The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
CITY Ani,irs.


Last evening an unoccup'ed brick building,
Thirty-tonrth street aud Darby road, fell down.
NO one was injured.
The seventy frst anniversary of the First Re.
formed Presbyterian Church. Broad street, near
Spruce, was celebrated last evening.
Tho Mayor yesterday appointed james
Moore, Jacob NJ. Milne, Francis McGuigau,
Michael DrisColi and John A. Weiss patrolmen.
The Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals yesterday caused the arrest and bind
ing over OF jacob Fogel on the charge OF cut
ting tie tongue cut OF horse some three
months ago.
Mr. Samuel Kohle, of Nil waukee Wis., was
robbed on Wednesday evening of pocket wal
let containing $240, which was taken from side
rocket In his coat a. the depot OF the North
Penusylvanla Railroad Company.
The eighty third anniversary of the Phila-
delphia Society for Alleviatlng the Miseries OF
Public Prisons was held last evening, when the
following persons were elected officers of the
society:-Presdeut, James j. Barclay; Vice.
Pfes'dente, Joseph G. Chandler, William s.
Pelot' Treasurer, william Duane; Secre aries,
John j, Ly tie, Hdward Townsend; COunsellors,
Henry J. Williams, Charles Gibb ms.
The monument erected over the remains Of
. the late Rev. I,aac Lesser, in tue cemetery Of
the congregation OF Beth El Eneth, at tltty-
SIKH aud Matket 5!rce.s, was dedicated yester-
day afternoon. Service was read by Mr. A. j.
r. Pereira, aud p brief euIOgy OF the deceased
waa delivered in English by the Rev George
Jacobs, the minister elected TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the Rev. Mr.. Lesser and
one III German By the Rev. DIR. Bettleheim.
"A meeting Of tue jo1rneymcn plumbers
was held last evening At the n. W. cOrLer OF
Eighth and Locust streets, to form protective
society. Mr.. JOAN MCGiuiey occupied the
chair, and William MCGOnigle aud Edward
Carr acted respectively as Secretary and Erea-
surer. Seventeen shops were represented by
delegates. On motion, "The Journeymen
Plumb beIs' Association WAS adopted ds tue
name OF the society. committee Of SIX was
then appointed to draft a constitution and
bylaws, and the meeting tnen adjourned until
Friday next
The annual report of the managers Of Wills,
Hospital shows that 200 patients we're admitted
to the wards of the hospital during the year,
who, with IL who were in the house at the date
of the last report, make a total of 2l8 indoor
patients; 2Ol were discharged during the time,
of which number l30 were cured and SO i'm
proved. The total number of outdoor or
clinical patients under treatment was 200; the
number of surgical operations performed on
house patients was 144, and GU Dispensary
patients 24l, making total OF 385. The ex-
penses of the year amounted TO S9239 %.
- The Grand Jury for the January term have
acted upon 400 bills, of which 262 were returned
true and l47 were ignored. Visits were made to
the public institutions. The male department
OF the County Prison was found Inadequate to
to the requirements OF law, tor in many in
stances they found as many as three persons
confined in q cell intended for one person. The
erection of d House of Correction is again urged
10 o1der TO relieve the crowded condition OF the
prison aud AlmshOuse. The parade ground is
recommended as a suitable site Tor the building.
The anniversary of the Union Temporary
Home, situated at the corner of Poplar aud
Sixteenth streets, was celebrated yesterday
The annual report shows tnat there are at the
present time sixty children under the care OF
the managers. The health OF the institution
has been good, bur two deaths having occurred
duriI the year. On Sundays the inmates o
the Home a;teGd religious service at the
United Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth anC
Master streets.
Ibe report Of the Treasurer shove tha
receipts amounting to $4,000 had been received
during the year.