The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-07
NEWS swN0M1ARY.



Mrs. Sarah Lidlee, aged st years. died
suddenly yesterday at the ehouse OF her daugh-
ter, No. 2l0 German street. The Coroner
held an inquest and verdict of death from
debility was rendered.
--Brevet Brigadier-G G eneral Charles l.. Kill
burn, Colonel and Assistant Commissary-
General Of Subsistence Chief Commissary Of
the Military Division of the Atlantic, has been
assigned to duty in this city.
"A colored man named Richard Demby,
from Wilmington. Del, died in the cellar Of
the Union Street Station yesterday afternoon.
The Coroner held an inquest and a verdict
Of death from exposure was rendered.
Francis Larue, aged II years, residing at
Ninth and Catharine streets, was severely cut
in the leg by an axe slipping from his hands
while chopping wood, on Saturday. He was
admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Rev. Robert c. Matlack, for a number of
years rector of the Church of the Nativity,
Eleventh and Mount Vernon streets, preached
his farewell sermon yesterday morning, hav-
ing accepted the position of Secretary of the
Evangelical Education Society of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church.
"A posse of the police visited O'Neill's
Hall, at Broad and Lombard streets, on Sat
urday night, where q dance was going on,
and arrested ffty-nine persons, chiefly young
men and girls, some of the latter from twelve
Central Station, and on the oaths of the
officers who made the arrest were bound over
for their future good behavior.
The religious ceremonies connected with
the dedication of the Temple of the Third New
Jerusalem Society of Philadelphia, corner of
Paul ana Unity streets, Frankford, took place
yesterday. The new Temple is of brick, and
cost about $1,000 The congregation have
purchased the plot of ground at $4,000, and
b. q
a much larger building.
The anniversary of the Broad Street NJ
E. Church Missionary Society took place yes
terday afternoon, in the church edifice, Broad
and Christian streets. The exercises con-
sisted of prayer, singing by the scholars, and
addresses by Rev. j. Neill, Rev. George
Mears, Rev. G. Cummings, and Rev. j. c..
Lucas. The report of the superintendent
showed the membership of the schools to be
800 scholars, and the missionary collections
$625, an increase of 1915 over the previous
year.
"A meeting of the Scott Legion was
held on last Saturday evening, at their hall,
at Sixth and Race streets. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year.
President A. H. Reynolds ice-President,
I. G. Funston; Recording Secretary, William
]. Mackey; Corresponding Secretary, E. r.
Biles; Treasurer, George Moore; Trustees,
JOun Opear, d. d. OSVdnu6l, Wlulah N.
Shultz; Monument Committee, William Ker-
lin, r. e. Winslow, William Babe.
One hundred and one persons were ad-
mitted yesterday morning to the communion
of the Cohocksink Presbyterian Church,
Franklin street and Columbia avenue, Rev.
MIR. Mutchmore, pastor. Eighty two of the
number were on confession of their faith and
nineteen on certificate from other churches.
Before receiving them as members Mr.. Mutch-
more addressed the candidates, stating that
it would be required of them to refrain from
attending theatrical and other popular amuse-
ments, or engaging in dancing or card
playing.
Daniel McCarty, Jane McCarty, G.. p.
Brown and Charles Allston were before
Alderman Kerr on Saturday, they having
been arrested on a warrant issued by the
Mayor, on the statement of Margarent Bran
nan. Complainant arrived in this city on
Thursday last from Salem, Mass, and being
a stranger here accepted the invitation of q
man whom she met at the foot of Walnut
street to accompany her to a lodging house.
She was taken to house on North Front
street, where she saw the defendants, and
where her treatment was such as compelled
her to leave the house the same night and
wander about the streets until she met a
policeman, and was provided with lodgings al
station-house. AS the testimony did not
connect Allston with any improperly of con
duct he was discharged. The others were
held for trial.