The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Amairs.


AT the stated meeting of the Board of School
Controllers yesterday, resolution was passed
advising Councils to increase the salaries of the
teachers of the public schools at the rate of 25
per cent.
The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, LO.O.F.,
held their semi annual session yesterday after
noon, at the Hall, Sixth and Haines streets.
Over fifty Past Grands were initiated and ad-
mitted to membership. The Grand Master read
q report stating that there were $50 Working
Lodges in the State, and that during the last six
months eighteen new lodges had been insti-
tuted. Seventeen charters were granted for new
Lodges.
The United States iron-clad Miantonomah
went into commission yesterday at the Navy
Yard, after undergoing thorough overhauling
and being placed in first-class fighting trim.
This ship can be made ready for sea in an hours
notice, and will sall in short time under sealed
ORDERS her destination is supposed to be the
East Indian waters. The following is the list
of officers attached to her:-Commander, II. w.
Shufeldt; Lieutenant Commanders, B. j. Crom-
well and William G. Wise; Lieutenants Thomas
Perry and J. s. Newell; Master, James S. Day
ton; Ensigns, Charles II. Judd and r. r. Inger
soil; Surgeon, n; S. Bates; Assistant-Surgeon,
d. Dickinson; Paymaster, w. w. Woodruff;
Chief Engineer, J. Q. A. Ziegler First Assistant
Engineer, G. j. Burnap; Second Assistant-En.
gineers, II. Webster, o. w. Allison, G. w.
Breaker, j. d. Ford, II. S. Cline, and William
A. Mintzer; Paymaster's Clerk, Geo. T. Waters:
Captains Clerk, A. w. Smith; Masters Mates,
N. Anderson and NJ. X. Henderson.
The annual meeting of the Society of the
Alumni was held yesterday in the University
building, on Ninth street above Chestnut. An
annual prize was founded for the best original
defamation IN the junior class. The following
were selected rs the officers of the Society for
the ensuing year:-President, Hon. f. Carroll
Brewster; Vice Presidents Hon. George Shars-
wood, Professor James G. Booth, Rev. John w.
Faires, John G. Montgomery, Esq; Cores
ponding Secretary, e. Poulson Dobson, Esq;
Recording Secretary. George d. Budd, ESQ:
Of r.
Gregory, VIM. T. Taylor, VI. D., John NJ.
Colling, G. Herman Robinett, Rev. j. L. McKim,
s. B: Wylie Mitchell, NJ. d., John Ashhurst, M.
D., Brinton Cox Samuel Dickson. j. Minis
Hayes, NJ. D., II. LenoX Hodge, NJ. D., Prof. j.
q. r. McElroy, E. Greenough Platt, Otis H.
Kendall, j. NJ. Power Wallace, Rev. George w.
Hodge, A. r. Montgomery, Henry Budd, Jr.,
The old Franklin Mill, on Spruce street,
near Twenty-ifth, destroyed by fire on Monday
night, as mentioned yesterday belonged to Mr..
j. B. McClenashan, of Chambersburg, but was
leased by Mr.. Alexander Balfour, who sublet
portions of it to other parties. The building was
valued at about $40, 600, on which there was an
insurance of about $50 000 The machinery was
valued at about $30, 900, upon which there was
partial insurance. The first floor and part of
the second were occupied by Samuel Heigh IL
Co., manufacturers of cotton yarn. They have
an insurance of $4,000 in the North British and
Mercantile Insurance Company Mr.. Balfour,
who owned the boiler and engine, occupied a
portion of the second-story main buildings had
insurances in the following companies:
rity, Manhattan, and International, New York,
each $4,000; and Putnam, Hartford, $1,000. The
fourth story was occupied by Joel Briefly,
manufacturer of woollen yarns. His loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000, insured in the Queen for
$4,000, and Lycoming Mutual for $1,000. James
Dalton occupied a portion of the building on
Twenty-fifth street, for breaking shoddy; also,
Peter johnson, cotton-lap manufacturer Mr..
johnson had an insurance of $500 in the Inter-
national. The losses in this building are prin-
min from Tphn Wo1, rnptb
occupant, insured in the Merchants.