The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
Cytv Affairs.

The balmy and beautiful weather of Satur-
day had the effect of bringing out our young
men fond of boating to their favorite sport on
the Schuylkill. In the afternoon all the
''shells" and skeletons" belonging 20 the
different boat-houses were shooting up and
down the river, their occupants enjoying the
sport with gusto which none but boetmen
know
Between eight and nine o'clock on Satur-
day night fire broke out on the first floor of
No 1906 Chestnut street, occupied for the sale
Of Oriental goods by Mustapha Paoha, a
Turk. The store had been closed a short
time before the flames we're discovered, and
no one was in the place at the time. AS
they had made but little progress when the
neighboring firemen reached the store, they
were soon extinguished. It was then found
that the fire had originated in a drawer con-
tanning light goods near which there was
neither gas jet or stove. The damage was
chiefly by water, though the Insurance Patrol
made efforts to prevent it In the absence
of the proprietor the loss could not be ascer-
tanned.
Late on Saturday night John Wesley
Cook and Edward Stillman quarrelled over a
game of cards at the "Shoo-Fly" Saloon, on
Eleventh street. above Race which led to
blows, and Cook was knocked down and
kicked as he fell. Death resulting soon
after, Stilman went to the Filbert Street
authorities to await the Coroner's inquest. A
post-m0rtem examination was made by DR..
Shapleigh, who testified before the Coroner's
Jury that Cook died from disease of the
heart. Stillman was thereupon discharged.
Deceased was fifty-three years old, and re-
sided in Madison street, below Vine.
"A mass meeting of journeymen stove
and hollow-ware moulders took place on Sat
urday evening at the Hall on Girard avenue,
below Seventh.
The names of the different hollow-ware
and stove-moulding establishments were
called, when 157 men employed in them re-
sponded by signing the constitution of the
association and taking the usual oath, making
total membership in this city of 227 1t
WAS stated that some months ago n reduction
was made by the employers of from IL to 30
per cent. ON the wages nf their men, since
which enly $3.50 for ten hours labor per day
lave been paid, whiles-men working by the
piece average from eighteen to twenty dollars
per week for eleven hours labor daily.
The Society of the Army of the Potomac
closed their second annual reuRipn bv ban
ouCt at the Continental Hotel. Fully three
hundred persons were present, and among
trem were Generals Grant sherman, Beik-
nap, Schofeld Meade. Burnside. Casey,
Mcdowell, Marindale, Plessonton, Sheridan,
Cadwalader, besides large number Of Dustin
gUisLed Philsdelphians The banqueting hall
was decorated with flags and bunting. Tho
Governors Island Band was stationed in the
hallway leading to the dining-roonI, and AZ
the distinguished party entered played a pa
tliotic air.
The President occupied position at the
centre of the main table, with Secretary l}ek-
nap to his right, and General Meade to his
left.
A few minutes before 10 OF clock General
Meade, the presiding officer. called the as
sembiage TO order, and proposed the follow
ing toasts:
The President of the United States-fi3ue-
raj Beknap. Secretary Of War.
The United States Army--General Sher-
man.
The Uuited States Navy-Hon. A. Z.
Borie.
The Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors-Gene-
raj Cox, Secretary of the Interior.
The State of Pennsylvania-Hon Daniel
Dougherty.
The Day we Celebrate, 9th April, 1866
General John H. Martindale.
The City of Philadelp phia-General Owen.
The Rank and File--General w. II. Nc
Candless.
Our Dead Heroes-General Woodwork.
Our Sweethearts and Wives-General j. +.
Rushing.
On Saturday evening Thomas Prosser, a
native of England, was stabbed by Otto Bran
x,
shall street. below York. The ured man
was removed to st. Mary's Hospital, where he
lies in very critical condition. Three
wounds were inflicted on him, two in the
right side near the nipple, and one on the left
side near the base of the heart Prosser
made the following statement to Alderman
Helms yesterday
On the 9th of April, 1870, L, Thomas Pros
ser, visited the house Of Otto Brandenburg,
in company with Robert Brocklehurst, to
ascertain whether Brandenburg had been
vilifying my character. [ cannot say what
occurred when / got into the house, but to
the best of my knowledge 1 struck Branden-
burg. l then left the house, when Branden-
burg followed me into the street. and stabbed
me in three places, which caused me to fall
on the pavement and while down Branden-
burg struck me twice. / make this statement
with the full consciousness that l am in a
very dangerous condition, the result of the
wounds inflicted by the said Brandenburg.
Brandenburg is in custody. He states that
Prosser, in company with Brocklehurst, called
at his residence on Saturday and commenced
an assault upon Mrs Brandenburg In con
sequence be (Brandenburg) threatened tc
shoot him, but he made light of it, and went
away, returning soon after, however, and re-
peating the attack; whereupon, in self-de-
fense, and to protect his wife, he told the
injured man to go away or he would use
means to make him. Not needing the admo
nitidif, Rrosser attempted to re-enter tht
house, when he thrust knife at him, inflict
ING the first wound. Prosser was then urged
by Brocklehurst to try once more to gain al
entrance, but was again repulsed, and tn
second wound was inflicted, and BroclSlehurs
o,t in an1