THE DAILY EVEK iJSG TlSLEGr'RArli IMUL A f) KTiPlt I A , FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1800.
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t abblo Wane Tli New Pftr
nenf nA ',,w thvy nr Coimtrnrted The
BproV4 ?rlln Oranlte, the Nleolnon, the
fMowe, ih MUlcf, the Concrete, the Vnlcna
tttt, and Vthera-VVhat Da Councils Intend to
lo f
our time-honored If not also time-worn lnstlto
tutlon, the) cobble-stone, Is fast gaining In publlo
disfavor. That such ft thlnpr was ever invented, to
a nothing of ltii conttnncil uso for many years, is a
marvel. Tho pavement, as we all know, la vil
lainous. A horse dreads It; man cannot walk npon
II the street-contractors cannot clean It. Its dura
bility is shown by immense ruts and gutters, worn
n a short tlmo by fie frequent passing of Tehlclea.
Its only merit Is Its cheapness; but, as has very pro
perly been said, no pavement Is economical which
Vrcatly Increase Hie destruction of horse, vcaicle,
?so, comfort, and convenience, thougU Its cest Is
'nothing and It last for ever.
We have In some part s or our city a stone pave
ment known as the tiefgtan, which onslsts ef cubi
tal blocks of stone, 1M Bomewhat after the fashion
nf .he cobble-stones. This, though great improve
ment, is open to iveral objections. The atones,
when new, nre sllfhtly rough on the sr.Tfac-e, but
when old and wore, especially In wet wither, they
are so very stuoot ami slippery that no loot hold for
lint-He's iioot ea. be had. The material of which It
is composed Is Iticir object iouable. Thr-ugh stone Is
a most durable "ubstanec, Mid has been used almost
universally, tlirre are others wlieh are mild to be
as lusting, ami which will aw-wcr the purpose better
in other respects. Stone Is ootsy, In whatever form.
Jf laid in smooth blocks, it is either too rough for
comfort when new, or too smooth for travel whe
old These-nek to thobndvoi the borso Is also said
to be too g-vat. The nmterlnl In too Inelastic, anl
s does riot gfc at all when the foot comes in contar t.
Other materials, as wood, iron, mm u composition of
pitch, tar, etc., are now being tried. Tho question
now Is to -decide between them. All may be eqimlly
ux good. TSoiue may answer better for somo purposes
than otk"rs. But Im Jon; we rcpave our city entirely
wiih ar.y new suu',nnce, it must have a fair ttfn! of
wnne soi-f.
The Iftrlalnn.t
Thenblcal-bloct pavement or Itclgian, liaa been
rxtenlvely laid Uiew York, and at present miles
if I. Is being laW on the dilVcrcnt avenuci. 'i'ho
blocks run about fonr inches square on tho top,lx
inches deep. The cost of this ranges from til to 'I'M
per square yard, the stone coming from the "Wce
hawkeir'' quarries, a fow miles up tho Hudson river,
an armv of laborers being constantly employed get
ting oiit the stone to supply the demand of Mew
1 orkeliy. Ji J'nnaui'ipnia mo iieigiuu uiocks now
used ai'e of bolter shape limn tho latter, and when
carefully InM make a pavement almost equal to
that now adopted on ltroadwny, N. Y.
Jt is very rtmportant that tho foundation be of solid
trooil era v'el. .and the blocks carefully rammed in
even courses, llcretoloro the blocks used In this
ilty mostOy came from the Eastern quarrleH, but
within tho past two years a company of Phtladel
phiaus purchased the extensive granite quarries
near liionmonu, va., uuu are uuw inpi-ing vmy
larirelv to tills market.
The Riuhmond granite Mocks arc said to havo the
advantage of not being Ilabio to round oil' or wear
Riuooth upon contact with the iron upon tho horses'
feet, the line grain of the granite and white colors
presenting a clearer appearance when the streets
rc properly swept.
Another important feature In the Belgian blocks
Is the valuable character 01 me inuiuriui. v ueu
neecHsarv. the blocks can be relald either of the four
fildes turned upwind, and In this way the pavement
will last lor an inuennue pernio, as mu mm emu
niwava retains Its value. The cost of a good Mel-
sian pavement in una uni iwhhcj iiwh'k" " 1
mpiare yard. No granite quarry can make lielglan
blocks to advantage! unless in connection they are
turning ont large stones, per dimension or otherwise,
leaving smaller pieces to be split into paving. The
nat of the blocks delivered on the wharf In this city
. . a I V. 1 I . .. - . I'Q tn C.7r. nnw
Ktunda from t'J to J2-26 per square yard, and wo are
informed by one of the heavi be Importers that the
prolitat this prico la but Utile. The Belgian pave
mnnt tutelv laid In front of the (ierinan newspaper
building, Cheauut street, above Sixth, is an Improve
ment on Hie out Hiyio 01 mucus, .imu iu iroui in
X r. Bartol's resldenee,rpruce and Nineteenth streets,
with granite gutter stones and crossings of granite
same ueptn as 1110 diocks.
The Improved Granite ravemeur.
The improved Broadway, New York, pavement
consists of granite blocks !l,v to 4 Inches wide, s to
14 inches long, and 0 inches deep, with Jolmed gut
' ter-stones, ami crossings or bridge stones, all of
same material (granite) laid (lush and even in a bed
made with a layer of umall stones and line gravel
on top. The cost is T'f0 per squaro yard, tho con
tractor taking the old material.
Jt is called the "Uuidef' paveineut, and New
Workers claim it is the best, cheapest, nni most
denirithlo pavement that can be laid. A million dol
lars or more has already been c.icnded on that
' portion finished on Hroadwny, and the probability is
the same pavement will be continued the whole
length of the street.
The Nicolaon.
This well-known pavement Is at present in more
general use than any of Us class. Its principal mate
rial is wood. 'It. might ho supposed that, a pave
ment of this sol t material would not itself be very
lasting. Wood, however, in some conditions, is
utronger than we think. Placed endwise of the grain
it can be cut with a knltc, though not easily, but it
..annot be pounded or worn away to any great ex
tent. An example of this is found in tho stone
cutter's maul or hammer, which can bo used for
rhirty or more years without very great wear; but
the iron chisel on which the wood is used cuts away
xtone very easily. Very few, In fact, know of the
great toughness of wood as compared with tho briv.
lioness of Btono or Iron. The question of decay is
yet to be noticed.
The Nlcolson is laid In this wise: The ground is
first levelled or rounded oil', and a board Door laid of
two-inch white or yellow pine planks, running length
wise of the street. Tins noor is completely covered
on 1)0 tli Bides with a coating of liquid asphaltum and
coal tar. This coating is to prevent decay, and to
make the structure Impervious to water from above
and moisture from beneath, on this iloor Is laid a
stratum of alternate oblong b'ocks and strips of
wood, forming the upper surfaco of the pavement.
