The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-20

City Affairs,

The Knights of Pythias in the Supreme
Lodge yesterday, consumed a large part of
the session in discussing the Maryland trou-
bles, but came to no definite conclusion. 1t
is expected that two more degrees will be
added to the Order.
The Arch, Race, and Vine street cars are
now running within six hundred yards of
Georges Hill.
The special Council committee to investi-
gate highway matters met last evening, but
nothing of importance transpired.
William Keen was shot in the face yes
terday, with a revolver containing powder
only, by Bernard McCloskey, at Sixth and
Fitzwater streets. The assaiant is under bail.
The Athletics beat the Experts yesterday
by q score of 80 to Is.
Ellen Hofford and Anne Valentine were
yesterday held in bail for further hearing
for the larceny of three diamond rings and
brooch from the residence of Lewis g. Cas-
sidy, Esq. One of the rings was worth 5000.
The claim of John II. Kitchum, con-
tractor, who was paid in city warrants to the
amount of $4,000 for building school
house, and was obliged to sell them at loss
of $1,000, was before the Law Committee of
Councils yesterday, and will receive q mega
tive recommendation. Mr.. Kitchum claimed
interest also.
The young man Mintz, charged with
arson, has been held in $4,000 bail for hear
ing on Saturday next
The Rice investigating committee was to
have met yesterday, but the only member
present was Mr.. Shoemaker.
Domestic Affairs.
"A heavy tide of emigration is pouring
westward through Kansas.
The High. Commission will Shave their
report ready by the first of May.
The address which is to be put forth to
the country by the Democratic members of
Congress will be ready to-day.
The Wadsworth Iron Works, of Buffalo,
N. Y, suspended operations yesterday,
throwing one thousand persons out of
employment.
"A concurrent resolution, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution of New
York to punish bribery, yesterday passed the
Assembly.
The United States Senate remained in
session until one o'clock this morning, dis
cussing the Ku-klux conference report, when
it was concurred in.
Cambridge, Ohio, was yesterday after
noon visited by severe gale, during which
heavy hail fell to the depth of four inches,
inhicting much damage upon property.
The Republican State Senators held
caucus at Harrisburg yesterday, but, as a
pledge of secrecy was enforced, nothing could
be cleaned to their action.
stephen Mason, member of the Virginia
Legislature, was yesterday convicted of at
tempting to pack jury, and was fined in the
sum of five hundred dollars.
The Apportionment conference COM
mittee will hold meeting to-day at Harris
burg, and it is thought will finally determine
upon bill which will be satisfactory to all
parties.
Two hundred surviving members of the
old Massachusetts 9th Regiment celebrated
their march through Baltimore by reunion,
parade, and dinner yesterday at Boston.
"A convention of iron manufacturers and
merchants, repre- senting many of the largest
establishments in the country, assembled in
New York yesterday and adjourned over until
the third day of next month.
Many members of Congress, in anticipa-
tion of the passage of the Ku-klux bill and a
speedy adjournment, purchased tickets yes
terday and had their baggage checked for
home, only to meet with disappointment
Some buildings on Communipaw fats,
N. j., erected for the manufacture of nitro
glycerine to be used in the blasting of rocks
at He'll Gate, have been demolished by the
American Dock Company Association. This
action springs point as to the powers of the
State and the United States.
Patrick Tooney, police officer, was yes
terday afternoon convicted of manslaughter
in the Court of General Sessions of New York
city, for having caused the death of lad
named John Murphy, by striking him on the
stomach while four other policemen were con-
veying him to the station house.