Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-04
Notes from Philadelphia.
N n.y. II FNh INA Ell.
PHILADELPHIA August 3. 1

august s, 1910.
Deer Star: To any one contemplating trip
in this direction let me advise them to try
one of the Shriver line of propellers from
| Baltimore. A boat leaves at p. m. rom
! Light and Pratt streets, and reaches this CITY
about The next morning. The fare is bat
| - which inclrdes berth which is clean and
| comfortable. The route is across the Cbesa-
peake Bay TO Elk River, thence into Back
/ creek, and thence into the famous CbeS l.
peake and Delaware Canal into the Delaware
| River and so on To the Quaker City. 1t was
Sunday morning last that. I'm steaming IN
| Toe Delaware. we were overtaken by the
| steamship Indiana, OF the American Sfeam-
! snip Lire, and this in itself was a novelty TO
many OF us.
Upon reaching the wharf about the very
INST I:ord we heard uttered was .'Centen-
MAJ and so IL has been daily. PhiladpI-
| lh!anS are in IL heart and soul, and one ca 4
not heip bCcOmiUg enthusiastic with rem,
And speaking of the steamer Indiana. I
/ nave just enjoyed visit on board I'd was
/ well repaid. Am glad 10 say that We ;Sels Of
ILlS lIue nave al the freight they can NY
attt now thar we have an American line way
a0t give IL all the encouragement we can?
HE aCcOmp datiOns in every respect are
FRS, G. IS, and besides, these vessels usually
make 1aS. time.
Another place Ofinterest 10 strangers here
j. me Beihany Sunday school at 22i and
cambridge streets. Imagine a building three
times re size Of Ryland Chapel devoted en-
! tfeiy TO sabbath school puIpO eS. and hav-
! Irga On average attendance of 900 pupils. II
- the most complete thing of the Kind ever
win eSsed. a lrnet and organ are used in
the singing exercises, and eacn Sunday afte.-
flowing. G.. w. H.
y VICTORY FOR GEN. BUTLER'S YACHT
y telegram from Portsmouth, y. H.. August
20, says The sweepstakes RI for the
/ oceanic cup was sailed to-day by Gen. But
Ter yaclt America and Rufus iIatch's yacht
Ee-OlUte. The course was from Star island
around EOon Lodges aud Light, a distance
of thirty eight miles. There wa; no time
allowance. Tie Resolute started at IN 39n
s.. o'ClOC k. and the America at III. nm. lis.
O'Clock. The wind was east-nort helst. At
n com. the America was well ahead, beat
Ing to WipdwdTd, her bsSt point Of sailing
The friends Of the ReSOlute expect her To
make up her loss on the return, free before
Midniglt.-A fisherman has just arrived
nom the Isles OF Shoals. pulling whale
ooat Twelve miles single handed. lie re
TCfi- thai the America won the race, beating
me hesoiute by I'm. G1s. The sailing time j.
Mr. Ha-ch has challenger Gen. ButIer :,
sail the America against the Re ,Olute six
days in the week for SIX weeks from scot.
Isl, Tor slice" day, over the New YOrn
8cht tiNo course, the yachts TO carry their
regular Crews.
THE NEW NATHAN MURDER SENSATION
thBRICATION.-JUdge CarIoZO publishe.
