Daily Republican., 1879-08-07
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER,
Correspondence Of the Republican.
PHIIADEIpHIA. Anuust a 1870


| The investigation into Coros,er Gil
bert's affairs, 1t seems, has Tough
that oficial into the city's debt to til,
extent Of about go, 900. There is some
thing curious about this case from tn,
fact that those principally connected
with 1t just now are all Democrats. tn,
"Record," which first brought the
crookedness to light, Is q Democratic
journal throughout; Coroner Gilbert il
q Democrat, and SO is also Controller
Pattison.
The Democratic party in this city il
divided into two factions, whose mutu.
al animosity far exceeds that of the ia.
nous Kilkenny cats, and as the Coroner
belongs to the opposite side Of that e.
poussd by the "RecOrd" and the Con.
troller, the exposure may as safely be
attributed to factional strife for su-
premacy as to desire to serve the pub
lic-a conclusion borne out by the
"Record's" own assertion that Coroner
Gilbert Is not the author Of the discov
cred wrons-doings, but was simply
doing what his predecessors in office
did. Why did not the Record" px-
pose the official whom Gilbert succeeded !.
One of the principal attractions in
the city to-day is the children's opsratic
troupe at the South Board Street Thea.
tire. AT present Supps's opera of Fati-
nitza is being presented and meets with
remarkable success. but is not likely
to attain the same degree Of popularity
as Pinafore. The children, however,
do it full justice, and, while their
voices have not that fullness and vol
ums Of sound requisite in operate sing
ing their, conception Of the parts allotted
to them is excellent. Indeed, the
amused feeling that at first pervades
the audience in listening to youngsters
of from six to twelve years Of age max.
ing love to each other to hear a twelve
year old reporter speak Of writing up
tie movements of the Turks in six
column specials to the "Ledger !" to
see little self-willsd Russian general
of similar age rushing up and down
the stage with military manner that
would become an actual officer of ad-
vanced years. This amused feeling wears
off before the end of the play and one
sees only the plot as it progresses
towards the close. The gestures and
graceful movements of the principal
characters are such as would do credit to
actors of many years experience.
Petitions are being circulated here
forithe Fall River strikers. While the
sympathy for these people is undisguis-
ed, the more material assistance-cash-
so far as known, is rather slow of re.
sponse; still considerable money must
nave been gathered in small contribu-
ions from the thousands of workshops
N this city. A gentleman just from
Fall River states that interested parties
N that locality constantly strive to i'm
press upon the country at large the
act that nearly all the mills are in full
operation, that the others soon will be,
,tc., whereas he states that but two
mills are running out Of = total OF fifty
four, and these are not OH FALL time.
Whatever may be the result of this
strike, there is but one question involv.
I'D that can interest the work people of
This section and that is arbitration.
Strikes are becoming as obnoxious to
'he employed as they have been to EN-.
oloyers, and arbitration i, hailed as
Kind of cure-all for the labor troubles
If the future; but it is felt that its
Idoption in this country depends in
'reat measure on its success at Fall
,iver.