The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-10
HEws SUMMARY.
Ctv Annirs.

The Chemical Works OF Rosengarten &
Sons Fitzwatcr street. above Eighteenth, were
slightly damaged by fire last evening"
Lewis Maxwell, aged ten years, slipped upon
the ice on Saturday, and in falling broke his
ripht arm lie resided at No. 113S Coates street.
John Mcdonald had one of his hands badly
crushed on Saturday, by the machinery in
Hoopes a. Townsend's bolt factory. His wounds
were attended to by DR.. Stees.
"A large meeting of the friends of the Order
of American Mechanics was held on Saturday
evening at the hall, Tenth and Spring Garden
streets, TO hear addresses respecting the Order.
The Democratic Association of Pennsyl-
vania celebrated the battle of New Orleans on
Saturday evening by speeches from Lewis =.
Cassidy, General McCandless, Charles W.
Brooke, and others. -
james Morrow, residing at No. 1912 Filbert
street. fell on the ice at Twenty-fifth and Lom-
bard streets, yesterday afternoon, and fractured
one of his legs He was removed to the Penn
sylyania Hospital.
John Shinn, twenty-five years of age, fell
through bridge over the canal at Campbells
Mill, Manayunk, yesterday afternoon, and was
severely injured He was removed to his resi-
dence, No. 1858 Main street.
The ffty-hrst anniversary of the Society for
the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylva-
MIA occurred yesterday, and was celebrated by a
public meeting being held in st. Marks Protest.
ant Episcopal Church. The clergy present we're
members of the Board of Trustees several of
wkom took part in the service. The sermon was
preached by Rev. A. Wadleigh. The annua
report was read by Rev. Mr.. Murhy of Ger
mantown.
The following gentlemen were elected on
Saturday officers of the Nonpareil Typographi
cal Socety-President, Owen A. Duthe; Vice
President, Henry J, Hampton; Treasurer ssUger
Assistant Secretary, John Mead, Jr.; Stewards,
John N. Hallowell Thomas A. Hampton, Will
liam A. Burrows; Investigating Committee d.
b. Chant, j. H. Convey John NJ Perry, William
Goode, Thomas j. Rogers.
The annual meeting of the Jewish Hospital
Association was held yesterday at their hall, on
Coates street, below Franklin. The fifth annual
report of the association was read, showing that
since the last annual meeting seventy-one mem
bers had identified themselves with the associa-
tion. The number of reliable paying members
is about 700, yielding an income from that source
of $500. 1t is believed, with proper efforts,
$500 more will be added during the present year
During the year 1869 there were treated at the
hospital as indoor patients 81 persons, 60 males,
81 females. With the exception of three all oi
these were discharged as cured, During the
same time there were five deaths among the
II tients.
"A fire occurred about o'clock yesterday
morning in the large three-story brick building
in the rear of GIG, 62S, 630 G32, and 634 Rich.
mond street, owned and occupied by A. Horner
Jr., bedstead manufacturer, and before the fame
were subdued the building was greatly
damaged, and its contents, consisting of ma
chineTy and partly finished work, destroyed. BY
the active eXertions of the firemen the from
building, four stories high on Richmond street
used for finishing and storing work, was saved
as we'll as the surrounding property. The en-
gine and boiler house attached to the buildin!
destroyed was also saved from damage. TIL,
loss of Mr.. Horner on building is estimated a
about $4,000 on machinery, $4,000, and OF
stock, 1000, all of which, it is thought i
covered by insurance in home and foreign com
panies. Fire Marshal Blackburn, who was OF
the ground. states that the fire was supposed t.
be accidental, as the building was securel
locked up when the flames were first discovered
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