The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-11

passed by that body, appointed committee 20
supeTintend he re ruitins in those wsrds which
have the largest quotas 20 dll. This Committee
consists OF Thomas Tnsker, Chairman, John W.
Frazer, Henry Davis, Joshua Spering, and DIR.
Wm. ii Uhler.
The Committee will secure the appointment Of
five mus,criug leutot ants, whose Mbors VIII he
directed tow rds hllins che quotas OF tue follow
lug Wards having the greatest dehci ncy Iii 50
Ward, Quota 0l7; Second Ward, tOta 49j I;
Seventh ward, quota 59l Tenth Ward, quota
i0G; FineeO'h Ward, quota 600i Nineteen h
ward quota 6l9. A, soon rs the quotas of .ncse
WARDS are reduced to an average With he others
then the work Of the Committee will be bestowed
on all the Wards alike.
The cit 2. ms OF thss. Wards should now 90 70
work, aud net with The gentlemen having the
matter In cbHge. Meetings should be called and
money hberally sub,crined for the payment OF
the Ward bounty. This latter premium must be
paid, oi no recrui an be ob'aiued
10 is rva ly surprisii & that Ward like the
5 vcnth, one OF ilr veal hiest in the city, shluld
remyin us inactive aS it has when other districts,
not half as prosperous, have subscribed large
ums aud are rapidly tiliing their quotas. At
the last mle;:ng of the Draft Convention this
WFrd was not even represented by y dClegise.
This looks as If the residents Of that locality
wanted diatt, and II So, they will certainly be
accommodated about the 5th of September next
PREss CLuB or PHLADELPHIA.-The "NeRs-
pdptT NhuNtI lOu ltANaIhANitu ltshIludg NlNtE-
noon in the Select Council Chamber, and pro-
ce, ded to the consideration of the bylaws, which
gave rise TO q pTotraC'ed, interesting, aud &c
times animated, discussion between Messrs Il.
W. c. Greene, Thomas VI. Coleman, William II.
Fisher, ii A Wtthorill, j. Hassln, \. w. Frck,
H.. c. Wallace, l.. w. Wallazl, ]. Il. Booth, j. X.
Dunlingson, ana DR. Julius Hines, after which
the by Jaws were approved. Inc Convention
then proceeded 10 nHuguu,te the Club. Nomi-
DntiOn5 for membership were made, and each
omince was voted for by the members present.
The meeting adjourned until next "Wednesday
afternoon, AZ which time the baloting will be re-
sumed. The Convention was in session over
four hours. The attendance was large, and in
the Transaction OF large amount of business,
the machinery of the organization was put into
complete working order. Tue "Press Club OF
Phila~ epha" is now permanent institution of
our city. Its influence will soon be recognized
and felt by the people,
The TwENIY.rouRTu WARD T-NNBL.-The
work on the West Philadelphia tunnel is pro-
crossing rapidly Up to this morning oXcava-
dons had been made from the vicinity of Thirty
second and Locust srrteis - the northern side OF
CheSnut, and have b. Gu compdctly walled IN with
stone. Between CbGsnut and Market the work
men are Ousily labpring % eNclvate the bed OF
Mansion street. The soil below Chesnut and
above Market street is OF light clayey nature,
and easily yields 10 the spade; rut between these
two stree is stratum of gr mite, through Which
the course OF tile tunnel must be blasted. Tne
work Is consequently one OF difficulty and tedious
labor. IL viii be several mon hs yet before all
will be completed and tbc tunnel Is ready for
nse. This is The Ouly work Of the kind in Phil a.
de phia, and will be used Tor the transit of the
cars OF the Junction Railroad carrying plssen-
gers between New York and Washington. Ii
will be twenty six feet deep aud about forty wide.
Tho excavation commences near the ROund
House in West Philadelphia, continues above
ground until 1t ne-rs Market street, where tue
tracks disapp' ar. emerging about one hundred
feet below Chcsnut street. The TOP OF the tun-
mel will be even feet below the grade of Market
street.
CoLoRED CONrERENcE OF DELAWARE Bishop
James has inst organized the Delaware Confer
euce of colored members one of those constitute ted
by the recent General Conference held in
this city. Ag-eeably 10 tue appointment
Cf the Episcopal Board, Bishop Jlnos meJ
the preachers at Wesley Chapel, Philadelphia,
on July 25 After deyotiOnil exercises he re-
ceiyed their papers and adjourned till the next
day. He found ten elders recommended ac-
cOrding 10 the order OF the General Conference,
aud declared hem the duly organized Delaware
Conference Of the Methodist Episc lpal Church.
During the session one other cider was received,
making eleven. Eight preachers were received
on tIial, seven were ordained de cOns an three
o dained elders. The work was arranged in
three distTicS, with cUlored presiding eliers. Of
the stations, two are in Philadelphil, three in
New Jersey, and the rest IN Delaware, and the
eastern shore Of Maryland. Twenty two proach-
els received appoi tments some of them are men
of decided character, and the prospec oi the new
Conference are very hopeful.
A PANTHER SToEY.-A few days since the
peaceabe citizens Of Germantown and vicinity
were agitsted by the report that a panther escaped
from menagerie few weeks ago, while passing
along the Wissahickon turnpike, aud is now at
large. The child Of DO ltman is said to have
fallen prey to his carnyorons appetite; and that
after nightfall, his cry has been heard issuing
from the solitude of the woods. 4 "relia1o per-
son" assert that greatly e. his alarm, tho animal
passed him on the road, a few evenings a.rO.
Parties, IL is SGid, have been searching for IL
without success. We "gnc however, tbat it
viii DC some time before his maj Is captured,
or thnt the mangled 'mains OF human beings
aud the beasts OF the nold will be found on which
lie has been ieasting.
RECBUITNG.-Tbi morning warrants were
issued for the payment of the city bounty to
twtnty.seven three years men and one twelve
month man. II has been supposed by some per-
sous that the increased city bounty Ot f1ir hum
dred dollars would be paid 20 the principal who
furnishes a su s.itute, but such Is no. the fact
Mayor Henry yesterday state that the in reased
bounty was designed 10 encourage eulistOg, aud
that he would not sign warrants for IL except %
volunteers in the service. Those furnishing sub
stitutes viii receive, rs heretofore, two hundred
and fifty dollars. Nine hundred and fifty jars
we're asked tor substitutes yesterday, under the
belief that the four hundred dollar bounty would
be paid TO the principal.
The LATE SANITARY FAIR.--A more desolate
SPOT than Logan square, the site Of the late Iui
tary Fair buildings cannot be found in the
whole city of Philadelphia az this ume The
grass has sirven hard TO hold its own, bat the
contest was an unsuccessful one, asd nothing
now remains but lew tafIs Of olghied spears 10
Indicate the existence Of anything green in the
vicinity. Over this scene OF dcs1lation the "big
gun" still keeps watch and ward, the only relic
Of the great exhibition. This will soon disappear,
rs iis materials and construction arc not calcu-
lated to Ieeist the summers heat or the winters
cold.
SYST TO FoRT DELAwARE.-Specia Oiicer,
Taggart received telegram from Colonel Baker,
last night, to arrest a man named William
Dougherty, who had LEFT Washington and was
on his way to Philadelphia. Upon the arrival Of
the train at Broad and Prime streets Doughcrty
was arrested and committed TO the First District
Station House. This morning he WAS sent TO
Fort Delaware. Ii is not known here what
charge stands against Dougherty. The order for
his arrest was signed by the President. Dougherty
was formerly q resident OF South Carolina.