The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-28
NEWS SUMN4RY.
Citv Aeoirs.


.|.. city Affairs.
"A passenger on the through train from
Washington TO New York had fifteen hundrei
dollars stolen from one of bis pockets at the
depot in West Philadelphia, on Monday night.
There were received at the Farmers Market
during the week: Loads Of bay 5S4; straw, A.
Prime Timothy, per 100 lbs, Sl'35al4O; mixed,
81 25a1'3O interior, S1l5a1 20; straw, 81 l0al'50.
Thomas Worley, fory years old, died yes
terday at the Sixth District Station House. The
Coroner held an inquest on the body, ana
verdict OF death from intemperance was rem
dered.
THE second-story room of MIR. Philip Kun
ber's house, No. 1926 Sansom street, was entered
on Saturday evening and bauk bills to the
amount of $1,000 and checks to the value of
$500 taken from bureau dtaTer. The robber
made his escape over nee IN the rear.
Last evening the Fifth Baptist Church,
corner Of Eighteenth and Spring Garden streets,
was crowded on the occasion OF the sixth ami
versary of the Young Peoples Association con-
nected with the church. The exercises were
varied, embracing voluntary on the organ,
anthem by the choir, singing OF hymns, prayer,
addresses, etc.
"A constable of Mahanoy City, in this State,
arrested yesterday, at No. 705 CaiOwhll street
Rosanna Foust, young woman, on tho charge
of infantcide. She obtained permission 10
retire to another room, upon the representation
that she wanted to make some change ia her
clothing, and succeeded in etfectng her escape.
When the constable made search Tor her she
could not be found.
TIE philadelphia Tract and Mission Society
during the past year, have distributed SO 600
English, 1891 German, and l6l French, in all
63,492 tracts throughout the city, 5000 tracts OF
different languages along the Delaware aud
SchuylKill, among the seamen and on board OF
vessels leaving this port; 10 Bibles have been
given to the destitute; "a children gathered iuto
schools; 2C0 visits made by missionaries; and ID
persous signed the pledge.
-1he weavers in some of the large establish
mens IN Kensngton, engaged in the manulac
tuIe Of checks and linsey woolsey goods, ceased
operations Yesterday. The strike was caused by
the employers cutting down the wages fifteen
cents on the piece 1t was stated by some nt
the operatives that some six weeks since there
was an unusual demand for the goods in ques-
tiou, and the prices advanced fifteen cents cut
or piece. Since then the demand has fallen off;
hence the desire on the part of the manufac-
turers to lessen the wages. In consequence of
the strike the manufactures of James Long, at
Second and Oxford streets; Craig & Brothers, OF
the Star Mill, at Howard and Jefferson streets;
StInson & irwin of the Columbia Mills, at
Ho ward street and Columbia avenue; and Porter
Il Dlckey of the Park Mills, at Howard and
Norris streets. have suspended operations.
About five hundred hands, male and female, it
is said, 8re out of employment by the strike.
Colon ell r. Stockett Matthews, of Baltimore,
Md, addressed an immense audience last even
ing at Concert Hall. He made an expose of the
course of the Northern Democracy, and fastened
upon them the odium o. the evils under which
we are now suffering. He showed, step by step,
how they aided the Democrats of the South.
Mr. Buchanan knew the plans of Jefferson
Davis as fast as they were matured. He may
not have done all that the Rebels asked him to
do, but he did all that his pluck would allow.
He and jeremiah Black and Governor Seymour
believed that the South possessed all the gov
erning powers of the nation, and thought that
they were hound to maintain an ascendancy
over o people who were devoted to trade How
much they were mistaken would be demon
strated next week by the verdict OF the ballot
box.
William Gross, who is known as one of the
professional vouchers in the Supreme Court,
was yesterday before Alderman Jones, charged
with perjury. Charles Myers, of No. 2l4 Juniper
street, a German by birth, whom Gross assisted
in making Democratic voter, appeared before
the magistrate. and made oath to the effect that
he was naturaized on the 30th Of September
last; that Gross came to his (witnessD house,
and asked him TO go and get out his citizens
papers, saying be would make it all right; that
he went TO the Supreme Court and applied for
his papers, and that Gross vouched ior him.
Witness further stated that he had not been
acquainted with Gross but two weeks previous
to this. Prothonotary Snowden was present at
the hearing. He recognized Gross as having
youched for several persons. The accused was
HI Ia in $4,000 bail TO answer.