G. rd - the New York papers in which he
says be has read the evidence of s. III. Co1k-
I'm before the legislative committee, and
ADDS. His statement of an interview wi 10
me - sheer fabrication. / never had any
conversation upon the subject with him and
never was in Judge McQuade'S court In nv
ne learned of Ryan's arrest only thro Ugh
tle neWSpape.S, and Immediately tele-
glarhed TO Judge McQuade from Long
Branch, where i then was for particulars
and received answer that there was no foun-
dauCn Tor the rlmOr connecting Ryan with
u murder of Mr. Nathan. In the interest
OF the family OF Mr.. Nathan, to whom nv
wife is related, have laporcd hard TO dis
cover the murderer. That Mr.. Jourdan and
hIs successor Mr.. KelsO. did the same, from
my frequent interviews with them, / have
no doubt. y family already sufficiently
stricken might at least have been spared the
acd!t .Onal woe which the scandalOus asper-
sions which COnklin has attempted To east
upon MI. Washington Nathan Creates
THE 81 spENDED HoUsEs.-The New York
World OF Tuesday says: At the offices of
I-uLcau, Sherman u Co, the Commercial
warehouse company and J. Il. Ford and q
Co, yesterday the CLERKS were busy looking
over and adjusting the accounts preparatory
: making statements 10 the creditors. Judge
Shipman. the assignee Of Duncan, Sherman
& I" viii not have his ST atemeut ready for
>oIne days To come. Those IN charge OF the
affairs OF the Commercial Warehouse com
pany Will probably have statement pre-
iar' some time this week. Mr. Howard of
the firm Of J. b. Ford Il Co., the suspended
publishing house, said that the exc ntnation
OF their affairs was going on rapidly, AMI that
a statement for publication would soon he
ready. The committee appointed by the
Creditors of the firm Is ma Ing a personal ex-
animation OF the condition of the accounts
and OF the business. Mr.. Howard said that
no change hs been made in the force on the
CHRISTIAN Union, as had been reported.
ALLEGED OUTRAGE BY PoLICEMEN.-Po-
hcemen Terence tinuity and James Mulvey,
OF The first precinct, are in custody on the
complaint of Margaret Igo, who alleges that
Oh landing at the foot OF Whitehall ST eet
about 10 IN. Friday on her return froln a
visit TO relatives in Brooklyn, she and a
woman IN her company named Jane {sur-
rame "nkuown) were seized by the accused.
taken on the Battery and ravish /. The ac-
cuSeu III Is aIleged) then took the women to
the Eastern hotel, where the outrage VIZ
repeated. Saturday night the complainant
las she says was again outraged by DO
.lceman whom she cannot identify. On Sur
day she made complaint at the station house
and Capt. Petty pu. Finnity and Mulyey
under arrest. Both strenuOuSly assert their
lhhocenee:--N. y. Jol1noL y Commerce, 81
MASONIC BANQUET TO LADY-The
Baroness Burdett- Coutts has not, like most
81 her .eX, that antipathy to the FIR eInaSOJs
which Is generated by the secrecy of their
lIoc, ed'neS. She has, on the contrary, recog-
nIzed the charitable disposition of the craft,
and Is going TO work with them for the conn
mon gcOi. ln return for present of "chairy
OF order TO the ledge which bears her name
she is 10 be invited TO a banquet; and this
we are assn. eli, will be the FIRST occasioh i'm
England on which a lady has been present
whrh lodge furniture, as such, will be uS@,l
Perhaps we shall next be hearing OF her al
mission 70 lodge.-Ltrcrpool Posi-.
HeN q VASES AND HEALTH.-At
Z, rec nj meeting OF the town council OF LIv-
eTECol, Eng, IL was stated that the death
rate OF that city hal been reduced to twenty
IA one thousand living persons, and that the
reduction was due in a great measure To the
cutting ~ Of direct communication between
tire public sewers and the houses of the poor.
The health authorities have exercised their
power with the poor people, but the wealthy
StiiI nave direct connection between their
houses ana the sewers.
POLITICAL NOTES.-The NTississinnI dam
ocTdtlc convention at Jackson yesterday
nominated Hon. W. {. Hemingway for state
treasurer. 4 platoon was adopted recog-
nlZing 10 the fullest extent the civil and pO-
ntiCaI equality of all races. Colonel Lamar
made speech, In which the attempt in the
state 10 establish a color line was strongly
denounced. '''' The vote in Texas Yesterday
on calling constitutional election, SO far as
AeaTd from, is slightly in its favor.
GIN. CROOK CLEARING OUT THE BLACK
FIILS-Gen. Crook has arrived in the Black
Hills country TO carry out the o.ders of the
ffe3lteAt In relation 10 the occupation OF the