The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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GUARDIANS OF THE PooR. 49, The regular
stated meeting OF the Board of Guardians OF the
Erety in the chair.
After the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting, the House Agent reported the total
number in the Almshouse on Saturday, the 3Oth
ulttmo, to be 32S3; same time last year, 1926;
decrease, AZ. Number admitted within the last
two weeks, 1886; number of births, deaths, dis.
charged, eloped, etc, 3l4; number of persons
granted lodgings, 1856; number ofpersons granted
meals, 1852; number To whom outdoor relief
was granted during the month of March was
l2,l1l, of whom there werr 2l30 American, and
297l foreign adults, and 70l0 children, at an ex-
pense of S6605'58.
communication received from the Board of
Visitors requesting Councils TO increase the
salaries of the employees Of the AlmshOuse at
the rate of fifty per cent, was referred to the
Committee on Accounts.
The Outdoor Agent reports the receipts for
support cases at 1884 IS, and the Steward
reports house receipts at S2j48
The President presented the act Of Assembly
providing for the promotion of medical science
which was referred to the Committee ON Hos.
pital.
The contract for furnishing three thousand
tons OF coal was awarded at S4'48 per ton.
Police ITEMs.-James w. Kelly alias
Spencer, the burglar with whom Mr.. Kolbeck
had such desperate tuss,e in his residence at
Eighth and South streets, was before Police
Magistrate Beitler yesterday, and committed In
default OF bail to answer the charges of assault
and battery with intent to kill, and burglary.
Mr. Kolbeck was present and testified, though
suffering from wounds on the head received at
the hands OF the prisoner
A further hearing was had in the case of
William Gilbert, charged with being concerned
in the theft of $500 from the residence of Mrs.
Young, No. l440 Callownill street. Several wit
nesses were examined. none of whom were able
in any manner to connect the accused with the
hp Waa diaCh
Adam Loudensager was, by Detective Hen
derson, charged with the theft OF gold watch
and other valuables, the property of Francis j.
Duffey. In the absence of witnesses, defendant
was held in $1,000 for further hearing.
ACCDENTs.-A little girl named Mary T.
Skies, residing in Montgomery avenue, near
Germantown avenue, fell out of wagon in
which she was playing, about two o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and was seriously injured
She was taken home.
very painful accident occurred TO a little
boy named Mogrea, aged about twelve years, who
had one of his feet badly crushed by the wheels
of a coal car, at Ninth and Master streets.
Mogrea and several other youths we're on their
way to school, and stopped to play. Mogrea, in
attempting to get on one of the cars, slipped,
and one of his feet was caught by a wheel of the
car and seriously crushed. He was taken to his
home.
FREs.-Last evening" smoke was seen
issuing from the window of house No. 1914
Filbert street. The attic window was found
raised, and it is supposed that the house had
been entered for the purpose of robbing it, and
the trunk set on fire so as to enable the thieves
to carry off the plunder during the alarm. 1t
would be well for housekeepers TO look to the
fastenings of their garret windows and trap
doOrs as several robberies have recently taken
place, the thieves entering through the upper
portion of the house.
stable in Wood street, below Twelfth, was
Rligbtly damaged by fire last evening
ASSAULT AND HIGHWAY RoBBERY-At late
hour on Saturday night man named John
Branegan, residing at Twenty fifth and Locust
streets, was attacked by two men at Twenty.
fifth and Pine streets. One of them seized Bra
negan in such way as to prevent him from
using his arms, while the other rihed his pock-
cts. The robbers obtaining only five cents and
a plug of tobacco, became incensed, and struck
MIR. Branegan with a billy, breaking his Jaw.
The wounded man was received at the Pennsyl-
vana Hospital yesterday.
CONVICTIONS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
In the Court of Quarter Sessions during the
February term there were forty eight convic-
tions of cases returned by David Beitler, ESQ.,,
Committing Magistrate at the Central Police
Station. This number exceeds that of any
former term. AT least One-half of the cases
returned to the Criminal Court during term
are those heard before the abovenamed mags-
tIate, and in almost every instance conviction
surely follows.
CREW SAvED.-Captain Hardy, of the British
brig Charles Albert, at this port from Glen
baFque to the windward in distress; bore down
10 her, and found her to be the Swedish barque
Diana, Thorensen, from New York for Cork,
with grain, waterogged and pumps choked
took off the captain and crew (ten in ALL, and
in i've minutes afterwards the barque sank.
EXPORTS FOR THE WEEK ending March 2G
exhibit the following as the principal articles
shipped from the port of philadelphia to
various foreign ports: - Petroleum, refined
,O89 gallons; nails, $4,000 pounds; hoops
l65, 900; bread 1880 pounds; candles, l9,90C
do. lard, IA, 700 do; pork 1900 do; beef
26,807 do; 420 barrels Of -four; and 5S8 barrels
of corn meal.
GRAIN MEASURED during the quarter past,
ending March 80, 1867, at the port of Phiadel-
phia, is as follows:-Corn, AIS 1885, bushels
wheat, 55, ,1l8A bushels; Oats, $4,000 bushels
rye, l3,7S5b bushels; barley, 8l,0305 bushels;
malt, 94S6k busnels; seeds, 43429 bushels
sundries, 1854 bushels. Total, 696,6374 bushels.
THE HAY MARKET.-During the past week
COS loads OF hay and 85 OF straw were weighed
and sold at the Farmers Hay Market, North
Seventh street. The supply was rather above
the usual average, but the demand kept the
figures up. Best quality timothy hay sold al
Sl'90@2IO y lOO lbs. Straw at Sl'650l7t
% 100 lbs.
SUDDEN DEATH.-A lady named Elizabeth
Adams, aged hity-four years, while sitting in q
chair at her residence, No. 1887 American street
last evening, apparently in good health
dropped forward and fell from the chair dead