The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-21


William Cergee.
THE NEW STEAM COLLIER ACHILLES, built by
the Pennsylvania Iron Works, at Chester, for the
Reading Railroad Company, left Chester at
1885 p. NJ. on Saturday, on trial trip. Arriv-
ing opposite Market street at 1'09 p. NJ, she
again started down the river and at l '46 P. VI.
passed the flagstaff at Fort NIifllin, making the
run of 80 miles in 81 minutes. She arrived at
the Navy Yard at PA 2. NJ, total distance of
1615 miles in one hour and four minutes. The
run was made on flood tide, for which credit
of one knot is given, but the wind was dead
ahead and blowing fresh, which will about COM
pensate for the tide favor. The Achilles was
light, drawing about nine feet aft and eight feet
forward. After passing the Navy Yard the
course was shaped for Pier No. - of the Rich
mond coal docks, where she arrived in one hour
and 81 minutes from Chester, a distance of 20
miles, including slowages, turning and lines to
the dock. During the trip the hoisting ma
chinery for discharging Goals from four matches
at the same time were worked and gave great
satisfaction. The eXcursionists were mostly con-
nected with the Reading Railroad, and were:-
F. b. Gowen, Esq, President; j. E. Wootten,
Chief Engineer of Railroad Machinery S. JEFF
frey, Master Machinist in charge of coliers; j.
S. Rifles General Manager of Golfers; Captain
w. B. Gallager, Superintendent of Constructions
w. B. Reaney of the Pennsylvania Iron Works
in charge of the Achilles; Admiral f. j. Gowen,
of the steam collier feet; Commodore Fred. G.
Gowen, steam collier fleet; G. w. Hall, late
Chief Engineer United States Navy. The per-
foImances of the Achilles gave great satisfac-
tion, and the builders are to have six more COM
pleted by May, The Hercules is to be ready on
Monday next. The Achilles is the first of the
fleet of 1000 tons, and is 1876 feet in length, 81
feet beam, depth Is feet, and is brig-rigged.
She has one engine, with 40-inch cylinder and
30-inch stoke piston. Her screw is 10 feet in
diameter with II feet pitch, and makes so re-
volutions q minute on 35 pounds pressure of
steam. She was estimated to make speed of
10 knots an hour laden, but from her perform
ance on Saturday it is thought she will exceed
that by at least two knots. The Reading Rail-
road have thus far built steam colliers of 500
600, 800, and 1000 tons burden as experiments
and in a short time they will decide upon which
class to build. 1t will require over 800 vessels
to do their work, full particulars of which have
been given already.
OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.-Yesterday
afternoon an intoxicated individual named John
Entwistle, whilst laboring under a heavy load
of fighting whisky endeavored to raise row
at Orthodox street and Trenton avenue, Frank
ford. Lieutenant McLea and Officer Drake,
| noticing the disturbance from a distance,
quickly hurried to the spot, and arrested En-
twistle, not without considerable difficulty,
however, as he stoutly resisted them and handled
Officer Drake pretty roughly. Whilst on the
way to the station house fellow named Charles
Everts, boon companion of Entwistle, made
an assault on the officers and attempted to
rescue the prisoner. In this he was foiled He
then called upon crowd that had collected to
power to create a riot. At length the officers
arrested him also, and Alderman Stearne held
Entwistle in $500 bail to answer, and Eyerts in
$1,000 to answer the charges of assault and bat.
terry upon the officer and attempting to ncite tC
riot. Everts at the time was under $1,000 bonds
to keep the peace
THE "STAR" COURSE OF LEcTUREs-This
evening, ut the Academy of Music, Mr.. Pugt
win introduce Mr.. John G. SAKE, who will lee
ture upon the subject of "French Folks a
Home," after which he will recite his poems o
"The Proud Miss Mcbride" and "The Press.
Mr.. SAKE is one of the few humorous writer's o
the day whose humor consists in somethins
more than mere extravaganza and in the capa
city of lecturer he is almost as well known an,
popular as in that of poet. Those who atten
at the Academy this evening may expect one O
the most pleasing entertainments of the season
A DARK CHAPTER.-Thomas Todd, an ebony
hued descendant of Ham, on Saturday nigh
stole pair of boots from the store of one job
lie Boa, tor which deed he was Earrested an
committed to prison.
Thomas Craig, another ''gemman" of color,
stole ring valued at IS from one Charles Hail
stork. Thomas took a ride in the same earriag
with Todd.
Annie Anderson, female of color, picked tn
pocket of Martha Hallowell of $3.50 She wa
also sent below.
BURGLARY. Between z and o'clock las
night the residence of Charles SOuder, No. "a
North Seventh street, was entered by burglar
who jimmied open a back door and ransacke
the place from top to bottom, the family bein
absent at the time. The bedchamber was VISITED
bureaus broken open, drawers upset, boxes oye
hauled, and a considerable amount OF jewelr
and cash carried off.
CAPTURED.-Pat Brady was arrested b
Officer Hassett, of the Sixth district force, o
Saturday night, on the CHARGE of having robbie