The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-27
AN OUTRAGE.

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AN OUTRAGE.
Robbed on the Highway
About two weeks ago q young man named
William Willard returned to his home in the
upper section of the city shortly after midnight.
Learning that his sister, who was visiting a
friend, was not Pt home he started after her.
When on Girard avenue, near Hancock street,
he was accosted by a strange man, who inquired
the time. AS Willard was in the act of replying
the stranger Knocked him down, and two other
men run over from the market house. The
three then beat him to insensibility, and after
robbing him of his watch, $50 in money sleeve
buttons, and shirt studs, threw him into the
gutter, where he was subsequently found by his
sister while on her way home. He was con-
veyed to his house and a physician called in
but up to the present writing he still remains
unconscious; it is feared he cannot live. Three
young men, named William B. Buck, Jacob
Everly. and Thomas Doran, have been arrested
on suspicion of being the parties who COM
mitted the vllanous act. Alderman Shoemaker
committed the trio TO await the result of Will
liard's INJURIES.
THE philadelphia SOCIETY FOR ALLIE
WAITING THE MIsERIEs OF PUBLIC PRIsoNs-
The eighty-flfth annual meeting of the "Phla-
delphia Society for alleviating the Miseries of
Public Prison was held on Thursday evening,
goth inst, Mt their room, No. 109 North Tenth
street. The proceedings were of q very enter
tanning character to all such persons as are in
terested in the philanthropic work in which the
association is actively engaged. The annual
election was held, with the following result
President-James J. Barclay.
ce-Pfesidents-Joseph r. Chandler, William S.
PerOt
Treasurer William Duane.
Seeretaries-JOhn j. Lytle, Edward Townsend.
Counsellors-llenryJ j. Williams, Charles Gibbons.
u Members OF the Acting Committee-Charles Ellis,
Raighn, , Alfred n Love, George Ta6er. James
y. Rowland Troy
]. Mullen, William II. MacAdam, Thomas A. Robin.
son, John Lively, Henry NJ, Lang, Mahlon H.
Dickinson, Lewis Il. Conrad, A. Jackson Ourt, NJ.
D., Rev. Charles F. Diver, Benjamin Hallowell, Jr
John c. Farr, Joseph Kinike John o'Connor Rich
yanderveer, Rev. E. r. Beadle, William Ingram
Burr, Samuel w. Jacobs Asa S. Wing, Hamilton
r. Hutchins, Caleb j. Milne, Isaac Baker, Leonard
N. Walker, Clayton b. Rogers, Edward Marshall
Abraham G. Stein Josiah w. Leeds A. II. Fran
CsCus.
Addresses were made by Joseph R. Chandler and
Edward Townsend.
The YOUNG MENNERCHoR BALL.-The ex-
cessively bad weather of last night did not
prevent the Young M9nnerchor ball at the
Academy of Music from being a remarkably
brilliant entertainment. The building was
rowded with gay throng of ladies and gen.
tlemen, bent on enjoying themselves despite the
snow and wind which made the streets of the
city 80 dismal after nightfall and the whole
affair passed OFT in a manner highly satisfac-
tory to all who were concerned in it. The ball
opened at o'clock with a grand carnival pro-
eession, in which figured a great number of
emblematic figures, the war between France
and Germany giving hints for variety of sug-
gestive devices, prominent among which was
series of tableaux representing the union of the
German States and the awak kening of the old
Emperor Barbarossa, who greeted the Emperor
William as his successor. These tableauX were
arranged in very artistic style, and were greeted
with uproarions applause. The dancing, which
commenced after the conclusion of the tableaux
was kept up until late hour, and the ball was
pronounced by all who participated to be one
of the most enjoyable ever given in the Aca-
deny.
DoINGs OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT.
Twenty-siX miles and 1858 feet of water-pipe
have been laid in various parts of the city by
the Water Department during the year 1870.
The longest MAN, of unusually large size, is that
which is laid from the Corinthian avenue basin
to Washington avenue. The new water works
at Belmont are now In operation and supSly
West Philadelphia. The reservoir however, is
not yet connected with the main laid across the
Schuylkill near the Columbia bridge. At the
Spring Garden works the foundations for the
new double cylinder are nearly completed. This
when erected swill increase the capacity of
the works about 10, 600, 600 gallons per day. At
Fairmount the work of blasting the rock to ac-
commodate the third turbine wheel is being
rapidly pushed ward.
The Register of Water is now busly engaged
in receiving water rents for 1871. Bills can be
paid until the 1st of May without penalty, but
after that date five per cent will be added.
MORE CARELEssNEss.-Abou bout o'clock last
night, Officers English McDermotL, and Kuhn,
of the Delaware Harbor Police heard a peculiar
noise at the foot of Bainbridge street. On near
! ing the wharf they perceived bright light
! through one of the cabin windows of the
| schooner Chino, Captain Lunsie commanding.
| Upon boarding the vessel they found it to be on
! fire. One of the officers went tor the Weccscos
! Fire Company, who soon extlnguished the
| flames. IL appears that Captain Lunsie was
| endeavoring to fill lighted coal-oil lamp,
whereupOn an explosion ensued The captain
was badly burned about the face and hands.
THE CHEsNUT STREET SKATING RTSK.-The
ice is in splendid condition at the Chestnut Street
Skating Rink, and the skaters male aud female
old and young, can enjoy themselves to their
hearts content. This evening the Liberty Cor
net Band will bs in attendance to discourse elo-
quent music
CRUSHED BY THE SNow.-About IL o'clock
this morning a brick building on Nineteenth
street. below South, occupied by Alexander
Patterson, was demolished by the excessive
weight of snow upon the roof. At the time of
the occurrence Mrs. Patterson and two children
were in the house, but escaped unh&n:led.
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