The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-08


ODDS AND ENDs.--The citizens of the Twenty-ffth
ward are about petitionng Councils for the opening
OF Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Ontario, and Tioga
THE Churchmens Missionary Association for the
Seamen Of the Port OF Philadelphia held its twenty
second annual meeting in Holy Trinity Church last
evening. Bishop Stevens presided.
-Colored night schools have been opened on
Brown, above Fourth street, Brandywine, above
Fifteenth, and in the colored church in West Phila-
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Gates as teachers will be held i'll the Zane Street
School house on Thursday next.
The Philadelphia Lyingin and Nurse Charity
holds its annual meeting at No. 1876 N. Eleventh
street this evening at O'Clock.
foundation OF new hall at the southwest corner of
Union PRAYER meeting in Tabernacle Baptist
Church, Chestnut street. west OF Eighteenth, at four
Mr.. John Frost arrived in town last evening by
the air line from the northeast, and is stopping with
his friends all round.
The Good Win Hose Company will attend the
inauguration OF Governor Geary on the l5th OF Janu"
"A new ferry has been established on the Schuyl-
Kill, connecting Washington street with Devices
@fhe annual election for officers of the Union
League takes place on the 18th inst. at 8 p. M.
There are now loading at this port with petro-
The Manayunk public night school has already
80 male and 25 female pupils
Sunday stone-fghts among juveniles of the lower
The Athletics defeated the Keystones on Satur-
day by score OF A to TO-
Our paWnDIoKers are dlsposlhg ol Iheir uure-
THE preparation of saur kraut for the time being
Overslaughs lager.
Three more in the Detective Department are to
be decapitated.
-yenlsOn is beginning to appear in our markets
Oranges are becoming more pent1nl.
deserted, the State House Row.
RAToNAI1sT CONVENTIONAL convention OF the
gods and goddesses Of inhdelity, uttarianism and
atheism met to-day inthe unfurnished uppber room
tthird story of house No. 445 N Fifth street. The
meeting was opened by request from one OF Il tne
private and unimportant business OF the conven-
tion. Archangel Robert Wallin then called the
meeting to order with an appropriate address.
On motion, Inadel Cooper, ex-Irishman, was ap-
A report of the pecuniary losses OF the Central
Committee for the past year was read
Resolutions were passed lamentIng the loss OF some
raj attendance of the public on the meetings and
lectures connected with the course.
Supernumerary Walker editor & OF the chicago
''Supe" gave sketch of the progress of liberalism
in the West. The want Of good library was noticed
Letters were produced from different cities ask
ing the employment OF lecturers who shall devote
themselves entirely to travelling throughout the
country, and in the end convert the world Great
reverence was expressed fer the "great and good
men" who have devoted their lives to the dissemiua
tion of liberal ideasA more noble occupation could
not be found. Young men out OF employment take
notice general desire was manifested on the par
address with profound and silent respect. The Con
yenton is composed OF delegates from all parts O.
the United States the total number of whom is about
twenty souls 1t win continue in session during the
whole Of To-day and perhaps part oltomoroW.
PENROsE FERRY BRIDGE.--We have noticed in the
columns OF the daily papers that an effort is being
made to have the PenfOse Ferry Bridge torn awal
and new one erected short distance further NJ
the river. false impression Is made upon tht
minds OF the readers that this bridge is totally worth
less; that the late Hood has destroyed it entirely
We desire to correct this impression by stating that
with the exception OF one pier and single span
This bridge is as strong as any In the city, and at
cost not exceeding $4,000 new pier ccnld be sub
stantialy built and the bridge repaired The cost
erecting new bridge would be at least $780, 000 and
would not be OF as much benefit as bridge at the
present Site as the road leading to PenrOse ferry l.
now connected by roads and new bridges built across
Darby creek and other small streams, thereby
inconvenience that the residents south OF this bridge
are subject 10 at the present time should prompt
Councils to have the repairs made to Penrose Ferry
Bridge ais early as possible.
IHE INMAN LINE.--The following teegraphic des
patch was received this morning by Messrs O'Don
nell Foik, agents of the lnnan Line in this city
NEW Yo0K, Noy 8, $500 DonneIl & Foulk No 40
Chesnut street The steamer City
last night making the run IN eight days, hour
fhlrtyseAen minutes JOHN q. DALE"
This steamer sailed from New York on her nrs
voyage to Liverpool, on Saturday, October 30.
DEATH OF BRAVE SoLDIER.-Ou Saturday Can
tain Thomas II. Brown died at his residence in Mus
tins Court, near Eleventh and Vine streets. Ill
among the first to volunteer in the army at tn
commencement OF the late Rebellion, ana serve.
until December /, 1864 as captain company r. 29tl
Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Whel De wa
honorably discharged.