The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-18
NEWS SUMMARY.


"A reunion of the members of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church took place last evening,
in the school-rooms of the building, Spruce
street, below Sixth.
The following persons we're admitted to
the Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday:-Jane
Kelly, aged 68 yeaIs, shoulder dislocated.
Peter MCGOWAN, aged 30 years, leg broken by
falling from car.
Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock,
Patrick Glaglin, residing at Harrowgate, at
tempted to commit suicide by cutting his
throat with razor. The wounded man was
taken to the Episcopal Hospital.
The annual meeting of the Hiber-
MIA Society for the election of officers
was held yesterday afternoon at the Cont
mental Hotel, when the following officers were
chosen:-President, Major- General Robert
Patterson; ice-President, Andrew @. Craig;
Treasurer, Philip Powell; Secretary, William
Morgan.
The Joint Committee of the United
Presbyterian Church for the Reconstruc-
tion of Synods met again yesterday afternoon,
at the mission room of the Presbyterian
church, Arch street, above Tenth. Nothing of
special interest was brought before the meet
ing, further than the discussion of questions
relating to the boundaries of the presbyte-
ries, which are to be determined by synod.
About Z o'clock last evening, Mary Nc
Anally, aged forty-fve years, residing at No.
1342 Mariner street. went into the back part
of the house to inquire for her husband when
it is alleged she was attacked by Mrs. Catha-
rine Swift, who occupies that part of the
house, who struck her on the head with q
stove plate. The injured woman was taken
to the Hospital, where it was discovered that
her wounds were not of a serious character
Mrs. Swift was arrested and locked up for a
hearing.
"A party of young men who attended a
ball at the Musical Fund Hall on Wednesday
night, at a late hour crossed over to tavern
on the opposite side of the street, and while
drinking at the bar another party entered. A
quarrel ensued between one of each party,
and John McComb, after apologizing to
George w. Dettis for some seeming rude
ness, drew double-edged dagger and cut
Dettis on the left cheek from the eye to the
corner of the mouth, inficting severe
wound. McComb was arrested and COM
mitted.
Yesterday morning a colored lad named
Bernard Bailey came to the Central Station,
about IL o'clock, and surrendered himself to
Lieutenant Thomas, saying he had acciden.
tally killed q colored lad, named Napoleon
Douglass, on farm near West Chester. He
was brought before Alderman Kerr, and stated
to him that his parents lived at West Chester
He had been employed on the farm of Mr.
jeremiah Cope, near West Chester. On We'd
nesday, in company with the lad Douglass,
he had walked out in the fields, and snapped
small cartridge pistol at bird; it failed tc
60 off. After returning to the house they
went into the kitchen, and Douglass asked tc
look at the pistol. He took it from his pocke
and looked at the cartridge. He discovered
it was dented. Thinking it would not &c
off, he playfully pointed it at Douglass, wher
the load was discharged, taking effect in his
head. Being very much frightened, he imme
diately left the house and came to the city
Alderman Kerr told him he would have tc
commit him until the authorities of Chester
county could be notified.