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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
CITY ORDINANCES.

AN ORDINA NCE
~ To Change the Boundary Lines OF the Eleventh
Division of the Twentieth Ward, 70 Create Additional
Divsions and Establish Places OF Voting IN said
section The Select and Common Councils of the
CITY OF Philadelphia do ordain, That the Eleventh
Division of the twentieth Ward shall hereafter be
bounded as follows, to witt
10 commence at the northwest corner OF Tenth and
Jefferson sire, s, extending thence north along the
west side of Tenth rect to the south side of Susque
hanna avenue thence along the south sde OF Susdue
hanna avenue west to the east side OF Eleventh.
street. thence along he east side OF Eleventh stree
south TO north side of Jefferson street, thence
alone the north side of Jefferson street east to the
place of beginning and that the voters OF the said
Eleventh Division shall vote at the house southeast
corner Of Eleventh and Oxford streets.
Section That new election division to be
called the Thirteenth Division be and the same
hereby created in said ard, to be bounded as fol-
10 commence at the north west corner of Eleventh
and Jefferson eets extending thence north along
the west side of Eleventh street TO the south side
Montgomery avenue thence along the south side Of
street, thence along the east side of Camae street
south to the north side OF Jefferson street, thence
along the north side OF Jefferson street east to the
place Of begnning and the voters of said Thirteenth
Division shall vote at the house at the northeast cor
ner of twelfth and Jefferson streets.
Section g. That q new election division to be
called the Fourteenth Division be and the same Is
hereby created in said Ward, to be bounded as fol-
TO commence at the northwest corner of Jefer.
and Camac sheets, ex ending thence north
along the west side of Camac street to the south
side of Montgomery avenue, thence along the south
sloe Of Montgomery avenue west to the east side OF
Broad street, thence along the east side of Broad
street south to the north eide OF Jefferson street,
thence along the north side OF Jefferson street to
the pace OF BEGINNING; and the voters of said
Fourteenth Division shall vote at the mouse south
west corner Thirteenth and Oxford streets.
Section That the First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth. sixth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and
Twelfth Divisions of the SAID Ward be and remain
as heI etotore established by law.
WILLIAM s. STOKLEY,
President Of Common Council
Attest
BENJAMIN II. HAINEs,
Clerk OF Select Council.
JAMES LYND,
President of Select Council
Approved this nineteenth day of May, Ammo
DominI one thousand eight hundred and sixty.sx
"a. ID. 1885, -
MORTON MoMICHAEL,
5221t Mayor of Philadelphia.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
The Power of Ciphers.
tcatioaaL Monthly.

From the Educational Monthly.
The enlightened man may have clear under
standing OF thousands and even millions; but
much beyond that he can form no distinct idea.
A simple example, and one easily solved will
illustrate the observation. II all the vast bodies
of water that cover nearly threefourths of the
globe were emptled, drop by drop, into one
great reservoir, the whole number Of drops could
be written by two words, eighteen sectillions,"
and expressed in figures by anneXing twenty
four cipheIs to the number eighteen Q8,000,-
600, 600 000, 900 000 0000 000l. Man might as we'll
attempt 10 explore the bounds of eternity as to
form any rational idea of the units embodied in
the expression above; for although the aggre-
gate OF drops is Indicated by figures in the space
OF only one inch ano half of ordinary print yet,
ii each particular drop were noted bv a separate
stroke, like the figure l, it would form a line of
marks sufficiently long to wind round the sun
six thousand billions of times
Now, observe, If YOU please, the marvellous
power OF value which the ciphers, insignificant
by themselves, give 20 the significant figures Is.
The young reader will be surprised to learn that
the use OF the cipher to determine the value OF
any particular hgure, which is now practlsed by
every school-bJy, VAS unknown to the ancents.
Therefore, among the Greeks and Romans, and
the nations OF antiquity, arithmetical opera
uons were exceedingly tedious and difficult
They had to reckon with little pebbes shells, or
beads, used as counters, to transact the ordi-
nary business OF life Even the great Cicero IN
his oration Tor ROscius, the actor, in order Co
express 100000, ad 10 make use OF the verv
awkward and cnmbrous notation, cCOIooo
CCCIOoo OCCIOoo How very odd this seems-"n
the year OF cur Lold MDcoCLxvI.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
THE SOLDIERS REVENGE.
A.D. 1866.
BY THEODORE TILToN.


