The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-23
SECOND RACE.

SECOND RACE.
Suffolk Park Course, July %, 1SG9-Purse.
$500; mile heats, best three in five to har-
ness.
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Time-2'51, 2'433, 2'39.
The Hon G.. ID. Coleman has presented
to the Pennsylvania Seamens Friend Society
the lot of ground corner of Front and Pine
streets. The deed of conveyance binds the
society to hold it in perpetuty for the sole
benefit of seamen.
The Plymouth Cricket Club, from Ply
mouth, N. c.. will play the second eleven OF
the Young America, to-day and tomorrow, at
ten o'clock each day.
Sarah McGinty, aged thirteen years, was
killed yesterday morning, above Whitehall
Station, at Tacony, by being run over by the
down train on the Philadelphia and Trenton
Railroad
Yesterday morning a man. named Davis
was run over and killed, at Amber and Hun
tingdon streets, by car of the Second and
third Streets Passenger Railway Company
The Coroner was notified to hold an in
quest
Yesterday morning, at early hour
about 400 persons, composed of the employees
of Ogden's Malleable Iron Works, at Ninth
and Jefferson streets, left that point in the
NtNAP "a
Norristown Railroad, for the purpose of spend
ing the day at Falls of Schuylkill. While on
their way, a number of men not belonging to
the works, who had got on the train, com
menced a disturbance
The party reached the falls, where they
embarked for the surrounding grounds, but
during the day were annoyed by the persons
referred to. At the hour appointed the ex-
cursionists again took the cars, and while on
their way to the city were annoyed by the
turbulence of the men in question.
On reaching Ninth and Columbia avenue
the riotors again showed q disposition to re-
new the disturbance, and at one time the
crowd and excitement became so great that
Christopher BALI, keeper of a public house
at this point, was obliged to close his place
and spring his rattle for assistance. A num-
ber of policemen soon came. Several of the
Manayunk policemen at this juncture sue
ceeded in capturing three of the rioters, and
took them in charge, conveying them back to
Manayunk where they were locked up for a
hearing.
By an ordinance of the city, bathing in
the Schuylkill, below Girard avenue bridge, is
prohibited Under a recent act of the Legs-
lature, relating to Fairmount Park, bathing is
forbidden within the limits of the Park The
commissioners of the same have directed the
strict enforcement of the law, and hereafter
no bathing in the Schuylllill river, below the
Wissahickon, will be permitted.
The convention which has been called to
revise the rules governing the Democratic
party in the city of Philadelphia, will be held
in the Hall of the Democratic Association of
Pennsylvania, at the northwest corner of
Ninth and Arch streets, on Tuesday, the 27th
of this month.
"A large meeting of the temperance men
of this city was held last evening at Ninth
and Spring Garden streets, and after spirited
debate, it was resolved to place in nomina-
ton ticket for the city offices on strictly
temperance platform. The convention to
nominate will meet on August s, and consist
of two delegates and two alternates from each
ward.
The Insurance Brigade is now organized
and ready for service, with Terrence McCusker
as the Chief The brigade is provided with a
horse and wagon, to carry the waterproof
covering for goods, with brooms and other
appliances, to enable them, as far as possible,
to protect goods from damage by water.