The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-29
NE VS. SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.

The new turbine wheel at the Fairmount
Water Works is now completed, and work men
are engaged in removing the coder-dam which
was erected for the purpose OF facilitating the
laying of the foundation of the wheel house
extension. The water mains to connect Mana
yunk with the reservoir ut RoXborough are nov
beng laid, but some time will elapse before
water will be admitted INTO them. Tue work
on the new reservoir in the I 1wenty-tourth
ward has been suspended for want OF an
appropriation. The work on the new mill
house in the same ward, is progressing rapidly.
Bids for the construction of the following
sewers were opened at the Highway Depart
ment this week: On Seventh street, from Mar
ket to Arch street; on Market street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets; Sixth street,
from Green 10 Coates street; Sartain street,
from Glrard avenue TO Poplar street; on Wood
stock street, from Berks to Nurrls street; on
Montgomery street, from Broad to Twentieth
street; on Eleventh street. between jefferson
and Reeves streets; on Thirteenth street, be-
tween Jefferson aud Oxford; and on M oyer and
Dauphln streets, between Norris and Belgrade
streets
The M. W. Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, |. o. ofO, f., has made the
following appointments of District Deputy
Grand Masteis:-Distfict No Lodges Nos. g.
and 80, Thomas j. Stevenson, OF Dover. Dis
trict No. 2-Lodges Nos. 10, IL, 20. 81 aud 30,
Mark G. Chambers, OF Magnolia. District No. 3
Lodges Nos, 3, 10, and II, John d. Rodney of
Georgetown. District No. 4--Lodges Nos. IA,
25, and q, William E. Wolfe, of Laurel.
"A final hearing was had yesterday, before
United states Commissioner A. II, Smith, in the
case OF A. J. Gallagher, the charge being that
he had whisky barrels in his rectilyiug house,
from which the INSPECTION and other marks had
not been erased. He was discharged.
The Executive Committee OF the Pennsyl
Vania Auti-Slavcry Society announce a series
Of meetings, to be held in Philadelphia and
its neighborb ood, during the second week Of
December. The annual meeting of this society
Will be held in Philadelphia December 10.
The Committee Tor the reception of Cover
nor Seymour held a meeting last evening at
their rooms, No. 1908 Cnesnut street. They
completed their arran gements for proceeding to
city.
Thomas Nichols, who was taken to the
Hospital on Sunday, with serious injuries from
a blow with an axe, given by Martin Connell,
was worse las. evening, and was thought to be
dying. Connell is III custody.
The alarm OF fire last evening, about nine
o'clock, Was caused by slight burning at the
watch case factory of Schmidt Leslie, at Dock
ard Walnut streets, igniting from a furnace.
AT drew Craige, forty years old, residing at
Eleventh and Balienger streets, had one OF his
hands badly mashed yesterday, by having 1t
caught in hosting machine
"A General Congress of the Fenan Brother
hood will be held in this city Nov. "a Assembly
Building has been leased for one week for the
use oil the Convention.
Alderman Williams, of the Sixth ward, was
held by Recorder Givin, yesterday, for misde-
meanor in office, in demanding what was re-
gardeo as excessive bail.
The Washington Hose Company of Charles
town, Mass, visited during yesterday the Blind
Asy lum and other public Institutions. They
leave Tor home to-day.
Mary Smith, thrty-fve years old, residing
in Seventh street, below Lombard, fell down
stairs yesterday and broke one Of her legs.
"A workman at the Fairhll Rolling Mill
York and American streets, was killed yesterday
by being caueh IN the betting.
George w. Smart, au inmate or the House
of Refuge, was yesterday coMmitted for setting
fire 10 one of the workshops.