This golden legend tirst was told
When Swedes and Danes we're foes OF old.
One morn the swedes gave way so soon,
The battle ended at the noon.
Two foes lay sweltering on the sand,
Each wounded by the others hand.
The Swede exclaimed, 20 day accurst,
That sees o soldier die of thirst !"
The Dane replied, with anguish wrung,
my water.fask shall cool thy tongue.
81 filed it at a mountaineering;
Drink thou to Denmark and the King
"But precious loss If any drips;
So hold it steady to thy lips"
The Swede replied, "If thee kill,
Thy flask is mine to drink my I'LL"
Then, drawing poniard from his girth,
He struck blow, but stabbed the earth.
The Dane exclaimed, 20 wretched swede!
How burst thou try so base deed
"By heaven! | take revenge, o knave!n
Then, snatching back the flask he gave,
Thirst thou" he cried "while shall quaff
Thy throat shall swallow only half!
"But curse thy loss, o bastard soul
meant to bld thee dink the whole"
The King of Denmark overheard,
And smiling at the deed and word,
Proclaimed in sight of all his train,
"I dub thee knight o noble Dane J"
Uprose n noise of Danish cheers
Heard yet through twice a hundred years.
S, every hero hath reward
Oi men, OF kings, or Of the Lord
The Nation.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
522

An ORDIN ANCE
~ To Change the Boundary Lines of the
Fifth and Tenth Divisions of the Fifteenth Ward,
and to Create an Additional Division IN sad
Ward
Yard contains more voters than any election division
was contemplated to have by the Act of Assembly
of February 2, 1864, having DO led over six
hundred votes at the late election, there
Section l. The Select and Common Councils OF the
City OF Philadelphia 10 ordain, That hereafter the
boundary lines OF the Fifth DIVISION of the Fifteenth
Ward shall be as fOloWs:-
Commencing at the northwest corner of NIne-
teenth and Vine streets, thence along the north
side Of Vine street to Twenty-irst street. thence
along the east side of Twentv.tirst stleet to ham
ton street, thence along tue south side of Hamilton
street to Nineteenth street, thence along the west
side of Nineteenth street to the place OF beginning
and the election shall be held at the house
of james Fitzwater, No. 1918 Callowhill
street.
Section O. That hereafter the boundary lines of the
Tenth Division shall be as tollows:-
Commencing at the southwest corner OF Nineteenth
and Poplar Streets thence along the west side of
Nineteenth street to Mount Vernon street. thence
along the north side Of Mount Vernon street to
Twenty.irst street thence along the west side OF
Twenty hrst street TO street. thence along the
north side OF Green street to Twent, second street.
thence along the east side OF Twenty-econd street
to Poplar street, thence along the south side OF
Poplar street 10 the pace OF beglnninp; and the
election shall be held at the house of o. Gerne, No.
2l04 Coates street
Section g. That new election divs on to be called
the Twelfth division be and the same IS hereby
erected in the said Fifteenth Ward to be bounded
as tollows:-
Commencing at the northwest corner of Nine.
teenth and Hamilton streets, thence along the north
side OF Hamilton street TO Twenty first street. thence
along the east side OF Twenty-frst street to Mount
Vernon street. thence along the south side of Mount
Vernon street TO Nineteenth street. thence along the
west side of Nineteenth street to the place of Begin
ming; and the election shall be held at the house of
George Uber, No 1919 Brandywine street
WILLIAM S. STOKLEY,
President of Common Council
Attest
BENJAMIN H. HAINEs,
Clerk of Select Council.
JAMES LYND,
President OF Select Council.
Approved this nineteenth day of Nay, Ammo
DOmin one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six
"a. ID. 1865. -
MORTON McMTCHAEL,
6221t Mayor OF Philadelphia.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
CITY ORDINANCES

ID r OLUF ION
~ To authorize the opening of Spring Garden
street
Resolved, By the Select and Common Councils
OF the City q Philade pima, That the On ct Comms.
sioner of Highways be, and he is hereby author
ized and directed to notify the owners OF property
on Spring Garden street, from Six eenth street 70
Eighteenth street, In the Fifteenth Ward, that at
the expiration OF three monhs rom the date OF
the points named.
WILLIAM s. STOKLEY,
President Of Common Council.
Attest
BENJAMIN II. HAINEs
Clerk OF Seect Council.
JAMES LYND
President Of Select Council
Approved this nineteenth day of May Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and nxty.six
"a. ID. 1S66).
MORTON MoMICHAEL
8 % 1t Mayor OF Philadelphia
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22

