The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-04
NEWS gUNTNEARX.


William Stall, aged 80 years, residing in
Eagle court, near Front and Thompson
streets, died suddenly on Saturday night last,
at Germantown road and Diamond street,
from heart disease.
On Saturday William Blackstone
(colored) was arrested aud locked up to an-
swer the charge of having been concerned in
the killing of Jacob c. Nagel, baker, at No.
If Letitia street
On Saturday evening large meeting of
the Alumni of Grard College was held at the
Assembly Buildings, at which arrangements
we're made for the anniversary of the Alumni
on the 21st of May next.
On Saturday morning Catharine Hess,
aged 13 years, was run over by train of
cars on the Philadelphia, Germantown and
Norristown Railroad, at Ninth and Jefferson
streets, and was severely injured. She was
removed to her home, No. 1886 Alder street.
Mr.. Thomas Metals, clerk of the West
Jersey Freight Company, having an office at
Walnut street wharf, has been missed from
his home since Wednesday night last. On
Thursday morning portion of his clothing
was found on the wharf near his office. Mr.
Metals is said to have been a man of regular
and temperate habits.
The old members of the Democratic AS
sociation of Pennsylvania, meeting at Ninth
and Arch streets, have resolved themselves
into new organization, under the name and
title of the Central Association of the Penn
sylvania Democrats" j. Rinaldo Sank, ESQ.,,
has been elected President, and Andrew Ne
binger and Gillies ballet, Esqs., Vice Presi-
dents.
The site of the old Skating Rink, at
Twenty-frst and Race streets, was sold in
November last at Sheriff's sale, for $28, 800.
The lot is 213 feet inches on Race street,
2S5 feet on Twenty-f first street, and 1873 feet
80, ~ =
runs small street known as Clayton
street Eleven houses will be erected as
speedily as possible on Race, ten on Twenty
first, four on Cherry, ana fourteen on Clay
ton street.
The Third Reformed Dutch Church, at
Tenth and Filbert which was greatly njured
by fire last summer, has succeeded in paying
for all the repairs that were put upon it, with
the exception of the building of its new
organ. 4 collection with the view of remov-
ing this Indebtedness was taken up yesterday
at both morning and evening services AL
though those present were quite liberal, the
collection was not as large as it would have
been had the weather been pleasant.
About half-past l o'clock yesterday morn
ing fire broke out in the trunk manufactory
of George B. Bains & Son, No. 721 Cherry
street. 1t originated on the second floor of a
detached three-story brick building, used for
the carpenterlng work OF the establishment,
fronting on Utah street and in the rear of the
main structure, which is of brick, four stories
in height. 1t burned stubbornly, and before
the flames were extinguished the building in
which the fire broke out was destroyed, and
portion of the structure on Cherry street
was burned through the second, third, and
fourth floors. There was a large stock of
goods on hand, which was damaged to the
extent of about $10,0 900, on which there is an
insurance of from $11,O to $4,000 in the
Mutual, North America, Reliance, and Frank
lin Insurance Companies of this city. The
damage to the building will not probably ex-
ceed $4,000, for which amount it is insured in
the Fire Association. The cause of the fire is
unknown, as the building in which it origi-
mated had been closed since o'clock, and
there had been no fire in it since 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. John Young, who occupied
No. 725 Cherry street as a tavern, loses con-
siderably from water.