Daily Republican., 1882-03-31
OVR PHILADELPHIA LETTER
Matters and Things IN tho Quaker
City-Tho Chinese QUESTION: Pri.
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Special Correspondents Of the RErUBLtsAs n
| PHILADELPHIA, March 3Oth.-Ths
all absorbing topic to-day among tn,
business com munity, seems to b,
whether President Arthur will veto tht
Chinese bill. The whole question re-
solves itself into this-is 1t a fair thing
according to the treaty between this
country and China, to totally prohibit
the immigration Of Chinese Tor twenty
years. The Republican men hers have
with the exception OF those from the
Pacific coast, came out square Oh this
| question.
There is more Significance in this
question to the workingmen of this
country than would first appear. Is
this free co.. ntry or Is it not there
is no middle ground, if Congress can
| pr0hibit Chinese from coming here for
twenty years, 1t can do 80 with other
nations aud nearly all this hue and cry
anout Chinese is raised by the same
party that instigated and carried ON
the anti draft rlUVs, aud uuinei negro
orphan asyIums during the war; look
how they bea. u poor Chiuamap in
New York last SusdAy might; this is
the legitimate results Of tn bi.l pas, ed
by Congres this country will never be
ruled Or ruined by Chinese, but what
does the American working man say to
the 1000 emigrants tom other c. rn.
tries, landing on our ores every day :?
This question, however, taboocd by the
press, will have - DO settled In some
way before many years have rolled
around.
The high price Of living here lust
no" Is getting very serious, beef esps.
cially has gone up to, and beyond war
prices; butchers are & ttiDg 20, - and
80 cts per pound, for steAks; The high
water in The rivers Gu: west furnish the
excuse.
1t is getting to be quite fashionable
among the wealthitr class here 10 do
away with gas lights in their houses,
the injurious enects on the complectlon
are said to be the reasun. Instead of
gas, chandeliers with wax candles are
Az the rage.
Th9 spring like weather to-day
brought uut The gay promenadels, and
Chestnut street was fairly daZz ing with
wealth ana beauty. ] have been told
that there are ladies', and plenty Of
them too, in this city, whose sole aim
aud purpose in life is to buy; they spend
all their Clme, except. when eating or
sleeping, in running around buying.
Tee Com Miss so.er OF Highways is
Gtler tue COZ tractors with a sharp sick
tos not keeping the Streets clean; tat
Philadelphia Is dirty city, none will
deny, but as long As the contractors
Will hot hire carts enough, to carry ths
alrt away as fast as it is piled up by the
cleaners, The streets will be filthy.
We have been grioved to hear of the
death OF John w. Griffith of your city
many luies anu often have We sat anu
listened 10 his earnest voice in debate
oD current topics Of the day; but s. it
is with US, one by one we drop out of
the RANKS and are forgotten, save by d |
few lntiioa.e trienis or rel ations.
Business was someth ng LeLter last
week III all departments of trade, es.
pecially dry goods, and week or two
Of fine v, aLlIer will be materially .elt in
al lines ol busiLt s. Greyhound blue
or gray is The tavorte color for travel.
ing suits; dross skirts wlll be worn
wider th.5 season than last, and the
Nraperlcs are more elaborate.
tpmptnaSiol suits are amoag the |
new things IN dresses.
Jacquard figured goods are also a ate
novelty, they are wuln for sui5 ,ntire |
u can be wocu with s1nIr palmer article |
.huS making acomh'nation.
IAe theaters are all doing good bust ,
ness; toe "SmuKglers" ut the Chestnut !,
street Opera House; the "Professor" at
he Walnut, and "Tne Mascot" az Hay
srly s, have been doing very well, but
,he hett piece that has been played IN
h.ladolt tul.. fuI some line IN "Ivuth"
II the Lycoum On Broad sLr.e. it is
Ho'th "Trip up to 80 l..
We are W have Jht irrepgessible
4 uns Dickinson, in he doIeiul palt of
Ha'u lei il great mauy will 10 out
" curiosity To $40 1t, nos how Lartles
rled 10 xii "Hatnlet," buL TO set now
Anna murders hin. The stage stride
he assumes would make IA Hat iron
aush. A.