The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
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-Catharine Sullivan, aged 36 years, commit
ted suicide last night, at No. 736 Swanson street,
by taking laudanum.
"A horse attached to n carriage containing a
gentleman named Fenwell ran away on South
Broad street yesterday afternoon.
Several pieces of cloth were stolen, ycstcr-
day afternoon, from the store of Cooper IL Co
nard, corner of Ninth and Market streets.
"A young man was arrested in Germantown
yesterday afternoon, charged with stealing $50
from clergyman of that place. Alderman
Good held him to answer.
One of the Smith family named John COM
mtted suicide by hanging himself to the balus-
ters Of the stairway of the house No. 240 South
Eighth street. last evening.
The annual meeting of the Spring Garden
Soup Society was held last evening at the Soup
House, on Buttonwood street. near Broad, when
an election of managers took place.
John Burg, a lad, fell off an ice-house on
Queen street, below Second, yesterday after
noon, and fractured his leg, besides receiving
other injuries about the body and head. lie
was removed TO his home, No. 257 Queen street.
John Killion, doing business at the southeast
corner OF Front and Walnut streets, had hear
ing before United States Commissioner Craig
Biddle yesterday, on the charge of carrying on
the business of rectifer without paving the spe-
cial tax. The Commissioner held the defendant
in $1,000 bail for q further hearing.
The Board of Health now have under con-
sideration the estimate of expenses for the year
1870, and from an examination made by their
subcommittee the total expenses of Health
Onice, Lazaretto, Municipal Hospital, street.
cleaning, ETC.. are estimated at about $2SS, 600.
OF this amount there will likely be realized from
resources of the department some $31, 900, leav-
ing the estimated expenses for the year some
thing like $257, 900.
Sarah Solomon deceased, late of this city.
by her will, which was admitted to probate yes
terday, bequeathed to the Jewish Hospital Asso-
cation the, sum of $100.
The will of Prudent Casamaior, of st. Jago
de Cuba, but formerly of Philadelphia, was also
admitted to probate It was made on the 10Th
OF July, 1860, and Messrs. Samuel, William, and
John Welsh are named as its executors. After
making several bequests of private character,
there occurs the following paragraph
''In case i shall survive the execution of this
will for the space of one full calendar month,
then, but not otherwise, my executors in trust to
pay to four benevolent institutions in the city of
Philadelphia, to be selected by my said execu-
tors or such of them as shall accept and act in
these trusts, and the survivor or survivors of
them, the sum Of $500 each, clear of the collate-
raj inheritance tax"
"A stated meeting of the Guardians of the
Poor was held yesterday afternoon, at the Block
lev Almshouse President John NJ. Whital in
the chair. The Steward reported the house re-
ceipts at $29'3S. The Outdoor Agent reported
having collected $12i7 for support cases. The
House Agent reported the census of the house
Mt 1928: same time last year, 1882 increase 46.
Mr. Server offered the following:-
Res0lCed, That application be made to Coun-
ellis requesting them to appropriate the proceeds
of the several trust funds, authorized by law, to
be disbursed by the Guardians of the Poor.
Agreed to-
Mr.. Haney offered resolution fixing the
salary of the general watchman at $780,
Agreed to.
A resolution fixing the salary of the engineer
at 500 was offered and debated and then post
poned
A resolution providing for the abolition of the
Office of recording clerk was presented and dis
c,Iss(d and laid over until the next meeting.