The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-13
Things in Quaker City

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If vote was taken at this present
juncture on the question of allowing the
Baltimore and Ohio to come into our
city, it would undoubtedly show an over
whelming sentiment in favor of the en-
terprise, That the Pennsylvania Rail
road is resorting to some very shallow
devices to throw dust in the eyes of this
community is apparent to all unbiased
persons. 1t is not the danger of grade
crossings, it is not the riding rough shod
of this corporation over the sacred rights
of the people, it is not the public distrust
which the people are said to hold to-
wards railroad monopOlies, but it is the
sickening fear that this new road will
show to the citizens of Philadelphia what
can be done to enhance the trade and
better the commercial standing of this
the second city of the Union. The Penn
sylvana Railroad know that they have
been remiss in this respect, and has dis
eliminated over and over again to this
city's disadvantage. If this new road
does come in soon, the thousands of idle
citizens of all trades, and laborers by the
thousands will have some partand parcel
of the great improvement which will be
sure to follow in the march of this great
improvement.
The Academy of Music meeting in the
interest of the Baltimore road was Il great
success, and those who listened to the
remarks by the solicitor Mr.. Cowcn, were
well rewarded, us he is the most inter
osting speech-maker that | ever listened
to.
There is to be an encampment of the
National Guards of the different States,
in Paramount Park the first week in July
At present it would seem to be an i'm
mense affair, but as all such enterprises
can only be judged by actual figures it
would be well to let the matter of sue
cess be measused after the camp has been
struck. 1t is something entirely new,
for never since the war was there such
commingling of Northern and Southern
soldiers. The Pennsylvania militia
u.iu mat ,,r,n thoro a. n,o srrorior
oficors thirL that the close nroxi,nitv If
large cities is decorating to the morals
of the soldiers. 1t is to be earnestly
I'll .I,nt 40 ,,.;u ho,o ooo1 ,,o,tloy
about this time as everybody knows who
experienced the centennial days that it
r.,, = LarJshin N ovor Iool,oJ ~ t,o
instant stro,r,s Of soldier, thot u.or,
no.s;r, and ren,ssir, drrin, thoso ex-
a;t;,,,, dovs
The nnnoiptmant of ax-movor Fox to
.to ,,o.;tio,, Of crnor;rtardort Of tlo
NI;,t ros M, rroxnoctod ,,tbor,b II u,os
L,,,od Co., L.. tho stol,.,r. no,,,oorot tb,t
, man moro accountable to them wor1d
have hoon selocteL Mr. Fox IL old and
il is ON this account that there is less
chance of his turning all hands out of
the positions now held by the oppo-
sition. How far this idea will be real
lied will depend on Mr. FoX's desire to
run such an important office smoothly
and the appointing too many artizans
and employees to those positions where
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,oi's Iel ''o r"o i''",,' "a loi' ~ az Wv
branches ms part oil the superlhten-
dence Mr.. Fox may not care to disturb
now in his old age when the sorrows of
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BILE wife has jus tcome upon him.
The cable line of cars are now running
op ono apd of Market strent and had
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the pleasure OF riuihs on one ItSV sun
day. If they do as well in winter as they
do at this season, they will be pro-
nounced success Rut as hefore notnd NV