The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-12
NEWS SUMMARY.



Mr., Samuel Bell, Of this city, who has
filed the position of Deputy Naval Officer,
has been appointed Clerk of the United States
Circuit Court by Judge McKennan, in place of
Benjamin Patton, Esq.
The Coroner yesterday continued the
inquest in the case of the man Patrick Will
liams. shot on Wednesday night last, but two
additional witnesses were examined The
Jury then rendered verdict that the said
Patrick Williams came to his death from the
effects of gunshot wounds, received at the
hands of Francis Mcdonald, at the southeast
corner of Eleventh and SAMSON Streets on
the night of April 6, 1870. The prisoner,
Francis Mcdonald, alias Mccoy, was committed
for trial.
The work of demolishing the St. James
Church building, at Seventh and Commerce
streets, was commenced yesterday, to make
room for the erection of three large stores.
The property is owned by DIR. Elwood Wilson.
The plans for the stores have been prepared
by Mr.. Addison Hutton, architect The three
buildings will each have front of 81 feet
and O depth of 100 feet and be five stories
high. The first and third floors are to be Of
fireproof construction, and the stairways of
iron. The fronts on Seventh street will be of
iron, and the sides on Commerce street of
pressed brick.
"A meeting of the Finance Committee of
City Councils was held last evening, at which
the chairman was instructed to prepare bill
making an appropriation of $1,000 to pay the
salary of the special officer of the District At
torney. The subject of approving the sure
ties of John i. Hill, Collector of Delinquent
Taxes, was considered and postponed. A re-
solution instructing the City Solicitor to test
the legality of the act of Assembly providing
for the collection of delinquent taxes in the
Supreme Court was offered, and ordered to
be presented to Councils for action on Thurs
day next.
The second annual meeting of the Sunday
School Association of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church was held last evening in ST. Luke's
Episcopal Church, Thirteenth street, near
Pine Charles e. Lex, Esq, presided, and
the devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. S. e. Appleton. Addresses were made,
and it was stated that over five hundred
members already belonged to the association.
The following are the names of the officers
and managers of the society:-President,
Charles e. Lex; Vice-Presidents, Lemuel
Coffin and Rev. j.. H. Eccleston; Correspond
ing Secretary, George c. Thomas; Treasurer,
Charles D. Barney; Managers, Thomas Lati-
mer, Rev. Percy Browne, Abraham Ritter,
Rev. S. b. Shines, Lewis H. Redner, w. b.
Whitney, w. III. Rhawn, Robert @. Cornelius,
Robert Huey, ]. G. Darlington.
The stated meeting of the Board of
Guardians of the Poor was held yesterday
afternoon, President John M. Whitall in the
chair. The House Agent reported the census
of the house at 3437, being an increase of 115
over the same month last year. OF this num-
Der there were 277 admitted during the last
two weeks, 3OS discharged, 33 eloped, and
indentured. There were also births and 80
deaths 225 persons were granted lodgings,
and 5S5 were provided with meals. The
Board of Visitors made their monty report
as follows: Expended for inoidentals, $35'25;
shoes, $22947; medicines, $521'52; groce-
ries, $3957' so; coal, $31S6'27; wood, $505'12;
total expenditures, $S435'14. Whole num-
ber receiving outdoor relief Americans,
2793; foreigners, 1888; children, 1861 total,
14,2S7. The Stewards reqisitions were read
and approved. Adjourned.