The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-05

City Affairs.

at Atlantic City.
EARLY Sunday morning two frame build
ings on Market street, below Darby road,
were destroyed by fire.
On Saturday night William Davis, residing
in Dauphin street, below Thompson, was
knocked overheard by the boom of sloop
on the Delaware, opposite the mouth of the
Schuylkill. The body was not recovered.
Patrick Hart, aged fifteen years. residing
at Charlotte and Thompson streets, while
playing with pistol on Sunday, shot himself
in the hand inflicting severe injury.
On Sunday evening, about twenty
minutes past seven o'clock, q disturbance took
place in the beer saloon of Philip Arnold,
Third street, near Coates, during which a man
named William Has was badly beaten about
the head. He was taken to the Seventh dis
trict station house, where his wounds were
dressed, and then taken to his home Philip
Arnold, the keeper of the saloon, and Jacob
Bringcast were arrested on the charge of COM
mittiDg the assault They were held in $500
bail each to answer at court
As an ordinance has been introduced
into Councils for the purchase of the original
gold medal voted by Congress to General
Washington, we give the following extract of
private letter written to James l.. Claghorn,
of this city, by l.. Montgomery Bond, of
New York, and also a description Of the
medal
The present status of the medal is this:-
1t is in the hands of well-known gentleman
of New York, who is raising subscriptions for
it towards placing it in the possession of the
Historical Society of New York. The price
is to be $4,000. l have prevailed on the
family to withdraw it from that connection,
being anxious myself to see it the property
of the city of Philadelphia. DIR. Clemson
also prefers that it should come here to his
native city, and the deduction of $500 from
the price is made for this reason. Please let
me know as early as practicable if it will be
taken, as the subscription in New York will
so on if not sold to you.
Il am, very dear sir, yours very truly,
81. MONTGOMERY BOND.
flames L. Claghorn, ESQ.,"
BY a vote of Congress of March 25, 1776, a
gold medal was ordered to be struck for
General Washin gton, and vote of thanks
also passed to him and the officers and troops
under his command, for their wise and
spirited conduct in the siege and acquisition
of Boston. The design of the medal is CON-
memorative of the evacuation of Boston,
March II, 1776, and represents General
Washington sitting upon his horse on Dor
chester Heights, observing in the distance
the British embarking upon their ships in
Boston Harbor. The General himself selected
the device, thereby comforting lasting honor
upon the city of Boston and State of Massa-
chusetts. The 0b0. and req. given in the cut
are of the actual size of the medal The in
scription surrounding the head is thus trans
lated:-''The American Congress to George
Washington, Commander-in Chief of the
Armies, the Asserter of Liberty" That
which surrounds the picture of the siege is.-
The enemy first being put to flight, Boston
was recovered March II, 177G." This is the
only medal that was voted by Congress to
Washington.
"A disturbance took place on Sunday
morning, about half-past 8 o'clock, at st.
Pauls Lutheran Church, corner of St. John
and Brown streets. 1t appears that for some
time disagreement has existed among the
members of the congregation, in relation to
the clergyman in charge, Rev. Mr.. Reicke, a
portion Of the congregation claiming that he
has no legal right to preach in the pulpit.
On Saturday an in junction was granted re-
straining him from so doing. Rev. DIR. Man
was accordingly requested to supply the
pulpit on Sunday, and proceeded to the church
Tor that purpose. Having finished the open
ing exercises, he commenced his DISCOURSE
when number of the congregation rose to
their feet and left the church.
AS they left the building the crowd on the
outside commenced shouting and filing up
the sidewalk in front of the building, thus
preventing free passage. The Mayor, hav-
ing been notified sent force of policemen,
under Sergeant Gilchrist, wko on arriving on
the ground, ordered the crowd to disperse,
which they refused to do, saying the property
was theirs and they would not leave. He re-
peated his orders, each time meeting with
refusal, when he arrested Frederick Speill-
man, residing at No. 408 Poplar street,
Ernest Letter, residing at No. 332 Poplar
street; John Mohler, residing at No. 143 Dana
street, Matthew Milheiser, residing at No.
339 Brown street. The parties were taken
before Alderman Toland and held in $500
bail each for breach of the peace and in
citing to riot.
Rev. DR.. Man, soon after the party left,
came out of the church to go home, when a
large crowd followed him using threatening
words. The officers were finally obliged to
surround him in order to protect him from
violence. He was then escorted to his resi-
dence. The trustees of the church in conse-
ouence of the disturbance ordered the doors
of the building closed, and no further service
was held there during the day.
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