Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-14

our SATURDAY lE1Tee.

| MANENr pRovfsIoN--PRoS IS AND cons or THx RE-
vIvAL Observation-Disclosures OF TENNysoS's
| DRAMA OF" QUEEN NARY'-MtNoR MATTERS,
Special Correspondence Of the Commercial.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8.
Tho question OF questions with this communi-
tyis that concerning tho purity and snaicoucy
of the water supply. II is not sensational
question, and 1t Is dii,ienlt to induce people to
regard it gravely, yet it is not too much to say
that municipal prosperity Of every sort depends
on it. have esteemed it OF such Importance that
Whenever occasion has offered l have not hesi-
tated to discus. the matter fully in these letters
Readers are thus familiar with the causes of wa
ter scarcity, with the circumstances loading to
| the appointment Of a Board of Engineers 10 de-
visc ways and means FOR relief, and with the DIFF
iionlties it has had to encounter in the work. An
| important chapter Of tile history has hero to be
| referred to--a report of this Board OF Experts,
| ombodying some OF tho conclusions arrived at.
| The report, which is very careful and detailed.
was presented to City Councils yesterday. will
note as briefly as possible its principal points.
| First, an to tho purity OF the supply, il is ad-
| yised that that tho water be conveyed from the
dam at Flat ltock,a considerable distance up the
| River ttbrougha conduit which would cost about
| u, 900 900. The wator at Flat Rock is puror
| than at Farmount aud the manner of transit
| would preserve 1T from deterioration. Or if tlia
| is nor done sewer from Manayunk could be
constructed to carry all impurities into tho river
| below Paramount dam. Either of these means it
is claimed would eifectualy preaerye the purity
| OF the supply. Next, as to tho increased guam
tity OF water demanded it is advised that ma
clinery OF greater power bo used /; that the Bel
mont works be enlarged; that tho Delaware Res
| ervoir be raised six feet that new works bo
erected at Sardner's Point Oh the Delaware and
at Flat Rock on the Schuylkill and, most i'm
portant Of all perhaps, that tho East Park Res
| eryoir to be speedily finished and connected with
| tho other distributing centres. Thorough study
and calculation convincss the Board that these
| improvements will meet every demand of n
growing population for Il torn OF forty years at
| least.
For tho further future another plan is seen to
| be necessary and the Board finishes its advisory
work with recommendations on that head. Ii its
| suggestions are followed tho whole Fairmount
system will be in the end abandoned, and water
will be supplied by aquedact after the Croton
| method IN New York. The source proposed is
| the Perkomen creek, which the Board proves
by records of rainfss, &c, for many years to be
able to furnish 200 OOO0O gallons of water daily
and even in the dryest weather. The supply is
| fuller and more constant than tlatpf the Croton,
and the water Of better quality. An aqueduct OF
| the capacity OF 20D.0O0.0O0 gallons daily would
cost 43l2,00O. 600 The Board has made it clear
that tho Schuyk Will serve yet for many years.
but the assurance for the permanent supply is
| very satisfactory.
| The revival movement is fairly started, al
| though church people are not entirely united on
| it, There promises, indeed, to be considerable
| criticism of the work, and this despite the fact
| that deiiomnaionaliy most OF tho sects are
pledged in support, Mothodism il the right
| howor of the moYeiaont, II may put 1t in 30
worldly n naGncr-that church always laying
great ntrefs ON revival work. Next III support
| comes the Baptiat, also democratic church.
| Tho only churches not uniting, in name, are the
| High Church Epscnpalians, the Lutheranp, the
Unitarians and the Untyeisallsts. But this gen-
eral classification does not tell tho Whole story.
Some OF tho denominations while subscribing
| pro tOrDta arc in reality very lukewarm the
preachers being opposed to tho movement al
| though fearful of saying much, lest their mo-
tiyes should be misunderstood. None OF them
wish to bo thought of AZ hinlorinPs possible
doubts Of tho res,t. aid ieeI iissrsily sore at
they are all.set.asde in tins uncereinonious man
nor and made TO play numerous second iiidc
| to the central performance OF q couple OF lay
men. Much of this feeling is no more than
childish envy, but for much of it, too, there is
good cause. Many of tho ministers uverrldden
| by the private managers i'll this uncer!apnlous
| way are men in all respects the superors of Mr.
| Moody, who has given no proof of any special
| inspiration. talents much above the orii-
nary. Vehement preaching of tho American Or
dor il novelty across tho wate:, hence the
success there and the enormous ad-
| vertising tho movement thus received
creates curiosity here. But thero arc hundreds
| of vigorous Methodist and Baptist preachers
who could do tho Same thing il they had the
Same bolstering by rich men, and the same
| amount of attention directed to them by the
newspapers. There WAS mystery for time in
| the announcement that Messrs Moody and San
key could do nothing in philalepha until they
| had al ASSURANCE OF substantial unaniuity
| among the churches i'll regard to their visit.
