The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Affairs,


Mr.. Joseph SAMSON has been appointed
and Common Pleas,
The evidence 10 the contested election case
Mas resumed yesterday before the examiners,
Aessrs. Messiek and Batturs.
Thomas Mansfield, residing at No 1916 Race
street, died suddenly last evening from the eff
lects OF fall received last week.
-Jobn Ross, aged years, was run over by
coal train at Twenty-fourth street and Washing
ton avenue Yesterday, and was instantly killed.
Jacob Grober, living on Front street, below
south, tell yesterday at public house in Pine
street, between Sixth and Seventh, aud broke
his leg. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania
Hospital.
-Cornclius Dunn. Charles washmore, and
John Moran have been held TO answer, by Alder
man Kerr, the theft of piece OF cloth from
mendeltsonn's cloth store, No. lSAS North
Second street.
Francis Brurein was yesterday appointed
Lieutenant of the seventh district In place of
John A. Franks. William Winter was appointed
roundsman in the Nineteenth ward, and Ans
Drew Whteman private in the Fourteenth
district
The attention of the Mayor having been
called to the fast driving of horses on Broad
street, especially on Sundays he intends TO issue
an order for it's suppression, The complaints
come chiefly from residents on that much tTa-
Yelled thoroughfare.
Jennie seely, nineteen years old, left her
home, In Rainbow street. between Trenton
avenue and Blair street, on last Saturday week,
since which time she has not been heard o.. At
90 to see dressmaker on business.
About halfpast seven o'clock last evening,
woman, aged twenty-five years, wearing
black alpaca lrock, fell on the pavement near
Thirteenth and Master streets, striking her
forehead. She was removed to No. 1419 Fawn
street, in an insensible condition.
AT the meeting of the Board of Port War
dens held yesterday, q license was granted to
George II. Stockton TO extend pier into the
Delaware. Also, to Messrs. d. b. Taylor & Son
to improve their wharf property on the Della
w M nf cGi inn
was also granted tor a renewal of q license to
Messrs. l. p. Morris q Co. to extend their wharf
TO the Warden's line on the Delaware river at
AT meeting of the Historical Society held
last evening, the following officers were
elected: = PIesident-John William Wallace.
Vice-Presidents-B. II. Coates, I'll. G. jones' A.
III. Smith, James l.. Clagborn. Treasurer-J.
Edward Carpenter. Corresponding Secretary
J. Ross Snowden. Recording Secretary-S. l..
Smedley Library Committee-John Jordan,
Jr. Publication Committee-Charles NJ. Morris.
Finance Committee. l.. Fenimore and James
G. Hand.
evening, to receive the DELEGATES sent from this
city to Washington, TO the National Convention
of Colored Men, held last January TO petition
Congress for the right of suffrage, p. N. Judah
in the chair, and Joseph g. Russell acting as
Secretary. hhe report of the election was read,
giving the names of the delegates, and fixing
the total vote at 634. James W. Brown, a dele
gate, addressed the meeting, stating that the
Judiciary Committee of the Senate had given
them great encouragement as to the obtaining
of the bounties OF the colored soldiers and
sailors.
The following was offered aud adopted:-
Resolued That this meeting endorses the
action of the National Convention with regard
10 ex-President Roberts, OF Liberia, who has no
claims either of gratitude or confidence on the
colored people of America, in their efforts to
obtain their liberties.
Addresses were made by Rev. George W.
Goulds, David Turner, and others, when the
meeting adjourned.
Last evening au adjourned meeting of
manufacturers and mechanics, to take measures
to secure the passage of an amendment to the
law passed IN 1876, regulating the shop tax, was
held in SAMSON street, above Eleventh.
The following was adopted
Section l. That hereafter mechanics and
manufacturers who sell goods in their store,
factory, or warehouse, other than their own
manufacture, not exceeding the sum of one
thousand dollars per year, shall not be classified
as dealers, or required to pay the annual tax
and license fee imposed by the act OF Assembly,
approved April %, 1916; bat ii such sales exceed
the sum OF one thousand dollars yer year, they
shall be classified in the same manner, and
required to pay the same annual tax on all
sales OF goods not OF their own manufacture, as
h Low required of dealers. But in no case shall
manufacturer or mechanic be required to pay
license fee upon the sales Of goods of their
own manufacture.