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That our city has been signally marked for tile lat itude which it has given great rascas, is subject ol remark throughout the whole country. Financers, gamblers and sporting gentlemen have long ourshed here, under the very of our authorities with 2, eat mpunity. Police interference in these thing Is matter to be expected. Small offences, such the arrest of old women for selling apples of Sunday Ca recent occurrence has been happily hit of that must call il to your notice, believe the same course not without examples in almost every large city. Itis well for the people appreciate the hessmgs under which they liye and to this end Phil adeIphans need idng in print of theirs lest they should be forgotten or overlooked. It is true that gamblers and gambling he ses flourish plentifuIly- that the "sr ,rting gentle are permitted to carry their ops atioDs without noestaton, to the utter ruin of all who unfortunately fall within their clutch It cannot be denied that disorderly and uncens. ed tayerns and groggeries abound-that in the very

 of the oty ia neighborhnods otherwise respee- table, property is actually lessened in value by the gatherings of 'ssporng characters and the drunken brawls which of frequent occurrence and it is also toleraty well known that police interference in these matters is thing tUbe expected. But still about once an two years, vigilance breaks ont with

 tremendous yigsr, and constabulatos authority earns laurels and applause by sscapuvafing'' brace af poor old hucksters for selling apples of Sunday on the wharf, and by exacting from their pockets hard

 earned dollars to satisfy the acquisitions of the law. It is not to be denied that this vending and eating apples of Sunday is deadly offence against good morais--that these wicked oIu women, wh0 dole out eeoenneths'' of chestnuts dried cherries and other fruits, are inc Catiiines, distributing combustbes m play. Guy Fa,skes viii the welfare of the republic, and that it is better instead of devourng apples and other crude trash to the prejudice of his stomach, that the Sunday wanderer through the srests should wholesomely refresh himself with "long hines, "gn cocktals' and sscobblers''. We also appreciate the courage of inc pocep daring to such formda- be .femnnes bnt still we cannot help thinking that there evils existing in this good hcIty of Penn, rather more worthy of attention than te retail trade in apples and sugar candy. The gambling rookeries

 for instance, perhaps quite as bad as the little tables of fruit near the steamboat iandngs-bell- flowers and pippins scarcely so preudica to the young as those hard drinking. hard fighting places o resort which disgrace parts of the town, and il the police very desrous to be active on Sunday, they might pass by the molasses.candy stands until

 they have dealt with the mobs of"rufhan boys" who congrcgate at corners and about engine boises, to raise false alarms of fire and to annoy all who pass with their impertnence and blackguardsm.