The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-15

REnFORn STREET.

tiers Of the Port Physician.
Attention having been called by THE EVEN
sNG TELEGRAPH to the hlthy condition OF
Alaska Formerly Bedford) street. the Board OF
Health has taken prompt action in the matter, as
will appear from the following documents
OFFICE OF BOARD OF HEALTH, SOUTHWEST CORNER
or SIXTH AND SAMSON STREETS, PHILADELPHIA
April 13, 1s7O.---H. Il. Goodman, Port Physician
Dear sr:--You will please visit house No. 02s Alaska
Date Bedford) street, as per notice enclosed, and
report TO Health onlcer.
WILLIAM p. TRoTH, Secretary.
Dr. Goodman made the inspection imme-
diately upon the receipt OF the above, and re-
ported as follows:-
HEALTH OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, SOUTHWEST Cor
NER SIXTH AND SAMSON STREETS: April IA, $50
John Il. Addlcks Rsq., Health Onicer-Sr:--I have
the honor to report that visited No. 62S Bedford
street, and found every room of this frame shanty
occupied by white and cOlOred Front cellar was
occupied by fifteen dodgers, and has every night
from fifteen to twenty in It, Is about 12Xl5 feet no
windows, one cellar door entrance and exceedingly
1lthy In this cellar George Franks died last Mon
day, evidently from drink. Back cellar has one man
and woman as dodgers. Alfred johnson and John
Jones colored) died here about three weeks ago
johnson sick five days. Jones two days. Rev. Mr.
Long thinks these two died of 'relapsing' fever
No positive evidence OF this fact. There are two
small sheds in the yard about 4xI feet In one lies
the body OF Susan Black, who died three days ago.
Mary BrannOn died three weeks since OF drink in
second story back The house and yard were cleaned
yesterday, but need whitewashing badly.
The yards of Nos 630 632, 634, and 685 are all in
filthy condition, ashes and feca matter In heaps and
privy wells OvernOWing.
the cutters filed with illthy water; ashes not re-
moved with regularity
Would recommend all these houses to be white
washed, privles cleaned and ashes in yards removed
at owners expense. They should then be polced
daily and whitewashed weekly. The cellar rooms
should be closed. would recommend the most de-
cided measures on the part OF the Board of Health
in keeping this section of the city clean and in
healthy condition.
Very respectfully, your:obedient servant,
ii. EARNEST GOODMAN.
The following order has been issued by the
Board of Heath:-
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH, S.W. COR. SIXTH
AND SAMSON STREETS PHILADELPHIA. April IA,
1s5o.-Mr. William L. Wiams-Dear Sr:-House
No 62s bedford street now called Alaska) to be
cleaned and whitewashed. Cellar to be closed up
Houses in same street. Nos. $50, 682 5s4, and $685.
all to be cleaned and whtewashed; yards and privy
wells TO be cleaned; cellars to be closed up as lodg
You will give the owners of the above properties
notice to have this done within twenty-four hours,
BY order Of the Board of Health.
Respectfully JOHN r. ADDIoKs, Health Ohicer.
AN EMBEzzLEMENr CAsE.-Before Alderman
BETTER this morning was arraigned George b.
Thatcher, young man, formerly in the employ
of Colonel William L. Forbes, United States
Pension Agent, No. us SAMSON street, on the
charge of embezzlement. The allegation was,
that during the absence of Mr. Owen Sheridan,
Chief Clerk, in Europe, Mr.. Thatcher acted in
his stead, and appropriated to his own use $500
belonging to the Government.
mT owen SHeTludu, ttsbiHeu-lL WIS through
my instrumentality that George b. Thatcher OBJ
tanned position in the Pension oflce, No. us San
street; was asked about him and advised it, and
became his security; was absent from the country
for some. time, and on my return discovered dis
crepancies between the amounts said to have been
paid by Thatcher to the pensioners and the vouohers
an examination OF his books showed that in more
than one instance, the sum Of hundred dollars had
another $500 for $500; on the 10th OF January
there appears on the books payments to the
amount of $4,000, whilst vouchers recorded
only call for s2762O, and on the 2st 1902 was marked
paid out, whilst vouchers could be found for only
sence were entirely in his hands. His accounts, as
examined, show deficit OF $500. The defendant
has been questioned by me, but could not account
for the deficiency, only replying that he did not
knew how he could have spent SO much money In so
short time. The payments were made to pen
sioners for the pensions due the army september
4, 1869, and the navy, January l, 1870.
@ Don't you know moneys nave been advanced TO
pensioners before they were due? A. don't know
that's none OF my business and has nothing to do
q. Don't you know such is the case? A. 1 don't
q. Don't you know such has been the practice?
A. Perhaps it has.
Counsei-Then it is against the Jaw!
The Alderman here interrupted, saying that
his Office not the place to enter into details.
There was sufficient evidence before him to
bind the prisoner over, and he would therefore
fix his bail at $1,000.
LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs.-The "Scott Legion
will celebrate the anniversary of the battle of
Cerro Gordo by a grand banquet at the Wire
Bridge Hotel, on Monday evening, 18th instant.
Governor Geary and Generals Patterson and
Cadwalader will participate.
The temperance meeting in the First Pres
byterian Church, Seventh and Washington
Square, this evening, will be addressed by DR..
A. A. Willis Rev. John i. Withrow, and
Rev. Herrick Johnson.
On and after tomorrow the Spruce and Pine
Streets Passenger Railway Company will run
their cars through from the Exchange to Fair
mount Park for one fare.
The case of the District Attorney, which
was to have come up for decision to-day, has
been postponed until Tuesday next.
We would advise our railway companies tc
remove the furnace-like cushions, and once
more display the cane elastic walnut seats.
General Wagner did not mlnce matters yes
terday, but denounced George Connell as either
a knave or o tool, he coult not determine
which.
The residents in the suburbs now enjoy the
mathis of the feathered songsters and the swee
breezes waited from the freshly springir {
clover.
The $25OOO police station-house bill ha
passed Common Council. Isn't that rather
large sum for q station house n. B. Th'
ground costs nothing.
The new park carriages are models of neat
ness and perfection.
FIRE IN LIBRARY STREET-SPoNTANEoU
CoMBUsTIoN.-Goldsmith Hall, on Librar
street. below Fifth street, made a narrow escap
from destruction by fire about six o'clock thi
morning. The janitor of the building, on open
ing the front door at the hour above named
found smoke in the entry way, and an lnVestlga
tion revealed the presence OF fire in the fourt
floor, in the apartment occupied by Jaco
H@hnlen, photographer. The flames originate
in q box in which greasy rags had been thrown
and resulted spontaneously. The box was cor
sumed, and the flames were about commuuIcat
fVanrf Of thn nefrrt afffrn NuhQn