The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.


II regular meeting OF the Board of Trade
was held last evening vt the Board OF Trade
rooms, Chestnut street, above Filth. The Presi-
dent Mr.. John Welsh, was in the CD AR. Alter the
transaction of some business OF minor import
Ance, Mr.. Frederick Fraley made statement
Of the proceedings of the National Board OF
Trade Convention, which assembled at Cmcin-
natl recently. ..
The following vessels cleared from this port
during the past week, with petroleum. .-Barques
Wilhelmina and Duffus, for Antwerp, with
349, ,e64 gallons; barque Dodge and Orig Goffredo,
for Gibraltar, with lS4,3OS do; brig Potosi, for
same port, with II. 2l7 do; barque jenkins, for
Rotterdam, with ll7,256 do.; schooner Hedges,
for CsibaTen, with 2OOO do, and brig Augusta,
for Hamburg with b6,550, making total OF
790,431 gallons during the week, and 80, 129, Ola
since The first of January.
The ingram carpet weAvers held another
meeting last evening at the hall Front and
Master streets, in reference to the reduction by
tile manufacturers OF the wages OF employees OF
three cents per yard from last summers prices.
Reports were received from manufacturing
establis b ments showing that in some instances
the weavers were working at the old prices,
while in others il was reported the men had
gone TO work at the proposed reduction.
Yesterday afternoon She Guardians of the
Poor held their regular stated meeting at the
BlockIey AlmshousP, President John M. Whitall
in the chair. The House Agent reported the
census of the House to be 1884: same time last
year, 34l3; increase, 19l. ecapitulation-Ad.
mitted within the last two weeks, 800; births, z;
deaths, %; discharged, l09; eloped 43. Number
OF persons granted lodgings within the last two
weeks, 2l0; number of persons granted meals
within the same time, $40. The Outdoor Agent
reported having collected tor support cases
S2l5'50; the Steward reported tue House re-
Ceipts TO be $59G'60. number of bills were
read, and, on motion, warrants we're directed 10
be drawn in payment of the same.
Yesterday afternoon, Reserve officer Hill
arrested James Haggerty, upon the charge of
having assaulted Mr.. Patrick McDonough some
weeks since. The prisoner was taken before
Alderman Jones, aud was held to bail to an,
swer. The testimony showed that the accused
had cruelty beaten the complainant on the mead
with tumbers, so much so that his life was at
one time despaired Of Haggerty, 1t Will be
remembered, was concerned in the beat ng aud
shooting of Reserve officer Hill, at Eleventh
and SAMSON streets, some time since, and war
rant had been issued for his arrest, but he could
not be found. After the hearing before Alder.
man Jones yesterday, Reserve Ferguson rear
and broke from the officer and ran. Ferguson
followed. and, drawing his revolver fred several
shots. Haggerty, Notwithstanding, managed to
get away.
--Messrs. Wright and Stewart Building Iu-
spectors. Yesterday paid an official visit to
several fthe concert halls aud other places OF
amusement to ascertain if the law relating to
them is complied with in all respects. They
visited the Assembly Building, Musical Fund
Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Tenth and South
+streets, Kater Hall, Longs Varieties, and the
building of the Wheatley Dramatic Association,
Fifth and Gaskill streets. The doors and the
means of egress were not only inspected, but
the condition Of the heaters and their surround
ings. The law was found to have been fully
compiled with at the Musical Fund Hall, the
Assembly Building, and the Wheatley minor
theatre, and the means of egress sufficient to
empty the audience room of each in about five
minutes. Al the odd Fellows Hall and Ka'er
Hall they found the inside doors opening
inward. and directed a change to be made con-
formable to the law. AT Longs Varieties and
jefferson Hall the doors were found to open
properly. There was no percepdble danger
hu hpo of Of on nf thn TnIa ri-i itaH
al d at mot Of them every precaution had been
taken 70 guard against fire.