The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Amir.

The reformed Synod met at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, agreeably to adjournment.
Rev. DIR. Taylor Secretary of the American
Bible Society, addressed the Synod in behalf
of its claims, after which Rev. DIR. Gossman,
delegate of the Old School Presbyterian
Church, was listenen to. The President of
the Synod responded in cordial terms. The
report of the Committee on Particular Synods
was submitted and, after slight alteration,
was adopted.
A vote of thanks was offered The committee
on compilation of the new hymn book. 1t
was resolved that the standards and liturgy of
the Reformed Church be printed in the hymn
book for the churches. The Synod then adj
iourned, and in the evening listened to the
special sermon on benevolence by Rev. DIR.
Edgar. of Easton.
Arthur Burns aged 21 years, residing at
No. go Nectarine street, was stabbed in the
neck and face yesterday afternoon by John
Elliott causing, 1t was thought dangerous if
not fatal wounds It appears that about half
past three o'clock i'll the afternoon the two
met at a tavern in Eighth street, near Vine,
where a quarrel took place, during which
Elliott took from his pocket a knife and
thrust it at Burns, inhicting the wound in
question. Elliott then ran down Vine street,
and when near Franklin Square was captured
by Officer Howard, of the Fourth district. He
was taken to the District Station House, but
soon after removed to the Central Station,
where he was locked up to await hearing
The injured man was removed to the Ho5p-
tal At a late hour last night he was suffer
ing much from the loss of blood, and his case
considered dangerous.
The semi-annual meeting of Minnehaha
Lodge, No. l, Supreme Grand Council of
PENNSYLVANIA, 1. o. s. NJ, was held yesterday
at Eastwick Park. The following officers were
elected and installed:-Grand Commander,
Robert O. Lowry; Vice Grand Commander
John Thornley,; Grand Chancellor, David S.
Winebrener; Vice-Grand Chancellor, Charles
A. Rubcam; Grand Secretary, Geo. w. Wood
Grand Treasurer, Samuel Shines; Grand Con-
ductor, Benjamin Ripperger; Trustees of Con-
tingent Fund, Jacob LaudenSlager, William
G. Bridges, Robert Clark; Charity Committee
Henry G. Howell, William S. Gregory, NJ
Stratton, George H. Roberts, Amos p. Brown
d. Boyd, Jr., William Thomson.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Academy of Music was held yesterday
at the Academy, w. b. Hasetine presiding.
The report of the Board of Directors for the
year was read, showing the receipts to have
been about $40, 600, and the balance on hand
$2500 The ground-rents had been eXtin-
guished, amounting to about Sl7, 900, leaving
$1,000 as the only debt outstanding. The
Academy has been rented for 252 representa-
tions, of which 1O5 We're dramatic and
operatic. The meeting then went into an
elected without opposition. Twelve hundred
votes were polled
The annual meeting of the Tobacco
Trade Association was held last evening, at
their rooms No 129 North Front street,
ID. c. N1cCammon presiding, and William NJ.
Abbey and H. G. Ellis acting as secretaries.
The following were elected officers for the
ensuing year:-President, j. r. Sank Vice
President, A. r. Fougeray Secretary, b. A.
Van Schaicl1; Treasurer George W. Bremen;
Board of Directors NJ. j. Doban W. II. Mas
sau. William II. Fuguet, Samuel Harrison
Samuel Moore, Solomon Teller, w. d. Frish-
muth John Powell, Jacob Beck James Daily.
The officers are eX-otficio members of the
Board of Directors.
The annual meeting of the Commissioners
of Paramount Park was held yesterday, when
the officers of the former year were reelected
As the Hon. Morton McMichael leaves for
Europe to-day, General Meade, the Vice
President will act in his place, and was au-
thorized to sign all warrants for payment of
moneys
Examiners Messick and Batturs were at
work yesterday afternoon, taking additional
testimony in the contested election case.
The members of the S@ngerbund, one of
the leading musical organizations i'll this city,
dedicated their new hall on Race street, above
Second, last evening.
In announcing that the Germantown
Cricket Club were beaten by the Harrisburg
Club, we made mistake, as the latter were
beaten by the former in one innings and six
runs.
The regular meeting of the Board of
Guardians of the Poor was held yesterday
afternoon. The House Agent reported the
following census of the House for the week
ending June 3, 1S69:-Number in the House,
3O26; same time last year, 2964, Increase,
62 A resolution was adopted that clergymen
and others visiting any of the patients in the
wards of the hospital and any other parts Of
the institution must first report to the nurse
in charge, who will inform them of the proper
time for entering the same And when the
physicians are on duty they are not allowed to
enter the wards unless by permission of the
doctors in charge who have control Of the
same. The doors of the wards must be kept
open during any religious services.