The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-08
A SLIGHTLY COLORED CHAPTER.
"ShoO FIy.o

Two descendants of Ham, one male named
Emanuel Wallace, and one female, name un-
known. having imbibed freely of "bug juice"
Yesterday, ,indulged in grand old breakdown at
Third and Union Streets and astonished the
natives with original exhibition of 'shoo fly"
An officer arriving checked their merriment and
took them to Moya.
Frank Hughes, q coffee-colored citizen, yes
terday ran across an ebony-hued female reposing
on a cellar-door at Sixth and Lombard streets,
and noticing on her feet pair of bran new
"Balmorals" quietly undid the lacing and made
off with them. He had not proceeded far before
policeman who had been watching his opera
tions, tapped him on the shoulder and introduced
him to Prison-keeper Perkins, whose spacious
halls he now perambulates.
No Respect for Age.
George Thomas (colored) attacked negress,
aged seventy, at Sixth and Lombard streets
yesterday, and punished her severely. Alder
man Bonsall held him in 800 bail to answer.
AWARD OF CoNTRAcTs.-TheB Board of Health
met at noon to-day, and awarded the contracts
for cleaning the streets, removing ashes, etc.
in the Twentieth and Twenty-frst districts.
For the Twentieth district, Mr.. Thomas Coday,
of Bridesburg received the contract for $2SOO;
| Twenty-frs district James Clegg, of Mana
| yunk, $4,000. The Twentieth district comprises
| that part of the city lying north of Allegheny
avenue, known as Bridesburg and Frankford.
| The Twenty-frst district comprises that part of
| the city known as Manayunk. The gentlemen
| above named are required to clean the streets,
ETC.. at the sums named for the space OF twenty
two months.
THE STAR CoURsE.-The following letter has
| been received by the manager OF the Star
| Course of Lectures in relation to Professor
| Morton's lecturer
T. b. PUGH, Esq-Dear Sir:-Fhe undersigned,
1 knowing that great numbers, from inability to pro-
cure seats and from other causes were preVenLeo
eclipses, Monday, February 2S, request that the
same shall be repeated at as early date as possible
| Daniel NJ. Fox, Thomas A. Scott, C. II. Clark, NJ
| Baird, George Whitney William Sellers, j. Vaughan
| MerricG, John Sellers, Jr., George Burnham'
THE HAHNEMAENIAN INsTITUTE.-ThC
| Hahnemannian Medical institute, society Of
| the students connected with the Hahnemanu
| Medical College, holds its commencement thl'
evening, at the Assembly Buildings: The
| Faculty of the college are expected to be pre-
sent and a valedictory address will be delivered
| by E. +. Hoyt, of the graduating class. Inc
commencement of the college takes place TO
morrow at the Academy of Music. r...
| AN IMPosToR.-A chap giving his name as j
| c.. Brown was arrested yesterday on Frank
ford road, above York street, whist sollc!tlns
| contributions in aid of the Taylor Hose Com
pany, he having in his possession a book pur
boring TO be issued by the company, and con
tanning several names since ascertained TO b
forgeries He was taken before Alderman Helms
who held him in $500 bail 70 answer
UNCOVERED ASH CARTs.-Lewis Schraede
and Henry Stimmel were arrested by tn
Twelfth district police officers yesterday 10
| hauling ashes through the streets In nncovere
carts, contrary to city ordinance. They wer
taken before an alderman, who held them i
$500 bail each to answer.
BuRGI4ARY.-The tailoring establishment G
John NJ Floyd, No. 80 North Eleventh stree
| was entered some time this morning by bul
glars, who stole everything OF value. They the
! | entered the dwelling part of the establishment
and purloined all the silver plate of the family
amounting in value to $1,000.