The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-14
NEWS BURGnIA2Y.
City Aun,y.,


ht meeting OF the Produce ASSOCIATION
yesterday afternoon, the following resolutions
were referred tosa committee for action
heS0ICed That on and after January l, 1870,
All packages borrowed by persons delivering
goods must have u sum deposited on them to the
Iull amount OF their value security for their
return, said value TO be--On truck baskets, 80
cents; peach baskets, % cents: barrels 25 cents
bags, 20 cents; berry crates $3.50.
ReSOlrCd, That all farmers must mark the
words j.. g., with separate and distinct mark
with their names branded in full. so that they
may be easily distinguished from all others
I About 4 o'clock Yesterday morning, fire
broke out i'm thrCe-stOry brick building north
east corner of Twelfth and Federal streets.
occupied by John /. Carney q grocery and
provision store. The police were attracted To
thC house by the cries of murder and fire, pro-
Ceedlng from persons on the roof, and finding
the lower part fastened up, the doors were
forced open. They then discovered fire
in the cellar and in the store as
well, the fames in their opinion having
been klndled i'll both ut about the same time.
In making the fire kindling wood seemed to
have been used as well as wrapping paper
The store was burned out, and the fire had ex-
tended to the upper portion of the building
An investigation was started by Fire Mar
Shal Blackbur into the circumstances of
the burning, aud upon thedevelopments brought
out he caused the arrest of Mr.. Carney the
occupant. On n hearing, yesterday, before
Alderman Kerr, the facts already given were
sworn to by the witnesses and in addition the
Fire Marshal testified that defendant had OH
tained an insurance in the jefferson Fire Iu-
suranCc Company of $500 on the stock; on the
fixtures $780, on the furniture, $500; and $500 |
on the liquors. In the opinion of the witness
the liquor in the store was not worth five dollars:
the furniture not worth $500; and the stock and |
fixtures not worth half the amount Of insurance |
After hearing the testimony the Alderman held |
the accused for his appearance at court. to |
answer the charge of setting fire to the pre-
mises with intent to detraud the jefferson In
surance Company.
-At2 o'clock yesterday n fire broke ont in n
large brick building on the east side of Twenty
thlrd street, above Chestnut, owned by David :. |
wendell, architect and builder The second
ana third floors were used by him for all kinds
O carpenter work. The lower story was occu-
Yeu 9Y Reuben N. Buckley for the storing of
tne furniture manufactured in his mill on CRes-
nut street. above Twenty-third The building
was almost totally destroyed, the 1lrst floor being
all that remains intact. The furniture of Mr..
buckley was saved, and he sustains but little
loss. Ar. Gendells loss on building is $4,000.
0n the contents, $4,000. Insurance on building,
T4OOO, in Lycoming Mutual; none on the CON
tents OF the building. A large frame shed and
quantity of lumber in the yard were partially
destroyed.
Last evening a political dispute occurred at
l public house near Twentieth and Filbert
streets which led to angry words between VIII
lam Campbell and John Rafferty, Finally.
Rafferty,, as alleged, when the parties were out
'dc of the house, stabbed Campbell back of the
Ear. inilicting n painful wound. Rafferty, was
arrested and Campbell was taken home
"A fight occurred on election night on Ele-
renth street, near Ogden, during which pistol
was discharged. The ball from il took effect in
he leg of John j. Collins, who was passing,
painful wound.
Last evening boy, residing ut No 1921
Jhesnut street, was run over and killed bv n
Jhesnut street passenger car. The Coroner was
lotihed 10 hold an inquest on the body.