The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
INtX AnnIra.

OAIY AunArBs
"A meeting was held last evening in the Hall
OF the German Society, No. "a South Seventh
street. to consider the case Of Dr. Paul Schoeppe,
now under sentence of death, having been con-
ylcted OF numbering Miss Stennecke. William
j. Horstmann was called to preside, and he
stated that the object Of the meeting was to
devise and adopt such measures as may induce
Governor Geary to exercise his executive cle-
mency in favor of Dr. Schoeppe. George Nor
throp, ESQ, General Louis Wagner DR.. Wray,
and Professor Reese were selected to act rs
Vice-Presidents, and Eugene Smith, Esq, as
Secretary. Addresses, in which IL was main
taincd that the death of Miss Stennecke was TO
be attributed to natural causes, and not to poi
sons, and that there was no testimony in the
case tending to prove the will of Miss Stennecke
to be forgery were made by Messrs. George
Rorthrop, Frederick Dttman, Professor Reese,
DIR. Wray and Francis Wells. On motion, it
was resolved that q committee be created to
make arrangements for a mass meeting, to be
held on Monday night next. The following is
the committee:-Messrs. Francis Wells, General
Louis Wagner, Charles r. Poizet, w. j. Horst
manu. DR.. Gottleib Kellner, David Paul Brown,
George Northrop, DIR. f. A. Genth, John T..
Packard, and DR.. Edward Hartshorne, together
with all the officers of the meeting. The meet
ing then adjourned.
Last evening meeting of property owners
on Shippen street was held in Kater Hall, Ship
pen street, near Sixteenth, for the purpose Of
changing the name of said street. Mr.. George
Gordon was called to the chair. Mr.. Joseph
McMorris was chosen Treasurer, and Mr. Samuel
McMorris Secretary After an interchange of
views on the subject the meeting adjourned to
reassemble on next Thursday evening, when
action will be taken in the matter.
On Wednesday morning, Mr.. Brunei, of
Camden, visited Twelfth and Chestnut streets,
and drew from the Savings Fund $4,000. On
his way to the ferry, on Market street, he was
jostled by man who succeeded in tripping him,
and Immediately afterwards two others came
forward to assist him up. When he got up he
discovered that the strangers had attempted to
get the package, and while failing in this, did
succeed in getting about 1865 and then disap-
peared.
Last evening, in the presence of members of
Select Council, the experiment of lighting the
gas-lamps by electricity was made, the lamps in
Independence Square being used for the pur-
pose. The battery was stationed IN the Central
Station, and the lamps were lighted and eXtin-
guished successfully several times, wires leading
to each burner. ~,
Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o'clock, Abra-
ham Freedman, sixty-nine years of age, was run
over at Fourth and Girard avenue, by passen-
ger car on Fourth street. Mr.. 5clHian re-
ceived serious injuries, and was removed TO his
home, No. 331 Beaver street. The driver of the
car mo. 80 was placed under arrest.
Tho Protestant Episcopal Church of st.
Philip u. Vine and franklin streets, was yester-
day the scene of the nuptals of Mr.. Edward
Rowland, young gentleman largely interested
in the iron manufacturing business to Miss
Norma Koons, the handsome and accomplished
daughter of George G. w. Koons, Esq, of this
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