Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1876-01-20
philadelphia.
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THK RECONSTRUCTION OF oounMIS-THk STANDING
ooMATTrHEs-THE RING MANAaEaa EoRogD II
TAKE BACK sKAIp-cIOSR OF TIE MOODY AMI
sANEkY RRv1vAL-RsT1NATE Or REsuLTs-Bv
yfcr OF THE AnRsfr pssAra ON TIE cDtrSA
-osKrNAL IHupnrs-TAR LAADIs TRIAL
TEE oknNAN OPERA, TO-, 20. 70, e.. NJ.
Apectsi CorSapoNdsass n tAs cpNmsrctal. ~
H n PalLADzLfnIA, Jan. IA, 1876.
The rsoonstsuotion Of Councils, from which so
much is expected, was effected this week, and
The prospects for purer city government ars
bright The Prssidents Of both branches yes
tsrday made known their appointments Of stand
Ing committees for the coming session. and ii ID
apparent that oombined sffoet was made By
hsssn. Smith and Oavsn TO give the important
places. especially the chalrmanships, to man Of
known probity and ability. They have bean,
oonsidering the material II command, worry suc.
oessful. Aessrs. Rowan, Dorian, Bardsley, and
other leaders under tho Hsnsxsy rule arc su&irs-
~ dspossd. either put on uninipoFtant oomnit-
tess, Or, wheEs given voacs on leading commit
whom tag payers can depend 1t may hs fairly
expected that under such rule the municipal
credit will immediately revive. TIE greAeeat In
terest In the reconstruction attached 70 Com
mon Council but the discrimination in the Bsleot
Branch TO follow tho line marked IN the other
ohambsr 10 very noticeable. The new President
Of Select Council 10 Mr. George A, Smith, end
rinRBters never had more tro lbles0me par
HOn 10 deal WITH than this gentleman. There "
no more honest msn In Philadelphia, and he II
~ able ~ he il true. Mr.. Smith 10 not ''pro-
fesaional !" he ID an adt,ve buAiness man, . mem
ber Of one Of tho great d1y-goods hrms Of the
Country-yAmes, Kent Bantse Co-and he has
gone into politics with tho ono lides Of seeing II
the olass OF men who have most st stake In 80
curing good city governnent cannot gain DECD;
this order would bear the,r part In like manner,
the problem Of the correction Of municipal mis-
rule would be speedily solved.
The Moody and 6ankey revival meetings close
nsnt the congregations It the Depot Tabernacle
have been enormous lattsriy. It 10 stated that
10, 900, persons. wore In the depot building last
evening and that 5000 Others were unable 70 gain
Admittance. The cold snap has put no chill up
On the prevalent enthusiasm, and II the Revival
lists could stay another month they would doubt
less continue 70 attract throngs Of people 10
sAoh service. II this % not success it 10 hard 10
ny In what success consists. We do not need to
have daily reports Of women carried out Of
the meetings In hysterics, in order to rate these
services properly nor. - some Of insist, IL Il
necessary to have long roll Of persons pro-
fssaing conversion. On the contrary, the thing
proves itself. Attendance, interest, order
these arc tho proofs Of success. We call .
church successful which continuously attracts
hsarers, and the rule is good one all around.
The Depot meetings have been the highest af-
fairs Of che kind seen In this generation,-pos-
ably the grandest continuous religious assem-
blages ever seen anywhere, and i Il not con-
scale should not have left reslduum Of solid
and enduring good. Mr.. Moody made mis-
take In attacking the Jews recently, but he had
the good sense 70 sec his error and made suitA-
bie acknowledgements. Apart from this the re-
vival has been msnaged with singular discretion
and effect
The LAndis murder trial is almost rated n
local matter, 20 we'll known Is the defendant In
this locality. The defence has made much CAPT.
tai out Of the cross-examinAtion of DR.. A. r.
Thomas, Ut this CITY, , witness called for the
prosecution. DR.. Thomas made the post NOR
tenn examination of LAndis, but the defence sue
cseded In eloiting from him the alleged fact
that the abscesses in the brain Of Carruth, and
tol ball the wound thereby made had entirely
healed, aud thu bali was found In newly formed
and healthy tissue, whore IL would have rested
until the mans natural death, and without caus-
him the really m s1ss SSanSs
the ball. and were some distance from that
missile. Briefly, Oarruth died not by the hand
Of the Father Of VinelAnd but through bad
and another plea will be that Landis 10 inclined
to insanity, and At the time Of the shooting was
not morally accountable However thus line Of
argument may strike people generally. 1t is the
prevalent belief here that 1t will be strong
enough, II not to acquit LAndis, at least to save
his life, and many people believe that he will
escape entirely. The history Of LAndis and his
colony is one Of the most curious things In con-
temporary local history, and this trial 10 quite In
keeping with al the rest Of the story.
social sensation. The shooter was Of the gem
tier sex, and the parties were all Of tho middle
class, and removed from the Usual associations
| Of crime. Mrs. Lynch shot Mlss Osborne, her
| sister-in-law. and Mr.. Lynch is regarded ~ an
accOmpiice and 10 10 held by the authorities.
