The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-29

THH PBHss CLUB or PHnADELrHA.-h a
meeting Of the Press Club, held yesterday after
noon, the following named gentlemen were |
unanimously reelected President, Thomas NJ
Coleman; Vice. Presidents, Charles Q. Wilson |
and Caspar Soudcr, Jr.; Corresponding Seere-
tarv, ID. B. Williamson; Recording Secretary,
William II. Fisher, 6ri Treasurer, E, W. u
Greene. The following Is the Board OF Drec-
tors, elected at the same time John Russell
Young pr. Julius Bein, II. A. Wethen A.
Thompson Westcott, s. y. Cohen, Il. G. Wa' ace
A W. FTiCk, John ID. watson, y. N. W. nslow
The Club Is now In a most hourishing G. ,ndtion
having over ffty members. In sho' time tho
Committee having charge OF the sub ect of Public
Lectures will announce the nameg Of the gentle
men selected. Essays contiDU.s to he read by
the members Of the Club at ach meeting upon
topics connected with the pr Jfesslon.
COLLEGE or PHYsGcrAY "A series of lectures
are about to be commenced by DR.. Packard, st
the Hall Of the College Of Physicians. The late
Or. Muttcr, a few ears before his death, offered
his museum, illuSTative Of surgery and surgical
pathology, and the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars in trust, 70 the College Of Physicians, on
condition that within specified period, it would
erect a iire-prOOf building and carry out certain
details for the preservation and increase Of the
museum, This liberal and munilCent offer was
accepted by the College, and In due time the
main condition Of lre-prOof building complied
with. The editce stands at the corner Of Locust
and Thirteenth streets lt erected by the
membCrs Of the College, who subscribed with a
| few exceptions, all the funds for the purpose.
| Not dollar was granted by DR.. Murter TO this
| end N his devise. He specified the manner In
| which n c interest Of the thirty thousand dollars
| was TO be spent, viz in additions % his museum
in the pay of a curator and Of lecturer 90 be ap-
! pointed annually by the College. This institu-
| ton is further enriched by large and growing
| library, the chief contributors 10 which are Dr.
Betton and DR.. Samuel Lewis.
| CoNAaE At THE MrNr.-The report Of the
| operations Of the Mint and is branches for the
last fiscal year, ending June 30, 1864, shows that
the coinage Of the year, although not 80 large as
in some former years, exhibits notwithstanding
the disturbed condition Of the country, a satsfac-
| tory increase over the coinage OF 1863.
| The amount Of bullion received in value at the
| Mint and branches during the fiscal year was as
! follows - Gold, 1923 9S6, ,9S9 %; silver, S933
$500; total deposits, S2i, 800 SOS47. From this
| total deduction must be made for the bullion
| redepoBited, or bars made at one branch of the
| Mint and deposited at another for coinage. De-
ducl,ng the redeposits the amount will be $2i,-
! 0l2,74lA9.
The coinage for the same period was as fol-
lows Gold coin, S2l ,649 345 impaired and fine
gold bars, 81 2,333 iO33l silver coin Sji8,2l410;
silver bars 1901 S72S9 cents coined, s i63, 800 ;
tORl coinage, S25 296, $3.50; number Of pieces Of
all denominations coined, 46,JS3,396.
Since the commencement Of coinage in 1897 the
value of gold coined has been S777,42l,i7li of
silver, Sl33,sO4 ,937.
THE FIRE HORN SUIr.-The fremans horn
that was lost so naturally at Atlanta, and found
so singulsrly in Philadelphia, as stated in The
TELEGRAPH few days since, has been formally
disposed Of by Alderman Welding. There was
no further evidence developed. The man who
sold the horn in this city could not be found. He
left for Baltimore after securing his eighty dol
lars, and has not been heard from since. Mr..
! Welding ruled that there was no evidence TO
! prove that the horn had been stolen. IL was the
| property Of corporation in an unfriendly city,
| Cnptured by the United States troops, and as all
corporations belong TO the State in which they
| are legalized, the horn was the property OF the
| United States Government, who came into pos
session of it by the right Of the capture Of Atlanta
| As the Government did not claim il, il was re
| turned TO the gentleman who purchased it here.
He is Mr.. Bechtel, Of the firm Of Bechtel & Erne,
| Arch street.