Daily Republican., 1885-08-17
PhfIadelphia Items.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II, Is


! Gambrinus seated upon keg, sur
, rounded by 10000 festive devotees, glass
, in hand, would be an appropriate repre-
sentation of the Bayarian Volksiest meet
ing at Scheutzen Park yesterday.
Long trains of cars carried the good
humored crowd of Germans away from
the region of closed saloons and forbid.
den indulgence in lager from O'Clock in
the morning until sunset. The same long
trains came puing wearily in the Ninth
and Green street depot from sunset IL
midnight loaded to the platform-steps
with Jolly singing crowds. The scene at
Falls Station, as the mass OF humanity
rushed from the cars and swarmed up
the steep hills toward Scheutzen's shade,
: recalled visions of Centennial hustle
and confusion. The dust, churned by
, wheels of innumerable wagons, covered
the pretty white dresses of the Young
girls with buff colored streaks and patches
and invaded the nostiils with reckless dis
| regard of comfort, until the toiling crowd
choked and painted in the heat.
Shortly after noon the societies invited
to attend the festival as guests began to
arrive. They were met at the gates by a
band aud eecorting committee and
marched, one at time, around the
grounds, finally drawing up in front of
the " fruit column" where they were
received and welcomed by the Nolksiest
Board of Directors.
Beside the reireshment pavlions which
were always besieged by clsmorous,
thirsty crowd, each singing society estab-
lished local headquarters by posting a
keg OF beer upon the edge OF a table and
congregating about it. Pretty girls with
rosy cheeks and bright compilations,
mingled with the singers, showing their
white teeth AS they lunched on rye bread
and small sausagee A solitary pump
stood near the fruit column neglected
and unnoticed. Save an occasional saw
ing OF the handle u draw water for wash
ing out beer glasses the old wooden reser-
voir of ancestral beverage was not mo-
Tested.
Late in the afternoon roped enclosure
was surrounded by thousands witnessing
a foot race between dozen boys dressed
in sky blue suits The youngsters,
win the first prize, gaily decorated
lamb, after several false starts, got away
in bunch and made game race. John
Josten, the winner, led the woolly prize
away by q string. Following the boys
race, all equal number Of little girls in
prismatic colors sped iieetly up the grassy
course, but Lizzie kreutZburg proved the
most agile, aud eleven little girls broke
the teuth commandment as Lizzie tugged
at string, the other end OF which en-
citcled second lambs neck. Ball
throwing, by u number OF young ladies,
was the next sport. The target, ar up
right frame with tin figures, was far too
narrow for the novices in base ball pitch
ing and, after several hundred wild curves
the first prizes were awarded to Mary
LebeIder, Miss Muellerschoen and Miss
hrischner, IN the order OF first, second and
third. The -siest spot during the volley-
ing was the target itself. By the time
these anusements were finished, twilight
had crept throush the trees, and the elec
trio lights were throwing lavender color |
ell radiance upon the slightly diminished |
thronK OF jewellers.
The Nolks!es, continues until Welnes-
day night
Thomas Ryan, who was kicked and
beaten about a week ago by Thomas
Iully, ON Second street, near Berks, be-
came suddenly worse Saturday night at
St. Msry's Hospital, and Magistrate Gil
lespie was summoned to take his ante.
mor'em statement He said that on the
evening OF August he had been walking
along Second street with friend named
Daniel Mack, whose sister followed he
hind them crying. a crowd OF men, near
Berks sire I, thought they had insulted
her and commenced to Use them very
roughly. They tried to explain but ii
had no effect, and then Ryan started to
run across the street. 1ully, he says, fol |
lowed him and gave him the kick which |
seems likely to prove fatal. Tully was
arrested tlortly after the affair and is |
istill locked up awaiting the results OF
Ryan's injuries.
james Craig % years of age, Hancock
| stree below Master, was stabbed early |
yesterday morning on the pavement In
| in front Of Henry MulbOlland's saloon,
312 Beach street. He was taken TO ST..
Mary's Hospital, and last evening was
slowly improving. His wounds consisted
of five knife cuts IL the back and one on
the arm. Two Of the cuts penetrated his
left lung.
According to his story of the affair he
bad been drinking in Muhollaud's saloon
labout midnight aud came out uhen he
heard the noise OF scatile ON the side
|walk. Two or three men were fighting
about something Which he could not un
ldcrstand, and he stepped nearer 20 see
who they were. One Of them suddenly
drew knife and attacked him, He made
ho defense, and in a few moments was
knocked down bleeding and almost un
conscious. Before the police arrived his
assalante had run away, No arrests were
made.