Husband and wife are in jail awaiting the result
of the injuries to Miss Osborne and none Of
the principals will say word ~ to the oauso Of
the trouble. Scandal and domestic broil were
somehow at the bottom OF it, Of course. The
cited over this affair. The parties lived ON
North 18th street, in one of the pleasantes
portions of the Green Hill Improvement.
Whatever the country may think Of the Amnes-
ty Debate in Congress, philadslphiA regards 1t
with extreme disgust. Mr.. Blaine might have
been entirely right in his facts. but success ia
| won - much BY prudence - BY vigor. II tho
Centennial appropriation is defeated by these
patriotic gentlemen, anxious % make figure
before the country, nothing will be gained while
now that through the bad management Of Mr..
| Randall and the deaire Of Mr.. Blaine and other
presidential aspirants to make political capital,
the appropriation bill may fail. II amounts to
nothing 10 say that the country will know where
to lay the blame in such > case; 1t 10 the money
We want not to know where to lay the blame for
not getting 1t. Without this appropriation Il Il
no secret that the Exposition project will be
greatly embarrassed. 1t has been counted on 10
fully that disappointment would be hard. to
bear. There would be but one other means Of
raising money which must be had-the Exhibi-
ton receipts must be hypothecated-money bor-
rowed on the strength OF thsm-And that which
it was hope. would be returned to Stockholders
must be expended In advance In opening
the exhibition. Subscriptions hereabouts are
| practically exhausted, aud any considerable help
from other sections has been long abandoned.
But the craze 1t Washington may not result 20
disastrously ~ some Of the political prophets
Indicate. The afternoon news 10 that the Am
nesty Bill has failed, but one MEASURE may not
OF necessity involv Q the other. There should
be Southern members enough To see the impor.
tancS Of the Exposition in the building up Of
the tagging industries and trade Of the country,
Of ID appropriation are not ~ good - they were
. week ago.
On the very worst mistakes made in the cam.
paigns Of last TALL was that Of Judge Kelley, rep
reasnting the 4th Pennsylyania District In Con.
gresa Elected a. Republican, Nj. Kelley did
his best to secure the elections Of Democrats to
Office in Ohio and other StAtes. A more delib-
crate and unqualified secession from party OBJ
nE&LlDne WA6 mover me00 Dy any ono ana II
would have been thought that Mr. Kelley dehn.
itely gave up all idea Of Republican support
frsm that time out. But 10 seems he has moi
that idea now, Whatever he may hAvo had wher
he thought old Bill Allen and the rest had thsil
calling and election sure. He is now anxious Il
harmonize things with the abused electors oi
the 4th District aud wish that end In view pro
poses to address the public tomorrow
evening at the Academy Of Music. Tho sub
iect OF the speech IN Finance, though tho reA
purpose II easily seen Bot 1t can hardly b.
possible that Judge Kelley can retain his old pc
sition. His views on the currency are bad II
themselves, and they gave him the excuse O
cuthng definitely from the voters who rsturnos
that confidence In very angular fashion, and 1t 4
no ones fault but his own IL be has now final
ly destroyed it
, "The Tour Of tho World" at tho Walnut 81
. Theatre has borne out the promises made 70
RAyding 1t. very wsl. It 10 ono Of the prot
usst aud mosiAttraotivs show pieces seen hero 4
! long time and has besn the means Of intro
ducing new comic actor In tho part Of "Passe
; partout," Mr.. W. H. 4ytsn, who has made
| hrstrrate impression. The Waohtel 0ermal
Opera has bean doing fine business, bus o.
/ smallest possible capital The COMPANY
! made up OF third and fourth-rate singers, an
, with the exception Of the /" Husuenots" ha
. done nothing but the most hackneysd work.
The f" Husuenots" by such company - thi
. Ia thing-to stAy away from. Wachtsl il sti
. . great Ainger, but he shows signs Of wear an
/. tear. No one can preserve his powers who worh
!, In Wachters furious and persistent fAshion,-
q singing every night and always st his hardest.
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