New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
PHILADELPHIA.
POLITICS

POLITICS STRIKES SCHOOLS THEATRES
IPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rEisUSEl
put1ApELPIIA, Sept. 5.-The candidates for
the offices of CITY treasurer Register OF withstand sheriff
crop out from almost every waTd and the hght Tor
sIpremacysw be desperate one. Matther D quay
has been asked help in the city fight but Keeps away
from town From present appearances II looks AS though
the whole people inclined to take hand III the
comm, primaries and elect such delegates ~ Will pledge
themselves TO support worthy candidates Inc Liquor
Dealers Association held another largo meeting on
Wednesday at which State organization was inc ohiet
topic Of dscuss Dn and prior TO the fall election state
convention will be held for which Is hated that mem
beers will no Instructed to vote ana WORK against any
candidate on either ticket who is not In favor OF tho
uouor traffic Until recently 1t thought that the
Committee OF One Hundred would take prominent hand
In the selection OF Tor the municipal 0ces but To-
day t is asserted that these will not Interfere.
rbe Democratic rush ori office grows, and Collector
Cadwaadcr 10 protect hi msef from the hordes VINO nave
been hanging his Office since lie became collector
has declined to applicants In person but CON
tinues 10 receive petitions At the Mint superintendent
Fox makes PROMISES and is down from early morning
III no quits the place. few weeks ago hr FOX sent
for AN applicant and promised to appoint him The
n AN asked TO be allowed to give his present employer
week In which get another man to Ill his lace Ihs
was cheerully granted. At tho expiration OF the week
thu man resigned and the following Monday pre-
sentea himself at tho Mint to begin work When Mr. Fox
coue I'm he greeted tho man cordially and without
exclamation told him that no had changed his mind and
would not appoint him. When asked the reason tho
su,.erIntendent replied, "This Is the misfortune Of
politics"
Tho strike in the iron moulding trade which for time
threatened TO general has almost ended ana tho
OF the works have aeceded the demand OF the
mon and gwen tho increase. Lebrandt n Mcdowell,
who employ large number OF hands had secured full
complement Of apprentices and PLACED them In the shops
but This scheme failed TO work satisfactorily ana Quay
line former employees returned 70 their respective places
The sha wi weayers have added another trade TO the
trikes and i76 weavers connected with the largest
esabshment OF the Hind ia the city quit work on Tues
day owing 10 q small reduction In their wnges $500
< meeting OF the Irish National League was held In
Pllopatrah Hall last Tuesday night at which circular
va rad statng that Mr Pafneli would be In Phadel
mia In January when a National Convention would DO
nururate n period OF renewed activity, to no longer
isten 10 the plant OF outraged impoverished, mis-
governed country" Dublin Castle was declared an
lniqulty worthy OF modern London" o.,..
All the public schools were opened ON iuesuhy ana
reports sa3G aY the increase OF membership over last
year Is II 600. At the manual training SCHOOL, of the
ia pupils admitted. l03 reported Tor duty. -
force has lost his On Monday night the sergeant
NJ his district went tho rounds and after careful search
failing to mud the officer he patrol box TO sound
the alarm so that another pntronlau cona pe so1t 10
look after , ps feet hsb When the sergeant
opened the door 10 pull the instrmmeht Oac, s n9
his arms, sound asleep inc Queer WIS rol "na
dismissed from the force. . 49,
ibis week tho theatres have done rassably we'll The
weather has cool and delightful for theatrical
first week. At the Chestnut Street Opera II Dise inc
MlkadD has been given by strong east Next week
new play called Lost win be he attraction At the
houses with tho Willow Copso," which will be t9ll2wed
nsxtweSk with the EKceor Folly Company in SThe Field
Drew viii open tho Arch Street Theatre with q stock
IN oana Of oa comedies sPReaNSag nsTse
hoLa mas bSeu crowded 10 the doors AT each perform
alGa Of Ada Gray In Eas; Lynne.