There WAS yagueness about this at which
everybody wondered, for it docs not appear that
| there was any such unanimity in London or oth'
or cities of Europe. Now it appears tha5 this
agreement means that Tho churches arc expect
| ed to raise the money to defray exDensea, aud
furthermore that they are desiredtosc CLOSE their
| week day meetings no as not to Interfere with
tho services OF the Reyivalists. In effect, say
the opposition, the whole church system is to be
made tho bob for Mr. Moudy's kite. There Is q
certain force in all this, but considering tho mis-
cry and wiokedness in the world are not all help
fnl methods worth trying? II is, beiievo, in
the earnest hore OF such good that many Uuito
with the promised revival who on personal
grounds might strongly oppose it,
| One Of the most interesting events i'll tho
whole history OF the locn! stage was the produc-
ton this. week at tho Arch Street Theatre Of
Tennyaou's drama OF "Queen Mary" The
reading world knows that the Poet Lanroate has
consented to an adaptation OF his work for a
| London THEATRE bu5 the piece has not yet been
produced, and Mrs. Drew has had the enterprise
| Go forestall not only tho London presentation
but all tic other adaptations Which are being
hurried through. With all this there were no
evidences OF haste at the Arch: the play was
very handsomely set. bad been thoroughly re-
hearsed, aud went off the first night with great
smoothnosa. But il WAS not a snccoss Few
persons who have read the drama, and who
know anything Of stage requirements, believe it
possible to make version which Will keep a
place in the acting DRAMA but it wonld be easy
. to imagine much better arrangement than the
, one given at tho ARCH Ii is an exasperating
! piece of botchwork passages are transpoaed in
the most haphaz1ard riauner, and what little
action the drama has ID destroyed With work
Ill
thor without change. Mr.. Stephen Fske, the
= dramatist IN reviewing has in u mistaken spirit
, | of loyalty strlycn against what must
often have been an impulse towards intarpoia-
o tion, but he made Il fatal mistake therein. III
n tho mountain will not come to-'tle prnveib IN
: somewhat musty;' but it il the clear right of the
adapter in such case to write in parts OF scenes
y in order to preserve continuity. BY not allow
!, ing himself to do this, and at tho rams tino III
. being necessarily forced to cut ont more than
!. one-half of heplay. Mr. Fske's adaptation be
J, comes 80 obscure that it frequently has nc
n | meaning whatever. Queen Mary" at tiiC
4, "Arci" is only interesting, therefore, as nov.
Z city, although probably the most intelligent
/, treatment would not greatly better tue case.
n 1.-The commital of tho Engineer Evans, VIII,
n caused the lamentahle collision between tie
" Frankford Car and a Pe,IneylysniG Railway train
i to await tho action OF Grand Jury-and the man
~ damus compelling the Mount Mnriah Ccmetor,
n Co. 10 show canbe why it refused to allow thu
II body OF the rolored man Henry Jones to b.
q buried in its ground, are events which hay'
/. much Interested the people this week, In th'
al Railway the verdict was coupled with YER.
IA earnest Judgment upon the queftion Of Railwa,
ii crossings at grade which it is felt will lead T.
In something. As to the Mount Moriah affair il |
i, allowed that tho Cemetery Co, has not log t.
to stand on.
You will remember the peculiar fate of tn
Sloth ut tho 1900" caused by feeding that lol
biverous apimRl oa hari-boilcd eggs. | hav
OIL now companion fact One OF tho manGtees
Or or sea cows, brought from tho Amazon to til
H. gardens at heavy expenso, most valuable AM
=, mails and with the exception of one i'll the Loldo
at Zoo tho only ones on exhibition. died the othe
u day Of fevor. Inquiry showed that animals ma
tive to the tropics had been placed IN water Ill
NJ rect from the hydraut-30 or 40 dog. lower, pei
l. haps, than that to which they had been acctls
st toned. Why was it done? Well, the beatin
u. apparatus was not quito ready, and it wa
u thought short time would make no difference
sit One would think the simplest motives Of se
he interest would put a competent scientific tirec
lct or over the treasures OF the Zoo. ISpLx.
of
,s. The I:ibIs in the Schools.