The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-23


JoTTNGs. The slate for the pavement in front of
the State House is ready TO be laid down when the
slabs shall have been placed on the steps in front of
Independence Hall.
is in terrible state in consequence Of the excava-
ton necessary for the immense culvert which is
The Chestnut and Walnut Streets Railway Com
pany are repairing their road between the track. So
much for the Citizens Association
There is some talk Of the railway companies in
this city paving between the tracks of their respec
AS predicted, there was lively tight in Select
Council yesterday over the House OF Correction con-
tract.
Logan, of Common Council is in favor of the
purchase by the city of the Penn Treaty Ground, in
Common Council declared yesterday that Com
mon Council Chamber hereafter shall be used for no
other purpose than the meetings of Council.
and Germantown Cricket Clubs will contest for the
Championship to-day and tomorrow.
The extra assessments will be largely de-
creased when the canvassers meet to revise the
lists.
Twentieth ward, its population warrantng such
course.
One day last week he performed the ceremony three
times
Chestnut, is the Oldest living music publisher in the
The office of the City Controller now presents
a neat and tasty appearance.
In the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church
this is Ember week.
ware front is active.
-Manayunk is to have new $4,000 school
Judge Kelley addresses his constituents tonight
at Seventeenth and Poplar streets.
Some of our detectives are being sued for da-
IMAGES on alleged false arrests.
Temperance meeting in DR.. Sheppard's church
-RemarRable-Common Council adjourned yes
terday two hours earlier than usual
The freight railroad tracks on Market street,
from Eighth to Thirteenth, are to be removed.
About 80, 600 oysters are daily disposed OF in the
market at Fifth and Minor streets.
Over ten thousand people entered Paramount
Park yesterday.
The carpet trade in Philadelphia was never so
brisk as now. The mills are running night and day.
All our business thoroughfares are lined with
Tie politicians have taken possession OF the
State House pavemeHts.
-Laborers are in demand in this city at present
GERMANTOWN IMPRovEMENTs-The rapidly in
creasiDg population of Germantown has demanded
greater facilities for the reception OF the vast amount
of freight which is carried by the Philadelphia and
Germantown Railroad The company now have the
erection of structure for that purpose 10 contem-
plation. The vacant lot at the northwest OF
Chelten avenue and the railroad was purchased in
February last building site for the proposed i'm
prOvement. 1t was expected that building opera
lions would have been commenced before this, but
Inc @ Seen very us g IN roa sne s09
been unable TO attend to it. This depot, when con-
structed will be OF great convenience to the railroad
company and 10 the public. There has never been
a depot OF the kind in Germantown. Freight ar
irving there is unloaded ''siding' at Chelten
in the cars until called for.
Ground has been broken for an extensive building
Improvement at the Leicester Knitting Mills" on
Cumberland street. The foundation is being exca-
vated and the walls laid for the erection OF large
factory 100 by so feet hreestories high, and base
ment. The site OF the structure is directly in the
rear OF the man building. When finished, the
building viii be stocked with new machinery The
structure will be built Of stone for the most part
auarrled on the premises.
The Improvement will not be completed before
November /, and this department OF the factory
Will not be in running order before next spring.
When built the grounds in the vicinity will be
beautihed, as was the case before building opera
tons were commenced. Some OF the old buildings
about the place are TO be torn down, which will
bring the new structure and the grounds more into
view.
Leicester Mills" are probably the most extensive
for the manufacture OF woollen knit goods in Pha-
delphia as they certainly are in Germantown, and
this extensive addition will still further increase
their importance TO the manufacturing interests OF
the Quaker City.
BREACH OF PEACE.-A gang OF bad boys have ot
late been annoying the residents OF Thirteenth and
Pine streets by dischargng pistols throwing stones,
and committing other offenses The police Of the
Fifth district were notified, and last night three oi
the unruly Characters named Alfred Bird, John
Mackln, and Joseph Wallace, were arrested. They
had a hearing before Alderman Beitler, who held
them TO bail TO keep the peace.
RoBBED.-Last night an aged colored man named
Kinsey Barry was enticed into a house at Sixth and
Barclay streets, where he was robbed OF Sl20 by a
women named Jane Martin. The latter was
arrested at Sixth and Lombard streets by of the
JlId district policemen, and after hearing before
Aloermsn Carpenter, she was committed in default
Of tl00o bail.
WINDSOR CASTLE IN CoRK-The beautiful and
elaborate cork model OF Windsor Castle, made by
Nr. Lloyd Hoppin, TO which we alluded YESTERDAY
VIII remain open ior exhibition at the Artists Fund
Tle request Of persons who are anxious To see