The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
IFOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE INSIDE PAers.I

Cry PoLTICs-CoNoLAvEs THIs EVENING
The great political gathering for this evening will be
aSd %sfd Ot
held at the corner Of Broad and Parrish streets.
success and 4 s to be hoped that the gathering a.
TSe Impetus given % 70 the oy
cause by Sheridan and sickles should not be allowed
to-day, and the loyal people of this good city should
them. Andrew johnson is watcbias PennsylvsgnIa gIa
with nervousness that gives him even more xlety
than his refractory district commanders. Let there
be another grand outponIing" as the medicinal non
Fineenth. and twentieth WARDS forget his duty to
the PRINCIPLES he processes to cherish.
O Es %nGT Gatherings are likewise an
Seventh Ward-The Democratic Elective Commit
tee Will meet at Eighteenth and Nsusan streets.
Eighth Ward-The Democracy will meet at Twenty
first and Looust,streets where addresses by emnenF
Tenth Ward-The Democratic Executive Commit
tee Will meet ut Broad and Race streets, at 7'SO
their hail. Eighth street. below Green. Colonel
Lechler will expound the faith 10 the UnerrlHed
Fourteenth ward--The Democracy and Monde
Twelfth and Spring Garden streets. at O'Clock.
Fifteenth Ward-The Republcans will meet at 7,39
O'clock at the corner Of West and Coates streets and
then proceed In body to the great mass meeting at
The Young Mems Democratic Club will meet at the
northwest corner of Eighteenth and Coates streets at
sixteenth ward-The Republican Executive Com
mittee VIII meet at o'clock at Siners southwest cor
Twenty fourth WardS.rhe Republicans of the Ele-
thirty nth and HaverfOrd streets a. SC o. ocOck
RECEPTION OF THE PHGN1x HosB.-The
Phoenix Hose Company, Of PoughkeepsIe, arrived ct
evening and Yves received by the Perseverance, Hose
and committee of hremen. They passed over
there parook Of collation. efter which they attended
Hs pa Tb % Vsn 4 bsm
hose carriage, which is very neat affair This
tee, they visited Independence Hall and were for
mally welcomed TO the city by Colonel Peter Fritz
IN.
to the various mementoes of the infaue days of the
p ha bell E's he 'hsS 5 that Ond Il haS sas~
in loud tones the memorable 4th of July l77S that
"all men were created free and equal" The speaker
them that they were in the enjoyment
Chief Engineer Lyle made few pertinent remarks
which were received with applause nm. NJ.
sponded In behalf Of the Phgni1 ne said many 20, OF
late war to maintain the supremacy Of the Govern
sR @ as S S 5s n ef snd & s
companions greet pleasure In Viewing the portraits
S % The 9on the
on on SiSS 5he tbas body HssemSeS calling to mind as
did, vivid recollections Of their struggle to found
republican form Of government In which liberty was
W The band then rendered the "star-spangled Ban
ner which, at It's conclusion was loudly apPlaud@sd. led
The visiting aIemen were then escorted to the Ma
benevolent and otherwise, this afternoon e., >,
afford the strangers an opportunity TO see All the
points Of 81 , IN c3T 9Sr & StS S1G aFe
A REMINISCENCE.-At the nearing given yes
terday afternoon to the person accused OF forging
the name of Colonel William b. Thomas to three
| checks upon the Corn Exchange Bank. Thomas Bro
therton stated that he printer by trade although,
unfortunately for him. he had done nothing in that
line years. This statement recalls some Cir
cumstancescOnnec with Frederick William Angus
Broheron, the father of the young men who have
operating In forged paper so extensively OF late
| The elder Brotherton was an EnglshmRn, ana we
believe that all his children were born In the Old
| Country. About twenty years ago he emigrRted TO
the United States, and settled in this city He was
/ what might termed handsome man. with q
splendid physique, and much addicted 10 sport
Ing life, taking great Interest In prize fights and
other "manly" pastimes. 1t is said that he some
times officiated trainer for those about TO test
their powers in the ring. But he had an almost In
suImountabe objection to anything and everything
that sAvored OF honest toll, and was accustomed to
! live altogether by his wits. About twelve years
/ ago he commenced the publication OF
weekly journal entitled the Sunday Novelty, which
/ was published at a small office on Third street.
and printed at his own residence in Shtppen
| street. This paper q large double sheet
and being very sprightly in character, had very
large sale at the outset. But Mr.. Brotherons ideas
of business extremely loose and IL Is said that
he made IL point never TO pay any OF his employees
their salaries In consequence or this unpopular sys
tenn, the Sunday NOUeuy after successful career o.
two three months, exploded, and Frederick VII
liam. Augustus Brotherton disappeared rom view. II
is supposed that he died some years ago. 1t is not
| matter of much surprise that the sons OF such
| father have come to no good In the world.