The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Affairs.

The new ball on Chesnut street, above
Eighth, intended for Post No. 8, Grand Army OF
the Republic, was dedicated last evening. Ad-
dresses were made by General Owen, Governor
Geary, Conrad Pierson, and others.
The following farms In the vicinity OF
Doylestowp, Pa, have been recently sold:-0ue
OF 90 acres, $97 per acre; one OF n acres at Sl7O
per acre: one of 26 acres brought S7S60; one OF
"a acres al $S5 per acre. and one Of 81 acres sold
for $4,000.
The notorious Jim Haggerty had hearing
before Alderman Kerr yesterday AFTERNOON,
upon the numerous charges of assault and bat
terry, siabb ng, etc, FOR which he was taken
into custody. He was held in $4,000 bail.
This was promptly given, and the prisoner was
then taken into court on a bench warrant, and
$4,000 more bail was entered.
AT meeting of the School Controllers held
yesterday, q series OF rules for the government
of the inspector OF new school buildings were
adopted. A resolution requesting Councils to
appropriate certain sum OF money to build Il
Secondary School House, in the Twelfth section,
was agreed to. Andrew Hammond, Audrew G.
81 odgIass. aud Macmillan StOlte we're elected
Assistant Clerks in the Controllers Office.
Christian Syner, 20 years old, residing AZ
Parks burg, was run over ou the North Pennsyl-
vanra Railroad, and had leg broken.
Catbarine Oevine, 90 years old, residing AZ
No. 636 SAMSON street, fell off the steps aud
broke leg.
John Burke, SO years old, residing in the
Neck, was run over by wagon at Ridge avenue
and Wallace street, aud had a leg broken
Fanny Smell, II years old, residing in Lom-
bard street, west OF Eighteenth, fell do wn stairs
and brCk an arm.
Maggie Kelly, domestic at No. 1915 N.
Broad street, fell of a chair aud was badly
injured.
All of the sufferers were admitted into the
Pennsy lvania Hospital yesterday.
The monthly temperance meeting of the
YouIg Mems Christian Association was held at
their hall last evening, and was largely attended.
Alter the opening exercise, the President of the
meeting, p. b. Slmons, ESQ.,, introduced Thos.
NJ. Coleman, Esq, who made speech. The
question tor debate followed :-"Should temper
aDce men carry their principles into politics."
Much interest was eylnced In the discussion,
and it vas warmly debated by the members.
The entertainment of the evening was varied
by readings from Professor Shoemaker, who
read Nobody's Child, Into the Depths, from
the pen OF Adah Isaacs Menkeu, The Drunkards 8
Dream. Professor e. Z. Cnase added to the
interest of the meeting by choice selections of
music, assisted by the well-known artists,
Mrs. Simmons aud Mr.. Mans6eld.
About twenty minutes OF seven O'Clock last
evening fire was di covered in the drug store
Of FL. w. Hunter & Co., No. Al North Third
street. A citizen passing the building noticed
the blaze throggh the thief detector Ill the door,
and promptly gave the alarm. Some of the
shelving on the south side of the store was
destroyed. Here were stored parlor and other
matches, and the origin OF the fire is supposed
TO have resulted from spontaneous combustion,
as q portion of the matches on hand were liable
to ignite at a very low temperature. The firm
suffer only loss of few hundred dollars, as
the names were soon e&tlngulsneu. 1ne nrU
had on hand stock of about $l3, 600, and their
insurance amounts to Sll, ZOO in the following
companies: spring Garden $4,000; Phoenix, $4,000,
and Union Mutual, $4,000. Fire Mars hal Black bum
was on hand, and made thorough nvestiGa-
ton. Upon leaving the premises Mr. Black
burns attention was called 10 building on the
opposite side of the street. occupied by Mr..
1hanbauser, where slight lire occurred only a
short time since. A glance through the thiel
detecor in the door revealed the fact that the
stove in that structure was red not. messeu-
ger was sent TO Mr.. Thanhauser's residence
to inform him of the state OF affairs, and
patroaau was directed to watch the premises
until the arrival of the occupant.