The blocks are of wlnto or yellow pine, generally
white, three inches thick, eight Inches high, and of
convenient lengths. A row of these blocks Is set np
en end, across the street, from curb to curb. The
three-inch surface, tho face of tho grain, Is at tho
top, and the eight-inch, or side, faces up and
uuwii lie; ntrccu juu "i munu uiuuits uuiuiu
feeing laid la completely coated by sub
mersion with a mixture of asphaltum and
tar ccnucnt. The lirst line of blocks being thus set,
a line of strips, three-quarters of an inch thick, ami
naif as high the blocks, also coated with the same
mixture, is setup and nailed against the blocks;
one edge of tho row of strips resting upon tho plank
substructure beneath. Another series of blocks,
treated in the same way, is set up against tho strips,
and so on alternating strip and block until a con
venient space is laid. There is now left between
ach row of blocks a continuous groovo or cell three
quarters of an inch wide and foui inches deep, of
which the strips form the bottom. This groove Is for
the pnrpose oi forming a foothold for horses, which
Will not wear awav, and yet will not be so prominent
as to interfere with the smooth passage of vehicle
fc ever the surface.
-; Hot rooting gravel, with asphaltum and tar. Is
tiled luto these cells, and on the gravel hot liquid
asphaltum is poured until the cells are entirely full.
Tins tilling is then pounded or rammed tight, and
then the whole upper surface Is treated with a
finishing coat of asphaltum and coal tar. This pave-
ment has had a trial on North i'.road street, though
not jet lor a suillclont length of tlmo. It has, how
ever, given satisfaction for about ten years in some
WestejJl cities. It is largely in use in many places,
A contract has lately been made lor aboHt ono and a
S half mllea on Fifth Avenue, New York. It Is to bo
laid lu St. Petersburg. Kussla. and negotiations aro
under way for a trial in the streets of Paris. Tho
company have a large capital at their command.
The Stow Foundation
is an improvement upon the Mcolson. This Is also
woodi'i pavement, and the appearance when
finished is much the same. It has lately been put
down on t'lieHuut street in front of tho custom
House. The wooden blocks are of similar material
midsize to the Nlcolson. But the strips between
the blocks are dim-rent. Tliis pavement does away
with the board iloor tinder thu superstructure,
. whence its name. A bed of gravel or suud is its only
foundation, 'i'ho strips aro wider and arc driven into
tho ground as far as they will go, thus forming a
wcuge between encu row ui mocks. i ee spaces or
grooves left above tlm strips are then tilled in with a
ompoBition, us for the Nicolson. Jt is claimed that
this kind of fastening wedging each alternate row
of blocks with alternating strip d.'lven i;i will hold
better than the Imard loutidatlon, on which the
blocks are merely laid. Tim Nicolson claims that the
board substructure will equalize the pressure upon
any one block, uud help it to retain lis piu' t"
whereas a heavy pressure on any ono block of
a pavement without such foundation will sink
Jt, independent of its fellows, and prodimo
unevcuness. ono great advantage- of tlio Stow
pavement 14 that any part or quantity can bo re
moved for the repair of pipes or sewers without dis
turbing more than is necessary, on the Nlcolso'i, a
whole section, tho length of tho boards in tho sub
t etructure, haa to be removed in order to get at the
ground beneath. Tho cost of repairs is thus an".
Bieuted considerably. The Stow Uomoany say that
block coated on all aides with a water-proof coin
fjoHitios, as In the NfooHon, la, subject to dry rot.
i lie utow j.avemi ut Is coated on the top only with a
M)'' wa r-yrvo; pm) A'r-t'j-nt coalmp , to that no
dampness can get through from the top ; the bottom
Is left entirely free. It l thouirht that the natural
process of decay in this method will be slower than
the dry-rot of the ot her. The pavement Is said to
grow more flfm the longer It In nsert. It la a
Californinn Invention, whero It has been tried with
conBHieraoie success, jn Pan Francisco, where the
pavement has been in use for three or four years,
ninetecn-twcntlpths of ail pavement pnt down for
tho past two years have been of the Stow Founda
tion. After this pavemnnt la laid, the contractors
oiler to keep it in perfect order for twenty years, for
Mie mini ui uue nun a nan cents per square root per
annum, and will make a mimclrtit. dernmlt with tlm
proper authorities to guarantee their fulDlmentof
6uch contract for Uie time specified.
Tho Miller Worn rnroiiicnt,
owned by the Philadelphia Wood l'avlng Company,
Is a late patent, alto an advance on the orlelnal nliiu
of the Nlcolson. A floor nranbstruoture Is used In this
form of pavement. The floor Is composed of one
and a half inch spruce boards. In place of coating
them with asphaltum nd tar. they are treated in a
certain manner and become wliat Is called "Burnet
l.eil."' Htf.y first hnvo the sap extracted by being
placed fn h vacuum tube, then a solution of chloride
of zinc is forced Into the pores by a pressure equal
to iro pounds to the square inch. On tho floor,
when laid, Is plneni a layer of upright fine blocks,
with the end of .he grain on top, of awertgo-liku
shape. No Hlrlfl separate the diderent rovs of
bliHlis one from the other. It has been said, with
what, truth wo know not, that the strips forming the
teitlom of the grooves In the Nlcolson become loose
roiu wear arid work up to the surlace, displacing
t.1ie grnvel tilling, and leaving the blocks without
support beneath. It Is to remedy this evil that, this
new form of block has been devised. The block being
wedge-shaped or slanting on tho sides which face up
and down the street, the broad end being on the iloor
ut Hie bottom and Joining Hie next row of blocks,
nnil the tmmil end beiug on top, a wedge-snapad
cavlly is formed between the rows. The top of the
cavity is about tho width of t lie groove In tlie Nicol
son, nnil the bottom tapers oil' to a point,. The
smaller or upper lace of the block Is about three
inches thick, and the lower face about four inches,
so that Hie measure of Hie slant on each side Is
about a half inch. The strip to form the grooves Is
thus dispensed with, '' he grooves are IIIW-1 in, and
the top is coered wilh a mixture of tar, piteh, roof
ing gra el. and paving cement. This last Is n patent
article. '1 lie cavity bring wedge-shaped, ami the
top of thewedi'o beiug towards the top, 11 follows
that the harder the pressure on the substance from
above, the tighter and more compact will the pave
ment become, which it, is supposed to do the more
it Is used. The blocks of the superstructure are
not, "bnrnctlzed,"' like the iloor, but only coated
with the waterproof composition. We suppose
the Idea of this illil'erence Is that one kind of protec
tion Is better able to guard against the causes of
nccuy to wiucn tne lower sine is exposed, wnue tne
other Is more adapted for the upper. This pave
ment has been used In Brooklyn, and in some few
places in small patches In Philadelphia It is to bo
tried on Spring Uirden street, from Twelfth to
Broad, and by private agrtement of the property
holders, on Green street, from Fifteen Hi to Twonty
flfth. The patent, is omy ono year old, but It has
been very favorably received in that time. The
three varieties, the Nlcolson, the Stow, and the
Wilier, all look alike on the upper surr.-ico when
finished. They all have a three-Inch width of block
running across the street, a narrow groove for foot
hold, and are all covered with a black water-proof
coating. The interior structure of the groove Is dif
ferent In all three eases. The Iloor Is of illilerent
deHgniu two, and is entirely dispensed with inn
third.
t'ompoNllion PnvemrntM.
