The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-03

wiz ne handsome service OF sllyerwar9, valued
at 500.
EIGHT players have thus flr entered the lists -
Christian Bird, Victor IS ephc Julian Punke't
John w. Montgomery, Robert T Ryau, Ed ward
ii Nclms, J. p liner. and II. Howes. with the
exception ~ Mr. Palmer, all are professional
players, and their skin with the cue Is gu lran.
| tee that the contest will he brilliant one, an
that the winner of the cmhlcmrtic cue viii have
| well earned his hurels. The gimes will b, five
! hundred pO nts mp, and each olaver will contend
with every other p'a,cr. should no more thau
| the present eight players enter, wv ntv. eigh'
Games will have to he played, unless there DC a
| tie.
The announcement of the holding " the tour.
! nauent hns awakened in billiard circles generally
lively interest In the proceedings, aud the con-
| tests are awaited with plrnsurah'e anticipati nus
| UudCr the man cement If the efficient committee
| of arrangements the toprnnmcut cannot he O'hrr
| thnn grand success, and an important event in
the nnn"ls Of Pennsylvania bill iirds. An especihl
! feature Of the meeting viii be the exclusion OF
The pushing stroke, which will also be prohibited
! in the subsequent contests for the Oh 'mpipn Cue
! Besides hcng a cOnsidcrnte Difference 30 the
| opinions Of thousands If bilardists, who, Justly
| regarding the "push shot" ns a check ~ artistic
progress IN biards, nrc clamorous for its cxprl.
sOn yet properly look tO professional players 20
initiate the reform, the exclusion Of this stroke
reduces the contests 10 exposition Of true bill
! liIrds, ond thus doubles their attraction.
PoGT1cAL.-A large meeting was held on
| Saturday evening at the Union League Han, in
Chcsnut street, above Twelfth. An address was
delivered by General John Cochrane, late a can
didate for the Vice Presidency.
A mass meeting of the friends OF the Union
was held in the Twentieth Ward on Saturday
night, at the corner OF Eleventh street and GlrSrd
avenue Speeches were MADE By Samuel Owen',
| ESQ, Major Derny, and Others.
Though the weather was decidedly uuprDpi.
| tious for outdoor display on Sa,urdty evening
| vet there vas n flag. raising demonstration a.
Sccoud and Coates streets more than usually
| interesting The hall was filled tD it, utmOs
| capacity. An efficient brass blnd wl' prosens
| Nj Andres, Esq, chosen President, VIII.
| uIOu taking the chhr, delivered a few remarks
| Al introduced A, B. So maker, Esq, who m,dr
a hlci and effective speech, which was loudly
| arplaud,d.
The great mass meeting Of the FRS, Congress.
| sion al District, that was % have been hsld on
| saturday evening at Second aud Christian
strtet', was postponed heciuss of the dHiug ug
| rain shO0 ets that fell NJ intervals, HbrS6 wus 10
| ran in thst ,icDiy OF sufficient caOb'iiy % sG
ccn'u odate oue.tcuth of the people. therefore
| ToNpOnemcnt was agreed upon. Inc me3 ing
| will he held this evening, aud il l. IN lcr5tOO
that legation Of the CampiiSn Club Will pay
| a visit ~ il.
The Union party e the Eleventh Wl-l have
selected L,y Drngau a. their candldSe for Select
| Council MT. DUNCAN was formerly was A mIm-
| b,r 81 the SIKH Ward.
There was a meeting of tho Danocracv nt the
Continental Thea ro on Saturday evening. -
sinh RandHll, Esq, presided. Speeches were
| made by Genera Morrow, of Kentucky, Captain
Genry, of We.tern VirSinh, and Mr.. Perin
| Secretary of the Chicago Convention. a letter
| was received from Mrlard Fillmore, which was
| read
FALL OF A New BUILDING-NARRow EsoAPH.
This morning, about half plst o'clock, the
| new building at the northeast corner OF Eighth
and Vine streets fel with a tremendous crash.
| The structure was nearly completed, was about
40 Feet on Eighth street, 40 feet on Vine street,
and three stories in height. The first floor WIS
60 be used for stores, while the two upper stories
were TO he used as public halls, for the holding o.
ms etir gs, balls, &C. The building vas of a neat
| pressed brick front aud would soJn have been
| ready for occupancy.
| About the time named two police officers, who
| were standing a short distance OIL, heard the
failing OF bricks. They ha tened To the building,
with the view OF asceranng the cau'e Of tue
| alarm. One Of them ascended lad Ter on Vine
| street, and made his way into The seron1 story,
! when more tran One-hllt OF tue structure 90
| Eipbth street fcll. portion of the root aud all
that part Of the front fell With IT, ani the ruins
| were scattered into The street. Fortunately, no
0nG was injured, bnt had the accident happened
| at any other time, the result would have been
! most disastrous. Mr.. Rush Is the contractor for
| the erection Of the building, and ascribes the
! acc ident 10 the giving away Of the temporary
| upTPhts which supported the girders.
The Bui ding Inspectors owe it to themselves
| To make q thorough invest gAiOn rs 20 tue cause
Of the accident. The whole structure has been
so weakened and sha tered by the fall, that public
safely demands that II nearly all should he taken
down. The cars on Eighth street were unable %
| proceed on their regular trips this morning.
ANOTHER TRIUMPH-The silver medal offered
at the late State Fair AZ Easton for the chest
deuble.thrrad Sewing Machine" was awarded to
the "Grover & Baker" Machine. Also the pre-
n am for "best specimens OF Sewing Machine
work." As all the leading Machines we're 10
| Competiti, II, and the Committee ACKNOWLEDGED
| 10 / e one Of the ablrst and most intelligent that
| could have been selte'ed 10 make the eNamini-
| tiuu and award, il Is a full confirm tiOn OF the
verdict Of 1868 when iOrty-fuur first premiums
! were awarded the "GrOyer a Baker Company,
by the different State County, and Institute
Fairs, for "best Sewing Machine and best work. y
| Those about purchasing Sewing Machine should
not fail to call at their office, No. 730 Chesnut
street and examine these Machines and the
elegant specimens Of work done by them.
The JEWISH FESTIVAL OF RIzu HAsHANA.-
The Jewish year 562j commenced on Friday at
sundown, and as usual was set apart for reAec-
tion and prayer by the sect throughout the globe,
as commanded In Leyiticus xiii, 23 "a. AZ
daybrcal on Saturday the various congregations
assembled In their synag0gues, attired in theiI
| robes Of death, and the Ruhbis TcCitcd prayers
and celebrations, and the sOphar, trumpet made
from a rams horn, was blown Until these cere
monies a strict fast Is observed This festival Is
the second in importance In the Jewish Church
| and is commemorative Of the creation Of the
world, the sacrifice Of Isaac, and the future com
nc Of the Messiah, and continues for two days
A MEAN CHARGB.-Last week an individual
residing In Germantown took out q warrant fol
the arrest Of a husband, wife, and daughter
charging them with the larceny of a stick o
wood. The prosecutor produced witness who
swore that the same stick OF wood he saw
In the defendants yard belonged TO him, the
prosecutor. AS sticks Of wood are 80 much alike
The Alderman couldn't see it, and discharged
the parties.
FAsT DRIvrNG. Darby road is made a regu
lar race-course on Sundays by roughs from tb'
city, who hire horses and 60 there 10 amus
themselves Yesterday one Of these offenders
named George Clark, was arrested for racing, anC
held TO bail by Alderman Allen.
REoRuITMG.-This morning only nine mer
received the city bounty of $3.50. Rather poor
days work for three wards that are yes llaDie V
| the draft,