The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-25
THE INSURANCE PATROL.
The Fires During January.

The Fires During January.
Captain Terrence McCusker, of the Insurance
Patrol, has submitted his report, showing the
number of fires aud alarms during the month of
January last. There were 20 box alarms, Al
silent alarms, aud false alarms. OF the causes
of the various fires 80 are described TO accidents
to caTelessDess; 10 to incendiarism, and to
supposed incendiarism.
The buildings were occupied as follows:-20
dwellings, stables, school houses, 5 grocery
stores cotton and wOolen mills, weaver
shops, cabinet makers, spring mattress es;a-
blishment, l church, l steel works, l skating
park, medical university, dry goods store,
haystack, boiler house, jeweiry mandatory,
! gents furnishing store, l beer sal Don,
brewery, l hotel woollen factory. l silver
plating l Wholesale liquor, l rectifying esta-
blisbment, l coal oil works, clothing store,
l hat mandatory, l bakery, l carpenter
shop, restaurant ice-house. l bolt-hOuse,
vinegar mandatory, room stored with furDi-
ture, wagon shed, / field of grass, bobbin
turner, ana l tavern.
The most destructive fire was that of Messrs.
p. p Weiss e. Co., cabinet makers. No. 622
North Twenty-fourth street, which took place
on the 2Sth of January, aud the total loss at
which was S22, llS.
THE 'sTAR" COURSE OF LEcTUREs.-Mr.
Pugh's next star will be Miss Lillian s. Edgar
ton, who will lecture on Monday evening, at the
Academy of Music, on Marriage and Divorce
This lady is said to be brilliant and eloquent
speaker, and she Is especially entitled tO the
consideration of the public from the fact that
she is opposed to the principles and practices of
the advocates of so-called ''womeA sari ghLs."
Miss EdgartOn's lecture is a vigorous protest
against free and easy divorces aud an appeal in
favor of the sanctty of the marriage tie The
theme is one which the public of both sexes
can we'll afford to hear discussed by an eloquent
and earnest w@man, and as Miss Edgarton will
| make her first appearance in this city on Nom
| day evening, it is to be hoped that she will be
| welcomed by crowded audience.
IMPORTANT TO MERoHANrs.-The Camden
| and Amboy Railroad Company, having com
| pleted its arrangements therefor, is now bonded
for the transportation to this city aud points be-
yond of foreign merchandise, 10 accordance with
| the provisions of sections 29-37 of the act of
| Congress approved July IA, 1870. The mer-
| chants of Philadelphia can now make direct inn
| portations from abroad aud pay the duties upon
| Them at the Custom House in this cily, instead
| of being compelled to do so at New York, as has
| always been the case, except when the articles
| imported are brought to Philadelphia by water
| direct from foreign countries.
| ATTEMPT TO OPEN SAFE.-This morning,
| between and o'clock, burglars attempted to
| force open the safe in Jaquetts drinking saloon,
at the northwest corner OF Sixth ana Brown
| streets. Mr.. Jaquett frightened of the robbers
one of whom was seen clamberlng over the
| fence at a very accelerated speed. The owcer
| of the saloon promptly fired the contents OF a
revolver at the fugitive, but without effect. An
examination of the safe proved that the thieves
| were unsuccessful in their endeayors, aud had
| they succeeded they would have got nothingtor
| their pains, as the cash which would have been
there had been deposited in bank. A jimmy
and some other tools were lefS behind.
Mr.. J. ii. LITTLEFIELD. a former law student
| In the law Office of Mr.. Lincoln, will deliver a
lecture ON Tuesday evening at Concert Hall,
The srhiect OF which will he "Personal Recollec-