This Is another class, using entirely different ma
terial In construction. The aim here is to produce
something cheaper than wood or stone, and yet an
swering In other respects us well.
The Concrete
is ono of this class. It is composed of coal-tar,
pitch, and gravel. A foundation of sand or gravel
is prepared in some cases in this city the cobble
stones were used as Hie foundation tin: materials
are mixed together and poured hot upon the sur
face, levelled, and allowed to cool. The pavement,
when in good order, is very gocd for driving, but
from our experience Willi Ir. thus far, cheapaess ap
pears to he its only other rccimmcudaUon. In hot
weather tho mass grows soft and sticky. In rainy
weather some of Hie Ingredients are affected and
washed away, leaving olliera to crumble and no
ground Into powder und mud. A patch was laid
not very long ago on Vine street, between Front
and Second. Councils havo lately ordered It to he
removed. From the little which can be seen be
tween the great deposits of mud upon tin; street, wo
should say that Councils took unnecessary trouble
it is fast removing itself. There Is no necessity to
pay extra men to take It away. If the street
cleauers' attention were called to the spot, wo
doubt not that the whole thing would bo swept away
wilh the mud, and no one would lie the wiser. Let
the distinguished Congressmen who put in down
change their business and becoma street-sweepers.
Filth avenue, New Vrk, us well as some other
parts of that city, has had a taste of this kind of
pavement, with the most disastrous results. Their
specimen cost more than om s, and did not last as
long. There are many varieties of this pavement,
under different names, ami composed of different
ingredients, in the same or in different proportions.
The trouble with them is that they are all more or less
affected by the action of water.
That this pavement has failed so signally in theso
cases is no proof that it cannot be made more
durable, 'i'ho streets of Paris aro coated with a
pavement of this class, and they are renowned for
their strength an. I beauty. Kxperts say that the
only difference between tne Parisian pavements and
ours Is In the manner of laying.
The Vulcanite.
This Is a patent composition. The great care of
the inventors In this case has been to produce a sub
stance which will resist the action of water. Pieces
of it have been experimented with, ami boiled for
several hours in water without, being affected. It Is
said to be of the nature of stone, hard and unyield
ing, but if so, why Is It not open to the same objec
tions as that material? Its components aro pitch,
gravel, and coal-tar, like the concrete, with tho addi
tion of sulphur. Its name Is derived from a process
In its manufacture analogous to the vulcaul.ing of
India-rubber. This is a Philadelphia Invention, and
is not a year old. We are to have a trial of it on
Vine street, above Second, for the distance of a half
square ; and also on the main street of Manayuuk,
perhaps. Ihe company is at present engaged in
laying foot-paths of this material in Fairmouut Park.
A portion of the west side ot the river has been
given them for trial, where a steep grade makes a
pretty good water course of the paths in wet weather.
The chief engineer of the park expresses himself
well satisfied with the working of the pavement for
the purpose of foot-paths.
The Cost.
Of all pavements our cobble-stones are the
cheapest. The stones abound in great quantii ics on
tho banks of the Delaware, between ilordeutown
and Trenton, from whence they were allowed to be
gathered from below thu low-water murk. They
can bo bud for the cost of gathering and transport
ing, (ultoalargo business was formerly done by
men owning boats, Ingathering them for the market.
Tho cost of cobble-sione paving, after the stones
have been gathered, shipped, unloaded, carted, and
laid, is only 1 'a per square yard. Tho cost or the
Belgian or cubical stone pavement Is from a to SJ-7ii
per square yard. The improved Granite iiroadway
New York pavement, a species of Belgian, costs
$T-fU. Tho Nicolson costs about M; oilier wood
pavements about the same. The cost Is tho
great drawback to these. If they could bo laid as
cheaply they would very soon come into general use,
for, to say the least, they will lust and remain in good
order aa long as the cobble-stone, and the udvautago
of the smoother pavement Is self-evident. Tho Con
crete can be laid for ubout '. It costs tho New
Yorkers The Vulcanite is about tuo same aa the
Concrete
What Do Councils Intend t
It ia pretty certain that, no more cobble-stones will
bo laid, at least for awhile. Should some contractor
get into power whoso hobby Is cobble-stones, wo
should probably be again uillicted with news of ap
propriations for that object. Public oplBlon is pretty
strong in denunciation at present. But what do
Councils intend to do now ? Aro our thoroughfares
always to be the experimenting ground ? Aro we to
have streets formed of a sort or patch-work a few
square feet of one kind here, a lew more of anolher
theic if so, for how long? of course, after ono spe
cimen is laid we must wait awliiiu for the results. If
ono kind lulls, after a short triul, of course it must
come up. But what shall bo the length of time
one pavement must bo tried before it is adopted ?
Severul years must elapse before we could dure to
relay the whole city or any great part of it with any
Improved pavement. During this time are wo to
continue the uso of the old abomination? Wo ask
these questions only as a matter of cu
riosity. We ura ho glad to see some
motion In tho matter that wo hasten to
point out any hindrances which muy
lie in the w ay, list by a want of promptness we lose
heart und fall into the old apathy. Alight not the
help of a committee of Hcientiilo gentlemen be of
er ice, who should examine closely into the matter,
und make the attainment or so much experience
unnecessary? A committee of lluanuiul gentlemen
miyilit also be useful to determine how we might best
puy for the new pavements when they come, with
out producing discord or heaping unjust burdens on
those by whom I hey ought not to be borne,
lint In the matter of wooden pavements we are
already somewhat experienced, bo any of tho old
inhabitants remember, some twenty-five or thirty
years ago, a wooden paveineut of cubical blocks,
which was laid on cheaiiut street for some distance,
beglnulng ut Third street y Do they remember any
thing of how It went Into great holes, hovv the wood
rotted, how horses stumbled and caught, tliulr feet
between the blocks, and how, Dually, al ter about two
It came? finch, a thing rcal'.y happened, and In this ,
city. Momctning or tne same kind was n
London, f.ngiand, some time before our experiment.
In tho opinion of some no wooden pavement,
though able to withstand all tho wear pntnpon it for
an inucnnite lime, is sutneientiy seonrea agHni.
decay. The comparatively thin coat of water proof !
put on the blocks of the Nlcolson by Immersion will
certainly wear through In time, at least in some
places, wnen a note is once worn inrongn "
water can get through, and the rotting of the block
begins. Dipping tne mock in tne watcr-prooi num
tion does not sufficiently saturate the wood toremter
it water-proof throughout. The board floor of the
Miller Improved Pavement Is married by a mncti
safer and scientific, process. Tho moisture Is per
fectly extracted, and in Its place i forced a pre
ventive of decay. Hut the blocks themselves, wblnji
form the npper crust of the nmrnture, and whlcn
are exposed to all the wear and tear or
the elements, are not bnrnfltlr.ed. probably te save
expense. Perhaps the Inventors think that a pave
ment which will outlast their lifetime H K"i
enough. We have no means of knowing bow often
the authorities go over the whole city making re
pairs in the pavements; but wo should think that a
pavement which would last as long as ten years,
even, would be a pretty expensive affair. nlie wt.
are about it, we might as well try to get something
which will last for ages, even if we do not succeed
a sort, of Human pavement without Us drawbacks.
