The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
IncnI Annira.


Caroline Grey, who was arrested early in
the week by a citizen at Mantuaville, with
number of valuable dresses i'm her possession,
turns out 10 be notorious character. She for
merly resided in New York, where she served
tenn of imprisonment some seven years since.
1he clothing she had when arrested belongs to
Rev. w. II. Wyatt No. so McDougal street,
New York, whose house she left on June %. \
quantity of silver, which she had stolen from
the same place, had been disposed of by her.
She also had ticket for watch, which was
stolen from Mr.. Thomas Van Amring, of No.
335 East Forty-nnth street, on the 22d of Ja1u-
ary, and pawned on the 23d in Brooklyn for
S35'J0 in the name of McWey.
Yesterday afternoon, as q gang of twenty
men were engaged in raising the boiler of the
New lronsides (burned several years ago at
League Island) from two pontoons on which it
had been towed to Reed street wharf, one of the
ropes attached to the derrick gave way, causing
the capstan bar to fly round at a fearful rate,
during which William Dyer, who was superiu-
tending the job, was struck in the head, face,
and arms, etc, inllictng such terrible wounds rs
to cause instant death. The balance of the men,
with the exception of Thomas Carin, aged
thrty-fve years; William Thomas, aged thirty
years; and Thomas King, aged twenty-seven
years. escaped injury. The men referred to were
slightly injured about the arms, but were able to
walk to their homes. The boiler weighs about
As tons. The affair caused considerable excite
ment in the neighborhood where it happened.
The Coroner was notified to hold an inquest Mr..
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and resided in New York.
The election for officers of the State Council
of Pennsylvania, o. U. A. NJ, is now being held
in the various Councils throughout the State
All Councillors and ex-CouncillOrs in good
standing are entitled to vote. The following are
the candidates for each Office to be iled:-For
State Councillor, John w. Quigg, of No. 27. s.
V. c., John X. Zeilin, of NoH6 Richard P. An
dress, of No. 9; Robert s. Monroe, of No. II;
George Hawkes., of No, &c. Charles w. Stephens,
of No. 4; E. p. Tompkins, of No. 10. For s. G.
Secretary, John p. Bait, of No. 36; William NJ.
Weckerly, of No SO. For S. G. Treasurer John
Krider, of No "A. For S. G. Ind, William NJ.
Shultz, of No. 159; James Macintosh, of No. 6S;
Jerome L. Boyer, of No. 46; Eli Hollinger, of
No. 35. For S. G. Examiner, John Server of
No. 80. For S. c. Protector, D. X. Hartzell, of
No. so; j. X. Dettry, of No. 7S; Martin A. Will
liams, of No. Z; Isaac S. Webster, of No. 107;
Peter Styer, of No. S9 S. Atlee Bockius, of No.
100; ii. B. Walter, of No. 15.
1t is stated that the Junction and Break
water Railroad will be opened for travel to
Lewes about the middle of next month. The
pier for the use of steamboats, will be finished
about the same time. The grading of the
Queenstown and Harrington Railroad has been
commenced, and it is expected that the track
will be laid as far as Ridgely by December
William Hall, fifty years of age, cut his
throat yesterday afternoon with pocket-knire,
while locked up in a cell, at the Fifth District
Station House. He was removed to the hospital.