The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-04-25
Phila. Correspondence
Philadelphia, april %.

After long, cold, heavy rain, the
sky is again bright, and the air is balmy
and genial. Thus Is it with life, alter
nate lights and shadows cover 1t from
its beginning to its termination.
The Spring trade in grain is opening
unusually brisk, and the shipments will
probably exceed those of any preceding
year. There are so many vessels lying
in the stream waiting to be loaded, that
the elevator Is obliged to be run day
and night. rhirty-two large vessels
have been loaded with grain this month,
being nearly three times as mary as re-
ceived their cargoes from this port dur
ing the same time last year.
The Spring exhibition of the Penn.
sylvanla Horticultural Society, com.
mences this week. A grand display OF
ornamental plants is promised. Tie
society was never more alive and enter
prising than it is to-day, and never is
Horticultural Hall more attractive, than
when filed with its rare and costly
plants in bloom, and its profusi0n of
roses. The floral treasures of hundred
greenhouses and conservatories, ar
ranged with artistic skill and interspers-
ed with hanging baskets. rustic vases,
statuary, &C., make scene of rare
interest and beauty.
The report of Ex-Fire Marshal Clark,
which has Just been made, presents the
following figures: "The whole number
of fires during the past year was $50,
an increase of 250 over those repo, ted
the previous year. or the $50 fires, 30
were attended by suspicious clrcum-
stances, indicating design in their
origin, 60 were caused by the explosion
of coal oil or fluid lamps, 3S were as
cribable to defective hues, 1875 to care
lessness, 40 to spontaneous combustion,
81 to fireworks, so to overheated stoves
and furnaces, 20 to pickers and dry
rooms, 7S to the careless use of pipes
and matches, and 10 to 81 arks from
stacks ef saw and planning mills. The
Marshal traces many fires to the eating
of matches by rats and mice, who pick
them up from the floors where they are
carelessly dropped, carry them into
their retreats. and by gnawing them,
produce ignition. He also gives it as
his opinion that the passage of a Ia W
| prohibiting the manufacture of matches
other than those which ignite when
struck on specially prepared surfaces,
would save many thousands of dollars
of property yearly.
At meeting of Faculty of Jefferson
College few evenings since. DR..
| Thomas ii. Andrews was elected DEM
onstrator Of Anatomy to fill the chair
formerly occupied by DR.. VIM. ii. Pan
coast, who was elected to the position
of Professor of Anatomy, the chair for
mely occupied by his father, DIR. Joseph
Pancoast. The latter still holds the
position of Professor Emeritus. which
still keeps the "old Jefferson" up to its
high repute of former years.
The steamship Nederland of the Red
Star Line, whose fate on the shoals ut
Brgantine Beach, N. j., caused so
much concern for some days, arrived in
the Delaware river, near her pier, on
Monday afternoon. Although ON
superficial examination of her la
been made, it is believed that any dam
age she has sustained is very slight.
According to the report of the Visit
ing Committee of the Presbyterian Hos
pital, GS7 patients have been admitted to
its privileges since its organization. 59l
patients have been discharged, and 90
patients have died. There are at present
in the Hospital 40 patients.
The Fifth Annual Social Union Of the
Order OF the knights of Friendship,
was held on Monday evening, at the
Eagle Hotel, in Third street. This Or
der was founded about fourteen years
ago, and comprises about twenty five
chambers, averaging one hundred men,
bers each. The visiting delegates are
being entertained by the Harmony
Chambers, of this city, and at the union
just referred to, were treated to very
elegant banquet.
AT a conference of Baptist ministers
on Monday, the question of close COM
munion was discussed, aud, after al. ex-
citing debate, paper in favor of such
communion, which was offered by DR..
Henson, was adopt d, only six members
voting in the negative.
The Baltimore and Ohio and the
Pennsylvania Railroad Companies have
at least ended the troubles which have
existed between them Since July 1873.
The basis OF the compromise is, that
each OF the companies shall have equal
privileges over The New Jersey lines
leased by the Pennsylvania Road, also
Tue same terminal facilities Tor passen-
gers and freight at New York. The
Baltimore aud Ohio Road is to run two
day trains, and the Pennsylvania Road
one night aud one day tram per diem.
The Executive Commute OF the Men.