The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-27

| hhPOhIb Ob GUARDIANS OF THE POOR
A stated meeting of the Board of Guardians
President Erety presiding, was held vesterdav
- inc house Agent reported the census of the
House Tor Saturday, November "a, at 1850; same
within the last two weeks. 227: births o. deaths
z6i dlsohaTged, l04; eloped, 3s; indentured, 5.
Inc number granted lodgings since the last
| report was 6S; meals, 204
The classification is az follows.-superan-
nue,ed men, Il; women, 104; healthy males
under sixty, 1l8; healthy females All; males
iincuIaole, ~; females incurable, 4S; white mems
hospital, IS; white women's hospital, 239; mems
insane department, 199 women's do. 359; white
mems outward 39s; colored mems do SO;
colored women's out ward, 46. The total males
sn tne Aimshouse including assistants, is l34l;
The Steward reported the House receipts at
! A communication was received from the Law
| Committee OF Councils asking why Mr.. Frede-
| rick Server was acting as member of the Board
OF Guardians, he not being resident of the
| city.
The Committee on Heating and Ventilation
made report, setting forth the improvements
in ventilating and heating apparatus which had
Oeen made ia the Insane and all other depart
ments Of the Almshouse, aud the consequent
benefit to the health of the inmates. The report
minutes.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution. which was
adopted empowering the Guardians of the
various Poor districts, ii necessary, to appoint
assistant visitors for a term not exceeding three
ceeding $50 onth.
Mr.. Server offered resolution reviving the
ofiice OF Visitor OF children bound out, and
liking the salary at $3.50 per annum after
January Let next. The resolution was agreed
to- and Mr.. e. II. Toland was elected Visitor,
the rules having been suspended to allow Of an
The usual acquisitions were granted, and the
Board adjourned
FENIAN ADDREss.-The Fenian Brother
hO0u ha 49, ~,
friends OF Ireland in Pennsylvania. This address,
after recounting the events of the past year
including the failure of the Canadian invasion
project, winch the address says was given up by
thirty thousand men in obedience to the laws
OF the United States, urges the maintenance of
the organization. Even more energetic efforts
to that end than in the past are recommended
The address says:--"We are face to face with
the issue, and from IL there is no escape save
in the disgraceful abandonment of the lofty
position we now occupy; leaving the future his
torian to inscribe on the pages of infamy the
deep degradation OF degenerated race"
NORTHERN HOME AND Orphans, HOME.
"A grand festival is TO take place this evening
at the National Hail. Market street, above
Twelfth, in aid of the Northern Home for
friendless Children and the Associated Home
for Soldiers and Sailors Orphans. The many
children now in the institution has rendered the
erection of additional buildings necessary, and
the proceeds OF the festival are to be applied to
o'clock and the Washington Band has kindly
volunteered its services. After supper there will
be addresses by several eminent speakers.
The GERMAN HOSPITAL of this CITY,
located at Twentieth and Norris streets, in the
IWenty-hrst Ward, will be formally opened on
Thanksgiving Day for the reception of patients.
and to the inspection of the public. At the last
meeting OF the managers the following were
elected the Medical Board of the Instltution:-
DIS Henry Tiedemann, Albert Fricke Julius
Schrotz, Emil Fischer, Charles Beeken, Theo-
dore Demme, Joseph Koerper, and Julius
Patzki. Patients will be admitted irrespective
OF nationality, creed, or color.
To BE IMPROVED - The grading and
Drldging of IhIrty.ffth and Green streets. from
Mermaid lane to near Aliens lane, in the
IWenty-second Ward, distance of $3.50 feet.
menced. This road will require a culvert
where it crosses Cresheim creek, 40 feet long
with an arch of stone. The object of this work
Is to- open Green street to Cresheim creek, for
the purpose of stimulating Improvements in this
neghborhood. ..
A FIRE.-A turpentine factory on the
canal, near Otsego street, was destroyed by
ire yesterday afternoon. 1t was owned by Mr.
B. II. Tayman, whose loss is estimated at
$500. The fire originated from the blowing
out OF cock attached 10 one of the yats.
The New British Drill-A new system of drill
in the British army, intended to accustom the
troops 10 greater rapidity of movement has
Just been ordered. By degrees the men are to
be trained to run at the "douben one thousand
yards daily, carrying, on alternate days, arms
and accoutremen
FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF SAFES