The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-28
FROM WASHINGTON,
The Cabinet Session.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s: : The Cabinet session
lasted about two hours Fish, Robson, and CrcS
well were absent, and not much business of lmpor
tance was transacted.
sales of Gold.
Collector Thomas, OF the port of Baltimore, to-day
obtained authority from Secretary Boutwell, to sell
fifty thousand dollars in gold weekly at one-eighth
OF one per cent over the premium of the New YorS
Gold Board to accommodate merchants paving
duties on imports. They have been compelled here
tofore to purchase their gold in New York.
ColOrcd Troops.
The superintendent general of the recruiting SER
vice at St Louis is ordered to assign all disposable
coored recruits at Fort Leavenworth to the 10Th
Cavalry, subject to the orders OF the department
commander relative to their movement
Naval Orders.
Despatch to the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Passed Assistant Pay
master Henry ~ Shedding is ordered to the Gettys-
burg; Lieutenant CIV Hunter is detached from the
Pensacola [and placed on waiting orders; Second
Lieutenant c. r. Spear has been detailed to ate
the duties of Indian Agent; Brevet Lieutenant Colo
mel William ii. Johnston, Paymaster, has been as
signed to the Department OF dakota: First Lieuten-
ant w. W. Parry has been relieved from the duties
OF Indian Agent and awaits orders.
Personal.
Among the callers the President to-day were
Senators Wilson, OF Massachusetts, and Spencer, OF
Alabama, and Collector Grinnell, OF New York.
LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs-Thc delegates from the
Philadelphia Commercial Exchange to the Louisville
George l.. Buzby, Theo. Wilson, E. Harper JeTnes,
Thomas Altman, Lafayette Baker, William Taylor,
An adjourned meeting of citizens of West Green
street will be held this evening to the report
OF committee previously apponted) on wooden
pavement. The raid on the cobbes is gradually be-
| coming organized. They Will soon be among the
| things that were.
| The cornerstone OF the Messiah Evangelical
Lutheran Church will be laid at sixteenth aud JEFF
ferson streets this afternoon The ceremonies were
! postponed from last Sabbath on account OF the
| weather.
The Assistant United States Treasurer in this
! city announces that the coupons due November |
"A Pc
bate of per cent per annum in gold from their face
| value.
| yesterday, and before he could he eXtrcated the
| types made cruel impression on him. He was
| Alphabetical all over in itdtic.
The city shivered under blankets last night Bed
fellows got into huqging quarters The only things
! that sweated were the window-panes.
| Mr.. David Pau Brown will deliver eulOgy on
the late Mr. J. r. Ingerso, this evening, in the hall
Of the University OF Pennsylvania.
GUILTY OR NOT Edward Calver Charles Fans
! ton, William Nealy, Edward Craike, and Charles
Rasse were arrested last evening at Broad ana Mar
ket streets for alleged dsorderly conduct. Alder
man Jones held them in $500 bail each for further
hearing. The parties named assert that they were
attacked by party OF roughs, and were acting in
selfdefense against their assallants at the time they
| were taken into custody.
BASE BALL AND CHARITY.-TwO "nines' have
| been organized to play muiin game of base ball
| on the Athletic grounds, on Thursday October l.
| The admission lee viii be twenty-five cents-one-
half OF the proceeds to be used for the purchase or coal
Tor Cne use OF the Bedford Sreet MlSSlOn during Jne
coming winter and the other half to he donated TO
| the fund for building homeopathic Hospital
| BELIICosE.-A fellow named Patrick Fitzgerald
| was arrested last night at Tenth and Washington
streets for Drunkenness and dsordery conduct
| While being taken to the station house he amused
himself by beating his captOr, Policeman Cannon
of the Seventeenth district This morning Alder
man Bonsall held Patrick to bail for the assault and
| fined him for disorder.
| DIED.-James Graham, who was run over by an
express wagon in the northern part OF the city yes
terday afternoon, died from his Injuries last night
| No. 1880 Frankford street. The driver of the team
| Isaac Nankirkle was arrested. Alderman Eggleton
held him in $1,000 bail for a further hearing.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Ths morning Alexander
Mathews 20 years of age residing at No 1923 Barn
well street, had both legs broken by the fall of
large quantity of clay upon him, at Loughbridges
tre-brck factory, corner of Chippewa and Lombard
streets. He was removed to the hospital
ON THE CRossING-Ths morning IL. O. Medlth
arrested by Reserve Olcer Rhoads, at Fifth and
Chestnut streets, for having violated ordinance OF
the city in stopping his wagon public crossing
Alderman Kerr fined him s. and costs.
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