The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.


The following vessels cleared from this port
f9ripg the past week, with petroleum;-Barque
aberdeen, Tor Bremen, with 377, ,255 gallons;
brlg Bessie Rowe, for Liverpool, with 1880 do;
HeDnes, for Laguayra, with 1000 do; and
barque Elizabeth, for Barbados, with 5297
making total of 465, $40 gallons for the week,
and 2.035, 1872 gallons since the 1st of January
1869. There are now chartered and loading two
shlps, nine barQues, and one brig.
-Yesterday morning, soon after the FIRE at
Eleventh and Wharton streets was extinguished,
the adherents of a neighborlng fire company
made an attack on the members of the Reliance
FIRE Company, beating. one of their number,
named William Cook, aged twenty-eight years,
living at No. 1884 Milton street, and badly
lniuriDg him about the head. Tie was taken TO
the house OF the Reliance Fire Company, and
soon after arriving there the opposing party, II
Is alleged, came up and battered the windows
and doors with bricks and other missiles. Cook
was taken to the hospital, where he remained
last evening, in a critical condition.
AFTER the FIRE at the corner OF Eleventh aud
wharton streets attempts we're made to fire a
stable in the rear of Nelson's court, Fifteenth
aud Fitzwatep streets. Soon after unoccupied
store AT Fifteenth and Webster street was set on
hre, also shed in Broad sire els, below Shippen.
Soon after the fire was eXtingushed an attempt
was made 10 set fire TO building at Fifteenth
and Deanin streets. In all the above cases coal
Oil was used as means of igniting the flames,
the oil being thrown against the doors.
The Joint Committee on the Semi Centennial
Celebration of the [. o. o. F., held an adjourned
u.
Lodge iooIH North Sixth street. p. G. M John
w. Stokes, occupied the chair. The Committee
on Programme submitted the following resOlu-
tions, through their chairman, Mr.. James b.
Nicholson, which were adopted
Rescued, That the Past Grauds be requested
to parade with their respective subordinate
lodges, excepting the Representatives. to the
Grand Lodge, who shall appear with the Grand
Lodge in scarlet silk sashes, of uniform
pattern, with badge on the left breast, the
Grand Officers to appear in regalla and jewels Of
Office.
Resolued, That the Representatives and Grand
Officers parading with the Grand Lodge shall
appear in uniform dfess, to consist of black
pants, coat, and black silk hat, white vest and
gloves.
Resolued, That the Lodges and Encampments
viii be required to adopt regulations that will
secure uniform appearance in each Lodge or
Encampment; that the Lodges be requested to
appear In the Regalia of the Order; but if any
Lodge or kncampment desire to appear with a
simple INSIGNIA, they be empo wered to do So
ResOlUed, That the ceremonies of the evening
of the 26th OF April, at the Academy of Music
shall consist of choral and vocal music aud
addresses by distinguished visitors. The tickets
to be distributed pro rata among the Lodges
and Encampments.
Mr.. Peter Fritz, Chairman of the Committee
on Division Marshals etc., reported the follow
ing as the regalia 10 be Worn:-Grand Marsh al g.,
scarlet velvet sash, gold rosette, lapel and
fringe; special aids, scarlet silk sashes, silver
do; aids, white; division marshals, blue silk
sashes; assistants, white; specials and their
aids, scarlet and blue; lodges, etc., to march in
the procession six abreast.
The Committee on Invitations reported,having
extended invitations 10 all the Grand Lodges
aud Grand EncamDments of the United States,
AMI that the Grand Master of Maryland had at
once responded by saying that all the lodges
OF Baltimore would participate, and not less
than five thousand Odd Fellows might be ex-
pected from that city.
The Special Committee on Street Music made
report, and asked for a contribution of $40
from each Lodge and Encampment to pay for
street music.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
Committee on Academy of Music to ascertain
as far as possible, what other buildings may be
wanted.