The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-22
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TIE METHODIST FAIR throng OF
visitors to the Fair at Concert Hall still cOnti-
MUGS TO he very great, and all the visitors appear
to be highly delighted. Yesterday about one
hundred children of the Northern and Southern
Homes for Friendless Children visited the Fair.
Over fifty of the latter were in attendance in
the morning, and the former in the evening.
Alter pas sing around the hall they proceeded
to the gallery and sung several songs, TO the
evident satisfaction of the crowd who we're pre-
sent, after which they we're conducted to the
letreshment room and bountifuly treated WITH
cakes, ice cream, etc, which were generously
given them without charge.
The following Is the vote on the Base Ball
mrlements at the Far, up to 10 o'clock last
night:-Alert Sr., 253; CONGRESS, sr., 23O;
Arctic 225; AnIeuc Jr 62 Co%monTealS6
AtheDian, Is: Athletic. Sr., s; Butler, s.; Crys
tai Z; Key stone, Sr., 8; olympic, A; Leola Jr.,
2; Lively, Jr., q; West Philadelphia, 2; Swift
foot l; Swamp Fox l; Ellsworth, l.
THE BOARD OF MISUNDERSTANDING
AIRY MEAsUREs.--The Board of Health have for
several months past, through special Sanitary
Inspectors, caused the removal of all substances
likely to impair the health of the city or invite
or retain the cholera We learn from members
OF the Board, who are practical physicians that
in their judgment, there is not now, nor ha
there been, case OF cholera in Philadelphia the
present season; nor is there the slightest Indica
ton of any premonltory SYMPTOMS OF the dis
ease. The Board however, have deemed il ad-
vsable to be prepared If our city should be
visited by the epidemic, and they have therefore
decided TO procure suitable places for hospitals
and dispcnsaries so that all cases, if any should
occur. may be Immediately treated. The Boarl
also invite all physicians, who are disposed to
take charge of these hospitals, to leave their
names at the Health Office; also those who will
hold themselves in readiness to act as nurses.
THE VERDIoT.-The jury In the case of
the lad Francis BuGchall, who was killed by
being caught between a brick pile and pas
Ninth
18th inst, agreed upon the following verdict
yesterdaY:-"That said Francis Burchell came
to his death, on the 18th of June, from injuries
received by being iammed between car No. 2S OF
the Union Passenger Railway line and a pile of
bricks, on the west side of Ninth street. above
South, placed there in violation of city ordinance
granting permits to occupancy OF the public
streets, the permits allowing the use OF five feet
of highway; that Hugh McAnnany, the con-
Tractor, was using seven or more feet thereof.
And we, the jury, would respectfully call the
attention OF the proper authorities to the daily
violation OF the ordinances OF the city by placing
of building and other material beyond the lines
designated by permits granted by the Highway
Department for the use OF public streets"
HOSPITAL CAsEs.-The following cases
were admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital
yeste1day:-
Thomas DAILY, aged % years, residing at
Twenty-fourth street and Ridge avenue, and
employed as laborer by the North Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, while lifting bar of
iron cut his right hand severely.
Charles McDaid, aged % years, residing in
Myrda street, between Twenty fourth and
TWenty-dlth, while working on the Reading
Railroad, was struck by the cOw-catcher OF
locomotive and thrown about twenty yards, and
received severe injuries about the legs,
shoulders, and arms.
Edward Lyons, aged 36 years, living at
Twenty-thrd and Walnut streets, got into
quarrel with man in a tavern, when the latter
struck him with a heavy tn-boX, infllcting a
large cash in his upper lip.
MASS MEETING OF CoLoRED CITIZENS
A meeting of colored citizens was held last even
ing at Sansom Street Hall under the auspices of
the Colored Peoples Union League Association,
to give expression IN regard to the conduct of
conductors in ejecting coored people from the
by called John G. Bowers to the chair. num-
Der of vice. presidents and secretaries we're also
elected. After some remarks by Mr.. Bowers in
reference to the object of the meeting, the Secre
tary, A. +. Stevens, read series of resolutions
protesting against the exclusion of people OF
color from the city passenger cars, and denounc
ing such conduct as an outrage against the en-
lghtened civilization of the age. Speeches were
made by the Revs. William j. Aston, T. ID.
Miller, and Messrs. William D. Forten, o. V.
Cato, J. Q. Allen, and Others
ABUSING HER HUsBAND.-Catharn
White had a hearing before Alderman BeiCler
| Yesterday afternoon, charged with abusing her
husband. 1t is alleged she imbibes too freely OF
| liquor returns home and treats her husband,
who is a hardw orkng man, shamefully. Catha-
ripe was committed to answer.
| DIR. Strauss the author Of lie Bon Jesu," /"
| has lately Dublshed q collection of his miscel-