The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-19
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THE DRouGHT-water in our reservoirs & GohoisueS h m
to "grow small and beautifully less, nt as WI in each
by the following statement Of the amount III e"0h
basin this morning. NJ,
u0rs1sCtdn RS,ersor ............. feet inches
CorntSan Avenue.
,o,a of the water was foot inches below
tba dam at Paramount at the time the foregoing
measurements were made TINS morning ng,.. o,, +bo
sunniv AT Farmount be kept up till Saturday evening
Every factory, refinery, and other esta0nshine@hC nm @
mating large use of water has been notified 10y the
anthorities to desst, and numbers OF them nave
either entirely ceased operations, or else make only
The pecunary loss by this suspension, both to en-
ployers and employed is enormous II reaches
Housekeepers viii have to be careful Of their Kit
chen boilers, else, in any dmnution IN the sup
py actually happens they Will Oe III llhhllhehO
MANY of the factories in the city, and other eVtab-
lshments that use large quantities of water daiy,
have already commenced the excavation Of wells to
furnish them in case of necessity, ana most OIL the
Old wells covered up for years have had pumps REIN
serted into them for the emergency.
The necessity for sparing use of the water on the
part of each and every one is manifest
DEATH OF ALEXANDER j. HARPER, EsQ.-AleXan-
der j. Harper, for many years connected with @ the
denCe of his father, james Harper, Esq, on walnut
street. above Eighteenth. He had been complain cor, IN
within a few days past His disease was congestion
Of the bowels.
eight wears past as member of the lower body of
Councils. He was President one term lie was also
for some years chairman of the Committee on FL
nance During his term of service he was ever
active and vigiant, and he intimately identified him
self with all reform measures At the time Of his
death he was a member of the Gas Trust. For a
number of years he has taken an active part in the
notifies of the day and during the last municipal
contest was prominently mentioned in connection
with the mayOraty chair lie was also member of
the Union League and the National Union Club. The
onf hpfh nf fhn n A.
tiOns, on the announcement of his death, were or
dered to be draped.
THE AMERICAN PoMoLoGICAL SoCIETY.-The finest
and most extensive exhibition OF fruit ever seen in
America will doubtless be made at the meeting of
the National Pathological Society TO be held in
Philadelphia, on the 10Th of September next The
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will hold its
autumnal exhibition of fruit and flowers at the same
time The Massachusetts, Horticultural Society, so
famous for its fine fruits and the Western New ork
fruit growers, also distinguished for superb fruit,
will be fully represented, as will also the great West
with its abundance of grapes, and California for the
first time The South will also send full sets of de-
legates for the first time since the war; The fruit
growers from abroad will be the guests of the Penn
sylvania Horticultural Society, and will be hand
sOmely entertained by an evening reception.
THE WASHINGTON MoNUMENT.-The workmen en-.
gagged in enclosing the Washington Monument
finished their labOrs this morning The railing is
substantial one and sufficiently heavy to keep the
passers-by from marring its beauty by chipping of
corners or from defacing it with rotten peaches ETC.
Some scamp, Dut lew days ago, on passing the
monument, threw an immense quid of tobacco,
and spattered over the figure. To remove this filthy
substance required some hours of delicate labor on
the part OF an artist.
A SERIES OF CHARGEs.-James Derbyshire is a
huckster. Yesterday he vending tomatoes
through the Seventeenth ward at q figure less than
the grocery men could afford to dispose of them AS
people to look closely after James, and they dis
covered that he had no license and that his horse
had no shoes. warrant was procured and James
taken before Alderman Eggeton, who fined him in
the sum of s14
A sTABB1NG AFFRAY.-About hali-past II O'Clock
last night a difficulty occurred on State street. be
tween Race and Vine, and Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets, between Peter Kiker and Charles Lewis
both residents of that locality During the atlra!
Kiker was cut pretty badly in the face. Subse
quently Lewis was arrested on the charge of donl
the cutting. His case will be heard this Afternoon
at the Central station
MORE CARELEssNEss.-T police of the First dis
trict last night found the doors Of twentyfour dwell
ings open, and in the Fifth district six houses wer
found in condition for robbers to easily enter Tn
gate of yarn manufactory on Chestnut street, abOv
Thirty-rst, was found open and on the Oticer gOnl
in the6yard de discovered wagon containing e2OOl
worth of zephyrs standing unguarded.
CAsUALTIEs.-Ata an early hour this morning an uu
known woman fell or was Knocked down at Sevent
and Bedford streets, and received two cuts in tn
Similar accident occurred to an unknown MAJ
at Seventh and Shipper streets. Both cases wer
removed to the Hospital.
FAST DRIvER.-,John Bigler yesterday spen
four dollars in hiring team. He had with him hi
sweetheart. He wanted to show the speed of tn
animal, and piled the "gad" pretty freely. A
Third street and Germantown avenue policeman
Overhauled him and took him before Alderman
Eggleton, who fined him an additional s5.
LARCENY OF WASHED CLoTHING.-This morning
about O'Clock, policeman caught negro coming
from the yard of house at Broad and LOmbar
Streets with bundle of fresh washed clothing unde
his arm, which he had stripped from the clothes
line. He gave the name of Samuel Moore, and wi
be at the Central Station this afternoon
GROCERY STORE Roundabout 2 O'Clock yes
terday morning thieves entered the grocery store
Richard French at Twentieth and Mount Verno
streets, and robbed it of a small sum of money an
few cigars. An entrance was effected through tn
ransom over the front door.
SLIGHT FIRE.-About half-past O'Clock th
morning Policeman Farrel, of the Sixth dstric
discovered fire in the cigar store of John Bamp
at No. 1922 Market street. He broke in the doc
and succeeded in eXtinguishing the flames with br
trining damage.
FOR GLoUCEsTER.-Th delightful spot is within
few miles of this city, and is connected with 1t
large and comfortable steamboats,, which eay
South street wharf every few minutes during tn
day. Hundreds of our citizens, with their families
make weekly trips to this resort
CANTILLON.
Death of NapOleOn's Sergeant.
The Sergeant CantillOn, whose death wa
briefly announced few days since, deserves
few words OF notice if only on account of til
greatness which was thrust upon him. AftC
the battle of Wagram he promoted to tn
rank OF sergeant of grenaders of the Imperii
Guards. Towards the end of December OF 1Sl
a pistol was fired at the Duke of Wellington