The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.

city Affairs.
FrauCs Coyle, aged twenty eight years,
Who wss struck on the head With biick on
Thursday evening, while staodug in the door
OF his house, died at the PenusvlYanta Hospital
yesterday morning about o'clock HIS
brother. iu.law, James Carr, the alleged perpe-
traitor OF the act, Is still at large.
John McAleer, aged twenty-oue years,
res ding at TSenty-6rst and Summer streets,
was admitted to the Penns ly mia Hospital
yesterday morning about 4 O'Clock, suffering
with a serious wound in his SIDE. He alleges
that the stab was inaic'ed by a man named
John Davis i'm an oys er sal0o at Thirtyfrst
aud Market streets. McAleer is not expected TO
live.
BY reason of developments recently made,
the police OF The Second district have arrested
William Prettyman on the charge of having
been access ory to the shooting o. the brothers
Christopher aud Edward Byrnes, on the night
of the State election. Alderman Tittermary
held him to await the action of the District
Attorney.
! -ofHcer Hale, on Saturday night, about u
O'Clock, attempted 10 arrest IN IN engaged in
a6ght at Fourth and Coates streets, when the
pngilist pulled out knile and stabbed the
officer 10 the side, iuhicting dangerous
wound. The despefado m tde his escape, and
Officer Hale was removed TO his residence. The
officer fred two sho.s at his assailaut
The following vessels clea ed from this port
during the past week with petroleum ;Barque
Ann and Alice. TOR Bilboa, with 9l006 gal
Ions; brig Van Horn, tor Antwerp, with ia S03
do, and brig W. Il. Blaelows for for Cork, with
ia
There are now loading and chartered in the
same trade ten baTques.
ON Friday evening, about eight O'Clock. an
old gentleman, named $. N. Burrill, was waylaid
in Ninth street, below Bond, aud feled to the
ground by being struck under the lett ear. His
assailant succeeded in getting his guard-chan,
and while attempting to obtain possession OF
his watch, was friehtened of by the injured man
crying murder. MIR. Burril has since been con
fined to his bed from the injuries inflicted ou
him.
An adjourned meeting of the committee TO
make arrangements for the semt-c entenuial
anniversary of the introduction of Odd Fellow
ship in the United states was held on Saturday
evening, in the hail. North Sixth street. p. G.
Master J ohm w. stokes presided, and announced
the various committees to whom the charge Of
making all preliminary arrangements will be
referred. Messrs. John White, a. Taylor, and
W W. May berry, OF the Special Committee on
Music, made a report in which they recon-
meuded that the committee be authorized to
employ music for the parade The request was
granted, and the committee Instructed not to
pay more than Sl75 per band. The following
gentlemen were added 10 the Committee:-C. j.
Fries, Frank II. Baymnre, James Sholes, Daniel
Deans, and Mr. Eoneybrook
-Re'erye Officers Hess and Jones' or Satur-
day, arrested James HaggeUty, who was con-
ceIned as alleged, in the assault on Policeman
H1l, when he was shot aud severely wounded,
ABOUT two months ago. Haggerty is also
charged with being concerned in the attempt to
kill George ETolbeilOn, and with an assault on
Patrick MCDunOuoh. He was placed in one of
the cells at the Central Station, and about 4
O'Clock yesterday morning an attempt was
made by several OF his friends to release him.
They climbed the wall on Fifth street, and after
getting into the yard begau with drills a joint
ch'sel, and jimmy, to remove the brick work
from around the WindoW-trame. intending to
take it out and then force the bars. Fortunately,
they were heard by night officers Warnock and
Burns, who made an attempt to arrest them, in
which they were not successful. They scaled
z the wall, and were seen few minutes after
stapdil G at Fifth and Walnutsree.s. Haggerty
was then removed to another CELL
The anuual meeting of the contributors to
< the Chldren's Hospital was held, few days
since, at the hospital building, Twenty-second
street, above Locust. The institution was
founded November %, 1885, aud at that time
was situated in Blight street, above Lombard.
Since its opening large number OF children
have been received as indoor patients, and
( advice and medicine given. The average num-
Der Of children in the institution during the past
year was SO. 5473 have been treated at the
Dis pensary. There we're three deaths among
the children. The Treasurer reported eXpendi-
lures amounting to S4572'72, and balance of
S21'S9. The following are the officers and
managers OF the institution :-Presdent, George
w. Norris, M. ID Vice-PreSident, George A.
Wood Treasurer, f. Mortimer Lewis; Secretary,
Edward 4. Clarke; Managers, GEORGE W. Norris,
M. D., GEORGE B. Wood, NJ, D.. William r Lejee,
George a. Wood W, Hayward Drayton. Morton
p. Henry. Ed ward s. Clarke, Richard Wood,
Robert NJ. Lewis. Henry Wnsor, r. Mortimer
Lewis, and Atherton Blight,