The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-11-28
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Things in the Quaker City.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25th, 1885

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25th, 1885.
The changing of the Postmastership is
the absorbing topic just now. There
seems to be but one opinion, and that
is that there will be few of the present |
force left by this time next year. The
heart of the politician has been set on
this part of the political vineyard, and as
a new vintage is to be looked over by IL
new overseer there is plenty of sour
grapes to fall. The old force have been
expecting this turn of affairs ever sin &c
the New York election. As they had
hoped that the civil service would have
been upheld, but as Cleveland's pet idea
was set down on by both parties, the al
tentative was the only thing Leland
that was to fill the offices with Demo-
Gratis. Postmaster EIarriety was clever
Kind of man, and can not be judged
till there is something to judge. We have
Il capital department now, and it may be
| I difficult matter to eclipse its running
capacity in the matter of dispatch.
The way the Mayor is working things
make the best possible showing of
what he is doing, is being remarked on
every side. The rum mills are becoming
lecent on Sundays, the gambling saloons
do not raise their heads, and the police
are instructed to look at streets to see
whether they are clean, and whether
some telegraph company isn't knocking
your chimney off with their wires or
lragging your house down by undermine
ing it by running Il new patent in some
Underground arrangement. The age is
such that we have steam heaters in pros
pect, by which houses are to be warmed
by steam boiler dozen squares away,
but as yet only the articles of incorporl-
ton has been gotten out This system
has been tried in New York with but
partial success, as some costly explosions
have occurred by the water freezing.
Thanksgiving is so much of custom
that we all feel like going home on that
day. 1t seems that all the family are
DESTROYS of giving the thanks for the
entire year on this particular event.
Even your mother-in-law sees causes for
thanksgiving and is willing to hug the
r whole family. The turkey is trotted out
md the man ut the head of the table
shows to the ravenous appetitcs how
norant he is in gobbler surgery, and
. lanls the carcass on the floor. Men o.
hu1e enterprises talk of their deeds in
+ LAYING up treasures here upon earth with
i smiles of satisfaction, but Il far greater
percentage of our fellow citizens eat theil
. thanksgiving meal with trembling anC
. with fear.
i The colored murderess, Annie Cutler
Il who is under sentence to be hung, ha
is many sympathetic friends who are doini
r all in their power to have her sentence
e computed to life sentence. Her offenst
Ell was really premeditated murder, but
g virture is rare trait in these degenerat
= DAYS, she took the law into her Owl
e. hands and slew bare faced seducel
n The girls life previous was exemplary
d he course of her love was such as onl
ga one who is under great mental strain b
i. reason of deep wrong could have acted
ID The long expected deal of the Bait
4, more people is now diyulged, that is
nd far as their determination to get int
as New York, and is creating considerab
h, excitement in railway circles. That til
%. road will be Il trunk road is now on
III Of the future things of the nineteent
century. SPHfNN'