The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY AHnira.

CITY Affairs.
BERNARD McCloskey was Yesterday ap-
pointed policeman in the Ninth district.
-Ihe museum of the Academy of Natural
Sclences was visited last year by GO, 769 persons
-During the year 1868, l47 children were
sumnted TO the Day Nursery for Childien,
located at No. 4l0 Blight street.
William Duff was arrested in Hestonville
on the charge OF hauling calves in a wagon with
lheir feet tied together. He was fined So and
the costs by Alderman Maule.
The alarm last evening attwenty minutes OF
eleven O'Clock was caused by trihng fire at
Scull u kex's wood wharf, at the foot OF Poplar
The new turbine water wheel at Fairmount
Will be completed and ready for running before
me close OF the present month, and the Roxbos
rough water works will be In operation in about
two weeks.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is now
engaged IN constructing on the east side of
ThiItieth street, above Market, a large building
Tor receiving and storing grain. Tue house will
be $50 feet long and l25 feet wide.
,-Yesterday morning, about haf-past eleven
O'Clock, Lewis Webb, while working ou the
steamer Brooklyn, lying at the Navy Yard, tell
OIL the staging aud was killed. His body was
removed TO his residence, No. 222 Reed street.
and the Coroner was notiied TO hold an inquest
The woman who borfows mourning dresses
on pretense that they are for neghbors to
attend funerals in, and does not return them,
bas obtained several recently. The sWindle has
been so long praCtised that her success has en-
boldened her to a frequent repetition Of it.
The greatest number admitted in one day
was 81. The families represented numbered TO-
The total number OF meals provided was 1870.
The object OF this nursery is to receive and care
for during The day the young children OF poor
industrious working women, whose employment
calls them from their homes, and no child is
received Unless the mother is employed away
from her home. The children are received at
64 o'clock A. NJ, ana all must be under eight
years of age. They are allowed 10 remain until
John Manly was arrested Yesterday, on
warrant In which he is charged with as 'aulting,
with intent to Kill, Moses LoHther. The COM
plainant, LoWther, was shot in an afray which
occurred on the day OF the November election,
near the poll at Fourth and Wharton streets,
and was confined to his bed for several weeks
in the Pennsylvania Hospital. Upon Manly
being taken 10 the Central Station, Lowther not
being present, the prisoner was locked up for
hearing
"A new iron-hull steamer, nearly completed
at the yard OF Messrs. Reaney Son, Chester,
IS built upon a new principle. She is ZIG feet
long, "a feet beam, and 6 feet depth OF hold.
On each side of the deck is a double cylinder
locomotive engine, with locomotive boilers.
The wheels OF the steamer are 81 feet in dame
ter, and will make fifty revolutions per minute.
The designer of this boat calculates that she
will make thirty miles per hour.
"A week or two ago, much OF the paving at
Second and Chestnut streets was removed to
admit OF curve beng made for the cars of the
Chestnut and Walnut Streets Railway Company,
to enable the 10 to turn into Second street. After
the curve was laid, neither the cubtcal blocks
nor the fagstones were replaced, out have since
remained in the condition in which they were
carelessly thrown by the workmen. The cross
ing is not only almost impossible, but dangerous
at night. An ordinance makes it the duty of
the Supervisor to attend to the matter.
james Burk, alias Sailor Burk, and Hugh
Green were to have had further hearing at
the Central yesterday, on the charge of robbery.
The name of Burk was called, and not respond
ing, the name of his surety, H. W. Donald, was
then called, with the same result. The latter,
when he went bail for Burk swore that he
lived at No. 1924 S. Fourth street, and that he
owned two houses, Nos. 2045 and 2047 Ritten-
house street. and that they cost him $4,000
Chief Eneu stated that he made inquiry about
the properties, and found that No. 2O45 is owned
by Thomas Haggerty, and is assessed at $780,
and No. 2047 is o Wned by Thomas Snyder, and
is also assessed at $1,000; and further, that
no such person as II. w. Donald resides at No.
1924 s. Fourth street, and that General Perrine
has lived there for eight years; hence Burk Is
at large on straw BAIL