The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-21


Rufus L. Shapley addressed the Demo-
cratic Association Of Pennsylvania on Satur-
day evening.
Edward Price, James Watson and Jacob
G. Crump have been appointed clerks by the
Receiver of Taxes.
Kate Morgan, aged eight years, residing at
No. 72S Guilford street, iawbone broken by
falling from the steps of her house.
Enos Black, aged 1G years, residing at No.
10 South Tenth street, shoulder fractured by
falling from the second story window Of his
residence.
-Four stories of the seven storied wall Of
Burners mill, fronting on Linn street, above
Twenty third, fell yesterday afternoon, at
about clock. No one was injured.
The work of building new tow-bridge
over the Schuylkill, near the lower locks at
Manayunk, has been commenced. The old
bridge at this point was carried away by the
flood last fall.
The following cases have been admitted
to the Pennsylvania Hospital:-John Flem-
ming, aged 43 years, residing at No. 233
South Front street, injured internally by fall
ing on the sidewalk.
"A meeting of citizens was held at Market
and Merrick streets, on Saturday evening,
when resolution protesting against the erec-
ton of the new public buildings on Indepen-
dence Square was adopted.
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girl, aged twelve years, niece of Mr.. Morris,
a grocer at the N. w. corner of Tenth and
Shippen streets, was severely burned by her
clothing taking fire from gas burner in
dining-room.
The Finance Committee of Councils held
a meeting on Saturday afternoon and agreed
to report to Councils next Thursday an ordi-
nance appropriating $780, 600 to the commits
sioners for the erection of public buildings
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also agreed to bill reorganizing the Board
of Port Wardens, making it department of
the city.
-Messrs. johnson, Henszey, and Adaire, of
the committee of the Legislature to CO.
operate with the Council committee to make
arrangements for a centennial anniversary
and international exhibition in Philadelphia,
were in the city on Saturday, and had con-
ference with the committee of Councils. A
form of memorial, to be sent to Congress,
asking action and aid upon the part of that
body was adopted
AT late hour on Friday night the plumb
ing and gas-ftting establishment of William
Kelly, No. Is N. Tenth street, was entered by
thieves, who stole quantity of silver-plated
water-cocks valued at $3.50. They then took
a roll of paper, and setting it on fire, threwit
into pile of paper in the corner, but the
paper, being rolled up tightly, was only par
tally destroyed, which, no doubt, prevented
the place from being destroyed.
Instead of the Mayors special officers
being required to report to the Lieutenants
of Police as formerly, they are now under
orders to report every morning to Chief
Kelly, of the Detective force. The specials
are:-First district, Charles Moore; Second,
Charles Richard Third, James Rusk; Fourth,
Edward Burns; Fifth, James Roberts, Sixth,
Thomas Mereto; Seventh, G.. Leidy; Eighth,
John A. Winnie; Ninth, Nicholas McGrane
Tenth, James McGuckin; Eleventh, John
Powell; Twelfth, Jacob Plucker; Sixteenth,
John Sherry John Kelley, of the Second
district, and Dennis Mullin, of the Thirteenth
district, have been appointed special officers,
and detailed for night duty at the detective
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