The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-29
NE US SUMMARY.


Local Affairs.
inc coroner was sent for Yesterday TO hold
,.n. an hVnSsG on me body of John Divine, who
swanson street
Yesterday, at halfpast p. M, the funeral
W. W. Joseph w. Smith the person found dead on
w mmcunesoay evening last took place from Girtrd
Hall. crowd OF several hundred people
assembled In the vicinity OF the hall, indepen-
vent OF the long procession of societies forming
Tue funeral escort In the latter were noticed
many females. Duling the morning the body,
eLclosed IN rosewood Casket, lay in the hall,
whe1e 1t was visited by many At the deceaseds
Ilends, and also a number of strangers.
- nght occurred yesterday afternoon at Mo-
o5O BedioTd street In which John Phillips was
Sut In Doth legs by a razor IN the hands OF John
jackson, VITO was cut through the cheek and
Up with pocket-knile by Phillips The wounds
lnnlcted are serious, and not dangerous, The
parties are colored. and Phillips, who has lately
got out OF prison, il was alleged. was Jealous OF
3 JACKSON, which eliminated as above. PbllIp5
was arrested and taken to the Union street
Station House, where his wounds were dressed.
jackson was taken to the Pennsylvania Hos'
pltal.
About o'clock yesterday morning a Are
occurred in the counting room on the hrst toor
OF the store OF Mason d hobb, liquor dealers.
los Walnut street. The fire originated under
the COULTER and the flames were soon eXtin.
gnished. Damage to building and stock ABOUT
$500; fully insured. Au old frame cooper shoo
AT Front and Dlckerson streets, occupied by
William Bothel, took fire about q o'clock yes
IeIddy morning, DuJ LDe OdUhgc uOue was
trihing. The furniture store of Mr.. Gale. at
Second and Queen streets, also took fire about
8 O'Clock yesterday morning, but the flames
were eXunguished before much damage was
done
"A meeting OF the friends Of the New Hope
aud Philadelphia Railroad was hed few days
since, and 1t was resolved that the amount OF
STOCK reported subscribed should locate the
road. If the upperroute had the largest number
OF shares, then the road should be built on the
route surveyed from Forks OF the Neshamony
via Marlborough and Willow Grove, to Edge Hill
Station, N. p. r. Il. If the lower or through
route had the majority, then it would be built
on the route from Forks of the Neshamony, VIA
Huntingdon Valley, TO Philadelphia, both par
ties agreeing TO the survey from the Delaware
river to the Forks of the Nesnamony. The sub
scriptiOns in favor OF the upper route amounted
to $500 at the time OF the meeting, only
Slll,OO0 being necessary to commence to oulld
the road.
The joint committee of the Grand Lodge,
Grand Encampment, ETC.. to make arrange
ments for the Semi-centennialiCeleb tthe
Order, he'd an adjourned meeting on saturday
evening, p. G. Master John w. Stokes presiding
The Committee on Programme made report,
and they were authorized to engage carriages
and have programme printed. The resolution,
submitted at previous meeting. to recall all
books issued by the COMMITTEE of Ways and
Means asking contributions from business men
and Others, was adopted. The resolution, passed
at previous meeung, providing for carriages
for aged and Inhrm mem ber-, was resCinded.
A resolution was adopted to the effect that the
morning exercises shah commence at the Aca
DENY of Music at O'Clock, the line of parade
to form at IL o'clock, and the procession to
move at II o'clock. The evening exercises to
commence at the Academy at 8 O'Clock.
Since Friday last, when testimony was heard
by the Coroner's jury in relation to the mYster-
Gus death of Joseph W. smith, janitor of Glrard
Hall, no developments have been made Calcu-
lated to throw light upon the affair. 1t was
ascertained that the pistol which was found at
the side of the deceased was purchased by him.
few days previous to the killing, at a shop in
the lower part of the city. He had first bought
a Derringer but concluded afterwards to eX-
change it for a small.slzed four-barrelled
Sharp's pistol. We learn that some important
witnesses have been withheld for a future
examination before the Coroner, who will show
that Smith had reason to tear an attack, and
that he had the pistol ia his pocket on the
afternoon OF the murder. The last theory in
respect to the use OF the pistol is, that after
Smith had been tied, he succeeded III freeing
his hands sufficiently to get the pistol from MS
pocket, and that then IL was snatched from him
and discharged at his head. On Saturday, while
washing the top of pedestal in the hall where
the deceased met his death, large spots Of blood
were discovered on the pedestal.