The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY.
The Relisious SERVICES TO M morrow-1ts Cele-
bration ut Charitable Institutions at tEs
Places of Amusement, Etc.


Christmas falling, as it does this year, on
Sunday, with the exception of the religious
observances, will be celebrated on Monday, on
which occasion all business will be suspended,
IL having been enacted q legal holiday.
The banks will be closed, and all those who
have obligations falling due on Monday, and
have failed TO meet them to-day, will be obliged
to pay the usual penalties for non-payment of
notes.
THE UNITED STATES ESTABLISHMENTS.
The Custom House, Mint, and other national
establishments, except the Post Office, will be
closed the entire day. The latter institution
will remain open until II o'clock A. NJ. An
early morning delivery will be made, and a
collection will take place at o'clock P. NJ.
CLOSING OF THE SCHOOLS.
The schools, both public and private, have ad-
journed until the new year, to give pupils and
teachers an opportunity to enjoy the holidays.
Most of Ithe public schools have held unusually
interesting Christmas exercises.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Many Sunday-schools will hold festivals either
on Monday during the week. The teachers
of the Sabbath and day schools of the Bedford
street Mission will provide the poor with
Christmas dinner in the Mission House. The
dinner will take place at noon and will be pre-
ceded by interesting ceremonies. Tne same
interesting ceremony will bo performed at the
Northern Home for Friendless Children, the
Germantown Poor House, and all the other
charitable institutions in the city.
PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.
Extra attractions are announced for matinee
and evening performances az the Walnut Street,
Chestnut Street, Arch Street, and FoXs New
American Theatres; also at Mrs. Charles War
ner's Great Champion Circus, Arch Street and
Duprez q Benedict's Opera Houses, American
Museum and Menagerie, Blitz, Temple OF Won
ders, and Sharpleys Silver Show. The great
German Sanitary Fair will continue open the
entire day and evening.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
AS was tie case with last year, Mayor Fox
lar.,
on Eighth street Ltis evening. The usual Gus
tom for many previous years of masqueradug
parties taking possession of that thoroughfare
| on Christmas Eve will therefore be suspended.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Services will be held in all the Catholic
| churches tomorrow morning at o'clock, and
| appropriate sermons will be preached in all of
| them. In many of them fine music will be given
| in conjunction W til the services.
| At the Second Reformed Church. Seventh
| street, above Brown the services will be espe-
cially attractive, there having been accession
of twenty FIVE juvenile voices, who will sing
| the direction of i. w. G. Moore, who is again
| in charge of the choir The sermons of the
! day and evening will be preached by the pastor,
Rev. j. s. Hartley, end che Christmas exercises,
consisting of presentations, addresses, ETC., take
| place in the afternoon.
| There will be quarterly meeting at the West
ern NJ. E. Church. Sermon by the Presiding
| Elder Rev. W. L Gray at 10L A. NJ Love
| ieat in the afternoon; sermon at night
| The new Church of the Incarnation, at the
corner of Broad and Jefferson Streets will be
| opened Tomorrow morning, on which occasion
| interesting exercises will be held. a sermon
will be preached by Bishop Stevens.
Rev. DR.. e. B. Ide of Springfield, Mass, will
| preach in the Fourth Baptist Church during
the day.
There will be specially Interesting choral SER
vices ct st. Marks Lutheran Church, Spring
Garden street, above Thirteenth, in the morn.
ing, in which a brass band will participate.
| The dedcatory services of Calvary Presbyte
rian Church, on Locust street. above Fifteenth
will take place at 1870 A. Nj.
Rev. q. A. Peltz will preach special Christ
mas sermon to children in the morning at the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Chestnut street
above Eighteenth
There will be service at o'clock A. NJ. and ;
o'clock ?. Nj, in the Swedish language, at st
Miehaels Church, Fifth and Cherry streets.
| A Christmas prayer-meeting will be held at
o'clock ?. NJ. in Broad Street NJ. K. Church, a
Broad and Christian streets
The fourteenth anniversary of the Sabbath
school connected with Oltvet Baptist Churct
will be celebrated at 2'30 p. NJ.
At st. Philips P. E. Church, Vine street
below Eighth, Mozarts ''Gloria in EXcelsis
will be sung; also Thomas ''Ie T De peum" Hne
schools connected with the church hold thei
anniversary.
The sab6ath-school Of the Cherry Street Bap
tist Church will give concert at o'clock. Tit
exercises win consist of singing aud reading o
| essays. The pastor, Rev. l.. ID. Miller, Colone
d. VI. c. Moore, Abraham Martin, Esq, an,
| others will address the school.
| Bishop Stevens will preach in the Bishop
Church, on Spring Garden street, below Broad
in the evening.
| LARCENIEs. John Bryan is the name of al
Individual who went into Hunts pawn Office
Eleventh street, below South, yesterday, an
stole watch. John was caught in the act wa
pursued and captured. He had hearing befor
| Alderman Bonsall and was committed.
Charles Vnpeman, Charles HUM, and Josep
Kutz were arrested by Lieutenant Pfitchar
and Sergeant Manning yesterday afternoon 70
the theft of some turkeys from the store c
1iller d Brothers, Frankford road aud Daupbi
street TIE officers chased them for nearly hal
a mile before they were captured. Defendant
were held to answer by Alderman Helms.
John Baker, for the theft of pair of boot
from store at Second and Vine Streets wa
sent to prison by Alderman Cahill yesterday.
James Mclaughlin was taken into custod
yesterday for the larceny of several shirts frOr
the store of Edw. Kolb, Second and Brown st;
The prisoner had a hearing before Alderma
Beitler and was committed for trial.
THE THERMOMETKR.-Th weather OF the past fe
days has been colder than during any precedin
month OF December for some years back. At no on
time during that month since 1861 has the thermt
meter gone below 20 degrees, except In 1869, whel
on the 9TH OF the month, IL reached as low as II d
grees. The following is a comparative table OF Oh
state Of the thermometer nom December 10 10 "a,
1870. 1859.
GAM u NJ. 3 8P.M"..GA;M, ~ M. P.A
Dec as as. ssH e g = ., g g g g ss ssy
%, IeN 25H 2lM .,. 4 50 s.