The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Affairs.

City Affairs.
Ellen Finnering, aged thirty years, re-
siding at No. Fishburn place, was admitted
to the Pennsylvania Hospital yesterday, suf
fering from wounds inflicted, it is alleged,
by her husband. .
Active Division, Sons of Temperance,
was instituted on Tuesday, at Second aRd
Pine streets, by the Grand Officers. Clear
Grit Division was instituted at Town Hall,
Germantown, on Wednesday.
"A new Temple of Honor and Temperance,
to be called Girard Temple, No. 95, was in
stituted last evening, at Nineteenth street
and Ridge avenue, by John Shedden, G. w.
It; o. l. Search, G.. w. r.; Charles Kelly, G.
W. T.; Thomas NJ. Mason, G. w. u, and
other members of the Grand Temple. The
new temple starts with over sixty members.
Before Alderman Better yesterday after
noon, Charles McGrath had hearing, charged
with misdemeanor in keeping gambling
house, permitting games of chance to be
played for money; also, furnishing intoxicat-
ing liquor to person of known Incorporate
habits after being notified not to do so. De-
fendant keeps tavern at the southwest corner
of Sixth and Christian streets. He was held
to bail in the sum of $500.
"A large meeting of lot owners and those
interested in the Odd-Fellows Cemetery, on
Islington lane, was held last night in the Ma
tional Guards Hall. The object was to take
action upon theproposed opening of Diamond
street through the cemetery. The following
officers were selected-President John w.
Stokes Vice-Presidents, Isaac w. Sheppard,
Andrew j. Hustled, Thomas M. Locke, M.
Richards Muckle, Samuel +. Gwinner, Charles
w. Ridgway, Fidel Fisher, Henry Kunzig.
Secretaries, Augustus Pfaff, Samuel N. Fos-
ter, Thomas Moore, Edward S. Rowand,
George Hawkes.. Addresses were made by
Messrs. John w. Stokes, James b. Nicholson,
d. L..
tions in opposition to the opening of the
street were adopted.
The Joint Committee of the United
Presbyterian Church on the Reconstruc-
tion of Synods met yesterday afternoon,
at the Mission House, Arch street, above
Ninth. Rev. G. w. Musgrove, d. D., chair
man. The committee proposes the division
of the State into three synods Philadelphia
extending to the Blue Mountain ridge, north,
and Dauphin county and the Susquehanna,
west This will embrace about 215 ministers,
1853 churches, and upwards of 10000 mem
bers. Harrisburg, embracing the balance of
the State, north and west of the Allegheny
ridge, having 200 ministers, 253 churches,
and upwards of 26, 900 members. Pittsburg,
all of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, west
of the Allegheny ridge, numbering 2SO minis
ters, $50 churches, and nearly 45, 900 men,
bers. The committee consists of George w.
MuSBraVe, OdInuel w. rlSuer, ~. ". DeaGUy,
e. w. Patterson, Cyrus Dickson, Edwin f.
Hatfield, G. P. Wing, Joseph F. Tuttle, Will
liam H. Francis, Henry Day.
AT a stated conclave of Pennsylvania
Rose Croix Chapter No. l. A. and P. Free
masonry, Rite of Memphis, held last even
ing, at the Hall, No. COS Arch street, the
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:-Most Wise, Ill. Bro. Sir Kt.
Herman A. Vogelbach; Senior Warden, ILL.,
Bro. Sir Kt. Fred. B. Backus; Junior War
den, Ill. Bro. Sir Kt. Frank Lawrence Orator,
Respectable Sir Kt. d. B. Phillips; Conduc-
tor, Respectable Sir Kt. Samuel McClennau;
Treasurer Respectable Sir Kt Thomas L.
Vanderslice; Archivist Respectable Sir Kt.
Horace H. Grigg Captain of the Guard, Sir
Kt. M. B. Parkinson; Guard of the Tower,
Sir Kt. Samuel Sergible; Prelate, Sir Kt.
Charles Albertson; Organist, Sir Kt. Andrew
j. Lawrence; Sentinel, Sir Kt. @. X. Fisher;
Trustees, Sir KITS. Frank Lawrence, John w.
Pechin, Peter A. Weleher. The officers were
afterwards installed by Grand Representative
Ill. Bro. Sir Kt. John S. Bradbury, thirty
three degrees.