The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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PoLITIcAL.-Last evening mass meeting of
the Republican party was held at Mermaid Sta
tion, near Chestnut Hill. There were about one
thousand persons present, all of whom seemed
to enter fully into the spirit of the meeting. The
| speakers, stand was tastefully decorated with
national banners, flags, and Chinese lanterns.
The meeting was called to order at a little before
o'clock by Joshua Comley, ESQ.,, who proposed
| as chairman John Francis, ESQ.,. Speeches were
made by the Hon. A. X. Mcclure, Hon. Caleb
N. Taylor, Hon. Charles Gibbons, and Hon.
Henry Wilson, of Mass. The latter said:-
| | am glad to see this large assemblage of the
| citizens OF Philadelphia 1t has been my priv
le9e, during the last three or four weeks, to see
tens of thousands of Republicans in Maine, and
| came here to say that, while the country
looked to Maine, and as she has spoken so in
tellgbly, now all eyes are directed towar Is
Pennsylvania. We look to you with entire con-
fdence. You will stand where you stood during
the civil war-by your country and the men
who fought for it. Our issue is as clearly pre-
sented as 1t was on the field OF Gettysburg.
Then the country understood that the Grand
Army of the Republic, engaged in perilous
battle, carried our flag against the foe who
sought our destruction. To-day two grand armies
are wsging political war, one led by Grant,
Seymour and Blair. AT Gettysburg they fought
with bullets, now they fight with ballots
They are 6ghtng the same battles over
Pennsylyania, Indiana, and Ohio vote
for the Republican cause, General Grant will
be elected. All understand this, and the
But my opinion is that Grant is sure to be
elected (chee1s), and large majority of Con-
gress will be elected 10 support Grants admin
istration. interrupted by movements of the
lnvncibes.) In looking over this assemblage,
| see before me men who have, by manual
labor, to support the wives of their bosoms and
the children of their love. Now, if you look
first parents fell from their purity to eat their
bread by the sweat of their faces. Portions of
the human family, forgetful of the rights OF
common humanity, have ,deluged the land in
blood, debauched the soul, and brought meu
into degradation in order that they might eat
their bread by the sweat or others. Our laws
are founded on Christianity, and on the prin-
believed in caste plunged this great country into
civil war, and buried 100000 men who fought for
the country, and wounded 900 more. And
to-day we have the men who bathed this
nation in blood for the sake of caste going into
National Convention at New York, and i'm
posing these ideas upon the people:-1. That
the reconstruction laws of Congress are revolu-
tionary and void. 2. Equal taxation-that the
poor man shall be taxed equally with the rich.
These principles are put into that platform by the
interest OF privilege and CASTE To-day the
working man OF the United States. He had
been born poor and had to work for living,
and he has some interest in a laboring man. He
challenged any man to meet him on that issue.
The Rebellion was made in order that the
| Democrats may eat their bread in the sweat of
other mems faces, no matter whether black or
Wn1Je. because tney are weaker we must lelD
| to protect them. Our duty is to help those who
need 1t. The black men are men. We shall live
and die and be buried with them. We have re-
constructed the States and given them liberal
Constitution. We have provided them with the
common school system, their plantation system,
their platform system, their industrial system.
Labor in South Carolina is respectable now.
We have built up their society, and the lovers
of liberty everywhere thank US for 1t. Now the
Rebel leaders tell US we must overthrow all of
this; that we must relinquish all we have gained
to the big landholders again.
"A meeting OF Democrats was held last evening
on Sixth street, below Oxford. Thomas S. Arm
strong presided. Speeches were made by Mr..
James B. Nicholson, Hon. A. V. Parsons, John
W. Stokes, and others.
THE ASSAULT ON POLICEMAN CAMAo.-James
Casey had a hearing before Alderman Carpenter
yesterday, on the charge of having been con-
cerned in the assault on policeman James B.
| Camac Complainant testified that on the night
| of the 18th OF August, when he was beaten and
stabbed in Water street, below Walnut, Casey
was with the assailing party and bithim on the
nose. He could Distinctly see the persons who
assaulted him, and fully recognized Casey as the
man who bit him. Policeman Blanford testified
that he was attracted to the of the assault
| by cries of murder, and saw Casey IN the crowd;
also saw him run away with the others; and saw
Lawrence Tobin striking at Camac, and was
| struck himself on the head with blackjack, as
! he believed, by Tobn. Casey was held for trial.
THE TwENTY-FoURTH WARD WATER Works.
- -GrOunu WAS DrOKen ON IDursuaY lOr tne new
| engine and boiler-house for the Twenty-fourth
Ward Water Works, and the work of erecting
| the buildings is to be pushed forward with all
| possible speed. The engine-house will be 60 by
20 feet, and the belerhouse SO by 100 feet, both
| to be of brick. The engine house will be con-
| nected with the reservoir at Montgomery and
| Belmont avenues by q 30-inch main, the dis
| tance being 45OO feet. portion of the oipe has
| already been delivered. The embankment of
| the reservoir is nearly completed, one side Of it
being up TO the required height.
CAsUALTRs.-Jane Burns, residing at No.
| Oil 8. Seventh street, had her ankle broken
| yesterday while playing with friend.
| William Longan, forty-one years Of age,
| working in coal yard, fell do wn a cellar yes.
| teIday and injured himself severely
Daniel BuDnell, twenty-seven years of age,
residing at Germantown, had his left arm
| broken.
| three years of age, residing at No. 932 Fernon
street. was seriously burned about the body by
her clothes taking fire from bonfire.
THE ASSAULT ON GEORGE BRoTHERToH. On
the complaint of George Brotherton, who was
assaulted and stabbed on Monday night last,
John Beam, Thomas Connor, Joseph Ahern, aud
James Casey have been arrested as participants
III the affair, and bed to bail by Alderman
Massey for hearing as soon as Brotherton is
alb lie to leave home.
ORDMATIoN.- Thursday evening" Mr.. J.
W. Tuipin was ordained to the Gospel Ministry
in Shiloh Baptist Church. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. William Cathcart. The
other services of the evening were conducted by
Reve. Underdue, Miller, Stockwell and Clothier.
The church was crowded in every part
MORE BUSINESS CHANGES Two of the dwell
| iDgs on COonnade Row, Chesaut street, west o