The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-28

| The WEAVER AND GIVEN CAsE.-The
absence of Judge Allison from the city is the
cause OF suspension Of the proceedings In the
Weaver and Given contested election case The
testimony last taken before Commissioner Coils
was on the part Of Mr.. Weaver, and the object
OF 1t was to prove the residence OF a number Ut
persons whom the canvassers for Mr.. Given
| we're unable TO dnd. Quite number OF these
| were proved, sufficient TO overcome the assumed
majority for Mr.. Given. It was then proposed
| by the counsel for the latter to examine wit
nesses for the purpose of proving that the per.
| sons whose residences had been testified to we're
! not entitled to vote. This the counsel for Mr.
| weaver would not agree to, for the reason, as
they argued, that the order of the Court did not
| ADMIT of H.. On the part of Mr.. Given. it was
then said that an enlargement OF the order
! would bee asked for, but in the absence OF
Judge Allison it cannot be done.
HOSPITAL CAsEs.-John Gallagher. aged
! twenty-five, was admitted to the Pennsvyama
| Hospital last evening, with his log and arm
! crushed He resides at Summit Hill, and the
accident occurred at a coal mine in Carbon
| county,
A boy named c. Hulbrandt aged nine years.
! was admitted into the Pennsy lvania Hospital
! on Saturday night, with his thigh broken by
falling through hay loft, in Callowhll street,
| above Ninth.
young man named Henry Low was
| caught on Saturday night, between the
bumpers of two cars, IN West philadelphia
| His right arm was so badly crushed that it had
| TO be amputated after his removal to the Penn.
| sSlNdnld uOSplJal.
| IMPROVEMENTS FOR MANUFACTURING
| PURPosEs.-Mr. Henry Disston, saw manutac.
| turer is making extensive improvements on the
north side OF Richmond street, between Front
street and Frankrord road, and on Law.
renee street, between Front street and Frank
ford road They consist Of a storehouse l04 by
! l75 feet, and a rolling.mll, 140 by 90 feet
Messrs. Nea6e Il Levy are erecting a boiler shop
| on the east side of Beach street, between
Palmer and Hanover, 62 by $50 feet; while on
| hn nrrNh 0fI - H.. M
third and Twenty fourth streets, several build
1ngs are going up for manufacturing PURPOSES
one Of which will be 40 by 100 feet another so
by 90, and third 35 by so feet
ESCAPE OF A PROFESSIONAL THIEF-A
professional thief by the name of William H.
Watkins, who was recently committed under
the ninety.day law by Alderman Betler, and
who on Friday was before Judge Pierce on o
writ OF habeas corpus, asking to be discharged,
has made his escape. 1t seems that Judge Pierce
refused 10 discharge him, and also to reduce the
term OF his imprisonment, saying that the maxi
mum punishment was little enough. Watkins,
who has the alias of Dr. Squs, was in custody
OF Prison'keeper Clifton, and on his way to the
prison made his escape. The escaped prisoner
is also charged with picking a gentlemans
pocket on passenger car.
How BABY WAS GoT RID OF.-On Sa-
turday evening woman was accosted in the
neiehborhood OF Fourth and Wharton streets bv
female with child in her arms, and asked to
across the street. Wishing to oblige, the baby
was received, and the supposed mother walked
of in the direction Of the store pointed out. She
did not return, and the child was taken to the
Second District Station. 1t is fine, healthy
boy ot about nine months old, we'll dressed and
seems to have been we'll taken care Of If not
claimed to-day 1T will be sent to the Almshouse.
CONNECTING A MAIN.-Workmen are now
engaged IN connecting the 4s-inch water main
laid from Farmount Water Works TO Corinthian
avenue, with the turbine wheels. At the basin
on Corinthian avenue the main is carried up the
bank to within six feet of the top, and then con-
Veyed through he earth into an aqueduct cov-
cred with an iron grating, 80 that the water dis
charged from the pipe into the basin can be seen
bV visitors to the reservoir. This main is the
largest ever laid in our city, and, we believe.
size
FOREIGN TRAvEL.-The following Phila-
delphans left New York last week for Europe:-
In the steamship Bremen for Rreman-Freda-