The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-23


! in the main feoni togethN with number Of
| invited guests. The exercise opened With the
! soug, "HarE, the Herald Angels Sng!' followed
| 10y ths ieudiug u the Bibie and th,' singing OF
W,rse oi Aud Lang Syue" pr. CiegT was
then Trtsent,d by tue pupit Of the &C loo with
| me and to,t sct Of Chira, very Handsomely
gotten up Tue presentation speech was made In
! r,bst Of tie pupils boy Mis- sophie Schrader,
! WHO poke ~ follows
lhls Is the hour IN whcn, as w the hsppy past,
| We bad hoped, ia the iOvfuluess " our Eotrts O.
! gittt you, cur Kind aud hUuUIod Instructor, with
| TIE cheering wishes VI this festive Season oar
tcsles iOr ! our happiness are nON, and ever will
lc heartfelt Di sincere. Bat hOw different are
| ,ur tmolCG-, when now, tJr the last timo, A.
! pupils, We hodfCs you, whose place 50 Us can
| tl'CI DC supplied. 80 long have VIC been the
rtg.l ,uls ui your KINDNESS, uAl so naturally have
] we come TO regard YOU with thC highest respect
! m o. afocti,n NJ hat we fel thif to DC the sadIcsJ
! mtHtut OF cur school days.
| NhClhtr our ,Ouuettiu with you has been for
/ months, or whether 70 has been ioughened iutl
| years, " e. have ever found YOU the samc-alwJys
| Itu.y lU bring your superior kuuwIudge and eN-
IuUuyt Co remove titg,uaIIy the difficulties that
/ hourly De 60 our IHrhs.
When We t.iuk Of an that y0u lave been to
| u, our lyrt swell with gratitude and we long
! Q. HN' tAIt,ssluu To our leeiIug.
7" show, lu slight degree, our appreciation
/ ti your uuntbsug care, We present % you this
! ulon Of our enduring esteem, with the wish that
! 'ht ensuing car Wuy Doe tTaught with prosperity
| ana happiness TO yuu and ours.
! Aluihyr Eitt had also been prepared for Mr..
! tItLar uy DDS teachers. It consisted Of several
! piCv. %. silver, ClAhurttcly finished aud appro-
| liiWel! iusCuhet. Tho teacher, 10 whom the
! uiH q meLitg tho prcscn.ation was ass 5uod,
| said .-
unpleasant years of school compaui)nship
| are no" 10 have AN unlocked for aud sOrOwful
| tWiuauou, To-day sewers the link which 80
! long has bonnd rs together in happy intercourse
| We have always 81 dly given you our confidence
| Lud support auu whatever m,y be your future
/ success ia life, 10 cuuuOi exceed what VIC desire
! tor you
! On behalf Of the faculty, l now present you
| THIS slight testimonials hoping 1t may prove in a
| s.it ht utSrcc our appreciation OF your uniform
| IlnuHCss, ana consideration for you, ana our
| regret at pardnB from Que whom We shall always
! rem mbtr with feelings Of frieudsh aud esteem.
! These gifts hC looked upon as areuewal of love
! nud tricr rdShp which had always existed between
! lin ard his teachers and pupils. In regard to
| tie report of the Committee OF the Board vi Con-
uo', by when this plrdug was brought about, the
| speaker sa'd lie would ever look upon that dUcu-
| munt with PRIDE and satisfaction, ana Rs 4 living
! evidence That be uid always endcayortd to ee-
| Natu ana protect tie GIrs' Higl and Normal
| School, by preventing from being admitted within
It's walls tuose who were unqualified 10 receive
| the lenCfs " wliCh it bestowed.
! The proceedings lhr-ubhJu. were Of the most
impressive and solemn character. Daring the
! delivery ui tic addresses, bud during the singing
| 10th teachers ana pupils were moved TO tears
! The exercises closed by the singing of song
written 10y one Of the FacUity OF tie school.
TIE QUIET or oUR Y.-Puiladelphia was
never so quiet as it is at the present time. While
other cities abound in raids, murders, robbcres
uLd fires, this ci y Is almost totally free from
crime. But few complaints arc made at the De-
tective Office, and tho book at that station only
receives two o. three additions upon It's pages
daily. 1t il an unusual circumstance to note the
city so quiet at this season of tho year. Fo.
