The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-03
NEWS SUMMARY.



CITY Affairs.
The Examiners in the contested eleotion
case met yesterday, and resumed the taking of
testimony.
Mr.. John T. Murray has been appointed
deputy by U. s. Marshal Gregory. Mr.. Murray
was an efficient sergeant of police for many
years in the Seventh district.
The Coroner was summoned yesterday after
noon to house back of No. 730 Krider's alley,
to hold an inquest on the body of Mary webb,
who was found dead
"A woman, feeble with age, being seventy-six
years old, had q hearing at the Central station
yesterday, charged with obtaining money upon
the false representation that she was an inmate
of the Penn Widows Asylum. Several witnesses
were examined, who testified to the false repre-
sentations, but none OF them could testify in
respect to the receipt of money, and the case
was postponed until other witnesses were sub
ppnaed.
The iourneymen stonecutters belonging to
the Stonecutters' Association of Philadelphia
are now on q strike for an advance i'm wages
They demand five dollars per day, for nine hours
. work, and eight hours on Saturday. The wages
at present are four dollars per day of nine hours
The men stopped work on Tuesday last, the
employers having refused to grant the advance
The apprentices are also on n strike for nine
hours as n days labor instead of ten.
Patrick Carroll fell out of cart at Ninth and
Thompson streets yesterday and received severe
injuries about the head. He was taken TO No
944 Percy street.
Yesterday afternoon Emanuel Schafer, II
years old, was run over by n wagon ut Amber
and Cumberland streets and was badly hurt
His parents reside at Brooks and Green streets
-Margaretta Welsh, % years old, residing in
Green court near Shippen and Seventh Streets
while washing window sash yesterday, broke n
pane of glass and cut an artery in the wrist
She was taken to the hospital.
Two young cOlOred men, named James
Moore and Middleton Halle, were before Alder
man Kerr yesterday, charged with daring street
thefts. Several ladies testified that Moore had
met them on the street, snatched their porte
mOnnaies from their hands, and ran off with
them. Sergeant Mccarthy testified to the arrest
Halle was arrested by Policeman Cody. and
Lydia McStocker testified that the prisoner
seized her portemonnaie, which was hanging
by chain to one of her arms, and escaped with
it.BBoth the prisoners were committed for trial.
The annual primary elections of the Repub-
lican party take place next Tuesday evening.
One delegate is to be elected from each division
to each of the following ConventiOns:-COrOner,
City Treasurer, Recorder of Deeds, City Com
missioner, Clerk of Quarter Sessions ProthOno-
tary of the District Court and in the First Sena-
torial district. There is also to be elected one
delegate from each division to n Representative
Convention and tive delegates from each diY-
sion to II Ward Convention.
"A large meeting of carpet weavers was held
last evening at Friendship Hall, Norris and Sep
viva streets. Reports were received from a num-
Der of manufacturing establishments, majority
of whom were opposed to the price demanded
by the weavers for their, wages, 10, 20, and 20l5
cents per yard, clear OF WlnQlnT ana an addition
of two cents per yard when the employees pay
for the winding. A motion prevailed that all
weavers not receiving the full price demanded
should quit work on Friday, and that commit
tee of three be appointed to ascertain how many
looms are in use at the full price, and the same
be published and an invitation extended to all
men working at the reduction to join in the
strike.
"A fire broke out last evening in the second
story of the building No. Is n. Third street,
occupied in the second and third stories by
Charles Cawley, whip manufacturer, and in the
basement and first floor by George w. SEVERN,
dealer in tobacco. The fire did not extend be-
yond the room in which it originated, and did
but little damage there. Mr. Cawleys stock
was damaged by water but to what extent could
not be determined last night. His insurance of
$1,000 in the Guardian and Spectator will, it is
thought cover his loss. Mr.. Seyerin's stock was
damaged by water
A meeting of house-carpenters was held last
evening in the hall at the northeast corner Broad
and Arch streets, for the purpose of organizing
unions in all parts of the city, Joseph Matlack
presided and William II. Weller acted as Secre-
tary To facilitate the object, and in order that
the different organizations may not clash, the
city has been divided into five sections in each
of which a union will be formed. Reports of the
various committees were received, showing &
highly satisfactory progress of the movement
several of the new organizations having obtained
rooms and their rolls of members showing {
gratifying increase. The meeting then ADJOURNED
to meet at the call of the officers