Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-04-08
PHILADELPHIA.


BusISEss TALENTS OF THE Y. n. @. A.--INTERIoR
NEws-THE COAL MINERS STRIKE AND THE
FnEsHETs WITH MErHoDIsr
coSfERENoE APPOINTMENTS.
Special Correspondence Of The Commercial
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.
A scandal has just attached to our courts
which 1t will take considerable ''even-hsnded
Justice" to make respectable people forget. All
observers Of what goes on in the world are famil-
lar with the contempt Of deceucy, to say moth
ing Of disregard Of average com
mon propriety, shown in the MANAGE
ment OF "variety' entertainments. It is
not at all necessary that these places should
be visited in order to gain sufficiently clear
idea Of their character. Their entertainments
tell the story, not only in words but in offensive
pictures which BY some amazing laxity Of NOR
ais in the Department OF Police are allowed to
deli'e this city in all direction. or course
some of these places are better tnan others, but
the best Of them arc bad and the lowest OF them
are vile beyond description. Finally an attempt
was made by certain gentlemen residing in the
northern part OF tue city to mako All example Of
the business, and by procuring an entering in
junction to see il something could
not be done for the protection Of the
public. This was especially as guard against
the Generalization OF youth. Tho establishment
on which this righteous attack was made was
3" "Gilmore's Varieties" situated at 10th CAL
lowhll Sts., and the particular point made in the
complaint OF citizens was in regard to the ballet
performances encouraged at that place. The
"Parisian Can-Can" It had been asserted by tho
manager could be enjoyed in his den AZ it could
be nowhere outside OF the Jardin de Md5,us, and
sufficient evidence was given III the trial to show
most degrading feelings. Tue descriptions Of
sworn witne sss we're quite unfit to print, and it
seems incredible that any man could have dared
to give an entertainment which it has been de-
clared would have been Kissed even in Paris in
this city. Well, the end of all is that the mana
ger has been acquitted Despite food Of tes-
tiinony Of the most convincing and unimpeacha-
BILE kind, model jury found the Can-Can to be
not 3 nuisauce-thls giving it, presumably
fresh license to outrage public sentiment With
managers will d ubtiess strain every nerve to
invent something "spicier' than has yet been
seen, and the result may be left to widest con-
lecture. What is the limit OF submission to law
in such case A. this2 Some OF the jurymen
in the Gilmore trial were intelligent and reputa-
BILE citizens but others were very ignorant and
Indifferent to the interests involved.
Tho great bridge at Fairmount approaches
completion, but comparatively few OF the people
who are footing the bill know much abont the
progress OF the work for which they are paying.
Thus it is that we get into certain limits, not on
ly Of labor but Of observation. Many parts OF
the town are az unfamiliar to even the active
man as are London or Berlin. Thousands Of
Philadelphians never think OF going to Fair
mount for years together unless some country
cousin should visit them and carry them of on a
tour OF sightseeing. 1t happens every day that
Phadelphians who ought to be better in
formed on local topics gaze on the new
double bridge with undisgused wonder. 1t is
10 much greater work than any descriptions
have given idea Of is so thoroughly unlike any
piece OF architecture in this vicinity and adds
30 strkingly to the singular variety of scenery at
this point on the Schuylkill that the universal
sentiment regarding it is one OF delight and as,
tonshment The lower deck is now finished
with the exception of laying the permanent car
riage way, which work cannot be done until the
approaches are completed for the upper bridge
80 as to temporarily close the portion below tc
travel. In short time all passage must be
made.on top, an awkward arrangement as it vii
compel teams to 60 many squares out OF
their way - but 1t is unavoidable, ant
will last = very little while. Up to thii
time public convenience has been carefully CON
sidered. The old wire bridge roadway has been
usso without interruption all the time that the
new structure was being erected under anf
around it. 1t Was most ingenious and com
plicatcd piece OF work. Finally the last OF thu
old " suspension" timbers are being knocked
away, and parties desiring pieces Of them TO
souvenirs had better be quick about it. Th'
Wire Bridge in its time was one of the glories
the City Philadelphia made many times more
ado over it than she does over this incomparabl
greater achievement OF the builders arts. A
U.s.
