The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-21

William Courtney, q mail carrier, was
yesterday held in $2500 bail by United states
Commissioner Hibler upon the charge OF
robbing the mail.
AT o'clock last evening, Mr.. Hurst,
aged seventy five years, was struck by loco
motive on the railroad at Chelton avenue and
Germantown Railroad. He was seriously in
iured. He was taken to his home in Chelten
avenue.
A despatch was received yesterday stat
ING that the steamer Shetucket, Captain Tay-
lor. which sailed from this port few days
since, went ashore on Wednesday, near Cape
May. Her cargo, intended for New Bedford,
consisted of as tons of phosphate and 1876
empty carboys.
Lfhe Bank Clerks Beneficial Association
met last evening at the Board of Trade
Rooms, and organized under the charter
lately granted. The following officers were
elected to serve the ensuing yeaT:-B. f.
Dennison, President; John A. Lane, Vice
President; James Russell, Treasurer; s. A.
Mackeever, Recording Secretary; Edward
Wheeler, Corresponding Secretary; AleIan-
der p. Colesberry, Solicitor.
The Democratic City Executive Com
mittee met last evening, and organized by
the appointment of Isaac Leech, Presidents
Secretaries, e. G. Woodward and A. A. Laws;
Treasurer, S. Gross Fry. In the case of the
contested seats, the committee decided them
in favor of James M. Quicken, of the Seven
teenth ward Thomas Flood Nineteenth
ward; Patrick Delaney, Twenty-sec cond ward,
sitting under the rules until an election is
held; and Andrew Dehaven, of the Twenty
fifth ward.
The ninth anniversary of the Women 8
Hospital was celebrated yesterday. The an
nual report read on the occasion embraced
the following facts:-Two hundred more pa
tients have been treated during the past year
than during any corresponding time. The
importance Of introducing better system of
ventilation has engaged the attention of the
board, but the want of sufficient funds COM
PEELED the managers to procure the same by
donation, amounting to $500.
Several clinical lectures have been given,
weekly, during the sessions, by members of
the Board of Attending Physicians, and four
medical students have been constantly in the
house assisting in the dispensary and other
medical work.
The closing exercises of the meetings of
the Baptist Sunday School Association of
Philadelphia took place last evening in the
church Broad and Arch streets. The report
of the Committee on the State of the Schools
was read, embracing the following facts
There are connected with the association 40
schools. of which number 81 are church
schools and 6 missionary enterprises. OF the
40 schools only 30 sent in their letters; but
sufficient information was obtained to show
that there had been 1926 admissions during
the year, and 4S deaths The present number
of officers and teachers is 1904; scholars,
10, 7S9; average attendance, 699S; baptisms,
267; contributions for school expenses,
$14, 4,52426; missions, $S141'43.
The grand totals for the year are officers
and teachers, 1881; scholars, 13, 143. The
largest school in the association numbers 1908
teachers and scholars The largest amount
raised by any one school for expenses is
$41O0 for missions, $1O1.