The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-12
CITY INTELLIaRNCE.

LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs.-The Eighth ward
friends Of John Price Wetherill meet tonight.
The hearings at the Central Station have
recently turned into farces.
Az Common Councilman spells wife "whife."
--Astonishing-the weather to-day.
Tomorrow night will witness the first an
nual reception of the Biological and Microscope
cal section of the Academy of Natural Sciencts.
None but those who were in full dress were
admitted into the League House last evening.
The floral decorations at the League cost
ever $4,000.
Lady Lightfoot Harry D., and Victor
Patchen trot at Point Breeze this afternoon.
The streets are cleaner this morning Than
any time since the city entered into the contract
system.
Has the United States District Attorney
ever indicted Tobias Barto, the Reading whisky
distiller, in accordance with the instructions of
Judge Cadwalader?
-Rumors are again current that Supervisor
Tuition is to be displaced.
Collector Barnes is recovering slowly from
the late stroke of paralysis with which he was
afflicted.
Hon. Simon Cameron's daughter marries
Richard Haldeman, Esq, of New York, this
evening.
Everything is quiet about the headquarters
of the legislative junk shop on North Seventh
street.
Select Councilman Kamerly thinks the only
mode to prevent pocket pickingis for the Legis-
lature to pass an act abolishing pockets
The firm of Stokes 81 Hong will undoubt-
edly be dissolved after next month.
Any one in want of bank or insurance
company charter can find one of either at the
legislative junk shop.
NO attempt has as yet been made to investi-
gate the matter of the police corruption fund.
There is some talk of allowing Representa-
tive Comfy to remain at home next winter. 1t
would be q wise determination unless he can
satisfactorily explain his connection with the
Rooster Ring" of the late Legislature.
The State House pavement was thronged
this morning with political' aspirants.
Joseph A. Bonham accompanied the South
Penn eXcursionists.
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania occurs next week.
Over four hundred members from the western
and northern part of the State have been fur
nished with transportation.
Will Mayor Fox inform the public as to
whether ''those specials" are to wear uniforms
or not?
Councils should take action relative to the
fact of the police lieutenants refusing to send
legitimate news over the City Telegraph wires.
The democracy" are anxious to obtain
control of the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph.
They want to have things fixed" for next cleo
tion day. Want viii have to be their master.
Another raid was made on Richmond yes
terday, but no captures of importance were
made.
1t is said that X. D. w. Y. u. NJ. X. L. Gal
lagher spends the greater portion of his time in
collecting newspaper scraps referring to the
''model police" for his Honor the Mayor. Very
good
Will the 'Figure Head" please inform the
public as to whether he draws his salary for
attending to the City Guards or the city's in
terests
There's trouble in the Democratic camp.
The Sank silk stockings have hung on the outer
walls ''No Irish need apply;' hence the
hullaballo.
The ornamental Tool" of Mayor Fox was
once shade manufacturer What pity it is
that men will not stick to their legitimate busi-
ness!