The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-13


Directors of the North Pennsylvania Rail-
Toad-Jacob Riegel and o. III. Wilson. =,
Directors OF the Philadelphia and Erie Rail-
road--James ID. Wetham, Joseph w. Gaskil,
rr :. Richard Tasker, twenty-eight years old.
residing at No. 2o3 Christian street, had one of
bis hands badly burned, yesterday, by the upa
setting Of pitch pot st Simpsons ship-yard.
.- The Coroner held an inquest yesterday on
the body Of Thomas Kelly, forty-one years old,
who was found dead in bed at his residence,
Garwood place. Death was attributed to de-
bility.
"A joint caucus of the Republican members
of the City Councils was held yesterday after
noon, at which William NJ. Greiner was nomi-
mated as member of the Board of Port Wardens,
in place of A. L. Landell, resigned.
The committee selected to try the contest of
William Hogeland to the seat of James Logan,
zone of the representatives of the Sixteenth
ward in Common Council, will meet at o'clock
this afternoon to decide the matter.
The annual meeting of those interested in
the Home for Aged and Infrm Colored People
viii be held this evening in the hall of the
Franklin Institute. This is deserving charity,
and the proceedings promise to be interesting.
Bishop Campbell, of the African Methodist
Church, is to be one of the speakers.
Peter Sullivan, sixty-nine years old re-
eeived a severe injury of the head yesterday by
box falling on it, in Market street, above
Seventh Daniel Nelson, twenty-one years
old, residing at Front and South streets, broke
collar-bone, yesterday, by falling on the foot
way. Both the sufferers were taken TO the Penn
sylvania Hospital.
An inquest was also held on the body of
William Kelley, seventy-nine years. old, who
was found dead in bed at his clearinghouse,
No. S36 Market street. The old man had for
several years slept in closet under flight of
stairs place selected by himself. AS the bed
clothes were found over his head he is sup
posed to have suffocated.
Mr.. Henry L. Steven, for a number of years
attached to the Philadelphia Inquirer as assist
ant foreman, died yesterday morning, after
short illness, at his residence, No. 1015 Wharton
street, of typhoid pneumonia. Mr. Steven was
m only thirty-sx years of age, but in his compare
lively short career had made many friends by the
modesty of his demeanor, urbanity, and un-
wagering fidelity.
The annual meeting of the contribators to
the House OF Refuge took place yesterday after
noon, James j. Barclay in the chair. The an
nual report was read, showing the following
facts-There were in the House on the first Of
January last 65l inmates-Whte Department
430 boys, 95 girls; Colored Department, S5 boys
41 girls. The managers received during the
year:-White Department, 209 boys, So girls
Colored Department 4S boys, 90 girls. Bis
charged from the White Department, 3l5 boys
So girls; Colored Department, SO boys, ID girls
There remaining in the White Department
324 boys, 92 girls; Colored Department, IS boys,
3S girls
The second days session of the Grand Lodge
of the Knights of st. Crispin held yester-
day, at No. 81 South Seventh street. 1t was de-
termined that the rates paid September l, 1862
be adhered to until July /, 1870. It was an
nounced that all the manufacturers but three
had agreed to pay that price, The Order in this
State numbers membership of 3000 and the
international jurisdiction $4,000. The Execu-
tive Committee was appointed, and consists as
follows:-James Patton, Lodge 121; John Him,
% Lodge 1917; John Sprom, Lodge 1877 A. j. Hoey,
., Phillips, Lodge 219; George W. Larkey, Lodge
219; Amos Sellers, Lodge 24S John Ely, Lodge
e 266; Emlen Carolus, Lodge 267; Frank Adams,
Lodge PCS; Stephen t. Harmer, Lodge 800,