The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-22
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Affairs

City Affairs.
The connection between the Darby Pas
senger Railway and the Chestnut and Walnut
streets road was made yesterday, and cars be-
longing to the last-named road passed over
the entire route at intervals of a half hour.
The monthly meeting of the Board OF
Trade was held last evening, at their rooms,
Chestnut street, above Fifth, President John
Welsh in the chair. After discussion upon
subjects which were before the National
Board of Trade, the Chair appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen as the Committee of the
Month:-Messrs. Buzby, Tatem, and
NcCammon,
The Finance Committee of Councils held
q meeting last evening, and agreed to report
in favor of a loan for $500, 900 for the erec-
ton of school buildings; also in favor of
loan of 100000 for the building of an iron
bridge over the Schuylkill at Callowhill
street. The Park loan bill, which was re-
ferred back to them, was not finally acted
upon.
"A meeting of the stockholders of the
Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Railway
Company was held yesterday, at the depot,
to accept the supplement to their charter
lately passed by the Legislature, allowing the
company to lay track on Locust street, from
Thirteenth to Fifteenth streets, so as to afford
accommodation to persons visiting Herticul-
tural Hall and the Academy of Music. The
supplement was unanimously accepted, after
which the meeting adjourned.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Elizabeth Haines and her daughter, Laura
Haines, had hearing before Alderman Kerr,
upon the charge of obtaining goods by false
pretenses, and we're bound over in the sum of
$4,000 bail to answer. The arrest of the de-
PENDANTS was recorded in yesterdays EVENING
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james Welsh, forty years old, residing
near Seventh and Bedford streets, was beaten
about the head and face and much injured,
alleged to have been done by man named
Dennis Quinn, in fight.
Bridget Hogan, thirty-six years old, re-
siding at No. ia Shippen street, fell down
stairs and was much injured.
Peter McGarvin, thirty seven years old, re-
siding at No. 917 North Delaware avenue, had
one of his feet injured by bar of iron falling
on it, at Weury & Mitchellson's works, in
Kensington. All the sufferers were admitted
into the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Ann Anderson, aged about sixty years,
was run over yesterday afternoon, at Sixth
and Lombard streets, by a Lombard and South
streets passenger car, and instantly killed. The
deceased was crossing the street, and as the
Car approached, the driver gave the alarm,
but before he could stop the car, the woman
was knocked down and the wheels passed
over her neck. The driver, Alexander Park
hill, was arrested, to await the action of the
Coroner. The deceased resided in Hallowell
street, below Carpenter.
"A meeting of the Belmont Avenue Plank
Road Company was held yesterday at No. Ala
Walnut street. It's object was to consider
the propriety of selling its franchises to this
city. committee was created to confer with
the Park Commission upon the subject, and
instructed to report at a subsequent meeting
In the case of Hugh Mckinney the Coro
ner's jury yesterday rendered the following
verdict-The said Hugh Mckinney came tc
his death from injuries received on the night
of March 16, 1870, by fall, while intoxicated
at the southeast corner of Eighteenth and
South streets. .