gracefully swinging wire cables, is seen a
immense array OF iron arches, il
height reaching tho elevation of the formel
piers, stretching unbrokeny across the river
and then continuing By series Oh ON, mammotl
over land until they reach the intersection o
35th 4 Bridge at. (now named Spring Gardel
ST. The work looks more Ike an aqueduc
than a bridge. When finished, by the lat o
Nav the Race and Vine st. cars arc to go Yves
fbo dor1k and coma East the Old lev
el. While the lower roadway is being laid til
cars will have to run both ways on the nppe
bridge. system Of "turn outs" having been de
vised for the purpose. l may state here, toe
that the Race and Vine line ls about laying
branch from its main track up 35th street to til
$780," returning on seth street. This Will be
long needed accommodation and will answer
valuable purpose during the Centennial.
Who are the best eleemosynary agents in you
section? Here the Y. NJ. @. A. carry of til
palm in that regard beyond dispute. Whenevt
the Young Christians pass around the hat it
done to some purpose, e,-and they are iurthe
more, continually passing it around on one pie
another The grand Idea at viz
Ct Chestnut shS new streets eaian f. a this 'n end
the faithful young females as well =, I
young men, are mustered into the service OF I'll
''Bazaar of Nations" and the result is likely
be very tidy one. No one understands maj
aging this sort of thing better than MIR. WAN
maker. and every known trick OF the trade
called into requisition. The sight-seer gets in
the fair for the moderate admission fee q
fars) of fifty cents, but after Le gets IN he tin'
that all the departments have an extra q
tached to them. He cannot get around u
show for less than q dollar,-this being u
sum, it must be remembered, asked +
the privilege Of coming in to buy things. VIII
the object is charitable one, it may be que
tionedi il there is not considerable unfairne
about this. A great many people go to Z
"Bazaar" as to an exhibition and without a
particular desire to help build the Y. nj. q.
Hall. Such parties pay an unusually large a
mission fee and the extras may be termed
people who do not 60 to church regularly AZ {
periments in the game OF gouge. The idea
the Bazaar is pretty one and 1t If pity u
spoiled by such sharpness horticultural II
has been fitted up on either side with "cot
terfeit presentments of the houses of va
GUS countries. and goods supposed to
native to each OF the designated loca
ties are sold. Even more attract
than the houses are the merchants group
therein. who are feminine Y. C.'s. dsessed-w
as near An approach to accuracy rs ls comp
BILE with American ideas Of comeliness-ln
costumes Of the respective countries. There
plenty of young women who are not happy
less they are giving their energies to 30
make-believe work like this, who at the ga
time would scorn an independence gained
standing behind real counter. Still, with
looking too deeply INTO this, the sight OF til
picturesquey dressed young persons is pleas
enough, and is doubtless the main stay
the "Bazaar." 1t is "show" in
broadcast sense. Tabesu arex given, rs we'll
recitatons, songs in character &c. On one
the programmes l notice "Broadsword Dan
which sounds for all the world like the legen
the tall and short sailors in "Nichoas Nickel
The Builetif. says the Y. C.s inveigh constar
against theatr calls while the Bazaar side sh
are strongly tainted with che same virus al
is point well TAKEN
There has been a feveri.h feeling here all
week in an extended circle OF interests over
fairs in the interior OF the StAte,-conceri
the freshets on the Susqnehanna, Lehigh
upper Delaware, and the coal miners strike
riot in the region sbout Hszleton. The i'm
date excitement of these events ia experiel
on the spot but their results all centre her
the arrangement of affairs among merchs
shippers, commission men, and others.
Schuylkil freed itself 80 easily that pc
heresbout thought the whole danger was G
The miners troubles are serious, and direct
indirectly concern all who have to buy coal
detail of special policemen from this city
been sent to the mines to aid III suppressint
the disturbances but it looks though half
measures Of that sort would not answer
purpose.
The matter referred to recently,-of Til
cassionsl dissatisfaction of Methodist chul
with conference hppontmets,- just
significant confirmation here. Several chu
in the Philadelphia conference have strt
protested against the assignments recently
their congregations. They were not succe
the Bishop declaring that he could not un
the Objectionable appointments, and ad,
the several charges to put up with their
the present But the protest means good
1t becomes more clear every year that q
hitra rinaas NJ thiA foature the Mctl