The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-15
CITY INTELLI NOE
~ Addittona! Otu InleQlqence Bee 7htrd Paqe.

street, just below Tenth adjoining the private rear
uenoe OF General Cadwallder, promises to be an
that vicinity It was, in former days the private
residence Of John Kelley, ESQ, who died some years
ago IL was purchased recently from the executors
OF his estate by Aessrs. MIhgan & Carnahan, the
we-l nown merchant tailors, at present located at
Eleventh and Chesnut streets.
The whole building was demolished and rebuilt.
IL - Our stories IN height the front being composed
OF IRON ! nc ne enlne iront is built IN the 10 IN OF
arches, ana comb mes lightness OF appearance with
great strength The main floor ia to be used by the
hrm as merchant tailoring establishment and will
pe n4 nnes apartment Tor that purpose in Che CITY.
It VIII have front of 70 eet running back l3O feet
to the aley in the rear. The whole of this immense
Fo9m VIII be used for the purposes OF their business
lt Is to be finished IN style worthy of the build.
ing, and when completed vii be one of the most
ctmmOdtOus store ooms which Philadelphia can
boast. The whole IS 10 b. lighted by an ample sky
hght IN the cente OF the building. The second story,
who Is approached by stairways both from the
'front.' and rear is Of the same size as the lower
~ ls 10 be used tor business purpOses-in all prOba-
pity as wholesale dry goods establishment The
hrd and fourth stories divided for the purpose
OF admitting the light but the rooms are quite
sqaclOus, and will make fine rooms for studios or
Other business purposes In the third and fourth
STORES there are iour rooms, httytight by twenty
We are gratiaod to observe that the owners have
followed the example OF Others ana their build
ing back, giving wide pavement-an important
thing on our tas ii enable promenade It also I'm.
portant IN another aspect az the delicate designs of
the IRON front would be entirely lost pushed out to
the line OF the corner building feature OF the
new building Is the height OF the ceilings those upon
the trst floor beng slXtesn rect; second fifteen eet
SIX inches; third, tourteen feet six inches; and
= he FIRST and second stories extend from Chestnut
TO the rear alley, and are consequently admirably
ventilated. Every modern convenience that good
taste and ample means could secure has been intro
duced, and It's prOprietOrs pride themselves upon
the possession of the finest merchant tailor.
ing estab ishment IN the country The base.
ment is being fitted up a restaurant aud Is
already taken by popular caterer. 1t IS
intended to be model OF convenience
both tor the employers and the patrons some
novelties VIII be introduced for the benefit of the
ho ut fha
time. The wnoe Improvement has been made under
the careful supervision OF the prOprietoTS, superin-
tended by Mr.. Thomas Stewart, the builder The
iron front, which Is worth Inspection from the
Establishment OF Drum & Co.. at Ftleenth and
Hamilton streets When finished 1t will be painted
white. The windows and doors, which are inn
mense, are TO be plate glass.
lhe WIDE pavement in front will be composed of
solid ocks OF granite tIom hessrs COmbsr & Co.'s,
at Twenty first and lhesnut The interior Will be
elabOratev furnished and decorated. The whole OF
the painting Will be IN the hands OF Messr5 wilson
& Co., SAMSON street, near Eleventh The gas fix
lures are o. elaborate design and from the esta-
bhshment of Wright Hunter.
Altogether Il will b6one of the very finest stores
in the city, and we think MessIs Mlligan & Carna-
han deserving OF all praise for their energy ana
enterprise This is another old mansion wrested
from privacy and devoted TO business. Very soon
Cnesnut street II be an unbrOken llno OF business
from the Delaware to Broad street The new store
VIII be opened about the middle OF August
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN-Many of
our athens Will recall the old-time mansion at the
northwest corner OF zenith and Chestnut streets 1t
a uLt
on account OF its lack OF the appliances OF paint,
and sometimes OF water. It has stood untouched
by the hand OF improvement for over q half a CEN
tury, any many of the passers-bY wondered that IL
should remain an old iOgY amid the hustle and
business of Chestnut street. Few persons knew the
name of its occupant. II bore the air of mystery,
ana, TO the curious, was SphynX.like marvel. 1t
stuDbornly refused to make way tor the march of
improvement and remained an eyesore to the
puDhc.
