Daily Republican., 1885-09-24
7 R|R D EDITION.
Philadelphia Items.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. "a, 18S5.-Tht
wind Storm OF tuesday night and yea
terday proved disastrous to q great
many vessels along the coast. During
the early hours of Tuesday morning the
wind blew moderate gale on the Della
ware, aud number of vessels dragged
their anchors. While no damage result.
tel to any of the crafts in this h8rbol
from the storm. a number of disasters
were reported from other places to yes
sells to or from Philadelphia. The
schooner William z. Davis, Captain
Morn, from Hatieras TO this city, sprung
a leak, and put in TO Norfolk, Va. She
was repaired and ready to proceed rs
soon as the weather moderated. The
brig John Shay, of His city, bound
from Port Spain to Newport News,
went ashore on Willoughby Spit. The
vessel is we'll up on the beach, and will
probably have To tighten 200 tons OF her
cargo before she can get OFT
The man who handles the grip on
cable car No. il3 Of the traction road on
Market street, was unable 10 stop the
Car yesterday afternoon when 1t arrived
opposite the Novelties Exhibition, at
Thirty-seventA street. The train, con-
sisting Of two cas-, WAS well loaded
with passengers for the exhibition, and
when they found out that the Car WAS
running away with them considerable
confusion ensued. The conductors
would not permit any of the ladies' to
leave the car, although some of them
) were badly frightened and wanted to
jump off.
The d" wild car went flying over the
tracks without meeting any obstacle
until Forty first street was reached. At
the junction of Forty first and Market
streets it bolted into the rear OF horse
car and was brought TO a standstill -
The gripman jumped just before the
collision and escaped unipjured. A
lady was slightly hurt by jumping off.
Travel was delayed for only a short
tim.
Henry Nugent and William Reynolds,
arrested for completely in the theft Of
silks, etc, valued at $500, froIn the
store OF S. r. Pollock. 2i0 North
Eighth street, July 5th, were given a
further hearing before Magistrate
Thompson yesterday. L. A. Bailey,
Sl5 Race street, and Policeman Fields,
Sixth District, identified Reynolds rs
the man they had seen with Coke carry
ing bundles on the day OF the robbery.
He was held in $500 bail. There was
nothing against Nugont, ard he as
released.
Judges Mitchell and Fell heard argu
ment yesterday afternoon upon mo
ton made on Behalf Of the Tug Boat
Owners Association for preliminary
Injunction to restrain the continuance
OF work upon the Baltimore and Onic
Railroad bridge over the Schuyiki.l and
Tor a permanent injunction ab.olute, )
prohibiting the erection OF such /;
bridge. Messrs. George Biddls anC
Henry Flanders, representing the com
plainants, argued that the right to erec
piers in the river could only be claim cd
under the Elilroad act Of April, 1865
and that no part of that act authorized
company to enter upon or occupy any
psrt OF the bed Of q navIgable stream
or in any way hinder it's navigation BY
bridge or otherwise.
Trey urged taat recent Log islation has
treated the construction of bridges ove
navigable streams as possible ouly by
grant Of special authority, AID de
cIared that IN this case the con- pan \
was bound to go further up the stream
and cross a. point VIII, ~ no nsvags-
t1on woult be !Lterfered with. In To
ply 10 these arguments, Thomas Hart
Esq, urged that tho Incorporation of {
company with authority TO construct
railroad between two terminal point
authorized 1t 10 Cross whatever streets
highway or navlgable streams interven
Cd, and cred numerous cases in sup-
port OF tie c...ilu.
In reference 70 the objection hicl
mas already been made by sewers
parties, iAG; the ordinance of July 3
1880, er2a'iag the right o. way thrCugL
tue city was Invalid because 1t contain.
CD more subjects than were men toned
Al
10 that tit.r should not nislead and
draw attention from a covert purlo,+
in the bill. tits 5uhloien, 1t Il barely
gives notice OF the subject matter 80 a.
to reasonably lead 70 luqul.y iato TIE
body of the act.
THE subject Of this ordinance ia TIE
construction Of the otEuFtkii Eivr,
Eaat Side Railroad within tba city. am,
ltd occupation OF certain s.r,-s's. Each
one OF The opic8 ex,s.2tei upou rs, a;e.
10 thls one general subject, NJ ID .,1s,-
cary to carry IL into e;Isct Ali tLetuat
tefs are merely parts OK one plan" Mir
CoTan, of Baltimore, WHO made the
concluding argunl mt on n.Aalf Of The
rtilroad, admitted that properly which
hke river, WAS already devoted tf
pnoiic Use should not be- taken for a
neeohu puollc use, which ont!rei :
u.s1feyed The first, but urged THAI where
tne hFst use wag only medided oi
slightly in.erferei with, ample com
pensaAon might be allowed il dana
pes al "n lajun r-.s. should not b,
grl uted.
II must BE- dmaon4,f.sad, La areed
tha6 the construction OF tie prof,Gse,
draw bridge would doGtrcy The river j.
navie4b,e stream Leirte III. cour
would forbid iLs erection gIeextlain
ed that the bridge war 10 Os luit "a
way that would uase il ga.y sI.cl
obstruction TO nRs,94' ION, and uou.
only nece7aitate little more t.il E
patience GA the part OF The boat N xster.
The court reserved it's GerJHiop