The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-24
ME WIS SUMMARY.



Rarely has there been so large supply OF
iruit and vegetables in the Philadelphia markets
mus early in the season rs at the present tlne'
Potatoes have for several weeks been coming
INTO the city in quantities so far in excess OF the
utmand that prices have fallen steadily, until
rom dollar and half per basket they can now
DC bought for thirty-five to forty cents; toma-
toes plenty, and sell at from 6fty to seventy-ive
cents the basket; egg-plants from one dollar to
dollar and quarter; and watcrmelons (from
the South) at TWENTY-FIVE dollars the hundred;
apples of good quality could be bought yester-
day at from sixty to seventy-fVe cents the
basket, and few buyers even at that price
Berries are also abundant, aud retail at from ten
TO twelve cents the quart The supply of peaches
s not good it being to early in the season yet to
look for this favorite fruit in abundance. The
crop promises, however to be very large
"A well-eXecuted counterfeit twenty-dollar
note, copied after the Treasury issue has lust
been put in circulation in Philadelphia, and
number of them taken by shOpkcepers and
others very large number OF counterfeits of
the various denominations of fractional currency
are in circulation i'm this city. passing, some of
Them, from hand to hand daily. So far as is
Known, the Treasury Department has no detec-
tive force in this city, to look after counter
letters and the crculators of counterfeit money.
AT no time in the last eight or ten years has
there been greater necessity for a police for
that special service tnan Low.
The Grey Reserve Regiment returned last
evening from their weeks encampment at Cape
May They arrived at Market street wharf
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to their armory, and dispersed to their homes.
The Fritz and Fire IOuaves were to have escorted
them to their armory, but owing to misundcr-
standing of the hour of arrival did not reach the
wharf in time.
The following persons were admitted to the
hospital yesterday:-Charles Marshall, aged
thirty-siX years, foot injured by bar of iron
falling on it, at Delaware avenue and Arch street,
while placing the iron in wagon Michael
FoOey, aged twenty-siX years, foot burned, at
Sharp u 1hompsons foundry; Peter Foster
aged fftytwo years, right leg fractured by
kick from a horse; Daniel Smith. aged
twenty-nine years, injured in the head by
gang OF young men, in Shippen street, above
The Philadelphia Srngerbund held a re-
union last night at their hall, on Race street.
Between four and five hundred ladies and gem
tlemen were present. Addresses were made by
several gentlemen, and special allusion made to
the kind manner in which the German societies
were received by Governor Lowe, of Maryland,
and Mayor Banks, of Baltimore. Various toasts
were also given, among them one wishing n
prosperous voyage and good health to Colonel
M. X. Mucllle their fellOW-member
Compliant was yesterday filed with the
Board of Building Inspectors of the dangerous
condition of the building No 25O 5. Front street.
and an examination concerning the same Will
take place to-day. The board have also given
notice that they have condemned the west part
of the wall of the building in the rear of No.
1907 Market street, rs being insufficient for the
building about to be erected on the adjoining
lot, and have ordered the same to be taken down.
They have also ordered the upper portion of the
tower and spire, of st. Clements Church, Twen-
tieth and Cherry streets, to be taken down, the
same having been condemned as dangerous.
Notice was served on the authorities some time
since, but it was stated that the tower would be
put in such a condition to make it sufficiently
safe, but this not having been done, the In
spectors have concluded that the tower must be
taken down.