Bnt we can wait for no ten or twenty years" expel i
ment before coming to a decision. We are not yet
competent to decide which of the new methods an.
really Improvements and which not.
'I here are several other varieties or paving in use
In the old country iff which wo hear nothing hen .
One is n layer iir broken stone or Macadam, I'rm'y
bedded and Intermixed with a strong cement. I H'
surface Is said to be perfectly smooth, and Hie wear
Inconsiderable. Another variety Is square blocks oi
stone laid In rows some little instance apart, likei ne
rows id blocks In the wooden pavements, an t The
crevices tilled with, and each stone firmly laid in,
asphaltum. We hear of no experiments in this i fu
nction, unless the New York Ku-s pavement is laid
In lids manner, without the spaces being left. 1 cr
imps some inventor can work up the idea.
We should remember that the universality or any
comparatively new pavement Is no fnlr tct or its
merit, capital and pushing business men do more
to bring any new thing Into general use than ull lis
good qualifies.
A 'kw Srwimi Coitov The Wiiliston combed
Pea Island machine thread Is the name ol a new
artiulo of sewing cotton. It is made of tho most
....ut, l... i.i. .i.i.i si. mi luintwi ....ii.ii, tiia friuwl riuall-
i.Vo T..I ! u'liii-ii nrii woll kiimvii i hii' thread Is coin- I tion. all of tliesnrceons and physicians of the l'onnsj!.i
tles or wiiii, it an) wen Known, i no inn .an is V""' I . nnHi,itAi ro-nf ininn t.W ha iini honii i hot
nosed or six fibres or cords tigh'ly and evemy
twlsied together. Tho process is peculiar and supe
rior to anything yet Invented. The thread is noted
tor its great strength, Its porfect smoothness, and
Its regularity of twist. It Is both stronger and
smoother than either linen or silk. Its regularity
secures it against the klnKs which are so annoying
In poorer threads. lis great Adaptability ror the
sewing-machine Is bringing it into very general use.
Tho dilferent numbers have been tested on the finest
and coarsest work with complete success, one great
Improvement Is that It is sold by weight, though on
spools, and not by length, as other makes. In place
of selling by ido yards, which is the length most
manufacturers claim for their spools, but which
sometimes is found short by actual measurement,
cacti spool contains one-half ounce of thread ex
clusive of the weight of the spool. lJuyers, by weighing
an empty spool and then a lidl one, can test this lor
themselves. Home of the n&r numbers contain as
much as rioO yards lo the sprml. The spools ror all
the numbers are or the same si.o, ami the number
is printed upon the spool and not, on a label. Wil
liam II. llorstniuun A .Sons aro the i'liiladolphia
agents.
A Meeting ov tub Hoard op Kxamikeers ror ad
mission or candidates to practise as attorneys-at-luw
in the Court of Common I'lens, District Court,
etc., will be held next Monday at 4 o'clock 1'. St., at
the Law Library Koom, Sixth and Chesnnt streets.
The Hoard at present consists of Messrs. Joseph J.
Clay, Chairman; Chapman Diddle, John I,. Shoe
maker, William 15. Mann, i:dward Shlppen, It. Eden
Hrown, Charles Hart, John 11. (Jest, ucorgo Pclreo,
Secretary, and Is tho same ns at the spring term.
The applicants for admission nre Messrs. IX H.
Meany, a student with J. Joseph Murphy, Ksq. : 11.
A. Hrown, a student with Daniel Dougherty, Ksq. ;
J. 1'arker Norris, a student with Peter MeOall, Ksq. ;
(icorge W. iteed, astudem with Meti. J. Mitcheson,
Esq.; T. K. Merchant, a student with .1. T. Pratt,
Esq.; Charles W. Kat., a student with Charles (iib
bons, Ksq. It is requisite that they should bring evi
dence of good moral character, and pass an exami
nation In liluckstone and other text-books of tho
profession, and have read three years if entered
while minors, or two years if over twenty-one years
of age. with some lawyer, ono of which must lie
spent in the otflee to insure familiarity with court
rules und practice and acquire a knowledge of the
art of charging fees very important at the present
day. It is estimated there are about 700 practis
ing and nnn-pructisiug attorneys in Philadelphia,
and their reputation for astuteness, integrity, and
learning is world-wide.
Onus anp Knps. Itabblfs are becoming plentiful
in our markets; they are Inferior In quality.
Tho magnificent display made by our retail dry
goods merchants hascnised palpitations amongst
females, curable only by plethoric, pocket-books.
The Uncoil painting of itcar-Admiral Stewart
will remain on exhibition In Independence Hall
for a few days longer.
The sale of the Almshouse property to tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania nieoU with continued oppo
sition in Councils.
A bronze statue of Reor-Admirtil btowart Is to bo
erected in front of the Stato House so at least Coun
cils propose.
A night school Is to be opened on Monday in the
Moyamcusing Free Iiistitute.Kleveutli and Caiharlno
streets.
The St. Ceorge's M. E. Church, Fourth and New
streets, Is to have a new coat of plaster on tho front.
Sportsmen complain that the est of duck shoot
ing Is spoiled this season owing to their abundauc.y.
Mr. Hopkins, of the Select Council, U becoming
both patriotic and eloquent,
Public temperance meeting to-night at Tilth and
Buttonwnod streets.
A sadly needed want intelligent turnkeys.
Ice again this morning.
Scientific: lkcturkr The course or scientific
lectures at the Hull or tho Voting Men's Christian
.nissnciuiiun, which nave neon so successiiii ror throo
years past in ailordlng instruction and cutertain
meut to their members and friends, will be reopened
this evening by Piofessor Lemuel J. Deal. The suli
Ject is "Chemical Atlluity," and the lecture will be
illustrated by numerous und brilliant experiments.
These lectures will be continued each Friday even
ing dining tho winter, embracing tho studies or
chemistry, geology, metallurgy, philosophy, anato
my, loreigu travels, etc.
This ai tractive fnatnro should Induce all youno
men having lelsuro to Identify themselves with and
receive the benefits iill'ordod by this useful organi
zation. IIEVNION. To-day Messrs. Alfred Martien A Co.,
proprietors of the I'reiibytrrian, the leading paper of
tlio Old School branch of the Presbyterian Church,
took possession or their new oillce, No. 1214 Chosnut
street, and hoisted a large blue Hag, with the word
"Presbyterian" in large letters or white. This is in
honor or the reunion of tlio two branches or the
Presbyterian Church tOld and New Schools), which
was formally proclaimed at Pittsburg this morning.
A blue banner was used by the old Scotch Presbyte
rian Covenanters, and is thu Kign Unit their descend
ants adhere to their principles.
