Daily Republican., 1883-01-15
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| A series OF disasters haze occurred L
the steam golfers Of the Reading Rail
road Company within the past week
On Sunday of last week tho Allentown
went ashore of Ridley creek; on Mon
day the Williamsport broke her pro
peller shaft, and on the same day the
Rattlesnake started several rivets by
contact with the heavy ice. On Satur
day The Berks went ashore ON Reed J
Island, but got of without damage
The Pottsville, which IL ashore heaI
Sea Girt, 1t 10 thought will be got of
safely on the first favorable wiud and
tide.
At q meeting Of the Commissioners
| Of Fairmount Park On Saturday, the
ma ter of the sale of liquor in ths Park
| WAS referred to the Committee on Super.
intendance and Police to carry out the
wishes OF Councils In the matter. A
commun ication from the State Agri-
Gu ltural Society. asking for a suitable
site in the Park in which to hold its an
nual exhibition, was referred, as WAS
| also the matter of constructing carp
ponds. The Superintendent made q
further report upon the pollution OF the
water supply and suggested that the
Solicitor prepare draft of a proposed
act Of ssembly, constituting a River
Pollution Com mission, to have Sanitary
supervision of all rivers Of the Com mon.
wealth the construction Of sewage
works and the completion 81 the East
Park reservoir.
The National Convention Of Wood
Car vers adjourned on Saturday, alter
adopting a constitution regulating the
hours of labor and the apprenticeship
system, and abolisbin coutra N
piece work.
Mrs. Julia Donns a. ahrf
ed in thisc'ty IN 6ailfiay an Id,ntl-
| SD .Ae AlAm0nih vaiuel at 5000,
I which were stolen from her dressing
case by colored servant, named Geo.
Seymour, who was arrested in this city
while trying TO negotiate IA loan Oh
| them. Seymour was held to await a
reuuisitiOn from the Governor OF llll-
nUls.
Hon. l.. S. Sackville- West, the
British Minister a. Washington, has
had painted, for presentation to The
city, a portrait Of Lord De la War;, his
ali cestOr, after whom the Delaware
river was named. The presentation
will be made on Wednesday, by Cap,
tain K. q. ClippertnD, the British Con.
sui.
At q meeting of the Central U MON OF
] the Irish National Land League, last
evening, it was decided 10 torwArd to
Irel and TIE fdnd realized from the
Ladies' Bazaar and the League excur'
SION last summer, alb ut 81 900 in all.
The twelfth annual meeting OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence Archdiocesau
Union was held yesterday, when Off.
GERS were elected. 1t was stated that
the increase in membership in the past
three years was 81 100.
Drexel ~ Co., treasurers of the fund
for the relief of the sutferinRs caused
by the foundations in Germany &C,
knowledge the receipt of 81, ,052 80.
Colonel VIM. b. Mann on Saturday,
published q statement in reply to that
of {. j. Harrah, President o: the Peo-
ple's Passenger Railway Company, in
relation to his (Col. Mann's) connec-
ton with the affairs of the Company
and his action at the meetings.
Milton p. Pierce, of the U. s. Fish
Com mi ission, delivered a lecture on
"Fish Culture and Protection" before
the Anglers Association of Eastern
Psnnsy on Saturday evening.
The annual meeting of the Jewish
Hospital Association was held yester-
day, when it WAS stated that the receipts
for the year we're $l9, 536 II and pay
msnts $2l, $50 90. There were LAB
patients treated In the hospital and dis.
pensary. The present mum Der OF inmates
10 "A. Officers we're elected.
Maggie Cummings, the eleven-y ear
old daughter OF Martin Cummings, re-
siding In a small court running off III
RAGS street, who had disappeared from
her home several days ago, and was
found iu Baltimore, to which city She
had travelled alone oD the cars, has
been returned to her parents home.
Margaret Treacy, aged about 20 years,
residing in the rear of $40 South Nine
teenth street, was seriously burned
about the body and face on Saturday
afternoon, by her clothing taking fire
while cleaning gloves With benzlns.
Properly in the house was slightly IN
jureu by tite.
AT st. Luke's Episcopal Church, Thir.
teenth and Pine streets, last evening,
meeting was held in tho interest Of
Indian Missions. Bishop Stevens resid
ed and Mr.. Herbert Welsh gave an &C
couut Of tho missionary work of the
Church In the Dakota and Nebraska ter
ritories.
About 475 persops received a hearty
breakfast yesterday morning, at
Eleventh and Wood streets, from the
Sunday Breskfa Association.
An oil.lamp explosion damaged Geo.
Parsons residence, No. l75 North Eff
tsenth street. to the estimated extent OF
$500, on Saturday.