The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-20
Our PHILADELPHIA Letter.

tblLADhBfHlA, OCt. lbt 1871.
The most interesting event Of the past week
has been the meeting of stoCkbolders RS OF the Per.
manent Exhibition. From the proceedings Of
this convocation, it seems very evident that un.
less lightning strikes. the great Exhibition will
soon cease to be permanent, and may, ere long,
be lost amid the memories of the past. The In.
stituton ia 100000 in debt, and sisOOOO OF this
amount is due to the CentenniOl Board of Fin.
ance. bv whom the magnificent building was
furnished. Instead of calling upon the entire
city to come forward with subscriptions and
give the show new lease of liie the meeting
appointed committee to examine into the con-
ditiOn of the company and ascertain what com.
promise il any could De made with the creditors,
Those who have seen the Exhibition will re-
gret that so superb q display must be abandon.
ed for 1t Is now as peerless in beauty and in.
terest as it is unrivnled In grandeur and extent,
Unfortunately the present exhibition has been
no OvershsdOwed by our recOileCtions Of the
Centennial. that comparatively few Philanel
phiuns have visited It except on SPECIAL occt.
siOns, when otber attractions were DrOv,d ,ded,
and the large aJtendances Thus lar procured
have Therefore cost nearly as much TO gain "a
the receipts amounted to. There IL still posi-
bilty that something Will be done to relieve
present aud pressing necessities, for the value
OF the III nlUltlln ~ q CONNIE clal factor Is now
realized but everything depends on the means
taEen to reduce public interest into hard cash.
Another item Of news which has attracted no
little attention IL The sale Of Col. FOlney's PTesS
TO party of gentlemen who have gwen entire
control OF the journal to captain W. w. Nevln,
| for a number OF yeais managing editor OF the
| Press. Col. FOrney has. for a long time, been
| seriously considering the advisabiiitY OF senG
out in der to follow his long cherished plan OF
| tive life and the sa last week was but the
| summation Of this frequently expressed desire.
| The price paid was sIoOOO0 Col. Forney VIII e
III Europe win contribute regular letters to his
| old jOurnal. Captain Nevln will not formally
| assume charge unti next Thursday. when his
| future course will probably be cleary outlined.
| The Press never looked better or healthier than
| 1t does today and with proper management 1t
| should become one Of the most vs. uable and
| influential Journals outside OF New IorK.
| The mater aiming medium, Bliss. having es.
Cnpeu con victiOn on the charge OF conspiracy to
delraud, has been held 90 bail for biEamy. and
having been unable to get security. is now IN
prison. One jurfman, lawyer, and woman
who got mixed up with the case, have been ar.
rested for fraudulenty aiding Bliss TO escape
the penalty OF his offence, ana some interesting
dey elopments are looked Tor.
One OF the most peculiar cases Of inOculation
has recently come to light, and the develop
| ments are calculated to strike terror into the
| souls OF persons who have heretofore been 10.
norant or calless of the dangers which surround
nearly every walk Of lite. 1t was discovered
| recently Ihht some two hundred cases OF vlru
| lent and ioathsOme disease existed At Reatling
| and large number Of cases OF the same najure
| had apparently, without cause been developed
among persons OF most cleaDly life in this CITY.
II now transpires that nearly all the Reading
| victims had been tattOOed by tramp named
James Kelly, who carried with hun book oil
| diagrams and a quantity Of India ink, and OthrT
| COllOrlng mot Oh used In the process. The H.
ure, were first traced on the arms or hands Of
those " iIlinR to pay for the hideouS 0ecorAtiOns
and then prioEled in with need es.n AL tins
| q common one among the lower c, asses, but i
| so happened that Kelly was suffering from Syp
| hIiis, and AS he tirsL olstened the paints witt
/ his tongue, the infectious poison was transfer
red from his saliva and prlcked into che Vein'
Of the thOughtless victims, The worst part o.
/ . his t,uRfnt tor 10 % l. AT
is that he knew from experience the horrible
consequences which must ensue Many of thOs'
thus treated have been sent to the Pennsvlva
mia Hospital IN this city, ana their recovery II
very doubtful while Others must drag through
their days. burden TO themselves and revOl
ting objects to their friends Physicians wn'
have nOted the RAPID pI ogress OF the disease
have, through Interviewing reporteTs, HVel
the public WnrDlne OF toe dangers which nov
new cases can hardly avoid spreading the con
tagon. Even dlnking from tine same cup at
| public fountain, or usnR the same tOwl at hO
tol, can transmit the poison tlOm one TO an0th
| or, and III numerous chses nurses thus innocent
Iy inOcu ated will transfer tine disease TO tn
| little children III their care. The incldiOu
| power Of the infection has lOng been kn0Wnan'
| often commented upon, but never before in tbi
part OF The country has iCs possible effect beel
| made so fearfuly apparent to ali classes, ana
is now probable that steps OF some KIND VIII b
tazen to thlOw more safe guards around tnos
who may unthiUklngly expose themselves
POHIical matters III this @ ~ are slill 80 CON
pletelv III Xed that no man cAn tell what a
| tleCllOn uAy may DiluB Iue lhUOT inONt
ment is increasing in Strength, and the grea
mass ofIthe vote of bOth the chief parties ar
. daily becoming more opposed to the leader
who have so long been faithfully followed.
contest between the peop.e OF all parties and IN
prOfe >sOnul pOnucansi evidently i'll the nea
4 future. and the revolution wh-n II comes MI 0
| tremendous. Bup then the vlctOrs will sOon bI
! come Ove .elated with success new set
i hemAgORues will Get to the front and the sam
= dlsintegrating and reOrganiZing process wi
i | have TO De repeated IL seeWs 30 require oil,
= | fashioned alH pOtElc treatment TO keep the bod
D | pnh,ic IN ROOu health, ior small doses i'll th
S | shape Of suVar-cOaIed platforms and swe,
water speeches. have lost their effect.
the amusement season has opened briIlianth
| ami we have already enjoyed some hne attra
, | tons. A week OF opera and succession Of dr.
: | matte entertainments OF rarest meIlGs haV
!" | just closed and the new week opens very 81
. | spiclOusY at tle Walnut st theatre, la
= WerE, the largest houses were drawn, as II
:; new artistic, MISS Mary AndeI son. has carrie
- - ali hearts by storm. TINS week she Wli be su
= = ceeded by the Lydla Thomas Buro-que 'lrOul
| with lIeeCe's original piece "Oxygene n
|, meT Gus have Oeen tne comments tavOr9be al
uniavorable ON TINS lR IY aud her performance
y but the fact Is not denied that she Is vel
= queen Of burlesque opera and Jnat American
i living as theV do ut high pressure. delight
Il anv amusement which win carry their though
o away from themselves. The Walnut is not,
fOr its spenuid mounting nf ali plays. and
! very successful seasOu rs expected. Max.
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