Tiu.-TAPrEiiS.A lad named Caarles Mullln was
arrested yesterday ror tapping the till ol a whisky
mill at Twelfth and Ohio streets. When searched he
had In his pockets the proceeds, ta-s7, and a gimlet,
lie will have a hearing to-day at the Cent ral Siation.
James McCourt, uged seventeen, and Oscar Duev,
aged sixteen, were caught yesterday whilst in the
act of tapping tho till or the store Ne. wm South
street. The juveniles will have a hearing at tho
Central Station at a o'clock.
Fon Cai-eMav. An extra train to Capo May Is
advertised by the West Jersey Itailroad Company to
be run on Saturdays during Hie winter months, eom
liif nclng on the i:itii instant, leaving Philadelphia at
MS A. M.t returning, h ave Cnpo May at 1-luP. M.
q his tram will ullord oppoi Innities to parties making
Improvements at Capo Muy to visit the Bantu and re
turn the sumo day.
Thkit op a Iloit.B ano Waiion. James Ilni ly
yesterday stole a horse and wagon from the pre
mises of llenklo A Co., wood turners, Sixth street,
oduw Jeiierson. Oilloers wero placed upon bis
track, and last evening they succeeded In arresting
James, who was taken before Alderman Kggletou
and by him committed to prison.
Stkaunii I.t'itUKi!. Owen Mcflarlov Is the name
or a Hibernian who was captured by OiUcer o'liou
nell, or the Eighteenth police district, yesturday,
while endeavoring lo get away wilh a lot or lumber
stolen irum a jard at liichuiond and Morris slieois.
Alderman Neull sent Owen to tlio Hotel do Jioya
mensing. A Thieviko E.u 11.0 v k. colored individual
named William Culleu lias been held In M'n) bail by
Alderman Carpenter, for the theft or some spoons,
liquors, etc., from tlio restaurant ut the northeast
corner of Eleventh and llullouwood sU'eats, wtiero
he was ciiiulojed.
ItOUHEny ot- a Hiiok Htouk. A boot and shoo
Store, located on Piiih street, above I'uw. .was en
tered last night by some party, who kicked o it e
of the iiKiiela id the irmit iloor and robbed 15 01 nni
j" all vJ 'm'U tcuU It IV v.' if.u-.i-.
THE MEDICAL RUM PUS.
The dlBtnrbanee en last Saturday, growing nt of
the attendance or fvmalo students at the clinic held
at the Pennsylvania Hospital, has excited an unusual
degree or comment, and the male students have been
very severely censured tor their conduct on that oc
casion. It Is to hopr.il that the discussion thus ex
cited will result in such an arrangement, as will give
the female students all necessary facilities for ob
taining all the knowledge they may desire, and at
the same time obviate uy dlltlcnlty and unpleasant
ness In the future, by the mingling of both sexes at
the clinics. The following temperate statement of
the dlltlcnlty of last Saturday has been handed to us
for publication, and we cheerfully Invite the atten
tion of our readers to It, as a fair statement of the
male students side of tho question:
Tn tht X'litnr of the Krtnintr vrniA.
'I'ho rniirinct of the Mmlioal Nfulnnlsiit the cliolo of
Vennsylvnni Ho.pitl. on iurdR InM, on occasion of
lm prnmice of "Kemnle Stndeutu," 1m. been thn causi; of
mny rpmark.. Th fnct nf the cn'.n arn i follows: On
tho previous Wodwiily the students worn notittmi by tho
(SurRiiin in cliaiTto ttmt thny had srn tho last of oorunin
pnciiliar cshsi, which could not, bti brought before tboiu
attain on account, of tho anticipated promnno of wonon.
ln Saturday the cllnlo wim well attnrld, the finmlc
tiirdirul department of Philadelphia hoiug represented
to tho number of thirty four. A marked rnaervn was no
ticcd in tin' laiiRiinKB et tlio lectmurs, incompatible with
proper clinMial instruct ion. Daring the clinic there was
a slight disturbance, which, on other occasions, would havo
pnsiu'ri unnoticed, lint, which wan rendered ot,icnalln on
account of the presence of fcm.iln strident. At the close
of IheclinlctliB students 'icmhlod on oh side of the
walk, but by no preconcerted plnn.ann' on the approach
of tlK- f' male student s certain dcuioiiHf aliens were made.
Indicative of their disapprolnition, but no "vulcar epi
thets,1' uhnso, or obscene iauguiiKc wero used. Atterthe
women had passed from the ground, l,hn students, as had
Ircen I iloir custom, walked in a bndv as far as ;hoautit
f-trect, to return to tho lectures of their respective col
leges. There is no distrui.sinic the fact that, the conduct of
the students on the route was ecsonihlo, but it does not,
warrant the severe lunituaKn and criticism ot certain
newHU:netH. Tho instruction necessary f(,r a
thorough hturij of medicine cannot bo obtained
when certain cases aro excluded from observation, as is
the case when women aro present. Ono of the pipers,
in itsrenmrkson tbis sulijcot, informs ns that thefemslo
students have a college and endowed hospital in the
northwestern portion of tho city. 'I'ho ipiestion arises
why. if they havo tlv-so ndauliires, do they interrupt us
in our studios! We ace not ullowcd to attend their hos
pitals, nor do so desiro 'to. The clinics of tho Pennsyl
vania Hospital do not tit them frr tho branch of mndicino
which tin y i supposed pari iciilarly to practice. Certain
of tier city pajioj's seem to tako tlolodit in ahusiurr us for
our conduct, without reviewing tho facts of tlio case
fairly and dispassionately. They accuse ub of Ion prac
tice in tho art of VnsultinR Indies, and benp on us vpithuts
which wo will not take tho trouble to refute.
We have authority for stiitimt that, with but one excop
for male Btnilnots.-or if women insist ou witnessing all th'it
is brnimht bntorn the ulinics. that the msnairers should
appoint a special time for their sonarate inntriiction. We
eat not irnapino why ladies should rtnlight In witnessing
tho different oaos branitht belorn theno clinics, pnrrioa
larly those of surgery, for wdat ood can the witncsvintr of
the operations of Perineal Section or of lithotomy do
them? Do they evor intend to practice anythinjr ef the
kindy
The Injury done the medical colleees by some of the
fiii)iers4)f thin city, in thoir lato unjust.iliable assaults, can
lardly he overestimated. The old University, which for
over a hundred years has been the centre of medical educa
tion in this country, sorely feels the inj'istice of such
attacks on her Trustees, I-acuity, and atudents.
University, Nov. 11, lx'.
t llAKI ES M 1IARHIS, No. 1:15 Locust street.
K. H. JOHNSON. No. 727 Pino street.
If. W. JAMKSON, L'rtliopicdio IlosmUd.
,1. H. O. SIMKS, No. m Cbcsnut street.
.1. H. WALK.KK. No. 12 Smuce su-ecu
!,. ST A H U. No. 4-.M South Broad street.
K. JORDAN, No. 101:1 Arch street.
And many others.
HEAL ESTATE.