The hand of death has uncovered the M stery and
the lone occupant has passed away Miss sarah L.
Keene a maiden lady, has lived there for many
Years-a semi hermit IN the midst of OusY life. she
was the daughter OF Major Lawrence Keene a gem
tleman who greatly distinguished himself during
the Revolutionary struggle, and whose memory is
sui he d in reverence. During her long life she
wa given to deeds OF unOsten ntatious charity.
She was member OF 1t. stephens Protestant
Episcopal Church, and warmly interested in every
attached That she had ner eccentrclues no
Will deny, but she was noble woman, of whom
Philadelphia may be proud Frequent application
had been made to her and liberal offers furnished
tor the unremunerative properly winch she occupied
put she refused them all preiernng to remain in the
nome OF her childhood OF frugal though not
miserly habits, a comparatively small sum sufficed
TOR her wants, and she lived and died comDaratiYeY
unknown except to the very limited circle 0t her
friends.
The estate must necessarily pass into new hands.
and no doubt some enterprlsng capitalist viii build
palatal structure the site as It is one OF tie
fn st in the city for business purposes The funeral
OF Miss X eene takes place tomorrow morning.
MAN FOUND DEAD IN HIS PLACE OF
BUslNEss.-Charies Young, aged about 40 years,
Kept q small Ia lOr ana clothes ren0YaUng shop
1--WE fth street, next door to Spring Garden. The
Central Hotel at welfth and Spring Garden, adOins
this shop small passage-way leading from the side
door OF the hotel to Youngs place OF business. Mr..
Young sometimes slept IN the shop and sometimes
IN the hotel ana was in the habit of going back
wards and forwards between the shop and hotel
very trequentl, AJan early hour this morning late
last night MI Young was found lying the floor of
his shop dead. The cause OF hls death q mystery
1t appears, however, that on Sunday last there
was Difficulty at the hotel. party under the IN
huence OF liquor came in, and asked for drinks, when
AT
placing pistol and his pOcket-bOok on the counter,
became cry abusive, saving. among other things,
that he could lick any man IN the house." and
making use OF other Offensive language Young
came IN about tins iime when by some means he
got into q wrangle with the pistol hoursher, when
head
The pistol was then fred at Young, but the BAH
mlsseu him and went through the floor. Young
had the attacking party arrested and there the mat
Ter ended II seems that Young was about yester-
day, apparently we J, and went 70 party last night
where he became somewhat intoxicated, and that is
the last seen OF him until found dead IN MS shop.
whether the b.ow he eceVed on the head had any
indirect bearing on hls death VIII be settled by the
Coroner's investigation, which takes place to-day.
EARLY CLosTNG.-The dry goods commits
sion merchants have generally aEreed TO close tuelr
stores at p dallv, and on Saturda at3P NJ,
commencing on the l0h inst and continuing tIli
September J. 1866 The following nave entered into
the agreement
H. Z. Carson q Son. Amos R. Little Co.,
samuel SimOns, Murphy q Hale.
Eng ish Bros; a Co, geo. b, Reese Son a Co.
glaghorn Herring; William n, Larned & Co.,
rockingham Wells, West FObes,
Hazard 4 Hutchinson, Rhodes Il FreemeD
dladeton Claghom. leonard, Schoheld q Co.,
Bangs a Maxwell, John Tatum,
joseph Lea a Co., Nathaniel H. Brown.
Wolfe Co, 10. n Caldwell n Co,
Riddle a. Stein, ID, q q, Ke y, ...
GaIqner, Brewer Co, Samuel b. Fry d Son.
MclwAne& Bacon. W; 4. Hughes q Co.,
Wilson Bradbury, William Divine Sons,
Wlnl9m pu5eS q Co. q q howe Co,