The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY AHnIrs.

City Affairs.
The Commercial Exchange has adopted
resolutions favoriDg the passage of the bill
before Congress looking to the abolition of
compulsory harbor, port, and pilotage fees.
"A meeting of the citizens of the Fifteenth
ward was held on Saturday evening last at the
northeast corner of West and Coates streets.
Its object was to take action upon the scarcity
of water in the northern and western portions
of the ward. A committee was appointed to
wait on the Chief Engineer and make known
their grievances
-David Caldwell, grocer, doing business
at Thirteenth and Parrish streets, was before
Alderman Carpenter on Saturday last, charged
by William Taylor, Sealer of Weights and
Measures for the Northern District, with O
violation of the law relating to the purpose of
his office. 1t seems that Mr.. Caldwell had
his weights and measures sealed by the Sealer
in the Southern District, alleging that Mr..
Taylor charged too much. The case went
over for one week.
During the high wind yesterday after
noon, the roof of store on Water street,
above Race, occupied by w. Atwood, was
blown off. About o'clock in the evening
the fence of Mr.. Benson's residence, No.
1926 Spruce street, which was 240 feet in
length, was blown down. Also, the fence of
the residence of Mr.. Shinn, southwest corner
of Fifteenth and Spruce streets, and the fence
southwest corner of Fifteenth and Pine
streets.
The second story front room of No. 431
North Eighth street, together with the furni-
ture in it, was damaged by fire on Saturday
evening last, shortly after o'clock. The
flames are alleged to have originated in a
wardrobe in the room. The dwelling part of
the house was occupied by Benz njamin Waite
as a boarding-house. A gentleman on the
third floor, at the time of the fire, being un-
able to escape by the stairway, was rescued
by means of ladder of the Empire Hook
and Ladder Company. The loss will not pro-
badly exceed $500.
Detective Field, of New York, arrested
in atcity, yesterday, William Atkinson, alias
Atkins, alias Benson, and Anna Miller. The
former is charged with homicide, in causing
the death of John Henry Tilghrnan, on Feb
ruary Is, by striking him on the head with
pitcher, at Gulielma and Fifteenth streets, in
this city, and the latter with being accessory
thereto. The prisoners have been avoiding
arrest since the occurrence. They will be
brought to this city to-day.
"A large meeting of stone and hollow
ware moulders was held on Saturday evening
at Military Hall, Girard avenue, above Sixth
street, for the purpose of taking action in
reference to the reduction of wages recently
made by the employers. The chairman stated
the present rate of wages was the same as
that paid previous to the war in 1861, and
that this was considered an inadequate sum
for the sustenance of the families of the en-
ployes. ...
Postmaster Bingham announces that the
sub-post offices located at Eighteenth and
Chestnut streets, Broad and Coates streets,
Fifth and Washington streets, and Second
and Master streets, will be discontinued after
this date, 2Sth March. In addition to the 70
stamp agencies now in commission, he has
located, in lieu of the stations about to be
abolished, additional agencies at Eighteenth
and Chestnut streets, Second street and Girard
avenue, Fourth and Wharton streets, and No.
1341 Ridge road. There will be in addition
to the regular collections of mail matter as
now made a late collection at 7'80 P. M. from
the street boxes and stamp agencies within
the following limits:-Reed to Norris streets,
Delaware river to Second street; Reed to
Berks street; Second to Eighth street; Reed
to Columbia avenue, Eighth to Broad street;
Catharine street to Columbia avenue, Broad
to Sixteenth street; Catharine street to Girard
avenue; Sixteenth street to Schuylkil river.
Shortly before 12 o'clock on Saturday
night last, q dispute arose between John
Ricketts, and Ferdinand Rummelman, aged
forty-eight years, in which the latter received
wound that may terminate his life. 1t ap-
pears that they were in lager beer saloon in
Bainbridge street. below Third, when they
engaged in an alteration and clenched,
Ricketts, throwing Rummelman on the floor.
The latter got up and was going out when
they again got into tussle in the doorway.
They were separated, and Rummelman went
out and stood on the curbstone. Ricketts,,
who had remained IN the saloon, then ran
out, and, it is said, stabbed Rummelman in
the side Ricketts, was arrested and com
mitted. Rummelman was conveyed to his
home, No. AIT Monroe street, where he now
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