Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-13
pHiLADElpnIa ABfAIRs.

John ii. Ochs of tho ilrm OF Wall IL
Ochs. opticians, died Wednesday, in
his 3lst year
Emil Baumer, Jr., aged 13 years,
who was terribly burned Sunday night,
died Monday.
Lewis M. Grant, aged 30 years COM
mitted suicide by taking strychnine, \
Sunday afternoon.
Hon. Joseph Allison, president Judge
Of court of common pleas No. l, died on
Saturday, in his nth year
Frank Rathgeb, aged 80 years, COM
mitted suicide Wednesday evening, by
cutting his throat with a razor.
a trolley car ran over and killed
Philip Trayo, aged years, on Tasker
street, above Tenth, on Saturday.
Frances Conrad, aged 4 years, was
instantly killed by trolley car at
Germantown and Girard avenue on
Saturday.
The body Of an unknown man, ap-
parently about 35 years of age, was
found floating In the Delaware river on
Saturday.
James Carroll, aged 46 years, a long.
sherman, fell into the hold of the
steamship Defiance Wednesday and
was killed.
William A. Parry, only son of the
late Charles L. Parry, who was one of
the proprietOrs of the Baldwin Locomo.
tive Works, is dead.
The body of Patrick Kerrigan, aged
% years, who had been missing since
December lst, was found floating in
the East Park reservoir Wednesday.
The lfeess body of Mary Thomas,
colored, was found IN sitting posture
| at her home on Saturday. She is be
lieved to have fallen down stairway.
Policeman William Lnder, died on
Sunday of injuries inflicted Friday, It
is alleged, by Charles Dougherty and
Charles kochersperger, who ara in GUS
tody.
j. Ntgn Ritter, whose operations
while real estate officer of the Solici.
tors l-,:n I; Trust Co. wrecked that
corporation about one month ago, il
dead.
Constable Robert Mcclellan was
arrested Monday night on the charge Of
fraudulent practices in connection with
the collection of delinquent mercantile
taxes.
Adolph Kline, 81 years old, was
found dead in his room Friday with
the gas flowing from wrenched iix-
ture. II is thought he committed
suicide
A shed and several coal cars at tho
City Gas Works, Twenty-third and
Market streets, were destroyed Sun
day afternoon by fire caused by an ex
plosion OF naphtha.
Mrs. Bridget O'Neil, of No. 14l7
Tudor street, was struck and killed
Wednesday by an express train on the
Atlantic City railroad at the Ferry
avenue crossing, Camden.
BY the death Of Mrs. Bertha Fleish-
man; widow of Israel Fleishmap, who
was well-known theatrical manager,
bequests to several charities named in
his will become operative.
Robert Netf Keely, who was estab-
lished before tho Civil War, as a
daguerreotypar and was credited with
making the first photograph taken in
Philadelphia, died on Saturday, aged
GS years.
National President Mahon, Of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees, has returned to
Philadelphia to perfect the organiza-
tion, he says, and to write history of
the recent strike.
Saturday was the last day for fiingap-
plications for liquor licenses, which this
year number ., SIG retail and GOA whole
sale. Last year there were filed |, 997
applications for retail and 5lS for
wholesale licenses
The coroner's jury which nvesti-
gated the case Of John Reiff, 73 years
old, killed on the Reading railroad at
Tenth anu Diamond streets. Censured
| H. t,t, L., Tow Y,r.fnpN
ing the public by proper devices at
that point" "
The report OF tho Electrical Bureau
states that last year A, 3li feet Of con
dut were laid by the city and 1876, 270
feet by telephone and electric light
companies; ii. miles of overhead wire
were put under ground and 2S2, 525
feet of dead wire removed.
Thomas Rothera, aged 20 years, died
on Saturday, of injuries sustained on
Friday, it is alleged, in being elected
from saloon, ut Twenty fourth street
and Fairmount avenue. James Thorn
ton and George Il. Watson, accused of
aseaulting him, have been arrested.
The Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, d.
d., Charles a. Dickey, d. D., George
Van Deurs and j. G. Thompson, ID.
d., were Monday installed as pas.
tors of Bethany Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Charles Wadsworth, Jr., ID.
D., preached the sermon. The charge
to tho pastors was delivered by the
Rev. b. Il. Agnew, ID. d., and the
charge to the people by the Rev. S. W.
Dana, ID. ID.
Tho subcommittee of City Councils
electrical committee, TO which was re-
ferred the ordinance granting privilege
to the Philadelphia Standard Telephone
and Telegraph Co., Wednesday, con
sidered the measure. Amendments
wore offered and agreed to by the com
pany requiring, among other things
that the company have an exchange
equipped with 1900 phones in opera
tion in one year, furnish tho city two
+ duets in oach Of its underground con.
= duits, furnish free phones to each
officer in the various city departments
each of the public school sections, po-
lice stations and fire houses, and pay
J three per cent of the gross receipts to
the city.
It Had Barked.
Harper's Bazaar.
} Papa" said Bobbie, pointing TO the
iron 1op that HtOOl 0n the lawn t1naa