Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-11-11
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ticket. instssd Of which he runs $500 votes bs-
hind Judge Bsddis. for tue Common Pleas. SSH.
ths mAjo1ty Of 1850 u . magnificent sndoue.
mont BY Philsdslphia OF ths ability and honesty
Of General H&stzaaft, for whom 20 more than
$1,000 mAtosiEy In ths eiay haA been e,ainnsd BY
the shrewdsst oalouiAAora Then, aga,u II uas
feared with appaxSnt rsnson, that the hostile u
utads Of the Union Lsagus IN relation to Gsn1
DiaghamH and Other nominees n the City
Ticket wouid result In cutting down the
majoritiss In those insaancss to dangers
Gus thinnsss. Jntlssd, many Republican
anticipated the defeat Of Bingham, against
wilo@ eas attack was principally directed. Yet
his maturity, though avail ~ compared with the
hsssisst figures IN ~ returus, is larger than
hea often bosn scored In contests whsse results
have occasioned but little remark. In itself,
Hngham's majority, (8sSe votss) u . nns one,
aud 1t U particularly significant ~ showing che
Republican strength altar every possible effort
has bean made TO it, disparavsnenk Lane for
Recorder Of Dssds. and Wssssr Tor City Com
were the other two candidates. black
balled By the League, winch siccsedsd even
worse IN their oases:than IL did In the instance
Of Gen. Bingham. Lanes majority u l1,9l2 and
Wetters lS,096. Tho defeat of The League, Or
the most interesting phases Of the sltuataoo. The
opposition TO candidates who are sssn to have
the oonadsaos Of . prepondsraiing part Of the
community waa pisce Of very poor judgment,
And il the League had been united In the black
bslllng policy IL political inhasnee would b
election, the offensive restriction VI. the work
Of only minor panty In the club The whole
tone Of feeling over the result 0s Tuesday V
that Of unqualified Isllsf md setisfaotiou.
The Ore q tl,s Carleton Mills Tor, ~ they ere
popularly tsrmsd, Brunsr's Mills) must be rated
u public calamity. Most disasters BY are arc
matters Of industrial oonosrn only, even whom
losaes are heavy, but accidants like this strongly
Affect the manufacturing interest. which In the
backbone Of PhiladslphiA's prospsrity.. A CON-
earn like that Of ksssrs T. @. 0asrset 4 Co., en-
ploytng hands sufficient In number u make .
good sized town, Ia more than . mere agency
for making money for its propsistors It 10
social institution. aud Whatever a6ects 1t Affects
hundreds OF homes, and through those homes
tho retail buslness Of whole section. The pro-
Companies, bat Whist is there 70 insure against
priyatioa and u1sring tho naAuy work-peopls
thrown out Of smploynent on the threshold Of
Of hard winter There were nine hundred
men, women and half grown persons employed
in these mills, which we're running On FULL time,
with prospect OF keeping IL up al the season.
! have knowledge Of one young man who had
beon out Of work for several months and who
bad Just secured employment at the mills. Only
day or two before the 6re he was expressing
70 10 01o E0u0x Oh 01uQ QV4E t210 lOlR D0U8n6
opportunity to make himself useful And that
u but one case in many. The are was terrible
Atliction, the record OF which viii never be writ.
ton. .g.. ...at. ur .E
The criticism made in this cosrsspondsnos,
long aimee, Of the value Of the Forrest bequsst
Cd. 1t % now announced that the Exscutoss,
.Khlle founding n Aoeor's Home, according 70
The Lefms OF e1o pSquesy Wn nOs put up
building but will adapt tho old farm house u
Cr-s. Hn. thA {r, ~aki
house II Il stated will be su,cisnt for Ill the
demands made upon 1t under the Will OF that
there can bs NO doubt. OF course thers arc
some dscrept and destitute msmbers Of the
Theatrical pgofsssoo but u y 70 limited fraserni-
ty there can nsvsr b many such at any tme,-
Il We restrict candidates to those who arc worthy
and 10 American actors. Men and women rare
" stay In the theekri0al profession 10 N ADVANCE
ID age unless they have abilities wh1oh by the
time Of their decline have resulted in earning
osptions 70 this ruls. but they are comparatively
10 few that Mr.. Forrest would have both se.
cured his purpose by leaving liberal request to
the Old Mons Homo, through which provision
could have been secured for ~ many Aged play
orr - would be likely to call for It. A. far ..
obligation goes IL 10 charity IN any event, and
class restriction ID not necessary thing. The
merchants and old srtasans are content 10 meet
At the OLD Mons Hons, nor aAk for separate &C.
