The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-05
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PnnADKLrHIA. Aug. A, 1919.
Observance Of Rst Day-Heroie Conflict Betwssn
tsss Darkiss-Aecidcm on the Rai5oad-Mne
Ro~dyisns-Death Of Jsdgs GriGn-Coal Trade
Markets, etc.
The holiday of yesterday was taken advantage
Of by those VIGOROUSLY inclined; and during the
afternoon and evening several disgraceful scenes
occurred in Southwark and Moyamensing the
killers being, as usual, the aggressors.
Jacob Bearternan, engineer at Gerkir's glue and
sured hair factory, had his arm horribly broken,
this morning, by being caught in the band. He
will have to undergo amputalion.
Last evening, two rival darkies had desperate
encounter, with knives, while alone in a room to-
gether, which they had hired for the purpose of
settling their quarrel, by the death Of one 1t being
agreed between them, that the alarm was not to be
that both were seriously wounded, and one is now
lying at the point Of death at the Hospital. The
other has been committed TO prison.
Anthony Dougherty, poor man, VINO mas re-
Gently taken ~ habits Of dissipation, from losing
his wife and one child within the past few months,
cut his throat about noon, to-day, while INTOXICATED
The wound, though serious, II ~ thought Will not
prove mortal lie has three children living, and
Two of them are now in New DIRK with their rcla-
lives He was an umbrella maker by trade
James Bennett, worthy man, who has long
been employed al The inclined plane On the Colum-
bia Railroad, met with dreadful accident while
going up the road, intending TO make short visit
TO Westche ster. When near Villa Nova, about Is
miles from the city, he lcaped oil the train, to
some pgs from the track, and while IN the act OF
jumping on the locomotive again, the tram being
in notion he missed he hold, and fell the track,
when the wheel Of the tender, and four cars,
passed over his thigh, crushing him in the most
awful manner. The train was stopped immedl-
ately, and the unfortunate man sent to the city
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midnight. He leaves wife and several children.
About II O'clock last night, Samuel Wood. a
Waterman of Spring Garden, while attempting to
arrest fire iowdy, Was struck on the head with a
slung shot, which telled MN 10 the ground, and
up to the present lime, he remains insensIble The
fellow that guilty has fled to Lancaster but
he will probably BE- oyensken and arrested, as
Geographic despatch has been sent to the police
there
Judge John Griffin died in this city last evening
In the 10Th year of his age. The deceased was a
man of fine education, aud great intelligence and
uprighfness of character. He was the son of Judge
Cyrus Griffin, the last President of Congress be
fore the formation of the federal constitution lie
received the appointment Of Unued States Judge
for the Northwestern territory, from Mr. Jefier-
son, and, at the time OF his death, was the neares!
male heir, in the line OF entail, to the Earldom OF
Traqualr in Scotland, hts mother having been the
Lady Christina Stuart, OF ihat ancient hosse.
The sdvices by the Cambria do not appear to have
had the least effect upon markets Prices Of Hour
for export continue at 81 rs 81 81. for old stock
and SIS for fresh ground For city consumption, price
range at from 81 7J 10 50 so Rye our sells at SO.
meal at So 70 81 81 for reunsyvana and SO 10
Brandywine. The receipts II wheat ars small bu
prices continus at looc lec for fair to prime red
and ll2c to Hoe. for white Rye L. quoted at 500 t
6Oc. Yellow corn, Go 10 Gle white $50 Oats, 23c
to Sic. for Jersey aud SIC TO 35c for Pennsylvania
Cuba molasses has been sold ut l9c aud 23c Gle 10
Trinidad time Pork Is held at 80 so for prime,
mess Is sold At Sl1 Sll 90 per barrel Mess beef 4
tierce, SIS Lard H. hrIn at sc &c. In barrels an
kegs. Whiskey Is ia limited demand, at 2ic. a 2iSC
for hogsheads and barrels
The amount Of coal transported on the Phladelphi
and Reading Railroad, during tho week endin
Thursdsy, August z 1919 WAS ss follows