Incl'rnscin llie Vnlne of the Taxr.ble Property
In the City ol i'hibtnelidiiit.
On our inside pages will be found an interesting
statistical table, containing the valuation of real es
tate, etc., In this city, ror tho year ls70. Appended
will be seen tho total value of real estate In each
ward for the years 1867, tstis, lsoa, and ls7, showing
tne rapm tui.-iea.su m eacn jear
ll'ai'fs. W7. IStis. 1W. 170.
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Suicidk. On Tuesday last the police of the Ele
venth district arrested a well-known politician of
the Nineteenth ward for drunkenness, and locked
him in one of tho cells of the siation house. On
visiting him shortly afterwards It was found that he
wassutienng from the ciiects or poison which he
had taken, und ou his person was round a paper
containing some corrosive sublimate. Dr.Burmcister,
residing near by, wus called in, and a stomach-pump
was applied and used for some time. The unfortu
nate man was then removed to the Episcopal Hos
pital, where he lingered until night, when death
set in.
His wife did not learn of his death until yesterday,
owing to the fact or his giving his name as John tid
wanis, whereas his proper name was John K Sutton.
When she applied at the hospital the body could not
be obtained, and a report gained circulation that It
had been disposed of to some medical students, but
Inquiry at the Coroner's oillce revealed the factor its
being in his possession.
The reason ror its hasty removal from the hos
pitul was on account of the poison having produced
speedy decomposition, and it had thus become
tilcnsive. Tlio deceased was a bricklayer by trade,
but for sometime past hns been living a dissipated
life, being driven to thls.lt 13 said, by family trou
bles, ami It Is thought by some that his mind had
become weakened. Ho leaves a wife and seven
children, and their condition is not to bo envied, as
his past course lias left them very poorly provided
ror. He resided ou the corner of Tulip and Adams
streets.
Sermons in Stones It has been asserted by na
turalists that the recently discovered statue atlla
tavia, N. Y., is the result of planting an linage somo
hundreds of years ago by tho thinly-clad and untu
tored Indians of tho period. Might it not be us well
for our own municipal authorities to order a research
made to see what semblance a stone that was burled
on the S.'ld or February, in:;2, in Washington Square,
pretending to bo the corner-stone ol a Washington
Monument, has taken? It may already havo assumed
sullicient proportions to Justify Its resurrection, ami
as all whe are cogui.ant of its Immediate location
will In the natural course of events have passed oil'
this mundane sphere in a few years, the memory or
the one lirst in war, lirst in peace,. first in the hearts
or the country people, cannot be too much honored.
The Society ot Cincinnati will or course not deem
any allusion to the now large amount of the fund
held by them us Trustees to be discourteous, but
when we consider that a whole generation has gone
siuce the money was collected, it U Just tor us tii
leave on record our Instructions to our successor in
l'JOi) to repeat this inquiry, aa we have every assur
ance from past experience that nothing will occur
to impair tho reasonableness ot the request.
Thk I.atk Kebhoca OuoitdK On the loth Inst, this
estimable lady died, at Hie advanced age or seventy
nlno years, at tho residence of her brother, Jesse
Oeorge, near llestonville. With her brother, she
settled many years ago in the locality whore she ex
pired, and slnco that time their fortunes wen;
united. This family Isaboutas old as Philadelphia
itself, und the original estate in tho hands ol Uie
successive owners has been constantly accumulating
until it is now one ol the most desirable within the
city limits. Some time ago, through the Instrumen
tality or the deceased and her brother, a courereiico
was'held with the Park Commission which even
tuated In tho transrer or many acres of their valu
able properly to tho city of Philadelphia, to be de
voted especially to park purposes. This ground has
been laid out and bcaiitiiied, and now forms one of
tho conspicuous features or that domain. Yesterday
City Councils passed appropriate resolutions upon
her decease, and designated u coinmiliee to nllend
her funeral, which takea place on Saturday afternoon.
General Uhant on a ISrsT at tub I.kaci'R
IIoi-bk The President of the l.'nlnu league, J.
ClllinghaiU Fell, Esq., while recently In Homo, visi
ted tlio studio of a young American sculptor named
Simmons, uud ordered a bint ol t.'eneral flraut, of
life sl.e. to bu executed and forwarded to him, to lie
placed in the Cnlon League House, in Philadelphia,
us a gift rrom its President, Tho modi which has
been completed, is said by all who have soon It to
closely resemble In the features and expressli.il tlio
man of destiny which It represents. Miss Annlii
llrewster, the well-known art critic of the Newark
N. J.) Juunutl, in her recent letters speak highly of
the work as an artislic study.
ItRVFNUK SKiy.rnit. ltevenuo OiMcer James N.
Kerns, ny iliri-i ilou of Collector llni-nes, of the First
district, lias seized the w hisky eMuiiiishtueiit of I".
T. tpgiiin a' Front, and 1'j.i.i tree;k for v miai lens
t,. n.,u ..t-..vi t; uv ii.;;ia. iivvn.-ti .
F0URT1I EDITION
H T.
The Old and New School Preabyterians
Merged Into One Body The
United Assembly to Meet
in May, 1870, in
Philadelphia.
B XT XI O V E.
Marine Disasters Garibaldi
Again The Remains of
American Philanthropist -The
Spanish Throne.
Down
the .
FROM THE STA TE.
The PreMiyterlnn Church I'nited nt T.nst. B
PinsHrKn, Nov. 12 The Assemblies met In their
respective churches, this morning, and after impres
sive devotional exercises, finally dissolved, and the
announcement made that the united Assembly would
meet in the J'irst Presbyterian Church in Philadel
phia, on tne an Thursday in .May, is70.
Alter which each assembly formed In line and
marched to the street fronting the First Presbyterian
cnurcn, vnen tne New and old (School commis
sioners j-nncii arms, tne union being greeted by the
clapping in nanus uuu w aving oi uauHKerciilelS by
an Immense crow d of spectators. The procession
moved to tho Third Church, where a union meeting
it iiTi i it; in.
Telegrams were sent to tho Presbyterians in
firent Kritain announcing the union. The Scrip-
lines nine, iiwi mm nil ituuicsH malic OV 1 r. V OW-
ler, who at the close clasped handsjwith ir. Jacobs.
and pronounced the union complete. Impressive
.addresses were made by Pr. Jacobs. Must-rave.
Adams, Hall, and Day, and Judge Ktromr, Senator
Iimke, Hon. William E. Dodge, and others, lir.
Fisher ont-red a resolution callingou the Church for
u uiniiK oueruig ui in,uuu,iuu lor mission purposes,
nmvil nn.l uui'lfttu.
FROM JYEWJSJVGLAJVD.'
Marine IHsnster.
Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Boston, ov. 13 Ihe schooner E. S. Kioli,
from Tanglcrs, Va., yesterday moruln?:, off
Highland Light, picked up nnd brought to this
port Captain Davis ami crew, of schooner Abra
ham Lincoln, from WeH Point, L. I., for Boston,
which sprung a leak tho niht previous and
sank.
