The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-14


Elijah Butler, aged hfty-six years, fell
from a wagon at Sixth and Spring Garden
streets, and was much injured about the head.
He was taken to the hospital.
Charles McArdle, fourteen years old, fell
from a ladder yesterday at the new building
at Tenth and Taylor streets, sustaining severe
injuries He resides at No. 921 Morris street
AN address was delivered last night by
Lieutenant Colonel Leo Lloyd, Of Liberia,
at the Board of Trade Rooms, on the cond-
tion of the trade of that country with the
United States.
Yesterday afternoon the Irish National
lists of Philadelphia held their first Grand
Annual Picnic at Oakdale Park. About 2000
persons were present, who engaged in various
games A band of music played national
airs and pieces adapted to the occasion.
Joseph Spain, ten years old, whose
parents reside on Christian street, between
Eighth and Ninth, was run over last evening
by a railway car, and had a foot and thigh
injured very badly. He was removed to the
hospital by policeman Mccullough.
The Directors of the Citizens Association
have requested the Commissioner of High
ways to require the passenger railway COM
panies to put the streets on which their tracks
are laid in order Several of the companies
are now engaged in repairing the streets
alongside of the tracks, while others are now
moving in the matter as promptly as they
should.
"A public meeting of the Pennsylvania
Colonization Society was held last evening,
at the First Baptist Church, Broad and Arch
streets. Rev. G. Dana Boardman, d. D.,
presided, and made some remarks.
Rev. Thomas Malcolm, Corresponding Sec
retary of the society, made an appeal in
behalf of funds to carry forward the work.
An address was also made by Rev. James
M. Priest of Greenyille Liberia.
An adjourned meeting of the
Board Of Aldermen was held yesterday
afternoon in Common Council cham
ber, Alderman David Beitler in the
chair. On motion of Alderman Robert
thomas, committee of five from each poll
tical party represented in the board was ap-
pointed to devise method of voting and
procedure in the board The following is
the committee:-Aldermen Thomas, Carpen-
ter, Massey, Jones, Sutphin, Moore, McAIul-
lin, Belshaw, Dougherty, Riddle. Adjourned
until July 6.
1t is seldom that we have more painful
occurrence to chronicle than took place yes
tertlay afternoon on the Schuylkill near the
Wire Bridge. Three lads, sons of Joshua
Whitworth, who resides in Loomis place,
near Twenty second and Callowhill streets,
left home in the afternoon and went together
to the Schuylkill river and crossed the Wire
Bridge to the west side, where Ernest, about
ten years old, went in to bathe. He had been
in the water but short time, when finding
himself getting beyond his depth, he called
Alfred, who was year older than himself, to
help him. Alfred hurried to his assistance,
end when he reached him was seized by the
drowning brother, and both went down to-
eether The youngest boy, Joshua, witnessed
The sinking of his brothers, and then ran to a
man who was approaching, and told him of
The occurrence. By the time he got to the
wharf the unfortunate lads were not to be
seen. boat was procured, and the bodies
were soon recovered.
Last evening, at its rooms in the AthenRum
Building, the Pennsylvania Historical Society
held its monthly meeting. The chair was
filed by Benjamin Horner Coates. 1t was
announced by the Secretary that since the
last meeting 125 books, 147 pamphlets and 9
manuscript books were added to the society S
already large, valuable, and curious library.
A portrait of the Rev. DR.. Dorr, and a seal
Of the city of Wilmington, North Carolina,
were added to the collection of relics. Among
the books were copy of the Common Prayer
Book printed by William Bradford in the year
l7l0, and copy of very rare work entitled
''Edito Princeps."
A series of resolutions appropriately refer
ring to the demise of Samuel Hazards, offered
by the Secretary, was followed by eulogies
by several of the members, and then adopted
The death of that eminent writer of fiction,
William Gilmore Simms, of South Carolina,
was also announced.
Edward Pennington, of the Building Fund,
announced that the amount now in the hands
of the fund for the new structure was
$4,000. A lot on the east side of Sixteenth
street, below Walnut, has been purchased,
and it is expected that in short time the
foundation of the proposed building will
be laid