The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-12
NEWS SUMMARY.


the premises, by order of United States District
Court, N. j., the valuable property belonging TO
the National Iron Armor and snip buildlng
Company, Kaighn's Point, N. ~ Tor about
$4,000. The machinery was sold separately
--Cbarles Ieibrand, nineteen years old, had a
leg broken Yesterday at the depot Of the Ches-
nut and Walnut Streets Railway Company by
bag of corn falling on 1t. He was admitted Into
the Pennsylvania Hospital.
The distribution OF bread and soup was COM
menced yesterday to the deserving poor, at the
Moyamensing Soup House, northwest corner of
Eighth and Marriott streets. Contributions in
money or provisions will be received by any of
the managers. Robert Graffen is the President
and John Pierce Treasurer
"A committee of Councils visited the county
Prison on Monday, and, from an inspection of
the untried department, expressed themselves
fully satisfied of the necessity OF an enlargement:
It is understood that they favor the extension OF
the Prison westwardly, using therefor the parade
ground as far as Twelfth street. The subject
will be reported to Councils at an early day.
--At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of Horticultural Hall, held last evening, the
annual report of the Directors was submitted,
showing what the receipts from the hall have
been. The expenditures were 81, ,95O'77, leay-
ing balance of $4S9'lS in the treasury. In
the expenditures were included the taxes OF
1868, amounting 10 $18T260.
Dennis Delany, forty years old, who resided
ut No. 169 Thompson street, fell off lumber
wagon yesterday, at Seventh and Coates streets,
and being caught under one OF tne Wneele was
dragged along the railway track, and killed
before the horses could be stopped The Coro-
ner held an inquest on the body, and a verdict OF
accidental death was rendered. The testimony
did not clearly show that the fall was attribu-
table to the wagon turning off the railway track,
but the jury inclined to that belief. Deceased
leaves family.
The hearing was continued before United
States Commissioner Hibler yesterday in the
case of Nathan Kahn a bankrupt, charged with
obtaining goods with fraudulent intent. August
Cohen testified that defendant is indebted to the
firm of Bloomingdale, Rhine e. Co. $459, pur-
chased in August last, at which time he said his
whole Indebtedness did not exceed $500, and
that he had on deposit with Henry Locheim
about $780, Solomon Thalheimer testified
that Mr.. Kahn is indebted to Thalheimer 81
Hirch $3.50 for goods purchased on the 26th of
August last.
In a conversation with the Witness Mr.. Kahn
said that most of his property had been burned
at the recent fire on Broad street. There was
further testimony showing that defendant had
16 boxes and trunks of goods stored at the
warehouse ON Broad street, lately destroyed by
fire, and that afterwards the boxes and trunks of
goods saved were hauled to his store, Second
street, below News also, that two bills of goods
were bought of Charles B. Williams, of five or
six hundred dollars; one on the 18th of Novem-
Der, the other on the 28th. The examination
was not concluded at the adjournment.
The third annual meeting of the contributors
to the building fund of the Academy of Natural
Sciences was held yesterday afternoon. The an
nual report of the Board of Trustees set forth
that petition to the Legislature for permission to
occupy one of the Penn Squares for site for
their building had failed, and that plans for an
economical building, to be erected on the south
west corner of Nineteenth and Race streets,
had been adopted. The lot contains 48, 52S
square feet, and is so situated that natural light
is secured to it from its exposure three streets.
The Treasurer's report shows that since No
vember, 1868, only one hundred dollars addi-
tional contribution have been received; that
after paying taxes for the year 1869, and sundry
contingent expenses, the building fund on
hand November 30 is $3l, ,294 6S; that the aggre-
gate of contributions remaining unpaid is
$15, ,175, making the total fund ut the most
$46, 4596S. part of these contributions are
payable in materials, and of course cannot be
asked for until they are needed. 1t is estimated,
available during the year 1870 if the work is
begun. During the past year, in which it was
closed for six weeks the Academy was visited
by 81, 756. The receipts were in the aggregate
$1503 or on an average of a fraction less than
one cent for every Ga visitors. The report was
adopted, and the following were elected as the
Board of Trustees for the ensuing year.
VS. w. s. W: Rus scheSSberger, Chairman Chair 1o !
Vaux, Treasurer; Joseph Leidy, William p.
Wilstach, Frederick Graeff, Ed. s. Whelen,
John Welsh, Thomas Sparks, Robert Bridges
Joseph Jeanes, John S. Haines, Henry G.
Gibf on.
We regret to announce the death of Mr..
John A. Robinson, which occurred on Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock, at his residence on Brown
street. near Eleventh. Mr.. Robinson had been
in his usual good health up to that hour and
upon going into the yard fell instantly dead
He was well known to many of our citizens az
an insurance agent having his Office at Lam
casters Insurance rooms, Fourth and Walnut
streets. He was for some time steward of the
st. Georges Society, and his name had recently
been placed in nomination as its secretary for the
current year. Simple and unostentatious in hii
manners, he will be remembered with interes
by many poor Englishman who applied to hin
for aid, and received therefor words of sym
pathy and acts of benefcence.
"A meeting of the Pennsylvania Baptist Gene
raj Association was held yesterday afternoon
The Secretary's report showed that during tn
past year the Board had commissioned fort,
missionaries, whose labors have extended int
twenty-seven couRties and fourteen associations
In the discharge OF their duties they hav
preached 1886 sermons attended 1857 meetings
have made 6496 religious visits, travelled 1850
miles, and baptized 433 converts. The officer
of the association are:-President, Samuel A
Crozier; Corresponding Secretary, Levi G. Beck
Treasurer, John 9. Davis; Managers, Isaac Ford
] II. Castle, Howard Malcom, s. j. Creswell, I
s. Henson, George Calaghan, n. g. Westor
William Cathcart, George Snyder, Georg
Nugent. Daniel Weckerly, j. Spencer KennarC
Owen p, Eaches, A. H. Lung, William Wilder
George A. Peltz, James Miller, Warren Randolph
Lemuel Moss. Ll
Domestic Affairs.
The Covode-Foster contested election cast