Daily Republican., 1880-01-12
OUR PHILADELPHIA LEITER.
Fears OF n Observation-Disclosures
ep0tting-O'N hit NJ Randall
Park Commissioner Booking
Down-POiley Shops.
PHILApELPnIA, Jam. IOth, IbSO.


i Park Commissioner Booking
Dewn-Poiiey Shops.
| PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10th, 1880.
The remarkably moderate tempera
ture prevailing in this part Of thu
world Is beginning to excite fears that j
may result in generating some dreadful
contagion, which it will require only
the heat Of next summer to hatch ou
into active existence. The poor were
all along congratulated on account o.
the winters mildness, but il is now de-
Glazed that spell Of right cold weather
would bs decidedly preferable to th'
kind wear now having. and mean
while the needy would be properly
cared for. Whatever pestilential quail
ties may now be in the air, Philadsl
phia--so far as her streets are concern
eds certainly in prime condition t.
receive and retain them, to the grea
danger Of her inhabitants. At any rst'
five are to have an epidemic next sum
mer, II II only exterminates that spe
cies of the human race that 60 to make
up the average street contractor, II will
have served q purpose for which the
remainder Of humanity can never b.
too thankful.
Some time since wealthy Reading
lawyer married a young lady Of this
city, but unfortunately the couple
couldn't agree, and they separated, the
wife returning to her former home. In
the meantime the husband had been
seeking q divorce on the charge Of inf
deity, and in order to procure evidence
OF that nature, had his wife and her
lawyer also closely shadowed by de-
tectives.
The latter has become painfully
aware Of that fact lately, seeing him
self "spottsd" by three at one time.
He finally had them arrested on q
charge Of conspiracy. Al the hearing
Of the case Magistrate Alexander put
himself on record for brevity as follows
at appears that this woman is separa-
ted from her husband. He is up in
Reading, and she Is in this city. He
has put detectives to watch her. |
think he did quite right. The defend
ants are discharged" Whether the
lawyer will put up with this legalizsd
shadowing remains to be seen.
The Republicans are much pleased
at the hit Representative O'Neill gave
Mr.. Randall In Congress the other day
in regard to Philadelphia improvements.
Mr.. O'Neill Is not, perhaps q brilliant
representative, but there is this differ
ence between him and Mr.. Randall,
that he has gone to Washington to
further as far as he can the interests Of
the people who sent him there, while
the latter is neither useful nor orna-
mental, so far as Philadelphia is con-
cerned, but he has his overrated abilia-
ties to manoeuvering the Presidential
strings.
The Paramount Park Commissioners
are beginning to back down from the
stand they took in ordering the reno
val Of the permanent exhibition build
ing. The Executive Committee Of the
Commission, in their report submitted
to-day, deem it advisable to revoke the
order Of removal at such time when the
company shall have amassed fund Of
81, ,000, 900 to keep the building in re-
pair, and shall signify willingness to
comply with the terms Of the license.
Although the report was laid over for
the present, 1t is not likely that 1t will
be rejected.
A great event in town has BEEN the
recent suspension Of policy shsp."
| dare say you have no idea of the ex-
tent to which policy is played in this
city, yet there are thousands OF dollars
ventured in 1t every day. The "shop"
must be backed" by an individual
with plenty Of cash. Every day thir-
teen TO fifteen numbers out OF seventy
eight are drawn in the Kentucky and
Georgia lotteries, and these numbers
telegraphed to all parts of the country.
The player goes to the shop before the
drawings take place, writes out such
figures as he thinks will come out, and
stakes his money on them. If the mum
bsrs don't appear in the lists tele-
graphed his money goes into the pock-
Ut Of the backer, with ten per cent of
for the clerk Of the shop. Should he
win, then the backer has to pay
over what is due. A commen meth
Cd is Ito choose four numbers
and statistics on them six cents.
Should the entire four come out in both
lotteries, he receives $l2 If in one lot
terry, $6 :; or should three of the "row"
come out in one lottery, he gets 81; if
in both, 81. Vsnturesome players,
however, risk more money, and, If sue
cessful, win more. The ssventy-eight
figures are divided by the players into
an infiuity of rows, and are played in
every way imaginable. The rows all
have names thus, | believe 7, II and