The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Affairs.


Mayor Fox yesterday appointed James
hGUaIthy, John Gosln, and George W. Allen
policemen.
Margaret Caldwell, residing at No. 43O
Monroe street, tell down flight OF stairs yes
teIday, and broke an arm.
Mayor Fox was in attendance at the Gen.
tral Police Station yesterday afternoon during
The progress of the hearings before Alderman
Kerr.
AT meeting of the Agricultural Society
held yesterday, resolution was adopted call
ing for meeting of farmers to thoroughly
discuss the cattle disease.
John Shrader, forty years old, employed in
jerks machine shop at Bridesburg, was
severely injured on Tuesday by the hosting
machine, One arm and a leg were broken, and
he was mucd injured about the head.
Samuel Wilson had further hearing before
Alderman Kerr yesterday afternoon, charged
with keeping a gambling-house at NO. 9O5
Chesnut street. In consequence of the absence
ofta witness, the case went over until Friday.
james Glenn was arrested yesterday IN
Hestonvile on warrant at the instance OF tue
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mals, charged with having cruelty beaten his
horse. He was fined five dollars and the costs
by Alderman Maule.
The fines and penalties resolved by the
aldermen OF the city OF Philadelphia during the
m"nth of January, amount in the aggregate to
Sl99, as follows:-J. 9. TtteFm lry, S34; j. r.
Massey S3S; Charles E. Pancoast, $42; William
Neill, S37; Louis Godbou, Si8.
"A hearing IN the case of the alleged pro-
fessional thieves, William Young, j. W. Mallery
place at the Central Station yesterday alter
moor. Mallery and Burrows were committed
for ninety Gays, and the other defendants were
held for trial.
Tie resolutions offered at tbelConvention of
Vessel Owners and Captains, published in THE
TELEGRAPH OF yesterday, were finally adopted
After which, the association proceeded to a
happy reunion over an elcgantly-sprea1 ban
quoting board, aud then separated with higu
idea of the association and its worthy officers.
The Philadelphia aud Southern Mail Steam
ship Company have purchased the firstclaSs
steamship Yazoo, 1854 tons, to put on the New
Orleans and Havana line, in the place of the
Star of the Union, recently wrecked. Tue
Yazoo is nearly 800 tons larger than the Star of
the Union, and has fine passenger accommoda-
tous.
Mayor Fox has issued an order to the
Lieutenants of Police to cause the arrest of cor
ner loungers and also of boys running to fires.
He has also directed that the drivers of vehi-
the ordinance which provides that the horses
heads shall be tea feet from the hind part of
the vehicle going before them,
The operations of the Philadelphia Water
Works during the month of January, 1852 were
as follows:- Total number of gallons pumped
during the month, S77,284.223. as tolloWs:--
Fairmount Works, 64E6}6,O43; schuylsili,
l15,23s,52O; Delaware, A,O99 200; Twenty
fourth ward SO, 404 $50; Germantown, l3 905, 900.
The total number of cubic feet OF water
pumped during the month amounted to
III, l43,040.
TT following Important changes in tn
constitution andeby-laWs of the 9Th Army Corps
Legion have been agreed upon. The organza.
ton was opened to all honoTably -ditcharged
enlisted men. The annual tax on members was
reduced from six to three dollars, and the en-.
trance fee from five TO two and half dollars.
committee of twenty we've also appointed,
as representing the legion,to attend the reunion
of the Army of the Potomac in New York on
the 22l inst. The Metropolitan Hotel was
selected as the headquarters Of the 9th Corps
and all houoraoiy discharged officers are invited
to assemble there at O'Clock on the morning
of the 22d. The Philadelphia delegation will
leave on Sunday afternoon, the 2lst, at $50.
The constitutional Grand Lodge OF the Inde-
pendent Order of the Free Sons OF Israel will
hold its twentieth yearly general meeting in
this city on Sunday, February 20, at the Red
Brown streets The order consists of % male
and female lodges and contains about 1900
mbers. There are male and female lodges
in this city, namely: Benjamin Lodge, No. Is;
Ephriam Lodge, No. 16; Moses Lodge, No. Is
Tall Germany; and Manasseh Lodge, No. IL
(Englsh). The ladies' lodges are Deborah
Lodge, No. (Engllsh); and Rebecca Lodge
No. 3 (German). In the Constitutional Grand
Lodge meeting will probably be agitated a
question to amend the constitution in regard to
the present system of contributing to wards the
widow and orphan fund OF the lodges.
Yesterday morning number OF gentlemen,
among whom were General Hartman BaChe and
Captain Smith, of the Light House Board; ID.
G. McCammon, j. Price Wetherl. and s. G.
Stokes, committee of the Board of Trade;
Thomas G. Hand, Charles Platt, and II, D. sher'
rerd of the Board OF Underwriters; Joseph D.
8. Grove, G. Il. Tisdale, and W. j. Jackson,
OF the Commercial Exchange. A. w. Markley,
Captain Turley, George w. Carpenter, aud j. N
Persolle aid visit to Atlantic City, to examine
the present condition of the lighthouse at that
place. On the arrival of the party at Atlantic
City, they were met by the Mayor and Council
of that city, and by them conducted along the
beach, for the purpose OF viewing the changes
that had been made by the heavy seas beating
against the yielding banks of sand. 1t was con
tended by some OF those in the, party that
lighthouse at Atlantic City was
of too much Importance 10 the commercial
interests OF Philadelphia, New York. ETC., tc
allow of its destruction, without strenuous
effort being made to get the Government tC
protect it from further danger from the sea
Previous to the erection OF the light house
wrecks along this portion of the coast were
numerous, but since its light was exhibited
TO the mariner, il is claimed that not vesse
had been thrown upon the beach at Atlantic
Professor Bnche examined the shore carefully
and stated that a survey would be made in
short time, so as to show hoV far the sea ha(
encIOached since the one made year ago
and that report would be made upon tn
subject.
Domestic AnatrsI
Gold closed ypetardau at