A Hclioonet Run Down nnd Another Wrorked
Vtxpatch to the icening Tdrqraph.
Portsmouth, N. If., Nov 12. Captain John
(). Downs, of the fishing-boat J. Lelliee, thirty
tons, of this port, was ruu down by a schooner
ou Friday evening, five miles to the eastward of
tho Dry .Salvages, north of Thracher's Island.
Tho schooner rilot, Captalu Smnllrldge, of
Mount Desert, Me., from Gloucester, with a
heavy cargo from Boston, was wrecked on
Tuesday evening ou the Androscoggin rocks, oil
Star Island shoals. Her crew nud four passen
gers, including n woman nnd two boys, lauded
at Star Island. The accident is attributed to a
mirage which was noticed l-y parlies on the
island, the light-house appearing to be far off.
FROM THE WEST.
tlorlon und Cubn.
Chicago, Nov. VZ. An Indianapolis special
private despatch fro-u Senator Morton denies the
telegraphic report from Washington with refer
ence to tho conversation with President Craut
and Secretary Boutwcll about Cuba.
Another laivvmiil by Heirs.
A special from Jacksonville says the heirs of
the late General McCouuell, w ho was murdered
in February last, intend to briuj suit for tho re
covery of the whole public square in Jackson
ville as Bjn as tho court house is removed there
from. Jtis Eaid by tho terms of the deed to tho
county that the ground reverts to tho original
owners whenever the county ceases to use it for
county purposes.
A Probable III order.
Two gentlemen, namcil Parker Bliss and
Charles Wild, went from Winona, Minnesota, to
La Crosse, AVIsconsiu, and put up at tho St.
Charles Hotel. Yesterday morning Wild left for
Winona suddenly. Bliss did nut make his ap
pearance next morning, and ou his door being
broken open was found lying ou his bud with a
pistol in his hand and three bullet holes through
his body and ono through his heart. Suspicion
of murder rests on Wild, nnd he will be arrested.
FROM THE KICIFIC COAST.
The TrnKedy on Board the French Coolie shin.
Sak Fhancisco, Nov. 12. The Tahiti Mvn
eenger, tho ollicial journal of the French Pro
tectorate in the Society Islands, publisher a
detailed account of the tragedy on board the
French coolio ship, while becalmed off Byron
Island. When the revolt occurred there was
about three hundred coolies on board, who wero
ou deck receiving presents. The captain and
several of the crew were killed instantly. The
mate and a portion of the crew escaped below,
whero they were besieged by the natives, and
being but poorly armed, they resolved to blow
up tho upper deck. Accordingly, a ipiantity of
gunpowder was properly placed and fired.
Tho explosion blew or frightened all the
coolies overboard, nnd t-hook the vessel like an
earthi'iiake. The sailors hastened ou deck, nnd
found the gea covered with natives making
for the island. The following Is a Ust of the
killed and wounded of the ship's company:
Killed D. Blackctt, captain; J. Crest and J.
3. I.nttrin, passengers, ami live sailors.
Wounded Victor Wahlier, steward, and three
pallors.
Escaped Charles M. Stewart, second ollleer,
and five sailors. .,.,,
Dividend.
The Sierra Nevada Miuing Company h is de
clared a dividend of 'M cent per share, payable
on tho 10th inst.
The Hun I'ranclaeo .Murker.
Saw Fbani i.'i'o, Nov. 11. Flour, f l-27.-;w.5 60.
Wheat weak at 1 M. Legal-tendera, lit.
FROM BALTIMORE
The Fiint'l'ttl ot'thi I.ate Georac Feiibody.
Special DexpvUeh to The Jiiieai.y TeU-jraph.
IlAi.HMOiii', Nov. IV. The bells ol the city
churches, lire bells, and others toll from 1'J to 2
o'clock to day in memory of Pea body, who-io
funeral ceremonies take place at the same tinid in
London. 'Flags on public and private buildings
and shipping are at half-mast. Many places are
draped in mourning.
I.'iililmore Produce .Market.
IHiTiMOHif, Nov. i:i Cotton dull, and uomlunily
2J !,c. Flour dull und prices lavor buyers ; Howard
Street sttperllue, J.V1S.V. Vi;T ; do. extra, tVP.-
d Mi; do. lu mil v, fd-BOm 7'M); City Mills aupertlni',
$5 -),( il'r; do, extra, f.v-T'ui 7; do. family, !,.,
0f'0' Western Hiipertine, t:rWi t:t7;; do. extra,
W.Mlmfi: do. family, tO-Wi.. 7 -V Wheat Steady ut
lii)i l-iiil. Corn linn; new while, u. i'.v. ; new yel
low utvftisi. oats, nswfiHc i;,ve dul I at I'.'i.m,, $i.
Provisions unchanged. W hi-ky better ami ho'ders
miner, bales at jro..i.i ro.1 ,.
'J o Irioi I'tir 1,1 0.
lioFiYiK, Nov. 12. la the TVm :t 'onrt uf Middle
sex county yesterday, Allien P. Jo 'c yu, o! I ."Mug
run, ww ciuivicti"! vf raoe, and .t S'-ii.cuiv l
H.V A.U. j((v'V'
FIFTH EDIT ION
Thla Bvenlna'a Quotation
By tht Anglo-American Cafcfe.
LONPOW, Nov. H 430 V. M.Conn1 e1nrl tt .
98 v for money and for acsonnt. American e-
i iiriueB nrm ; nve-twenties Of 1S62. M V ; of 18ii5, oldV
S2,V, and ot 1867. M: ln-ins. 7. f.ho. uitnnii
closed:
IVdV.
ami speculation. Ited Western wheat, 8s. 8d.; red
seed oil 932?d' Si'lrlu 01 Petroleum, lld. Liu-
Lonhon, Nov. 1J-4-80 p. M.-LhiBced oil, X28 lfs.
Turpentine, V0s.
FRANKKOKr, Nov. 12.5-'20i (t1iCt at 89'rtWV.
-,?.'5.IS' Nov 12-The Bourse closed quiet. Rentei,
1 1, bOC. .
A British Ship to Brlnar reabody's itemnlu.
Su the Anglo-American Cable.
Lontion, Nov. 13. Tho British Oovornmcnt
will despatch tho remains of Gcorgo Pcnbody to
America in the ship Constant.
C'onaoU Ilellvcrrd.
Lonpoh, Nov. 12 Tho delay In the announcement
of the new (iovcrnment loan for the purchase of the
telegraph lines has a tendency to depress the nrleo
of C'OIlBOlS.
ttarlbaldl Ptnn,
Florkkc i, Nov. 12 uaribaldl U quite ill with
rheumatism.
Loan of an KnsrllNfi Nteanmlilp.
rAttts, Nov. 12 OcHpntches were received by thfl
Paris Insurance Company yesterday, announcing
the total loss of the American steamship Light, in
the Mediterranean. Later advices, however, show
that, she was an Kngllsh vesiel. f he ciicountero d a
hurricane otf the harbor of Oran, Aimers, aud was
driven upon the rocks and totally destroyed. As far
as known no lives wero lost. The captains of the
vessels arriving at the various portsof the Mediter
ranean make mention of the severity of this hurricane -and
predict many otherdisanters.
