The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-03

Asylum Of 81. Stephens Church and the conse-
Grafton Of les Chapel took place at the institution
located on tho Delaware county line, three miles
west Of Market street bridge. The building and
lands appertaining thereto were erected or bought
iu accordance with the Will OF Eliza Howard
Burd. Tho terms Of the last testament are as
follows -
~ devise ami bsgueath 20 Che e or Church wardsns,
and VCsgmCn OF st. stephens Cnucb inthc 10y Of Plna
iS nae by nv WI a.S believe ma ba ID ros res, ID,
snd rgmandgg Of my property asL estate, re ~,
Of IN my wm aud Codcs, n tlusi - establish ASYLUM
Ei g'95 @,, ~ M ST. S IN honor ,
beloved hu,bani, Edward shippan Burd.
educate and st suitable age aud ume 60 Be juigol Of
trusted the Ayum to place ou 20 be instructed n pro.
preupioymcn@ hrsi the Whit female orphan cAild en-
and of moi more than eiht ycat who sa have been
lied IN he Protestant Episcopal Church In tho civ oi
tIed IN he saii church, in the state og PGnncytlis
and thirdly, an other White iSmala orphan chlI en oi
mora an cigat yrs, wiiaout respect 20 Otn'r
ana IN Cyc case tae ophan children OF ccrmcn OF t5e
Protestant Church shan haYc Che preference
In accordance with The instrument the eNecu-
tors OF her will have erected q stately pile VIII "a
will act as permanent memorial 10 the goodness
and generosity Of Edward Shppen Burd and uis
wife. The building Is made Of stOn', Which was
luarficd on the place The total lmOnnt OF Land
lnClultu 10 inc GalhN ~ -lNG aCll1s MS lu
cludes tuo garden which Is n'hche J, which Is
beautifully laid out and adorned with s.atulry.
Tho furniture in the institution Is that which was
In use in the Old Burd estate, and the stately
mahogany Of a century ago viii now adorn one
n the most popular and useful institutions Of our
State.
Although tho south wing is not yet luishod,
the institution contains Three hundred children.
The plan of the building is ine-a large ceHtral
body, with Two wings connected by two cOrr-
dOrs from the buildiug.
On the ground loor Is the dining room, swim
ming rooms, with pantry and closets The south
wing has the cellars and store rooms; the north
wing holds the bowling alley, play room, and
several spare rooms.
On the second floor, main building. are the
library, parOr, and school rooms; while the north
| and south wings contain sewing aud teachers
! rooms aud store rooms respectively.
| On the third floor, main building, is the chapel.
The rest OF this story Is devoted TO dorinitorie3.
| The above building is roplete with all the con-
! Nonieuces which modern inyontion has invented.
| The whole work has been prosecuted % this
| successful conclusion under the careful manage
| mcnt Of the following gentlemen, who constitute
the Board Of Directors -
Mossrs. William Kirkhlm, George W. Rich
ards, lObley DungisOn, NJ. D., Lewis ROdmau,
VI. d., Charles v lI1gner, Edward Shippcn,
james Mls3C, Smuc' Il. Brooke, Thomas Mel
son, LudowioN c. Cleemau, Gc,rse Pitt, J.
Edgar Thomson,
A large number Of cfcitiZeuslefrth5 city 10 attend
the dedicatOry and consecrlLiOn ceremonies. ThH
members Of ST. Stephens Church were well repre-
soutcd. Both Bishops Potter and Stevens were
expected 70 be present to take part in the cVer-
CissE. Tho ceremonies were those peculiar 10 tho
Protestant Episcopal Church on such occasions
and were attended with a marked degree of
solGmmity. They took place in the Chapel where
the inmates OF the institution were also gathered.
| This home for orphans was commenced by Mrs.
Burd some time before nor death, portion OF her
estate in George street, above Ninth, being used
Tor that purpose. After ber de 3th, her executors
Immediately commenced the construction Of the
present beautiful structure.
PoLGuoAI.--At Union League Hall large
meeting was addressed by Colonel Brisbane, OF
Kentucky.
At National ION Miss Dlol,inson addressed one
OF The largest meetings ever heid in that vast
building.
n large torchlight procession illumincl the
streets Of Frankiord, anu made the evening vocal
with hearty cheers for the Union ticket.
large Republican meeting was held last night
at Seventeenth and Poplar streets. Addresses
were delivered 10y Colonel William b. Mann and
| others.
At the Academy of Music this evening ar
address will bg delivered By COlne! II. Stocket
Matthews, of Maryland. ~ Musical Fund II N
the Democracy will be addressed by Rlchar,
O'GoIman, ESQ, OF New York. Hon. Jere
Clemens, OF Alabama, speaks az Concert Hall
An immense mass meeting OF the loyal citizens
Of Germantown, Mannyunh, Nicetogn, Chesnu,
Hill, BCanchtOwn, aud vicinity, Will be held q
the corner of School Lane and PLANK Road, Ger-
mantoVn, Governor Curtin, Hon. Henry Winter
Davis. General Joshua +. owen, Ii IN. Martin II.
Thayer aud others, viii deliver addresses.
Extensive LARcENIEs AND REcoyRRY on
STOLEN GooDs.-The arrest of colorcl boy with
a stolen JACKIE, on him, few days since, as men.
toned in TuE TBIHGRApH, has led to the recovery
OF large amount Of goods, stolen from resi-
denccs in this city between March aud October
IL D A.. -,
| Williams keeper OF restaurant in SevunJl
| street, near Lombard and ia his possession mOri
| stolen property was found. On information
| received from him, Mary Kent, also cOl1red, wa
arrested and considerable stolen property wa
obtained from her and on pawn tickets found IN
her possession stolen goods were recovered frOT
several plwnOrokeTs' establishments. The good.
recovered consist Of mems aud wOmen'9 clothing
sheets blankets, pillpw-clsc3, hAlecohs, cl5tor5
Wine-hOders, butter holders, n1pkin-tne3, &c,
and they were stolen from private residences and
boarding houses. The defendants were each held
ia $1,000 bail to ans yer. Two Of the parties who
had received the goods were held in $1,000 each.
A SwIEDLIRG TRAEsACTIoN.-Au individual
giving rho name OF George Parsons called az the
establishment of Mr.. Samuel Phillips, on 5,
Seventh street, yesterday afternoon, and pnr-
chased harness 10 the Yaluo OF 1928. JIe rendered
In payment 4 check ON the Farmers and Me
chani6s' Bank Uulu being presented it was
pronounced worthless, Parsons never having had
any account with thlt, or perhaps any similar,
institution. Information OF the 5Wiu1le was conn
muEicated b. Chic. Detective Franklin, who i'm
medig.ely telcTaphcd arJund to several o.. tli3
principal cities, whore s. WIS supposed the iugi-
eve had He'd. This morning, n despatch was
received from the police authorities Of Jersey
CITY. stating thar Parsons Lad been aric5tcd
there. Aud wOIld he hold until the arrival o..
| the Philadelphia officer,
To opt-pcu.sr Ct ortrr,.g ArT.o,v PRrors make