New-York tribune., 1886-05-30
PUILAD DELPHI4.
FRUIT PRUSPECTS-TEXTILE EXCHANGE =
ASPARAGUS-CkICKET.


fFRON An OCCA AsIONAL CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29.-lt seldom happens
this of tue year that the peach neglect
send reports of poor crop etc, and much to the
surprise OF everybody tho growers through Maryland
and Delaware have for the first time comc 10 the
clusion that this fruit would he IN abundance at the
proper time Vicerrcsldcnt Patton, OF the No York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad, has just returned
fIom a special trip through the peach country and
reports the outlook for large supply OF peaches to be
excellent
The annual report of the Chrons Aid Society, issued
on Wednesday, shows this charity to be both financially
and popularity strong. DuTlng the year 800 children
have been under guardianship and l26 have been given
situations on Apli the society had under its 273
children. The expenses during the Ss,067 60
and the receipts Sll,3l5 IL. The report recommends
that no additional orphan or founding asyums be
erected by the city on the ground that to Increase tho
number of such Institutions would be simply to increase
the supply OF the evils iat lead to iii Them 1t instances
the Kings County, New-Yory, Asylum for Pauper
Children where the number OF inmates from 800 to
l,IO0 la "A short time
After long pleading by the women connected with
number OF charitable Institutions, the Finance Com
mittee of Councils hayc finally agreed to allow matrons
to appointed In four station Louses whose duty 1t
will he to look after female prisoners who been
arrested for trivia offences. They will be commissioned
on July and 5000 named salary for the first
Lewis D. Vail, attorney for the Law and Order
Society has Just issued interesting report comparing
the number Of drinking Places with the population OF
the city lie finds that There tavern 10 every 20
voters, one bakery to l69 voters one grocery TO 81
voters school house To II vocr and church To
every go voters. He sums up $3.50 liquor stores,
1O95 bakeries. 3l5l retail groceries, 24j public SCHOOLS
anu Gas churches. Ia the sixth Ward there only
The Wonan's SILK Culture Association havs in opera.
ton series OF experiments IN tho brec ling OF silk
from eggs OF bred in this ocnDtrv. and tnus
far they contend that better quality OF silk o,n bo
IL. s,,t.,t 4 i'm,
PORTED article The seed in from Kansas
Indiana, Ohio and Pennsy !vanIa
The proposed n4ciuurll statue to John Welsh to he
in fairmeunt Park has become certainty Up
The nev Textile Exchange VIII be established during
the coming month. ami according 10 the orr glnators Will
bring vast amount Of trade To the city, II Is alleged
that Eesrly all the goo mate here sent to New
York, whore they are distributed by mddlcmen. and
that sodlhcru and Western Tercnants pass through
New York and buy tho articles which al DD-t
cusvoly anufaciuled in Philadelphia because OF better
faoMitics offered tem ther, to maze purchases. The
ENcnange will cointeract this.
on MonGay the Pennsylvania Railroad will begin the
ere ton OF "a warehouse at Eighteenth and Market sis.
ioI the OF Hour The building will be the largest
of It's kind in the United states ana when completed VIII
hand e 200 900 barr-I- year
Tie board Of directors oi the Hebrew Education
Society will during tue summer olen school for BOYS
who dcir 10 learn thr tIadc %. carpenerng cigar
making Boys Of Jewish parents only will be taken aud
the instruction will be free.
on Wednesday OF It's week the Russian Jews resident
in this city ,rate new cemetery near Fr,nkori.
the report oi Dr ih"ihhs : h. Morton To the Board
of Health that the water used for drinking and other
purposes rom inc Dc!ANAIc was cdlslS disease 10 hu
alarming extent was promIi ~ arted ui0n on WedDes-
day and committee OF etp ports appointed to properly
aunlyZe the Dr. Morton that the disease
IN lis il cnters aud CASTRO -cutrIits. aud
finally typhoid fever IAc worst found among
aud people employed in factories tho banks
OF the TlVer.
IDe largest bunch OF asparagus In tho Ridge
Avenue Market oNhinted this week IL
twenty six inche, tall Weighed fortytwo pounds
II was grown at Bustleton. snourD OF the city. and
was sold Tor Sl5.
piivaio letter received by a prominent member Of
ono Of our local cricket clubs from "A member of tho
English Gentlemen'- Eleven that T. j. Sanders will
manage the While Ia tho Omitted States and VIII
bring MessTs. Brun, Cobb. Turner and Uine Hay
cock. OF the who viii measure bats with the
American Elcvens will bo the Rev. A. r. Fortesoue, OF
oxford University Eleven; {. T. Cotterel. OF the
Mddlesex Club; III. Il. Steel. Lancashire Club; l.. II.
Welman, Gentlemen OF England Ilsven and rolonol
wolroud, M r., who will act captain. Tbe English
team Will arrive Ia New-ioIk during the last week In
August.