The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-04-04
Letter from PHiZ0deLDhtN.

PHILADELPHIA, March 20, 1874.
Last Monday night the ship-building yard Of
VIM. Cramp Il Sons, situated on Beach street, be-
low Norris and Ball, was badly damaged by fire.
The loss was about $l75,0O0, which was covered
by insurance to the amount of 1927, $50.
During the past year 4,257 emigrants arrived
at this port. The number in 1872 was 1916, and
in 1871, 527.
The population of our almshOuse at present is
1880.
An interesting report has just been published
by the Citizens Municipal Reform Association,
in reference to the profits and dividends of our
city passenger railways. The report states that
the business during 1872, generally returned
profits from 10 to 40 per cent on the capital in
vested, and proposes return to the rate of fare
which prevailed before the war, five cents for
transient passengers.
The Fat Mems Ball at the Academy of Music,
on Tuesday evening, was a jolly affair. The i'm
mense building was literally packed, and the
festivities, which continued long after midnight,
were on grand scale. The occasion exceeded
in weight and enjoyment anything of the kind
attempted here for years. A combined orchestra
and military band discoursed excellent music
Of the most corpulent members of the club who
entered the stage in procession when the grand
march was struck up, thirty-six are reported
whose weight varied from 2l5 to 420 pounds
Messrs. Clark, Reeves & Co., are pushing work
on the magnificent bridge that spans the Schuyl-
kill, at Girard avenue, and by the Fourth of July
next, will throw it open to the public. There
will be seven distinct roads or tramways exclu-
sive of railway tracks, FIVE of which will be for
driving. The 700 beautiful bronze castings in
tended as ornaments for the side ratings are all
completed and ready to be put into place. The
footways for pedestrians will be of slate with
handsome tile borde,ngs which have been i'm
ported from England for the purpose.
The annual election for Directors of the Penn
sylvana Railroad took place on last Tuesday -
The election, which was quiet one, resulted in
the choice of the following named gentlemen -
]. Edgar Thomson, Josiah Bacon, Wistar Morris,
John NJ. Kennedy, John Scott, Pittsburg; Alex.
ander j. Derbyshire, Samuel NJ. FELTON,, Alexan.
der Biddle, N. Parker Shortridge, Henry NJ
Phillips.
The sum contributed for the familiaa of the
officers lost from the steamship "Pennsylvania,"
now amounts to So, 258.
Yesterday, in our almost suburban village,
Media, jury rendered a verdict for $l1s, 106.77
in favor of Root & Rust who brought suit against
the Allegheny Railroad Company to recover
large excess Of freight paid by plaintiffs as oil
merchants in 1866, 67 and '68 for transporting
their oils, they claiming to have furnished the
cars.
The steamship Indiana" Of the American
Steamship Line, sailed for Liverpool, with nine.
teen cabin passengers, eleven intermediate, TWEEN
ty-six in the Storage, and an immense cargo.
In the court Of Quarter Sessions, few days
since, the Grand Jury presented to Judge Paxsou
paper 10 which they complained that the Mayor
of The city had made certain Investigations into
their official examination of witnesses, touching
bill of indictment before them, charging Chas
Kane and others with keeping a gambling house
and which they ignored. The Judge returned
the paper to them, expressing his regret that they
had done any thing which in acknowledgement made
it necessary for them to come into court for self
vindcation, and declining any opinion as to the
conduct Of the Mayor who was not before him
for trial.
1t is announced that Benjamin Haywood Esq
has given his check for $4,000 10 be divided
among preachers of the Philadelphia Conference
of the NJ. E. Church, who have received less thar
81 S5 h Sv pat asG Tsnsw
age, to be under the exclusive control of the same
conference.
Business In the -four market is light Super
fine is worth $5a5.62 extra, $5.75a6 SO =
spring wheat, extra family, Sc. 5Oa$7. so; Penn
sylvania, Ohio and Indiana, do, do, 81 5Oas rs
Red wheat brings$ ST. Goal .65 white, ST. 77a1 80
Rye meets a fair demand at 95 cents. Corn i.
worth 8la83 cents, and oats varies, according tc
quality, from So to rs cents. Yours ever,