The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-08

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celebrated tanner of horses, was united to Miss
Hannah j. Duke the Iowa giantess. The bride
groom is rather below the middle stature of man
kind in point of size and weight, he scarcely
turning the beam at one hundred and forty
pounds, The bride weighs five hundred and
eighty-6ve pounds avolrdupois. She has been
exhibited Tor some time past. MIR. Rem, on
visiting the establishment, fell violently in love
with the fair giantess, proposed marriage, and
"oI course she said yes.n The bridal party con-
sisted OF the Siamese twins Chang aSd Eng, and
other celebrities of the museum.
TYPOGRAPHICAL SoCIETY.-On Saturday
evening, at the annual election of the Phlladel-
phia Typographical Society, the following gen
tlemen we're elected for the ensuing year:-Pre-
sident, Samuel ID. Carter. Vlce-President, Hugh
j. Durborow. Treasurer, N. s. Hales. Secre-
tary, James Ble'och. Assistant tSecretary, II. w.
Robertson. Steward, John L. Hallowell. Libra
rians, s. ii. Staats, E. Ditlenbaugh, Daniel
Clarke, William Lacy. Benefcent Fund Com
mittee, Charles Brigham. e. II. Muudav, Samuel
H. Fell, Thomas Nicholson, William B. Eckert.
According to the Treasurers Report S2257'74
has been expended Tor sickness and funerals and
S239'l7 has been granted to widows of deceased
members.
A MONUMENT TO BISHOP PoTTER.-Active
measures are IN progress to erect q lifting memo
rial to the late Bishop Potter. The contributions
are to take the form of a thank-ofering for the
restoration of peace and the 'great enlargement
of civil liberty" and a building is to be erected
having, in the language of Bishop Stevens Pas
toral Letter to the Clergy and Laity 'as its CEN
tral feature large Chapel for the free preaching
OF the W ord of God; and connected with 1t, the
needed rooms and offices for all Diocesan pur-
poses, and for the use Ot the various Church So
cieties, constituting, in its utility, noble Dio-
cesar House, worthy to be the memorial tribute
of a great Diocese to great and beloved
Bishop"
FIRE MATTERs.-The Hibernia Fire Com
pany were visited last Thursday by dele cation
from the Newark Fire Association, of Newark
N. j. They brought with them massive
walnut frame, scrolled with gold, containing a
set of beautifully written resolutions, expressing
thanks to the Hibernia for the hospitality ex-
tended to them while their guests on the late
parade of the Philadelphia Fire Department.
The renmapship of the resolution is master
piece The frame is of heavy black walnut,
oiled, and its corners are scrolledg with gold.
The Hibernia Engine will reach this city from
Washington, D. O., on the 18th INST
THE POINT BREEZE FIRE-The fire at
! the Point Breeze Gas Works was fully under
control on Saturday. During the afternoon the
steamers OF the Southwark Engine and South
wark Hose were employed in throwing water on
| the smouldering mass. The loss will not be as
heavy at first supposed. The Goals are but
partially affected, and in using portion of the
coal taken from the fire, it is discovered that the
loss is not very considerable, the amount of gas
manufactured being within 15 or 20 per cent OF
that produced from the Goals as delivered at the
shed.
MoYAMENsING Sour. .SoCIETY.-Ths chari-
| table organization commences operations to-mor-
row. In the last season they daily fed sol adults
| and $50 children. The prospects are at present
that the number of recipients will be largely in
| creased The annual amount of soup and bread
dispensed by them averages 5000 lOaves of bread,
| 5000 pounds of Indian meal, and about 200 gal
! Ions of soup per day. Contributions may be
! handed TO the President Robert Gratlen, No 537
Pine street, or Collins West, Treasurer, No. 1872
| S. Second street.
SERENADE TO CONSTRUCTOR HANsCoM.-
| On Saturday evening the employees of the Navy
Yard headed by band Of music, proceeded to
the Girard House for the purpose of compli-
menting William n. Hanscom, ESQ.,, who had
recently retired from active official duties at the
| Philadelphia Navy Yard. After fine nstru-
mental performance by the band, Mr., AansGom
made his appearance, accompanied by Hon.
Leonard Myers, who acknowledged the compli-
ment in fitting style.
ALLEGED FoRGERY.-Francis Wallace and
| VIM. Davis were charged on Saturday with OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses 1t is al
| legged that they purchased two coats, valued at
| 500, from Simon Hano, clothing dealer, and
| offered in payment an order on Charles Megar-
| ge g. Co., paper merchants, which was a for
gerry. Davis had on, at the time OF the purchase,
an assistant surgeons suit, and represented Wal
lace as his father. They were committed in the
sum of $1,000 each, to answer at court.
EPIPHANY SUNDAY. - Yesterday being
Epiphany Sunday was celebrated in an appro-
| pirate manner in all the Catholic and Episcopal
| churches throughout the city. In st. Marys
Catholic Church. S. Fourth street. solemn high
mass was celebrated by the pastor Rev. George
Strobel, and an interesting discourse was de-
| livered by Rev. Father Reilley. AT st. Josephs
Church very full choir was in attendance, and
the tenors were unusually good. A fine sermon
was preached by Rev. Father De Moria.
ATTEMPT AT SWINDLING.-On Saturday
afternoon young man entered beer saloon on
N. Fifth street, having in his hand check on
| which he desired the barkeeper to loan him $50.
The barkeeper hesitated. The Jeremy Diddler
id:-"0h, it is good ~ but he concluded that it
might not be and went out, ostensibly to obtain
the required sum, but really for the purpose of
calling officer to take possession of the would
| be swindler When he returned the scamp had
left
ACCIDENT ON A RAILRoAD.-On Satur-
| day afternoon down train from Germantown
| ran INTO carriage at the junction of Tenth
| street and the Germantown road breaking the
| carriage into fragments, and severely inurlng
the daughter OF Mr.. Ashton, residing on Poplar
| street, above Eleventh. Mr.. Ashton and his wife
were in the carriage, but they escaped without
injury.
l. ARRIVAL OF A REGBIENr.-Ye Yesterday
morning, about two o'clock, the 47th Regiment
p. ", Colonel Goven, arrived in the city by sea
| from Charleston. The brave soldiers rejoiced at
their return home after a long absence, and gave
vent to repeated cheers. They marched up Ches-
nut street, with music, at three o'clock yester
day morning.
TRIAL TRIP OF A NEW BoAT.-The trial
| trip OF the new steamer Atlantic, which wa.
| launched few days since from the ship ward al
kalghns Point, will take place to-day, and il
found TO work well. will be placed Immediately
upon the Cooper's Point Ferry.
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