The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-02


John Duffy, who was run over on Satur-
day by q cart and received q compound frac-
ture Of leg, died at the Hospital yesterday.
Deceased was thirty six years old, and resided
in the Meek" Beyond these facts nothing
is known of him. The Coroner took charge
of the body nfm -.saF ge .tr
Yesterday afternoon, while some boys
were playing around q fiy-wheel, back OF No.
1871 Passyunk road, the large mass Of stone
fell, crushing John Lare, ten years old, and
causing instant death. The body was taken
to No. 1342 Passyunk road, and the Coroner
summoned to hold an inquest upon it.
"A. ID. Inslee, formerly confidential clerk
in the employment of Mr.. Duffield Ashmead,
bookseller, Chestnut street, near Eighth, has
been bound over on the chrrge Of embezzling
the funds of his employer He had been seve-
raj years in Mr.. Ashmead's services and such
was the trust reposed in him, that he was per-
mitted to carry the safe key. .
The committee appointed at tempe
rance meeting held on the oath of January,
to make arrangements for temperance meet
ings on the 22d instant, met yesterday at the
hall of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. 1t was determined to address o circular
to all churches and temperance organizations
Of the city, recommending that the week in
which the 22d occurs be week OF temperance
services, and that a sermon on temperance be
preached in each church on the Sunday pre-
ceding the 22d. aEt ur.t
A public meeting of stationary engineers
was held last evening at Henry's Hall, Ridge
avenue, above Wallace street. The object Of
the meeting was to hear speeches in reference
to the best mode to be adopted for the mutual
benefit of members of the profession. 1t was
decided that the association should be benef-
cial in it's tendencies, and that the members
should receive Sc per week when sick, and in
case of death their families should have 800.
1t was also decided that the organization
should take no part in strikes for the regula-
ton of wages and that it should never be
used for political purposes. A fund of seve-
raj hundred dollars has already been created
to aid in carrying ont the objects specified.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
contributors to the Church Home for Children
was held yesterday morning, at the institu-
ton, Twenty-second and Pine streets. The
annual report read to the contributors stated
that during the past year 10 children were
admitted and were dismissed, leaving 81 in
the Home at the present time. The receipts
of the Home for 1869 amounted to $4,000 20,
and the expenditures to $7267'03. An
acknowledgment of $4,000 from the Philadel.
phia Association of the U. s. Sanitary Com.
mission towards the maintenance of the sol.
diers' orphans in the Home is made. Through
the liberality of Mrs. Ann G.. Thomas, the
managers are enabled to consider the pro.
priety of removing and enlarging the Home.
Mrs. Thomas has given them one and half
acres of ground at Angora Station, on the
West Chester Railroad, for building site,
and eleven acres, about two squares distant
to be held for the future endowment of the
Institution. The gift has been accepted, and
@ to put up buildings to accommodate $50 chill
Gren, the sum Of $S40. 900 is needed, of which
$4,000 has been raised"