The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-30

M MLOOAL odds AND ENDs--Shortly after midnight the
..eiegIaph operator at the Sixth District Station
touched of an alarm for fire. directing the bells TO
sound for the Seventh district West Philadelphia.
nwsy Lusne1 tne engines and trucks only to return
without fnding the fire. Box No. as was struck in
pace OF box Is The fire was really at Twelfth and
80 hey Lee Hood will, this evening" in the chapel
s, vi se central congregational Church, be ordained
ton. ' ~
The property owners on Foulkrod street. Frank
lord have been notified by the Highwaymen to
gpaue pave and curb the footways in front Of their
The fall festival in aid OF the orphan boys of st.
J9nhs Asylum Is in progress to-day on the grounds
oi t1e new seminary Of st. Charles Borromeo.
"A public meeting OF the Baptists Of Philadelphia
wiz De neld this evening at the sirst Baptist Church,
corner e OF Broad and Arch streets,
lion. Edwin NJ Stanton the iliustrious ex-Secre-
His health Is precarous
5WorkmIen are rapidly grading and rolling new
the new Park. ''' III '''' DPP0i 'HN v
The newsboys and bootblacks no longer dive for
pennies in the tubs at Smiths Island.
opened. -"'isi"Oo J" " W
The velocipede mania has s'absided.
REV. CHARLES wADswor. .r1 C11ipp 10 ALEX
ANDER PRESBYTERIAN C,HuRCH.-A a congrega-
tonal meeting last eve nu of the members of Alex
aluer anu M prreSnyCerSn ynurch, call extended to
kev Dr. Cnarles .yadsworth late OF San Francisco,
to accept the storate The vote on the rst ballot
MAS ot @ Io1 Wadsworth, 81 for Dr. Howard of Pitts
a mac ~ an 10 for DIR. Mclvaine, of Princeton, making
90
S -oOOo. DR.. Wadsworth has not yet resigned his
narge in San Francisco nor accepted the call to the
Third Reformed Church, Tenth and FiDert streets.
| 1t is sanguinely expected however, that he will cor
daily enter upon the work of building up the Alex
ander Church, as he had previously secured a resi-
| dence in its vicinity on "The Hill"
| PROPERLY SERvED.-An affair occurred on last
Monday, on Fourth street, below Chesnut, near the
| Forrest Building, whereby person connected with
Life Insurance Agency in this city came near being
| horsewhipped by lady, had not relative OF the
| latter restrained her. Quite an excitement was oc-
| casiOned by seeing gentleman endeavOrng to With
hold the arm of lady who held horsewhip in her
| hand. Resolved on infcting punishment upon him
| for circulating scandalous falsehood concerning
| her, she subsequently watched his residence on
West Green street, and towards evening struck him
several times as he fastened up the steps and closed
the door, We did not hear the extent OF the injury
| inflicted. Upon inquiry we understand she had re-
| quested him TO confront her and withdraw the
| charge. This he did not do, and hence the chas-
| tisement
| HIS FUNERAI.-The funeral OF the late John Dor
rance takes place this afternoon atfour O'Clock from
ST. James Church, Bristol, Pa. large delegation
| OF his fellow associates from the Commercial EX-
| change left West Philadelphia in the az O'Clock
train for that place this afternoon, and will follow
his remains to their last resting place, as viii also
| the Directors of the Camden and Amboy and Phila-
| delphia and Trenton Railroad Companies, together
| with large number OF his personal friends In the
| vicinity of Bristol.
| FATAL ACCIDENT.-An unknown white man. about
| forty-fve years OF age, five feet eight inches in
height, dark sandy hair, large whiskers and NOUS
| tache, was run over this morning on the Baltimore
Railroad, at Gibsons Point and instantly killed. The
deceased was dressed in a dark cloth coat, vest and
| pants, long boots, and calico shirt From papers
found on his person, his name is supposed to be w.
| Miller. The Coroner took charge of the body, and
will hold an nquestto-morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
| LOOKING UP DEFAULTERs.-Dr. Linderman, eX-Di-
rector Of the Philadelphia Mint, who was sent to
California to examine the branch Mnts at San Fran
cisco, Carson City, and Denver and the Office of the
| United States Assistant Treasurer at San Francisco
has returned, and is in this city preparing his re-
port. He discovered defalcation of some ten thou
sand dollars in the accounts OF an Official and his
| port is looked for with much interest,
| COMMITTED.-A fellow named William Farran was
arrested several days since for stealing 500 from
italian woman named Theresa Soero, who lived al
| No Ashbury place. William had hearing before
| Alderman Kerr thfs morning, and was committed il
default of bail for iurther hearing tomorrow
afternoon