Daily Republican., 1883-01-09
PHILADELPHIA NOTES.
A ZEE " HFATIHG ARRANGE
MEN T-NUm BER OF An.
RESTS LAST YEAR.

The Highway Corumittee OF Councils
at a meeting yesterday. considered the
bill authorizing the Philadelphia steam
Supply Company To lay IT'S mains ana
pipes in the streets, and TO make thf
necessary connections with the bulld'
ings Of those desiring TO use the same
for heat and power. Tho bill Will be
further c,uslderei At future mestlng.
The chairman was directed TO cali n
II. Getting of the Committee a. soon as
posaible, TO confer with the newly HeIoc'
ted Chief Com missioner, to arrange lof
street ceahing.
The Committee on Police and super
tniondence of the Park Commission
will hold meeting today to consider
the uestion Of having the ice on the
Schuylkill river, above Fairmount, cut
to provide a means Of ventilation lor
the water, the Otiensiveness OF which Is
ascribsd to fermentation, resulting
from the absence of aeratiOn.
The Supreme Court sterday heard
argument upon tho writ of error to the
Court OF Over and Terminer OF this
county IL the case OF John Mcdihhis'
onvicted in February IasE Of murher
in the first degree, in having caused the
death, by shooting, of Mrs. Mary Eeed,
his mother.in-law. The Court reserved
It's decision.
Judge Mitchell yestsfday requested
the Presiding Judge Of tae Court u
Quarter Sessions to direct tho District
Attorney to present TO the Grand jury
an indictment against Thomas Fl'z
cerald in the matter OF the RisHln4
Cour, records.
Twelve trua bills of Indictment were
yesterday found by the Grand jury
against James H. Brown, ex-Stefe'
keeper OF the AlmshouSe, charging
him with forgery aud conspiracy WITH
Ellis p. Phipps and others to defrand
thu city.
The number of arrests made by the
Mayors police during 1882 was 4G, 100
Th. stolen property recovered "ar
valued AT $Ss, 1868 NJ, Of which SUN
81, s47 80 was credited to tho dGtec'
tlves. ,
Alta meeting Of the Democratic City
Executive Committee, last evening
delerates to the state Central Commit
IT,, we're elected. 1t was decided tl
hold the Police Magistrate Convention
on the 18th instant. The rectlp,S since
the organization of the committee, IL
April last, were reported at v25, ,662, and
expenditures S23, 243.SS.
The funeral Of the late John II. Aa
dicks, Health Officer, took ?! ace yester
day, ard was largely attended by reIa
tives and friends
At the monthly meeting OF the Chi'
on Lee que last evening, Gen. John Ea
ton, Commissioner Of Education, mant
an address upon the subject of Congress
making additional appropriations fpl
educational purposes throughout tht
country.
There were 400 deaths in the city la5
week, IL more than the previous week
and 10 more than the corresponding
week lat yeaI. The principal causes
were: Brlkht's disease, 10; apopiexy
s; consumption of the lungs, o-i Group
Is; debility, H. diptheria. ~, disease
of heart, II; scarlet fever, 1871 liamma
ton Of the lungs 81; Old age, %
During the season of 1852, the Nes'-
ern Soup House was open for 6d days
during which 81, 1852 pints of soup aho
| 8 ,6s7 pounds of bread were distributed
TO applicants. r,
Al the rooms OF the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania, Iast evening,
Lloyd 7. Smith delivered an address
on The History of the Library Com
pany of Philadelphia" after which
reception was rendered to Governor
elect PAttjaun.