The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-20
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
yhe Weather - BnaI Berth - Heavy
Bank RObbery-A Fatal haisTaks-Bate-
Man's New Opera,

yhe Weather - BnaI Berth - Heavy
Bank RObbery-A Fatal MisTaks-Bate-
name New Opera,
NEW YORK, July 20.-At any other time than
the present, Yesterday would have been called
very hot day; but after a long exposure to
torIid temperature, dlminuhon OF few
degrees made such an agreeable change that
every one cheerfully and THANKFULLY looked
upon IT as very pleasant day." The sun, as
II tired after It's labor OF the last two weeks,
slone less glarinely than it had done tor some
tune, though in the afternoon it broke forth
and resumed, for about two hours, its wouted
power, and shaking Oft the lethargy which ap-
peared 10 be overcoming it, poured down
flood of heat
Towards evening heavy masses of clouds were
seen gathering over the Jersey shore. aud the
distant tumble of thunder told that some relief
was Lear Narrowly and anXIouslv were the
clouds watched, until shout o'clock, when
they we're above our heads. and a short but vIo-
lent shower of Iain tell. 1t cooled the atmos-
pheTe, cooled the pavemeDts OF the streets, and
made every thing look more pleasant. People
indoors and outdoors were lnvIgorated, the
lDaves OF the trees no longer dropped quite so
despOndingly, and appeared TO put on ire3her
and greener unt
Order OF Bnai BERTH commenced yesterday in
Allemauia Hall, Sixteenth street, and was
largely attended. The organization was formed
in The year 1868 for the pur pose of promoting
The cause IT Judaism, and to alleviate the wants
OF the poor and needy. 10 order to accomplish
these objects on more eXr ended scale, aud 10
increase II use illness OF the order, the Con-
veutlon held yesterday was called to order by
the Grand Saar P. W. Frans. Esq. Dur,ug the
session proposition will be made 10 adopt
new constitution and modify the report OF the
organization, with u view 10 render it even more
popular, than 1t IS at present among the Israel
ties oi the United States. A few OF the delegates
are said to favor the abolition of the central
power of the order as invested in the Constitu-
ton Grand Lodge, but very large majority are
opposed to make change, and 1t is generally
bt lleved that the new constitution will give the
Supreme Grand Lodge legislative and judicial
powers.
Mr.. Adolph Moses, of Qnincy, ILL.,, was elected
permanent chairman. Mr.. b. f. Persotte hal
been previously rendered the nomination but
chosen were as tollows:-Vlce-Pr Presidents-S.
w. Aosendale, of Albany; q. Elnsteln. OF Lea
venWorth Kansas; Jacob Miller, OF Phadel-
phia; d. B. Wolfe, or San Francisco; and 8.
ger, OF New York. Acknowledgements -
Alfred T. Jones, of Philadelphia; and Louis
Abrahams, of Ch cago.
The Convention after transscting some routine
business took recess, and reassembled in the
afternoon, but the new constitution, which was
the absorbing topic OF conversation among the
delegates, was not then proposed, and they ad-
joUrned without taking any action UPON ii. A
prominent delegate states the preamble to the
original coustit ution, which recites the bene-
violent, traternal and religious objects of the
order will be retained, and that the District
Grand Lodges Will continue to exist, as at pres
ent in the following dlvisous:-The First Dis
trict Grand Lodge is composed of delegates
from subordinate lodges IN New York, New Eng
land, aud New Jersey. The boundaries of the
Second District Grand Lodge are Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee, and all States
south of the Gulf and west of the Rocky Noun
talns. The Third embraces North and South
Carolina, Virginia, and the South Atlantic
States The boundaries of the Fourth are Cali
fornia and the Pacific States. The Fifth en-
braces Mary land, Delaware. and such ne States
as may be formed OF others in the district. The
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United States. The Order has now $500, 900 in
i's treasury. It mas recently established an
Orphan Asylum in the city of Cleveland. the
gronuos Of Tnieh cover five and quarter acres;
and 1t has now fund of $4,000 to establish a
hospital IN this district
1t alleeea that early in the present month
the safe or vault of the Importers aud Traders
Bank, in Broadway, corner of Murray street,
was entered and robbed of $50 900 worth OF
bonds and $4,000 in Treasury NOES. On the
evening OF Friday, July g. the second teller
claims that he placed in the till of the safe
box containing more than 900 worth of
bonds aud Treasury notes, and locked the till.
The various compartments and the outer door
OF the saIe are fastened BY means of i've locks,
each Of a different pattern, and these keys are
carried by five different individuals; to reach
the inner TIL, containing the valuabes, 1t IS
necessary that all the KEYS shall be used. 1t
was after IL o'clock p. NJ before all the clerks
had lett the bank, and the outer doors were
securely fastened behind them. The building
was closed on saturday and Sunday. On Monday
morning the employees cOngregated NJ the Dank
and the safe was oDeped at the usual hour 1t
was then found that the sums mentioned above
were missing from the TILL
MIR. John Splcer, residing at No. 20 West
Eleventh street, sent his colored servant TO Mr.
j. b Freese's drug store, No. 10 Sixth avenue,
Yesterday afternoon, fol a SeldltZ powder, he
feeling some what unWell. The servant received
from the clerk. Joseph Simmons, what he SAID
was the DO " der sent tor and returning TO the
residence of his employer, gave it TO hIm. Soon
after taking the powder Mr.. Spicer was taken
violently i'll. DR.. Bartlett was immedla ely
summoned aud on examining the dregs OF the
powder, found that it contained a large quantl-
~ OF stry chuine. Before anything could be
doUe to rel eve the suffering man, he died, lI
gleat AGONY. simmons was at once rested
and locked up in the Mercer street Police Sta
tion. He says that the powder given TO MIR.
Spcers servant was taken from a jar which he
had been using fer several days previous He
had, yesterday morning, sold several from the
same jar TO various persons.
1his evening the irrepressible Bateman opens
at bios Garden with Odenbachs Bdr0e Bteu
| (Blue Beard). Having baited his manager al
| hook with several stars of an unknown magni
| tude, Mr.. Bateman will endeavor to hsh for
| pubic patronage in the sparkling but shalloW y
| ana deceptive waters of opera boVfe; but 1t yet
remains to be seen whether or not he will sue
ceed Just at present IN coaxing anv but minno ws
| to NJ bile at his moTsel Of delicious nonsense,
owing TO the fact that nearly all OF the patrons
Of opera botsfe are now supposed TO be out OF
town,