The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
CIV AMnira.


Major. General George g. Meade reached this
city Yesterday afternoon, from Washington.
The Hon. SCHUYLER Coltax Vice-Presideut
elect of the United states, will dine with the
members of the Union League of this city, at
the League House tomorrow.
AT caucus of the Republican members OF
Select Councils held yesterday afternoon, Hiram
Miller and W. M. Elliot were nominated as
Trustees OF the City Gas Works.
MIR. Charles Lehman had bis pocket-book
taken from his pocket on Wednesday evening,
at Thirteenth and Chesnut streets, Just as he
was getting from Thirteenth street passenger
car.
About o'clock last evening Edward
Feghan, forty.fve years OF age, residing at
No. 1916 Tatlow street, was run over by loco
motive at Eighteenth and Willow streets. and
killed. The body was removed to mis- residence.
The inquest on the body OF John Kettle,
who died in the cell of the station House in
West Philadelphia on Saturday last, was re
sumed yesterday. At the previous eEamlnatlon
IL was thought that the deceased came TO his
death from blows on the head, but the invest
cation yesterday convinced the jury that the
deceased came to his death from compression
Of the BRAN, caused by a fall, aud a verdict to
that effect was rendered.
During the past week the following vessels
cleared from this port with pptrolelm:-Brig
Mariana, Tor Lisbon, with S8 773 gallons; brig
+. W. Welsh, for Trieste, with lOi 446 do; barque
BaTss, for Cork, with l35,99l do; barque Val
kyna, tor Antwerp, with 2Ol,65i do, barq1e
Volkynia, tor MaIsellles, with SO 335 do making
a total of G37 $40 gallons for the week, and
1888, 5S3 do. SINCE the lst OF January, 1865
being an increase OF ., ,7s0, oil gallons as con-
pared With the same period in 1867.
The annual meeting of the COrporators OF
the Institution for the Blind was held at the
institution yesterday. The annual report of the
Bosrd OF Managers, with the accompanying
documents, was presented. TIE following Off
GERS and managers were elected for the ensuing
ear:-PatrOn- His EXceleney John w. Geary,
Governor of the state; President-Frankln
Peale; Vice Presldents-Thom s. Kirkbride,
M. D., John c. Cresson, Robey Ounglisou, NJ
D., Alfred L. Elwyn, NJ. D.; Corresponding
Secretary-Anson V. Parsons; Recording Secre-
tary-J. Sergeant Price; Treasurer-Robert
Patterson; Consulting Physician Charles ID.
Meigs, NJ. D.; Consulting SurgeOn-ThOmas g.
Morton, NJ. D.; Managers-J. Francis Fisher
William 4. Lejee, Morris Patterson, Caspar
Morris, M. D., John Wiegand, Napoleon B.
Kneass. James s. Bl1dle, Ed ward Townsend
Daniel l.. Collier, John J. Lytle, Caleb Cope, u.
), Whelen, Charles b. Lex, j. Ii. Hutchinson,
Tie Philadelphia Alumni of Princeton Col
lege bad grand dinner last evening at the Con-
tinenta' Hotel. The tables occup ed the whole
length OF lDe spacious suite OF rooms so widely
known as "ParlOr C.n Hon. George N. Stroud,
OF the District Court presided with Dr. McCosh,
President of Princeton College, at his right
hand. The following regular toasts were re-
sponded to by the gentlemen aud in the order
named;-~i. Our ALMA Mater; response by Hon.
James Pollock. 2. The Philadelphia Alumni
Association response by e. spencer Miller, ESQ.
5. The Pulpit: response by Rev. James Gro we'll,
u. ID, A. The Bar; response by Hon. Benjamin
Harris Bre %ster. 5. The Medical Profession:
response by Edward HaTtshon, NJ. d. 6. The
CIiosophic aud American Whig Societies; re.
sponse by Rev. j. Addison Henry. 7. Sister
institutions OF earingi response by Rev. VII
liam c. Cattell, u. D., President of Lafayette
College. s. Toe Press; re. pOnse by r. shelton
Mackenzie, LII d. 9. Our invited Guests; re.
sponse by Rev. James NcC1sh. d. D., LII. ID.
complimentary illusions TO George IL. Boxer,
called out that gentleman and samuel b. Hucy,
Esq, Chairman OF the Committee.