Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-01
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THE ABArrorR AND THE ceunrs-rHE CASE or THE
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AND THE PxoPLk-NEw
YORK AND TEE PHILADELPHIA
METHODIST coNFKA1NCk-MAKINa APPOINT
MENrs-slNHLE AND MARRIED NINIsTERs-THE
sPKlILNa " BEE "-EAsTER AND THE CHURCHES
SCANDALS IN THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Special Correspondence VI the Commercial
PHILADELPHIA. March 20.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad has Of course won
in it, contest against the people in the abAttosr
business. Judge Allison, in deciding the applica-
ton for All injunction, said to be sure that after
these works were constructed they would
be enioned il they should prove q
nuisance, but the court placed no hindrance in
tile way OF allowing the company to prove what
sense 20 for anything-been demonstrated al
ready. have shown you her tofore that opln-
ion In overwhelming against this protest. Prop
81 ty- owners in the neghborhood OF the propos-
ed slAughtering establishment are dismayed,
and all persons whose business or living Affairs
connect them with that section Of the city are
greatly indignant, and they have the sympathy
Of most Of the citizens VINO although removed
from the scene Of discomfort yet feel that
shameful burden will have been placed upon pHl
their fellowA It ia very we'll to talk
Of the injustice Of pretudging an act, or to say
that II It proves an evil the law provides reme-
dy, but on tho other hand reason shows that
when works sire built costing immense sums OF
money, and backed by such an influence a. the
Pennsylvania Railroad, 1t will be tedious busi-
ness TO get rid Of them Even should they be
abolished, what mischief might not be wrought
in the mesntime2 Delay and objection OF every
sort would be brought to bear against their re.
or else that large and valuable section
would be practically deserted, Is unequivocally
true, IL honest and able scientific opinion
10 wo.th anything. How would Wilmington
like to have such = nuisance, covering severa!
acres, planted at the Market street bridge, and
discharKng deleterious matter Of all kinds
hourly into the Christians2 Ours Ia > precisely
similar case. for the Schuylkill front has grown
to be ~ crowded and important section TO us
~ the one have mentioned Ia to your city:
would like il could to make your people take q
personal interest in the outrage which it is pro-
posed to infiict on Philadelphia. The concerns
Of the two cities are in many respects Identical
especially are many Of your people connected py
close personal ties with ours, and 1t IL natural
the matter should excite an active feeling In
| Wilmington.
New York has taken positive step in aid Of
| the Centennial. A number OF handsome indl-
vidual subscriptions, headed by one OF A. I.
Stewart Of sl0O 600, have been made, ana various ni
hotels. express companies &C., have given lib
eral amounts the whole footing up $l6o.Ooo
| This might appear to be = very worthy subsorip.
ton, and would indeed be for an enterprise Of
less extent than the Centennial. But consider
ing al things 1t is disappointing. New YORK M
been latteriy main reliance OF the Exporinor
authorities and the.amount here named large a.
1t goes very little way towards answering the OK
pectstions formed There is q tremendous JOB ts
| be carried through here somehow and only the
biggest hind of figures will settle It. Nothing
comes from the community at large and our owl
community feels that it has done its share. IN
Centennial will be Of such an immense peneh
to New York that it could AFFORD to subscrlp'
many times what it has given, and to add to tn!
| 1,tfig u
cipal subscription ~ Phiadelphia has, and a.
New Jersey and Delaware have done It is in
dcated that the work is not finished IN NeS
York yet. but guess It is practically accom-
plished az far As individual EFFORT ia concerhed
otherwise the result would not have been an
nounced in the manner chosen.
The Philsdelphia Methodist Conference, he'll
this year at Norristown, has closed its delibera
tons the appointments for the ensuing yea
have been made and numerous oongIegs.l,on 40 n
new preachers. The Itinerancy claims TO bt
and would appear to be, the fairest OF religion
systems, but like everything Of mortal origin
is liable to abuses. There is, indeed, an amour
the appointments for so large and important
which would do no discredit to. ca,
: Gus OF we'll posted politicians. The ira.
