The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-02


BRUTAL ATTACK. - About 6 O'Clock, last
evening, a number OF young men went into
lager. beer saloon OF Il German named Bushrod,
No 707 North Front street, and made an attack
on The proprietor, beating him severely. Tney
then robbed the TIL OF the days earnings,
amounting to about nine dollars, and made a
brutal attack upon MIS-. BushrOd, wife of the
proprietor, striking her on the head with some
blunt instrument, and shooting her in the back
with nIstol. The ball passed around the ribs
and lodged beneath the RIGHT breast. Mrs.
BUshrod then went TO the Hospital, when an
Intellectual attempt was made to ytract the ball.
She suffered much pain from her Injuries.
SUICIDE IN A BARBER SHoP.-A man, named
James Barnes, residing in Ellicott alley, com
mitted suicide, with razor, in barber shop in
the basement Of building in Gallo Will street.
below Sixth. Tue deceased entered the shop III
hurry, aud asked for q razor 10 shave himself
with, andin moneuL after getting the razor
he drew the blade across his throat with such
quick motion that one Of the workmen, who was
Standing near, was unable to prevent the man
from taking bis lie Two other persons were
in the shop at the time. The Coroner will hold
an inquest.
JUDGE KELLEY.--A rumOr prevailed on the
street yesterday that the Hon. William d.
Kelley, now at his st OF duty in Washington,
had lost the use OF his eyes. He was telegraphed
to in relation 10 the matter, by Thomas 5.
Price, Esq, and yesterday afternoon the follow.
ing answer was reCeiyed:-
"Both eyes are open now. One WAS shut and
the other almost; nothing serious.
WILLIAM D. KELLEY"
ILLNESS OF A Recommendation T. MoDevitt,
a well-knOwn reporter of this city, is lying
dangerously i'll at his residence, in Sixteenth
street, near Lombard, and at late hour Iast
night no hopes were entertained OF his recovery,
He was se,Zed with an attack OF inflammation
OF the bowels on Saturday last, which was at
first not deemed Serious but u gradually In
creased in violence until the physicians per-
formed an operation last night, which tney re-
port did not terminate tavOrably.
Explosion OF a BomER.-On Tuesday after
noon, q tubular boiler in the COOkh at the
County Prison exploded, tearug 1t asunder,
scattering the ashes aud coal m the furnace
about the room, aud causing considerable COM
motion among the persons in toe place. FOrlu-
naeiy none OF them were iniulcd. The boiler
was not an Old one, and 1t was believed 10 be
perfectly secure.
GRAIN MEAsUREMENT.--Th following amount
OF grain was measured at th,s port for the
quarter ending June 0:-Corn, 653 1886 bushels;
wheat, l39,4618 bushels; oats, ls7,839 bushe ;;
rye, 39,l73 bushels; barley, 3Z,S94s bushels
mat, Is 2G75 bushels; seeds, SO bushels; sun,
dries, 81, ,Gl2 bushels. Total, LOl Z, 1O53 bushels
NETTING AT THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS
Last evening, notwithstanding the extreme
heat, q large audience OF democrats gathered al
the Headquarters, at Ninth aud arch streets.
Colonel James Page prel lded, aud in iellcl
tous manner introduced the orator OF the even
ing, Hon. A. Y. Parsons, Who delivered a some
constant applause.
SUN-sTROKE.--An unknown man, aged abOu
tweuty-sIx wears. fell yesterday afternoon, a
Thirty-eighth and BRIDGE streets, from tht
effects OF heat. He was taken to the City Hos
pllai,
FATAL AccIDEET.--Lydia II. Dunham ageC
eight years, wa killed by tran Of cars, aJ th
CclambIa bridge, yesterday afternoon. Bh
lived near the place where the accident occurred
NOMINATED. Mr.. Amos Stiles has been nom
mated as a candidate Tor Surveyor in the Thu
teeQth District, by the democratic ConYenno
in the Tweuty'e eh'h Ward.
DRowNED.-Au old man, named Robert Sill
ley, icll INTO he SchuyllSll, at the DOT OF SaI
som street, yesterday, and was drowned.
MISCELLANEOUS CITY JGTTIEgS.
An adjourned meeting of the uptown Jou
neyueu Brick makers viii be held at the hous
OF William Ddnaker, No. 1906 Fifth street an
Germantown road, this evening, at O'Clock.
-CompanY A, PHILADELPHIA Fire XOuaVes wi