The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-03

THE REAL ESTATE ExOHAKGE.--This is an institu-
on about being inaugurated in our city, designed as
a gathering place OF persons connected with this
important Interest. A committee OF gentlemen have
been instructed to lease and ht mp a suit OF rooms
In the Forrest Building, South Fourth street, and
have furnished il with tables, desks, etc. The first
apartment is for general exchange room Tree TO
the public. The registry. OF real estate brokers'
sheriff. auctioneers and owners viii be found in this
room, and may be visited by both sexes wlro may be
in search for houses. Frames are hung upon the
walls for the insertion OF glass card signs Intended
as an advertising medium for conveyancers the in
surance companies, builders, material men and
others. The public visiting this room VIII find
registry OF all property for sale or to rent and be
from each other. Real estate agents and owners
will thus have an advertising office OF daily resort
by the public. Walnut tables and desks furnish the
connecting rooms designed for rental to persons not
having private offices, newspaper hes library, etc.
will be IN these rooms. The affair has been gotten
up i'm novel and tasteful manner, rejecting credit
on the committee, and 1t is q matter OF sur
prise TO us that a real estate exchange has not
long ago been established. These exchanges where
persons congregate at certain hours, facilitate BUSH
ness and are one OF the great features Of New York
The rooms Of the Philadelphia Real Estate EK-
change must become popular resort every MEM
Der OF the community being to some extent inte-
rested as owner, tenant, builder, material man,
buyer seller and the Forrest Building is in every
respect well adapted for the above purpose.
| AN ENTIRE FAMILY PoIsoNED-THE DOMESTIC
| CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.--This afternoon Anna j.
| Hawkins aged seventeen years, will have hearing
before Recorder Givin on the charge of assault,
| with intent to kill an entire family composed OF
seven persons, whose names are Mrs. Margaret j.
and Miss Alice and Mr.. John NJ Hof, and Mary E.,
| Elizabeth, Maggie, and Nathan F. Pancoast. The
facts as far as can be Cleaned are as follows:The
family live at No. 404 s. Eleventh street, and Anna
| lives with them as domestic About week ago
they were ALL except Anna, taken suddenly i'll, and
! from the symptoms the physician pronounced that
they had been poisoned. Fortunately all recovered
| after great deal Of suffering. 1t was then con
Guided that the sickness had been caused by some
bread OF which the inmates had partaken. An ex
animation Of that article disclosed the presence o.
arsenic. 1t was at first supposed that the -four from
| which the bread was made had contained tn,
poison, but the movements Of Anna being suspicious
she was questioned, and finally admitted that sht
| had poisoned the bread sponge with some arsenic
which she had found in a clock, and which had beel
used by Mrs Hoff in destroying rats and mice. Anni
was taken into custody by Special Detective Rober
| Smith,
On being questioned as to what her object was
| Ann states that somebody had been telling storie
| about her to Mrs. Hon, who had threatened to kee
her in the house for month, and that she deter
mined to make them sick, but that she had no nten
ton of Killing any one. i. -L-------