An OR RDI M ANCE
IA To Make an Additional Appropriation 10 the
Controllers OF Public schools to Pay Differences for
Rent and Ground Rent for 1866.
Secuon /. The Select and Common Councils OF
the City OF Philadelphia do ordain That the sum OF
thousand and thirteen dollars and fifty cents be
and the same is hereby appropriated to the Control
lers OF Public Schools to pay the following unpaid
claims OF 1865 TO witt
To Charles P. Fox, for ground rent in the Seventh
Section, eight hundred and nInety.two dollars anu
fifty cents.
T.J B. Baxter, for rent in the Second Section,
eighty one dollars.
To F. Paul, for rent in the same section, forty
dollars
AND warrants shall be drawn in conformity with
existing ordinances. - -
WILLIAM s. STOKLEY,
President Of Common Council
Attest
ROBERT BETHEL,
Assistant Clerk of Select Council
JAMES LYND,
President OF Select Council.
Approved this nineteenth day of Nay. Ammo
Dominl one thousand eight hundred and sixty-sX
"a. d. 1865. - .
5221t Mayor of Philadelphia.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22

ID ES L u i ION
IL OF Instruction to the City Solicitor, Relative to
Certain Violations OF the Health Laws,
Whereas IL Is alleged that Augustus Pevson,
licensed priVy cleaner has, IN violation OF law ana
to the danger of the health OF the community
deposited the contents Of certain priyy wells into
the public highways; now, therefore
Resolved, By the Select and Common Councils OF
the City OF Philadelphia, That the City Solicitor be
and he IS hereby directed TO prosecute Augustus
in depositlng contents OF privles INTO the public
highways or sewers of the city.
WILLIAM s. STOKLEY,
Presd dent or Common Council
Attest
ROBERT BETHEL,
Assistant Clerk OF Select Council.
JAMES LYND,
President of Select Council
Approved this nineteenth day of May, Ammo
DOmini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
MORTON McMlCHAEL,
B22lt Mayo, o! fhiladelphia
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
sl.9Os 6SO'ls

LIREC TORS.
Thomas c. L and, Samuel e. stokes
SSonn \, paws II. Penistan
ETtuhup9 A. SoudeT, Henry sloan,
Theophl.us PauCing William ii Boulton
John X. Penrose, Edward DarlIngton'
James 1raQuair, H Jonea Brooks
Henry {. Dallett Jr Edward Iaiourcada
James {. Hand Jacnh p Gones
Mnlam y Ludwig. James B Mcfarland
Josep0 d. Seal, Joshua T Eyre
George G. Leiper lSpencer NcfIyain
Hugh Craig j. r. SempIe Pittshurs
Robert Burton, n BergeT Pitfsburs
John Taylor 49, d. I. Morgan PittsburR
THOMA e. HAND, President
r,.. JOHN q. DAVIS vice President.
HENRY LTLBUBE. Secretary. lis
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22
INSURANCE COMPANIES

D ELAwARE MUTUAL SAFETY IN 5URANtE E
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nStttli Sa1SlSfi PsF1RkSEFGHlA FNs1RkEGF "
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A' iINL6NI INsURANCEs
on Goocs by River Cana Lake. and Land Carriage
p FIRE RRfriIiNSss INs6RASc%s 5fS SR5fR
ON Mercbsndise feneralv
On Stores. Dive Ing Houses, etc.
ASSETS OF THE CONF ANY
ts NoO Unltea statef per cent loan IT,. so,oOOV
200 CO $40 Der cent. loan = wv"
treasury \ Notes. s................,,.,., % 37b0
100 O0O state OF ennsylvania Five Per Cent
1900 8, 0 sie oi Pennsylvania six Pey Gent. 81 '''
1875 COO citt Oe3' " fbIsGCp6a SIX Per Cent. "'"
oo ooO Loan; lla Sla 50
,.ooO case Six Per 0en. Bonds. ,;,... 2OOOOOO
=, ,oo a gsgs SIX Per Cent. Bonds. 0s.75OV
ooo scge SIX Per Cent. BOnds 2s75O 90
guSrsnieed by the city OF Phiis
,,,o ~ maelphis;. i;::;..:...:.. Is,Ss1S
ana -, road 1ompsny ,......,.,.... $4,000
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ION" Is 900 90
uens ON City Property. ...........,. P0,700O
sl.rS',s5O Par. Market value. 1895 $50 90
Bills receivable icr IN uranccs made lSi CiS
bsspses ON Il yns Sae At poI,5,SS Pre%Ums
rest and other debts due the Com
scrip and Stock Of sundry Insurance 'O0i'"
= mated value. ue.....,.........%.,..... ~ lyY 2slOO
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22

Ex-Governor J. q. Brown made long argu-
pent before Judge EIskine, al Savannah, on
Monday, to prove he Congressional test oath
unconstitutional.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-22

