The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-03-18
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.

MONSTER COMBTNATIOS-A CONTINUOUS
SOUTHERN LINE-THE CTTY's BI-CENTEN-
NIAL-''BEAUTIFUL ISLE ACROSS THE
OCEAN, NEW EET-PENITENTIAR
DOORS OPEN.
Especial Correspondence Of the Freeman
PHILADELPHIA. March II, 1881.
DEAR NICPIKE-You should have been
here to listen TO the Star Course lecture de-
iiyered the other evening at the Academy of
Music bv Mr.. !. W. SimOntOn, the American
Agent Of the Associated Press. He let his
hearers into the manner and mystery OF
news gathering. As the American Agent Of
the Associated Press, it has been his bust
ness for a long time to learn how news IS
Mr.. SimontOn is felicitous VIII
ter and speaker, and has the advantage OF
dealing with subject he fulIy underst''Ilus
and which the general public do not under
stand. The lecture was well worth Vhs near
ing.
LAND LEAGUE ADVOCATE.
A little sheet has been put IN circulation
in this city, under the name Of Land League
4dr0c0'e. Il IS devoted TO the interests OF
the Irish farmer class and to the circulation
of Land League news. There is an effort
being made for the establishment Of q cen
tral representative body of the Land ea9ue
in this city. The Irish of Philadelphia are
united i'm the struggle to obtain better laws
and a better government for their country.
There VIII be created here permanent cen
tral organization.
AFTER THE SPOILs.
NIr. King, the new Democratic Mayor Of
Philadelphia, has within his gift the follow
ing appointments Chief of Police, at sal
ary OF Sou IolSe CieIk' SI'"yV @ Ciel a \, ~
Chief. 5000 Fire Marshal, -, 500; four 70
lice Captains, at 81 $50 each eight Detec-
tiveS and three Special Officers, at l,ooO
each; twenty-Seven Lieutenants, at SI,o55
each: fifty-seveu SergeantS. at 500 edch ,
Il fifty-fOur SeUgeauts and twelve hundred p0-
Iicemen. at s. p per day each: besides two
clerks and an assistant clerk Tor hmSeli-
the two first ut 81 500 each and the other at
81 $50. as well as messenger at 0o-0- r or
all these positions there are hundreds of ap-
plicautS Hosts Of Cilice-Seekers besIege the
Nayor-elcct at every turn of his daily walks.
One of the most coveted places IS that OF TO
lice Clerk. the perQulsltes OF which are Sald
TO be more than double the salary, while the
hours of the office are short and the duties
are light.
''THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE RETCBLTC. -
The PHILADELPHIA Times says "With
Blaine at the head OF the Cabinet the country
will be kept in perpetual state of Christ
mas Eve, wondering what Santa Claus IS
dropping into the stockings Under the
restless energies OF Blaine, his simple place
of Secretary for the Executive will take the
proportions Of Prime Minister IA the English
system. Arts, letters, commerce, and what
not. are to be encouraged and revived. In
der Gen. Garfield the Presidency IS to be
turned into an imperial trust. There Is now
on the Senate calender a bill providing for
tie dispatch of two ambassadors 10 MeXi-
CO. The present condition of things 10 that
country call for the active and kindly inter
veutiOu of some such vigorous manship
as Biainc'S, who viii, il is thought, send a-
ambassadors the great gift taker' and the
great "tuft hunter These two eminent
statesmen are to 20 in the sly Ie of BepU5G-
can princes, accompanied bya score OF secre-
tdrics. Besides Mexican complications, there
will be British and other complications, 50
that there will be no lack OF opportunity for
the aggressive temperament of the Secretary
OF State. Indeed the proportions of the
Prime Minister in the English system are tt
bc felt in ali the departments of the govern
meut Garfieid's four years are to be the
golden age OF the Republic
PENITENTI AIRY DOORS OPEN.
