The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-14

AN ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-An occur
re- ce took place iew nights ago az the Black
Horse hotelj faImers' inn,o North Second street.
winch chou d serve as cauuon TO ersons who
nave charge OF places Of business. Two men en-
up the pSea Snd HsS S oy odgnSs wSSb TOsng sh
were told they could not have hey then called
for drinks, and each took mixed liquors While
teIoHs TOOK from bis pocket a small box, containing
apr arently lotes of peIfumeiy and remarked that
he had bought them at auction. He then, IN play
Iu manner, put portion OF one of the bottles on
handkerchief, and held IL TO the of Mr..
eeaTSSSrt, aS who drew hs head tack to ayoId T. ,..
Of IT was almost instantly felt in pa at the fore.
head and peculiar sensation about che eyes. he
slatleman now entered the bar-T0om, and the
strt nRers left suddenly but they hao hardly got Ous
of the door before Mr. Ger. art fell ack insensbie,
and renamed in that c0ndI ION for some time. rhe
harroom contained fire proof, in hich there was
Nera thousand dol ars, the property of dodgers in
the house and young MI. .1erhart had The iey on hts
person. II Q fellows had no doubt obtained i"f0r.
nation. of the fact, and had supplied themselves
will chlorofVrm to aio them in securing the none =
IN The event OF not obtaining lodgings at the hotel.
YEARLY MEETING.-The yearly meeting
OF the Hickste branch OF the Society of Friends
commonly called QuaKers, began YESTERDAY at the
large meeting house Race street. just above FIT
teenth, This meeting embraces the eastern part Of
pennsylvania, and portions Of New Jersey, Della
ware and MAJ yanu, and thousands OF Friends from
those parts OF the country attending it, YesIer-
day the meeting opened by worship and to day the
business begins and Will be continued until We'd res.
day. On Thursday meetings Ior worship will again
be bed and Frloay business will be res lmed and
concluded the Friends on that day generally dis
pelsinP TO their homes
The Hickntes al the most numerous branch of the
Quakers and they have at Ffteebt tn ano Race streets
what is said to be the largest Friends meeting house
in North America. 1t was buut in 1865 fronts on
hace street, ana runs through 20 Cherry street an
will comfortably accommodate over 1000 people
The schools and grounds connected with it will ac
commodate as many more. The great crowds of
well-to DO people who assemble at these annual
gatherings make Friends yearly meeting quite an
attraction and many persons congregate IN the
rS nSeighoorhood to see them The meetings for wor.
ship are open to the pubc the business meetin gs,
however, are closed to all but members.
CENTENARY ANNIvERsARY.-Yes Yesterday
the Centenary Jubilee of the Zion Lutheran Chur III
was celebrated in the old church edi6ce Fourth and
Cnerry streets The interior OF the church was aste
fully decorated with evergreens and natural flowers
WIeaths were placed at intervals along the walls,
and in the centre OF each was the name of clergy
man over the pulpit the portraits of Dr. uuhlen-
berg and DR.. Demme were placed, and at the oppo-
sitesend OF the church banner contain ng the in-
sscrlluSn "reace be IN thy Name" was suspended
he collection ofbouquets was very large, andnhe
distribution OF these about the pulpit added greatly
TO the display. In the morning the services were
conducted by Rev. DR.. Krotel, assisted by Rev.
DIs. Mann and Spaeth, Professor Schaefer, and
others. The regular choir of the Church was rein
forced by that of the church at St. John and Brown
streets, and the music gwen by the united chorus
was very fine In the afternoon the Sunday School
children were assembled in the church Over one
thousand juy enies were present.
ARRIVAL OF SHIPwREcKE HAYTIANs,
Captain Hewitt, of the ship Linda, wnIch arrived
here Yesterday from CIeniuegos, brought, as ordi-
nary seameD, Peter Piene aud Charles Bltano, ma
hves OF Hayh, who were blown to sea from the
coast of Havt and after severe suffering we're
picked up by Dutch vessel and taken to Clentuegos,
where the local authorities placed them in jail for
three or tour months. They TO this country in
hopes of reaching their native land, wnere one of
them left wife and five chi dren. They are en-
tirely destitute, and desire the captain to send them
home Any persons DISPOSED to assist them can
leave contributions for defrayIng their expenses to
Hayti with MIR. Michael Dunn Superintendent of
the Merchants Exchange.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. During the
thunderstorm yesterday afternoon a fine elm tree
IN Franklin Square was struck by lightning A
strip OF the bark eight or ten inches wide was torn
away and portion of the trunk of the tree sp in