. ,ngs and compromises do not appear IN u
! decorous list as the members see 1t, but there
: far Il settied' The weaithiest churches pic
3 out the best men, against which natural dom
! nance the smaller churches vehemently stru
: gle. The selections are supposed to be entire
3 IN the bands Of the Bishop and the Presdr
: Elders but it not unfreqnently happens that
n church bent on securing . certain parscn sen
9 it's committee into the council and causes gre
Q furry. 1t ia not all brotherly feeling st SUI
n times. The conference Just closed made sou
q stir in Methodist circles by deciding not to adm
i any more young men on trial At present.
n was stated that ministers married
. early, and responsibilities gathered 30 quckl!
h that the Conference found difficulty in suppl
= ing sufficient places for men with famille
i Conference admitted its want Of young, sing
y men for minor places, and seemed to imply
its action that ii men would offer who won
promise not to add to the complication BY mi
rying-at least At onceIs would ha aam NJ sna !,
to keep preachers from marrying IL TOOK
re- The " Spelling Bee was huge success.
70 had the happy fate Of exactly striking the pop
lar fancy and is noted 70 nave nee peen Oae -.
" best shows in many seasons. The audience
se in high state Of jollity from the beginning
or the end and the general satisfaction was unn
in taxable. Does not the result show how sim
at are the springs OF emotion? ? Only give paopi
ne chance to be natural, and to escape from " mi
]e mighty airs which custom has assumed to
Az the proper thing for Society, and they VIII :.
n to primitive amusement such ~ this ~ naturs
es as children to play. There is something n!
dy down pleasant In this. FOR once the tessls,n
diyidual experienced the freedom Of his ho
oh circle, The abandon Of the affair gave IT move
no and made many people declare that they
alI rarely passed peasanter evening, Inc snce
he of the :. Bee " wherever introduced shouid pt
.ss hint to people to return to simplicity ana nc
;r methods In their amusements. IL 1t sho
;fe somehow work out this problem 1t would d.
he greater work than that OF teaching the spell
,es OF difficult words.
,e ,e' Esster goes of with even more OF = foul
ma than usual How the Objectionable practice
of .'starring the churches began cannot say,
au. the practice has now STAINED such dimehsl !
,rt a. to be offensive to persons OF taste ana !
kes ing. To judge from the newspapers 'ne new WI
ter, rivalry. Ceremony is one thing but shoV
10. another. The reporters have finally got
thing to such point thae
church snnouncements read l1 IKE ,so,,,a 60 n
yery glad to get the amount Of free advertl
lich which is given in the Good Friday, Holy 81
a;s. dsy, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
-. Rrsmmes By hunting carefully through O
''e elaborate documents you may nhd : hu'
OF allusion to the sermon or the service OF the
the but for tho most part the announcements
az concerned with the artists whD are to Rp
mo. and with the compositions to be rendered.
bed latter being given with much particuiarlty
ago. cerning the composer, the pumber OF
sith q operas, the key in which the delectable a
eve ia set, and other matter Of like consumint
nths terest, Frequently there are such notihca
heir an: "the work to be given
heir full chorus and grand orchestra,
tulle der the sole direction OF some
heir who knows how to connect devotion and
sre ness, It Is evident the whole thing ia 30
a of opportunity. As concerts these church
and tsipments may be superior, but why PR
ze TO that they are anything but entertainments
,eiye There is considerable public scandal over
.ttire recent developments in the Highway Dt
plass ment. The doings are in way the lax O.
elyes town and show how loosely some OF the "
~ ! n.rrmanta are administered. The central
,n,;si ara that 4 firm Of builders aNd contri
,nger known % Hong x Evans, have been il
those habit Of laying culverts, and doing similar
the connected with the highways, without au
weep ty levying ut the time upon the citizens G
NIGHT section operated on for expenses OF the VIC
nave provided by law. An expensive culvert
an 10 present IN course Of construction, for VIII
authority has been issued. 1t seems incr
that such things can be done
the very eyes OF city officials yet
=. 10 is no denial Of the facts. Hong
T. ~ ~. Evans claim to have been the lowest b
yasr fol the work now In progress, And that the.
.n.r., told by the late Commissioner Of Highwa,
ann NJ. H. Dickinson, to go on wi b the Job ~
j. C,,- fov at some other time. This, Mr.. Die
= n, ~ NJ strongly denied, and he is believed.
.i; ~ ~ atapds 10 reason that it must have been
thnus h.s 70 various parties that Hong Evans We
. .i'.s ing illegally. II Ia . very singular case =
~ rn; thought it will end In the showing mp OF
~ ~ many "wAys that arS dark" IL
NV, Nv John O'Brien's big rhinoceros has been
for life At Fairmount Park, in the 70,