The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.


"A meeting of the Board of Directors of the
fHS department was held last evening in the
hell at Filth and North streets. The ordinance
suDmltted to Councils some time ago, abolishing
Sae paoge system, was discussed and unani.
mously approved.
The Second and Third Streets Passenger
hallway have placed on their Richmond route
several new cars, which are specimens of con
,Nenlence and comfort. number OF others OF
ike construction are to be built at the shops of
me company, in accordance with q novel design
FURNISHED by the President of the road,
-Ezekel Corson, otherwise Ed ward Davis,
VINO was arrested last week on charge OF
pocket picking, and held to bill by Alderman
Ae1r iol hearing yesterday at the Central S;a.
tion, did not make his appearance at the time
specified, and the recognIZauce was forfeited.
W. J. Stevenson and Isabella Hamm were the
pail. The prosecutor OF Corson represents that
ne attempted to pick his pocket IN one Of the
street cars, and afterwards at the Union Bank,
Third and Arch streets.
John Whalen. a hucks'er. was charged
before Alderman Kerr yesterday afternoon with
not giving proper measure. Mr.. Paul j. Field
testified that Mr.. Brown purchased for him OF
defendant three bushels OF potatoes at 81 per
bushel. When defendant called for his money
Mr.. Field asked him if the potatoes ran sixty
pounds to the bushel and was answered in the
affirmative. When witness reached home he
weighed the potatoes and found that the three
bushels only aggregated lao pounds. Whalen
was held 10 bail to answer.
The taking of testimony in the contested
election case OF Caleb N. ylor, against Dr.
Reading, VINO claims to nave been elected to
Congress on the Democratic ticket from the
Fifth district, at the last election, was CON-
menced before Notary Puohc Abraham Stewart
yesterday, at his Office, Cear6eld street and the
Frankiord road. The evidence elected was in
favor of the contestant Mr.. Taylor, and was
d rected to the Fourth division of the Twenty
fifth ward. Mr.. J. Alexander Simpson appeared
as counsel for Mr.. Taylor and Mr. Charles w.
CarrigaD for the respondent, DR.. Reading.
Jacob TreXler, alias John Edwards, had
final hearing before Alderman Kerr, yesterday
afternoon, charged with obtaining money Dy
false representations. He represented himself
as an agent of benevolent institutions, and
agent for the Guardians of the Poor, and would
call upon poor families and promise to send
stance would demand So to pay for the haul
ing OF the properly. The additional witnesses
against him yesterday were Mary McAnany, re-
siding siding in Cameron mel place. and LIZZIE Rush
persons he secured 81 by his false representa-
tions. Trexer was committed for trial.
The following persons were admitted to the
Hospital yesterday, injured as stated
John GounleY, aged thirty-eight, employed in
the depot OF the West Philadelphia Passenger
Railway. was kicked on the hip by horse.
No. 500 Donnelly street, above Christian, fell
on the curbstone on Crease street, between
Fifth and Sixth, and injured her feet
A child named John Garrgan, whose parents
reside at No. 923 Reed street. was run over at
Passyunk road and Reed street, aud had his
legs broken.
Ann Mann, aged thirty y-eight, residing at No.
GA Lombard street, injured herself by ruptur-
Ing an artery, and bled quite protusely from the
wound.
"A meeting of the Phila ielphia Tract Mission
Society for the First district held last night
at the North Presbyterian Church, Sixth street,
above Green. Rev. Francis Hendricks presided.
This society is directed by managers from the
different Evangelical churches of this city and
eight missionaries. IL circuates monthly 60, 600
English, 5000 German, 14l French, Spanish,
and Italian tracts over about two-thirds of
the city; 5000 monthly to the shipping on the
through its visitors to the house of God; gathers
children to Sabbath and other schools;
furnishes the Bible to the destitute; visits the
sick, and relieves their bodily and spiritual
wants; aids in the temperance reform; secures
a better observance of the Sabbath, and holds
religious meetings among the poor. 1t endea-
vors, in the spirit of the Gospel to carry out its
teachings. 1t needs funds to enable it not only
to carry on the work, but TO extend its tract
and missionary operations throughout the city.