The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-22

City AHaIrn.

City Affairs.
The Baltimore Sengerfestlwhich takes place
IN July, has been for a number of months en-
gaging the. attention of the various vocal musi-
cal societies of the Eastern and Middle States in
making the necessary arrangements, rehearsals,
etc. From the reports of the chairman of the
Philadelphia portion of the organization, g. M.
Baumann, quite q large representation will be
present to take part in the musical reunion.
The old M@nnerchor will have present on the
occasion tS members; Liedertafe 81; Senger-
bund, 6G Germania Mennerchor, 20; Young
M@nnerchor, 6S; Cecilia, 80; Liederkranz, 46;
Ledertafel d. f. Gem, 50 Orpheus 20; Aron
20; Teutonia, 20 Concordia, g., 30; Concordia
NJ, 30; Alemania, 21 Polyhymnia, 20; Cecilia,
NJ, 20; Delaware, NJ, Wilmington, 90,
The plans of Chief Engineer Kneass for an
iron bridge over the Schuylkill at South street
have been adopted. 1t is proposed to construct
a Murphy truss bridge, with two draws in the
centre, a feet wide each. On each side of the
draws are to be spans of 1856 feet each. The CEN
tire and river piles will be of iron sunk by pneu-
matte process, and on this principle win the
draws be worked. The length of the bridge will
be 24SS feet, and the clear height 80 feet above
high water. Proposals for its construction have
been invited, but none as yet have been re-
ceived.
The r. W. Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Pennsylvania (Masons), Richard Vaux,
Esq, states, in his report for 1863 that during
the past year the Masonic duty of relieving the
distressed has been, as usual, well performed.
The Trust Fund devised by Brother Stephen
Girard has, out of its income dispensed 5310O'50
for the "a of 12S brethren. The Grand Lodge
Charity Fund has contributed $3.50 for the
relief of 145 applicants This is Independent of
the sums disbursed by each subordinate lodge
to those who apply directly to these sources of
relief
The following vessels cleared from this port
during the past week with petroleum:-Ba
Tejuca and Mcpherson, for Gibraltar. with
179,O2S gallons barque Savannah, for Havre,
with 228, 2O8 do; briggs Schroeder and Rebuilt for
Cork, with 1O3,375 do; barque Kaleya, for Cron-
stadt, with 151, 1913 do; brig Lena, for Antwerp,
with 49, 49O do; barque Proteus, for Hamburg,
with 100, $40 do, making n total of 901, ,943 gal
Ions during the week, and 10570,219 gallons
since the LIST of January. Two ships, fourteen
barques, and three briggs are now loading.
The following is a statement of some of the
principal articles exported from this port during
the month of May:-14S, 445 pounds of bread
$50, ,403 pounds of lard; 90, 6S5 pounds of pork;
23S 907 pounds of oil cake: $50 600 pounds of oil
candles; IA, Sl7 pounds of tallow; Is. 1872 pounds
of ham, S559 barrels of flour; 2695 barrels of
corn meal; and q ,973 bushels of wheat.
The cornerstone of the new building in
tended for the congregation of the Second Pres
byteran Church was laid yesterday afternoon,
at the southeast corner of Twenty first aud
Walnut streets The ceremony of laying the
cornerstone was participated in by Rev. Dr.
Barnes, Rev. Herrick johnson, Rev. DR.. Henry
A. Boardman, Rev. Dr. Musgrave, Rev. Dr.
Grier, Rev. DR.. Beade, pastor of the new church.
and Theodore Cuyler, Esq.
During the month of May there were Inspected
by the officers of the Boiler Inspectors Depart
ment seventy-eight steam boilers. Out of this
number it was found necessary to condemn but
one.
The stated meeting of the Board of Guar
dians of the Poor was held yesterday afternoon,
at the Blocliley Almshouse, President John NJ
Whitall in the chair The Steward reported
the house receipts at $1S6'29. The House Agent
reported the census of the house at 299S; same
time last year, 1928; increase IS.
Yesterday afternoon the match game of base
ball between the Cincinnati Club and the Ath-
letic Club came off at the grounds of the latter,
Seventeenth street and Columbia avenue. An
immense concourse of people gathered both out
side and within the enclosure to witness the
play. The game commenced about O'clock
and was concluded at half-past 6 o'clock, with
victory for the Cincinnati Club the score being
Cincinnati, 27 Athletics, IS.
There has recently been presented to the
Historical Society manuscript folio volume of
some nine hundred pages, containing the COM
plete record of births, Deaths and marriages
amongst the Quakers of Chester county, from
about the year 100 to the present time. This
immense work was compiled by Gilbert Cope, of
Chester county, and contains records of interest
to many citizens whose ancestors belonged to
the Quaker Society.