The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-04

CITY AnnIrA.


Yesterday afternoon the roofs of houses
Nos. 113, 115, and 147 Orthodox street,
Frankford, we're partially destroyed by fire,
the flames having originated near the CHM
ney of No. 115. The houses we're occupied
by Mr.. II. Smith, Oatharine Colebaugh, aud
Sarah A. Dlngler, all of whom lost more or
less from water having been thrown upon
their furniture.
"A young man named Isaac Newton Phil
lips, residing at No 724 North Twenty
street, had hearing before United States
Commissioner Phillips, yesterday afternoon,
upon the charge of opening letters addressed
to the firm of Cowperthwait & Co., book
publishers, No. 72S Chestnut street, and ab-
stracting moneys therefrom. The testimony
was of positive character, and defendant
was held in 80, 600 bail for further hear
ing. Special Agent Pedrick testified to noting
the number of letters given to the young
man to deliver to his employers, and then
following after and seeing whether they were
all delivered. Two of the letters were with
held by the accused, and these we're found in
his possession, together with pocket-book
containing $1G33. The prisoner admitted to
the witness that he had abstracted the money
from letters intended for the firm.
The annual election for officers of the
Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania, A. Y. NJ,
took place last evening at the Masonic Hall,
and resulted as follows:-Most Excellent
Grand High Priest, Comp. Michael Nisbet;
Most Excellent Grand King, Comp. Charles
K. Meyer; Most Excellent Grand Scribe,
Comp. John Wilson, Jr.; Most Excellent
Grand Treasurer, Comp. Peter Williamson;
Most Excellent Grand Secretary, Comp. John
Thomson. The installation of the ofice
elect will take place on st. Johns day next,
December %.
Last evening at o'clock the alarm of
fre was caused by the burning of the contents
of the third story of the house No. S08 Eme-
line street, occupied by Mrs. Grier, colored
woman. A child had been placed in bed with
a candle at the side, and soon afterwards
flames were discovered. Before the flames
were extingulshed the contents of the room
were destroyed, including number of dresses
belonging to the daughters of Mrs. Grier.
The loss is about $500.
The Executive Committee of twenty-one
members, appointed by the Proportional Re-
presentation Convention held at Reading,
Pa, on September l, held q meeting yester-
day afternoon at the Girard House. The
Chairman Mr.. E. j. Moore, of Allentown,
Pa, presided and Mr.. H. L. Darlington, of
Bucks county, was elected Secretary. There
were present Messrs. Moore, Darlington,
Bannon, of Schuylkill; Berry, of Philadel-
phia Stauffer, of Reading; Dingman, of Pike;
Young, of York; Steadman, of Carbon;
Reeder, of Northampton; Fulton, of West
moreland; and Miner, of Luzerne. A Co-ope-
rative Committee, consisting of Messrs. Nor
ton McMichael, j. Gillingham Fell, Frede-
rick Fraley, and Charles Gibbons, from the
Union League of this city, were also present.
After some discussion the following resolu-
tion was adopted =
Resolued, That subcommittee of fve be autho-
rized to confer with the State Committees OF the
Republican and Democratic parties, and other inte
rested organizations with the view Of cooperating
the work of inducing the passage by the Legisia-
ture OF a bill calling convention to amend the
State Constitution by such means they shall to-
gether Judge eXpedient