The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-08
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City ARairs.
The night schools recently opened under the
direction of the Board of School Controllers are
60 popular that all the applicants cannot be ac-
commodated. 400 persons over nineteen years
of age made application for admission into the
school building on Master street, west of Second,
but only 160 could be accommodated. On FRI
day evening last the school was visited by
committee of the Controllers, consisting of
Messrs. MacBride, Freeborn, jackson, and
Smith, all of whom made short addresses. The
committee authorized the principal Mr. f: f.
Christine, to establish another division, which
will increase the attendance to about 200.
Peter Lane watchman on board of vessel
at Neafe q Levy's wharf, in the old district OF
Kensington, was found dead in the cabin yester-
day morning. From the position in which he
was found it is supposed that he died from
apoplexy. He had fallen to one side, leaving
one wrist Immediately over n lamp which was
burning on table ut his side The wrist was so
much burned that the wrist fell off. The Coroner
held an inquest, and a verdict in accordance with
the Above facts rendered.
The following are some of the principal
articles exported from the city of Philadelphia
during the month of October: - Petroleum,
1851, ,974 gallons; bread, 109,2lS pounds; lard,
1873, 800 do; tallow, GIG do; beef 101, $50
do; oil cake, 5O9,S2l do; pork, 4O,S65 do;
wheat, 202, 7l3 bushels; flour, IS QS2 barrels and
corn meal, 2420 do. Nearly all the wheat was
sent to Liverpool Dublin and Londonderry.
a horse attached to carriage, in which
Mr.. Atkinson and family were riding, ran away
and Coates strehts they were thrown out. Mr..
Atkinson was injured about the head, and his
son, aged 16 years, was also injured. They
were taken home, at Twentieth and Market
streets.
John Cusick was run over yesterday after
noon by Ridge avenue car, near Laurel Hill,
and seriously Injured. He was removed to his
home in Manayunk.
No. 952 Cantrell street. had her leg broken yes
terday by being struck. She was admitted to
the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Domestic Affairs.
Judge Benner, of Dutchess county, New
York, died on Friday.
"A submarine cable between Mexico and the
United States Is projected.
The brakemen on the Eastern Division of
the Erie Railroad are on strike.
Free delivery of letters commences in San
Francisco on the 18th inst.
Volunteers for Indian warfare are called for
by Governor Stafford, of Arizona.
Seven murders and suicides occurred in San
Francisco during the past week.
Hon. s. Shellabarger, our Minister to Portu-
gal, will resign and return home soon.
-Four inches of snow have fallen at Coving
ton, Virginia. and Greensboro, North Carolina.
Secretary Boutwell, denies the report that he
has sent agents to Europe to sell our bonds.
Tennessee refuses to pay for the railroads
sold to her by Andrew johnson at the close of
the Rebellion.
An influential meeting in favor of protection
to home industry was held at Detroit on Satur-
day evening.
"A ruffian attempting an assault upon q lady,
in Stephentown, N. Y, was killed by her at one
blow with an axe.
The Massachusetts prohifitionsts are carry
ing the war into Germany by making heavy
seizures of lager beer.
AT Eddyvile, Iowa, on Wednesday,
woman butchered her three children with an
axe, and then drowned herself.
Gold diggings, said to exceed those of the
Cariboo, have been found on branch of the
Place river in British Columbia.
The Lake National Bank at Wolfsboro, N.
H., has been robbed of heavy amount. Private
deposltors will suffer greatly.
The First Auditor at Washington wants the
necessary legislation to enable him to close up
the unsettled accounts of quartermasters.
Otis Tufts, n well-known merchant of Bos.
ton, died suddenly on Friday night of heart dis
ease at the age 60, peing found lying on the
sidewalk.
The friends of Cuba in Washington are
pressing the President to recognize the revolu-
tionists as belligerents. They allege that if he
does not do it Congress will.
Several persons have been arrested in AL
bany, N. Y, charged with completely in the late
extensive express robbery on the New York
Central Railroad. Portions of the stolen money,
the amount of which has been greatly exagge-
rated, have been recovered.