The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-09
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
iFor additional Local Eens see Fya Page.1

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tBOr Additional LoCdL Items see Fifth PGge.1
APPOINTMENT OF SANITARY INSPECTORS
FOR THE CITY. The Board OF Health at the
solicitation OF number of citizens, appointed
yesterdays the following special Sanitary In
speCtOrs, who Will commence their duties i'm
mediately;-Frst and Second Wards, Albettus
Ward; Third and Fourth Wards, Merritt Glib
SOD; Filth, Seventh, and Eighth Wards 2. X.
Young; Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Wards, Dr. l..
u. Nordman; Eleventh, Twelfth, and Sixteenth
Wards, Davis Emery; Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
and Fifteenth Wards, H. r. B. Taylor; Seven
teenth and Eighteenth Wards, A. W. Wright;
Twentieth Ward, DR.. william B. Lane; Twenty
brst and Twenty-second Wards, William Hop
kns; Twenty.third and Twenty-ftth Wards j.
II. Comfy; Twenty-fourth and Twenty-seventh
Wards, f. d. Bingham; Twenty-sixth Ward,
John A. Nagle. These inspectors will find a
very extended field OF operations in our city,
and can render themselves of immense benefit
by abating some of the nuisanccs that are so
prevalent.
2 VALUABLE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE
CITY LIMITs.-The Ovet Baptist Church, at
Sixth and Federal streets which, since its erec-
ton has been in an unfinished state, is to be
completed, and to have an addition made to it
OF 40 by 40 feet.
The hall for meetings, concerts balls, ETC., of
colored people, on the south side of Lombard
street. above Seventh, Is being enlarged. It
will Bave a front of 40 and depth of 81 feet.
James NJ. Cooper Is the builder.
The engine and boiler house for the new
water works at Green Tree Station, above
Manayunk, has been commenced. 1t will be
built of stOne and will be 80 by l27 feet.
Preparations have been made Tor the erection
of mill on Locust street, by the Schuylkill,
which will be "A by $50 leet.
THE LIVERPOOL STEAMER "PRoPoNTIs."
This fine ship, commanded by Captain f. U.
Higgins on, is now on her seventh voyage be-
tu TivarpOoI eli tha asfa
nshment of the line by Messrs. A. McHenry
Co. Twenty voyages have already been accom-
plished by the different ships composing the
line since they commenced running about one
year ago. 1t Is to be hoped that the efforts now
being made to dispense with Boston on the
voyage westward may be successful. There is
certainly merchandise enough coming from
England and the continent to give these ships
ample employment, and as point tor passeu-
gers, Philadelphia possesses advantages in her
railway communications with the West not en-
ioyed by any other Atlantic port The PrOpOR-
lis will leave direct for Liverpool, on Wednes.
day, the 10th OF August.
ERECTION OF FOSTER HoME.-The new
building for this institute, on Glrard avenue,
near GiraId College, is nearly finished. 1t Is
constructed of fine pressed brick, with brown
stone dressings. and the front Is ornamented
with pasters. Until within year the Foster
Home has had the use of Preston Retreat, but
the appropriation of that building 10 its original
Foster Home to look for other quarters. The
new building is an ornament to the neighbOr-
hood, already noted for numerous imposing
public institutions.
VERDICT OF CoRoNER's JURY.-An in
quest was held yesterday on the body Of John
Sailor, who was run over and killed on Tuesday
evening on the Broad street railroad, at Willow
street. The evidence showed that deceased was
leaning against freight car, when car on the
track was run AGAINST tie one that supported
him. He was. thrown down, and car passed
over him, cutting off both legs. He died in a
short time. A verdict was rendered of death by
beng run over by freight car on the Reading
Railroad, at Broad and Willow streets.
ACCIDENTs.-D Daniel Mullgan, ID years old
who resides in German street, below Fifth, had
both legs broken yesterday by metal drum
| falling on him on a wharf below Chesnut street.
Richard Ugen, residing at No. 252l Pine
| street, was severely injured Yesterday by the
| kick OF horse. One OF his legs was entirely
! crushed.
Thomas Mclaughlin, 40 years old, had a lee
| broken Yesterday by heavy barrel beng rolled
| on him.
FIRE DEPARTMENT OF U. S. ARSENAL
| The employees at the United States Arsena
! have organized a most complete and eticien
hre department. Two steam-engne3 are in use
one the General Thomas" the other tht
" Colonel Crosman.n The General Thomas II
said to be one OF the best engines in the city
Major Craig has charge OF the department
which does not contne it's attention solely t.
the arsenal, but is at the command of the neigh
borhOOd.
COUNTERFEIT TREASURY NOTES .-Th
one.dollar counterfeit Treasury bill which wa
issued some time ago, but was held back alte
a few of them we're put In circulation, is benz
now circulated, and the public should be Of
their guard against them. The note is tolerab
well done, but it Will not bear a critical exam
nation. 1t will be seen that the shading on tn
lett side of the face OF Mr. Chase is too heavy
and that the whole head is rather roughly exc
cuted.
EQUALIZATION OF BoUNTIEs AND TIL
SAmORs.-Blue Jacket does not like the LAY
equaliZing the bounties OF soldiers, because
contains no provision for rewarding the sailors
He says men shipped in 1861 and 1862 froI
| patriotic motives, and served two and thre
years on stations where no prizes were TO b
had. without having received tie value OF
extra allowance This was the case particl
larly on the Western rivers, where hard knock
were more plenty than prizes.
RECOVERY OF THE STOLEN MONEY
The Treasurer OF the United States has receive
the sum of $57, ,00O almost the whole amount {
which the Government had been detrauded b
the forgeries charged upon William Rnggol
| Cooper. The amount was received in two cert
ticates on the First National Bank of this cit
| for S47, ,0O0 and one on the Adams Express Con
J pany for $4,000
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