The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-26
NEWS SUMMARY.


City Affairs.
The building inspectors have ordered the
lnrret and spire of St Clements Church, at
twentieth and Cherry streets, to be taken down.
although undoubtedly an ornament, 1t was long
since ascertained that, from inattention, bad
workmanship, or some other cause, the turret
was in an unsafe condition.
Yesterday afternoon, at 2'30 o'clock, John
Mclaughlin, aged fourteen years. while bathing
at Dickerson street wharf, was accidentally
drowned.
The residence of Mr.. Birch northwest
corner of Erie and Catharine streets, was en-
tered by thieves on Sunday morning or Saturday
night, during the absence of the family from the
city, by prying open back window. The house
was completely ransacked beds torn up, closets
broken open, and everything in general disar-
ranged
EARLY. yesterday morning, as the Spring
Garden Hose COmpany's ladder truck was re-
turning from fire in West Philadelphia, it ran
down an embanllment on Bridge street, near the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot, and upset. The
following fremcn were caught under it and Sc
rlously hurt:-Wiiam Lewis, George Esher,
William Esher, John Dorsley, Hiber Barnes
Henry Cole, John Sharpley, and Miles Sharpless.
Last night meeting of the several Con-
lerences OF the Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
Tor clothing and assisting the poor, was held IN
the basement OF St. JOsephs Church, Vikings
alley, and, after the transaction of the usual
business, an eloquent address was delivered by
Hon. Joseph r. Chandler, as to the life and
nization, Rev. f. j. Barbcln, S. j..
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Hall of the United American Mechanics
held therein on Saturday evening last the fol
lowing gentlemen were elected to the positions
named Tor the ensuing yCar-Prcsident, NJ. Y.
Galley, OF No. 10; Secretary, John B. Bait, OF
No. 3; Treasurer, John Krder, of No. A; Trus-
tees-Henry Deperyen, OF No. ,: Richard p.
Address, 9; Benjamin L. Brown TO-; Matthias
Stemmer, -; William Reible, 15 William l..
Wouerton, ~; David Garmau, 29 II. VI. Linger-
man, 36; a. S. Redstreake, 80; William Yomer
44; William Wood, 10: George W. Jenkins. So:
Jos. II. Lambert, 20; James Folker, 7S Daniel
Shoemaker, OF D. g., No. 1. Janitor Christian
Sharer.
The following persons were admitted to the
Hospital yesterday:-Nlilcs Sharplcss aged 20
years, residing Mt No. 2O2O Master street. severely
injured about the body. Michael Doyle, aged 80
years, residing at Front and Callowhill streets,
injured in the leg, by coming in contact with a
snag while bathing at Smith Island.
Last evening about o'clock n crowd of
men engaged in Il quarrel ut Smiths Island
during which, il is alleged, Henry Sweeny com
mltted an assault upon special officers Lindsay
and Sigmund. Sweeny was arrested and taken
to the Union Street Station.
Yesterday afternoon, at about 2 o'clock, a
gang OF young men were conducting themselves
lndecorously on the corner of Front and Vine
Streets and Policeman George Blaess of the
Seventh district, ordered them away. Pretend
ing compliance, they bGtOOk themselves to an
opposite corner of the same street. and were
again ordered to remove. This they declined,
and behaved rather unciyilly to the officer, who
took the most turbulent-John Brown-into GUS
tody. He resisted, and his friends also inter
tered and a general row ensued. The officer
pluclIly held his prisoner, and, aided by Police
man William COnnel, OF the same district took
both Brown and Il confederate to the station
house, where they were locked up. On the
route the prisoners were several times nearly
rescued by dozen of their companions. Po-
licemen Blaess, however, drew his revolver and
the crowd, finding him n determined man,
desisted from their riotous conduct.
On Saturday afternoon a well-dressed indi-
vidual entered the banking house of Bioren "
Co.. Third street, above Walnut, and presented
forged contract warrant of the Highway Depart
ment to the amount of S233. A check for the
amount, less the discount, was given by the
firm. After the man had left the premises the
warrant was examined and found to be a for
gerry. Mr.. Bioren at once ran to the bank on
which the check was drawn and stopped pay
mcnt. He also remained there until the institu-
ton closed, but the check not presented.
The forger was too sharp for that On receiving
the check he had stepped into an adjoining
brokers' Office and exchanged it for gold