The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-28

OlIP Aunirns
The alarm of FIRE last evening about
half-past o'clock, was caused by the slight
burning of Gallagher's stable in Lindell
street.
John Mclaughlin, carpenter, fell from
a building Twenty-second street, below Race,
on Wednesday, and was much injured, one of
his wrists being broken.
"A large meeting of the knights of st.
Orispin was held last evening at National
Hall, for the purpose of giving an expression
of opinion in relation to the present griev-
ances resulting from an attempt to reduce their
wages.
Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock,
William Patton, while cunning in skif at
the mouth of the Schuylkill, accidentally shot
and killed his companion, William Seeds,
otherwise known as the 'Jersey Boy"
The eighty-fourth anniversary of the
Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the
Miseries of Public Prisons was held last
evening, when the following officers we're
elected for the ensuing year:-President,
James j. Barclay; Vice-Presidents, Joseph
r. Chandler, William s. Perot; Treasurer,
William Duane; Secretaries, John ]. Lytle,
Edward Townsend Counsellors, Henry j.
Williams, Charles Gibbons.
An adjourned meeting of the oil manu-
facturers anddealers was held yesterday after
noon, at No. 1872 South Second street. A
memorial was adopted, requesting the Legis-
lature not to pass the petroleum bill now be-
fore, and in lieu thereof to pass an act for
bidding the manufacture of oil that will not
stand fire test of one hundred and ten
degrees Fahrenheit
Yesterday afternoon, Coroner Taylor con-
tinued his investigation into the cause of the
death of Dennis Corkrey David Collins,
Mary Comfort, Cecilia Lanmon and Joseph
Bauer, Jr., testified, their evidence being cor
roborative of that already published, as to the
trouble on the pavement, at Fifth street and
Girard avenue, on Sunday night last. Bauer
testified that he saw Quick after he stabbed
Corkrey, and that he appeared to be drunk.
Quick caught him, and said to a companion
81 guess this is one that tackled us, but upon
being spoken to in German, let go of Bauer.
The newly-elected officers of the District
Grand Lodge, No. 3, 1. o. Bnai Berth, to
serve during 1870, are as follows: G. N. A.,
Brother Adolf Heineman; G. A., Brother
Henry Gasline G. Y, Brother NJ. X. Oohn;
G. Secretary, Brother Alfred t. Jones;
G. b. A., Brother Isaac Saller; G. Sh.,
Brother S. Saller; G. NJ, Brother M. Reit-
linger. The Order is in very Aourishing
condition, and steadily increasing, There are
81 lodges and 1888 members in this district,
with an aggregate amount of funds reaching
$3.50, 430. Applications were made for char
tering four new lodges.
Last evening, In parlor Q OF the Contl-
mental Hotel, the third annual reunion of the
Yale Alumni Association of Philadelphia and
vicinity came off. There are upon the roll
of this association one hundred and forty
names, embracing many held in the highest
respect and esteem by our citizens. The
pleasures of the social gathering last evening
were participated in by about fifty gentlemen,
representing all the professions. The tables
were spread beautifully and bountifully. The
chair was occupied by Judge Strong, Presi-
dent of the society.
The annual meeting of the contributors
to the Union Temporary Home for Children
was held yesterday afternoon. There are at
present in the Home 63 children, whose ages
range from to II years. Of these 20 are
boys and 43 are girls, all healthy and happy.
There has been no sickness during the year
Just past, and the managers are enabled to
congratulate themselves upon the thriving
condition of the Home in every respect. They
find the accommodations, however, somewhat
limited as their needs increase, and are now
considering the propriety of erecting an add
tional building at the rear of the present one