Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-23

ART SALE AT oGoNT2-THs DEAF AND DUNE AsY.
IuM-oHARrEY ROSS ecAREs-PRoDucToN OF
| " HENRY "" &C,, &c.
| Special Correspondence Of tie Commercial.
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct %.
The visit OF the Western and Northwestern
delegations to inspect the Centennial progress
was significant event of the week. The ex-
cursion was at all points Il success, the verdict
| being general that the completeness OF the
preparations so far made surpassed every antio-
| ipation formed from the published reports.
Among the visitors were many distinguished
men Senators, Congressmen. and Governors, and
the leading Western newspapers were all repre-
| sented. The expenses of tho excursion were
| not borne by the Centennial Commission but by
the merchants Of Philadelphia, and the affair is
| yet another instance OF the liberality that our
| businesses mon have shown in the enterprise
| from first to last When the whole country
comes to gather its share of the glory next year
| it will be well to remember that but for the per-
sistent giving of relatively small class of peo-
| pie this great Festival would never have been
organized.
| The feeling of qualification among these.west-
ern visitors over the immensity of the buildings
and thor wonderful progress towards compile
| tion wasl quite equaled by their delighted sur
prise at the extent and beauty of Farmount
Park. Our great pleasure ground was never
ceasing wonder to them. They saw it at its best
in this lovely October weather, and stheir enthri-
siasm.is easily understood, even by those to
whom the Park IL no novelty. 1t is indeed
thing OF beauty, and greatly as it has increased
the city debt no one begrudges the money spent
upon it. Men feel in looking over this noble
domain, reserved in its natural beauty for the
delight and rest of citizens for all time, that
they have something substantial here at least to
show for heavy taxes. Our visitors gave the city
ral nj IN brio mn.
flags by day and illuminations by night were the
order and town life altogether rendered very
bright and pleasant indeed.
The general excitement and enjoyment was
not little heightened by the Republican torch
light demonstration last evening Many of the
western men, among them Governor-elect
Hayes of Ohio, held over to " assist in the af
fair, which is agreed all around to have been up
to the mark OF the best parades OF the kind ever
seen here. The weather was delightfully."- mild
and everybody seemed to be out of doors. The
throrg was prodgous and the line of parade
Broad Street in the main-was as light as day.
with difference, Governor Hartranft was there
and, in fact, almost everybody of Importance
seemed tc be, not only Republicans but Demo-
Gratis as we'll The self-sacriticing youths who
think 1t a fine thing to walk eight or ten miles
with coal oil lantern on their shoulders were
out in tho same astonishing old force. 1t is well
for the SUCCESS OF torch light parades that such
persons can be found, but 1t ID mortal wonder
where they come from. 1t would be unreason-
able to suppose that they all expect Offices, and
they must for tho most part vaguely fancy that
they are serving their country. So much conf
dence ought to be assuring, but it Ii, on the con-
trary, rather depressing Still not to regard
this side of the demonstration too closely, the
whole effect was remarkably inspiriting.
The Franklin Saving Fund swindle has come
to an unexpected but very gratifying climax. 1t
has long been recognized that MI. Cyrus Cad
wallader, the head of the quasi institution, was
swindler, but it WAS hardly thought possible to
him He n have felt that tba
proof against him was unanswerable and plead
guilty TO the charges, thus hoping to secure
lighter punishment. The judge, however, gave
hlm the full extent of the law, three years i'm
prisonment, and compelling him to pay fine of
$1,000 | believe it il the first instance OF the
kind in the United States and certainly it de-
serves the widest circulation. The man who
would defraud the poor and trusting classes
comprising the greatest number of Saving Fund
depositors is a wretch whom it is courtesy TO
class with ordinary rogues. We all know who
these depositors mostly are, laboring men, ser
wants and small clerks, vino bank in two and
three dollar sums, and whose
ngs are inexpressibly dear to them.
The great majority of these de-
positors own nothing in the world but what
is represented by their bank books, and the des-
pair that comes upon them in slicl a collapse as
this can easily be imagined Cadwallader was
guilty, lst Of runously hypothocating the assets
of the Fund; and 2nd, of receiving deposits after
lie knew the concern was hopeessly bankrupt.
lie was worse tDan u highway foDper, anu I'M
prisonment for life would scarcely have been
too severe sentence. With such an exami e
set them, confidence men of the Cadwallader
stripe will learn wisdom and the whole Saving
Bank system will be more secure.
The sale at 0gontz was continued this week,
the disposition of the pictures and carpets fol-
lowing that of the furniture, previously report
ed The result was about the same as hereto
fore, the prices being perhaps equal to those
usual at auctions but much lower than it had
haap IN obtain gallery n
particularly fine one, having cost MIR. Cooke in
the neighborhood of SlOO,0OO 1t realized but
little over 52j00D. Only one OF the more val
liable pictures obtained anything like its value
this was painting entitled "Covetousness' by
the celebrated French artist Bougerau ; it
brought $1,000. The carpets which cost w, OO9
were proportonately sacrificed, but wear in that
case IL to be considered, while the paintings
were worth all that was paid for them. Ogontz
is now bare its glory has departed.
The semi Centennial OF the establishment of
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum WAS celebrated this
week. Great improvements have been latterly
made in this institution, costing sl5OODO, part
of the amount being furnished by the State and
the remainder by. private subscription The asy-
lum il thus given facilities for the reception and
education of nearly twice as many deal mntes
as formerly, and in addition to the new buildings
the old edfce has been improved greatly. The
Asylum is the Oldest in the country and has been
an inestimable good to a sorely afflicted clashs.
1t is an outcome of the very highest civilization
and the purest cnaIily.
Charley Ross ''scares are reported every day,
only to be dscredited in the next breath, and in
the meanwhile the poor little fellows fate is as
much mystery AS ever. AS showing the state
of feeling on this subject am tempted to relate
an incident in my own experience. small
sized relative of your correspondent being lately
brought on by his parents from California l
thought to crafty the youngster last Sunday
with trip to Paramount and up the Schuylkiil.
He is a striking looking child and attracts par
tcular attention by his profuson OF blonde curls,
but he looks no more like Charley Ross than he
does like the man in the moon. For all this.
was astonished. as we walked along, at
the way people looked at us and turned and
whispered to each other. All at once it struck
me that my fellow citizens (citizenesses especial
ly) were crticsing me i'll the light OF apostolic
kidnapper 1t was an uncomfortable feeling but
the.tbing was so absurd that I,kept on. We took
the little boat at Fairmount people all the while
nudging each other, wnking and whispering,
carving it off with air, as If to say to per-
| sons indnlging in these unworthy doubts that
| had dozen boys of the same sort at home but
| did not brsg about it, But at Belmont the thing
| came to a head. The boat was fnll, and
| the plank walk leading up from the
| little wharf was also filled, when as we made the
| landing u little fellow away up IN the crowd on
| shore yelled out at tho top of his voice" Here
comes Charley Ross !" This was pleasant. l
| got off with my small charge, when as mlscnef
| would have it the boy, being frightened in the
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