Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-09-17
Philadelphia Itema


little girl with tears In her eyes and oil
small black and white dog In hcr arms.
followed by troop ofy ounRsters, walked
up the steps Of the Mems Surgical ward
Of the Presbyterian hospital onW ednes.
day. Between her sobs she told DR..
Simpson that wagon had run over the
dogs log, considerably impairing his
walking abilities. The animsl was
whining pitifully and looked up into
tho doctors face In . beseechinR man.
nor, while the little girls ell stood with
their pinafores In their mouths, ready
70 burst out crying.
The doctor examined tho injured
limb and pronounced ita bad case Of
fracture, 1t which the whole crowd
burnt into tears. A splint was brought,
however, and the limb was tied up very
|oarcfully. Then . sling was put over
the dogs neck and the foot inserted In
It, the animal lying perfectly STILL
When the dog tried 70 walk he cut such
. ridiculous figure that the girls soon
began 70 laugh. The doctor told them
70 bring their pet again tomorrow to
the dispensAry and have the injury
dressed mp again. They trooped of
happy, followed by the dog, who could
hardly keep up with them.
1t Is understood that the two curren-
cy vaults In the new Government build.
ing are being put In order for the imme-
dtats storing Of &c. 900 In silver.
The vaults were constructed for the
United States Sub treasury. which at
first 1t was intended TO move TO the
new building. A contract for putting
them In condition to receive the money
has been awarded Cincinnati Arm.
lta~ . oh hIA nf hold
ing 10, ,000, 900 silver dollars. Whether
the coin 10 be stored hore is o portion OF
the heavy shipments from California
aud the large amounts coming from
New Orleans by the Swatars, or wheth-
or 1t Ia tile money Ia the Mint or yet to
be coined is not definitely stated.
Treasurer Eyster said yesterday that
the Philadelphia Sub-treasury now
holds about IL, 600 900 silver dollars
and about $4,000, 900 in smaller coin.
He remarked that since paper money
has been withheld during the past
month about 800 GOO of silver has gone
into circulation. Prior to that there
was an acoum ulation Of about that
amount monthly.
Two Scotch families, those Of John
Macleod and Colin McCrae. each con-
sisting of man and wife and Ave cbil-
dren, the youngest few months old,
yesterday sailed for Liverpool on the
steamer Lord Give, after q sad expert
enoe In this country. They left StorDa-
way, In the island of Lewis, one
Of the Hebrides Of Scotland. about
seventeen months ago, and stopped here
| on their way TO North OarAlina TO buy
land They lost ell the money they
brought with them, several hundred
dollars, through coming into contact
with shar pers. They returned TO Phila-
delphia two weeks ago penniless. Both
mon were sick and their families were
in . miserable condition. They were
taken care Of by the Caledonian and
St. Andrews Societies, and shelter was
Iprocured for them 1T the Way farers'
\ Lodge. A subscription was started.
and Peter Wright & Sons, the steam
ship agents, shipped them home at a
nominal charge. They will have q
little money left on their arrival In
ISootland.
The horses of Matthew Ifill, proprietor
of tho Washington hotel, at the corner
of Main street and Washington Lane,
iGermantown, have, during the past
week, been attacked by disease which
Ihss carried off I've of them, valued al
lS1, 900. Dr. Rush Huidekoper believes
the disease to be spinal meningitis, but
1t has been decided to have an exami
lnAtien Of the bodies made In the veteri
nary department OF the University
!. The symptoms Of the disease are stag
I gering and Q discharge Of greenisf
matter from the mouth, followed b!
sldeath In five or ten hours.
ol A vAtohman standing on the Soutl
street bridge few minutes before Z O.
clock last evening, saw shell capsiZ Y
g In the Schuylkill river, and the occu
pant, . young man, thrown into IN
llwater. He Immediately sent word
: the Schnylkill Harbor Police, AM
several small boats started TO scare
+ for the sculler. When they arrived at IL
spot where the she'll had upset thel
was no sign OF the occupant. Late la
Y might the body was recovered,
. proved to be that Of Wesley Leidy,
!, years old, of 2632 Callowhill stree
where the bedy was taken.