Daily Republican., 1884-01-28
|ADLLPHIA GOSSIP.
APPROACHING ELECTION--
DEATH OFA NOTED
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COrrespondence OF the REPUBLICAN
ApELPHIA, January, n, 1884. -
istant murmur of the approach
tlict which will determine who
tie next Mayor, Receiver Of
Ind Solicitor Of this city bas
pard for some time, but the battle
fully open until last night, when
ultural Hall was filled 10 its ut.
(paci!y to ratify the nomination
Hunter and Sheppard.
principal speaker was Wayne
ph, who devoted the greater
his remarks In showing the
allowing municipal elections to
erned by politics. The men
nominations are supposed to
ben ratified by this meeting are
ldidates Of a portion of the Com
of One Hundred, and 1t Is
that while Sheppard was norai-
by Democratic Convention,
and Hunter we're dominated
rtiye of politics, although the last
has since been accepttd by the
leans az their candidate for Re
pf Taxes. Taken altogether 1t ia
liar and much mixed campaign,
hitter all the result should be for
betit of the taxpayers, the battle
y have been In vain.
Ia meantime Q change has been
bt in the political complexion of
ptroller's office by death. Mr..
rs had barely assumed control Of
Ice when he WAS taken seriously
died. When he took possession
Office, the Democratic clerks
nj served under his predecessor
led as one after another was re-
and their places filled by Re-
ans. But according TO the law
Fancy caused by Mr.. .Jetferies'
is filed by the Governor, and Mr..
the chief clerk, who but n few
Sefore had been removed by Mr..
es' was appointed to ill the po-
and now the four recently ap-
h Republican clerks trelnble, and
Ithout cause.
|Hithstanding the excitement at
Sg the near approach of election,
be tact that almost all business Is
1ull. thereSeems to be a craze
! the wealthier class for fancy and
bic stones set in expensive jeweiry,
bitLin the past three years the
| of gems that passed through the
m House in this city has more
krebled, The craze acquired such
brtions that's certain class of fancy
b. such AZ rubies, sapphires, and
!, that could not find purchasers
ears ago at any price are now dis
Of at extravagant rates. Some
ban be formed OF the demand for
bnds and other gems, when 1t Is
b that a single firm on Chestnut
imported S20,0O0,0OO worth last
u week a well.knOwn character,
vas a genuine crank on at least
bbject, passed away. Crazy Jane,
b. was called, was probably 70
of age, and for the last quarter of
)ry has haunted the courts with a
le Of papers, which she claimed
the title papers TO some Of the
valuable real estate in this city.
Imagined that she was Immensely
thy, but unfortunately for her, the
|es who occupied her property,
eg which is the office of tho Penn
pia Railroad Company, on Fourth
refused to pay her any rent, and
ppllcations 10 the courts we're for
lses to compel them TO pay or va
be premises.
was known to and humored by
court officers, and Jndsc Ludlow
|Specia y friendly to her. Accord
D her fancy she was worth about
fy millions OF dollars, but the fact
tned that she subsistcd on charity.
I,i..d . snm ~ ,,'n,a, ~ ..''.,,,', iV'n'
hi lndv viii , man. Lr,,, '" p'oaon' '',
needsd articI.s nf nia,%; I' a'' 1 'I''''
Eas ,aLieu sirk and - ,,U,ni"ki rn,,in. "noo WIZ.
bb's Hosnital whar. .ha J'"I I'.,J w. , ~,
and attention. She only lived a
1DNs after l.r ul,,i..;,, ,I l,.i
|ng on to tha nannrD ,'''D, ,i",, a'a t a'en ~
,.I On NAM U r,,, r"p'' ,r, n"' sue IA"
.d for rInihiug for hnr nony ' 9 ~
rd having IN. tun.r,i av 80, ""o '''"
a.sanI, ,ho, !. ~ Ses. ISL,
result in the Jssth 81 ,,"I ~" "',' & p,op
fr,d on South VIA s,r., ~" ',.'.'n,
Iock Iast ninht "I io, e''rr, ,ei a o"'
keeps a saloon a, No oa 'vna,nh, %
ct Of closing hia n,s"a sar wa, ,h 'n
|, when he was anmrn, po oh.d ho, tnr h
pu,known nsr,om Pt"d 'nou W
|beLud w;,b an awa "uu s.iu ueh
b. nn his haad aA, ,h, ini,ictihe , a
(bjljtv nrov. % ta,n, 'nI' W., M'Il IN all
po dnHht rohh.rr ~ aa , 40 opl c'
nu about Six wa. ,aLa, % eau" ooh-
= man mn.t " hasa '""In' Iai,
after he % wau ""ro .,rroL 'ain i,nso ,ot SOM SOM
yer.d hv . h,'' ,.t' utn' ueioio pti"g
Who im,nedia,s,,' "no Nv vas P"ssing'
h. w,s fonnJ gov" .ne a'ai w.
ltly to %, ] ",,ar hn III. tooo'trea s. , SUI
d n frishtfni 'o,' .na, u,S , ,ee', oue pre-.
Az win LI"nJ p'Tlaoie, covered, AZ
Nj on, IN. % Ia, no ; sa'u ,ha' as ne
no, there w,s W uot !"at previous ~
IL, ~ .un ~ ""s no. single person
, from tha pa 4 .ah'ne 'he aay's fe.
. caha s hs ",""e, r.i anu Piac'hSt them
n tLa 80, -, ~ tu'",u inn,'i ouI 'ne gas, an"
de- whsn ha ''a' .uon'.R ie uoor on tne
,ot hasrd Nv was s''uck dowh. ne
not ana any one approach, ana
,In,;l ave I""io .hat any person was
fred hin' 1 received me dow, which
tbs h,nh % uncoi'scious. An axe,
in ,I""e ,I'u 10 covered with blood. was
to ,ha ,'o nacin''y' ana may AFFORD q
, ~ ".saSsin' ,s Mr. flemihg was
;c;,u W 'he hospital, where the
ri ,i'aus pronounced his wound
|, 'Juo' ,,a' anu llkely to prove fatal.
'V"VitS commune To be we'll pa