The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-18

n NEW OONd to AN OLD IUNE.-Ine
musical and literary world has been moved to
lts lowest depth OF late, by the rlvalres of those
VINO claim to have orig oinated the ditty of "RocS
Me to Sleep, Mother.n That Mrs. Akers first
breathed these words, the lady herself is firmly
convinced; that che did not is none the less
strongly Impressed upon the minds of several
other claimants OF gentle and ungentle sex.
However that may be, little incident trans
p[ed last evening, at an uptown Station House,
Mhch may or may not throw some light upon
tnls VeXed question OF authorship. One of the
characters OF the city Is typo By profession,
Nag'bond by habit, and topper by the unanl-
nous NOUS verdict OF all who are honored with his
acquaintance. That such an Individual should
prefer to lodge in the station House is quite
natural.
What few shinplasters he thinks it becoming
IN hlm to earn III these sweltering days barely
suffice TO provide the liquid necessary to keep
MS anatomy IN easy working order.
so last nloht, having eialned barely enough
OF his equilibrium to enable him to prognOsti.
cate storm from the troubled aspect OF the
heavens, he applied as usual for shelter ut the
station House. The Sergeant IN CHARGE with
evident reluctance, informed him that he could
not be accommodated that he bad been on hand
100 frequently OF late, aud that, moreover the
hunks were already supplied with occupants.
Typo looked very sad-too sad, in tqct, to put in
any rem onsiTance. So he turned HIM about and
made NgZag line towards the nearest curb,tonc
Seated thereon at last, he lifted up his voice and
sang. And this was the burden of his song -
Oh stay, my good Sergeant oh stay in yOur flight
And take me 10 lodge again Jlst Tor tonight!
Cast me no. of Irom the station House door
But lake me aPain TO bunk as OF yOre.
send of on bai the dark irOwns your face,
hnd show me 10 Led w th your u.ual grace!
Hard though your beUs be, some's harder to keep;
tut me 10 sleep Sergeant put me TO sleep.
CHoRUs-(Wih great eaergy)
StTetched Sil s, on the floor for glorious snooze,'
III dlsIpae care anu kick off my shoes,
Whle the 'sketers may sing and bed bugs may
creep;
Put me to sleep, Sergeant, put me to sleep.
Over my head, in the DAYS that are flown,
a "tile" just the gaYest and silkestshOne,
store got DIS v ore too, breeches and coat,
Jack Apple took 'em and lett me this bloat
Holhln' ke whisky to charm away pain,
Cause co ision. or switch off traia.
oh, for drink of the best couG weep!
tut me to sleep, Sergeant, put to seep
Let charity g MANTLE policeman SO bold,
FAN on youl shoulders agaln as OF old;
Spread 1t all over this loaler SO tight
And cover him well from he dews Of the night;
Give hum ',snitter' and send hlm to bed,
ana luck this ere doggerel under ms head.
30 sba thi bless ngs be ever knee-deep-
Put me to sleep, Sergeant, put me to sleep.
The Sergeant was husband, and had been a
father. HIS heart was therefore troubled with
some lew OF the pronprngs OF humanity.
What could Le 90 but gather up this wandering
minstrel, and bestOw him carefully in the last
and only vacant berth He dId that very
thing, and then, IN cultural voice, the bard
outpoured his thanks and his song together,
repeating them again and again, until the Ser
geant at length was enabled to commit the last
to writing. To him the world is indebted for
its presentation in these columns.
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A NEW STEAMER FOR THE "OUTsIDE
LINE" TO NEW YoRK.-Some time since Messrs
Simonson " Webb, OF New York, commenced
the construction OF four powerful steamships
which were intended for the Virginia trade.
But shortly afterwards it was determined to
place them, when completed upon the "Outside
1oute' from Philadelphia TO New York city.
Their names are the Nea0 York, PeterSburg
GTdmpus, and MdnQtos
In size, capacity, and internal arrangements
they Will compare iavorably with any OF the
American mercantile marine. Their dimen.
sIons are as tolows:-Lensth, 26O feet; beam 40
teet:'depth OF hold, Is feet; tonnage, 1900.
Yesterday afternoon the ManQtuS was success
fully launched from the foot OF Calyer street,
Green point, N Y. Her machinery and engines
were built at the Delamaler Iron Works, New
York, ana are OF the most powerful description,
being supplied with 62inch cylinders and ps-
tons of II feet stoke, as we'll as all the modern
appliances and improvements.
About the middle Of September the MdnGtuS
will be ready Tor her trial trip, and by the first
OF October it is expected that she will be put
regularly upon the line.
The ether steamers are likewise nearly ready
for sea. To prevent an interruption OF their
trips during the winter, company has been
formed Tor the purpose of keeping the Della
ware open during the eatlre season, by means
OF powerful ice-boas.
CoUP DE SoLEIL.-This morning about
A. NJ, Edward Qulnlan, aged thirty years was
found dead in his bed at Fort y.seventh ami Lam
caster avenue. The heat is supposed to have
caused his death, as the previous evening he
had complained OF the effects of the heat.3 ~
AT halt-past O'Clock this morning, a woman
(name unknownl died from the effects OF the
heat at No. TIC N. Front street.
At o'clock this morning Miss Daily died from
the effects OF the heat She resided az No. l79
Oxford street.
At 7'37 this morning woman was found dead
in bed. at No. GA Market street. 1t is supposed
from the heat.
AT O'Clock this morning, man named Will
liam Rlnehart, employed in the saloon below
the Corn Exchange died from sunstroke. He
was about iorty-hve years old.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF LAST NIGHT's
FIRE.-The fire that broke out last evening in
the tour n story OF the extensive drug warehouse
OF Messrs. Stretch, Bennett, & Co., No 6O9 Mar
ket street, was very destructive, not so much on
account of what was actually burned, but from
hooding the building with water. A man was
arrested who was secreCed in the building, on
suspicion Of setting hre to the place. He was
taken before Alderman Beitler and committed