The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-15
CORONER'S CONVENTION.
Proceedings this Morning.

The convention to nominate Coroner re-
assembled this morning, at ten o'clock, In Ath-
The first business was of course, the proceeding
with the fourth ballot. The vote on the third
and last of yesterday was as follows:-Brown,
III; Sees, So; Seixas, 4e; sackett, 10; Uhler, 9s
Parker, 25.
On the next and fourth ballot sackett was
dropped.
time was devoted to q reorganization. 1t was
agreed to have three men appointed to stand In
the aisles and keep the delegates in their seats:
1t was also decided to have the room of the hall
open and the street door closed instead. COL
lection was then taken up to pay the doorkeep-
ers with.
At IL o'clock the convention proceeded to the
fourth ballot. The roll was first called. The
following was the result:-Brown, l26; Sees, 70;
Seixas, 81; Uhler, 81; Parker, "a.
ran into the hall, crying 'They have broken the
door In !" An immediate rush was made for
the hall door, and the invading party was met
upon the threshold. Then ensued fierce
struggle for its possession, but the delegates in
side, gathering hint from the Commune, bar
ricaded it with benches, and succeeded in driving
the party off. Parker was dropped.
The result of the fifth ballot was as follows
Brown, 139; Sees, SS; Seixas, 81, and Uhler, lS.
Uhler was dropped.
During the progression of the sixth ballot
Sexas delegate read letter from the stage, that
he had pulled up on string from the street
boys; 60 in for Sees, poor man." To say that
the Sees men were jubilant then would be draw
ing it mild.
went on until the First division of the First
ward was reached. This was the last ward to
vote. man rose in his seat and said his name
had not been called. This started another scene
of tumult, and in the midst of it the door was
forced, and the room flooded with shouting
spurious delegates. Mr.. Seixas, who, from mis-
information, believed himself out of the contest,
got on the stage to speak to his men, but he
could not be heard.
drunken delegate was dancing upon the table
just where the august President was about to
rap for order. All over the room was confu-
sion.
The Secretary, Mr.. Morrell, was seized upon
the stairs and some records he had taken from
him. In the street the same turbulent scene
was enactng, and thus the curtain fell on the
Coroners Convention.
No accurate count can be given of how the
candidates stood when the row began. We give
two estimates-Brown, 1885, Sees, 139; Seixas, IA;
and Brown, $50; Sees, 1914; Seixas, g. The First
ward was yet to be heard from.
HERoIc.-Last Tuesday, while an excursion
from this city was landing at Florence Heights,
a young child, about four years of age, either
accidentally fell or was pushed off the plank, and
had it not been for the timely assistance rem
dered by Captain Crawford, of the steamer Twi-
light, the child would most undoubtedly have
been drowned
AMAzoNs.-Maggie West last night had O
tussle with another woman in Bay street, above
Sixth. In the encounter both had their clothes
torn and their hair pulled, and Maggie's oppo
nent suffered so severely that a doctor was
called TO her assistance Alderman Carpenter
held the victor to answer.
SOLDIERS GRAvEs.-To-day, the soldiers
graves in Franklin Cemetery, Frankford Road
above Kensington. were decorated, under the
supervision of David H. Schuyler, aided by Col
onel Frishmuth, his regiment, and Colone
Robert BOdine.
THEFT OF WATCH.-James Kennedy las
night stole watch from a man named William
Sweeney at Seventh and South streets. He wa
arrested and held in $500 bail to answer by Al
derman Collins.
THE CORHRR-sToNE.-This afternoon, at
o'clock, the cornerstone of the new Uniyersit,
building at Thirty fourth and Locust streets viii
be laid.
MAD DoG.-A mad dog was shot at the corne
of Germantown avenue aud st. John street, thi
morning, by Officer Go0dtelloW.