The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-16

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amount OF their articles used. If the parties having
the power will but appoint man OF scientific skll,
Judgment and incorruptibility to the ohice OF In
spector, speedy relief will soon be reached, and
burnings by coal oil explosions will be but things OF
the past. We shall then but seldom, If ever, be
called upon to report similar or parallel cases with
r Early f this morning Mrs Mary McNally, residing at
No. 144O American street. whilst handling coal oil
lamp sustained probably fatal injuries from burns
caused by the explosion OF the lamp. The oil scat
tered all over her person. and every particle OF her
clothing was burned. Sne was removed TO the
Hospital, where she now lies enduring excruciating
pain.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE MONTHLY MEETING.-At the
regular meeting OF the Franklin Institute, last even
ing, the President, Mr. j. Vaughan Merrick occupied
the chair, and large assemblage of members filed
the hall After the reading OF the minutes, reports
from committees, and the like, paper on Aerial
Navigation was read by Mr.. John Wise, the expe-
Tienced aeronaut In this paper Mr.. Wise gave an
account OF his experience respecting the constant
current found in the upper region OF the atmosphere
which he had derived from upwards of four hundred
aerial voyages, some Of which had extended over a
thousand miles, and pointed out the feasibility not
OF flying but OF sailing, rather drifting in the air,
as the early navgators sailed or drted across the
sea. Mr.. Wise's paper was marked by evidences of
sound Judgment and common sense, and showed
itself to be the development OF actual experience
and sober reasoning.
The report OF the Resident Secretary, Professor
Henry Morton, on novelties in science and the me-
shanic arts, was then read, in which mention was
made OF the caisson now building for the Brooklyn
per OF the East river bridge OF the St. Louis bridge
and OF various works Of engineering Various I'm
prOVements IN the department OF mechanical engi-
Aeering were then exhibited by means Of models and
drawings projected on the screen. Among these we
noticed various improvements In circular saws and
the instruments for keeping them IN order, by Mr..
Henry Disston; new band sewing machines OF ad-
nFa6le efficiency and involving many features,
by Messrs. Richards, Thorne Co.; a self-feedlng
attachment to the gunpowder ple-drtver, by Mr..
Thomas Shaw; new and remarkably perfect and
vet economical method of making slate roofs by Mr..
Il X. Kiue, of Mount Holly, N. j.; a new mechani-
cal movement for the conversion OF rectilmear into
rotary motion, by Mr. William M. Henderson; and
new arrangement for turning small grlndstonesi
tr0m Mr. j. E. Mitchell.
tiful electric tubes of domestic and foreign make;
and Professor Rogers and Mr.. Coleman Sellers made
remarks upon several points IN the report.
Nominations for officers for the ensuing year were
then made, as follows:-
For observation-disclosures SeuerA N.Y. j. V. Mer-
risk was nominated but dec!ihe'.
Vice-President-Henry g. Morris.
Observation-Disclosures Fraley
observation-disclosures Henry MOTIou.
HanaSersr v. Merrick, William Sellers, Samuel
Hart William nnnaV Been IT. 3 5 s0wg' staWsrt w = P'
Tatharn, Henry Cartwright, II. w: Bartol, j. II.
Cooper, IT, Bergner H. yGzI1 B. = a; !, shoemaker Dr.
roe.I ODDS AND ENDs.-Americsn Catholics do
not believe in the infability OF Pho Mono,
We this morning saw couple OF Market street
porters acting on the homeopathic principle, shovel
ing mud from the gutter to cleanse the muddy pave
the annual meeting Of the corporators of the
The man who calls you good fellow, a beauty,
ETC., you may set down as as nrst.class fraud
Who struck Billy Patterson?
We have to inform our readers that the weather
NJ rather unreasonable.
Our city fathers meet to-day to growl and grum-
Chief Of Police Mulholland Is well versed in
in your generosity remember the poor and the
optcast.
Alderman Kerr makes the new policemen stand
The spiritualists consider Pennsylvania as poor
neld.
Ninth street is improving as business thorough
tare.
Hot whisky punches often beget punched heads.
Rum and policy work many mans destruction.
Carpet weavers meet tonight Dye moind, now?
the city is just now hooded with shop-lifters.
The Custom House steps have been boarded.
What ails the gas? Is the universal query.
The "Iriump" is again under seizure.
THE USE OF BUHs DEIvRR-James Roster is the
title assumed by somewhat belligerent specimen OF
humanity, whose belief is that all things were or
Aained for some end. Although in the carrying out
Of the said belief James sometimes does not hit upon
the proper application, yet he does hit something,
and the application is none the less fOrcible James
last midnight paid visit to cellar at Second and
Norris streets with what purpose intention is at
effecting an entrance he was discovered by one
Charles Brown, who catechized him as TO his right
entire appreciation Of James, and in order TO put
4Qietus thereto, he quietly but successfully applied
hickory bung driver TO the JronttS Of Charles,
which had the effect OF making him lick the bricks
With mingled look OF pity and contempt, James
turned from the scene and maestically strobe away
His strding was suddenly obstructed by an onicer
clothed with the ''majeSty OF the law" who marched
him TO the station-house. Alderman Kerr win ex-
anime him this afternoon.
THE PURLoRER OF $3.50 BROUGHT TO GRIEF
Daniel Watson belongs to that particular set whose
actions are about as mysterious as their means OF
hard work he sof the opinion that as Adam did not
labor, neither should his sons. For amusement-sake
at times Daniel practseS the art or pocketpicking
and so deftly does he pursue the same, that last
week he succeeded in relieving one James Riley, a
resident Of Twenty-fourth and Walnut streets, OF
$50 In cash, and one John AcGlnn of $40 The two
lOsere, OF course, at once began search for theiI
mcre, and in said search ran across Daniel whom
they suddenly remembered TO have met ON the day
Of their misfortune. They at once introduced DAME
70 Alderman Kerr, who In the kindness of his hear
sent him TO Hotel de Hoyamensing, there to reside
anti his trial by the court
HRRosM-David M. Smith, who resides at No. 1856
Dilwyn street, deserves niche In the Temple o.
Fame His courage Is beyond comparison, his hero
iaM indiaputable. In order to perpetuate the same
he short time ago joined the Independent Order O.
IWfe-beaterH, and yesterday In pursuance OF one o
the precepts OF the society administered TO his help
mate thorough castigation. The cries OF his vic
I'm attracted the attention OF police oficer, VIII
arrested David and took him before Alderman
TOiand, by whom he was placed under $500 bail
aDgwer.
FIRz-The nat and cap store OF II. N. Ridgway
No. 50 North Second street, was damaged by fire Il
the extent Of $500 last evening. Caused by tn
falling OF a stove pipe.
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