The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-28

| PoLTICAI.-A grand mass meeting of the
| Republican citizens of the Twenty-second Ward
| was held last evening in the Town Hail. Ger
| mantown. baud of music was in attendance
| and disCouTsed some excellent music.
The ,assemblage was called to order at eight
o'clock by William f. Smith, Esq, who stated
that the Executive Committee desired him TO
act as Chairman in place Of u gentleman who
had been chosen to preside, but who was unable
TO be present, in consequence of very urgent
business calling him away to another quarter of
the city.
The speaker announced the following list of
oficers:- Vice -PresIdeuLs-Charles Bonsal f.
a. Hoyt, John - Armstrong, James Whitall
Thomas p. Cope, Thomas Lovridge, Joseph HILL
John France, 9. Ii. Cummings, aud L. p
Thomson. Secretaries - George p. Evans
Charles L. Mears, l. Sommers, Caspar Miller,
Thomas 4. Gummey, Peter Letop, James Wine,
Cha1les Mlman, David I. Burr, and f. A.
NeWhal.
Speeches were made by Colonel A. W. Taylor,
Hon. Wilmer Worthington, Hos. George Con-
| nell, and Hon. Ii. Bucher Swope.
The meeting was one Of the largest ever con-
vened in Town Hall, and the enthusiasm was
unbOunded.
At Twelfth and Market streets Camden,
| Republican mass meeting was neld last evening,
| and it Is estimated that ut least three thousand
| persons were present. 1T was geuerally con-
| cedtd that it was the largest meeting that has
been held since the war; The greatest enthu.
| siasm was maniies led, and it would as
| though the Republicans OF Camden we're thor.
|
| aeiiatng the country. The Central Grant and
| COlaX Campaign CLUB and the Grant aAd Col
| fax Cub OF the South Ward nun oering abou
| three hundred, fully equipped, aud each headed
| by band Of music, attended the meeting. 1t
was the first parade made by the clubs the
| members OF which did not receive their equip
| ments until last evening, but Notwithstanding
the sholtness Of the notice, they made very
| Credi able appearances
Aboet 0 O'Clock the meeting was called to
| order by Samuel Ii. Gray who nominated as
Drf ia nj np1ttn
| Harbert, and for VICcPresidents, Charles Cot
ting, North ward; Captain II. H. Lee, Middle
ward; and Charles Parker, OF the South ward.
Major Hag gerty and Hon. A W. Tenney, OF New
York, were the speakers.
IMPROVEMENTS. buildings are being
erected very rapidly in the Nineteenth Ward,
| and among those recently commenced we
| noticed 81 on Norris street, between Thompson
and Belgrade; 6 on Thompson street, above
| Norris; 10 on Third street, above Norris l3 on
| Dauphin street. between Almond AMI Belgrade;
| IL on Tulip street, above Adams; and 80 on
Cumberland street, between Gau and Cedar
| No part of Philadelphia is growing more
| rapidly this season than that which lies west of
the SChuylklll Buildings OF various kinds are
in the different stages of progress IN every poC-
tion OF the district. Some of them are OF large
size with brOwnstone eXterors others have
pressed. brick fronts. Within a few days ground
has been broken for eight hrst-class dwellings
1 to be erected on the west side of Forteth street,
4 beLw cen Baltimore avenue and the DARCY road.
I Permits lave been issued within a lew days
7 for the erection OF factory at No. 1924 New.
market street, to be 55 by 70 feet and three
stolles III height; also one on the west side Of
Jasper street, between York and Dauphin
streets, TO be 50 by l03 feet, and lour stores
high.
| CASUALTIES. Joseph Mcintyre, aged twenty
| three years, residing in Della ware county, Pa.
was seiiously injured yesterday while working
in brick yard,
James Davenport aged thrty-six years re-
siding at Twenty. and Race streets, had
his hand injured yesterday by tue premature
discharge OF revolver the ball from which
entered his right hard,
A lad named Thomas Walker, residing in
Iodine street, was also seriously injured IN the
side yesterday afternoon by the discharge OF q
pistol.
The above were admitted TO the Pennsylvania
| Hospital.
The following per ons were admitted to the
Episcopal Hospital: Charles Smith, an en-
ploye of the North Pennsylvania Railroad,
with contusions Of the hand, caused 0y being
caught between the bumpers of the cars.
Ambrose Llb'onS, seaman with confusion
of the right hand. Ann Holden. au employe OF
Filler & Weaver, had her hand caught in a
picker; it was dreadfully lacerated, rendering
amputation necessary.
OFFICERS REUNIoN.-On Wednesday a num-
Der of the officers belonging to the 1884 Regl-
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers, OF which Colonel
George P. Mclean was the commander, called
upon him at hs residence, N. Tenth street. Tue
evening was spent in talking over the affairs OF
camp lite. The four regiments ia which Colonel
Mclean served we're welt represented. During
the evening speeches were made by Captain
Jacob Stretch, j. Reside White, Henry H.
Myers, and others. The party then partook O
a sumptuous repast, and separated after al
evening of mutual enjoyment.
SELLING LOTTERY Policies. Yesterday after
noon Officer S. d. Franklin arrested Daniel Z
Hoffman, charged with assault and battery an(
selling lottery policies. Samuel R. Place, col
, ored, testified that he wrote the book, and tina
Hoffman backed it. Held in $500 bail t(
answer
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