The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-05
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


IGOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE INsTDW rAaE1sl
BRBvITIEs. morning our citizens awoke
TO find that the snow king had really com
mepced TO pave the way with "feathery nakes'
was OF q deep leaden hue. almost unbroken ex-
cept where thT sun tried to part the wlutry
vel, succeeding only in ringing the edges of
the clouds with beautiful sllvery gloss. All
the morning the snow flakes, comparatively
| few in number and small IN size, were iating
| through the air.--At meeting OF the Execu-
| tive committee Of the Boys In Blue" held on
I1e,dSy afternoon: at Vsrs me BoaFS y, OF Trade @
| dent, Joshua 4. owen, to Issue a call for
yention, to be held at the horticultural Hall on
| the Sth proximO, to consist of ten delegates
! from each legislative district, to make
| nomination on behalf OF the organization
| for President or the United States.--The
! Committee on the Girard Estate met last
night to consider the appropriation to the
Board of Directors of Girard College for the year
| 1858 The Appropriation as asked was agreed
| TO, dCducting $1,000 coming of the Items fuel and
| fiOur.-Moung Shaw Loo, a native of Burmah,
! came to this country and TO this State TO re-
ceive theological, classical, and medical edu-
| about TO return. Farewell services will be held
| with this view, at tie Tabernacle Baptist
! Church, Cbesnut street, west OF Eighteenth, to-
| nlgh'.-IhaJ important part of our city, the
| fremen, is I'm a high state of excitement and
| Individual aud corporate ebulition over what
ordinance, concerning which, as we announced
yesterday, the JOINT committee will report ia.
admitted to the Hospital with a severe wound
| in one of his shoulders, inflicted wish knife
|
! Yesterday there was fine skating at one
! of our city parks-at Twenty fourth and 90
! lumbia avenue-due To Its exposed situation
! There was quite alarge turnout OF skaters, who
enjoyed this first winters treat largely, aud did
! It such full justice that many went home lame
| and sore from the tips of their toes To the top
| Of their headS.-IIeV. George Nandeurs the
successful Pastor Of the Tabor Presby yterian
Church, in the southwestern part of the city,
| has received and accepted q call TO the city or
| Troy, New York.-Completed. the work
that was considered necessary to strengthen
| the Municipal Hospital ana render IL safe mas
been completed, and the building is not suit
able for occupancy. An examination of 1t was
made by the Building Inspectors for
the skating park and the skaters. The Board
| of Health have given orders that the water
shall be let out or the pond at Eighth street and
| Columbia avenue used AS skating park, in con-
sequence of the filling of cellars In that neigh
borhoOd with water, II is said, from the pond
| MIR. L. West Blake. the present efficient
secretary of tue Fire Department., will be re-
The German ingram carpet weavers of this city
are on a strike. They refuse to submit TO re-
will commence In the Nisi Prius on Monday
next. Justice sh9Tswood presiding The Fire
| Association is willing 10 contract with the city
for the extingnishment of fires.
A SERIOUS FIGHT BETWEEN SA1LoRs.-Last
night abeuL IL O'Clock, man came running in
| breathless haste into the Second District Sta
| at second and Shippen Streets frightfully
| stabbed. Officers Immediately started out with
| a stretcher, and finding the man as stated, car
ried him TO the Hospital. He gave his name as
| Charles Winters, keeper OF a sailors boarding
house at Front and Spruce streets His face was
terribly laceTated, the eyes almost cut out, and
a long cash extended along the left side of the
neck, just escaping the jugular vein. The APP
pearance OF the man was trigb tful; his face was
| covered with blood, which kept flowing out of
his many wounds; his hair was matted with
clothed blood, and his clothes were saturated
He said that another sailor had stabbed him;
and giving the locality where the would-be
murderer would probably be found, Officers
Leavitt and Conroy. of the Second District,
started Tor It, They arrested q man who gave
his name as McUarty. but who is known as
/
He was taken to the Station, and gave the
following details Of the affray:-He, in company
with Winters and two other 'jolly tars," had
| drank together ia saloon in Shippen street.
and ti Winters side by side, down snippen street.
! They had not gone far, when Brophy alleges
tlat Winters drew out billy, or something
! your game, cried Brophy, "come on" and he
drew ont large shesth,knlfe, which All sailors
! between the TWO sailors, murderous blows being
given and returned until Winters, faint AIM from
ment, while Brophy, believing him dead, ned
from the spot.
| Winters using billy or other deadly weapon
was simply fabricated for the purpose of shield
ing himself from the full justice which such a
murderous assault would entail went back TO
the place where the wounded man was found,
went up to the Hospital and searching his
pOck cts, drew forth heavy siung-shOt; the
sSdded p With nails and was attached to thicK
line. One blow from this deadly weapon upon
the head would be sufficient TO crack tn eskull.
BIopby was committed by Alderman litter
mary TO await the result OF Winters injuries
THE DEMooRAcY.-A large meeting Of the
Democratic German citizens of the Fifteenth
Ward was held at the headquarters Of the
Democratic Club, No. 2l09 Coates street, Mr.,
John Bauer acting as President, and Mr.. Jacob
Schmidt as Secretary. Mr.. Louis Gross offered
the following resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted
Resotved, That the name Of this club shall be here
after seymour Club No L"
Resolved. That we recommend most heartily Gene
raj Nistar, of Germantown, for the office OF Mayor
the city of Phadephla, because see in him up
right citizen and valiant defender OF the Union, and
| party Is sure OF success,
ReSoiJed That we endorse William S. Price for Dis
| thefcommunity, and would discharge his duties with
ability. faiIhtulness, and speed.
| Resolued That we hail ia the Hon. Horatio Seymour
OF New York, great and wise statesman supporter
OF The Union, and advocate of true Democratic
principles, and therefore propose him for the next
Several speakers addressed the meeting in
favor of these nominations, and the assembly
separated with cheers for their nominees.
NEW PUBLICATIONS. have been favored
with budget of the latest English newspapers
and periodicals from A. Winch, No sos Chestnut
street, including CdSsetPS NeW Magazine, Once
a. Week, al The Year Round, Reynolds MisceI.
| ldnY Chambers JOltTn al etc.
| The various members Of Mr.. Johnson's
Cabinet, Hon. Charles Il, Buckalew, Hon.
simon Cameron, Hon. William ID. Kelley
Hon Samuel j. Randall and Others have our
thanks for public documents.
We have received the December number OF
the american Journal of Horticulture, published
in Boston by ]. e. Iilton q Co This is now ac-
| knowledged TO be the most elegant and ably
edited magazine of the kind In the world II Ii
| protusely illustrated.
The masters of the steamers OF the Southern
Steamship Lines have favored us with files o
! late Havana, New Orleans, and Savannah