The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-26

The following deaths occurred on the trip up -
VIM Mcdowell, 27th Mich Weston Riggs, 27th Mich
The following officers were on board suffering
from wounds and sickness -
Ma Maj pee'9s % a2S 2SA Ne S Lieut. Lieut. Ire Rec, "a ,iS Mich
Lieut. Jeners, 10Th "a .eut q IL Boan, 2lst Mass
NEW JERSEY REGIMENTS.
VIM Sair A, ID Cav Henry q Colbert, II, Ith Vols
PLENTY OF WATER.-Thc Chief Engineer of
the Kensington Water Works states, that at 6
O'Clock on the evening of the fire at Simons'
Factory, there was eleven feet four inches of
water in the Kensington Reservoir, and AT
O'Clock on Saturday morning ten feet four inches.
The quantity of water used during the fire,
which lasted four hours, was 100000 gallons.
The want of water is attributable b the fact tn u
there were too many steam fire engines IN SER
vice, the mains from the reservoirs not being of
sufficient capacity TO supply more than six first
class engines.
DESPERATE CHARACTERs.-This morning Pat
rick Shenan and Robert Feron were before Al
deIman Pancoast upon the following charge -
It seems that the men were intoxicated, and
Feron attacked one of the Post Office letter car.
rers at Seventeenth and Brown streets. The
carrier, whose name is Clark, knocked the scoun-
drel down. Shenan then interfered, and finally
heand FerOn we're taken into custody shen1n
had in his possession a large billy. When placed
i'm the Station House they amused themselves by
breaking the cell door. They were committed
to prison.
ANorlIER ExCuRsIoN.- fterth usual monthly
exercises of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion last evening, the Chairman of the Committee
on Annual Excursion reported fayOrably of the
late excursion and also stated that the members
ofthe Association would have another excursion
TO Atlantic City in the latter part of August. lt
was stated that shortly there w0uld be grand
cOnVOcatiOu, in this city of members Ot Christian
Associations from different parts of the United
States and the Old Worl1, when matters Of vital
importance would be under consideration.
Tan on MATCHEs.-Under the new law each
"block" or box of matches sold after the first day
of September next requires stamp in accord
ance with the number of matches IL contains;
! and the stamp duty cannot DO paid by placing
| the appropriate amount Of stamps upon the whole
package OF "bOcks" or b lXes, for the reason that
! every "blocli" or box sold must have the stamp
| or stamps upon il. Such Is the decision of the
! Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
! A DESPERATE RBmL.-JOhn Myers Is the
pane OF Rebel prisoner who took the oath OF
| allegiance and was released. Last night he was
! arrested for breaking into place at Front and
COltcs street and ste ling lot of clothing there
/ from. He was committed this morning by Alder
! man TOland.
DIsoRDERIY HoJsR.-This morning, James
| Riley was held TO answer by Alderman Miller
upon the charge OF keeping disorderly house,
! on the Darby road, Iwenty-tOurth Ward. He
was also charged with selling liquor without a
| license.
INDECENT CoNDUcr.-G George Lairds was ar
rested in the Twenty fourth lWard yesterday
| for Indecent conduct lie was informed OF Ia
the police by some little girls whom he had
grossly insuted The wretch was held for q
trial at Court
/ ONE HUNDRED DAYS MEN.-The Sd Coal
Regiment, now at Camp Cadwalader, expect 70
leave camp tomorrow for their place of destina-
| tion. The Merchants Regiment also expects to
have a full regiment in camp tomorrow
.CoNTRAcTs AwARDED.-The following con
tracts have been awarded for furnishing meat tC
the Almshouse :-WaTtman, Paul, Sheets < Bo
raef, for beef at l2I cents per pound; from Lent
& Geisler, for mutton at II cents per pound anC
from John A. Wallace, for veal at IL cents pei
pound.
MEETING To-NIGHT.-This evening meeting
of colored citizens is to be held at sansom Stree
Hall. 10 consider the matter of their exclusion
from railroad cars in which while passengers ride
ENLIsTMENTs.-A mass meeting Of the citizen
of the Twenty-third Ward (FaHkford), will b
held at the Odd Fellows Hall, tomorrow even
ing, to adopt measures TO encourage enlistment:
The ALMsHousE CATAsTRoPHE.--rhi after
noon ct 81 o'clock, the Coroner's inyestigatio
into the late catastrophe at the almshouse viii b
continued aud probably concluded.
RBcRUITNo.-Thism morning, sixty-seven thre
years volunteers received the city bounty of Slj
each, making total sum Of Sle,75O.