The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
city Affairs.


Michael Harvey was thrown out OF car
riage yesterday and falling upon MS head,
received serious injuries. He resides at NO. iSi
Ann McMsebap, residing at No. COZ South
Seventh street, was admitted into the Pennsyl-
yania Hospital with severe iolurles ABOUT tne
head, alleged TO have been caused by her nus
John G. Peleison and William H. oakford
had a hearing before Aldern an Kerr yesterday,
on the charge of obtaining money under Ialse
pretenses and were held for further hearing
on Saturday IL is allCeed that they were
collecting Tor Directory which had not come
The Banjist Sunday School Association
continued is meeting yesterday at the Iehtn
Baptist Church. The exercises CONSISTED OF an
infant class lesson, address by Rev. j. f. Eider,
black board sermon by Rev. j. ". EustiS, auaIes5
on temperance and singing by the cnlloreh ol
-WoTkmen were engaged yesterday in erect,
ing sCafTOlding from which 10 remove tne, wan
on Ninth street south IRON GHe nut, WnlCn TIo Eiio
Building Inspectors considered unsafe lnc
ruins OF both stores will be removed as soon as
the work can be accomplished, in order tnat
they may be rebuilt rs early in the season as
JAMES Hoaaitt was arrested on the charge
of keeping a vicious dog., The arrest grew Out
of the dog attacking and biting a smal gHi,
named Mary Griffith, residing III silver street;
ON n hearing before Alderman Kerr the child
testified TO the animal biting her, out IN the
absence of other witncs cs tue nearing was
postponed until thus afternoon.
-Ihe following are the names OF the persons
composing the Democratic Clty bACGqUFS
Committee, as far as ascertatned;-FTstM MaiH'
George Powers; Second, A. A. Laws; tOuILn,
Alderman william McMulln; sixth, d. ). Barr;
Seventh, L, Keegan; Eighth, W. G. Gallagher;
Tenth j. Hamilton, Jr; Eleventh. I. a, Fahey;
Thir eenth X. j. Hemphill; Fourteenth, &. H.
BerTel: Nineteenth, Patrick Kelly; twentieth,
j. X Chadwick; TWenty-sSth, Edward C9rre;
The meetings of the Sunday Sch h)ol
Institute were continued yesterday at
the church, seventh street above Brown tI
The afternoon was occupied with the
consideration of the following SUBJECTS;
Living Lessons in Scripture Geography" WIN
class OF children, by Rev. Ii. A. Osborn, LII.
Cb,ldren,D by John Wauamaker; mission
Work OF The Sunday School," by Rev. J.. IA.
Diehl. About utty children from the Little
Wanderers Home were present aud sang several
anthems. The evening exercises were conducted
by Rev. s. W. Thomas, OF the MethodlsI
Church. r,,.,.. -,
tute, held last evening, Mr. usCph harrison, Jr,
read a paper Oh the bridgc over the Neya at ST.
Petcrshurg, in which the structure was fully
described. its plan, mode OF cigcton, etc. An
election tor officers resulted as folio Ws;-Presl"
dent, one ear, J. Vaughan Merrick- Vlce-PIesl-
dent, three years, Is. IL. Moore. Treasurer, one
year, Frederick Fraley. Auditor, three years,
Samuel Mason. Board Of Mauag gers, three years,
Charles =. Close, John Brkbeck, Washington
Jones, J. s. Whitney, j. N. Wilson, Phny L.
Chase, James DougGcIty, Robert Briggs. Two
years, William Helm, Caleb S. Halloweu. One
year John II. ToWne.
Tue Managers of the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum met yesterday. The annual report was
read, showing that on the lsL OF January there
were 1874 pupils in the Asylum. OF this number
so were girls aud l04 boys; IA we're supported
by the State OF New jersey, by the State OF
Delaware, by three scholarships, 10 by the
institution and friends But one death occurred
during the year, and this was caused by an
accident on a railroad. The Treasurer reported
expenses $50477 receipts S43, 600. The follow
ing officers and managers were Ghosen:-Presl-
dent, George Sharswood, LII. D.; wee
Presidents, Henry ]. Williams, William
M Meredith; John n. COnyngham, Of Luzerne;
MOrdeCai l.. Dawson. Secretary-James D..
Barclay. Treasurer-S. Weir Lewis. Directors
John Farnum; Rev. Henry A. Boardman, D.D.;
George W. Woodward, LII. D., OF LuZerne;
William Welsh; William Neat; James Pollock;
william Bieler OF Clearfeld; Edmund c. Evans,
NJ. d.. Of Montgomery; George A. Wood, Abra-
nam r. Perkins; Charles willing, M. D.; John
Ashhurst; Hester Clymer, of Berks; Charles h.
Hutchinson; Morton p. Henry; Atherton
Blight; T. HeWson BaChe, NJ. D.; Edward G.
Biddle, Charles Wheeler; j. l. O. Hare; Samuel
A. Grocer, of Delaware; Joseph Patterson, s.
Weir Lewis.
The North Eighth street merchants will
to-day submit the folio wing petition TO Councils
The undersigned, committee representing
the merchants doing business on Eighth street
between Market and Arch streets, most respect
fully urge
lst. That the present and usual filthy coudi-
tiOn of that thOrougLiarc is a great detriment
TO the interests OF parties doing business
thereon.
2d That the assessed value Of real estate OF
the above square is upwards of 81, 100000 pay
ing 5000 annually for work on the street, which
is never satisfactorily performed. We there
fore most earnestly petition your honorable
bodies to appropriate to the undersigned tht
above amount of $500, to assist in defraying the
expenses of private contract into which they
are about to enter, to have the square
thoroughly cleaned once week from MarcI
to December l, aud in addition to have the
snow removed once week from December t
March l.