The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-22
CITH INTELLIGRNCE.
IPISCOPALIAy.
The Annual Commencement Of the DIvinIty
School OF The Protestant RpIscepai Church.

school OF the Protesian Mt Rpiscspai Church.
The ceremonies connected with the annual CONF
mencement Of the Divinity School of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in Philadelphia begin this after
noon, and continue through tomorrow and Friday.
seers Of the school is Being held at Spencer Hail,
Thrty.nlnth and Walnut streets, West Philadel.
phia, this afternoon, commencing at O'CLOCK At
O'Clock meeting Of the corporators is to be held at
the same place, for the election OF Trustees and
overseers to serve during the ensuing year. Rev.
John A. Childs is the Secretary Of both boards.
The annual meeting Of the associate alumni Of the
Church Of the Epiphany, at Fifteenth and Chestnut
streets, commencing ing at & O'Clock @ this afternoon
o'clock the annual sermon before the alumni will
be preached by the Rev. Frederick Brooks, rector
row morning the members OF the association will sit
down to their annual % breakfast at the new Colon
made Hotel, No. 1902 Chestnut street.
The regular commencement exercises Of the
Divinity School will take place tomorrow morang l
Spruce, commencing at hafpast 10 O'Clock. After
morning prayers essays will be read by members OF
the graduating class, and the usual testimonials
conferred The clergy requested to meet with
the students professors and boards in the Sunday
stitution generally are invited and expected to be
present. on Friday morning the graduates Of the
institution will be ordained to the ministry at the
same church.
The Mission House.
The annual examinations of the Mission House,
located at No 35lS Lancaster avenue commenced on
Monday morning, and were continued yesterday and
to-day in the presence OF large aud greatly inte-
rested audience, several prominent cergymen being
among JnOse present on Jne OccaslOn.
THE PUBLIC BATns-WoRK TO BE COMMENCED I'M
MEDIATELY.-The Police Committee OF Councils
met this morning in the clerks office, for the pur-
p Sc OF opening the bids for the erection of public
taths.
Before proceeding to that duty, the committee de-
the Bedpr1 Street Mission @ and on account Of
the absence of MIR. Shallcross a similar request of
the citizens of Frankford and Manayunk was laid
over for the present
were the figures as onered:-
Henry PnPp sSoO son scd Rsr s0ese 0eT house
on motion, the contract was awarded to the
Messrs suppee for the construction of four houses,
two of which are to be located on the Delaware and
two on the Schuylkil The sites of the former have
not yet bsen decided while those on the Schuylkill
will be located lone on the east side at South street.
and the other on the west bank above the wire
Bridge.
houses during the month of July.
CRICKET MATCBEs-On tomorrow and Friday the
noted st. George Club, OF New York, will play the
Young America Club at Turnpike bridge. This
season the st. George plays very strong eleven
stronger than for years-and an interesting and X
citing game may be expected. Play begins first day
at P. NJ, and second day at 10 A. NJ
The return game between the Germantown and
Philadelphia clubs will be played on Friday and
Saturday of this week. on the grounds of the former
According to cricket rules and cricket etiquette the
match should be played on the grounds of the
latter, but we understand that the ground OF the
Philadelphia Club, at Camden, is in very bad condi-
ton from the late rains, hence making the change
both desirable and convenient.
The Willow Club, welknown organization in
New York, will visit our city to play the Young
America Club one days match on Saturday next.
This is the first visit OF the Willow Club to Philadel
phia.
BASE BAII.-The chief theme of conversation this
tween % tie Athletic, Of this city, and the Cincinnati,
of Cincinnati, which takes place this afternoon on
avenue The various ball headquarters were crowd
ed and the specuat1ons as to the result OF the game
confident OF victory for their representatives, and
the Ohioans were equally as sure OF victory for the
heated, and in many instances resulted in the diff
ferent parties backing their opinions with cash.
odds in favor of the visiting club The overwheim-
ing defeat of the Atlantic on Monday by the Ath-
etc has served to create such an excitement as has
not been witnessed in our city for years. Both
mines are in splendid trim for the fray and it seems
that the result Will depend upon that one which VIII
have the most luck.
LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs-The Germantown tenn
perance people are talking OF grand demonstra-
Peter Gutenberg alias Pete Pretzes, who was
shot during the fremen's row on Sunday morning.
is a policemen under Mayor Fox.
niZe two or three companies OF volunteers with
The Democratic State House Row politicians
have already fixed the nominations for the October
~Rents in Germantown are now at a reasonable
figure, and the supply is quite equal to the deman d.
In our later editions OF to-day will be found a
fun report OF the Athletic RED Stocking game.
Our suburban farmers are now making hay as
Next Friday is the Masonic day OF st. John.
BROAD STREET.-The mass meeting called for
Thursday evening" the 30th instant to take action in
regard to the Improvement OF Broad street, should be
Kept in remembrance by our citizens generally. No
class OF people is interested more than another
in the object OF the meeting. The paving and i'm
proving OF Broad street would benefit all classes
alike, and hence all should be interested in the
measure. The military and the fremen. it Is sug-
gested, should in a special manner, favor the move-
ment The suggestion Is good one, Tor tney, as
well as other Organizations that make public dis
plays would find in Broad street, II 1t were properly
paved the grandest avenue for their purpose In the
world. Let the military, the hremen, and all other
public bodies look into the matter and lend it their
heartiest cooperation.
HANDSOME PRIzE.-Baley & Co., the famous
Chestnut street jewellers, are about finishing a very
handsome prize medal, which is to be awarded to
the man making the best shot of Colonel James
Latta's Regiment (First Regiment n. G.), on the
occasion OF the visit OF the organization to Media
Saturday next. 1t will be known as the "Baey
Medal" and its donors are the firm who are manu-
lacturing it, 1t is Maltese cross, embossed with a
the monogram OF the regiment, N. g." 1t is OF solid
gold valued at $500, and is fine specimen Of skilful
workmanship.
FIREs-About 2 O'Clock this morning, the lager
beer saloon OF Charles Aschal, No. 3l30 Market
street. was damaged to a considerable extent by
lire. The flames broke out on the second noor, and
before they were extnguished the whole upper por-
tion OF the building was destroyed. fireman
dropped child from the second-story window, but
those below failing to catch it, it fell to the pave
ment and sustained severe injuries.
Just abont the same time the dwelling No. 22O
Currant alley was slightly DAMAGED by IRE.
CAsUALTIEs.-Hugh Souder, while riding on the
the wheels passed over foot, crushing it badly lie
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Hugh Bruner, aged forty-seven years, fell through
the scaffoding at Green lane bridge, the Phila-
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