The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-21
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FIRE.-The factory of Peter Watson g. Co.,
| on Ninth street, above Columbia avenue, was
entirely destroyed by ire between IL. and IL
| O'Clock last evening. The fire was 6rst dis
| covered about ten minutes. past ii issuing from
| the front part OF the fourth story. On account
| OF the combustible materials used In the esta-
| blishment, the fire gained considerable headway
| before the ire companies reached the ground.
The entire building was wrapped I'm flames
within fifteen minutes after it was first dis
| covered.
The fremen worked mantully, but all to no
| purpose as tar as the burning factory was con-
cerned. They succeeded, however, In prevent
ing the flames from communicating with the adj
| joining property. At one O'clock this morning
there was no vestige OF the factory left but burnt
cinders and brick walls Tue building was one
hundred feet long by fifty feet wide, four stories
| high, and was used for the manufacture of fax,
bagglng, hemp carpet, etc.
There was a large stock of goods on hand
ready for delivery, also some tour hundred bales
of jute But little of the stock could be re-
moved, on account of the rapadity of the flames.
| There was much valuable machinery in the
| place, used in manufacturing the various arti-
| cles, all of which was rendered useless by the
| fire and falling timbeTs. Mr.. Watson estimates
his entire loss at about $100, 600, upon which ne
| has an insurance of $50 000
There were one hundred and twenty hands
employed in the factory, nearly all of whom
we're young girls. These, of course, by reason
of the destructive confederation, have been
been rendered more terrible in it's results.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SEAMEN's
FRIEND SoCIETY.-The annual meeting OF the
Seamen's Friend Society took place yesterday
afternoon, at their rooms. Seventh and Walnut
streets. The annual report was read, showing
that there were ITO libraries distributed to
vessels leaving this port during the past year,
1861 Bibles, and sc, 600 pages of tracts. Cash re-
ceived fer this cause, $213,8l3. Donations in
books, tracts, etc, $5l2'0l. In addition to sus-
tanning their Sailors Home, in Front street,
at which 576 seamen have boarded during
the past year, thus being kept under good infu-
ence whilst on shore, the Female Branch of
the Seamen's Friend Society have also, in add.
ton to the above, expended one hundred and
seventy-seven dollars and slXty-ive cents III
looking after the families OF sailors. Truly,
these societies are the true friends of the men
who go down to the sea, and we earnestly con-
| mend them to the patronage of the country for
a full and large support. The following are the
officers elected for the ensuing year,
President Arthur G, Coffin; Thirty.tw0 Vice
ponding Secretary, pro tenn, Rev. 5. Bonhomme;
Directors, Thomas Watson, samuel IL. Perkins,
bury. G. W Fahncstock, David W Denison. Gao.
tain T. Turley, Captain I. Rogers, Alfred +. Damon,
| w. L. Hlldeburn, Alexander Whildln, Edward l..
| Clark George H. Burgln, Jr., M. D., Henry ID.
Benjamin o1ne, Henry N Paul, William s. Boyd,
| George g. Taylor, Thomas F. Blakemore, james NJ.
Longacre, e. o. Thompson, Thomas Clyde, George
| G. Lancaster. Executive COmmittee.-Samuel IL.
u,
b Sherrerd. House Committee Captain T Rogers,
Captain Z. rurley, Benjamin Orne, ID. W. Denison,
Alexander Whildin. G. w Fahnestock.
POLICE ITEMs.-Garrett Hunter, a conduc-
tor on the Market Street Railway, had hearing
before Alderman Beitler, yesterday, charged
with committing an assault and battery on Ma
| ria c. Kendall, colored, who got into his car as
| passenger. The prosecutrx testified that she
| was coming from West Philadelphia, and was
going to Germantown; that she at first attemp-
| od IN auta hu tha hool
was pushed off, and was told to go to the front
platform, which she did, and the door being
! topen she succeeded in entering the car, though
The defendant tried to close the door to preven 1t,
The car was then run off the track and she left it.
| The counsel for the company argued that,
as the conductor was acting under the orders OF
his employers, he ought not to be held to ans
wer a criminal charge. On the other side, the
decision of Judge Allison was referred to, in
which it was held that the directors of railroad
| companies have no right to make rule eXclud-
| ing persons from the cars on account of color.
The Alderman said that he considered that de-
| cision binding upon him, and held the accused
| to answer.
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY HOMEOPATHIC
| MEDICAL SoCIETY.-The annual meeting OF this
| association was held on Thursday evening, at
the Homeopathic College, in Filbert street,
| above Eleventh. A variety Of business inter
esting to the Homeopathic profession was trans
acted and discussion on the medical and surgi-
cal treatment of tumors also ensued. An election
| OF OtflCeTS lOr U06 year was lnen cnlereu luJO,
and the following gentlemen were elected
| President, DR.. Richard Gardiner; Vice-President,
DR.. o. B. Cause; Secretary, DR.. r. j. McClatchey;
| Scribe, DR.. B. W. James; Treasurer, DR.. A. II.
| Ashton Board of Censors, Drs. Jacob Jeanes.
| Walter Williamson, and l.. s. Brooks; Committee
| on Proving of Drugs, Drs. Ad. Lippe and II. N.
| Guernsey. A committee of one on the Rnder
| pest and ITS influence on meats used by the COM
| munity, and on the Cholera and its progress, was
appointed, consiet'"o of nr Rnehrod W. James
| HAD ANTOINE PRoBST AN ACCoMPLICE?
Chief Franklin yesterday made a thorough
search among the enlistment papers of the llth
| PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry, to ascertain # there was
and, If so, to get a description of the same. The
story of Antoine Probst was, that the accomplce
Genther, or Ganter, was member OF the llth
| Cavalry, which regiment was consolidated with
| the 9TH Cavalry, and that he belonged to Com
pany /. The only name found which resembles
| that given by Probst is Jacob Gensler, of Com
| pany Fl, who is put down in the descriptive list
| as fOrty-three years old, five feet eight inches
high, and light complexion. This does. not in
| any respect answer the description given by
| Probst. An effort will however be made to
find Gensler who, at the time OF his enlistment,
belonged to York county. Pa.
ALMOST A COLLIsION.-OurDg an alarm
| of ire on Thursday evening, a steam nre-
| engine was driven down Walnut street, and
| while crossing the intersection of Ninth street,
| the horses were running at the top OF their
| speed. At the same time one of the Union pas
sepger cars was about to cross Walnut st., and 1t
was only by the dexterity, skill, and strength OF
the driver that a collision was avoided. He
| guided his horses around Just in time TO let the
steamer pass. 1t was case of reckless driving
on the part of the individual on the steamer.
Chief Engineer Lyle las often spoken in con-
demnation OF this fast driving, but it seems that
he is not much needed.
l las