The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-12
PROBABLE FATALITY.
A Wife Badly Injured,

near Filler street, yesterday whilst intoxicated
raised row with his wife, and kicking her in
the groin, injured her seriously, if not fatally.
Some of the neighbors hearing the noise, went
to her rescue, and found her emitting blood pro-
fusely. She was at once removed to st. Marys
Hospital, where the physician in charge stated
that her condition was critical. Her brutal
husband was arrested, and Alderman Helms held
him in $500 bail to answer.
RoueHs.-For some time past a couple of
gangs OF roughs have almost daily visited Point
Airy, and indulged in brutal encounters. The
]oafers go by the names of Bloody Hundreds"
and Mead Alley Rangers" Yesterday, soon
after their arrival on the island, they commenced
fighting, and the proprietor at once hauled down
the flag to half-mast, such being the signal
agreed upon between him and the Harbor Police
in case of rows Boats crew No. 2, hurried to
the spot and forced the rowdies TO take the
boat for this side. No sooner had they landed
at South street wharf than the fight
renewed. Pistols, clubs. bricks, and blackiacks
were freely used. Two of the crowd were
arrested, and committed to answer The rest
escaped to renew their evil deeds at some
uture date.
LAUNCH OF AN IRON STEAMSHIP Thurs
day afternoon, at half past two o'clock, the new
iron steamship, built for Mr.. Thomas Clyde, of
Philadelphia, by William Cramp & Sons, will
be launched from their yard foot of Palmer
street. This splendid steamship has been built
with all the modern improvements, great power
and carrying capacity, together with light draft;
and is estimated to carry $500 bales of cotton
on 101S feet draft Rates 1 for twenty years
Her length is 225 feet beam 81 feet depth
of hold 81 feet, and win register about 1900
tons. Her hull is double riVeted throughout,
with angle iron reverse bars on every frame;
has iron deck-frame and four water-tight iron
bnlkheads. The engines are being built by
Neafe & Levy.
HIGHLY CoLoRED.-John White is the title
OF a descendant of Ham who resides in the
Twenty-seyenth ward. John is eighty-six years
OF age, and is the father of Solomon White, aged
torty-six years. Solomon in turn is the father
QH lawl OF John Emory, aged twenty-three
years. solomon and John the second have of
late been compelled to support the old man.
Astonishing as it may appear with increasing
years his appetite has also increased and the
young men have seen with horror the provisions
disappear Yesterday, however, their patience
gave out, and they resolved to beat the appetite
out of the old man. police officer interfered
and Alderman Taylor held each in $400 bail to
answer.
AMONGST THE PHLIsTINEs.-Emma Burke
the proprietress of a bagnio at No. no
Cullen street, was arrested on the charge of
keeping disorderly house and of having robbed
one of her visitors, named Lewis Wells, of gold
watch and chain.
Ellen Miller, similar character, and a resi-
dent of the same street, was also arrested on the
charge of robbing an innocent" of $70. Both
of theee women will have hearing at the Cen
trail today.
She WOULD BATTLE Annie Brown, a Water
street nymph, whilst laboring under an attack
of benzine, this morning, conceived the idea that
she was born to be drowned, and accordingly
made her way TO Christian street wharf Annie
commenced disrobing, when an officer took her
in charge, procured furniture car and hauled
her to the Central Station
LEG FRAcTURED.-About ten o'clock last
night Robert Long was run over by an ice wagon
at the intersection OF Darby and the Island
roads, sustaining a compound fracture of one of
his legs. He was removed TO his residence No.
1882 Rhoads street, and thence to the Pennsyl-
gania HOHital