The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-06
UITY INTELLIGENCE N q e.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.


get out of the way of freight train, were struck
by q passenger train going up the road. Both
of them were instantly killed. From papers
found on one of the unfortunate men, who was
aged about thirty years, his name was ascer-
tained to be Brown, and that he had previously
been Second Assistant Engineer on the United
Letters were found on him addressed to Lombard
street, Baltimore. The other man was aged
about forty, but nothing was found on his per-
son which gave clue to his name
LOCAL Opps AND EKDs.-There were a num-
Der of fine road horses on the Point Breeze drive
Yesterday afternoon.
- Harry D." was the winner of the trot at
Point Breeze yesterday.
-''Goldsmith Maid" the famous trotter, has
been taken to New York.
Plants have been placed in the urns sur
mounting the water fountains.
The Moyamensing Hose Company is no
more. Allahl Allah! Achbarl
The Numismatic Society adjourned last
night for the want of quorum.
Joseph A. Bonham, Esq, was serenaded last
night by Beck's Philadelphia Band.
The South Penn Hose excurslonists leave on
Monday next for their Eastern trip.
Whoever saw a Quaker, other than the
esquire" attend, or offer bet on, horse race?
-Hetzell of Common Council, is on the war
path, and desires the scalps of the Highway
Where has Henszey located his headquarters
since the disruption of the junk shop on South
Fourth street?
hands of the police should furnish the particu-
lars to the newspapers.
The Legislative Junk Shop Association has
deserted the South Fourth street establishment.
Rumor says for nOn-payment of rent.
The fight for the nomination of Register of
Wills has become very lively. Bunn Campbell,
Clark, and Bonham claim to be ahead.
Which of the Foxes has prohibited the
detectives and lieutenants from gracing the
American Theatre with their presence?
Wanted to know--who stole them eighty
loads of cobble stones3 Address all communi-
cations to Common Councilman Hetzell.
-"Rockett," the animal that trotted at Suf-
folk Park on Wednesday, went through the
Rebellion as the charger of a Rebel soldier.
The Siamese Twins the Squire" and NJ
Hall Stanton. Is the Squire to ''colonze' the
city on the night of the Republican delegate
Hon Charles O'Neill, in about 1860, APP
peared as counsel in slave case-not on behalf
of the poor slave, but as the representative of
the owner.
"A large number of citizens of Germantown
seem bent on keeping General Wagner at home
this fall. Whether they will be successful in
the matter remains to be seen.
The subscribers to the capital stock of
the Peoples Bank" met yesterday. at the
office of A. X. Mcclure Esq, No. IA South
Sixth street, and elected officers.
The provision prohibiting wagons of burden
with tires of less breadth than six inches driving
through the park should be extended to the
boulevards on South Broad street.
Notwithstanding the numerous reports of
the bad conduct and the misdoings of the police,
but little heed seems to be given to them. There
is q time when forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
The Fifteenth ward young Democracy
foored the "fossils" last night by applauding
the course of s. Gross Fry in opposing the anti
negro resolutions of the City Executive Com
mittee.
AS far back as the 14th ult. his Honor issued
an order aboishing the especial officer system"
yet not one of these political pets" has as yet
donned uniform. Has his Honor ever written
farce?
The Board of Health and Citizens Assoca-
ton have been notified of the fthiness of the
alley in the rear of Eleventh and north of Master
street, yet nothing has been done towards reme-
dying the evil.
George Hutchinson and James P. Gregory
were names that became very familiar as corpo-
rators in the hundreds of incorporation bils
passed last winter. Do they represent city
members of the Legislature?
Marshall G. Hong desires to take up his
residence again in Harrisburg, but he owns
fine house on Chelten avenue, and is first
rate mechanic the people of Germantown intend
keeping him amongst them.
Mrs. Oates and her company generously
volunteered their services for the benefit of the
Richmond sufferers, and fixed yesterday for the
time. We are sorry to say that Philadelphians
as generously Cd refused to attend.
What has become of them $15, O00' which
an ex-City Treasurer loaned % to certain
couple, and which were placed in the hands OF
official to await Governor Geary's action on
the Police bill? How was it shared3 $500 each,
eh?
The first match of the season between the
first eleven of the Germantown and Philadelphia
Cricket Clubs will be commenced on the Ger
mantown ground near Wayne Station, to-day
at half-past 2 p. M. The play will be continued
tomorrow commencing at half-past in the
morning.
Transformation! A grand scene was wit
messed the other day in the Mayors office. A
couple of police lieutenants in citizens dress
noticing the approach of Daniel quickly sliC
behind screen and swapped coats with
couple of patrolmen. Strange to say, they
never stopped 70 examine % the garments.
In Councils yesterday a resolution wa'
passed authorizing the Chief Engineer of the
Water Department to have placed in hotels
sugar refineries, large manufactures, and suct
like establishments, a sufficient number o
meters to designate the precise amount of water
used therein, on the same general principles
regulating gas meters.
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT evening
the scholars of the Mission Sabbath School, con
nected with the West Arch Street Presbyterian
Church, gave an entertainment in the school
room, corner of Sixteenth and Pearl streets
which was one OF the most successful affairs o
the kind ever gotten up in Philadelphia. Th
recitations OF the children were perfect, thu
dialogues quite natural, and the songs anC
chOruses charming Miss Fannie b. Rumm pre-
sided at the piano with much grace and per
formed admirably, and Mr.. Charles H. Davi
received the utmost applause, as he richly de