The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-20

City Affairs
On Saturday afternoon the Congressional
visitors continued their excursion mp the
Delaware on the steamer Twilight. After
leaving the Navy Yard, and being again
saluted with thirteen guns from the receiving
ship, they stopped to visit the sugar refinery
Of Harrison, Havemeyer d Co. Ke-embark-
ing, the party started for Bridesburg and
landing there visited the shops Of the Brides
burg Manufacturing Company, where they
witnessed the. manufacture of cotton and
woollen machinery, the successful working
of which they had beheld earlier in the day.
After the inspection photograph of group
of the visitors was taken on the ground. The
party then boarded the boat, and pushing of
into the stream in a few moments were in
vited to sit down to dinner. During dinner
time the boat proceeded up the river, and
when near Beverly turned about and steamed
for the city. The party reached Chestnut
street wharf about six o'clock, and the visitors
returned to the hotel.
In the evening, on the invitation of the
Committee on Guests, the members of the
Congressional Committees attended at the
Union League House, with the exception of
Hon. John M. Rice of Kentucky, and Hon.
Morton S. Wilkinson, of Minnesota
They we're received by Hon. Morton Nc
Michael and the members of the Union
League, and conducted to the dining room,
where a collation. had been prepared, Mr..
McMichael taking the head of the table as
President of the League. Speeches were made
by. Mr. McMichael, Hon. N. b. Judd, of
Illinois, Hon. John A. Bingham, John l..
Shoemaker, and Hon. William ID. Kelley.
When midnight approached, the assemblage,
in accordance with the rules of the Union
League was by the President adjourned, and
the company dispersed.
The members of the Congressional Com
mittee were taken in charge informally yes
terday by some of our citizens and their own
friends, and driven through the Park, along
the Wissahickon, and through Germantown.
1t was originally proposed that they should
be taken to Reading and the coal fields yes
terday, but that project was abandoned, and
the visitors started for Washington last night.
On Saturday afternoon the remains of
Miss Sallie Brearley and Mr.. Albert N. Baker,
who were drowned in the river Schuylkill,
were buried from their late residences. The
funeral of Mr.. Baker took place at 2 o'clock,
the religious services being performed in the
Spring Garden Presbyterian Church, of which
deceased was a member. The interment took
place at Odd Fellows Cemetery The funeral
service of Miss Brearley took place at the
Church of the Nativity, Eleventh and Mount
Vernon streets. large congregation was in
attendance, and the exercises were conducted
by Rev. Z. b. Shines, rector of the Gloria Del
Church. The interment took place at the
graveyard of the ''Old Swedes Church"
Last evening" about half-past o'clock, a
quarrel took place at Thirteenth and Els
worth streets, between James MCGEE and
Michael G. Mclaughlin, in relation to an
alleged insult offered by Mclaughlin to the
niece of MCGEE. While passing the man in
question, it is alleged that he turned on
McGee and fired several times at him with
revolver, one of the balls entering the shoul-
der and causing painful wound. The per-
petrator of the act was taken to the Seven
teenth District Station, to await a hearing,
and McGee was removed to the hospital
Yesterday the one hundredth and seven
tieth anniversary of the Glorei Del (Old
Swedes) Church was celebrated with services
appropriate to the occasion. The interior of
the church was appropriately decorated with
flowers and evergreens, and in the morning a
historical sermon was preached by the rector,
Rev. Snyder b. Shines. In the afternoon
Rev. j. It. Burk delivered a discourse, in
which he alluded to the Christian work that
had been accomplished in the venerable
church, and countless blessings that have
been received by those who have been
among its worshippers. In the evening
Right Rev. Bishop Stevens preached an elo-
Quent sermon and confirmed number of
persons
AT quarter past ten o'clock on Saturday
night pair of mules attached to an ice
wagon III lrOut VI couleCtiOuory StOre Oh
Ellsworth street, between Tenth and
Eleventh, started off across the railroad track
just as car No. 81 of the Union Passenger
Railway was passing. The car came into col
lision with the ice cart, and the front end of
the car was completely smashed in, alarming
the passengers extremely, one lady being so
badly frightened that she tainted. The driver
of the Car made narrow escape by getting
inside of the Car. Fortunately no one was
hurt
Shortly after two o'clock yesterday morn
ing the carpenter shop of W. p. Bates, No.
1130 Marks lane, was totally destroyed by
fire. Loss, $500. The fire is supposed to be
the work of an incendiary, as few minutes
before it was discovered three men were seen
to run out of the place. 1t was subsequently,
ascertained that the door of the fre-prooi
safe was forced. A stable adjoining, occu-
pied by Philip Barr, was slightly damaged by
the flames. While returning from the fire
the Niagara Hose and the Franklin Engine
Company engaged in street fight at Ninth
and Walnut Streets during which Peter Eh-
renburg was badly beaten about the head.
Mr.. Charles Stevens, aged about thirty
years, who lived with Mr.. Asa Helms, far
mer at Moorestown, New Jersey, was al
IN ost instantly killed on Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Stevens was driving pair of horses to
wagon down the hill at Market and From
streets; he fell out, and the wheels passe'
over him, killing him almost instantly. Tn
body of deceased was taken to Camden. Th
deceased leaves wife and one child.
AT 8 o'clock last evening an explosion o
gas occurred in the Protestant Episcopa
Church of the Redeemer, on the northeas
corner OF Swanson and Catharine streets
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