The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-04

LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs.-Another godsend
to the street contractors-the rain of yesterd day
and last night.
Lieutenant Pritchard is still on the police
force.
Whittier and Lowell edited the old Pennsyl-
Collector W. H. Barnes, of the FIRST district,
is dangerously i'll.
The bathing house question will be decided
tomorrow in Select Council
Our truthful friend Sam Josephs s ays he
never made cent at the Legislature.
-Henszey is anxious to be participant in
the next United States Senatorial fight.
The anti-savery folks will have grand
time at their final meeting tomorrow night,
The Democracy were decidedly jubilant
yesterday over the decision ousting Gibbons.
-Ghegan, Congressman O'Neips right bower,
was defeated last night. 1t is all up with ONeil.
The agent of the Reading Railroad at the
Legislature was one of our city representatives.
-"Send the cattle along to get their slop" is
vulgarism well understood by our legislators.
-"lish" Davis, it is said, is already packing
up his traps for an emigration to Venango
Mayor Fox has not yet signed the bill
approving the sureties of the Delinquent Tax
Collector.
The Fairmount Park Commission are about
roofing in the circle from which the Park car
riages start.
What are our High Constables paid for !?
Surely our citizens should not be taxed to keep
up sinecures.
The Twenty-second ward Republican meet
ing, on Monday evening, turned into an anti
Hong association.
-Hong's majority last year was 427 ir a dis
trict which gave Republican majority of 1000
for every other candidate.
The journeymen slipper makers have struck,
and the employers, with the exception of two,
are ready to accede to their demands.
Why don't the Figure head" appoint the
negro policeman? Is he afraid of the unterri-
fed of the Fourth and Seventeenth wards
-Audtor-General Hartranft spent few days
in the city recently. He will be prominent
candidate for the next Gubernatorial contest.
One of Sam Josephs pets enjoys a soft berth
as clerk of one of our High Constables. In
former days these officials could all read and
write.
One of the city Senators received five hun
dred shares of the Sewage Utilization Company
for services rendered at the last Legislature.
Who was it?
Now that an error has been righted in the
case of the District Attorney, would it not be
well to inquire if there was not a mistake made
in favor of Daniel
The Legislative mill on South Fourth street
is visited daily by the late members. Are they
all SO sure of reelection that they are commenc-
ing thus early to 'set up" matters for next
winter?
No less than eight bills passed the late
Legislature with precisely the same names as
corporators. Rumor has it that these charters
were disposed of at the legislative junk shop or
South Fourth street.
We are asked ''by what authority do police.
men arrest peanuts ana b6uu Iuem DelOW
We really can't answer, but would refer oul
correspondent to the ornamental head of the
department. Perhaps he can tell.
The Commissioners of Faifmount Park de-
clare that no person shall be permitted to brinE
led horses within the limits ef Fairmount Park
and any person bringing any horse into. The
park grounds that is not harnessed and attached
to vehicle or mounted by an equestrian, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and liable to fine
not exceeding five dollars.
The centennial anniversary of the Presby
terian Church of Frankford will be celebrated
to-day, by services in the morning, afternoon
and evening, in which the Rev. Drs. w. E
Schenck, William Blackwood Musgrave, Rev
Albert Barnes, Rev. Thomas Murphy, the pastor
who will deliver the historical address; Rev
James McCosh, ID. D., of Princeton, and other
will participate. Hon. Joseph Allison will delive
address on the beginning of Presbyterianisn
in Philadelphia.
-HChallenge to the Advocates of Negr
Equality John Campbell challenges the ADO
litionists and other advocates of the equality O
the negro with the white man, to meet him o.
tomorrow Sunday evening, at z o'cloCk k, a
the Franklin Hall, Sixth street, below Arch
when he will lecture one hour upon the mora
mental, physical. and intellectual inferiority c
the negro Discussion allowed after the lecture
Debate at o'clock on the above question" Tn
above was published in the Pennsylvania
March /, 1851. Poor John! times have sadl
changed with him, but he is still Ohas(e)ing th
negro
SUPPOSED BURGLARs.-Late last night tw
yillainous-l looking chaps named John Rune
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