The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-15
NEWS sUNgEIA2Y.



Church, north side of Spring Garden street,
below Broad, has rendered his resignation.
AT meeting of the Finance Committee
last evening" the ordinances providing for
loan of $4,000, 600 for Park purposes and
81, 600, 600 for the extension of the gas works
were agreed to, and the chairman instructed
to report the same to Councils.
Last evening the tfty-second anniver-
sary of the Missionary Society for the Support
of the Gospel in the Almshouse was held in
the Presbyterian church, Broad street, above
Chestnut. Rev. Mr.. McCook pastor of the
church, presided. The annual report was
read by William Purvis, Esq, and indicated
that 500 weekly visits were made by the
House Missionary among the inmates of the
Almshouse, and that he had held religious
services regularly on Sundays.
"A regular meeting of the Young Mpnner-
chor Musical Society was held last evening at
their hail. Fifth and Cherry streets. The
following officers were elected to serve for
the ensuing year:-President, Professor j.
Hoffman; Vice-President, Joseph Kinike;
Corresponding Secretary, II. Dieck; Financial
Secretary, Charles Albedyll Treasurer, H.
Goldbeck; Librarian, A. vAlenti; Directors,
f. Decker, HI. Nuss, j. Tholey, Il. Wersger
Der, Charles Tookel, Theo. Mahn, A. Linde,
Professor Maisch, and j. Zilz.
AT meeting of the Board of Guardians
of the Poor, held yesterday, the report of the
House Agent for the week ending Saturday,
March 12, was submitted showing the num-
Der of inmates at that time to be 3693, which
is decrease of 122 from the corresponding
two weeks last year. Admitted during the
last two weeks, 210; discharged, 225 eloped,
20; lodgings granted within two weeks, 252;
meals given, ISL. The number of males now
in the institution is 2033; of these 800 are in
the insane department.; of females, 1860; of
these 472 are insane.
"A special meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, /. o. of o. F., was held last
evening. Resolutions protesting against the
desecration of the Odd Fellows Cemetery, on
Islington lane, by the contemplated cutting
through diagonally and of the widening of
Diamond street, for which bill has just
passed both houses of the Legislature, and is
now awaiting the signature of the Governor,
were unanimously adopted, and ordered to be
transmitted to Harrisburg without delay.
AT meeting of the Sunday School Asso-
citation of the p. E. Church, held at Holy
Trinity Church last evening, the following
officers were elected
President Charles E. Lex, Epiphany.
Presidents - Lemuel Coffin, Holy
Trinity; Rev. j. H. Eccleston.
Corresponding Secretary-Samuel G.. De-
coursey, st. Luke.
Recording Secretary-George G. Thomas,
Holy Apostles.
Treasurer-Charles D. Barney, st. Paul's,
Cheltenham.
Managers-Thomas Latimer, St. Paul's;
Rev. S. b. Shines, Gloria Del; Robert Huey,
NJ D., Mediator; Rev. w. Percy Browne, ST.
Philips; Abraham Ritter, Grace Church;
William H. Rhawn, st. Matthias; Lewis FL
Redner, Trinity Chapel; Robert @. Cornelius,
Atonement; William b. Whitney, Christ
Church, Germantown; j. G.. Darlington, St.
Matthew's.
I, o1I oxIa 1~xvH Horr
ner Taylor upon the body of Mary Morris.
She lived with her stepfather at No. oil
Callowhill street, and was admitted to the
Pennsylvania Hospital on Saturday last,
suffering from burns caused by boiling varnish
dropping upon her. She died at the hospital
on Sunday night from the effects. verdict
of death from burns accidentally received
was rendered.
Also. upon the body of Charles Bradhering,
mate of the bark Prometheus, of North Ger
many, who died, on Saturday last, at the hos
pital, from fracture of the skull, caused by
falling into the hold of the vessel
The Coroner yesterday held an inquest
on the body of Mary Brennan, an aged
woman, who was found dead in miserable
hovel back of No. 628 Alaska street. She
bore upon her face and head cuts and bruises
as though she had been beaten to death. The
testimony of John Kelly was to the effect
that on Sunday morning he heard woman
crying in the street; he went out and fount
Mrs Brennan lying on the sidewalks. From
the testimony of Margaret Walker, who occu
pied the room where deceased died, Salli'
Doyle, and Mrs. O'Neill, it appeared tina
deceased, when brought in there, had blood
on her head and face, and that blood wal
running from her nose; all that they coult
learn from her was that her name was Mar.
Brennan, that she had just come from tn
surgical department of the Almshouse, wher
she had been for five weeks, and that she ha
lived at Thirteenth and South streets; for tn
greater part of the time from the bringing @
deceased there until her death, she had sep
or been until to talk, and when she motione
for water they had to force her mouth ope
and give it to her in spoon. The body wa
removed in order that post-mortem exam
nation might be made, and the inquest we
adjourned until this afternoon at o'clock.
Domestic Affairs.
Gold closed yesterday at 111a.
Red Clouds Indians are reported as d.
string peace.
Mr.. Fish thinks Cuba will eventual
gain her independence by consent of Spain.
"A bill for the admission of Texas wi
probably be at once reported by the Recol
struction Committee.