The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-16
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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LApsUs PENNH-Well has it been said that
"Our climate is only uniform in want of unifor
mity.n A day since we were sweating even in
our shrtsleeyes-to-day we are barely warm Ia
great coats. The weather, like a politician,
blows both hot and cold at the same time A
nice time for the ailng. Every body you meet
is grum bliDg-everybody wears face as gloomy
unshod bootbacks Will have to put on their
shoes again and "shiue" themselves; the news
boys will have to run more nimbly to keep
warm, and our pretty grinders Of street music
will have to encase their chilly fingers in nit
tens The mercury in the tbermometer-lik
the hope of the Democrats-is running down
down down Winter comes on apace.
The Democrats in this city were rather
meetings in the Sixteenth Ward this evening in
the endeavor to mend their shattered ranks.
Alas for them, they are pretty thoroughly
Strengthened out.
"A certain newspaper which we have In our
eye, lately said in an article lauding its issue,
that it went where great many other sheets
did not. That's just what's the matter. II
wouldn't be exactly prudent to tell the where"
OF its 60.
There has been rise in the price Of coal
oil since last evening. The many thousand
Da,, III a1,,l =.
a startling quantity of that same liquid. They
set the fires of victory all ablaZe.
Six horses pulled six musicians In an omni-
bus around the streets this morning. The latter
rendered into sort of iingllng tune the words:
Lady Thorn and Mountain Boy trot at the
Park this afternoon"
Philadelphia Democrats this morn
ing. They had the spots knocked out of them
by the Republican meeting last evening. They'd
have TO try long and hard to equal 1t.
The Sons OF Labor hold grand mass meet
ing at Broad and Market streets this evening.
Many celebrated champions of the interests of
industry will be there to speak.
Black Jana cluster 1T darkies wedged in
the crowd AT the great meeting last night. They
S sq1aIe them Sa though
1t is said that during the coming week
Philadelphia VIII increase IN population about
twenty-five thousand. THE mothers of the
nation make the nation"
Many persons have nothing to do but to kill
time. 1t is one of those exercises in which
practice does not make perfect. The more done
the worse done.
The lady up town who tried to make a
sponge cake out of an egg plant is sister to the
one WHO tried to raise bread on the early beans
of the (yleast.
The department of Arts in the time honored
University OF Pennsylvauia opened for the nrst
term of the academic yesterday.
The conventional advice for people to strictly
keep their promises is bad. Perform them,
IA monster affair-tbe Republican mass
meeting last evening. General SickleS called it
"big thing"
A prudential ware-Be-ware!
THE HOME MISSIONARY SocIETY.-This excel
lent and efficiently benevolent institution has
now secured u permanent 10 o3ation, by the pur-
chase of the property No, 533 Arch street. Its
central position gives it the opportunity of
ramifying its workings to good advantage; for
There is probably no other society in the city
which more intimately appeals to the public
than this. 1T is purely benevolent organiza-
tion, void of anything like sectarianism. Its
Alexander G. Cattell, ce-Presdent; Rudolph
H. Hoefich, Secretary; and Thomas I. Mason,
Treasurer. These gentlemen, in conjunction
with the Board of Managers have rendered the
institutlon;w hat 1t is, an honor to the city, The
General AGENT of the Society," Mr.. Emanuel II.
Toland, and the Missionaries. Messrs. William
w. Walter and Albert G. Rowland, will soon
commence their annual calls for aid, and it is
hoped they may meet with liberal responses.
ATTACK ON CAMPAIGN CLuB-FoUR MAN
TNJURRD.-Last night, as the Sixteenth, Seven
teenth and Nineteenth Ward Campaign Club
were returning from the demonstration at the
League House, they were attacked at Second
and Race streets by ctowd of men some OF
whom ran into the house Of neighboring tire
company. This party was pursued, and the
attacking party ascended TO the roof, and show
cred bricks on the heads OF those below. A
pistol shot was also fred the ball striking
Thomas Kelley. of the Sixteenth Ward, In the
arm. William Lawson, of the Seventeenth Ward,
was struck with an axe on the nose, and Henry
Bucher, and James Hagerty, of the Nineteenth
Ward, sustained injuries from the flying bricks.
There wereseyeral others slightly bruised.
A CoPPERHEAD. D.-Yesterday, during the
progress of the fire, Lieutenant Franks, of the
Seventh District, took one James Murray in
charge for drunken AMI disorderly conduct.
After having been confined in the cell, the
accused abused the Government at terrible
rate, asserting that he had been O Rebel, and
intended TO exert himself at the coming election
in behalf of the Democratic party. Alderman
Toland held him TO answer.
CLOTHING THIEvEs.-John Snyder, James
Etter, aud William Farrell, were taken into GUS
tody yesterday, at Eleventh street and Girard
avenue, charged with robbing the tailor store of
John 2. Stefan, No. SIG North Ninth street. A
pair of pantaloons which had been abstracted
from the place we're found on Farrell. Alder
man Hood gave them hearing and bould them
over Tor trial.
The ASSAULT ON POLICEMAN CAMAC.--John
Casey was aIrested this morning and identified
by Policeman Camac as the man who bit his
nose on the night OF the 18Th of August when
he was assaulted by the crowd at Water and
Walnut streets. He VIII have hearing this
afternoon.
MUTINEERs The police of the Second Dis
trict proceeded to the Lqzaretto this morning
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