The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-09
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Meeting Last Evening Receipt of Impor-
tant Documents-The English Historical
Society.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania held
meeting last evening in their rooms in the Athe-
paum Building, Sixth and Adelphia streets.
John William Wallace Esq, President, occu-
pied the chair.
The librarian, Joseph shrigley, ESQ reported
having received since last month ninety-eight
books, ninety-one pamphlets, three manuscripts,
and among them two volumes of Friends tracts,
from Joseph S. Ellington; transactions of the
Academy of Arts and Sciences a biographical
sketch of William Francis Judson, from DR.. o.
A. Judson history of Franklin, from DR.. A.
Woodward; historical manual concerning the
three battles at Trenton and Princeton, 1776-77
from G. G. Haven; the history of Wyalusing.
From members of the Lbrary Committee
memorial of the life and writings of DR.. Cart
wright Hawkins, memoirs, two volumes; journal
and correspondence of Lord Auckland In two
volumes; life of the Earl of Clarendon, three
volumes of the first Earl of Malmesbury, four
volumes of Priests travels in America, 1893.
From Alfred Cope, Esq, complete set of the
publications of English Historical Society,
twenty-nine volumes. From the Royal Academy
of Science, Munich, two volumes. From Rev.
A. NJ. Cotton, a. memorial of Deacon Walter
Cotton From Rev. Leroy j. Halsey, memoir of
DR.. Lewis w. Green From the Association of
Science, Govlitz, Upper Lusatier, the manu-
scripts with letters from Thomas Hamilton to
Thomas Cruise, 1874; ledger of Cashier of United
sion, 1864 and several papers, containing auto
graphs of ofPhiladelphians, from 1881 to 1891.
There were also received from Robert Newell
twelve Photographic views of buildings in Phi
ladelphia; from William Myers, several memen-
toes of Philadelphia fire companies and por-
trait of Henry G. Carey.
a letter was read from Mr.. Armstrong, ac-
ceptipg an invitation to read paper on the life
OF the late Mr.. Hazard.
The death of Benjamin Marshall was an
nounced, and fitting action ordered to be taken
in the premises.
Mr. Henry Winsor was elected to member
ship, after which the meeting adjourned.
CoLoRs AT HALF-MAsT.-We were in error
yesterday in stating that Captain Robert Vance,
in charge of one of the line of propellers run
ming between this city and Richmond Va,
died on board of his vessel. He died at his
home in Camden, after an Illness Of six weeks
and was surrounded by his family, from whom
he received the most affectionate attention in
his last moments. Captain Vance was noble
specimen of manhood, and he obtained the
cordial esteem of all who became acquainted
with him. He was reared to life OF hard
ship, but by his strict attention to duty, by
his probity, and by his quick intelligence he
won the confidence of his employers, and dur
ing the late Rebellion he obtained an indepen-
dent command, and acquitted himself with
credit. Captain Vance was quiet aud uaobtru-
sive in his manners, but bold and decisive in
the hour of danger; he was generous to fault,
and most kind to the unfortunate aud help ess,
and his death will be greatly regretted by n
IcllOW-SllpnaSJ615
the shipmates to whom he was endeared by a
thousand tender ties, and who will be eager
to offer consolation to his mourning family.
A DRUNKEN INvALID.-William O'Rourke
thirty-fye years of age, is bricklayer by profess
sion and Delawarian by birth. He has been
working in Trenton, New Jersey, and yester-
day, while employed on building in that place,
he fell from scaffold aud nearly knocked the
top of his head off. The caput was bandaged
up, and William started for his Southern home;
but he got drunk on the cars, and, in his alco-
holic mystifcation, be jumped off the at
Franktord. In this place he wandered around
seuZzling whisky TO such an extent that be was
unable to stand any longer, and in this condi-
Eon he was taken to the station-house He tore
the .bandage from his head, and started the
wound bleeding so profusely that the officers
thought he would die from the loss of blood A
physician eventually succeeded in stopping the
wound, which feat having been accomplished,
the injured man was sent to the Episcopal
Hospital.
BURGLARY IN CHEsTER.-On Friday night
last the dwelling of Mr.. CrozieT, at Chester,
was entered by burglars, who took away $500
worth OF silyerware. Dlligent search was made
Tor the Tltfans, but without success. Very Gu
nously,SJneer Glllen, of the Sixteenth district,
on Saturday morning last found horse and
wagon standing at the corner of Fortieth and
Walnut streets, and under the seat of the wagon
ne found large silver cake basket containing
tie initials "a C. c." THE proneriv ISas tai,aS
possession Of, and this morning Mr.. John
Ward, of Tinicum, arrived in town in search of
a.hoTse and wagon, which had been STOLEN from
his stable the same night that Mr. Crozier's
housa was entered. He was directed Ia the
station house, and there identified the horse and
wagon as his property. The suppositon is tbai
the burglars cracked the first residence. then
stole the horse and wagon TO get away with the
Qlunder The cake-basket was rather too large
10 be concealed under their clothing, SO they
left it behind in the wagon.
YHRowN FROM WAGON. No 10 of the
Union Line Yesterday ran off the track at Nnth
and Spring Garden streets aud sided into The
wagon Of Mr. BayaTd Robinson The vehicle
was considerably broken, and Mr.. Robinson
thrown on the c0bble stones. Fortunately hS
was not hurt.
PETTY THEFT Alderman Dallas has sent tC
prison one Robert Curry who was arrested or
South Thirteenth street yesterday for stealing