The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-25
NEVIS SUMMARY
CITY Amntra.


The Fourteenth Anniversary of the Young
Mems Christian Association was celebrated last
evening, at the Academy OF Music, which was
flied in almost every palt The exercises we're
commenced by the audleuce singing an an
them, after which the SCRIPTURES were read,
and prayer was offered by Rev. Edward
Hawes. Peter b. smous, Esq, President OF the
Association, made an address and read an ex-
tract IRON the annual report TO the effect that
the monthly meetings OF the Board of Managers
have been well attended. The Board Is com
posed of one member from each church, aud
their special duty is to devise plans for
ton. Public temperance mt etings have
been held monthly in the hall. Sci
entdc lectures, embracing the studies
of Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, Metallurgy,
Anatomy, etc., have again been resumed The
building occupied the past three years is now
the property OF the As ocat on. and an effort Is
now being made to raise sufficient unds to pay
of a mortgage upon the building. weekly
classes Tor instruction IN German, French,
Penmanship, Elocutlon, and Vocal Music have
been reorganized aud are conddc ed by expo
renced professors. The reading is open
from A. NJ. to 10 =. NJ, ana Is daily visited 10y
large numbers OF young men. Addresses were
then made by Rev. G. H.. Payne, Rev. John
Cotton, ID. D., Rev HefTick johnson, y. d.,
and Rev. Warren Randolph, D. d. Arer
singing the hymn entitled Rock OF Agcs,n
followed by the DoXOlogy the audience was
dismissed with the BeUedctiOn
The Repubi can mem Osrs 1f Councils met in
caucus yesterday and made the lOllo sing uOml-
nations:- lect COuucIl-Presldeut, William ).
StoSley; Clerk, Benjamin IL HaInes; Assistant
Clerk, Robert Betne'l; Messenger, Mortimer l..
Johpson. Com mon CCuDcl--President, Joseph
+. Marcer; Clerk john Fckstein; Assistant
Clerk, Abraham ste F6rt; Messengers, James
Zimmerman and Gavin Neil on; Chief Engineer
OF Water Department, Frederick Graefi; Chier
Commissioner of Highways, Mahlon II. Dlckin-
son; Commissioners of Highways, James Work
and Hiram Horter; Commissioner OF Markets
and City Property, Jonathan II. Pugh; Superln.
teudent of Glrard Estates, Charles S. smith !;
Agent OF Girard Esta e., Samuel y. Gavin; Super
intendent OF Police and FIRE Alarm telegraph
William j. Phillips.
The seventh annual Congress of the Feuian
Brotherhood met AT noon, yesterday, at the
Assembly Building, and vas called TO order by
Hon. J. w. Fitzgerald, speaker during the last
session. A. l.. Morrison, Esq, of Chicago, was
appointed CLERK pro tenn. On motion, a Com
mittee on Credentials was appointed. consisting
OF distIic. centres, when CONGRESS adjourned to
4 O'clock p. NJ, that the credentials OF delegates
might be examined by the Committee.
Congress reassembled at the hour named
when the report OF the Committee on Creden-
tiais was presented and adopted.
Robert Thompson aud Thomas Gillespie,
officers at the Seventh division poll OF the
THIRD ward, we're bound over by Alderman
Jones yesterday, on the charge Of miSdemeanOr
in receiving aud counting the votes OF persons
not qualified 10 vote,
Patrick Byrnes, a brakeman on the Read
ing Railroad, was thrown Off train yesterday,
within the city limits, and had both arms
broken, besides beng otherwise badly hurt.
He was admitted into the Pennsylvania Hospital.