! months tut lew heavy iOOberes are known to
have been porpeuated in the city. This may be
| attributed to tue proper attention to business on
| the part of the detectives. PiCkpocSets make
themselves exceedingly scarce, owing to the
ninety yday law. The new hands ut the business
| appear to have gone to other pla ,es TO operate.
The Fire Department now is some what idle.
! Previous to last Monday there were a number Of
fires reported, but since that time there have been
/ but one or two alarms.
Even Coroner Taylor is getting resting SPELL
last month he had about as much business as
any one man could possibly get through WITH
but during the present month he has not ex-
Ceeded half dozen cases. These facts speak
well for the admirable manner in which the City
Government is administered by Mayor Henry.
The police force has been brought to such a state
OF perfection 10y its energetic Chief, S q. Ruggigs,
thet our citizens retire at night without fear of
s6re ss h2uSss S bT9Gen into or burned down
almost any part of the city, day or night without
danger OF being garroted or relieved Of their val
usbles uuceremon!ously.
A SHARP SwINDLIEG PRACTICB.-A now
IL ode of raising the wind was reported at the
Police Station this morning. Some unknown
scamp it appears, has obtained possession Of a
number of envelopes used by an express COM
pany for the exclusive purpose Of enclosing
money. y These he nils with paper, and after
carefully healing them, delivers them to parties
rtsiOir g in this city, He called at one house, and
on ringing tho bell the lady came to the door.
| He informed her that he was engaged in deliver
ing money packages for an express company, At
the same time handing her au envelope addressed
| a, ri ,f fla hon tNbi IA
contained eight hGndIed dollars. He then re-
quested her 10 receipt iOr the. package in book
which he carried with him, and demanding the
sum of three dollars, which he claimed WAS the
charge due the company. The lady, however,
suspected that there WIS something wrong from
the net that the package was delivered at her
hu bands residence instead 9tat his Office, and
declined 10 pay the SmOuut.
The man, not the least abashcd, said Il made
no difference to him, and that he would see the
, ! gentleman. He next called a. another residence
in The sane street and made similar statement.
He succeeded IN obtaining the amount claimed
IL is said that he bad rhe names of quite num-
Der of prcmpent citizens on his book, but IL Is
prot able that he had some Of them there for the
, puuose Of gdng him In bis operations He had
t a lumber u these packages with him, ans 1t Is
quite probable that he succeeded in obtaining
considerable amount Of money during the dIy.
A DELIGHTFUL ESTBRrAINHBNT.-A concer
: of sacred music was given in the Thirty eight
J. Street Methodist Episcopal Church, West Phila
. dClphia, or Wednesday evening last, by the chill
e dTen Of the Sabbath Sch o attached TO the church
h assisted by several ladies and gentlemeni tn
!, whole arranged and directed by Jonn Bakeley
!, ESD Tie whole entertainment on this occasion
was truly delightful, and the singing by the ban
10 of beautiful Chi drCu was exquisite The proceed
r are to be applied 10 the repenishing the tOrar
d OF the Sahba School. The next concert will b
. given on Wednesday evening next, December 2
d THE STATE OF TIE STRBETs-IE was not onl
h the wicked who stood in slippery places ycser
e day. Every one Jared alike. The payements Wer
& laid with one exquisitely thin aud slippery stree
Z sfice, and people fell down by dozens. Boys an
y men, girls and women, went down one atte
', another. Looking up q street, where the CROWD
ls came lrooping along, the heads continually DIS
~ appearing and - instantly bo0Oing mp again, q
though nothing had happened, reiemOled III
Z hammers vibrating the strings Of the plano-fort
ls All the falls were taken in good humor 80 It
,s 10 be hoped that none were serious. The moi
Tn the merfier was the principle worked upon.
ed DANGRROUs COUETERFEIr.-Icte1SOn's Con-
'r- teya Detsctor sends us the following descrpt,
M of a new and dangerous five dollar note on q
81. Buffalo City Bank, Buffalo, New York 5's, vi
ln imitation blacksmith, liberty, eagle, on right eI
nv State coat Of arms.