The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1883-01-19
aCHEr," DORSEY. AID CIVIL SERVICE REroRH.
Irregular Correspondence Of the FREEMAN
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 15. 1888.

I Is before the people OF Philadelphia for
/ its annual discussion. In almost al
! sections of the city the sides of the
streets are banked high with snow and
will continue so untilgthere is a general
/ thaw. The sidewalks are all icy, and
/ foot pads often lose their equilibrium.
/ Icy sidewalks are one of the evils OF our
/ existence, and we must take them along
/ with our other troubles, and be thank
| ful that we do not have them all the
/ year. Ice may be delightful in its place,
/ which is in lemonade on the Fourth Of
/ July and theTeabouts, but at this time
of the year it is not at all delightful
/ ley side walks are any thing but delight
full. There is nothing that will take the
natural dignity out of a fellow quicker
than an icy sidewalk. When a fellow
falls down on the ice every one laughs
at him, When be picks up his mashed
beaver and sticks it on his head, buttons
up his coat and walks off where the ice
is melted most, and hears the laugh of
boys and the suppressed giggle of girls,
he feels as II he could anhihilate all the
boys and girls in existence. He looks
at his sodden pants and coat, and then
at his diScOnsolate hat and feels like
sueinS the city, or the housebOlders, or
somebody for damages, 1t seems Just
as natural as breathing for every body
else to laugh when one falls down. The
one who falls down is invariably mad,
and feels as if he would like to kick
some ones behind. He wishes every
one else would fall down and lay there,
indeed he'd I've glad to see all creations
heels up. There has been innumerable
instances this winter in this city al
ready OF broken legs and arms of persons
! faI ling Oh the icy streets. The city has
been greatly Inconvenience for the past
week or ten days by the snow.
The streets are in blocked condition
by the snow thrown by The street rail-
roads, and it is hoped that our new high
way commissioner will, at the thTesh-
hold of his official career, take care to
define very clearly the duties Of railways
In keeping the streets in good condition.
The decisive vote by which the new
highway commissioner was elected gives
promise that the work of municipal re-
form will this week extend its achieve
ments to the control of the City Proper
ty and Water departments. The water
IN this city has been very impure lately,
and although 1t is improving some, its
condition is not such to inspire conf
dence. There is some talk of asking the
Legislature to do something to protect
the purity of the Schuylkill water, but
tile average legislator don't bother him
self about water. Tie hardly ever takes
water in his'n."
1t seems that Philadelphia, with a less
population by 300, 900 than New York.
has 104 more churches than that city.
New I ToTk with a population of 1. 1.206,-
1S7, has 1S4 churches, and Philadelphia
with population of $40 $50, has 593
churches. a table giving the pOpula-
tion and number of churches in the
principal cities of the United States,
gives Cincinnati the credit of being the
church city of the Union. Brooklyn is
no longer the "City of Churches Gin
cinnati with a population of 255. 70S has
204 churches, and ranks first on the list,
Brooklyn now stands fifth on the list,
and Philadelphia second. Cincinnati, a
city in which the country was led to be-
lieve there were nothing but beer sa-
looms and Sunday theatres, bears the
palm of being the "City of Churches. -
What's the use Of an English grammar
when United States Senator can make
a three days speech without it. Black
Jack Logan didn't hurt FitZ John PoT.
ter much, but lac gave The Senatorial
carpet in the vicinity of the cupsidore
/ and the Queens English Halifax. There
seems to be a unanimity in voting Sena-
tor John Logan bore. There could. of
( course, be 30 hope for any free country
in which a majority Of the people tho't
( him otherwise. Logan has cast insinu-
/ ations on Grant. There are few who do
/ not concede to Grant honesty OF purpose
! in taking sides with Porter. He has al
( so cast iusinuatIons on Generals Scho-
/ field and Terry. The FitZ John Por-
/ ter case is likely to embroil a group
! of army officers in very unseemly quar-
I rel. There were many fueds among the
/ officers of the army when the late war
I was at its hottest. Hallack was charg-
/ ed with ingratitute to Mcclellan and TO
( Buel. Grant was charged with predju-
dice against Thomas and ROsecrans.
/ Rosecrans was charged with ingIatitude
/ to Garfield. and Garfield was charged
/ with treachery to ROsecrans. A revival
] of the old fueG is likely to cause an ex.
/ plosion. According to General Logan,
! the battle of Atlanta for which General
Sherman received so much credit was
! fought to a conclusion without any sug-
/ gestion or direction from Gen. Sherman
/ himself. Black Jack is not only mur-
/ dering the Kings English, but butcher
! ing Grant and Sherman. He charges
Grant with falSehOOd, Sherman with
/ having issued no orders for the battle of
/ Atlanta. and is therefore not entitled to
credit for it, and charges SchOfeld and
/ Terry with signing report favorable to
| Porter, simply because they wanted to
+ be promoted. A war among the warriors
/ is threatened.
1t seems that Dorsey is still Chairman
( of the Republican campaign committee,
and doubtless ne and ''Chet' under
I stand zach other in political point of
( view. 1t might be supposed by the ru-
/ raj mOuntajneeTs that because Dorsey
couldn't conveniently attend the Presi-
dents swell reception, that the Presi-
dent had turned his back on Dorsey.
Not he. Dorsey is still chairman Of the
I Republican campaign committee. He
] will suffer Eo punishment as the result
of the present trial. The New York
Sun says If every other avenue of es-
cape is closed against Dorsey, he will
commit suicide.
The mind OF the spokesman is never at
, rest. The present Pennsylvania Legis-
/ lauure is not likely TO be what can con
. scientiOusly be called a reform Legisla-
Z ture The Senate doesn't recommend
the permanent cutting down of the num-
ber of Senate offices. The conscientious
Senator'S think some of the places can
be dispensed with until the reform
breeze has blown over. In the House
/ there are, as usual. not enough Offices TO
GO around. and the slate committee has
seized upon what few there are, The
( Democrats Of the House are having an
entertaining fight for the offices of the
House which they have concluded 10
fill The people already are beginning
to suspect that the Democracy are not
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