The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-29

IOLtTiOAL.-Ihe discussion between the Hon.
| william ID. Kelley and George w. Northrop
Esq, on the political issues Of the day, was again
resumed last evening, at the Hall Of the Spring
Garden Institute. The audience was very large.
and the bes; Of order prevailed. Mr.. Charles S.
Keyser acted as Moderator, who introduced as
the first speaker Mr.. Northrop, who occupied one
hour. Mr. Kelley followed in a discourse Of one
hour, and Mr.. Northrop closed. The fourth meet
ing will be held tonight at the same place.
| A large and enthusiastic meeting of the friends
| OF the Administration was held last night, at
| Fourth and CARPENTER streets. Interesting ad.
| dresses we're delivered by William l.. Dennis,
Thomas NJ. Coleman, Hon. James Pollock, aud
| qthers.
ster audience assembled. As on previous occa-
| sions there we're large number OF ladies in the
| audience. In addition TO the military band sta
toned in the gallery of the hail. there was another
| outside on Chesnut street, opposite the hall.
! These two bands discoursed alternately the
| various national and patriotic airs. Eloquent
| ana patriotic addresses were delivered by Hon
| Henry ID. Moore, Judge shannon, OF Pittsburg,
| and William b. Mann, Esq.
| A large Union meeting was also held in the
| Twenty second Ward last night, on the Union
| League grounds, corner OF Cheten avenue aud
| Main street, Germantown, 20 celebrate the late
| great national victories.
The committee of arrangements had provided
/ an ample and substantial platform, two stories
| high, well lighted, with pleasant facilities for
| speakers and reporters. The upper story was
| reserved for the Mlestown Band, which dis
| coursed during the evening patriotic airs apprO-
| pirate TO the occasion.
Before the organization Of the meeting large
and well-arunged torch light procession paraded
several of the principal streets, and acted as an
escort for the distant delegations they arrived
| The main stand was tistefully ornameuted with
| the national flag and various patriotic devices.
| Strong delegations of soldiers from the Ger
| mantOwn, Cuyler, and Mcclellan Hospitals
| added TO the oclat Of the occasion. Many of the
| crippled soldiers were provided with seats upon
4 The commodious platform. Their presence was a
living, eloquent testimony OF the earnestness and
| importance of the pending Presidential contest
Hon. NJ. Russell Thayer Captain Coburn,
| Hon. A. Q. Kearsey, of New Jersey, Rev. @. w.
| Dennson, late Chaplain United States Army, and
others, we're am ne the speakers.
At the Keystone Club headquarters last night,
| speeches were made by ID. Markley Boyer, Esq,
| OF NorristOwD, Captain Geary of Washington j. B.
Ewing, Esq, Of Harrisburg, Colonel Kerr, of
VenaDgo, and e. \. Stagers, Esq, of New York.
| UNION MEETING AT WooDsTowN, N. IA
very large and enthusiastic meeting was held
| last night at Woodstown, Salem county, N. ].
Hon. James NJ. Scovel, of the New Jersey Senate
spoke for mere than an hour in his usual feicitous
and forcible manner.
| The blows he gives the Rebellion WI equally
| against The COnfederacy and MCClellanSn land
| the latter is more dangerous than the former).
| IL
sidsm throughout, and nc its close he received
| tbrse hearty cheers. Charles VI. Jay, ESQ of
| Trenton, was then introduced TO the audience,
| and was very warmly welcomed
| Ibis gentleman was an old line De Nocrat, but
| left his party to join that OF the country. His
| vii Is keen and trenchant, and he will do good
| service Ia the great cause.
| The sandy peninsula seems 10 be shaking of
| her ltthaTgy, and we will soon hear the Revo-
| lltiOnary tdings -" Good news from the
| JerseJs."
| HELD 70 ANswER.-Yesterday at the Central
Station, II. NJ. Lee, Jr, had hearing upon the
| charge OF being concerned In a fraud 10 the en-
| istment of recruits. The evidence showed that
there were twenty-five recruits mustered in by
Captain Sellers of the 10th infantry, on papers
brought TO his office by sergeant IN the recruit
| ing office of Lieutenant Walker, of the Slst p.
| V. On all the enlistment blanks the name of
| Lieutenant Walker was forged; by whom done
| there was no testimony TO show. The only evil
| deBce TO connect the defendant with the charge
| was the fact that Captain Patton, who had been
Ppplied to to furnish the men for mittGe from
| Northampton county, made use OF Mr.. Lees
| Office, and that Mr. Lee was seen Mt the place OF
Captain Patton when he had removed his office
| 10 Twelfth and Vine streets.
| On cIO,s-examnatOn, one of the witnesses
said that Mr. Lee had refused the Of his OH GO
| any longer 70 Captain Patton, which was the
| reason OF bis going to Twelfth and Vine streets.
| Captain Patton has not been arrested. Mr. Lee
| was held TO answer. No money was obtained on
| the forged papers. Joseph Roberts and Nathan
| CIldlHBd we're also held TO answer the charge of
| collecting money under false pretenses. They
represented that IL vas for the purpose of freeing
| the Twenty. eCOnd Ward from daft and OBJ
tanned large amount of money.
CoLoRRD REGMENTs.-Th following is a
list OF ColOred Regiments organ zed by the Super
vsory Committee for recruiting Colorod Troops in
| Philadelphia, with names OF Colonies and date of
| their departure Third Regiment, Colonel G. b.
| lilahman, September 10, 1868. Sixth Regiment,
COloIel j. w. Ames, October H. 1868. Eighth Regi-
ment Colonel Charles Frbley, January 20, 1854.
| twenty -econd Regiment, Colonel j. b. Klddoo,
| February 10, 1864. Twenty-ifh Regiment, right
wing, Colonel g. A Soroggs, March 81, 1854 Twenty
fifth Regiment, left wing Licutenant-C Colonel f.
Hitchcock April 15 1854. 1hirty-second Regiment
Colonel Baird, April 49, 1854 Forty-third Regiment
| SIX companies, Leuienant-ColOnel Hall, April Is,
| 1864. Forty-third Regiment one company. Captain
| Wright NAV 25, 1854. Forty-thIrd Regiment three
companies, Major h. Bumstead July ii, 1884. Forty
| BedethOd july H. 1854. FOIty-tiIth Regiment, SIX
| companies, Major Bates, September 20, 1884. One
| hunured-and- ny-soventh Regiment, Colonel
| Given, September %. 1864.
To SUIT THE FALL IN GoLD.-We sea that
Charles Stores & Co., the eminent cothers under the
Continental making large deductions their GUS
TONERS this week rem the market price Of their goods 10
s the Jal iH gold. Although their ltrOns did not ask
for H. neiheT did they expect IT, yet ths aoi)n IN takng
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