The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-13
NEWS svlxs .TARv.

-Gornehus Dougherty. residing in the rear
1l walnut street, above Eighth, died at the
pennsylvania Hospital on Saturday from
hydrophobia, caused by the bite of dog
about seven months ago.
About O'Clock on Saturday evening,
Jacob Walton, aged fourteen years, was ac-
cidentally shot by his brother while cunning.
and dangerously wounded He was removed
to the Hospital
John Dougherty, aged thirty-four wears.
residing at No. 1871 Cherry street. was adj
mitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday
morning, suffering from a fractured ankle,
caused by falling on the sidewalk
The alarm of fire yesterday afternoon
about half-past o'clock was caused by the
partial burning of the roof of house at Six
teenth and Callowhill streets
james Saybert, residing at No. 7O5 San
som street, was knocked down with black
jack, at Thirteenth and Wood streets, last
night, by some unknown persons and dam
gerously injured He was taken to No. 1914
Callowhill street, and his injuries attended TO-
This locality is becoming notorious for these
attacks, and it is time that the officers in the
vicinity attended to it,
Robert Mckinley. thirteen wears of ace.
residing at No. S21 Walnut street was bitten
In the side and wrist yesterday morning, in
front of his parents residence, by q savage
dog Officer Mcguire. hearing the scream
ceeded in driving the animal away, after
which he killed the dog
On Saturday night, a horse and wagon
the property of Thomas NJ Ash, We're stolen
from a stable in a small street near Sixth and
Fitzwater. Yesterday Sergeant Whaln, of
the Second district arrested Edward Mullen
on the charge of committing the theft, and
he was locked up for a hearing.
The Coroner was notified yesterday to
hold an inquest upon the body of Ezra Nah
lor, aged fourteen years, residing at No. 5l5
East Dauphin street The deceased was
drowned yesterday morning in water that had
accumulated IN stone quarry near the Epis-
copal Hospital.
As the service for the dead was being
performed yesterday afternoon over the body
of Gertrude Augustus, aged eleven months
and nine days. the daughter of William Au-
gustus (colored), residing at No. 2O3 Vande-
veer street, the floor gave way and precipi-
tated all present into the cellar. Several were
severely but not dangerously injured, among
whom was the minister Rev William j.
Austin. No one attempting to assist them
out of the cellar, through fear that the house
would fall, William j. Magee residing on
Locust street, below Tenth. went to their
assistance, and after helping them out, extr-
Gated the corpse from the rubbish in which it
was buried, it having fallen out of the coffin.
The Artillery Corps, Washington Greys
attend the dedication of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument at Norristown, Mont
gomery county, Pa, on Friday afternoon at
o'clock. They will be accompanied by the
Liberty Cornet Band.
About half-past - o'clock yesterday
morning, flames were discovered issuing from
the Union Steam Coffee and Spice Mills, Nos.
1913, 1885, and 1877 North Front street The
fire made its appearance in the third story of
No. 137 and soon communicated to the roof
of this building and those Of Nos 1873 and
135. Before the fire was subdued the
two upper stories of the mills were
entirely burned out.
In the upper stories of building No 1877
were two spice mills, the patent coffee roas-
ters and coolers and machinery used in the
business. The spices We're put up in the
upper stories of Nos 1873 and 1876. The stock
in these apartments was almost totally de-
stroyed. The first stories of Nos. 1873 and
135 were used as salesrooms, while the first
story of No. 1877 and the second stories of the
three buildings were filed with goods ready
to be shipped. These were mostly damaged
by water.
These mills stood fifty feet on Front street,
and ran back to Water street, on which, by
reason of the lowness of that street, they
were six stories in height. The building was
owned by Messrs. Weikel Il Smith, who car
ried on the business. Their loss on stock
building, and machinery is placed at about
$40, 900. They have an insurance of S31, 900
partly in stock and partly on the building
in the following companies: $500O
Commonwealth, of New York, $4,000; Lyco.
ming Mutual, $4,000; Farmers Mutual, S2OOO
Narragansett, $4,000; Royal, $4,000; Mary
land, $1,000 One hundred and twenty-five
kegs of soda lie in the cellar, half immersed in
water.
John Stevens (colored) was arrested by
an agent of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, on Saturday night, while
driving lame horse in a dray. Alderman
Jones fined him.
The Crescent and Pennsylvania Boat
Clubs, belonging to the Schuylkill navy, are
erecting conformity beautiful boat-house,
which is nearly completed, 1t will be opened,
with suitable ceremonies, on Saturday after
noon next.
Domestic Affairs.
Gold closed on Saturday at 1867.
The ECeHjhg Post, of Memphis, suspended
on Saturday
The treaSurer Of the AUOndala fund at