The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-28

PANIC ANoNo SroREKEErrRs.--Ths evening
meeting of stOrokeepers will DO held a. Odd
Fellows Hail, Tenth and South streets, 10 take
action in relation TO an ordnance recently passed
by Councils, and which, having received the sip-
nature of the Mayor, is now "A law. The ordinance
referred to prohibits She public footway OF any
street being occupied or obstruc;ed in any man.
uer whatever. The most Objectionable parts Of
the bl to storellgepcrs are The following -
Section 10 provides that no sgnbolrd, pole, or
thing 20 show the place OF business or merChau.
disc or things which tho occupant thereof has 10
dispose Of shall extend or PROJECT from any
| dwelling or building except inns) into or over
the footways of any street, below the tO' OF tho
first story, or % n Ereler cNtCt than four feet
three inches on any Of The other parts Of such
building.
Section II provides that no goods, wares, or
merchandise, whether for sale or Otherwise, shall
be placed on any part Of the fDotway iu frOnt Of
any house or premises occupied by any person or
persons.
Copies Of the ordinance have been placed in the
bands Of the high Constablos, and are now being
served upon business people. II is the intention
Of the city authorities TO strc ly enforce the new
law, and already quite 4 number OF stOrekecp5rs
have been fined for its violation.
A MAMMOTH TuRrIE.-Mr. Abel Bennett, o
sn ofCap.ain Bennett an old resident of East
kcusrgon, in this city, captured a mammoth
turtle, while on fishing excursion, 40 Cedar
Point, ST. Mary's county, Maryland, OF which
place he Is o resident, week or SO since. The
turtle is Of the "hawk-bill'' species, aud weighs
nine hundred pounds. The head measured
thirty. eight inches in circumference. The lcug'h
ul the turtle was six feet tCur-and-a-halt inches
and 10 was twenty inches in diameter. The bottom
shell was two feet eleven inches in length, and
two feet ten inches in width. The top shell was
so CapaCious that q son of Mr. Bennett, fourteen
years Of age, could enter It and paddle himself
around in water.
This turtle was captured by means of nets, aud
towed into shallow water, where it was secured.
ARrEsr or RoBBER.-This morning, about
half-past 3 O'Clock, officer Oakes, OF the Nine.
teenth Ward Police, arrested o man while de-
scending from an awning post in front OF a house
in Richmond street, above Cumberland. The
fellow had climbed up, aud lifting the window
sash had entered the second story front room.
lie was about riing the pockets Of pair Of pants,
containing $500, when one of the inmates of the
room was awakened and the rascal hed. As he
was descending he was pulled by the officer, aud
recognized as an old offender known rs Francis
MCNamce. He was arrested only few weeks
since, charged with the larceny Of $500, obtained
in a similar manner. lie was admitted to bail,
and was awaiting his trial NJ court. This morn
ing he was committed to prison in default Of bail,
10 stand trial.
RECRUITING.-This morning the Mayor issued
warrants for the payment OF the city bounty TO 40
men, of whom q were enlisted for three years, 3
for two years, and 10 for one year. They were
credited TO the different wards az follows -
Seventh Ward, | Eighth Ward, 1 Ninth Ward,
g Tenth Ward 9; Fifteenth Ward, 20; Eigh-
toenth Ward, 2 Twentieth Ward, 2 Twenty-lirst
Ward, 2; Twenty third Ward, 3. During the
past week the sum Of S9S,700 was paid out for
bOunties to volunteers.
CITY M)RTALITY-The whole number Of
deaths reported at the Office of the Board of
Health during last week was 29l. OF the per-
sons who died l64 we're males, and l27 femi iles.
! he deaths and interments of soldiers num-
! bered 80.
SHOT HIMsELF.-Wllliam Stuard, an orderly
at Camp Cadwalader, accidentally shot himself
at Bighth and Spring Garden streets. He was
carelessy handling pistol at the time.
To PURCHASE CkOTHIEG AT Low PRICKs, make
selection from stock of READrWADC Garments. We
selling goods equal In style, g make and HlaCrei
from 20 10 90 per cent Io1s than IL chgSd for the
goods made tn order We have all styles, sizes, aud
prices of C1Othing-Mens Youths, and BOYS. All be
| suited without delay % trouble.
BENNETT 4 Co.,
| Tower Hau, No, jl5 Market street.