Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-07

| BURIAL-CAsE-ExTREMEo OF BIdoTnY AND ISToL-
| ERANCE-THE FRANKFoRD ROAD coLLIsIoN-TiiE
AUCTION SALE AT "odoNTz '-THEArRicAlS,
specia, Correspondence o, the Commercial.
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l.
Tho Political campaign hereabouta was fully
started by the mammoth meeting held by tho Re-
publicans at the League House shortly after the
date Of my last letter. 1t WAS on all sides ad-
mitted to have been ono of the finest political
demonstrations in many years. We all know
how much humbug there is in this subject, but
this opening meeting was quito unusual, not 30
much for the numbers of people it called out as
from their character and the esrnestness and
feeling which prevailed from first to last I
have hoard the spirit OF the affair remarked up
on as enthusiastically by Democrats as by Ro-
publicanH. In fact there is no opposition to the
Republican ticket in this section worthy the
name. Tho German Democrat Ii paper of in
huence but it is true nevertheless that Philadel-
phia Germans are nearly all Republicans. The
Times is tho only English paper Of consequence
although it is certainly widely read its vote-mak-
ing power is not equally great. The entire Re-
publican local ticket will be elected and the ma
fcrity for Hsrtranft and Hswle will be heavy
in this city.
At the same time that the Union League was
active in getting up the recent demonstration it
had lively internal discussion over tho ques-
tion OF endorsing some OF tho names on the Re-
publican City Ticket The action Of tho "Com-
| mittee of Sixty Two" AZ it is Called was the
subject Of much comment, and there is division
| OF feeling in the club ~ well as outside OF it.
Some Of the committeeman say Withdrawals arc
not to be thought Of ; that the ignored candl-
| dates feel ~ safe as those who are endorsed
| and that the vote by no means expressed the
| entire sense Of the Union League. Other mem
bers of the committee believe that IN = general
meeting Of the League on the subject the action
OF the committee would be thoroughly sus-
tanned. The matter has been fully brought out
| by the expressions of views of various members
| Of the League, the substance Of which rather
incines to the inadvisability ofputtipg the qnes-
tion before tho club as II body. The feeling iB
| that the dispute is an unfortunate one, leading
to no practical end and can have the only effect,
If kept up, OF encouraging the Democrats. The
League is in no temper to do that, but the do
mand for full vote on the committees rosolu-
tions may be too strong to be resisted.
A new test is to be made of the Civil Rights
Law,-one stirring more deeply tho passions OF
people than questions whether colored persons
shall ride in the same cars with white men or sit
at the same hotel table or in the same concert
room with them. The point now raised il
whether or not colored people can be lawfully
buried in u cemetery also used by white men ?
1t was hoped that this great city had got over
an uttermost vulgarity Of prejudice only EXPLAIN
able in Geogia Or Mississippi town. yet here of
I
There recently died worthy colored citizon-
mark, citizen !-they cannot get around that
who also happened to be wealthy (Which fact
might have induced strong feeling to Fuhside)
and his widow naturally made arrangements to
have the remains OF her husband inferred in
Mount Moriah cemetery, in which lot had been
bought and paid for, months before. But just
as the funeral was about to leave the Residence
of MIR. Jones message came from Mount
Morial saying that tho burial could not bo per-
mitted at that place 1t seems or at least that
is the excuse offered, that in the INTERN. be-
tween the announcement OF tho funeral ar1 thu
day OF it, dissatisfied lot-holders had appealed To
the cemetery authorities to stop the funeral,
threatening to abandon their properly If IL was
not done, and proplesying the ruin Of the on
terprise. In weak moment the Secretary
yielded, and not only WAS an outrage done to a
large ciaaa of nitizans hnt direet bnsssss oi5II'
, CATION Was disregarded
For it becomes clear that however looked at
, the cemetery people have done wrong. The ori
, ginal excuse was that the lot had not been dl
rectly decided to Mr.. Jones but to a MIR. Bollleau
But MIR. Boileau promptly signiied that he has
: in turn sold the ground to Mr.. Jones, and fur
thermore that it was done with the immediate
knowledge and.acquiescence of the Secretaryfe
presenting the Mount Moriah company. Thii
, gentleman, Mr.. Connell--son of the late State
, Senator,-has involved himself by contrariet,
t ! of statements, but the bulk of tic testimony
. showing that he knew all about the transfer tt
| Jones-is decidedly against him. Could NOR
i plli&Dle VI DlHOlIS AilbaHc picJutte
+ | be shown than the entire case exhibits Wha
0 sort Of religion can it be that these irate 10
