Smyrna times., 1877-12-12
For the Smyrna Times.
PHILADELPHIA Letter.

ANHAi ABOUT TNEWsPAPEIs AND SOME CURRENT EVENTS.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. llth 1871
n,Dd Dd i'W.S'-IhouSh at Il distance from Smyrna
InIiauGlphla and Its news is probably readable The
Welsh banquet has given many opportunities for tho
disappointed 10 find fault and the newspaper man is
al one OF Two instances, Jubant it was proven be
swell affair paid for by merchants, each of whom
were solicited to give >, and aftcrward return
ca . oi the amount. Reporters were offended on
being ignored by the managers and are now nfirr r.,
vengc by crtcisng the affair
Poor Morton, late President of the Market Street
Railway Company. has lost all. Forcing convicted
nun ana ms friends tOrsOOE him speedily 50 that his
defence Will be weak that SllpIort viii aIns Ia
unknown. In this position Hlihn and stokes Stand
with him, and are now looked upon as common
eiQhs paying the penalty of their ra>cally transac
actlons IN stocks. The city Just now is very lively
though in business way trade is not quite as GOOD
tis was expected owing prncipayto to the mildncss of
week or So longer than usual Manufacturing is CON
Quoted with activity in all quarters ana the trades
are IN Il state ot prosperity exceeding those in other
localities Philadelphia has her riders many through
chOlce and some by necessity. II has ALWAYS been 30
yet lnsstatcmcntS are made about the number of un
employed people in the city. No calculations are
made OF the annual increase TO the list OF prsonS od
einougn 70 nh adult positions Philadelphia is thrifty,
since amusements are nightly attended by crowds and
dress and wine are as much INDUCED in as ever
Noticeably successful are the drinking saloons.
NEWSPAPER TALK.
Coming here as almost an entire stranger tn un,vs
paper men, found my introduction one of pleasure
where disappointment was expected Stealing nm tho
Times office to the third floor l found Mr. Morgan
iornerly OF the Wilmington Morning Herald who was
knd in his attentions and explicit in descriptions Of
the Workings OF the paper The city editor C. Cath
cart Taylor, who was formerly resident of Middle
town. Del, governed in quiet way the work of nine
reporters. In the LcdgCT office Mr.. W & Pride for
merry city editor of the Wilmington Erery Ere,,jD0
scratching away at an article the death of LAWYER
EDWARD McCabe, who met with death that has been
iouoWed with much regret among leading LAWYERS
MT Frlde does not forget Delaware though his
present position has more of an enchantment i'm il
MT coleman the city editor, was carefully reading
All local news articles revising them according 10 the
SOBER, soLd strain forever intended TO be recon.
mehdation for the papers reliability Nothing is
more Interesting than visit to the LedOer In the
once constant stream Of humanity is passing i'm and
out from To P NJ. every day and It is CauSe for
wonder when over 800 new advertisements apnear
nearly every day. The North Amerjcda Record Press
ana in fact all the Philadelphia morning paDers ere
uourlshlhg; The Record is the cheapest paper pub-
nSheu IN the United States and lives ON the sheriif~s
adyeruslng patronage. All the newspaper men have
hetate extremely courteous, and are evidently barn.
journalists since !heir success has dated back some
ume cannot close without making mention of n
TelharkaOly old woman who visits the Lcigcr Office
Every evening she goes to the counter and states that
her Weaith Is enormous and has an advertisement
WltSh hat VIII qualify her title receipt is given
jane put she pays no money and she leaves the office
eohiIuent that her claims good Thus the clerks
are Dothered daily, but Jane is harmless that no
one lnterieres with her owing probably to the kind
ness OF Mr. Geo. w. Childs There is a sceeSS attach
Gu 10 tne Ledger which, when aggregated gives the
HguIes SlOO,VO per year above expenses 4 PreSi-
ueht ) salary Is comparatively small to that
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