The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.


Yesterday morning, about II o'clock, a
serious affray occurred in tenement house
No. 6l2 Penn street. occupied by seven families.
Henry Sharkey who occupied the second story
with his wife, got INTO an alteration with Miss
Mary Jane Smith, girl Of fifteen years of age,
who with her widowed mother, occupied the
story above. The dispute was about y ring,
which, it was alleged, Sharkey had, and which
belonged to Mr.. Smith in his lifetime. From
words the parties got to blows, and Mrs. Smith
soon took part in defense of her daughter. 1t
is alleged that Miss Smith armed herself with a
hatchet, and struck Mr.. Sharkey on the head,
intlicting a flesh wound. The battle then ceased
until afternoon, when it is alleged that Mr.
Sharkey made an assault upon Mrs. Smiths room
using bricks to break panel in the door. One
of the bricks was taken by Mrs. Smith and
thrown back, striking Mr.. Sharkey on the head
fracturing the skull il is believed by the ply
sicians ut the hospital to which the wounded
man was removed shortly afterwards. Mrs and
Miss Smith were arrested and held to await the
result of the injuries to Mr.. Sharkey, who, last
evening, lay in a critical condition. Miss Smith
denies using hatchet, and Mrs. Smith alleges
that she acted in self-defense.
BENJAMIN FieS, aged about fifty years. YES
terday went into the barber shop n. r.. corner
of Fourth and Branch streets, and applied for
bath. He was shown into room, and soon after
being left alone the report of pistol was heard.
The proprietor of the establishment entered the
room and found Mr.. Field leaning over the tub
bleeding prOfusely. On making an examination
it was found the ball from the pistol had grazed
the right side of his head, inhicting severe flesh
wound Mr. Field has been in the Insane Asy-
lum, at Frankford, during the past two years,
and left that institution on Wednesday last.
His mind was affected, it is supposed, in conse-
Qnence of losses by the failure of merchants at
the South after the Rebellion broke out. He
was removed to his residence, in Walnut street,
above Eleventh.
The Reading Hose and Steam Fire Engine
Company, No. l, arrived in our city yesterday
morning from Reading, Pa. They brought with
them their handsome steamer, also an excellent
band of music. The visitors were met at the
wark Hose Company whose guests they are,
and escorted through number of our princi-
pal thOroughfares to their headquarters.
The General Synod of the Reformed Church.
which meets in this city next month, embraces
AS churches, 414 ministers, and 1000 families.
During the past year there have been received
into the ChHrch 1904 persons on confession of
faith and 1894 on certificates. The total commu-
nicants in the Church number 40, sos. There
are 41,3SS scholars connected with the Sunday
schools. The contributions during the past year,
for religious and benevolent objects, amounted
| to S204, 1926.
The Committee of Ways and Means of Con-
| gress held final meeting yesterday at the Con
| tnental Hotel. The witnesses examined were
| William Harbeson, late Surveyor of the Port.
| and Sigmund H. Horstmann, of the firm ol
| William Horstmann IL Son; the former to the
customs department, and the latter as to matters
pertaining to the tariff. At the close of the in
| Vestgation the committee was conducted by the
committee of the Industrial League through the
iron works of Morris, Tasker IL Co.. the locomo-
| tive works of NJ. Baird IL Co., and other promi-
| nent manufacturing establishments.