The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-20
A SERIOUS BRAWL.
Three Roushs In n FIght-A Young Girl Fa-
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Three Roushs In n F!ght-A Young Girl Fa-
Yesterday afternoon two men, named re-
spectively Samuel Howard and John Keenan,
became involved in an excited controversy, to
settle which they appealed to their muscle. A
lively fight ensued, during which each OF the
worthless received black eye and a number of
contusions. When they were exhausted with
the combat they discovered that the question at
issue was not solved. Howard retreated to
barber shop kept by a German named Brown,
on Fourth street. below Shippen, where he had
leeches applied to reduce the Inflammation of
the eclipsed orb.
While here keenan, came upon like visit, but
the brawl was renewed and received a decided
impetus by the arrival on the scene of Howards
eldest brother Tom. The fight ragged furiously.
The furniture was broken aud the shaving cups
were SHE'D about in animated style. While this
melee was in progress, young girl, the daugh-
ter of Brown, looked into the room and received
directly terrible blow upon the forehead by
bottle which had been thrown by one of the
belligerents.
She fell to the floor apparently lifeless. This
catastrophe sobered the infuriated trio, and they
bastened from the house, while the girls father
picked her up and carried her to bed. She
slowly revived, but remains now in critical
condition, and this noon, it was said she was
sinking rapidly. The ruffians were arrested and
will be heard this afternoon.
BOARD OF SURvEYs.-The regular stated
meeting of the board was held to. day at noon,
The following three-feet sewers were ordered
to be constructed:-On Eighth street, from Vine
to Willow; on Ninth street, from Wood to Will
low; on Wood street. from Fifteenth to Broad;
on Eleventh street, from South to Christian;
on Gratz street, from Montgomery avenue to
Columbia avenue. The sewer on Leopard street.
from Otter to the Canal, was ordered to be re-
constructed.
A ten-inch pipe on Union street, between
Second and Front was authorized. At private
expense also a similar one on the same terms
on Kenyon street, south from Vine.
The examination of seven sectional plans OF
surveys In the Twenty-second ward occupied
the attention of the board, ard the tenth of
April next was the time fixed for visit to the
grounds.
DEATH OF SOLOMON K. HoxsIE.-Mr. 8. X.
Hoxsie, well-known Philadelphia, died yes.
terday in the fifty-ninth year of his age, at his
residence in this city. The deceased is most
Familiarity known as builder, 1t being through
his efforts that we obtained many beautiful edi-
fces. In 1850 he commenced the erection for
DR.. Jayne of the imposing granite building on
Chesnut street, below Third, and when this was
completed, he tianked it with stores and put up
the old postoffce building on Dock street.
Subsequently he erected the marble hall and its
adjoining buildings belonging to DR.. Jayne, on
Chestnut street, near Seventh, and also put up
the building now occupied by the Common
wealth Bank. Recently he has devoted himself
to filling contracts for granite. Among his
fellow-men he was held in great esteem.
THE Franco GERMAN RELIEF FUND.-The
Treasurer of this fund, A. j. DreXel, ESQ,
acknowledges the following additional dona-
tions:-
First Presbyterian Church, N. L.......... s32 81
st. Agatha II. G. Church. h................... 10000
st. Augustine's. s........................... 5000
Mr.. MOcke. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2000
lions Reformed Church ............. 1000
Friends. by W. II. Furness. =. ............ 55 90
J. L. Hill, Gettysburg. rg...................... 1900
Beth El Emeth Congregation. ............. $500
Previously acknowledged. observation-disclosures. l5,6254s
Total eIe 0eo.o9
PRIZE FIGHT.-The five. arched bridge is on
the North Pennsylvania road, a short distance
from tie suburbs of the city, and near this loca-
tion, yesterday afternoon, q gang of roughs
collected to witness prize fight. Two brulsers,
stripped, entered the ring and went 20 work in
the ordinary style, while the other red-eyed
ruffians stood outride and urged them on. This
continued for some time, when the crowd,
seeing a policeman approach, scampered off
and made good their escape.
INsANITY.-An insane eolored woman jumped
into the Delaware last night at Noble street
wharf, and would have pershed had not assist
ance arrived in the shape of Officers Morris and
Clawson, of the Delaware Harbor police. She
seemed determined tc drown herself, and stoutly
resisted the efforts of the officerL to her.
She was locked up in the stati0n-house over
night, and was sent to the Almshouse this
morning.
A SICK STRANGER.-A young man giving the
| name of George Lewis is now in the station
house in Frankford, very ill. He was taken
| there yesterday afternoon and shortly after his
arrival was seized with violent cramps from
which it was feared he would die. A physician
was called and relieved his sufferings. He is
somewhat better this morning. His residence
| is not stated.
FALL FROM BRIDGE.-On Saturday morning
last Henry Rhoads, while passing over the
bridge near Blunder's Hill, Hestonvile, slipped
and fell into the creek distance of twenty feet.
His lee. was much damaged, and he received Sc
we're injuries about the body. He was conveyed
to his home, at Forty-third and Ludlow streets.
PETTY THEFT.-Mary Webb, colored girl,
stole fifteen cents from Emma Gould, of similar
age and color, at a policy shop In st. Mary
street on Saturday night Alderman Belshaw
committed Mary TO answer.
Rum PUGNACITY.--HennanW Weber drunk and
! disposed to fight, mashed the window, with a
paving stone, of tavern at Fifth and Vine