Tho Spanlnli Throne.
Maprip, Nov. JS The Duchess of Genoa Is op
posed to the candldaturo of her son for the throne
of Ppaiu.
1 In riling of n Ship.
T10RT0V, Nov. 12 The Kreraan laniue Cnpld, wit
petroleum, from New York for Dantelc, was burued
to tho waters edge at the latter pott yesterday,
where she had Just arrived.
I'Iro in IlocriONli-.
T?ocnKSTK7t, Nov. 12. liamber's brick block, on
Monroe avenue, was burned last night. Loss, IIO.OW,
w ith small insurance.
New York Produce Marker.
New okk, Nov. 12. Cotton steady ; saltH! of DOffl
bales at 25c. Flonr steady and- without decided
chaniic; sales, noon tibia. Wheat firmer; sales of
ID.ilW) bushels No. S at fl-18; winter red at l3Sf
142. Corn steady; sales of 41,000 bushels at $t-04
1-07. Oats declining; sales of I0,wn bushels at KK4
wic. lieci ipiier. rorK steady, uiru quiet. WDisky
steady at fl-02m 1 -tin.
Hrarjnos at inn Centrat, Station. BefortJ
Alderman Kerr, this afternoon, John McCoy aud
Oscar Duey, two lmis, were charged with tapping
the till of the store No. 2020 Market street. The lads
were caught in the act. The Alderman reqnired
them to find tint) bail to answer at court.
Charles Wells, another juvenile, for tapping the
till of the tavern No. 209 South Twelfth street, was
held In 5WH) ball to answer.
John Brady last night took tho horsft and carriage
of his employer. .Mr. John A. llenkel, Sixth and Jef
ferson streets, firm the stable, and started off on a
frolic. Ho was arrested at Fourth and Master streets
while driving at a rupld rato. For this Alderman
Kerr held him in Wio bail for o further hearing.
William Stewart, colored, for tha nlleired theft of
some chickens iroiu Jersey, was held in $1000 ball to
answer.
John Tinrke had a further hearing on tho charge
of robbing the dwelling No. 7.'i) South .Eleventh
street. He was bid In (-tinno bull for trfal.
John Jones, lor tlje Iheft of a stove from the store
of Jacob W. Weincr, .'o.'fi'i North Pilch street, was
committed fn defaulted JiiiKt bail.
I-'rrd. Murphy and John Ilolllngsworlh, for .ihe
theft of two bronze figures from the residence of
John V. McCreery. No. 1M0 Chesnnt street, were
held in $i2tio bail each to answer. The figures were
valued at tV'uu.
I'nitko Status commissioner's Csk. P.oforn
I'nited States I oumiissioncr llibler, at. noon, Robert
Curry was arraigned on Uie charge of carrying on
the manufacturing tobacco business without a
license.
'William A. Anderson brinir duly Rwnrn, testified I am
nn AnHittunt, Aiisassnrnf tbn lomtli dinlrict: I It now tho
defendant ; I kuou tlui defendant ; 1 went into his premWies
No. 2918 Market street, on the 14th of July Ian t; entored
the cellar and foii-d there a ciar-innliHr' fand with
fief.li tiRara upon it, evidently madj during the day; I
found live cattca of leaf tobaovo unilnr iirocoxa of manu
facture; aotne of it partially prepared ; I inquired of Atra.
Mary A nn Cordes it Ihoe ciyars had been niado that day;
he wild they hud : alia oruupiod nn adjoining room for
laundry purpoftm, wit li a kIs door between ; 1 ulso found
there s rude rutter for waking cut and
dried HiuokiiiK tntiacuo, also a prem that might
be used to ina!te a plug or pressed tobacco,
and a aquare box lull of copperas; this wniall in tha
cellar; in the More in a drum I found smoWliur-tobaceo
loose, and in another oV-ii.i I found cnt stems and fresh
made cieani; in a co?e, packaii of cirnra not stamped.
anil a niltnhHI'Of fild Ihiim Willi nlrl ulinmann vhiflk ha1
not. been defaced; be bad neither tolianco ciitar. or leaf
book, no oertiticatn posted up, nor nornixu outaide to indi
cate th bu-ineis;)l knew he had any license because bo
would have bad to apply to me for it.
Mary Ann Oorde.4 testified to having aeen an oldiah man
aiakinK znrain ilia cellar, and to seeing thorn removed
at different times.
The acciiaod wan held In BlOOn bail for trial. x
Deadly Aspai i.t John lirooke, residing In Plus
street, abovo Sixth, was struck in thn right ear,
about 1 o'clock this afternoon, with a pitcher, during
a quarrel in a bar-room, In Spatlord street. The -wound
is serious bnt not dangerous. A man named
Kane was arrested on the charge of Indicting the
wound nnd locked up for a hearing. The lujured .
man lias been admitted to the 1'ennsyivanla Hos
pital. Base Ball. A game of base ball between the
Athletics and a picked nlun will be played on the
grounds or the former club to-morrow afternoon,
the proceeds to be for tho benefit of the Superinten
dent of the grounds. .
Si.kiht Fin e. The roof of tho building No. 829
Arch street wus slightly damaged by lire yesterday.
The flames were extlnuuislied by the members of
the Insurance Patrol.
Fatal At cipent. Yesterday afternoon, whilst
some divers were operating at Locust street wharf,
Schuylkill, a derrick gave way, aud falling npon oue
of their nninber.caused his death almost lustaatly.o
National Hai.i To-night, Jem M.Vc'8 boneilt.
To-morrow afternoon, a matlLeu for ladies and
children, aud tho only opportunity of seeing this
entertainment.
Open IforsES. The lieutenant of the Eleventh Po
lice district reported this morning tlio liudlng open
of 22 houses dining tho previous night.
Ur0ItTUATE.
The .tllilinpn I lint Occurred to Ship.
Sandwich Island advices to tho 20th of October,
by mall, bring particulars of the disaster to the ship
Frank N. Thayer, winch nan arnvon at iionoiuui in
distress. She Is a new vessel, having been launched
this year, registered 1220 tons, und rated at Lloyd's
A 1 for nine years. Tlio Thayer left San Francisco
AiifrnutT with a r.'ircfi of wheat valued at Jti7.7f().
On September 4 she encountered gales, which in
creased during tho ensuing twenty-four hours, tho
wind coming from all points of thu compass. The
cargo shifted and Ilia pumps became choked with
grain, so that it was Impossible to work them. Tho
cargo began Btcammg, and tho vessel bore up for
the island. The plated work In tho cabin Is as black
us Ink, and the paint work has tho appearance of
having been blnckleadcd. Two of Hie crow sent
Into tne pump-wclls to clear them of grain were
v It lull awn In nn insensible condition, the foul air
also extinguishing a light. Some of the crew be
came sick from tlio stench of the bilge-water, and
the cabin and forecastle were quite uninhabitable
from the same cause. The Thayer is owned in
Huston.
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