The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-18
CITY POLITICS..

The Republican Judicial Nominations - The
Letters of Acceptance.
A copy of the following letter, with the appro-
pirate address, was yesterday sent to each Of the
three gentlemen placed in nomination for the vacan
ces on the bench by the Republican Judiciary Con-
venton-
PHILADELPHIA, June II, ls7O.-sir;- The undersigned
have appointed committee by the judicial Oonven-
ton of the Union Republican party, communicate
you ou yG
In iuifiment Of this duty now tender you the said
nomination HoRATfo TFosPss.fqlly, SsTHsy JONES'
TihhfhAR yAhhs B +; EoSgY' oSS3gHYESoN' Committee
A. l.. HENNERsHoTZ President.
n%a Nswn Mayer ss ssHrSsres
PHILADELPHIA, June H. 1870.
GentemenI am in receipt OF your favor of this date
the udicai the Union Repubcsn party
for the position of Associate Judge OF the Court of Com
accept the nomination you have done me the honor
courteous manner in which it has been conveyed.
Very respectfully EhWsR,, y0uFsi NJ pAxsoN
To Messrs Horato Gates Jones, Simon Graft, and
Mr.. Fipletter responded as follows:-
ceived your date rendering the unani
nomination for Associate Judge of the Court of
accept the distinguished honor with due appreca;
devolve upon me, elected Conscious OF ustre Of
s ea 9i & no 3 ne ay dim liz S
glory on m&e ne6soey 5s THos K FINETTER
Messrs Horatio Gates JONES' Simon Graft, and others
Mr.. Lynd's response was as follows:-
with pleasure and PRIDE the the Republican
ooaT S ne" Il sse S
To Messrs Horatio Gates Jones, Simon Gratz, and
Others
Twenty-fourIh Ward Nominations.
The following is the ticket placed in nomination by
the Twenty-fourth Ward Republican Convention :
Allen, Charles Cloud, T. M. Wiltburger, Davis NJ.
Lane, II. H. Harnisn, and John L. Frailey, Tor the
unexpired term OF John r. Murphy. Constable, John
H. brausha". -----
REPORT OF THE INSURANCE PATRoL.-Captan Nc
Cusker, of the Insurance PATROL in his report for
May gives the following statstics:-
There were forty-three fires and one false alarm
or these the causes were as follows Accidents 92
carelessness 5, unknown 5, supposed incendiary 2,
including 10 by spontaneous combustion.
The style of buildings was as follows:-Three-
story brick 15, 3H-story brick l, 4H-story brick 4,
4-story stone l, 1-story frame s. 2story brick T. ~
story brick 2, 1-story brick /, 2-story frame 2.
They were occupied as follows dwellings g.,
stables 2 bakeries 2. wadding mil carpenter shop
shoe mandatory skating park l. confectionery l.,
tenement house !, junk house l, barn !, millinery
/, grocery stores 3, canal boats dyeng esta
blishments Q, ,varnish factory l. foundry /, white
goods store livery stable l, malt house cooper
shop malt houses tug boat l, furniture store j,
| dye housed
BITTEN BY DoG.-A boy named John Haggerty,
about eight years old, was yesterday afternoon
bitten by dog in Eleventh street, above Reed.
bitten of, and his leg badly acerated. He was
taken to the Seventeenth District Station House,
| and an appeal made to Sergeant Duffy to go for a
| physician. This he declined doing, and the lit
| tie fellow, bleeding and faint, was taken by his
| companions to his home. In Locust street, near
Ninth conductor of the Tenth and Eleventh streets
line kindly giving them free ride on the cars.
NARROW EscAPE.-Annie Bicken, residing at No
1924 Oxford street, made narrow escape from
| death last night She swallowed some oXac acid in
mistake for salts, and Notwithstanding prompt
medical attendance, 1t was thought for a time she
could not possibly survive many minutes, intense
was the burning in her throat and the pain in heI
| stomach. Relief was fortunately afforded by Dr.
William Sutton, and to-day the girl is comparatively
| as well as ever.
A BAD BANK MEssENGER-Yesterday the wife OF
a barber, near Twenty-frst and Lombard streets
sent coored man named Walter Wayman TO the
Philadelphia Savings Fund to deposit S25 for her.
When he returned he gave her the book, but she
not being able TO read, did not open it, Last night
however, her husband discovered that Walter haC
deposited but $40 and kept the rest He arrested
and Alderman Dallas committed him to answer al
court.
ARREST OF VAGRANTs.-Last night Lieutenant
Smith, OF the Seventeenth district made raid upoI
the miserable yagrants who infest the neighborhOoC
OF Seventh and Alaska streets and sleep upon the
cellar doors and steps OF houses. About thirty o
them were arrested and Alderman Bonsall sent then
to prison.
A DEAD MAN FOUND IN THE sTREET.-An onice
of the Third district found colored man sitting
dead against the wall OF house at Fourth anC
Spruce streets. The body was taken TO the ThirC
District Station-hou and the Coroner notified II
hold an inquest
DIRTy sTREETs-Tbe High Constables this morn
ing presented report about Three dsa. deet long
dlthy cutters, choked lnlets etc.
MILITARY CADET Accommodating p Heyl
| for some years a member OF Company b, Nat0na
Guard, has recently been appointed cadet TO Yves
Point
BEAT his WTK.-Francs Quinn was arrested las
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