The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
city Affairs.

"A dead infant was found last evening at
Iwenly-trst and Walnut streets.
. Last evening a slight bfe occurred at the
e. ". corner of Broad and S,uth streets.
-AbJut six O'Clock last evening q female
chlld was found at Eighteenth and Chesnut
-Caharine Tierney. aged so years, residing
at No. Seger place. fell on the side walk yester-
day and lTactufed her thigh.
- The slorekeepers on Eighth street, between
Arch and Market, have resolved to have the
street IN front OF their stores cleaned at their
own expense.
Mayor Fox yesterday made the following
appointmep' s:-Lews NJ. DAVID. Sergeant of the
Third district; Robert Artis, policeman of the
sane; Bernard Martin. Sergeant of the Seven
tent slrc', and Joseph Slirn, turnkey.
d ring the services, on Sunday, connected
with the opening OF the new structure erected
at Twenty-fTst and Walnut streets by the
congregation of the Second Presbyterian Church,
a letter Written by Rev. George Whitedeld, IN
1888, TO William Brad ord, printer, WIS read.
The stockholders of The Spruce and Pine
Streets Passenger Railway line met yesterday,
and elected the following oticers:-President,
Oliver Hopkinson, Charles +. Norton, John
Nanamaker, Lewis Baylock, owen b. Evans
Treasurer, James McFadden, Jr.
E-There are az the present time 163 Councils
OF the Order o. United American Mechanics in
the State of Pennsylvania, exclusive OF the
Junior Order. The number in Philadelohla
IS 40. Tue several Councils located in Camden,
FRIDAY February p. The state Councillor Of
New jersey has appointed the following depu.
ties:-F1rst Distrct-E' NJ. Peart, No. 265 Syca-
mote street, Camden. Second Dstrict-A W.
johnson, No. SO Commerce street, Newark, n.
j. Fourth DstIict-Wllliam Smith, Phillips.
burg, N, j. ss3
The delegates elected by the Democratic
party on Monday evening, 10 nomlnae dele
gates to the State Convention, assembled In the
several Senatorial and Representative districts
yesterday, and selected the following-naned
gentlemen: senatorial DELEGATES First district,
Alderman Dewitt. ~ pOud Albert
Lawrence; Third district, Lewis G. Cassdy;
Fourth district, Thomas A. NcOevitt. Repre-
sentative DELEGATES FIRST district, Alexander
Diamond; Second district, r. L: smith; Third
district, Alderman William McMullin; Fourth
district, William P. Campbell; Fifth district,
Michael sullivan; Sixth district, James McFad-
den. Jr.; Seventh district, George W. Hays;
Eighth district, Jacob Spielman; Ninth district,
John H. Plat; Tenth district, W. Henry Sutton;
Eleventh district, Dyer DUNCAN; Twelfth dis
tricC, Godfrey MetZger; Fifteenth district, Stew
art Field; Seventeenth district, Joseph Camp
bell
The annual election for officers of the Penn
sylvania Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
TO Animals was held yesterday at their rooms,
No. 1920 ChesnuJ street, and resulted in the
selection OF tue folio wing named gentlemen by
very decided majority
W. A. Porter, j. B. LIppincott, George w.
Cailds Constant Guill1n, w. j. Horstmanu;
Secretary, P. b. Chase; Treasurer, Robert R;
ICOIsou: CounsclOrs, tiuslaVus Remak Richard
y. White; Board of Managers, NJ. Richards
Muckle, Alexander Brown, John Bohlen, J. F..
2 9oblas, Alfred NJ. lIlwyn, NJ. d., Joseph G..
Rosengar en- Morris Hacker, j. &. Mitchell, j.
B. Parker, Benjamin Marshall Henry Tilge,
Charles Rogers, Atherton Blight.
The annual meeting of the Baptist Sunday
School Association OF PhlIadelphla was COM
menced in the Tenth Baptist Church yesterday
afternoon. A report setting forth the condition
OF the schools OF the ASSOCIATION was read aud
received. delegation from the State Sabbath
School Association was introduced to the meet
Ing by Rev. DR.. Griffith. Rev. DR.. Nevin, a
member of the delegation, then addressed the
audience, congratulatlng the mon the catholicity
y OF the Protestant Church, and the kind spirit
existing among the different denCminations-an
/ evidence of which was given IN the warm recep-
ton OF the delegation by the Baptist Association.
He was followed by Rev. 5 W. Thomas, OF the
Methodist Church, and Mr.. Gardiner. The even.
ing session was devoted to an address on the
Development OF Powerin the Teacher" delivered
by Rev. o. p. Caches; an essay on Infant Class
Instruction." written by Mrs. Kennedy, and
read by Rev. G. Dana B ardman, and an elo-
queut address on The Command of our Saviour
to Teach," enriched with illustrations of the
past history of the Christian Church, by Rev.
DR.. Magoon. This association will continue /, IS
meetings this evening at the same place, aud
there will be grand mass meeting OF Baptist
Sunday School scholars az Horticultural Hal
f tomorrow atterD oolj,