New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
PHILADELPHIA.
A CONvICTs STRANGE DEATH-FILTHY

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STREE rS-PROsPEROU SHlPBUILDERS.
fFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRTDuNEl
PHILADELPHIA, ATg. 2S.-Therc was a lively
time in Moyamensing Prison Tuesday, that indirectly
resulted in the death OF convict and the terrible
ing OF other prisoners. Patrick Cahil who had
murierousy assaulted Night Cerk Dunn at the Mayors
office was placed In cell with two untried Prisoners
william Boyle and James Whalen. While these meu
were asleep Cahll attacked them with stone and
before reached them they had been battered
into insensDility. Among others VINO attendeh the
wounded in the hospital was Benjamin Mcheogh,
who was serving years sentence for embez1ement
and was acting rs Tue sight OF the mon with
their heads and faces bleeding terrified him that he
gave a sudden yell aud fell PROSTATE to The floor.
When picked up 1t was found he was dead the cause
being attributed to heart disease CahII hai 10 De
strapped down to prevent him from killing himeslf
In consequence OF the Discrimination made by
the railroad companies cenrlng In this city against
SHINING IN tho matter OF carrying reights that indus
try at port has sadly fallen Of Since tue lst OF
January date only 223 transient steamships arrived
in tho Delaware. The greater portion Of these vessels
after dschargng cargo found impossible to load for
Other ports for anything Ike paying prices and were
compelled either to anchor In tho river or leave In Da
last for other ports. at tho Breakwater number OF
vessels OF all rigs arc laid to" awaiting orders aud
some of these have bcen idle for three months
After an unnecessarily long delay the Board of Man
agemont OF the A'mshonse have consented TO allow
woman physician to be installed in the House Dr.
Harriet w. Brooks assigned to The Insane wards this
week
Tho report OF the police cuteuans to the condition
OF the tuiltnp portion OF the city to the
Mayor this week shows that bat one district the nine
espth is clean 1t is safe to add that with the exception
OF Chestuut-st, which is cleaned by money raised
among tho storckeeuers, tho city IL In about as
dirty condition II has been at TINS mc OF tho
year. In the neghborhOod OF Twenty si1tRst
and Grard ave whore the stables OF the Girard Ava
nue horse line situated. thore Is considerable
sickness, chiefly typhoid fever and whoopns cough.
The oad Of Health will give the matter their personal
attention endsavor stop payment OF the contract
Ors warrants.
Tho decision rendered some weeks ago by william
Bro ,kic agent OF tho Allan Line OF steamers plying
between port and Europe, that unless tbs traffic
became greater the steamers would be wthhra"n was
settled this week. by disseminating tho sailing OF the
vessels from Philadelphia Those are twonty-sx steam
ers belonging the line and thoy arc chiefly employ ed
in bringing passengers from European ports ana taking
out eattlC for Glasgow.
It has been many years since Philadelphia enjoyed
the Cramps yards on tie Upper Delaware over l'SoO
arc employed. ami tho urn have enough oriers
steamers receiving the finishing tolcAra ana the
p Clyde q CO., was launched to-day The keel OF an
iron shil for the Metropolitan steamship company
Of New YORK lail this week. When completed
the vessel will run between New YORK anu Boston ana
will he christened Herman Winter after The gentleman
OF that name holds the position OF consulting en8
neer OF the line The new Morgan Lice $40 4insnlp ~
Monte. built by the Cramps tor ne southern facinc
Railroad Company, made a successful trial TRIP this
week Among tho undergoing ret airs at these
yards is the llaytan slOop OF war Dessalinos Next
week another keel will be laid FOR an iron steamer 10 ply
between Tampa anG Havana
The annex to the Manual Training School has been
cOpleteI and will bs thrown en- TO the pups at tue
beginning % the next school year III cePleuiler IL
will he used Tor experimental practice IN OrOnLlhg,
soldering and light metal work, anu phps VIII DO
thoroughly instructed Ia these branches
TIE Knights Of Labor havo under consideration q
scheme to erect two large buildings In this city Tor tho
manufacture OF cigars aud hats u DO wOrkri on Tao
operative plan. Tue money necessary 10 erect INC
buildings aud buy material WIN be oNactsi from tne
more than 10000 Kng ts OF Labor residing III thls
city by weekly nstalments or por cent Vi lhon
wages, until the sum required Is In hand.
Chairman Cooper. OF the Republican State Committee,
Will remain ms post city after Monday, and
Will al once begin aggressive campaign. Meanwhlle
tie Democrats are growing among themselves ana al
Intelligent party declare that Black IL not only a
weak candidate Out viii fan OF election IL Is tue lnien-
alcphia ana BY any try keep the Republican
majority down 70 10000 or $4,000.
Preparations extensive scale have been COM
pltie 0y 81 Johns andery. knights rempar. tor
pilgrimage t. 81 Louis sd other cities returning oy
nay Of ScS-YOrk They leave Philadelphia September
IL, aud return twelve days later.