The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-05
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- The Twenty fifth ward contested election
case was continued yesterday. A number OF
Witnesses were eXamned.
--Jenathan Redmond, fity-three years old,
was yesterday knocked down at South and
Second streets by n runaway horse, and much
injured. He was removed to his home, No. l2o
South street.
Before Recorder Giyin, Yesterday afternoon,
Daniel Socks bad hearing upon the charge of
the embeZElement, as trustee, of n note of hand
for $525, the properly of James Conway. The
accused was held In $1,000 bail TO answer.
Complaint was made at the Central Police
Station yesterday against persons charged with
swindling by pretending TO be in the possession
of notes worked off a stolen Treasury plate, and
Offering to sell them at the rate Of fifty cents on
the dollar, yet handing over package OF waste
paper with genuine note at the top and bot
tom of il.
A special meeting of the Union League was
held last evening, to take action on the deash Oh
Horace Binney, Jr., Esq. Adoph E. Borie, Esq,
presided, and George H. Boxer, ESQ.,, Secretary,
offered series of resolutions, Whlch WeIS
adopted. The resolutions will be found Ia full
in another column Hon. Morton McMichael
in feeling manner referred to the eminent
merits and characterielcs of the deceased.
Last evening" about o'clock, q fight oc-
cured in the baT-ToOm of the house No. 323
shippen street, between Peter King, police
officer of the Second district, and Thomas kean,
during which King was struck over the head
with n black jack. The house was closed by
the police, and the inmates, except kean, taken
&C. the Second District Station House and locked
up to await hearing.
, Jay Cooke, ESQ has given ten thousand
dollars to endow Mathematical Fellowship in
Princeton College. The annual interest will go
to the member Of the senior class who stands
highest at special examination in mathematics,
on condition that for one year more he continues
the study of the higher mathematics, under the
direction of TIE Faculty. The aim of these Eel
lOwships, of which Princeton has now four, and
has o prospect of fifth, is to encourage a
higher learning than is usually found in Ameri-
can Colleges.
"A meeting of the Washington Monument
Committee was held last evening at American
Mechanics Hail. when the following permanent
officers were elected:-President, j. X. Zeilin;
Vice -Presidents. William A. Swords, Abram Pc
terrnan; Recording Secretary, c. s. Tyson; Cor
responding Secretary, George w. henderson,;
Treasurer, VIM. Wood. Aresolution was adopted,
providing for the appointment of committee OF
i've, to consult with the Park Commissioners in
reference to the proposed monument. The
chairman named as the committee William A.
Swords, Abram Peterman, II. j. Kebr, j. 4.
Zeilin, &. 5. Tyson.
The &c drth anniversary of the Home for
Little Wanderers was celebrated last evening at
the academy Of Music The reports of the
Superintendent, Rev. b. T. Phillips, and the
Treasurer and Secretary, Henry e. Busch, Esq,
set forth tho for the year ending December 81,
1860, the chiuren given to the Home for adop-
tion numbered 81; number placed in homes "A;
received Temporarily in the Home, G3; number
in the day sch )ols 143; average number fed
daily, 1lS; whole number received and cared for,
Ago; garments given out nearly 5000; cash in
treasu January ], 1869 s26679 receipts for
the y ar, $40, 544'69; total, $10,S SO; of this
amount there was expended for salaries, wages,
etc, $35G6'20; placing children in homes, col
lecting funds, etc, $l024'67; books, advertising,
printing, etc, s592 49, provisions clothing, fuel
total $40, 5S6'42 Amount in treasury January
l. 1870, $225 o.