The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-02
VIEWS SUMMARY.
LitY AnnIra.


"A woman was overcome by the heat last
evening at Third and Chestnut streets, and
was carried to her home, at Twelfth and Arch
streets, in an insensible condition.
-Miehsel Mcbride, twenty-eight years old,
residing in Eleventh street, below Vine, fell
from q scatfold yesterday, and received in
tSrnal injuries. besides breaking his arms.
William Wilson, tw~nety-four years old,
residing at No. 1923 Burton street, fell from
a scahold and injured both lego. Both suf-
ferers were taken 10 the Pennsylvania Hos
pital.
The public clearinghouse, No. 2, was
anchored last evening at the foot of Almond
street, and will be at once open to all Corners,
under such rules and regulations as the COM
mittee has adopted.
Between Z and s o'clock last evening q
fire broke out in the tin store of Mr.. Warden,
No. IS North Second street, which was dis
covered by private Waterman Young, and ex-
tinguisbed by the Insurance Patrol, under
Mr.. McCusker, but not until it had burned
through from the third to the second floor.
last night a coiored infant, about two
months old, was found drowned in a wash
kettle partly filled with water. at Eleventh
and Clinton streets, by the police. The child
was promptly rescued and taken to the Fifth
District Station House, where it died in a
short time. No arrests were made and no
clue was obtained to either the parents or per-
sons who placed the infant in the kettle.
Charles p. Smith had a hearing yester-
day at the Central Station charged with wilful
neglect of his children, one fifteen months
old, the other six weeks, who were found by
Officer Reeder locked mp in an upstairs room,
nj No. 1926 W street, both Of them,
as alleged, in q half-starved condition. The
mother had been committed a few days pre-
viously on the charge of larceny and assault
end battery. Bail in $1,000 was required for
the appearance of the accused at the present
term of the Court.
The stated meeting Of the Board Of
Guardians of the Poor was held yesterday
afternoon in the Blockley Aimshouse, Presi-
dent John NJ. Whitall in the chair. The
House Agent reported the population of the
house at 3012; same time last year, 293O;
being an increase of 50. There were admitted
20 the house duriu the last two weeks, 225;
number of births in the house. Z; number of
deaths, 40; persons discharged, 1871; eloped,
&c; number of persons granted lodgings
within the last two weeks, 43; furnished
meals, 118. Total number of males in the
house, 1925; females, 1857. The Steward re-
ported the house receipts at St19'42. After
the awarding of contracts for mutton and
veal the board adjourned.
A meeting was held yesterday at Mr..
Louis Sorlin's, No. i02 Ranstead place, for
the purpose of forming q French Relief So
ciety. The French citizens and residents in
our midst, in taking the above step, have
been influenced by no desire to awaken the
passions or preiudices of any class of the
community. Their only desire is to perform
81 sacred duty, prompted alike by a sentiment
of purest patriotism and an ardent philan-
thropic wish to contribute to the relief of the
spfferings of those unfortunate men among
their compatriots who may be wounded or
disabled in the present European war, and of
those still more unfortunate women and
children who will certainly be rendered
widows and orphans by its casualties. A
sarv colleetionS.