a holders aud officials profess Willing to ente
. the same Fathers Mansion with the black man
y but fighting HIM to the last step OF the earth
Il Journey, even to the spot where both lay OF
a mortality There is something inexpressibl,
Q little about the dispute, bu5 mean things some
d times create the greatest confusion in tile lit
tie isle." There is anxiety to learn how the Coul
b will treat the matter question of property
that Mr. IpuaS owned hJH lot ia certain til
O existence OF the ground, and with the colore
a mans right rs citizen to buy and hold real Of
g tate assured, it will be interesting to note ho
< tho cemetery people are to clear themselves OF
= very disaGrecable situation
The catastrophe which all persons knew won
certainly come from the practice of runnli'
steam cars and passenger railways on the sam
surface has occurred at last. The wonder onl
l. is that the calamity has been 30 long deferred
j. assnredly not for want of hourly opportlnit
| Tie collision between train on the pennByly
+. mia railroad and "dummy steam passengt
!" car on tho Frankford extension OF the 9th IL III
" st. railway has resulted in the deaths of five pc
to SONS, while several others linger between lii
aud death aud others still will be seriously cri
pied even after their recovery. The lnque
IN which has been progressing all the week 10
i'd determine which Of the parties to the .colsit
ts was to blame, but more important coisidcrat
~ is the right Of steam transportation companit
v to imperil life and property by running trains
u, ~ the grade used for ordinary purposes. The ~
70 tenn is at once bar5lrous and childish and it
10 not in reason to suppose that it can contin'
es before the increasing wisdom aud needs of s
w. vs. cety. Numbers of our street railway trae
az a.. cross steam railroads. The crossings OF q
ID "Reading" by some of the lines arc very da
Ie gerous. The Germantown Branch of the "ltea
VI ing" il the worst road because engines are sno
We ing over its track necessarily and it lies in
ue largely travelled neighborhood. Yet cars of t
w Union, Green and Coates and Girard aven
y lines cross the rails every minute OF the day.
". change must surely come before long. Il
hig Frankford Road disaster seems to be individu
i'u ly chargeable to the engineer OF the "dummy
- although tile case is not entirely clear L
~. engineer says lie did not sec the lamp OF I
M M pennsylvania signalman, but the latter oiilcla
W supported by witnesses who saw him dspl
m loi the danger signal at tile accustomed place.
ihe we're as the accident was it, "A marvel that eyt
ie he person OIL the ''dummy" and its accompany
M w. car WAS not killed outright. Very few escal
see without injuries of some sort but IL not one j
ost @ got out alive it would not have been surprisi
the The auction sale at "Ogontz," Jay Cook
on- o palatial country house, was the recent cot
Ga event. You will remember that last spring
hce attempt was made to sell this entire proper
nv NY. house, land and furniture, in single lot.
M Ii' suitable offer could not be obtained and il ,
Two resolved to soil in small lots. This re ult
boon disappointment also, for although
furniture, &C., has been sold, good prices "
not obtained. The reason probably WAS that
,ent articles too elegant for auction frequent
or | People who live in the Cooke style til
it beneath them TO 90 to auctions, And 9th
ing not 70 high minded have not the purses to
for sums approaching the real value OF the osc
lata "ixngs." The result WAS that extraordii
bargains were made, which will be embali
Oh in many family tradition capture N
ioiis , by the wife of friend of mine, OF IN olct
na,i @ walnut and terry suite, consisting of two S.
olo and six chaira-two OF them rocking anu
arm chairs-for $50; practically new,
"as which must have cost ut least 5000 will
~. an idea of the way the goods were sacrih
'''e' 1t WAS hoped the curiosity attending the
would result in running prices up to real Va
- but it did not, although there was an enofri
soo' crowd of people present. 1t was one OF
!. saddest episodes Of this whole wretched
~" ness.
The theatrical interest continues strong.
gus Sullivan has appeared as s. Beverly in
9aHester, and as " Macbeth " III addition tt
'he previous parts, but l do not find anything
mall ther to say on those performances beyond
7ees- remarked OH his ' Richard and "Riche
wy W., lie possibly appears to better adysntas
o1e"o Macbeth than in any other character.
Davenport has had the best engagement,
=, said, that he ever played in Philadelphia
has certainly acted delightfully."-, although it
ed i'll been but too evident at times that he was il
wept duced physical condition. IND
lone,
in II .. g.. 60. g.
The 1o'"o -" O"e o.'
otller One OF the remarkable men OF the Ala
hap Constitutional Convention is Col Bethea.
It the is lawyer, but has had only one case in hi.
WAS \ .,n hia first anil hiA last Thu caAa inv