The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


Iron ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE ours1pp p.aus1
A MILL NEAR PoNT BRErzE.-Anotber exbi-
Rl.lon OF the manly art Of selfdefense came of
ysnte5day within our city limits. At place
CARED GoSseneck, somewhat below Point
DLeeEe Park, a prize-ring was staked of. and
wv champions OF the hstic sport entered It as
oombatants. The names of these individuais
were Paddy Daily and - McManus. The purse
lot winch they contended was $50.
At Oayllght precisely the men prepared them
serves Tor the fight and entered the riug Ahout
hye hundred persons were present. and dis
played great interest IN the sport. -Four or Ave
carriage loads of ladies also honored the meet.
ing Win their presence. The whole affair was
kept IN profound secrecy; the police were unac-
qualnted with the matter, and consequently no
apprehension was ielt oil official interference
Ihs knowledge produced a degree of quiet and
ease among the spectators, and neig tened their
enjoyment OF the sport
Thirteen rounds we're fought during which
tne men were severely punished. he light oc-
eupied twenty-elght minutes. McManus was
declared the victor and the purse was handed
6lm by Gus Lindsey, who acted as 6nll stake
holder McManus, the victor, drew the first
blood and won the first knock down. Honest
Brlck was the referee. Butt Riley acted as
second for hcManus, and Coon Hastings as
second Tor Daily. Jerry Nolan was the umpire
for McManus, and Pluck Talman for Daily. Dick
Lynch OF New York was the stakeholder. At
ihe conclusion OF the thirteenth round the audi
ence dispersed, apparently satisfied with the
result OF the fight.
i
ing the lecture room of the new Moravian
church, corner OF Franklin and Thompson
streets, Rev. DIR. Hoffman pastor was dedicated
to the worship OF God, in the presence OF a large
number of persons. The dedicatory sermon
was preached by the Rev. Edmund de
SchwenitE, President OF the MCravlan Theolo-
gical Seminary. AT the close OF the discourse
collection was taken up in aid of the new enter
prise, amounting to about $4,000. In the after
noon union meeting, composed largely of the
scholars belonging to the Sunday School and
their teachers held in the napp vyhpn
addresses were made by the Rev. Drs. Hutter
Mitchell, Hoffman, and N. Gehr. IL the even
ing Bishop d. Bgler ordained to the Presbytery
the pastor, Rev. DR.. Hoffman. Rev. Robert de
Schweinitz, President OF the Provincial Board
at Bethlehem, also took part in the service.
The building is constructed of stone, and has
been in progress about one year. The lower
HooT embraces the lecture-room, infant and
adult Sunday School rooms, pastors study, and
library room.
The windows are of stained glass, the pews
are of chesnut, and are constructed in man
ner which adds to the comfort of the worship.
pers. The ceiling, which is of plaster paris is
panelled in way that gives beauty to the entire
room. The pulpit is OF walnut, and is furnished
with an Episcopal chair surmounted with q
cross. The floor is also covered with fine
carpet.
THE INTERSTATE FAIR AT NoRRIsTowN.-The
Interstate tair, to be held at Norristown on Sep
tember IL, continuing one week, promises to be
quite successful. The fair grounds are delight
fully situated, and have natural and artificial
addition to buildings, are furnished with a we'll
laid race course. The distance from Phlladel
phia is about sixteen miles, easily accessible by
railroads. The managers are displaying unusua
energy in getting up the fair, and it will bt
under the auspices of the East Pennsylvania
State Agricultural Society.
Extensive cooperation is guaranteed from
numerous county societies in Eastern Pennsy VI
vania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, anC
other States. Among the speclalties OF the fail
will be q steam plough which will be practi
caly tested. 1t is claimed that the engine o
the plough can be run over ordinary roads, ant
ascend hills at an angle of forty-dve degrees.
fre-extinguisher will also be tested
Among the horses entered are LADY Thorn
and "Mountain Maid" These are among thu
best stock in the country, and can only 6'
surpassed by Dexter" who has retired from thu
turf.
FRE.-At the corner of Filter and Harrison
streets there is large laboratory and chemica
works, known Harrison's, a conglomeratio
of wooden buildings, tinted russet by tn
fumes from the acids, etc, manufactured within
One of the buildings took fire yesterda
morning about four O'Clock, and was totally d.
sttoyed.
Saturdays but that the furnaces used in tE
business are kept going under the superintel
dence of two fremen. One of them had occ
sion to go into the consumed shed few nj
ments before the fire with lighted lamp in h
hand. He had scarcely set it on the ground
the floor is the bare soll-when the air SCENE
to have taken fire. He ran out, and escape
with slight singeing. The fumes of the ac
kept in several cisterns and eXhalatons from
still were einhammable-hence the catastrophe.
is wonder that all the buildings did not go, b
the 6remen were on hand in good time and saw
them. The loss is about five thousand dollar
Insured.
WONDERFUL EsoAPB.-Rev. A. o. Halse
the Pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church
Churchvile, in the Twenty-third Ward, made
miraculous escape from instant death on Frid
last. He was driving across the track of u
North Pennsylvania Railroad at the crossing
Nicetown lane, which is between Fishers la
and Erie Station, when the locomotive OF the
O'Clock train up struck the rear of his wag
~ Mr. Holca m