Daily Republican., 1879-10-28
QUE PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

New Paper-The Boy Preacher-
The Withdrawal OF the Black
Crook and the Appearance Of Miss
Wilson.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. rs, '79.
A contemplate piece of business oc-
Cured this week in newspaper circles,
in which Mr.. George W. Childs was
made to figure in anything but an
agreeable manner. 1t seems that about
week ago correspondent of the New
York Evening Telegram" had an in
terview with Mr.. Childs in the course
of which the latter spoke OF his charity
and public-spiritedness, as we'll as OF
his acquaintenances in this country and
Europe. The details of this interview
were published in the Telegram" and
subsequently, appeared in the "Times"
and Record" of this city as an adver-
tisement. Unusually prominent and
well-spread-out head lines were place'
over the article, and everything was
done to convey the impression that Mr..
Childs was thus publishing himself and
his good deeds. The managers Of these
papers assert that the article was sent
to them as an advertisement. Perhaps
it was but it was safe to assert that
the Telegram" management is in no
wise concerned in it, for it is not pro-
bable that Mr.. Bennett would SO demean
himself, and besides he and Mr.. Childs
are said to have been always warm
friends. The "Record" and "Times"
people, it is well known, have tried
time ard again to obtain supremacy
over the "Ledger" in the newspaper
field, but so far without success and it
is not improbable that they know more
about the affair than they are willing
to acknowledge. 1t doesn't require any
mental stretching to see behind this
advertisement" an intensity of envy
and venom on the part of some one
that is positively shameful. Mr.. Childs'
business success is known all over the
the country and his establishment is
called a "mint." But with his remark
able good fortune he combines gener-
osity and public spiritedness that are
equally remarkable, and which should
receive all due praise and encourage
meAt, instead of being ridiculed. Gene
rosityand charity are virtuesthat should
at all times be cultivated; and when we
meet with people in life's pathway
who take pleasure in sparing of their
abundance to the needy, or responding
among the first to call for public i'm
provemsnts, we should endeavor to
foster such natures by appearing to
foster such natures by appearing to ap-
preciate them. Mr.. Childs' name has
appeared inpumerable times in connec-
tion with responses to pubic calls for
aid, but no one will ever be able to
estimate the results of the happiness
he has been instrumental in causing
in single instances, where 'the left
hand knew not what the right hand
did," Who ever hears the voice of a
Singerly or Mcclure respond when
Charity sends forth her pitiful call ri
The action of these men in simply pub
fishing this specious article has called
down upon them condemnation from
all thinking people, and thrown upon
them the suspicion of being personally
interested in its circulation.
There is a report current that one OF
the Nevin brothers of the "Press" is
making preparations to publish an af-
ternoon two-cent daily, few weeks
hence, to be called the Evening
News" 1t will, Of course, be a Re-
publican paper. How the enterprise
will succeed remains to bs seen, but
it certainly must need good deal Of
courage to enter a field that seems al
ready crowded with journals.
The week just passed added another
to the list of unfortulates whose passions
lead them to the commission of capital
offences. The criminal is a sailor named
Jacobson, who, on recent voyage of
the " Sea King" was the principal in
combined attack OF several sailors
on the mate, and inflicted injuries upon
him that led to his death. He was
brought to this port, tried and convict
ed of the murder. The mate appears
to have possessed villainOus disposi-
ton, and was kind Of walking terror
among his subordinates, as too many
ships' officers are. Still, hard as it may
be to endure such oppression, it would
be much better for the sailor to bide his
time and appeal to the strong arm of
The law, and if he found no redress
through this method he would still s
nave his life to call his own, with free.
lom to better his condition when the
offered. @
Judge Elcock has delivered an opin. t
on of importance to architects. In t
1876 David S. Gendell, an architect,
,laced in front of his house a porch of
new and novel design" but took out 4
10 copyright therefore. Other builders i
ire now making use of this style of C
,orch, and he rocured an injunction
them from proceeding. 4
Jpon his application for continuance
# the Injunction, the Judge said that a
nee published, the design, unless pro-
ected by law, is lost to the author for Q
ver. Three years upon the highway, n n
le added, must certainly ba regarded as
N abandonment of any right, and the b
public had right to SO presume. The n
was therefore dismissed. !,
The great centre Of attraction just Of
low among church people is Wharton
;treet Methodist Church. The edifice ls
5 crowded every day to hear the "boy
,reacher," Rev. Thos. Harrison, and n
lumbers are turned away, for the gates 4
re locked after certain hour and
mall squad of police keep the outsiders H
10 to the lawful standard of decorum.
10 great is the desire to obtain admis- GcI g.
ion that it seerns passes are required, ~