The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


ADDITIONAL ICE BOATS ON THR DELAWARE
The following petition has been prepared, aud
VIII Oe submitted to the citizens OF Philade
phia immediately for their signatures;
TO The Honorable the select aud Conimon Councils
Of the city OF Philadelphia.
the undersigned, citizens OF the CITY OF Phiade
pha most respectfully beg leave to call your atten.
uon 10 the lnsqequete means ut ure7ent available 10
epurpO5t Ol Keeping the Delawate river sufficiently
free from Ice TO be navgable.
regular line of steamships were cuiupelled 10 post
pone their trips aud that tor weeks vessels
by reason oi the river being eompe.ely closed Oy oe
a. a. It mhen the Ci;y Ice Boat at ength succeeded
as to Ienuer Bayigg both dicult and dangerous
peooed along the rlver front because Of the Sncer
"a my 0i u condition OF the ryer aud IMPORTERS ae
folk aud to pay the extra cot Of transportation
phia, while hundreds Of men who usually hnd en-
plOymeht on the wuarves a. stevedores, longsho
"a, H. etc, are deprived Of employment in the most
lnclement season OF the year, when work and money
are most essentially necessary to tneU.
In oneress when the question pending as to
WhtthtT League Island should be accepted as site
men used By the opponents OF !he League Island size
vessels irozen mo in ne Ice bst siS Ia sIge TO- o
the BreHRwRteri without the least chance OF being
eNtrlcaledi and IN some instances the belong
ashore upon the ice. This Will detain these vessels
perhaps week In order TO obgaln new men. Vessels
been compelled To discharge their cargoes down the
river al great expense to the parties to whom the
It s evident that the ice-boat no y in use is not
and IN the event Of accident u tn ice.bOsG her
machinery, tue city Is n provided with any other
boat or app auce which could be uled for breaking
the Ice; aud the undersigned would respect,
latiCn may he had as VIII uaCe upon the river two
additional Ice boats, of such mensiOus and charac
ter as the cAptutn OF u q city Ice Boat wOud deem
capable Of being used IN to wing to and from
and equip such boats would be than elnburssd
TO the citizens and aX-payets by their earnings by
towing, aad In the increase in bunueIs during the
first winter they would be IN operation.
INSTITUTE FOR CoLoRED YoUTH-The IF
teenth annual commencement OF the Institute
Tor Colored Youthi took place last evening at
National Hail. Market street. in the presence of
large audience. The exercises consisted
of oraiions, essays, aud recitatloDs by the
pupils, all of which were loudly applauded
The Sautatory, an Grafton in Latin, by Plny [.
Locke, was delivered with ease and
grace. Rome under Augustus, an Grafton
by e. b. Belcher, was well delivered and
very iayorably received. Orations were
also delivered by r. II. De r. Venuing, William
II. +. Armstead, A. r. johnson, j. w. Cole,
Joseph I. Seth, and Charles n. Thomas. Essays
were read by Misses Frazelia Campbell, Fanny
V. Camp, SaIa6 L.. Iredel, LucIe eta G. Miller,
and Mary j. Hawkins The rectations by a
class OF girls and class OF boys exhibited the
thorough training they had received. The Vale
dictory was delivered by Horace F. Owens.
Professor Harshorne, one of the Board of
Managers, then presented diplomas to the fol-
lowing graduates:-Piuy /. Locke, r. +. De Il.
Vennipg, Frazr liza Campbell, Sarah Iredell,
J. W. Cole, TouesaInt l.. Martin, and Horace F..
Owens.