The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVAL or PASSENGERS CArrURRD on rHB
BALTIMORE RAILRoAp.-The majority Of the
passengers who were on the train captured by
the Rebels at GuupoWdcr bridge have arrived at
their homes In this city They state that as
general thing they were treated kindly by the
raiders the orders being 70 respect private pro-
perty, Bthough in some instances the pas5Cn-
gers were robbed OF everything.
General Franklin, they say, took his capture
with n nuuChtlHncC which was admirable. After
the trains were captured, Captain Chopper, OF tho
Amy of the Potomac hospital boat UyOmiHg
who was on the way 10 his home at Hayrc dc.
Grace, took command Of the passengers small
steamer called the JUnjat0, was Wing In the Gun
powder river. Captain Chopper, after long time,
succeeded IN pcrsuading the Captain Of the
JUuiata tO bring his boat 20 the shore and take
the passengers on hoard. The railroad men and
many Of The passengers labOrcd with a will, AMI
by daylight the next mOrnuing had transported
the ladies and baggage to the river, distance uf
over a mile. They were put on the JtU1iqta aud
carried around by way Of the Chesapeake 70
Uayrc.de-GraCc.
The passengers arc lavish Of praise 10 Captain
CrUppH, and the noble men who assisted him,
Among those most deserving Of praise were -
Thomas Streets, ESQ., agent Of the Express Com
pany Captain Phillips, master Of the Jnnllt1'
William j. Herring, commander OF dct cttcnment
Of marines on board the Jumatpi Captain Hugh
Sterling, of the 5Ih Delaware Infantry; j. Il.
Field, baggage master Baltimore Railroad Rob
eTt Todd, an employee Of the railroad, and )hu
y Carr, one Of the GunpOwder bridgo-tenders.
There were some newspaper correspondents on
the train, but We are sorry 10 say that some OF
them, unlike the craft generally, thought too
much Of their own precious selves to do anything
to help the ladies and children.
DuAFT IN THH TwENTY FIFTH WARD.-An-
other draft will take place in the Tweuty-dfth
Ward, and will come of at Fraukford on Tues
day next. The quota Of tho Ward is still de-
liCiCnt by thirty men. Sixty names will be
drawn from the wheel according to the require
mCnts of the law.
UNHt zzLED CANtSEs.--Duriug the week end
ing to-day one hundred and fifteen unmuzzled
CANNES were captured, and all disposed Of except
two or three, which were redeemed.
Local BREvrTIEs.-Durng the past week
263GO tons of coal were transported on the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad, and 800, j28 tons
by the Schuylkill Navigation Company. Henry
r.. Lukens, years of age, fell from tree yestcr-
day and broke his arm. The rails of the Union
railway have been laid from Front aud Federal
streets down to Wharton, and up Wharton to
Sixth street. Mary Mcclellan, aged 9 years,
fell from a second story window yesterday in
Fawn street above Oxford. ...lO,5ji barrels Of
flour and meal were inspected last week. ..Thc
sum of $25 900 was paid out for bOuntCs by the
city Trebgnrerye terd0y.. .IhelmontOr TRUNKS,
which left the Navy Yard on Monday, has rc.
turnCd...,T The drivers on the Second and Third
Streets Passenger Railway Company have had
their wages raised to 81 per day.