An OR DI N A nee
"A Directing the Board of Health TO Receive
Patients for Treatment in the Municipal Hospital.
City OF Philadelphia do ordain, That the Board OF
Health are hereby directed to receive as soon
possible for treatment In the Municipal Hospital ali
persons afflicted with any contagious or infectious
disease that may be sent to the Hospital by the In
specGOrs of the County Prison, and any patients
in the County Prison afflicted with smallpox may
at once removed to the Municipal Hospital
WILLIAM 3. STOKLET,
President of Common Council
Attest
ROBERT BETHELL,
Assistant G, ERIK o. Select Council.
JAMES LYND,
President OF Select Council
Approved this nineteenth day of Nav, Ammo
DOmini one thousand eight hundred and sixty
MORTON MoMtCHAEL,
b22lt Mayor of Philadelphia
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19

THE Gazette of last week attempts
TO eulogise Judge Harris, This is the
first time that paper has ever done the
like, although Judge Harris has filed
the Probate Judges office in this Coun,
ty by election nine years with unpre!
cedented satisfaction to the people,
As long as Judge Harris was can.
didate Of the Union Party, the Gazette
had no eulogies to pronounce on him,
but now that he is to be succeeded by
a soldier, that paper thinks il can make
something by attempting to convince
Judge Harris and his friends that he
has been badly treated. Judge Harris
and his friends can see through the
transparent trickery Of that paper.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19

The last Gazette, ip speaking of the
Union ticket nominated at Belmont,
says: ave have nothing to say as to
the qualifications of these gentlemen
for the offices to which they have been
nominated. We believe they are com
petent to discharge their respective
duties" but the editor thinks the
ticket will find Jordan is hard road
to travel" because the candidates are
soldiers. Well, a soldier would, prob
ably, make a poor run in the Demo
cratic party, because of the Lincoln
hireling" theory Of its leaders; but
in the Union Party soldier generally
gets the full vote of the party, and we
are inclined to think that will be amply
sufficient to elect them.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19

"MAcK," the Washington GORE spondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial, in letter to
that paper, of Friday, speaks as follows of
President johnson and that mysterious and
vague article known as my policy:
What many predicted and some feared in
regard to the President and the Constitu
tional Amendment turns out to be aitegcth-
er too true for the reputation cf the Presi
dent and the good of the country There
is evidences which cannot be disputed that
Mr.. johnson has committed himself to the
work OF preventing the ratification Of the
proposed amendment in his own State. -
There Is also, however, very satisfactory
evidence that he will not succeed hut that
Tennessee will ratify that wise, just and me-
cessary measure, and that, too, perhaps,
before this letter sees the light of print. -
Mr.. johnson seems 10 have peachant for
the Imitation of historic characters. FIRST,
he was Moses, leading the colored race from
bondage to freedom, and showing them the
promised land from the Pisgah top of the
State House at Nashville He got tired of
playing Moses after while, and, advancing
about five thousand years in single stride,
appeared upon the public stage in the char
acter OF a Tribune of the people. He seems
to have abandoned the Tribune business,
thinking it better in the hands of Horace
Greeley than in his, and now he is enacling
the role of the ancient Danish monarch,
who distinguished himself from his cotem-
poraries by the belief that he could make
the waves of the sea to obey him. And
there he sits, like his great prototype,
Canute, hot exactly bidding the Atlantic to
recede, but, more foolish still, bidding the
waves Of popular opinion more powerful
thousand fold than those of the Atlantic,
to keep away from him and the latest devel-
opment of his policy. a
Seriously, it is time for Mr.. johnson to
tell the county just what his policy is
There are grave doubts On the subject in the
minds of his best friends. If it is simply
to secure the right of representation to the
Southern States, when they present them
selves in an attitude OF loyalty, and in the
persons of men capable of submitting to
the legal tests as to their loyalty--then his
policy is indorsed by a great majority Of the
people of this country, principally because
i was the policy of Mr., Lincoln before him.
Ii, however, in order to be johnson
man" one must indorse the present Exc
cutive in his recent efforts to give a pos
thumous respectability to the administration
of John Tyler, / take it that johnson men
in the Republican party will be found about
as scarce as plums in boarding school
pudding. b.. , .. t
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19
RATHER RgCsgl

The st. Clairsville Gazette, of last
week, contained brief notices of the
gentlemen on its ticket, from which we
select the following as a "specimen
brick:
George Crisswcll, our candidate for
Coroner, has always been one of the active
for the Office to which he has been nomi-
nated," "l&c.
AS the "immortal j. N" would say,
go slowl" George Crisswell zone
of the active business men of Bellaire 7"
Hello 60 ...
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19
Gov. NIorton,s Bomb Shell.