ommodafion, and Mr. fogrsst could have made
tho old aotors comfortable in the same way,
locating the women In other Of our various e.
tablishsd charities, and preserving the bulk Of
his fortune for separate usss. i
The HAuley hoInioids Waa Quo Of the most de-
liberate aud deaperate of recsut local crimes
and 1t " difficult to ses how the ultimate verdict
can be anything but murder IN y TIE IRE fret dsgrss.
mont, was called out Of the engine house q ID
aud Queen streets, on Wednesday evening, BY q
messenger who said that . man named George
Fletcher desired. 70 ~ him At the door. Rec
ponding 70 ne sunmonA1as e. nat y fistchsl. e
instant. There was no struggle nor any provo.
cation such ~ the law takes oognixAnce Of. The
men had qnarrsllAd pxeviously, but ~ far - the
murder 10 concerned 1t 10 showu that Fletcher
came 10 the engine house prepared for, and in.
there never was such casa, yet II IL Whispered
already that political influence will save Ffetch-
or from tho gallows He u strong with the
''managers" OF his section aud it 10 believed
would never have gone 70 such lengths but icr
his confident belief in the authority Of hiu
friends. It is this complication which gives the
case good part Of its Interest The principals
belong 70 the under olAss among whom shooting
affaira arc common, and whose quarIsla do not
greatly disturb society, but 1t rsmains To- be
shisld an act Of such dsiibsrats villainy.
Judge Ludlow haA delivered an opinion rela.
tive to tho proposed widsning Of CHESTNUT st.
between 9th and 1lth streets, which 10 import
ant - taking issus with snterpEising builders
aud proprist0rs who would rsAdjust the build
ing line OF the streeta 70 suit thar own views oi
convsnioncs. A few capitalists In the nsighbor
hood mentioned have Of Late years, put az
buildings hack OF the average hns, and there
fore have attempted 70 make other ownes1 oon
form 10 the new order. They succeeded in hav
ing jury Of inspection appointsd, whieh tur,
Laa reported In their favor. But Judge Ludlow
before whom the cass oAme, failed 10 SO 1t II
the dssirsd light. Undoubtedly the aspect ol
Chestnut street would be improved II the side
toular call for the extra width at the point in
dicated over squares above aud haloW, excsp
that the post-o6ioe u TO be located theTeaboutx
Judge Ludlow rightly decided that : oontirna
tion Of the jurys report wa insxpedisut In vie'
Of the faots Of the great expense attending tn
improvements if ssads and Of the quessionabl
condition OF the city's finances, with the CAntsr
pixl close upon rs. He further said that the re
port was the result Of petition Of few ind
viduAls only, and that neither the civic author
ties nor any large number Of citizens have d.
manded the reform Builders who choose I
sacrifce part Of their frontage must not thin
that all other owners must necessarily follo'
suit. ....! ..Is ..t....
One Of the most curious eonfusions Of ids
concerning famous men relates 10 the popull
impression Of the personal appearance Of Wi
liam Penn. He " represented In picture ~
statue a. Quaker Of the most pronounced Dor
when in point Of fact there 10 no evidence thl
he ever wore thatgarb, which certainly did nj
| come In general use among Friends until Aft.
!. Penn's eme It u very sure that 1t the tin
!, Penn obtained his American grant, and when
! first came 10 this country, hs was In no VII
= different from EnGlsh Hociety Of tho upp
kclAas, either 10 dress or manner. He was GO
: usnan Of tie tinas, and differed only from mo
= Of his court associates In the stand which
4 took on tho subject Of religious frsedos
Ont Of this protast grew, eventual
: the severity Of Friends In the mattsr Of plai
4 nsss Of spssoh and dress, which was intend
~ their tsstimony sgainst the psevale
way OF the world. But Penn himself v
not Quaker In this after-ssnse, and an attsm
now being made 70 break up the old concepti'
it Of him n novelty. The Pubic Building Coz
r nission requested the Horticultural Gooisty
y procure tho bsse authority for the proper repI
% saneatton Of the Founder Of Pennsylvania,
y . stasue 10 b. placed on the City Hall II
d ths socisty has dons, through NJ. George HI
l. ason Fishsr who: hAs made . model, showiI
70 Penn in the ordinary costume Of Charles 1
ID reign. The modal was adopted and rep,
70 duction Of it will doubtless b placed on {
+ Public Buildings. What . shsWering of
A. lifelong conviction! We shall be told ne
psrhapa. that Or. Franklin never used sp,
Sealss, or that Washington did mot wear p
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