The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
CHtV ARairA

Yesterday morning at o'clock, Elizabeth
Williams, aged 26 years, was stabbed in the
neck and side by her husband, Joseph, at their
residence on st. Mary street, above Seventh.
+ The injuries of the woman are quite serious,
and it was found necessary to carry her to the
Pennsylvania Hospital. She states that her
husband left her at an early hour on Saturday
night and did not return until o'clock on Sun
day morning. When he arrived home she
spoke some words of condemnation of his con.
duct when he became enraged, drew a knife,
and inflicted the wound stated above. Will
liams ran out of the house after inhicting the
wounds, and has thusfar escaped capture.
Joseph Peley, aged twenty-eight years, ro-
siding at No. ia Juniper street, fell overheard
on Saturday night last, at Race street wharf,
and was drowned. Deceased was employed at
Jessup d Moore's. The body was recovered
and the Coroner was notified to hold an inquest.
Charles Fiman and Francis Brady we're ar
rested last evening" at Twenty-frst and Filbert
streets, on the charge of cutting Thomas Clark
in the neck with pen-knife. They will have a
hearing to-day at the Central Station.
"A meeting was held last evening at the
Church of the Holy Trinity, corner of Nine
teenth and Walnut Streets under the auspices of
the Indian Hope Association. Right Rev
Bishop Stevens presided. The exercises we're
opened with devotional services, by Rev
DR.. Jaggers, Rector of the congregation, after
I which Bishop Stevens made short address.
He said that in opening this second anniversary
of the association he felt that he could say moth
4 ing better of it than what its name implied,
estiUg, he said, to know that the first efforts to
Il settle this country were conducted with mis-
4 sionary efforts among the Indians, and that the
old seal of the State of Massachusetts repre-
sented an Indian fron whose lips issued a scroll
bearing the Macedonian cry, "Come over agd
help us
He introduced the Rev. DR.. Cobb President
Of the association, who read the second annual
report, which states that when the society was
formed, little over two years ago. it had but
one feeble mission, under Rev. Samuel d. In
man. among the Santee Sioux. Moderate sue
cess had been obtained in securing funds, aud a
chapel, hospital, and school-house had been
erected at a cost of $20,000 Civilization had
gone forward as it always does in connection
with Christianity, and now there are three hun
dred communicates, and there have been two
baptisms by Mr. Inman. In June last terrible
tornado swept down the valley and destroyed
the buildings. They are now fast being re-
stored, however, and more than half the aalouut
necessary has been secured. Addresses were
made by Mr. William Welsh of Philadelphia
and Right Rev. Bishop Clarkson, of Nevada
giving accounts of the missionary work among
the Indians and the good effect OF President
Grants policy In leaving Indian matters to the
care of the Christian churches, and calling for
liberal contributions to carry on the work
The cornerstone of the Church Home for
children at Angora, Twenty. ward was
laid or Saturday afternoon, with appropriate
religious ceremonies, by Bishop Stevens.