The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-30
NEWS SUMMARY.
Iltx Annirn.


st. Marks Mark Chapter, No. L, Knights
Templars of the Cross, was organized few
days since. No one is admitted to this order
unless he is in good standing in the subordi-
nate Temples OF Honor and Temperance.
Ellen Riley, thirty years old, residing in
Pine street, above Thirteenth, fell from a
step yesterday, and was severely injured. She
was admitted to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
About five hundred of the workmen in
the Philadelphia Navy Yard will be thrown
out of employment at the close of the present
month
An inquest was held yesterday by the
Coroner upon the body of the man found
drowned on Monday night last, at pier No. 2,
on the Delaware, above Market street. A
verdict of accidentally drowned was rendered.
The body was identified as that of John
Hughes, supposed to live in the Neck.
Also, upon the body of Christopher H.
Welsh, aged IA years, residing on Otsego
street, below Morris. While engaged on
Monday last in unloading ship timber from
car, at Washington avenue wharf, large piece
fell upon and instantly killed him. Verdict
accidentally killed.
Charles Kelly, who was committed by
Alderman Kerr to await the result of the
stabs inflicted on Lewis S. Foster, in q fight
on the morning of the 18th instant, was
brought up from prison yesterday for hear
ing. Dr. Richardson, of the Pennsylvania
Hospital, testified that Foster is almost well,
but still has some trouble about the lungs;
that the external wounds are almost healed
up: while he could not say that Foster is en-
tirely out of danger, he did not think fatal
result probable. Kelly was then held IN $4,000
bail for hearing when Foster is able to b }
present and testify.
The journeymen carpenters, at public
meeting held last evening, adopted the fol-
lowing:
ReS0Ioed, BY the Journeym en- Carpenters,
in the public meeting assembled, That owing
to the still high cost of living and high rents,
wages remain this coming season as last-$3
per day for skilled workmen.
The Committee on Schools of City Coun-
ellis and the Committee on Property of the
Board of Control met yesterday afternoon at
the Board of Control rooms to open bids for
the erection of an additional wing to the
colored school, Sixth and Lombard streets,
Fifth ward. The proposals for the same
were:--
William r. Frazier er.......................S15 321
Il. Mccarthy. 15,300
q. IL. Brlnkworth. th......................... 1850
The appropriation being only $40, 900, the
awarding of the contract was postponed for
the present, and a resolution adopted in
structing the Chairman on Schools to report
an ordinance making transfer of $3S50 from
the balance now held by the Seventeenth Sec
tion to the Fifth section.
The Committee on Schools of the Board
of School Control held meeting yesterday
afternoon, in the building corner of Sixth and
Adelphi streets. and agreed, provided City
Councils will consent, to take possession OF
the City Arsenal and Armory, at Broad and
Race streets, as a site for a new Girls Norma
School and School of Practice for teachers
The Broad street property belongs to the city
and it is believed that the members of Coun
ellis will consent to donate the same for schoo
purposes.