The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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Destructive FIRE.-The alarm OF fire
tins moruiAg aUout four O'CLOCK caused by
flames beng discovered issuing from the thlrd story
pack building Of the house occupied by Mitchell &
Fletcuer No 1904 Chestnut street. The entire build
ing is occupied by this frm and is stocked with
heavy supPy OF valuable groceries. The loss sus
tanned the attic, where was stored lot OF valua-
be turnitp @ belonging TO persons now absent from
the city will amount to about $780, There was also
stored in the,e apartments large lot OF old and
valuable Madeira VINE the loss On which will
amount to about SJ00. The stock in the second
story consisting OF teas, wines, a1d miscellaneous
goods was greatly damaged by water, and the loss
on the same will be qule heavy. The damage IN
the lower floor, occupied as the salesIoom on the
hrm, was principally by water and the large collec
ton of choice groceries here stored suffered greatly
in COZ sequence of this TACT.
The fire broke out as stated, In the third story,
and was caused by rocket which lodged on the
reot last night during the great Union meeting.
The flames did not burst out until the hour named,
and then so suddenly that before the iremen could
get INTO service serious damage had been done.
suranCe Office to tue amount OF Sl5,OO0 which Will
probably cover the loss sustained.
1he hremen worked with tReIT usual alacrIty and
il owing to the efforts that the lose was NOT much
heavier than il resulted. The adjoining house, No.
1902 occupied bv Mr.. j. Quinn, was also damaged
to the amount OF about SlOOO
A NOBLE CHARITY.-We call attention,
with pleasure the following appeal Tor the South.
The enterprise which 1t sets FORTH the reet ana edu
catiOn of the Door Whine children OF the south IS
peculiar 10 Pennsyl lvana with the ald O New jersey
and deserves the warmest cooperation OF ourlehoW-
citlzeDs:-
1he American Union Commission ofPennsylv vania and
New jersey y1ng the sympathes OF the cIzens OF
the States they represent have resolved 10 continue
their school in The state Of Georgia another year our
appeal Ia 20 every patriot phauthropls and Christian
IN Pennsy lyana and lew jersey Seven hundred poor
white children whom we have eolec ed out OF old de-
serted eDts or miserable shantes Join In tnls appeal
MANY these children are the sons and daughters OF
loyal men VINO sacrihced all tneir worldly possessions
and laid their lives upon the altar OF their country in
order 70 pepetuste our glorious Union. Your conrl0u-
tons In he past have gone far to cheer their hearts to
clOthe the bodes as well as TO educate them for
Gnlness IN le We hope soon to have the school pro-
vded for by the cities In which they located At
uIesent they unable to do It,
Contributions will be adiy received bv Samuel V.
Merrick. President; william Struthers Treasurer, No.
1922 Market street; Joseph Parker, Secretary NO. 1910
Chesnut street. .,--,.,,
of the Secretary.
FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.-The
Union Congressional Convention OF the Fifth
District of ennsylvania, which assembled at
Doylestown on the lst inst, adopted the follow.
ing resoluton;-
Resolued, That this Convention endorse the
course and votes of the Hon. NJ. Russell Thayer
who has so ably represented this district in
Congress for the past four years, and express
their regret that he declined again serving "a
their representative.