The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
city Affairs.

-R'chard Palmer. Thomas Grnoe, and ohu
s"sno SOoda were yesterday appointed on the Police
Edward Hess, John Sexton, and Sam Ie
smith were yesterday held to answer the
charge of robbery by Alderman Kerr.
DIR. ID. G. Paist had his pocket picked on
saturday OF $50 in money and papers value at
$500 while going ON the boat of the West jersey
rerry COMPANY at Market street.
William Williams and Joseph Keyser, both
professional Thieves, were arrested in crowd
NJ Sixth aud Chesnut streets yesterday, aud
Kerr.
William Hopkins was Knocked down yester.
day at Germantown road and Otter street by II
coal car and injured, though not very badly.
He was taken to his home at No. 1864 America,
street.
john Walls, aged twenty-five years, re.iding
in Upper Darby, had three fingers cut of while
cutting fodder with machine. Timothy Keefe,
aged twenty eight years. residing at No 255 n.
Second street, had his arm fractured by ma
chinery
In the case of Mark McEl wee, who died
from being crushed between cart and shed, by
train OF coal aud lime cars running into the
cart, at No. l0l =. ThIrty.seCond street, on sa-
dict that 1t was the result OF unavoidable acCi-
dent, aud cXonerated the conductor of the cars
from blame.
A stated meeting Of the Board of Surveyors
was held yesterday. The following petitions or
sewers were agreed to: One on Nicholas street,
between Twenty first and Twenty second, aud
and Green. The plan of the revision OF grades
on Grape, Levering, Gay, aud jackson streets
and Green lane in the Twenty 6rst ward was
approved. The Board reported against any
revision OF the grade on LudloW street. between
Thirty-fourth and Thirty sixth. resolution
providing for sewer on Darien street. between
Girard avenue aud Thompson street, was
adopted, Adjourned.
The semi.annual meeting of the High
School Alumni was held last evening, John
Davis watson, ESQ, President, in the chair
The President on taking the chair teelInely an
nOunced the decease OF the late President,
Charles Buckwalter, Esq, and the late Secre.
tary, John 7. McDeyltt, and was followed in
addresses by Messrs. Colesberry and Ashmead
committee, consisting OF MessrS. Ashnead,
Colesberry, and Thomas V. Williams, was APP
pointed to draft suitable minute TOR entry on
the journal of the ASSOCIATION, recognizing the
services of the deceased officers. Alexander z.
Colesberry was then elected Alumni speaker,
and the ASSOCIATION adjourned.
"A meeting of the Executive Committee OF
the Board of Trade was held last evening, John
Welsh, Esq, in the chair. Alter the reports of
the committees had been submitted, Me-. Fraley
submitted the tollowing:- Resojued, That the.
Executive Council of the Philadelphle Board of
Trade heartily approve of the bill OF MIR. Conk.
ling, entitled "a bill to prohibit secret sales or
purchases OF gold or bonds on account of the
United States and for other purposes" Senate
bill No. 29l, and do earnestly recommend its
enactment as law at the earliest practicable
time, as tending to induce fairness aud com
paibility in the transactions of the Treasury
Departmentand to relieve the business interests
OF the country from the RISKS and fluctuations
chaIgeable to secret and unforeseen dealings IL
the pubic funds,
The resolution was adopted, after being
amended so as to provide for the appointment
OF committee to memorialiZe Congress.
Mr.. Allen submitted the folio wing, which was
adopted:--
ResotpPd That the Philadelphia Board o.
Trade earnestly recommend to the Executive
Council OF the National Board of Trade, soon to
assemble in the city OF New ork, that they take
such action as shall aid the passage of the blll
reported with amendments 10 the Senate of the
United states from theCommittee on Finance,
entitled IAN act to regulate the appraisement
and inspection OF imports in certain cases." aud
for other purposes.
Mr.. Grubb offered q resolution providing for
memoriaiziug the Legisl0Iute TO ABOLISH all
penal usury. Agreed to.
Mr.. Allen presented a memorial from a num-
Der OF merchants IN this city, calling the atten-
tion OF the Board 10 the subject Of the extra
duties on packages, charees, and commissions
now epdeaVored TO be enforced on goods which
arrived at the port OF Philadelphia between the
2sth of July and 10th o. Augns', 1866. Referred
10 the Committee of the Month. Adjourned.