The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-10
NEWS SUMKARY.


I'VE WO sum w ARH.
City Affairs.
Last night, between 10 aud IL o'clock, car
on the Union Passenger Rail Say was stosed by
crowd OF boys at Somerset an Sp ring streets
injured.
"A female infant, apparently one year old,
was found last night In the churchyard at
Bgh'eenth aud Spring Garden streets. II was
bors.
Arthur Henry and Henry Smith had a
nearing before Alderman Kerr yesterday alter
noon upon the charge OF DICK ng the pocket of
David Shurlock OF $40, while in saloon on
n. Third rect. The accused was bound over
for trial.
About 8 O'Clock last evening, a fire broke
out in building at Thirteenth and Christian
streets, which destroyed u portion of the roof.
Inc flames were exineuisned before they had
effected much damage.
Az 80 r. NJ. yesterday, tre occurred in the
planning mill of Thomas Wallace No. 1921 Spring
Garden street. The damage was trdng.
The Mayor yesterday made the following
order:-The Chief of Police and two Lleuten-
ants will constitute O board to which all appi-
cants for positions on The police force will be
referred. The board will adopt standard of
qualifications necessary to be possessed by the
applicant before his Gains can be considered.
New applicants Will be received at the Chiefs
office on Friday next, between / and O'Clock.
The following are additional police appoint
menls:-
First district-Jam Peoples and John Kelly.
In the Seventh dstrict-Henry Vanderslice. In
the Tenth dlstrlct-Charles Rolling, John Car
penter, John O'Haire, John Gi-ard, John BELLY,
joseph Brandt. In the Eleventh district
Robert Manning and william Richmond. In
tie Thirteenth district-Deunis Mullin. In the
Eishteenth district - John G. Armstrong,
Thomas Taylor, John Finley, Mich ael McCor-
mick, Patrick Maxwell.
AT meeting of the 9th Army Corps Legion
holA luct lufin
the effect that the Legion visit Harrisburg on
the 26th OF May, TO attend the dedcatory cere-
mol les OF the monument erected to the memory
of deceased Mexican volunteers. The corps and
division commanders were elected honorary
members, as follows: Generals Wright, Franklin,
Wheaton, Upton, Newton, Brooks. Smith, Slo-
cum, RICKETTS,, Seymour, Terry, Howe, Getty,
Nell, and Pratt Thirty other members were
added to the rolls, and the organization ad-
journed.
The following list of robberies, chiefly of
stonecutters offices in the vicinity Of Twenty
first and SAMSON streets, shows that more
energetic police supervision is required
Barker Bros, on the Schuylkill; John K
FIeedley, Walnut street wharf; Cunningham
Give Face raiess, Chesput, helow TWenty-second
Doland a Shields, Twenty y.second and Locust;
Comber IL Co., TWenty-second and Chesnut;
William Gray, Twenty-second and SAMSON;
Ed. Greple, lChesnut,. aboves Seventeenth;
Selby u Richardson, Locust street wharf;
Philip Dougherty, Twenty-third and Locust; p.
Hopes, Arch street wharf; John Doyle
Twenty-6rst above Chesnut; Mrs. Williams,
No. 220e Chestnut In addition to the above
several blacksmith shops, where stone-cutters'
tools are made, have been entered and robbed.
The annual report OF the Apprentices Lii
bTary Company was read last evening, at
meeting OF the subscribers to that institution.
II showed that during the time for which the
library was opened last year-about eight
months-there were loaned 24,s97 volumes;
IN hny or A IN 0ir bn
number of readers during the year were 739
boys and 877 girls; there we're added to the
library 1853 volumes to the boys department
and 244 to the girls department.; l94 volumes
were dopated to the institution. AT the present
time there are 10 405 volumes, Is 015 in the gIrs'
department and $3.50 in the boys department
in the library. The institution was closed for
four months, during which time the interior
was remodelled, and the accommodations
greatly increased. The managers are DESTROYS
OF so far increasing their income as to allow the
opening OF the library, two nights 10 the week,
to the use OF poor men.
AT a meeting of the ingram carpet weavers,
held in Friendship, Hail. last evening, the fol-
lowing was adopted
Whereas, We, the ingram carpet weavers,
have witnessed, with regret, the deplorable
condition of our trade, through the disorga-
nized state OF the, men; and as there seems
to be a general clamor for union, therefore,
belt
Resolued, That this meeting 10 forthwith orga-
nize the Trade Association, and that we use all
our means to make 1t a source OF good, and will
do our utmost TO induce every man in the trade
to become member.
AT meeting of the Controllers of Public
Schools held yesterday, DR.. John F. Newton
was confirmed in the position OF assistant pro-
fessor of chemistry in the High School, wee DR..
Houeh. resigned.
A RESOLUTION was adopted that authorized the
opening of grammar schools, OF four divisions
each, for boys and girls, at the school at Forty
fret street and Oregon avenue, Twenty fourth
section.
The committee also recommended that the
salaries OF janitoIs of schools be minimum OF
$400 The question of making 1t $500 and $500
was introduced, but not carried. The fgure
was ultimately fixed at $780,
Resolutions of coincidence to the family of
the late Charles B. Harmar were offered and
adopted.
The Iboard then went into committee OF the
whole to consider certain amendments TO the
ules, pending which it adjourned.