The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-25

CHEsNUT STREET BRDGE.-At o'clock
on Saturday afternoon, accordance with the pro-
gramme, party OF gentlemen left the Office OF tue
new Cbesnut Street Bridge. The company con-
sisted of his Honor the Mayor, the heads of the
several City Departments the Committees on sur
veys OF the two branches OF Councils the Presidents
OF these bodies, and the members OF the press. On
arriving at the bridge the party aighted, and
devoted an hour to summing themselves and examIn.
ing the structure. Praises or THIS, Dotl lcud ana
emphatic were to be heard all sides. II was the
universal opinion OF ali present that the Chestnut
Sheet Bridge is institution or which not only the
city, but the State at large, may wei be proud;
Several gentlemen descended into the interior OF
the structure, and while in the eager pursuit OF
information, scrambled over iron beams and loose
p!anks, receiving goodlY coating OF tar ana paint
At O'Clock the party were again seated and
driven rapidly to the La Pierre House, to partaEe
of the collation. prepared by order of the contractors
To this ample Justice was done and them Mayor
McMlchael presiding, sDeech-making became the
order VI the evening aud continued to late
hour. Alter some Introductory remarks oY tne
CSef Engineer & f'T OF ISe BdSe S % gave 's sSccnct
account of its history and construction, the material
portions Of which have already tn appeared IN our %
Messrs Cattell, Freeman and others, and at length
the company adjourned, in great good humor with
themselves and with all the world ..r
ANAFFRAY AND FATAL CONSEQUENCES.
Yesterday afternoon, man was drunk and DIS
orc erly at Landing avenue and Coates street Fair
mount, aud Sergeant Atkinson and Officer Slmier
Coates streets crowd got around the officers and
rescue was attempted BY crowd OF rowdes. Sig.
mails were given, and a general assault made the
officers During the melee, Officers Bohran and
Smith came to assist when one OF them was tripped
Up and the other knocked down.
sort OF running fight ensued, ana at Twenty
third and Brown streets the officers fred and An.
drew Mcbride of the ringleaders, and his
cousin, Henry Mcbride, were both shot IN the
breast. They were taken tO ST. Joseph's Hospital,
where Anorew Mcbride died this morning from the
effects of his wound Another rloer was shot IN the
arm but ran of, and two others, named Michael
O'HaTa and John Gallagher, were arrested ana held
in $1,000 bail by Alderman Hutchinson.
TIE PHILADELPHIA "FIvE POINTS" Mis-
sion -Mi.s Lizzie s Meen, D., Mrs; 81 D A.
r. Howell and other practical fema phlanthro
plsts of our city, have opened an industrial Home
Tor Orphan and DesutuTe Little Girls" at No. 73Z
Sixth street, below Shippen, which deserves the
svmDatbies and beniZens of all good people. A
{ vast amount OF good has already been achieved by
thIs institution and ii Is yet IN It's Infancy Visitors
are cordially invited TO the Mission House, and
donations OF money medicine, food fuel, and cloth
inc are earnestly solicited, and will be faithfully
applied bv an efficient board of ady managers
This should have prominent place among oul
mural charity lists.
CASE FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH