The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-30
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


Iron ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE OUTSIDE PAsrs.1
SAD CASE OF DROwNISe.- Edward Giles AMI
William b. Room, who had been sailing in
skif on the Delaware yesterday, put In a.
Thompsons wood wharf, where Hiram osborne;
nine, were playing. The little girl requested TO
be taken In the boat, md was lifted down by
the boys when her brother jumped in after her,
into the water. Giles and Room endeavored to
save the other two and succeeded in securing
the girl, but Room, who was holding the boy,
receiving no assistance, was compelled to drop
him, and he sank to rise no more. The body
was searched for, but it could not be found. BY
reason of q good deal of feeling being mani
Tested against Giles and Room for encouraging
The children to get into the boat, and of belief
that they were not blameless in the matter,
they were taken to the Union street lookup, to
be held until an investigation of the affair can
be had. The boy Osborne resided at No. l20
Dock street. His father is an auctioneer.
The Coroner was notified yesterday to hold
an inquest on the body of John Mahoney, eight
years of age, who was drowned while bathing
In apond at Twenty-seventh and Brown streets.
AcCIDENTs.-The following cases were ad-
mitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday:
Robert j. Graham, aged 10 years, residing at
No. 1916 Cambridge street-leg so badly crushed
by being run over by a coal cart he was driving,
that amputation will probably be necessary to
save his life.
An unknown man. overcome with the heat at
cover.
Leonard Krouse, aged fortyfve years, resid-
ing at franklin and Dauphin streets. Leg frac-
tured by fall on Germantown road.
William w. Pamius, aged eighteen years,
residing on South Fifth street, finger cut Off by
aspress in the printing establishment OF James B..
Peter Miller, aged fifteen years, residing in
Germantown, foot crushed by moving ma
chine.
Hugh O'Donnell, aged nine years, residing in
Roxborough, arm fractured by fall from
fence.
Yesterday afternoon Richard Challen. thirty
five years of ase, residing at Seventeenth and
Catharlne streets fell from the scatfold OF a new
building at Twenty and Brown streets,
and, 1t is feared, fatally injured himself. He
was taken to st. Joseph's Hospital
PASSED AwAY.-on Tuesday morning, Mr..
John Dickinson, an old and much respected
printer, and who for about thirty years past
was compositor on the Philadelphia Inquirer
was buried from his late residence, at Fifth aud
Cherry streets, Camden where he had resided
for the past twenty years. The deceased was
Sc years OF age at The time of his death. He
was the eighth member OF the Last Man Bro
therhOodn that has passed away, aud was the
third Oldest member of the organization. He
had son killed before Petersburg, in
July, 1864 who also had followed the printing
business. The remains of Mr.. Dickinson were
inferred at Newtown Cemetery, South Cam
den, and were followed to the grave by large
number Of his Typographical brethren of this
city, the Last Man Brotherhood and nu-
merous relatives and personal friends.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. - Between IL and l
o'clock this morning. fire broke out in the
distillery OF Messrs Haggerty Il Murray, Nos.
128 and 1870 Dock street. Tue fire originated
apparently on the second floor, and spread with
great rapidity. Half an hour after the fire was
discovered the roof fell 10. The fremen tolled
till half-past O'Clock before they were enabled
to extirguish the flames. MIR. Haggerty will
lose the whole OF his large and valuable stock.
The origin of the fire is not known, but it is
thought it was caused by the machinery on the
second floor. This place has been on fire several
times before, but never amounted TO anything
serious. The loss cannot yet be ascertalned.
MEETING OF DRIVERS AND CoNDucToRs.-The
drivers and conductors of the various City Pas
seuger railroads held a meeting last evening TOR
the purpose of forming Drivers and Gonduc
elected President, Frederick Perkins Vice
President, Thomas NJ. Elliott, Recording Secre.
tary, Charles Hass Financial Secretary, and
John K Brown Clerk. Committee was also
appointed to prepare a constitution aud bylaws
TO be presented to the members for their ap-
proVal, after which the meeting adjourned
GERMAN MEETING.-A number of the Ger
man citizens met last evening at the hall of the
Germ an Society to advance German education,
Or. Killner in the chair and Mr.. Kerodi was
selected as Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. Battleheim, it was resolved
that all the German principals and teachers
should be invited to take part IN this movement,
and that a committee be appointed to present
proposals at future meeting to be held in
August. Addresses were maue Oy Df. deln,
Schinneman, Pott, Locker and Others.
Fourth WARD REPUBLICAN NoMINATIoNs.-
At meeting of the delegates to the Onion Re-
publican Convention of the Fourth Ward, held
last evening, at Fltzwater street above Eighth,
the following gentlemen were nominated unani-
mously for the several positions named -
Common Council-Rchard Walnut, Samuel A
McDougall. Associations Z. Wills. School
Directors james G. Adams, John N. Doak,
Charles F. Mansfield: for uneXpired term OF
Henry Logan, John d. Hardy; for uneXpired
term of Henry Gray Robert Grantees.
LARcENY.-James Collins was arres ted yes
terday for the alleged larceny of a watch from
stranger in the city. Edward Verrick was sus
pected of being concerned with Collins, and
pawn ticket, calling for the watch, was found
in the lining of his hat. Thay were held for q
hearing.
G. X. Clare was charged before Alderman
DoueGerty with the larceny OF a coat, BELONGING
TO bather at Smiths Island, and was held tC
bail.
ElSCELLkREOUS CITY J8TTIRes.
- Extensive preparations are being made II
this city by the various Councils OF the o. U. A
NJ, tor the grand parade of the Order, which i