The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
Things in Quaker City.

PHILADELPHIA March 10. 1885
There was q bulge on silk hats inaugu-
ration week, and the halter WAS in his
glory Never had SO many been
bought in any one week, nor had as
many that was out of fashion been adj
justed to the style of the day. 1t would
seem that the old line Democrat had not
worn Il hat that was good enough for this
| occasion fer II number Of years, and con-
scquentiy there was run ON the halter.
Nearly every club Of any standing in the
city was down, and never in the history
of Democratic organizations were there
30 much decorum evinced. Even Squire
McMullin's body-guard were so gentle
manly that they all reached home with
out securing the help of an ambulance or
the customary shutter. OF course Presi-
dent Cleveland was glad to see all these
noble soEs of political fame, and to smile
on their high hats, but it is question
of whether the same mouths that shout
ell Clevelands fame, will be using the
same sinewy jaws to shout for his second
inaugural if those offices" are not forth
coming. BY common desire no adverse
criticisms are made by any papers or
prominent individual as yet, but all seem
to evince adesire to give him chance.
The mills and the strickers have occu-
pied Il prominent part in our city life the
past two weeks, and although it seems
that the worst is over for the present, it
is doubtful whether the true inwardness
of the rioting is entirely subdued. To
have labor done by laborers from other
cities than your own is bitter pill for
Philadelphia workmen to swallow, but it
seems that they will have to face the inc
vitable at no distant day, and either sub
NIT to the mill owners terms, or see their
places filed by artisans from Massachu-
sets. All this embittered feeling points
10 more serious times in the future, when
wages will still be lowered, an object
which is taken advantage of whenever
dull times come. We can hardly tell
what will Gloom" up in the great manu-
featuring centres if the looms are Kept
idle much longer, and how far our "olfac-
tory" nerves will be shattered by these
outward manifestation of bloodshed no
one can tell The only "mills' which by
right of law ought to be kept from run
ming are the only ones which thrive, and
prize fights with soft gloves, hard gloves
and no gloves all all, seem to be the de-
light of large body of citizens.
The hanging of so prominent Il cere-
monial as a physician was INDUCED in
last week, and was perhaps the most
stole execution that has been witnessed
for years. That he protested his inno-
cence TO the last, and even waste a dying
declaration replete with words of relig-
eous conviction Of his future state was
not sufficient to stay the laws stern
decree, having had two trials, and on
each convicted of murder in the first
degree. DIR. Guerson was the son of an
Homeopathic physician, but subsequently
studied medicine for himself and got
bogus diploma from II bogus College.
Soon after this three parties died in
quick succession, his father his mother
in-law and his wife. In two found arsnic
but believe the father was not subject
to an examination. But the whole affair
has terrible significance, for it goes to
show the depths of depravity that fol-
lows nature bent on securing that
which does not belong TO it in way
is uncomfortable and utterly abandoned.
Yet hanging does not deter men from
committing murder in the least, and
every year has its harvest of bloodshed-
ing, where passion runs not and The laws
shadow is Overawed with revenge.
There is to be another hanging soon,
and for an event which has happened but
once since the food, and that is man
by the name of Kane, killed his brother.
SPIIYNX.