The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-17

RBP0RToRIAL CRoTCHEIs.-An amusing De-
mocratic accident occurred last evening. Ex-
aclly one hundred and fifty of the "great
unread" OF Locofoco persuasion were holding
an open air pow-wow at Broad and Coates
street. The speakers stand, a platform some
15 ieet square, was lighted by row OF dingy
lanterns, and upon it we're seated quite SOU I'd
of the offl' ers OF The gathering, Save those
mentioned, nary torch, nary lantern, nary light
had they. The night itself was dark, and
everything wore such sombre hue that the
stand could hardly be seen at a few yards
distant. It was possible to hear the sounds of
the words, but whence they came puzzled you.
We stood in the frnges OF the. crowd for a
moment and listened. We were just beginning
the speaker outlined against bar-room
window in his rear when hark! see!-a crash
of falling timbers rushes on your ear, and the
stand and It's occuoants sink suddenly from
view. Down they go, as though the sold earth
had opened. The one hundred and fifty hearers
already mentioned sway back ward from the
imagined pit into which these orators had
descended. Cr eS rise on the air. Curious
girls upon the sidewalks get up prolonged
litter. Bad boys take advantage of the contu-
sion cheer loudly Tor General Grant. In q
seconds time not q soul was within fifty feet of
the demolistei II ttolm. The latter was really
in plltul mess, torches, chairs, planks, men,
tumblers, and manuscript speeches. all
hasbed up together. You heard groans
too, from the RUNS. Somebody buried beneath
the debris was grumbling over damage with
the age omitted) 10 his leg or head, we could
not tell which. Another was counting his beads
with eager rapdlty, another removing the coal
oil from his eyes, another with his head Just
above the fallen rail was bobbing II saVagely at
the dismayed people around. Nothing could
have been more laughable than the whole scene.
We heal I'd one chap upon the far corner make
the remark (sad chao had been standing close
by the stand at the time of its 6escent),
"Wonder if they have gone all the
way DOWN." He asked the question in a
hushed tone, and significantly pointed. as he
spoke, with his finger TO the ground. The crowd
couldn't be induced to bear hand in getting
the poor fellows from their predicament, and
consequently they had to set to and extricate
themselves. By and by they made their escape
when one OF them-we presume the cove who
bad been 80 unceremoniously interrupted in his
little talk-clambered to the very top of the
heap and pluckily flushed his "say." Three
pieces of music-a whistle, fiddle, and drum
which were stationed on a balcony over the
stand, began joyiuliy playing-when it was all
over. 1--WE went down, but we got up! Hurra!
The difference between men is mainly in
the head. Brains are about everything-bol ly
next to nothing It is what is over the shoui:
ders-not under-that determines status All
body, no head-booby; all head, not much
philosopher.
The man who found it "onpleasant" to make
an hour before breakfast on an empty stomach,
now walks with tolerable comfort on cracker
Walks round the edge Of 1t probably.
Brown proposes to open a brick-yard up
town-the stock to consist of material taken
from ndtb Oi eCCeutTlC Heu dUOuJ Town.
The Philadelphia "FIre Zouaves,n Colonel
ID. W. G. Baxter, commanding, will make street
parade in full uniform. this afternoon,
Two grand Republican mass meetings this
evening-one in the Thlrc Ward, another in the
Twenty fourth. Turn out!
-"Sunset" Cox will deliver an address in
Concert Hall this evening upon the Business
Condition of the Country"
Everybody has Fall to-day in the way of
weather. oVercoats are in demand. People
step nimblY.
Meeting of the JourneymeD Saddle and
Harness Makers Union this evening.
The way 10 become tumbler is to have
too much to do with them.
Our streets are like dirty kitchens--un-
swept.
Where 10 look for breakers-A Among brokers.
-Cereous business-the grain and corn.