The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Affairs.

CAy AHahrf
The woollen factory of Mr.. Ditte ~ Blair
and Norris streets, took ire last evening, aud
Damage was done to the ex ent of $iU00. Toe
hre originated from the furnace.
Last evening carriage, containing two
men, was wrecked near Twelf b ana Goa es
streets, in cohss squence of the horses running
away. The riders escaped wi h slight injuries.
The strike among the joumeymen III the
morocco manufaCorleS In this ctv is virtually
ended, most of the wofkmen having gone to
work at the old rate of wages.
Lust night man attem Dted suicide in the
montgomery House, Sixth street, near Wlo y.
he drew a revolver, and presenting it 10 his
forehead, threatened TO put an emo 10 himself
A boarder prevented him from accompisnin
his purpose, by knocking the weapon Uus of his
hand.
"A well.5ressed man, r. rspresenting himself to
be the Rev. Richard Allen, called on Monday
at the coal yard OF c. II. Miller, aud ordered
seven tons OF coal. rresenlng IN payment a
check on the First NaiiCual Bank for seventy
i've dollars. As the coal cost ONLY So 90, he
received the difference in cash. but the check
proved 10 be worthless. He Is represented TO
be about 80 years old, feet or 6 inches high
ana TO have smooth face ami light com.
plexiOn.
james Dix, who was arrested ten days age
on the charge OF en- ellug the olice OF Revenue
Assessor Sweeney with intent 10 steHl, was yes
terday charged be ore Alderman Kerr with tue
ohense OF house robbery. It Is alleged that he
broke into the office of Philip Hoflnger, No.
521 Chestnut street on the 9Th OF February, and
stole a lot of clothing and other articles. A
revolver which had been Dawned by the def.n
d. MT at Megary's Office, was identified by Mr.
HOf1liDper. The accused was held TO answer
both charges.
"A young man, who gave the name OF An.
drew y Mlntz. was arrested yesterday Oa tie
charge of having entered the house of Mr.
Smith, No. 1889 New Third street, with a ieo.
nious intent. p. Smith testified before Alderman
Kerr that, upon anoise being heard in the upper
part OF the house, he went I'D stars and met on
the stairs the defendant who pretended he was
begging. hpUpArS
OF goirg up stairs to find the occupants of a
house before they look into the lower rooms,
Mlntz was taken into custody. Mrs. Stah re.
siding at No. l753 New Third street. testified
that she found defendant up stairs in her house,
q week ago, when the bureau drawers were
ransacked. Mintz was held to answer both
charges.
Fire Marshal Blackburn yesterday arrested
nine lads, whose ages range from Eve to fifteen
years, on the charge of setting fire to some
property in the lower part OF the city. The
lads belong 10 two rival gangs, known as the
Skyrockets and NiggertOwpers and their older
brothers are also connected with rival tire
companies. The object OF the gangs, 1t appears,
was to create an alarm to call out the COM
panies, and thus create riot. Tue lads were
marched before the Mayor, who reprlm lnded
them sharply, after which their parents were
neld to bail for the future behavior of their
children.
Last evening a meeting of druggists, phar-
maceutists, aod chemists was held in the hall
OF the College of Pharmacy, to consider the bill
of preventing the adulteration aud sophisti tica-
tion OF drugs. Mr.. Robert Shoemaker presided,
MIR. Edward Parrish subm tied to The meeting a
bill to be presented to the Legislature, in lieu
OF the one row before that body. 1t provides
that all retatl dealers in medicine and poisons
shall be registered pharmaceutists. To be
eligible to be registered all must be either
graduates or pharmacy-practsing or assistant
practising pharmaceutists. After the passage
OF the act, applicants must be examined by tue
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. The bill
further provides for the appoin ment of a
register by the Governor, VINO shall keep q
record and list of those registered, and shall
issue licenses. All poisons must be properly
labelled, and noue shall be sold by country
dealers unless by special license from tue
register, or unless sold in the original package,
bearing the label and name of the wholesale
dealer. discussion then ensued as to the
merits of the b.ll, whereupou Mr.. Parrish
offered a series Of resolutions in support of the
same. They were Unanimously adopted. A
resolution that a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the State and county medical associa-
tions and the Chsirman of the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Legislature was adopted, ana the
unpatipp a6iOuTDpd