The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-12
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"A mass meeting of iourneymen tailors
favoriDg the formation of a new lodge of the
Patriarchal Order of Adam was held last
night, in the American Mechanics Hall, on
Sixth street, above Carpenter.
The rectifyinE house of James Patten,
No. 2124 Market street, has been seized by
Revenue Officers Clark and Herr, on the alle-
cation that the business was carried on in
fraud of the revenue law. Besides the tubs
and apparatus used in the rectifcation of
spirits, there were about two thousand gal
Ions of whisky on hand.
AT temperance convention held last
evening it was resolved that committee be
appointed to wait upon the clergymen and
officers of the various churches in our city,
for the purpose of soliciting the use of their
churches for weekly temperance meetings,
and also for procuring public halls for the
same purpose, and that said committee report
at future meeting of this convention.
The body of an unknown oolored man
was found drowned in the Delaware, above
Riverton, New Jersey, on Sunday. From
the appearance of the body, which evidently
had been in the water for some time, it was
supposed his death was caused by violence
and the jury, summoned by Justice CARLY,
of Riverside, rendered verdict that the de-
ceased had come to his death at the hands of
some person to the jurors unknown. 1t is
supposed that the deceased was waiter or
an apron and his shirt sleeves were rolled up,
as if at work at the time'h met his DEATH
The commencement of the Northeast
Girls Grammar School, Crown and Race
streets, took place last evening.
AT meeting of the Port Wardens yes
terday the following important resolution was
adopted
Whereas, 1t has been reported to this
board that pilots coming up the river in in
fected vessels are in the habit of leaving
quarantine and coming up to the city of
Philadelphia; therefore
ReS0lged That any pilot leaving vessel in
quarantine and coming up to the city of
Philadelphia without an order from the quaran-
tine physician shall be deprived of his branch
for six months.
The family of Mr. Robert Spencer, No.
429 Dickerson street, First ward, were startled
yesterday afternoon about o'clock by hear
ing footsteps in the ad Joining house, occu-
pied by the family of Paymaster Deleur,
United States Navy, who are at present absent
from the city. Mr.. Spencer set watch, and
in about an hour saw two men coming out of
the alley with bundles in their possession,
and knowing all was not right, followed the
men until he met Police Officer Elias P. Cope,
near the Navy Yard, where the thieves took
to their heels, running up Front and down
Washington avenue. Officer Cope, after O.
scuffie, secured one. The other ran into a
house No. SIS Birds alley, closely followed
by citizen Spencer, who arrested him. The
prisoners gave the names of Oscar Wilkes
and Byron Bettson. They were lodged in the
Southwark Hall. They are we'll known to
the police authorities as professional cracks
men. The real name of the former is
Thornley,. ''Jimmies" were found on them
The house. was most thoroughly ransacked,
and every article of value bundled up for re-
moval. The prisoners will have hearing at
the Central Station this afternoon at 2 o'clock