Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-07-01
PHILADELPHIA.
qua SATURDAY LETTER.

AGMCEMENT OF THE UNlVIk6lTT VI fANNU1A-
vANIA-ExcITKMENT ovER THE HEECHER TRiAL-
CENTENNIAL MATTKRs-THE MEETING OF BANK
KRs-THE MAMMOTH noTKI.-INTKREsrINa Art
DISCUSSION, DC. ..ssp.. ....-,
Special Correspondswos Of tAs CU.nw.srcial. :, ,
PHILApxLPnIA, June 25.
Republican nominations were made this week,
completing the full ticket to be voted for in the
Fall Election. The places until now left open
on the ticket were those Of Recorder Of Deeds,
City Commissioners, aud Clerk Of the Quarter
Sessions offices coming before the county
convention and that Of Judge Of the
Court of Common Pleas. before the Ju-
dicial Convention. Both these bodies met on
Thursday and completed the business In hand
without delay. Tho County Convention met at
the Assembly Buildings, and after moderate
spice of the preliminary bunoombe which seems
to naturally attach to such occasions got down
to work. Messrs. David Martin and John 9.
Wetter were nominated for City Commissioners,
Mr.. David II. Lane for Recorder of Deeds, and
Gen. H. II. Bingham for County Sessions Clerk.
Mr.. Lanes nomination was BY reclamation.
In the Judicial Convention Hon. Craig
Biddle received the nomination for
tho common Pleas Judgeship by an unani.
nous vote his opponent MI. !. .: hsdheneI,
lot was taken.
OF these nominations Judge Biddle's ID all
that could be desired, although they may be -
good as could be expected under the present or
der of things. Messrs. Lane and Bingham be-
long to the class who make business Of poll
tics, or, to speak more correctly, Of ohics get.
ting, and they have . wonderful knack Of
another. Judge Biddie, I need hardly say,
a, hhH .psssasd gy 3, s1 the Hsu Sss s9d 20
the position made vacant by Judge Paxson's
election to the State Supreme Court. This was
but for fraction Of . term and he has now the
Governors appointment emphasized by nomi-
the once famous Nicholas Bddle, Of the United
States Bank.
The annual message Of Mayor Btokley was
made to Councils this week. As usual 1t 10 com
posed in the main Of the reports Of Heads Of De-
partments. His Honors own share in the mos
sage is slight, although the document itself IL
very bulky one. Personally the Mayor
chiefly Mbors to impress upon al concerned the
importance Of the Centennial Exposition aud to
detail the amount Of work already done In that
learned from the report that the total funded
debt at the beginning Of the present year WAS
!55 272, 1872; total assets ST. 1874, ,025 and total
liabilities t64, 260, 468. The total expenses Of
tho city during 1874 were I'll. .30l ,976. Real es-
tate for the year was assessed At the value of
4565, ,819, ,O95; and other assessments on person.
al property, horses, watches, TO-, amounted to
%, 464, ,873. The total of these sums is more
than go, ,000, 900 in excess Of tho assessments
for the year 1873. These are huge figures, and
though it may not be easy to grasp them the
proportions are recognizable. showing tho euor-
nous growth OF the CITY, ..H
We have had our share Of the Commencement
Season. The University Of PennsylvaniA has
held its spring celebration, graduating young
knowledge. e.-nine:tenths o{ vhjoh ipforrnaton
will be forpotten in a yerv few years Still this
mental disciplne answers its end no matter how
mucb Of the scou,red information NAV escape
, ,ha ,nnrnrv l,ha IInivers;tv commsncemept
wxs especiaily ipterestinu this wear a celebrst-
ING tia Towne Beouest and the remaining Of the
Scientific Department ss the HTovpe Scientific
School." Assurediy a great future lies before
our university. = .7,77
! here to- day with considerable excitement, Dis
tanca 6oes not limit interest In this great ossA
The nsrt,culsrs have been 40 WIDELY read that
we know AZ much abont the trial here q they
Al concern attaches to the case heresbouts vet
thousands of Intelligent peoplc are anxious
| about lie result, Notwithstanding tho heat
the newspaper peiehborhoods, were filled about
the noon hour viii, persons asking for the news.
| Al this writing nothing has been heard from the
| inry. TIE opinion appears general here that
| ther. will be a disaereemept. Adherents of
| both parties are forced to this conclusion,
although there are some determined friends Of
MIR. Beecher who feel sure Of an acquttal. They
| RV1nHnt hA6Cl9T a numD6t
of supporters on tho jury, and that realizing
how dreadful il would be IL his innocence should
not be conclusively demonstrated such Jurors
will fight il ont &C., II il takes, 10, The best
as il in viewed in this section-is tbst Z Ia
claimed nv both nsrties "A snnportino their case.
| All conceie that tha Jndoe hss carried himeelf
admirably tlrouehout tic Trial. Too little 40.
count has been made Of this. We have lost
sicht Of modal Jndre in following The numer.
| 20 -.i,.- -
| Another OF the Grand Centennial Excursions
was - receiyedn this week-apd the reception
| was nrobahlv tho most notable Of the series. II
was composed Of leading bankers and capitalists
from surrounding and distant states. Gentlemen
were nresent from Nav York. New Jersey. Masss-
chnsstts Wsryiond nalawara Connecticnt Vir.
oinis ob;o M;ss;ssinn; and tbe District Of Col.
SS,nh;o togatbar wifi i large renresentation from
;nIniusd "o in raist;vo n tha .monnt Of nonav
thasa r,c, man we're snpnoseS to ranrssent. one
ast;r. te ha;ma thst ss6h nm mn was deiayated
al the meetsae- This ia Of course folly,
for MANY NJ the uuasta we're Rank and RaiIwav
proaidaT,s ord tSo =. n;tsI ~ such cornors tions
i. "nt 10 ha ss "soJ in ilI"strst;on In snv snoh
sanSa INT wa d not neal 10 tsle anv snch az
tran'a v;aw to rs.oDn;ze thsa the meatinu Of
bsnters wss one Of exceptionaliy wealthy and
| ;nNuentiai citiya,a Th;nos ara heinV done
r.t n oa.aAGus anmo ~ nSt ~ tha IT, psrtv
and SnaIliny Rae stsge and there IL every hons
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,,r;S., t,ronsh".ha n,onav ,owars os the conn.
ttv"w;Il land thar Wiling aid The maetinr 81
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