The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-26
Muwa SUMMARY.
civ Affairs.

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William Hill thirty-seven years old, re-
siding at No. 523 Vine street, fell down
stairs Yesterday and broke one OF his legs.
limited States Commissioner Henry Phil
Inns. Jr.. of this city, has been confirmed by
the Senate of New Jersey as Commissioner af
Deeds for that State.
Edward Quinn, forty years old, re-
siding at Fifth and Alaska Streets had leg
broken yesterday by bale of cotton falling
on it yesterday, at Walnut street wharf. Both
the sufferers were admitted to the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital.
"A meeting of journeymen carpenters was
held last evening in Henry's Hall, Ridge
avenue below Broad street, for the purpose
Of advancing the interests of the Carpenters
Protective Union. The attendance was large:
David Heiser acted as President and John
Thomas as Secretary
The Commercial Exchange Association has
elected the following oficers;-President,
Nathan Brooke; Vice-President, William
Brice; Secretary, Washington j. Jackson;
Treasurer, Theodore Wilson; Directors,
Edward Sitter, f. c. Hill, l.. ID. Baugh, Will
liam Massey, j. Edward Addicks, A. j. An
drews, Samuel Hartranft, Josiah Bryan.
The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania knights
of Pythias assembled yesterday at Thirteenth
and Spring Garden streets. A large number
of delegates were present from all parts of the
State, and the greater portion of the session
during the day was occupied IN receiving re-
ports and initiating new representatives. In
the evening an election was held for grand
officers, and the following were elected
Grand Chancellor, Philip Lowry, Jr.; Grand
Banker, William L. Rose; Grand Recording
Scribe, William Blancbois.
Last evening meeting of the heirs of
the Anneke Jans-Bogardus estate was held at
the hall No. 725 Race street, at which q re-
port was received from the Committee of
Twenty, to the effect that Judge Harris of
Albany, N. Y, had been engaged in the case,
and his opinion was that the property held by
Trinity Church belongs equitably to the heirs
of Anneke Jams. The committee feel that
one year more will see the controversy at an
end, and the vast property in the hands of
the heirs.
The quarterly session of the Grand Sec
tion of Pennsylvania Cadets of Temperance
was held last evening in the hall, northwest
corner of Seventh and SAMSON streets, G.. w.
p. William Davis in the chair. Mr.. b. +.
Dennison, Grand Secretary, presented his
report, which shows the Order to be in
fourishing condition. Charters have been
granted to organize three new Sections since
October. An application for a new Section,
to be located in the lower portion of the city,
was read and granted. Messrs. William Davis
and John w. Carson were elected delegates
to represent the Grand Section in the Harris
burg Convention.
in accordance with the resolution passed
at the temperance meeting held at the Assem-
bly, Buildings on Monday night, in which Mr..
Charles Heritage, the president, was em-
powered to appoint a committee to make
arrangements for meeting to be held on the
22d of February, in compliance with the call
issued by the Congressional Temperance
Society at Washington, that gentleman has
named the follawing citizens as the commit
tee:-Rev. Charles Cook, ID. d.; I. G.. Shep-
pard, Hon. e. M. Paxson, L. S. Arthur, L.
M. Coleman, William S. Ringgold, Peter b.
Simmons, j. G. Garrigues, Daniel Steinmetz,
George f. Turner, William A. Drown, j. r.
Sypher, H. p. Nj. Birkenbine.
The committee to try the contested elec.
tion cases of Coke VS.. Hodgdon re-assembled
yesterday afternoon in Select Council Cham
bcr. Mr.. RUSSELL clerk in the Office of the
Prothonotary of the Court Of Common Pleas
produced papers, showing the hourly return
in the ward to have been as follows