The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.


THE Photographers Convention assembled
yesterday afternoon in the uan ., the FRANKLIN lil
Institute, br. Abram BOgardus, of New lUiH'
in the chair: h, s. Wilson, of Philadelphia,
Secretary. Messrs. ID. Bendaun, j. j. Snyder,
Il. S. Wilson, and A. Gardner were constituted
a committee on permanent organization. The
treasurers report was then read and adopted.
The Convention then adjourned to meet this
morning, to hear the report OF the committee
on permanent organization.
The semi-annual meeting of the Sixth Army
Corps Legion was held last evening in the Dis
triCt Court room No. 2. Colonel James W.
Latta was re elected President: Captain Charles
Noble, Jr., and Captain George Wood, Vice.
Presidents, and Colonel Charles s. Greene and
Captain ID. w. G. Hanline Secretaries. Board
Of Directors was also elected.
% "A meeting of the friends OF Spanish evan
geliza,ion was held last evening at the Church
OF the Epiphany, corner Of Fifteenth and Ches-
nut streets Hon. Charles Gibbons presided,
and addresses we're made by Revs. Phillips
Brooks Rev. DR.. Newton, Rev. DR.. Willis, Rev.
Drr Ganse, and Rev. j. Wheaton Smith. 1t was
stated that twelve churches were already or
Ranized IN that country, and the Bible and
religious publications N spanish had been
issued by the American Bible Society, American
Tract Society, and American and Foreign Chris
tIan Union.
"A meeting of ingram carpet-weavers was
held last evening at the hall corner of Master
and Front streets, in reference TO the difficulties
now existing in some OF the carpet establish
ments, owing to the refusal Of the employees to
.
the fabric manufactured. After some discussion,
resolution was passed directing the names OF
all persons found working at reduced prices to
he placed on printed black list, the same to
be posted in the different shops and other con-
spicuOus places.
The annual meeting of the New Jersey Con.
ference of the Congregational Churches com
menced yesterday at the Central Church,
Eighteenth and Green streets. Rev. K. Carter
was chosen Moderator The minutes of the
last meeting were approved Reports from the
nh lNoa l,0 fNnf,l
follows:-ChuGch at Washington, d. c., mem
bership, 200; Plymouth, Philadelphia increase;
Fort Lee, increase; Lodi Meeting and Howell
Church. progressing; Baltimore Church, l20
members, and good sunday School; Franklin
vile, N. j., ii members, and so congregation
church but one year old. DR.. Boynton,
Chaplain in Congress. made an address, and the
Conference adjourned.
"A preliminary meeting of property holders
and residents on North Broad street, for the
purpose of est tlblishing line OF omnibuses on
that thoroughfare, was held last evening at the
hall No. 800 N. Broad street. An organization
was perfected by selecting j. 9. Moore to act as
Chairman. After some discussion it was sug-
gested that the line should be established at as
early day as possible, the termini to be the
Baltimore Railroad depot and the Germantown
Railroad, crossing at Broad street. A committee
was then appointed 10 take the matter rePularly
in charge, and ordered TO report on Tuesday
evening next, until which time the meeting
adjourned.
The taking Of testimony in the contested
election case lu tue 1uIu CONGRESSIONAL QlSLrlCJ
was resumed yesterday by Aldermen Carpenter
and Helms Commissioners for that purpose,
appointed under an act of Congress. The drst
witness called was Charles honsely, who testi-
fed TO alleged irregularities the mode oil
conducting the, election in the Seventh division
of the Seventeenth Wald
"A few minutes after o'clock last evening a
fire broke out in the shirt mandatory and
warehouse of Ludwig Siedenback 81 Co., No.
30S Market stIeet and extending partially
through the first story, in which it ORIGINATED,
burned to the second floor where its progress
was arrested. The stock on the first floor was
either destroyed or much damaged, aud that on
the second floor suffered by water and smoke.
Until it is examined carefully the extent of the
damage cannot be ascertaned. There is an
insurance of twenty-five or thirty thousand
dollars upon the stock, which will probably
more than cover the loss. The building, re-
ported to belong to the Lewis estate, is insured
III the Fire Association. The origin of the fire
is mystery, as ii did not break out near the
stove. The occupants of No. BOG, Messrs.
McComas Ulman & Co., wholesale clothiers,
are sufferers by water, but to what extent Is not
known, They are heavily insured.