Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-02
lDELPHIA GOSSIP.
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GANTIC SCH EME.
ELPHIA, April 1st. The day
hat not many years ago, wher
fants of Manhattan Island
IN as New York, were ac
10 speak of Philadelphia ~
on the Delaware, but now
Iyerage New Yorker visits us,
upon our filthy streets u hall
b mud, he is forced toexclaim
ladelphia is becoming almost
y New York. Many of the
We been cleaned by private
and the Grand jury, which
ir return on Saturday, con
Is, and declare that they do
ve of private citizens doing
AZ it establishes n bad pre-
relieves the contractors of IA
Ia they should perform, and
bhey receive compensation.
e of this argument falls to
when it is compared with
lent of the Commissioner OF
who has expressly declared
ad no money to have the
aned, neither had he the au-
contract for the work with
/. At a recent meeting OF
|cil, SO, 900 was appropriated
hrpose, and it is now hoped
action will be taken in the
Several parties have offered to
ain streets free OF cost, for the
will take an ordinance Of
give the necessary perinis-
hperanCe cause seems to have
over the country. | see that
is in II fair way for Ioc al op-
our Grand jury say in their
bat they find that the largest
pf cases now in Moyamensing
ln be directly traced To the ex-
b. Of intoxicating liquors, and
by recommending, that a re-
put upon the issuing of IL
rnmissioners hav" been acting
/ plan, even before the recon-
bn was given by the Grand In
ID have issued less than 1900
this year, against 800 last
Dis, compared with other years,
lease of over 600, as for several
ist the increase has not been less
new licenses a year. a large
of places reported by the police
lerly, or Of bad repute, have
hsed license, and among this
is the den kept by the notorious
bn Vine street above Eighth.
lace has long been Il resort for
|pickpockets, gamblers and like
ers, and the only wonder is that
X has been allowed to exist AS
it has. Whenever "A batch Of
kcrc discharged from the pcni-
|, they were sure to make their
lrter> at this place; and not long
ravcling salesman, who arrived |
city at "A lat" hour at night,
the den, not knowing its char
nd was robbed of his money,
md Uvcrcuat. a warrant was
or Burns, the proprietor, and he
Sew York, where it is now said |
aking a prrcarious living as a
i'rerrr.
.ildy, Charles A. Lauienbrr-
plcu manufacturer al No. III
pin street, failed for over SlOO,
ON saturday afternoon the cln-
i, Drrlng over one hundred,
d around the Office for their
togrnrral expectation,
Drictor was on hand, seated rs
Il his private desk, and paid
e III full every cent due them.
lds all sympathize with their
tr III this calamity, which has
ct only upon him, but them
e Il clap of thunder from a
~ sky.
t the sensations Of the week
destruction Of IA bridge, erected
Newton Pike at Second and We
'reets, last Wednesday night.
igc was a wooden structure,
'icd by the Pennsylvania Rail
and destroyer by
# the managers Of the Philadel-
cwton Il New York Railroad
y, who claim that as they
released the turnpike, the Penn
"A Company was infringing on
ivatc rights. The debris Of the
hei bridge WAS carefully piled
side Of the road, where it re-
until Friday evening, " hen the
OF the Pcnnsylvan issued the
ry orders and IL large force Of
re PUT to work, and Saturday
N the last plank was laid and
se now stands in its Original
The turnpike men say that ii
the grade of the road
vii be- the means Of driving all
way, and it ~ more than proba-
'aSe will be tested in the Courts.
inmcrs and drc.scrs in several
piown kid manufactures are on
q, and although several confer
ave been lcld between the en-
ana employees, the matter Is as
Il a settlement uuW AS il was AT
inrnccmcnl. The trOuhIr Orlgl
Iro gh one of the firms purcla"-
II ol very small skins, which
shed the men to dress at rcdu.
es ;his they refused to do, hence
g.. Part of the skins were sold
iIl"i firms, and were he means
ns "A strike among their men. --
The shops has been lillcd with
"n, and the strikers have forrn-
nsrIvc, into vigilance commit
no patrol the streets in the Vi
the nanuiactory, and as soon
see one Of the men who have Ia.
r places, they p"nncc upon nm
leaVor by every argument III
wcr to persuade him not to re-
work
. night Of the ;'rd of last Janu-
III Il. Barker mys'rriously dis
Il, and although search has been
r him ever since no clue was
hlil Saturday, when dredging
brought up the body with "A
nd from the bottom Of the dock
w street wharf. His watch,
and money were found on him,
suppoSiiion now is, that he be
infused and walked overheard.
last seen in The vicinity about
Drk on the evening he disap-
and Us his watch was found TO
eh at 7,35, it is probable that