The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-01
N1ws SUMMARY.

far received 81, 267, ,j1770.
George Ryan, the child who had his skull
fractured by kick from horse, in Cherry
street, died yesterday at the Pennsylvania
Hospital.
William McCauseland, ffty.seveu years
old, died suddenly yesterday, ut No. 2225
Filbert street. He had had n severe spell
Of coughing after taking n drink and died
before it could be checked. A Jury sum-
moned by the Coroner attributed his death
TO debility.
-Samnel Woolston, the alleged proprietor
of gambling establishment said to exist at
No. 903 Chestnut street, and included in the
list against whom true bills were recently
found by the Grand Jury, was last night ar
rested at public house on the Ridge road.
The full nine of the Athletic Base Ball
Club ia now announced as follows: s:-McBride,
pitcher; Malone, catcher; Radcliffe, short
stop; Fisler, first base; Reach, second base;
Berry, third base; McMullin, left field; Sem
senderfer, centre field; Fisher, right field
Neyerle will probably be first substitute.
Yesterday Mayor Fox was interviewed by
q delegation from the Womans Branch of
the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. The object of this
meeting with the Mayor was to secure the
establishment by the city authorities of an
asylum for dogs where the finer breeds might
be kept and the vagabond ours gently and
painlessly inundated.
A mass meeting of Knights of St. Girls
pin was held last evening at the hall, Fourth
street, above Vine, to consider the lists of
wages for the different branches of bench
work. An animated discussion took place
respecting the various reports presented, but
the action of the meeting having to be en-
dorsed by the Grand Lodge, the prices named
will not be considered binding until ratified
by that body.
Yesterday afternoon fire was discovered
in the stone shoddy mill of Washington
Patton, in Darby The flames increased with
great rapidity, and meeting with no obstacle,
soon enveloped the entire structure. 1t was
some time before the firemen could gather,
owing to the distance to be traversed. The
loss ON stock and machinery will be $40, 600,
and an equal amount on the building. A
partial insurance is held on this loss
The census of the Alnlshouse yesterday
was s follows:-Number in the house, 1888,
being decrease of 40 from the correspond
ing week last year. Admitted within the last
two weeks, 1S1; discharged, 151; eloped, IS.
Lodgings granted within the last two weeks,
179; number of meals given, 4S4. There are
in the male department 1888, of whom 81 are
insane. In the female department 1928, of
whom Ago are insane.
Special Officer Andrew Noble, who has
been detailed by Mayor Fox to report as to
the condition of the public streets, yesterday
reported the following as being unusually
tilthy:-Berks street, above Tenth. Noble
street, west of Second, cutters in filthy con-
dition. Montgomery street, near Seventh.
Ninth street, near Wallace. In some of
these places the water is running over the
pavements and the citizens are experiencing
the greatest possible annoyance from this and
other causes.
The following persons were admitted to
the Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday, injured
as described
Ann McCann, sixty years of age, residing
at No. 305 Cypress street, arm broken by
falling on the pavement.
James Rooney, aged twenty-five years, re-
siding at No. 261S Lombard street, collar bone
broken by falling from the steam cars at
Gray's Ferry.
William Walker, aged thirty years, residing
at No. 345 Walker street, with his head cut by
seme person unknown.
Charles Mcdaniel, aged sixty y-nine years,
residing in West Philadelphia badly hurt by
falling down stairs on Sunday night.
"A meeting of the ministers and laymen
of the Evangelical Churches of this city and
vicinity was held yesterday in the rooms OF
the Young Mems Christian Association, on
Chestnut street, above Twelfth. Ex-Governor
Pollock presided, and Rev. A. L. Agnew acted
as Secretary. The object of the meeting was
to form Branch Alliance of the Evangelical
Alliance, Wnlcn Is 10 meeU III tnlS country
next fall. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. o..
johnson. The business of the meeting was
then proceeded with, and on motion of Rev.
b. B. Hotchkin, a committee was appointed
to prepare constitution. Rev. b. B.
Hotchkin, Rev. DR.. j. b. Dales and Rev. DR..
ID. HI. Boardman also were appointed. The
committee retired and in a short time re-
ported constitution, which was adopted.
AT meeting of property owners held last
evening, the following resolutions were
offered:--
ResoIoed, That we earnestly urge the Schuyl
kill River Passenger Railway Company to al
once convert their road into freight road
as provided for, and we will pledge them oul
support and cooperation to ensure its sue
cess.
Res0Iced, That committee of five be ap
pointed to urge upon the officers of the said
company, the interests here represented, ant
the city at large, the immediate conversion
of their road as provided for in the act o.
Assembly referred to.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted
The committee consists of @. A. Walborn
Thomas Woods, p. II. Hoops, w. Lockridge
and H. Cartwright.
Domestic Affairs.
Gold closed yesterday at 1154.
The coal miners strike will not likely b