The probability Of the exPosufe of tRe bal
lOtDUX thieves now under arrest has beer
the subject of many consultations amougt th.
leaders who pay the price OF crimes Their,
is not a single case returned i'm which ar
honest grand jury can refuse to ind true
bill. Ii any bills shall, therefore, be ignored
the Court and District Attorney viii be pu
upon positive notice that Justice mas bGeI
corrupted in her own temple, and the RENE
dy VIII be in their own hands. The .SRB5d!
Mirror. which is after the whales. says
The net Is not thrown into the right waters
1t is catching the smaller fish. We want th
work were the hiTelinCS. Let them be pun
i4hed as they deserve, but do not let the mas
tiers escape. Open doors to the peuIteutiar
is the WatChwUrd. The trouble is that th
"bOsses" viii debauch the grand jury
power or money can DO 1t but falling j
that, those who have responsible FRIENDS vii
hasten to Join AlCuat as fugItyCS from ia,
tice.
CABFIELD's PAvACEA.
For the suppression of fraud and ballo
box stulfug, Garfield recommends "uuiyers;
education as q pauaCea. The FI1rid
. Union, however, doubts GariieIds remedy
. and says "ILuadcIphia has taken musuj
pains to educate her citizens, and her educ
ted citizens have bIuugutt the system
. fraudulent voting to state of peGIUctiC
unsurpassed iu any part Of the country
The Presidents paIacea for making me
honest was Intellectual In his own case. II
IS represented TO be one of the best educate
men in the United States, and vet his rec0l
for honesty IS 10y no means creditablc 10 e.
ucation.
A CONTINUOUS SOUTHERN LINE.
Tie Pennsylvania Railroad Company h
secured continuous Southern line, c0unel
ing its outlying properties with its base
. operations, and bringing lie city OF Phil
delphIa ia closer relation with S0uthe
trade, by the purchase of a controlling inte
est in the Philadelphia, Wilmington and b.
b. tImDre Railroad. The PENNSYLVANIA Ra
road Company by this movement has pluc
, ed safety out of q situation which seem
, full of peril. The work Of constructing
- new line from this city to Baltimore is {
/ yOlved upon the Baltimore and Ohio RI
road Company and its allies. The mauag,
7 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
5 deserving Of great credit, and the st0ckho
f crs are TO be congratulated
, THE CITY's BECENTEENIAL.
I \ committee headed by the Mayor, in G.
u junction with a committee Of the Lcgisatu
J. met committee OF the Historical Society
! the rooms OF the latter body on SaturC
last The meeting was for the purpose
arranging programme for the celUUTat
of the b-centeunial anniversary Of
II founding of Philadelphia. 1t is proposed
= make it a State affair, and the State to
!, the expense.
2, beautiful ISLE ACROSS THE SEA-
II No such enthusiasm has ever been $,
II within the walls of the Academy Of Nj
a, as was shown on the occasion of the rec
II Land League meeting held in that com
II dious building. Three thousand sons
D. daughters of the beautiful isle across
IF sea were present to listen 10 the address
IN Rev. Father Lawrence Walsh, of Bridgep
10 Conn, Treasurer of the Land League
he America, on the subject of the land ques
Il. i'm Ireland. No such enthusiasm has e
re- been Witnessed within the walls of the A,
IS envy as when rn5 eloquent speaker took
ia step by step, the SufferincS which the
$. people have endured for The last nine Ger
$ ries Mrs. Parneil, mother of the great
Ii tatOr, and Miss Ford, sister Of the editO,
m the Irish World spoke in favor of formiu
t. Ladies Land League. The Reverend or
in declared that although he was in favor ,
O. peaceful agitation TO attain the end dSsi
)n he had no hesitation in saying that if
thought he would lose every drop of b
in his body, he would he compelled to
thdt ireland has Just cause for revolu
and rebellion against England The lee
was thorough success.
NARROWING FACTS.
re The narrowing fact is staring the An
can neOnIe in the fane that tll,.1.a i in,