The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Anaira.

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City Affairs.
-Thomas w. Roane of PHILADELPHIA who
has been re elected President of the New York
Literary ASSOCIATION of Deaf Mutes, is now in
ASSISTANT Assessors Joseph p. Murohy and
Charles l.. Spangler, )f the Third district, have
rendered their designations TO Assessor william
Mayor Fox, accompanied by Chief Mulhol.
land ard committee of Councils, yesterday
afternoon visited the Fourth. Seventh. Tenth,
RRleyenIh, and Eighteenth District, and Harbor
POnCe station Houses,
George W. Hill, eleven years old, residing
AZ No. 1904 Shippen street. while playing in a
lumber yard yesterday, had leg broken by
some boards falling on 1t. He was admitted
The foreign and coastwise arrivals at the
port of Philadelphia for the month of March,
1869, were as follows: Foreign steamships. q:
ships a: barques, II; brgs, "A; schooUerS, AZ;
total, ia Coastwise - ShiDs, 1; brlgs, T.
steamers, 2lS schooners, 500; sloops, 43l;
barges, 2S9; boats, 2l9; total, 1764.
An unknown white man was found dro wned
on the shore above the print works in Glouces-
ter city, on Monday morning last. He was
about five fees nine inches high, about fortys
eight years old, head bald, heavy sandy beard.
He had on grey pants and blue flannel shirt.
Tue body was taken charge of by Justice Cor.
man: from whom further information may be
obtained.
st. Peters Episcopal Church. at Third and
Pine streets, was filled by a large aud lfashion-
able congregation yesterday afternoon, to wit
ness the nuptial ceremonies of Cllonel Craig
w. Wadsworth, of New York, to Miss Emeline
w. Peters, OF this city. Tle church was hand
somely decorated. and the chancel adorned
with natural flowers, presenting most elegant
appearance,
Yesterday, at half-past O'Clock P. NJ, in the
First Baptist Church, at Broad aud Arch streets,
large meeting of Bsptists was held in refer
cree 10 the matter of church extension. John
w. Sexton, ESQ.,, was in the char, Horatio
l3AteS Jones' Secretary
opening prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr..
GOodno. After these Introductory religious ex-
ercises the business of the meeting was opened
by the reading, by Charles King Esq, of the
report of the Board of Commissioners of the
Society for its second years operation. The
principal facts Oft the report were in reference
to the proposed new church at South Broad and
Reed streets. The report stated that lot of 75
feet on Broad street and 178 feet on Reed street
bad been purchased for Sl2. 900, OF WHICH sum
$4,000 h I'D yet to be raised. On this lot 1t is in
tended to build chapel and school-houses for
the use of the fast increasiI population Of this
district. A resolution was also read aud adopted,
raising the number of members on the commits
sion from nine to twenty.
Last evening a meeting of commissioned
officers of the First Division Pennsylvania
Militia was held for the purpose of consulting
In regard to what course 10 pursue With refer
ence to the proposed legislation at Harrisburg
touching the militia tax. Major-General Pre-
yost presid,d d. and after stating the object of the
meeting, called upon Colonel Btnkson to read
certain statistics of the division. Fourteen
months ago there were but twenty-four compa-
MES of all arms, four of which were not
equipped. OF the twenty companies equipped.
not one-half could parade the minimum number
of men. To-day the division numbers over fifty
companies, officered and armed, and seven
rapidly filling, and with those organizing,
makes a total of seventy-one companies,
being triple increase within about year.
Instead of two regiments there are now seven.
Colonel Bankson also referred to the legislation
at Harrisburg, ignoring the bill prepared by the
officers of the First Division. unless so altered
by reducing the tax as to render 1t useless. He
had consulted with the Adjutant General of the
State, who stated chat he found 1T impo sibe to
make any progress in behalf of the First Divi-
sion, as the members from Philadelphia would
not assist to pass the nivision bill.
After remarks from military gentlemen, re
solution was adopted appointing a committee of
thirteen to memoriaZe the Governor and Logis-
lature, and lay before them the condition and
prospects OF the First Division, and asking such
action as NAV be beneficial.