
charges of the Eeering Bulletin concerning the
marble work being put into the new City Hall q
meeting WAS held this week which the Bulletin
proprietors were invited to attend. They did so
but having been sned for libel by Messrs. Struth-
ers " son, the marble contractors for tho public
building they declined to say anything before
the committee in addition to what they had al
ready alleged, preferring to let tho whole matter
be brought out In court under oath. Mr.. Philip
Dougherty, for Suutaers 4 Son. improved the
occasion, however, by entering u Wholesale de-
NAL OF bile claim of short measure and improper
workmanship. There will he y lively time when
the case comes to formal adjustment.
Mayor Stokley has won q decisive triumph
over parties who strove to implicate Lini in
practices subversive OF che Sunday Liquor Law
Mr.. G.. s. Stroud an earnest Temperance advo-
cate, in speech at q recent Prohibitonst
moetng, charged tho Mayor with frequently
spending his Sundays at the Indian Rock Hotel,
a favorite hostelrie On tho Wlssahichon. Tho
charge was a grave ono for ii arraigncd the
Chief Magistrate Of tie city with knowledge of
local ordinances deliberately broken, Sir.
Stroud ia doing good work. but he had made
y mistake in tis data in this instance,
and the Mayor was very prompt to Inform him
of the fact. In a firm rejoinder quito Grant
like in tone, be says " I have never been in the
Indian Rock Hotel on Sunday, aud have never
in mY life been in place whore liquor WAS sold,
within this city or county" No getting behind
that, guess. BY the limitation he makes tho
Mayor means that in travelling lie has some
times been in hotels on Sunday; but he has the
strictest opinions upon the proper observance
of that day. That short letter will do more to
commend Mr.. Stokley to the regard Of numer-
GUS people than all bis long official documents.
In 1t We see the man, aud find him to be honest
and upright.
The ex-Priest Gerdemann continues bis cru
ssde against the Catholic Church, and il he
does not do it with little moro judgment, will
before long get himself into serious trouble.
Last night he was mobbed at Mansyuuk and on.
~ strong detachment OF police prevented his
being very roughly handled. The crowd, con-
aisting Of several hundred angry mill hands,
broke into a Car in which he had beon placed be-
hind locked doors for protection. They got
hold of their enemy, but the police made u sally
and recaptured him and the train at once start
ed for the city. IL was folly to make n speech
of the kind in such locality. tho population be-
ing very ignorant, violent snd unraaS0ninS ; but
people with emissions" are apt to make such
mistakes. What could an assailant of the
Priesthood expect to achieve in q neighborhooi
largely Catholic, aud its remaining part delight
ed with any neutrality-suspicious. or otherwise
| for q row2 Gardamanu should have guard
| ian.
Rsv. John Chambers, one OF the most distin-
guished clergyman OF this city, / might almost
say of the tilse, ia lying seriously III, and but
small hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The news will be most painful to many people
| in the surrounding country who time aud again
| have heard him preach. Mf. Chambers hat
been longer associated with tho Philadelphia
Pulpit tllan any other, with tho exception o!
| DR.. Furness, having been called to The Assoct
ated Reformed church in May 1925 The 5Otl
| year OF bis pastorate was celebrated last sprung.
"Dhambers" church," at Broad aud Sansom
streets, has for more than q generation been ont
| OF tho features of the city. 1t has had mon,
| than $500 membors and has sent 40 miuisterr
| into tho world. Mr.. Chambers, in his earlier dly5
was a sort OF Boanerges: terror to sinners, aue
a preacher OF the old fashioned hlue-light order
Bat Of late years he had toned down greatly anG
WAS more endurable to people of tender nerves
| He was always recognized. howevcr even by
those who diitared with him in Theology, an {
man of remarkable. power. and one wbost
| whole heart was in his calling Ills death will
be ranked real atllction. Mr.. Chambers il
rs years old !; his illness Id Il complication q
troubles arising from paralytic stroke received
u few years ago, from which he never entirel,
rallied.
Tho cricket tournament has had e streak o
bad luck anu is not likely to be either tho iiuan
cial or social SUCCESS that was expected Ih
rhiladelpbia cricketers did not 60 into the thins
to make money but they hoped they might no
losa any, and therin they are likely to he dsap
pointed. The weather has been bad, rain fallinl
on two days, and at no time being of a charac
ter to entice many people out OF town. Til
Germantown delegation at the matahes has bael
large and brilliant che ladies' OF that section
being especial patrons OF cricket but the atten
dance otherwise has not been up to the mark
For one thing the admission prices have bee
unreasonably high. A dollar for = seat on tn
covered stand il entirely too much to ask for r
entertainment not essentially better than til
home clubs furnish every season free. Tho pub
lie has very little desire to see the " British nt
iicers," as British ohicers it Is only concerned
! them as cricketers. The case was different whe
tho English Professionals visited us a fow year
since. Those men were acknowledged exponent
OF the game aud it was worth paying a fair prc
: to see them play. 1t would have been bette
Judgment in this case if any fee at all wer
, charged, to have made it merely nominal, say
cents entrance or rs cents for q scat in no pa
. vion u
! The rain has so interfered with the pre-
J gramme that it is doubtful if all the games n
. ranged eau be played, The Philadelphia VI
7 Canada has alone been finished, tho second
tho four games, Canada W. Officers, still etru,
, Cling at this writing with the intermittent shoy
ers. This is the lsnting trouble with Cricket,
the time required for the game. The Philad
9 vs. All Corners which WAS to have concluded I'll
8 tournament will most likely be abandoned, b.
: IL the rain is not too persistent tho PhilGdelph
Vs. Officers, from which the greatest hope Of e
Q tertainment is expected, will be played to.nu
= row and Monday. The Canadians IN their gan
3 with the home club showed come very pfet
n play but their bowling and fielding was weak