The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.



LAUNCH OF THE TIoGA.-The Southern Mail
Steamship CompHny's new iron steamship the
Iloga, was launched on Saturday, from the yard
OF Reanie, Son q Co, mot Reaney, Son & Archi-
in the presence ofa delighted multitude The
ofhoers of the Company, with specially invited
guests, LETT the city at 7'i5 A. NJ, in the tug
Douglass, Captain wilkins. The day was very
unpropitious, the steamer being enclosed in
Sa 9ehse Pank e, OF tog that rose before her like
shoe, tid the New Jersey channel. we became
aware OF the contiguty of Chester. Her
model Is very beautiful, rather, however, COM
mentabaft.
At the time indicated she gided from her
ways as gently as swan leaves shore, and
was lost at once in the FOG which filled the
river. All the while March was baptzing
the new craft with a continuous shower Of rain
al If to give double welcome TO her in her
the disappearing craft, and in the course of
half an hour she was moored under the shears,
to receive her masts, engine, etc, all OF which
are ready TO be put in place, subsequently n
splendid collation. was served mp in the upper
offices Of Reanie, Son & Co.. when the usual
feast of - and flow of - followed, with
speeches and toasts and songs, after which the
party returned to the city, wishing the Tioga
an uninterrupted success.
A FALSE ALARM, AND THE INDIRECT RESULTS
Yesterday afternoon there was a false alarm OF
fire occasioned by the dense smoke made by
lighting fire under the boilers of an establish
mental Twenty third aud Wood streets. There
were quite n number of companies that were on
the ground promptly, to aid in the eXtinguish-
ment of the supposed fire. There was no dis
turbance of any kind resulted until three COM
panies the Washington Hook and Ladder
the Marion and Columbia Hose Companies
met at the corner of Ninth and Race streets.
AS the three companies, who were all nearly
abreast of each other, attempted to turn the
corner one of the members of the Washington
it is alleged, picked up brick and threw it at
one OF the other companies. 1t missed its object
and hit man who was in the third company.
The consequence was that all three companies
got into slSirmish and for few minutes the
fighting was quite lively, many OF the contest
nf1 nctnrt rtNNsY fHpr rnaYth hn OF
Soon after this occurrence, it is alleged that
the Weccacoe and Shiffler Companies had eight
at Eighth and Walnut streets, the result OF
which was a few knock downs and consequent
contusions on the faces of the 6elligererts.
- PAIR OF BELIIGERENTs.-Several evenings
ago number of young men and women were
blocking up the $ dat IN 1soa ar Sa place
were requested to move on, and some hard
words ensued and couple OF the party. named
give the officers trashing. They waited at
tavern at Ridge avenue and Coates street last
Saturday night until after midnight, for Officer
Shilling, and when he was walking along they
accosted him in very abusive manner. The
officer then arrested Weir, and Mckinley un-
dertRking to interfere with him, Officer Widner
arrested Mckinley also. They both had hear
ing before Alderman Hutchinson, and Weir
was held in $500 bail to answer for disorderly
conduct and assaulting an officer, and McKin-
ley was held in S4CO bail to keep the peace
COUPLE OF SwINDLERs.- Complaint was
made to the Chief of Police concerning couple
of men who were endeavoring to swindle some
of our citizens by obtaining money under pre-
tense OF selling. He called at one of our hotels
and sold one of the proprietors ten bushels of
potatoes. He then went to tire residence of the
purchaser, in Broad street, below oxford, and
left the potatoes Going back to the hotel again
he said he had left thirteen bushels. but was
only paid for the ten that were ordered. He
then returned to the house and took nearly all
the potatoes away, since which time he has not
been heard Of One of the men was about six
feet in height, and was dressed in military
suit.
DENNcyIUANIA RAnROAn DIRECTORS-