The Morning herald., 1877-09-21
PHILADELPHIA ITEMS.

PHILADELPHIA 1lEmo'
Five n.rsops were admitted to the Penn
,ylvania Hospital, on Wednesday
John Kock was arrested At Fourth and
Thompson streets, on Tuesday, for running
over and ipjuring 1 child.
Thomas Layden, aged twenty three yesrs
was arrested on Wednesday and held Tor
trial for cruelty beating his mother.
Subscriptions for tho benefit OF the yellow
fever sufferers of Fernsndins, Florida, have
been opened &C the store of Bachelor Bros.
sos Market street.
The Twentieth Regiment, under command
of Colonel 8. Bonnafon, Jr., returned from
wilkesbarre, having been released from fur"
ther service, and arrived In Philadslph's
yesterday afternoon.
The United Labor Party held an enthus>
tsstic meeting on Wednesday evening. dur"
Ing wIch quite = number signed the roll
pledgiug themselves 70 support neither OF
the present political parties.
The Permanent Exhibition Company were
rendered complimentary testimonial last
evening, in the Main Building, by the Ger
man Singing societies' Union, under tho
leadership of Carl Gaertner.
Eleven prisoners, from Luzerne county
among whom was Campbell, the murderer,
whose death sentence was recently comuted
to imprisonment for life, arrived at tho
Eastern Penitentisry, an Tuesday.
Tilehmsn R. Kline, . resident of Allen
town, Pa. was adjudged bankrupt BY
Judge Cadwalader, on the petition OF cred'-
tors. Mr.. Tilghman Is the owner Of the
fast trotting horse, "Honest Mack"
Two boys were arrested on Tuesday, bav-
Ing stolen pocket book containing s2oo,
and ON Wednesday three boys were arrested
for entering store by means Of lock"
pick, and stealing rags therefrom.
John Dripp; aged 65 years. merchant
of Coatssville, who left his home on the
10Th inst, to attend to some business In
Phtladelphia, was found on Wednesday, sp'
parentfy having become derauged.
On Sunday next, Rev. William Adams, Of
Bristol. England, who has accepted call
to the pastorate of Plymouth Congrega-
tioal Church, at the corner of Nineteenth
and Master streets, Is expected to enter
upon his duties.
Yesterday morning, memorial VASE, COZ.
tanning periodicals., documents, coins, etc.,
was placed in the granite block at the N. T.
corner of the New Post-office, now In course
of erection on the west side Of Ninth street
between Chestnut and Market.
On Tuesday the Democratic City E1ecu'
tive Committee held meeting and appoint
ed the Campaign Committee. This commit
tee, according to the new rules governing
the Democratic party, is composed Of clever
members Of the City Executive Committed
and ten citizens selected by the Democratic
candidates.
Mr.. A. J. Gallagher, chairman Of th'
.Committee of Merchants who lost propert.
In transit during the riots In Pittsburg, ha
written to Colonel Thomas A. Scott, notify
ing him Of the action Of the merchants 4
declining the propositions Of the Railroa
Company relative to the prosecution of tn
claims for damage.
A few days ago young man took som
articles of clothing to Chinese laundryma
to be washed and received for them on
z ticket. On calling for hts clothing th
Chinaman demanded another ticket, whic
had not been given, and upon the youn
y mans attempting to take by force what b.
J longed to him, the celestial drew pist
= aud would have used It, only that the cri
of the other party gather crowd. Jof
Foy, as the laundrymsn is called, was a