The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-09

The schuylkill Navy review on Saturday was
witnessed by an immense crowd.
the ''Middies" at Annapolis devote several hours
every evening 70 training. Harry Coulter Is theE
-Gaziers are to be seen in every direction to-day
-Hackmen are notified 70 renew their licenses
viii the Mayor investigate the charge that the
police force were compelled TO contribute $1,000 to
carry the election in the Somerset district We
receipt OF enc Of city, Senators for $1,000 of the
amount, which he was compelled to disgorge.
"A correspondent wants 10 know whether the
gold-headed cane which was purchased by German
merchant OF this city, was presented to State Senator
Finday as testimonial from the police force2"
Hong has no less than thirty seven candidates TO
contend with.
johnson is the strongest candidate in the Eighth
"A hail-stone picked up in the Bingham House
yesterday measured eight inches In circumference.
Athletic ys. Union, OF Morrisania, this after
noon. Berry is still suffering from the injury he
sustained in Baltimore, and his place will be filled
Stokes is still confident Of denomination So
is his opponent Marshall.
The South Penn Hose excursonists left on their
The horticultural Society meet tonight
Adam Eckfedt has spent forty years Of his life
News has been receivedthattl, r
men at the Navy Yard will be increased after July
Fanny Allen and "Maryn will trot on Wednes-
day at Point Breeze. 2SO viii be reached.
More arrivals OF country legislators to-day.
-Henszey was the author of the bill the object of
which was to make the city Of Philadelphia buy the
Delaware water from a corporation.
-"Bellrnger," the offspring OF the famous "Mam-
brino Pilot" is now hard at work at Point Breeze
Park. Great things are expected OF him this
The old adage relative to excepting things in the
family" is fully exemphed in the conduct OF
Messrs. Harmer, Keyser, Taylor, Hong Co., OF the
village styled Germantown.
The annual regatta of the Coopers Point Yacht
Club takes place to-day
The "Manayunkers" think Of getting up a So
cety for the prevention OF cruelty to 'bull frogs.
How about them OO02 That's the question.
Some of the awnings which we noticed this
morning would do well as lash sieves" il stretched.
Hong appears to have been born under lucky
star so deep is the feeling Of the people Of the Six
teenth district for this illustrious man (D that,
sooner than send him back to Harrisburg, they will
make him President-of fire company
1t is notorious fact that some OF Mayor FoX's
policemen scarce ever drew sober breath.
The ''star' OF f. Carroll Brewster is looming up.
The people OF Germantown becoming enlight-
ened as to the Mutual Admiration Society that
meets at Bruner's
Now that Furman Sheppard is District Attorney
no more professional thieves will be sent into
court. Mr.. Sheppard knows not a Democratic from
Mayor Fox did not see the "card" of Mr. Dawes.
Our only wonderment is that he sees one-half as
many as he does. The matter Of their presentation
appears to be entirely optional with A. b. x Y. d.
@. E. Gallagher.
is it true that certain members of the Sixth Dis
trot Police, who have no regular homes spend their
time when of duty in the houses Of dsrepute in the
neighborhood of the station?
Lieutenant Prtchard says that in the late
shooting case he acted under instructions So much
the worse. His common sense should have induced
him to disregard orders emanating from parties
miles distant.
"A contract has been awarded for the macada-
MIXING OF Green street, from Chelten avenue to
Mannheim street, Germantown. The price to be paid
is S275H per lneal foot
Strange but true. All cases OF any Importance
given in charge of the sold" detectives who are
yet in office.
The police manual says that no oIicer shall keep
a "gn mill" High Constable DeHaven derives a
profit from one. WIN Mayor Fox please take notice?
AN INCIDENT OF THE SToRM.-Several members OF
tae Tabernacle Baptist Church OF this city, having
been desirous to establish mission Sunday School
in the Twenty-sixth ward, decided to carry their
design into effect yesterday afternoon, at the south
east corner of Sixteenth and Christian streets.
Those persons who had been designated to take
o'clock, but no sooner had they arrived than it
seemed as though the elements had combined to
Illustrate their intentions, and it thought that
the few children then gathered would constitute all
that would appear, but ultimately, when the con-
trary elements had we-ngh emptied many long
established school, 70 were gathered to form the
nucleus Of what will probably become prosperous
school,
THE RICHMOND SUFFERERS.-Joseph Patterson,
ESQ.,, Treasurer OF the fund for the relief OF the
Richmond sufferers, acknowledges the following
additional subscriptions
Henry Seybert. S25 90
Atmore Son 2500
Samuel NJ. Wilkes. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
II. Pratt McKean. 200 06
Welsh Robb (agents) Observation-Disclosures. 5000
James Gracey, Rogers Ford, Pa............... 100
John G. b0OU
1851 90
Previously acknowledged. 49,. ....... .s65S97s
AN UNFoUNDED RUMoR Considerable talk has
been INDUCED in for about week past in reference
to a rumored defalcaton by confidential clerk in
the employ of q prominent Chestnut street house.
We have traced the matter to the furthest point and
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