The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-12
CITY SRLLI ENCE.


=, AFFARs AT THE NAVY YARI. Matters at the
End bustns spPesrance fe repaTs G to the
fesseF DOW lying there are being pushed forwar,,
rapidly, in OF me ARRIVAL of Our craft
Saturday, and were found to leak badly. This will
necessitate considerable extra labor not anticipated
me work on the boilers OF the Iroquos is bea..
pushed as rapidly as possible The vessel is still O
the sectional dock
The work on the monitor Cauonicus, under the
construction Department. Will be completed in
The monitor Nahant has been examined -
Board OF Survey, who rer~ ,,ot cha ;y1D rean,re
ropa,rs before she will be at for service.
Her boilers are in bad condition, and an entire new
set tf iron tubes Is needed The engines require
d thorough overhsuling aud 10 be llheo up. dns s
auxiliary vacuum, pumping and blower engines anu
turret machinery all need repairs me estinaoea e
cost of putting the engines In good order Is Sl3oVO
1t will also be necessary to remove the iron plating
of the decS in order to renew several of the beams
which are rotted off at the ends and replant the
deck This it is estimated, will cost s5O92i, making
total for repairs, S15,324 The report OF the board
has been referred to the Secretary OF the Navy FOR
approval before work is commenced,
The marine John Riley VINO was tried before
naval court martial at the yard for dsooedlence OF
and threatening first to bayonet and then to shoot
his superior officer, Captain H. B. Lowry, has been
labor for three years. and TO lose all pay due hlm,
about 5000 The prisoner will be taken to Weathers
field Connecticut, and undergo his imprisonment IN
The marine force at the yard will be increased in
sent to New York prior to the election.
First Assistant Engineer L. w. Robinson has been
detached and ordered to report to Admiral Colds
borough, at Washington for duty board the United
States steamship Nipsic: ,-,.,
Paymaster George Cochran has been detached
from the receiving ship Potomac, and ordered to
settle his accounts.
JoTzgNGs.-The fire bill will be considered in Com
mon Council this afternoon.
The inlet at the southwest corner OF Fifth and
Market streets is choked up, and the crossing Hooded
with water.
"A dangerous break in Market street, just below
Fourth, needs the prompt attention of the Highway
Department.
out for yard thieves and burglars, as the present
is the season for this class of persons to operate
Judge Peirce is OF the opinion that the murder
of HShay" Nolen would not have taken place had
the police done their duty.
Several interesting trials will take place in our
Court of oyer and Terminer this week
The Vessel owners and Captains Association
meets on Wednesday afternoon.
Tonight the Union League elect their officers
The carpet weavers are on their periodical
strike.
Some half dozen Jewish weddings took place
last week.
-Passers of altered bills are troubling the Ger
~Rumors are quite rife that the Mayor will veto
the Paid Fire Department bill.
The new Chamber of Commerce will be formally
opened on Tuesday, the Goth inst.
MANY of our passenger railway cars need re-
The weather at present is decidedly wintry.
THE LATE CATHOLIC DEMoNsTRA ATIoN.-Ye yesterday
morning Rev. Isaac -. Hently pastor or the SECOND
Reformed Church, Seventh street, above Brown,
read answers to several questions which had been
propounded to him in the course Of the preceding
week. One of these queries related to Sunday
parades. To this he repled:-That persons found
on the streets on Sunday beating drums and using
other instruments of music, were disturbers OF the
peace and infringing on the rights guaranteed to
wOrshipping assemblies and should be arrested and
held to answer as violators OF the law. Organ
grinders could with as much propriety place them
selves in front Of. church doors and disturb the
peace of worshppers by playing on their instru-
ments OF music.
THE "STAR" COURSE OF LECTUREs.-This evening
at the Academy of Music Miss Susan B. Anthony
will deliver the fourth of the supplementary series
to the "Star" course OF lectures. Miss Anthony 8
subject will be the 'False Theory" and she will
argue that women were not created to be protected
and supported by men, Miss Anthony will be a
practical demonstration in her own person that this
proposition is true as regards some women and she
may be able by her eloquence and logic to convince
some OF her auditors OF It's truth as general prn-
ciple Miss Anthony will be introduced to the audi
ence by the venerable Lucretla Mott
MALICIOUS MIsCHIEF.-About O'Clock last even
tavern of Mr. McCanrey, at Twenty-third and Pine
Streets and behaved in very dlsorderly manner.
of the building John picked up brick and huIled 1t
with great force through one of the front windows.
Oflcer Denny, who happened to be near at hand,
arrested Gormley. The latter turned on the police
man and struck him several blows. Denny. with
the assistance of some citizens succeeded in taking
the unruy character to the lookup. This morning
John had hearing before Alderman Morrow, and
was committed in default OF $1,000 ball.
UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES.-On Friday last
MIS- Annie Powers came to this city from Williams
port, and on the way here she had her pocket
picked OF pocket-book containing s27i money and
piece of paper on which was the address OF her
brother William Murray, upon whom she intended
to call. She could not remember the address, and
being without funds she wended her way to the
Sixth District Police Station. where she has been
provided with a temporary home, Any Information
concerning her brother will be thankfully received
by the unfortunate one.
THE MANY FRIENDS of Major Joseph f. Tobias will
be glad to learn of his safe retnrn to his home. He
recrossed the Atlantic in the AbySsina, after long
and beneficial soourn on the Continent, the greater
portion of the time being passed by him with Lieu
tenant-Genera Sheridan, at the headquarters of the
German army. Major Tobias thus enjoyed envied
facilities for witnessing the most stirring warlike
OF the century, and made the best use of his
grand opportunity.
BISHOP STEVENS, Rev. Messrs. Withrow, Ken.
nard, Peltz, and William Bucknell, Esq, will al
dress the meeting of ladies tonight in Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Chestnut, above Eighteenth street
The object is to inaugurate a work for the women
of this city, especially for those who come stran
gers and friendless. All who are interested (bOtf
ladies and gentlemen) in so worthy movement al
this will not allow even an incement evening K
cause their absence.
ATTACK ON DEPUTY SHERIFF.-on Saturday las
one ofthe Deputy Sheriffs In the performance OF hi
duty visited Port Richmond, and seizing place
there, closed II up. AS he was leaving the premises
he was met by one Anthony Murphy, who, withou
any provocation whatever, commenced an attach
on the oficer. A policeman Of the Eighteenth dis
trict noticed the occurrence and arrested Murphy
The latter had hearing before Alderman Neill anC
was committed to answer
CARRYING CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPoNs.-Yes
terday row took place at Seventeenth and Marke
streets, and the Sixth District Police arrested on
OF the alleged participants, named James Miller
Upon searching the prisoner at the station-house
blackjack was found in his possession. He had
hearing before Alderman Jones, and was held II
$500 bail to answer.