The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-14

! Protestant schools, S78 teachers and nearly 7OOt
scholars, celebrated their anniversary TODAY
with six bands Of music, flags, emblems, fora
decorations etc. They proceeded to the Capitol
grounds, where they we're entertained with
vocal and instrumental music and addresses
| Taxation.
II our Internal Revenue taxation was as heavy
per capita as 1t is in Victoria, it would realize
$500, 100000 per aunum.
The Hall Of Representatives.
Inc hall of the House has been put in thorough
order by Captain Goodenow, and the House will
probably resume business to-day, there now
being very nearly quorum present in the CITY.
Generals Fullerton and Stoedmae.
III mas been officially reported to General Ho W.
ara, Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.
that Generals Fullerton and Steedman during
lhelr stay in Virginia, would scarcely listen to a
Union man, white or black, unless con vinced
that he was dissatisfied with the operations of
the Bureau. Every Rebel complaint was care
fully noted by the Commissioners, and the
whole inspection, judging from Trustworthy re-
ports, is grossly unfair, as future DEVELOPMENTS
will show
National Banks.
NO National Banks were established last week.
Inc total number now in operation is 1850.
Officers PeccadtIIOes.
Naval officers have sometimes brought from
foreign countries goods for the use of their
families and friends upon which no duties have
been paid. The Commissioner of Customs bav
ing been informed of the arrival at this port of
goods of this description, yesterday consulted
the Secretary of the Navy in regard to the
affair, who Immediately issued special order
directing the officers to report immediately TO
the collector the amount and value of the goods
thus imported. 1t is understood that the Secre-
tary will shortly issue general order on the
subject.
Internal Revenue,
The receipts from internal revenue on Satur
day last were S654, ,S40'7l. The total received
from this source during the week was S4,232,
376'SO.
Receipts from Customs
Ihe receipts from customs during the week
ending the 18th inst, from the ports mentioned,
were as tollows:-New York. 81, ,253, 300: Pbila
delphla, S!O3,55 49, Boston, $3.50, 45l.3l; Balti-
more, S6O, 26624. Making the aggregate income
received from these sources, for the period men,
toned, S6,939, ,953's3.
Agricultural.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has lately
received from the Royal Agricultural Society of
Austria very fine collection of choice seeds
donated to the United States for experimental
purposes. The Commissioner is of the opinion
that experiment will satisfactorily demonstrate
the adaptabillty of many of these seeds to the
American climate, and thereby prove a yalu
able acquisition to the agricultural interests of
the country.
General Grant.
General Grant seldom indulges in theatrical
but on Friday evening last he over.
came his native modesty and attended Growers
theatre, TO witness the performance of the Hol
man troupe in Cinderella and the Da1qhtey of
The Regiment The General was accompanied
by his wife and two children, Nellie and Jesse.
and Representative Washburne, of Illinois, ali i
OF whom seemed highly pleased with the enter.
tainment. |
The Sanitary Claim Agency.
The following is the number of military claims |
against the Government, settled by the United |
States Sanitary Commission Army and NAVY |
Claim Agency, of this city, during the month of
April last:-
@Sv Gi@ims for Arrears of Pay and
Ds1untY 1907 079 90
Cams lor TENSIONS s''''''',,.',..,.'.,., 66,664 II
Claims Ior Prize Money. y..........,".,u.. 5966O4
Total value OF military claims gratuitously
aOJ"steu S27l 500 79
The Commission having ceased its distribution
1t supplies to the army, now directs its exclu-
i've attention to the gratuitous collections of
soldiers claims, for which its agents are afforded
pecial facilities by the different Departments of
he Government.
characteristic Speech OF Henry A. Wise,
EX-General and Ex-Governor Henry A. Wise
ectured in behalf of the orphans in Alexandria
IN Saturday evening, and in the course of his
remarks made the following observations
You might call the father Rebel if Won
pleased, but he (the speaker) was alive 10 de-
end the dead against the charge of either trea.
son or rebellion. (Applause.) A little further |
On he remarked that there was no power on
earth which could make him move one step
rom old Virginia. He had made no confessions
and taken no test oath, and there was no power |
on earth which could make him take one. He
was no traitor, that ne would swear before high
heaven. If he we're one he would deserve to be
shot. He had taken no oath of allegiance, for
he was not a foreigner to be naturalized. For
Two centuries his forefathers had lived in
the old Commonwealth of Virginia, and
their ZONES rested ON her soil. He then
asked how many of the foreigners who were
present at the surrender of the Confederate army |
at Appomattox Court House could say thet This
war, he said, only proved the truth of the three
Penn, according to whom the form OF a govern
m4nt was but an inferior consideration, The |
worst form in good hands being almost as good
as the best, and best form in bad hands being
q i,Ihost as bad as the worst He claimed to have
Always had the highest regard for the Consttu. |
lion of the United States and said that when
me Government of the United States called
upon him to suppress msurrection and on the |
other hand his State called upon him to repe |
hvaslo9' NV II was simply conflict Of sovereign |