IRepublished from the Chronicle of lasl week.l
Gov. Morton, in his speech at Indianapolis
a few days since, thus describes those
WHO CALLED THEMSELVES DEMOCRATS.
Every unregenerated rebel, lately in
arms against his Government, calls himself
Democrat.
Every bounty jumper, every 'deserter,
every sneak who ran away from the draft
calls himself Democrat.
"Bowlos, Milligan, Walker, Dcdd. Hor
sey and Humphres called themselves Demo.
Gratis.
every Son of Liberty who conspired to
murder, burn, rob arsenals, and release
rebel prisoners calls himselfa Democrat.
John Morgan, Sue Munday Champ
Ferguson, Wwz, Payne and Booth proclaim
themselves Democrats.
Every man who labored for the rebellion
in the field, who murdered Union prisoners
by cruelty and starvation, who conspired to
bring about civil war in the loyal States,
who invented dangerous compounds to burn
steamboats, and Northern cities, ,oho coatri.
Ued helEsh.schenes 20 Introduce into Northern
cities The ,easting pestilence Of yello,o .terer,
calls himselfa a Democrat.
Every dishonest contractor who has been
convicted of defrauding the Government
every dishonest paymaster or disbursing off
Ger who has been convicted of squanderinp
the public money at the gaming table OF
in Goldgamb(ing eperations--every Office,
ia the army who was dismissed for coward
ice or disloyalty calls himself DemoDrat.
EVERY wolf in sleeps clothing who pre-
tends to preach the Gospel, but proclaim,
the righteousness of man,selling slavery
every one who shoots down negroes in the
streets, burns negro scbool-houses and meet
ing houses, and murders women and children
by the light of their own flaming dwellings
calls himselfa Democrat.
Every New York rioter oflS6S, who
burned up little children in colored asylums
who robbed, ravished aud murdered indis
ori,ninately in the midst Of q blazing city
for three days and nights, calls himself q
Democrat.
"Ia short, tie Democratic party may b,
described as common se,oer and locthson,,
receptacle, into ,chich Is emptied epery ele
meat Of treason, North and South, and every
element ofmkumaaity and barbarism sohich
has dishoaored the age"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19

Hon. WILLIAM DENNIsoN, Postmas-
ter General, on last Thursday rendered
his portfolio to the President 1t is
said the motive prompting this action
is a difference of views as to the policy
that should be adopted in the recon
struction of the late Rebel States.
1t is thought Messrs. Stanton, Har-
Ian and Speed will also retire from the
Cabinet.
The President and a few other Bolt
ers from the Union Party have called
Convention at Philadelphia on the
l4th of August, which call has been
seconded by all the Rebels and Copper
heads in the country. The Southern
States are electing the most active
Rebels to represent them in this Con-
vention, and ia our own State Vallan-
digham and Thurman have taken steps
to be represented.
Mr.. johnson, we think, has at last
determined to cut loose altogether from
those who elected him, and unite his
fortunes with the Copperheads, Rebels,
guerrillas, and assassins who labored
thre ugh five weary years TO destroy
this nation.
If we understand the temper of the
People, these Boilers will be utterly
annihilatcd. Mark the prediction !:
Nothing since the destruction Of the
Assyrian hosts at Sennacherib will
compare with the slaughter of this
hybrid johnson Copperhead National
Guerrilla Union Rebel party.
Since writing the above, Mr..
Speed has handed in his resignation.
His letter ofresignation is very caustic.
In letter to the Randall Johnson
Club he denounccs the proposed Phila-
delphia Convention as Rebel Cop
perhead concern, whose tendency is to
bring the country to ruin.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-19
Touching Incident.

We are informed that gentleman re.
Gently travelling from the West in sleeping
car, witnessed the following scene: IN
In the same car with him was a gentle
man trying to still crying child by carrying
il to and fro in the coach, and which, BY its
screams finally irritated man in one of the
bsrths to such degree that he could en-
1ure it no longer, and cried out profanely,
young one2" Aud soon again, Where is
the mother of that child that she is not
here to pacify it2' At this, the poor gentle
rMan in charge Of the child stepped up to
the berth and said: "STi the mother OF
this child is an her coffin, IN the baggage carr
Our informant says the grutf grambler i'm.
mediately arose, compelled the afflicted
father to retire to his berth, and from that
time until morning, took the little orphan
under his own care. Norwalk Reflector.