Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-17
PHILADELPHIA.
-.ur II TRANSFERRING IN THE
QUAhER CITY.
.,, through the siums s-Tho
.,or Troubles A plague o'
I,.-rne new Boat whining
,o.-A msn Beats HIS
wife 10 Des'n-Am"se
ments, &c.. &,., &C.


l'nirinr laor$ IN this city to furnish
uan for the morallst or subjects tor
t'lep lessons, Such were the thoughts
~ p1u ynur correspondent as he TOOK as'roll
" law days since through what are
ow, nc" "A the slums of Philadelphia.
,SO'on SuO" njaces are ulcers on the body
lrv I,icy and at the present time are
pon"t ~ Great concern and anxiety TO
Va. hsalth guardians for unless some
w. Vi measures are ADOPTED before lie
S'ort Hi" of warm weather the accumul
,sd Aim will become fostering mass
W w. corrup,iun, spreading disease and
death all AROUND A.. 1.,u,, or,r
,or hsors about the sane relation to
MI NO ATLANTA as China Town does to
San Francisco s,n , ;o
rality reign supreme. ana IN many
4 houses thar the prudent mechanic IN
ronr city wuu,d not con slider large
II ar,h tO Accommodate a family OF
VI sro or six there will frequently be
N tonrd ,orty or fifty of the natives of
III ,ubot ia p0etlca!y called sunny Italy.
\ Ths ME- men are as a general thing too lazy
10 work, though some few make an et.
y fort hv tormruting the citizens with
axocr1be music nom still more exec
rahla hand. gaus. Tue living, how
AVER is generally collected by the
women who gather rags, bones, Old
shoes and IN fact almost anything that
|&otbpr persons throw away, These post
ibons,s are He'd with ii III and verinlu,
md the mystery IL how these people
Emaraga to i've IN them, and not only
hive Int grow fat The locality would
not be complete without a saloon; and
ranged along the btr al al hours When
9the nlace is up,n, can be seen a motley
of white and black, male and
&femae, in all stages OF lneoriation,
I#pouripg down the fiery poison that is
E1;tisalt ont to them by most vllliauOus
I&lookiug bartender at three cents per
kzgass
Va Many Ct these poor miserable crea-
EStures will beg from door to door from
to night, and then take u Z
zfraguents of TODD they have collected
|2to what is called the grub house, a
&blHce where cheap meals are furnished
[5and dispose of hem for or 10 cents and
3hen HE to the corner saloon, and in.
gest them in "llQuld damnation. But
n must pass TO ether matters, and it
bOme fulure letter may dwell moro
s{ullv upon doings in the slums.
III Building operations are in danger Of
|Rfomlng to a stand still on account OF
E3he labor strikes. The house carpen,
+ 5lers have been receiving 81 80 per day
&And row demand IS 90, the increase t.
2take effect on the lsc of May, The
y Rbricklayers, p!asterers, hod carriers and
oven the laborers on buildings, have
j3ll demanded an increase, and many
3re now out on strike leaving untin'
(}Bbed buildings exp sed t. the damag.
hg effects of the weather. The painters
nre serlOu'ly considering the proprietS
joining the movement and the ma ur
consequence is, that many capital
Us, owning to The unsettled condition
labor have determined not TO risk
ny money in building operations this
Year.
There is singular case now in one
~ the wards Of the Pennsylvania Hos
ltal a young EngIlshmen named
6ecrge Hammer, was on his way to
hls country las October, on one of the
teamers OF ihe American Line, when
ny Son g means a boom became loose
hd swinging around struck him on
ie back, breaking his spine in two
PA completely paral yziug his lower
1lmfs. he was brought TO this city
ld placed in the hospital on what is
ne"n as a water bed, and there he has
IN ior over five months. The steam
Up Company pays his board and
Ve al'o given him $1,000 which has
pen invested and thelncome is used
~ bis lenetit.
Inc Superintendent of the Zoologi-
garden is at his wits end, hi. great
Vuole being The rats and he is now
azzIlng his brain for the bsst means
st"ihg rid OF them. In the course
conversation he said yesterday,
eo'hethlng has 10 be done and that
icRly, or we will not have a small
illal IN the place" While he was
iNhg hedlverted my attention to
,I' ,I iocal'ty where at least two dozen
.ao rodents were making themselves
Iriecfly at home.
4. WI be imp ssible for us to poison
'm , as mat would endanger the lives
nsny OF our valuable animals. Every
as uoz rs OF them are caught but it
~ hot seem to make any decrease in
number m of the pests,"
las t.aN evening | attended the NEE ting
.as, sno committees that are engaged in
ee"satlng the almshouse manage.
ay Inc principle witness examined
,aat ITS watson, who has been
.AeepeF sSpeF IN the institution for near
an m.teeh years, ,and under skillful cross
H. ulng sg II was ascertained thar the
aan supplied for the sick was freq uent.
",' a,"s anu That one chicken was con.
ANY,. .u enough for ward containing
Tnty lnvaIids.
no h,s sVeh Q Wilm ngton which is to
81 V..Weel here AID your city is al
Cay Cnay 10 commence her trips and
r,ed Ip.ain y" TOLD me to aay that he ex.
'" ~ oh the route next Wednes.
5 %ah named Patrick Conner is sup.
Il M t,0' w. nave inflicted injuries on his
no Eui d;u, 'he effects Of which she has
~ aied' and the Coroner will inves.
ste the nj after "'''
.ofspaugh's cir ,us opens on Monday
ndau VI lasung one week, and on
h0dy, y, the 4th, Barnum will be here
l.a als great aggregation, including
him b'' Importation the elephant
Il d hn"stres hsneatres have all been doing a
ttv 1usl9Iess, and although this is a
y ~ soou sized Village" it is a sub
he fro,n mohuer, ., where all the people
he S,n En mat attend them.
he Gh Grhrench Opera Company closed
ht ne'lnut snS Street Opera House to.
ninh! Hau Will be succeeded on Mon.
nnassn sn' noy Emma Abbott's Opera
npanyy lhe Strakosch Italian Opera
s thiss gave a matinee at the Acad-
S "sa salIernon and then left for your
Arcb '"M M OF Posen' has been at
ousd ua curing the week, and will be-
scsS su oy Joe Jefferson who com.
his sn engagement Monday night
hkla K'eat creation of Grip Van
"Wo,,ih ihia,verly's Theatre has had
cbasI y, and on Monday night
''rogoff' will be presented.
OBSERVER.