The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-30

purpose OF determining upon plauhlot ths oehutl-
Tying and finishing the great National Cemetery
at Gettysburg, held A. tue Continental Hotel last
evening, the following design was agreed upon -
That continuous coping Of marble, eieven
inches high, should be placed along the heads ot
the Rraves IN each section, and ~ The head the
gtaves the soldiers name, regiment, and age.
The work Is 10 be started immediA,o'y, 20 thar
the foundations Will have ample time, during the
coming winter, to settle. A style Of fencing vas
also adopted for the front, and design for the
gsieWny ana lodge
,pendii statue Of liberty, sxty.fvo feet
high, vii decorate The ground, AZ the base Uf
which will be four figures, representing Wdr
Hi,tory, Peace, and Plenty, che whole TO be Of
white gtnuile, nd Of the best Orkmanship.
The following ramcd gentemrn composed the
committee david Wills, Esq President 0fthe
Association X. Lattimer, Ed, Of Delaware; /;
EDWARD Cooper, Esq of New York Levi Sc lvey,
Esq. OF New Jersey DctOrd, Esq, uf Mary
land, and Colonel J. G. Stephenson, Of Indiana
SALE or OLD ColNs-The Boston Post re-
ports sale Of old coins in that city. fne
Washington cent Of 1891 brought Sl'05. Other
prices paid were For cent OF 1893, with fifteen
circles, $3.50 Nova Constcllatio, U. S., 1888 and
1885, Sl'O5 each a very good cent Of 1904, 81 0ji
one Of 1909 81 zone OF 1911, 55c. n Fcank in 'cnt,
OF l7SS 6Oc half.rcnt of 1893, 81 10; halt-ceut
Of 1856, SOC. half cent Of 1897, Sll0i half-cent
Of 1871, 81 aud other half rents at prices vary
ing from 30 TO 6j cents; 80 varieties Of "IlArd
Times coin which 10 was thought might mean
postal currency, except that they were marked
"good Ice. each. Eight specimens Of paper
mcncy sold for &c. each. A large bronze Wash
iDgiOn medal was the most valuable specimen in
the collection, and brought Sl2.
CAPTAIN ELuorr.-The body of Thomas II.
Elliott has not yet arrived, consequently the time
Of the funeral cannot be stated, but as soon IL
is heard from due notice will be given.
The officers and men of the 2Sih Regiment p.
v, OF General J. w, Gcarys Division, aud OF
General Hocker's Corps, and all other military
friends Of Captain Elliott are invited TO attend "A
meeting this evening, at "a o'clock, at the house
Of Colonel Z. NJ. Berry, Sixth street, below Ches-
nut, 20 make the proper arrangements for attend
ing his funeral. Members OF the military or
CARNATIONS of the different fire companies are
also invited 70 be present.
YoUNG HGoHwAYMEN.-Fo some time past a
party of oung boys whose ages range from ten
to fifteen years. have been in the habit of nfostlng
the locality of Fourth and Branch streets, and
robbing all little Juveniles who happen 10 pass
that way. Yesterday, a little girl had a two
dollar blll with which she had been Gent TO make
a rurchase by her mother. She was stopped aud
the money taken from her. One Of the young
offenders was arrested and held to answer by
Alderman Welding.
FIRE.-This morning, between one and two
o'clock, ire occurred in Cuthbert street, west OF
Thirteenth, caused by the destruction of two
stables, belonging to McGee & Wistar. The
structures were of brick, with tin roofs, and were
burned out II the inside. A lot of hay and feed
was also destroyed. Four borses narrowly
escaped being burned, one nf them being badly
scorChed about the neck. The cause Of the tire ID
unknown.
MAILS FOR HAvANA.-Postmaster w dbOrn
announces that mails will leave this city for
hoIr
in the morning by the new steamship Frdnlts.
Heretofore we have had no direct communica-
tiOn with Havana and the West Indies Our
mails have been sent TO New York and forwarded
from there, and our reiRgning mails have been
received by the same route.
DlsoRDRNLY DANCE HoUsEs.--The Eleventh
Ward is infested with scores of disorderly dance
houses, which are the source of much complaint
in the neiRhbOrhoods where they are located
Last night the police made q descent on two o
these dens, one in Water street, below Calowhil,
and the other on Beach street, below Noble. The
proprietofs, Anthony Henry and John McCrys-
tai, were held by Alderman Toland to answer.
DEsERTER DBOwNED.-At an carly hour this
| morning two Of the sailors on board the United
States iron vessel Mingo, lying Off the Navy
Yard, under sailing orders, attempted to escape
! by jumping overheard and swimming to the
| hDOre' One OF tnetn was drowned, Wnle tue Otnel
narrowly escaped, being rescued by the Rivel
! and Harbor Police Boat, which happened to bt
| in the vicinity at the time.
| VERDICT OF CENsURE.-In the case OF tn,
child Joseph H. Davis, who died from beint
scalded by boiling water, the jury have returned
a verdict censurng the proprietor Of the dye
! house, for allowing the bOiling water 10 run frOu
/ the premises in way 10 endanger the lives o
| children in the neighborhood.
BASE BALL MATcHBs.-The Base Ball matche
! yesterday morning between the Resoure Clul
of Brooklyn and the Camden Club of that ci y
| and in the afternoon between the Resoute an,
| Keystone, resulted in the first instance in q vic
| tory for the Camden, and in the last In a triumph
| for the RtsUlGte. To-day the Resoiuto plays tn
| Oh hmpic. On Monday they take their departur
hOmewaTd.
| ELECIIoE.-At the fifth annual meeting of tn
| American Dental Association, which convened
at Niagara Falls on Tuesday last, nr. j. II
| McQuillen, OF this city, was elected President
| and Dr.. George W. Ellis, Corresponding Secre
| tary.
| THE DRAPT.--Under the late call OF the Presi
dent, the quota of the Second Congressional Dis
| tri,t is as follows First Ward, 9l7; Seventh
! 59l Eighth, 100; Ninth, l72; Tenth, 4Oj maxim
| Il total of 2lSG men. The aUvve includes the divi
sion Of the First Ward now called the Twenty
sixth Ward.
REcRUITING.-This morning the City Bount
Of $3.50 was paid to sixty-twe three-years Volun
teers, and the bounty Of 500 to one twelve
| months volunteer.