The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY AHaira.

huoipD n. bOrle, Secretary of the Navy
tefday.
The annual session of the Philadelphia
methodiet Conference commences In this city
70 omorrow morning, in the Union Methodist
Episcopal Church. The Wilmington Annual
conference commences its session on the same
day.
The Odd FelowsisfIall at Mount Airy will
De dedicated on MalcD IL, by the Grand Master,
Peter B. Long, assisted by the remaining Grand
Officers. On Monday, March %, the new hall
at Germantown, named Walker Hall, VIII also
be dedicated. The order seems to be prospering
In every section OF the State.
.-Jhe Police Board, to whom all applicants
must present the r credentials and be examined
as to their qualifications for becoming members
OF the force, met yesterday in the Mayors
office, and some forty aspirants for police
honors presented themselves. The board con-
sists of the Chief OF Police, Lieutenant Brick
son of the Second district, and Lieutenant
Kelly of the Eighth district.
The Will of Ann Hanes admitted to pro-
bate yesterday, contains the following be-
quests:-SlOOO TO the Infant School Association
OF Germantown; $1,000 to the Peace Society in
corporated by the Legislature of Massachu-
setts in 1s4s; $4,000 to the Haverford School
ASSOCIATION. to be placed at interest, aud the
net Income to be applied to increasing the sala-
ries OF the professors.
Yesterday afternoon the joint special CON-
mittee of City. Councils to investigate into
the conduct of Chief of Police St. Clair A.
MulhOlland In connection with the recent
arrest of Policemen Irons and Hussey, of the
Z ghteenth district, met in the clerks office,
southwest corner of Fifth aud Chestnut streets,
Robert NJ. Evans in the char. The testimony
was the same as that published in The TELE-
GRAPH the day folio wing the arrest OF the
officers named.
AT meeting of the Guardians of the Poor,
held yesterday, the House Agent reported the
census of the house for the week ending Satur-
day, March 13, 1859. Number in the house,
1913: same time last year, 972l; increase, 90.
Number of persons granted Lodgings within the
last two weeks, 30l; meals $50. Total number
OF males in the house, 1871: females, 1912. Total
number of males and females IN the insane
department. less assistants, 707.
The Board of Visitors made their monthly
report, as folio ows:- Expended for incidentals,
$l9l's6; shoes, $l66'66; medicines, S2l4'25: gro
GeIes, SSs56,os; coal; $5oS4'l9; ; wood ss27O2.
Total expenditures, SIC, ,390O5.
"A few days ago q woman, apparently in
great Distress called at the residence of citizen
and represented that her husband had just died,
al d that she had no money to ENABLE her TO
bury bin decently, and was without the means
to provide food for herself and children. The
story made an impression upon the lady OF the
house, and she said she would see what could
be done and would then call upon the widow.
After collecting money and provisions for the
family the visit was paid, aud the husband was
visitor accidentally left her portemonnaie upon
the table, and when she reached the street she
missed It and returned quickly She was startled
not a little on entering the room TO find that
the husband had come to life and was sitting up
in bed.
The medal ordered by the Grand Lodge and
struck to commemorate the Fittieth anniversary
celebration Of the Order of Odd Fellowship in
this country, will be finished in the early part
OF the coming month. It has been decided, in
addition 10 the morning and evening exercises
in the Academy of Music and the parade during
the day, to have grand solree at the Phiiadei-
streets, TO conclude the festival. A fine military
orchestra of forty selected performers has been
engaged to discourse choice selections OF music,
beside which the rink will be profusely deco
rated with banners, flags, bunting, devices, etc.
making grand display. Our citizens will have
an opportunity of inspecting the building prior
TO the day OF celebration, as it is the intention
OF the committee to throw the same open to the
public.
A meeting of the Board of Trade was held
last evening. A communication was presented
by Augustus Heaton, setting forth that shortly
after the completion of the connecting railroad
In West Philadelphia, a system was adopted,
which is now enforced, looking exclusively to
the interests of the city of New York, by which
merchants and others from the section south
and southwest are deprived of the opportunity
of stopping at Philadelphia, unless at the risk
of lite and limb. Ths subject was referred to
the Committee on Commerce and Transports
tion, with directions to use all practicable
efforts to procure an abandonment of the sys-
TEN. The officers were also directed to memorl-
allze the Legislature in favor of the bill intro.
duced by Mr.. Rogers, making 1t penal
from the State of Pennsylvania to be-
come a party to such arrangement.
sr.' Allen, from the Committee of. the
Month mace a TtpOrt Ou tue SuoycCt VI 1uo
aHness of ,.utfes on goods entered at the Custom
House Of Phiisdelphia, between July 2sth aud
August 10th, 1866, and stated that from intor-
nation. NO such demand had been made either at
New York, Baltimore, Or Boston; also. that one
of the committee called upon the proper ofhcal
at WASHINGTON, who had promised to reopen the
subject on application of the parties ag.
grieved and that the necessary papers had been
forwarded to Hon. Charles O'Neill. The COM
mitiee was continued in charge of the subject.
A new arrangement on Standing Committees
was made. aud a Committee on Arbitration
named. The Board then adjourned.