The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-08

| A BAD HUsBAND.-James McGayle, re-
| sldlng In court running north from Walnut
! street, above Tenth, was arrested last evening"
| by Reserve Officers Parker and Rawlings, at
I. ientn ana Chesnut streets, upon the charge Of
| beating his wife in a terrible manner McGavle
| was intoxicated at the time. He struck his wife
| with heavy water-buCket upon the back part
OF her head, inflicting a large cash. knocking
| her down, and while she was lying upon the
| floor in an insensible condition. he seized an
iron bar and pounded her upon her arms and
| shoulders. He was locked up in the Central
station, and will have hearing this morning.
COMPLIMENTS AMONG THE FIREMEN.-
A very beautiful badge, made up of a pretty
computation OF fine gold, representing hose,
hre,horn, nat and pipe, all appropriately in
scr1bed, and embellished with the figures "l3, -
III enamel, has been made to the order of the
Reliance Fire Company, Of Philadelphia, and
IS intended as a present to Mr.. George W.
Gregg, the foreman of the Reliance Engine Com
pany, OF Brooklyn, New York. The presentation
viii be made at ball to be given on Wednes.
day evening 6y the Reliance, OF Philadelphia.
FATAL ACCGDENT.-Joseph Thompson,
colored, aged ftty-eight years, residing at No.
4O5 Radcliffe street, while engaged in washing
windows at Messrs. Reynolds Il Fishers No. ABB
Arch street. yesterday afternoon, fell from q
ladder upon which he was standing to the pave
ment, iracturlng his skull. He was admitted
lhto tne PennsylVan Hospital about o'clock,
and died shortly after
VISITORS FROM LoNDoN.-Rev. Mr.. Brock,
OF Bloomsbury, London; and Rev. Mr.. Martin,
OF Blackheath, London, who arrived IN the
ScOt,d last week, on a visit to the Baptist
churches of America, delivered brief addresses
before the Sunday School of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Chestnut street. on Sunday after.
noon.
DEATH FROM INJURIEs.-Lewis Nagle,
employed by the Reading Railroad Company as
a car driver, who was so seriously injured few
DAYS ago, while engaged in uncoupIing train
of coal cars at Thirteenth and Willow streets,
died at the pennsylvania Hospital about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Adolpbus Nichols,
aged hiteen years, residing at Thirteenth and
Cherry streets, had his head lacerated yester.
day morning, at Eleventh and Market streets,
by horse treading upon him. He was admitted
into the Pennsylvania Hospital.
SAD ACCIDENTAL colored man, name
unknown, yesterday, while cleaning a second
story window, in Arch street. above Fourth, fell
to the pavement striking his head against a
doorstep in his descent. He was removed to the
Hospital, where he died in few hours.
STABLE BURNED.-An alarm about half
past eight o'clock last evening was caused by
the burning OF a frame barn belonging to Ward
Stoneoacker, at the corner of Gordon and Sep
viva streets, Nineteenth Ward. Loss about $500.
Drowning CAsE.-The body of an infant
was found floating in the Schuylkill river near
the Reading Railroad bridge, yesterday morn
ing. An inquest was held, and verdict accord
ing to facts rendered
FIRE.-Foster's weaving factory, on Mill
street, tranktord, was slightly damaged by fire
about half-past 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
The flames originated from stove in the dry.
ing-room Loss about $3.50.
SUDDEN DEATH.-AtNo. 21O Crown street.
yesterday, man named Henry Brown was found
dead in his bed. He was subject to fits, and pro.
badly died IN one. The Coroner held un inquest
verdict to that effect.