The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-30

! IHE NATIONAL GUARDS, General Peter
| Lyle commanding, paraded Yesterday for target
! practice. The firing took place at Eqglesdeld,
on the Schuylkill. Some excellent shots were
| made; majority of the best we're tired by Gene
ral Lyle, ColOnes NeG and Gorgas, Captains
| Rush and Durang, Lieutenants Bower, knight,
Mug, ana hartung, and Sergeants Reese, Ell
! cocB, and Hannings. The prizes, seven i'm num-
Der, CONSISTING OF gold and silver medals and
Two hneiy mounted muskets, will be presented at
the armory On Thursday evening next, by Majors
weaver ana Ihorp, Quartermaster Delany, and
MI T. ~ Abel, who were judges upon the occa-
SOD, This was the first excursion OF the new
organization OF the old Guards. The muster
roll numbers over six hundred, and General
LN le nopes to parade one thousand men on the
~ Gay ot February next The new uniform of
tne Guards Is very neat, and has been specially
adapted FOR service A most important feature is
It's comparatively small cost, which to many
may DC offered as an inducement to Join the
ranks OF the regiment In the present excited
state OF affairs throughout our continent, a
kno"ledge of the art of war should be possessed
oy every man capable OF bearing arms. Wash
lhgton's sentiment 'ln time of peace prepare
1or war" should be the ambition of every Anne
rican citizen.
SERIOUS CHARGE-John Naultv. while
returning home from Fifteenth and willow
streets on sunday night in q peaceful manner
Ihough eighty intoxicated, was accosted by
Poiceman Elisha Rennerd, No. 378, OF the Four
leenth ward, who caught hold of him. and
ma1ched him Off asa prisoner Another police.
man made his appearance, and also accompanied
Mr. Naulty: While walking along quietly, Rem
nerd put his hand back of the prisoner and in
serted 1t in his left hand vest pocket and
absiraoted theretrom pocket-book containing
S51 The money was taken out. aud the book
placed IN his (Naultys) pants pocket. At the
station House Mr.. Naulty was searched and
everything taken from him.
AT tie hearing yesterday his pocl1et-book was
hanoed TO him, bat 1t contained no money. He
charged the policeman with theft Whereunon
hGnnard lett The Station HOusa Mr.
was fined Tor being under the influence OF
liquor land having no money to pay his fine, he
VSl w3ulo nave been sent to prison had he not
him to a friends house. where the reoIiisife
amount was obtained. Mr.. Naulty, as any good
citizen would do, prOceeoed not once to Alder.
man whites Office, in Library street. and there
entered complaint against Rennerd. A warrant
was issued, placed IN the hands of Constable
Mead, and Rennerd was arrested. He had n
hearing and was held IN $1,000 bail to answer
IHE LAW CoMNuTTEE.-The Committee
OF councils on Law met yesterday afternoon.
IN select Council Chamber, and agreed upon
NJ Mr. Evans resolution, presented to Common
Couhcll on Thursday last, to levy tax of three
per cent. upon the dividends of foreign ipsu.
rance companies having agencies in this CITY
ana ten per cent. on home insurance companies
The committee will report TO Councils ON Thurs-
day an ordinance to the above effect Tbev
also agreed upon presenting resolution request |
ing the Legislature to pass an act annullina tbe
act eNemptmg certain property from taxation,
ana requiring all properly to pay its proportion
of tax.
TESTIMONIAL PREsENTATIoN.-La steven |
ing MIR. q. A. WalborD, late Postmaster of this |
city, was presented with handsome silver tea !
SET by those employed in the Post Office during |
MI Walborns administration. Each piece in !
me set bore the following inscrption;-"Pre |
sehted 10 Y. A. Walborn, by The EMPLOYEES of |
the Philadelphia Post Office as a Testimonial of
their esteem, October l, 1896" The presenta |
tion TOOK place at Shinn's Hotel Broad street |
above Cnesnut, and the presentation speech was !
ears Chiei Accountant in the office. Mr.. Wal
porn, on receiving the handsome present, made |
brief and appropriate reply.
FURTHER HEARING. - Daniel Drain. |
charged with completely in robbing the fire.
proof sale in the office of Carkson tS Wright.
iWenty'second and Market streets on Wednes-
Day night last, was up again at the Central !
station yesterday afternoon. The testimony
adopGed not belng sufficient to hold HIM for
ton on Monday next.
NORTHERN HOME FOR SOLDIERS Or
PBANs.-The lady managers of the above insti-
tuition intend giving festival at National Hall
on the evening OF the 9th of November A
preliminary meeting is to be held on Wednesday
afternoon, at the He'll.
NAVAL. - The United States steamers
Inn, Captain Chandler; I0ipd, Captain Hill:
and monitor OaOnddgd, Commander Pratt. ali
from New, York, arrived at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard yesterday afternoon.
AN AGED WOMAN FOUND IN A POND
Last night an aged German woman was found
almost drowned in a pond near Seventh street
and Germantown road. She was removed to
the Nineteenth Ward Station House.
The CAMDEN "BoYs IN BLUE The
Boys in Blue" of Camden will proceed to
New Jersey, this evening, to attend
the Republican meeting to be held there. Mem
bers are requested TO be at the hall at O'clock
ARRIVAL OF ENuGRANTs.-The barque
Vldge Bede, Captain Little, arrived yesterday
from Londonderry with one hundred immigrant
passengers.
SLIGHT FIRE.-A fire occurred yesterday
at No. 2530 Pine street, caused BY
children playing with matches. But little
damage was done.
GOVERNMENT SALES.
A III l. a N X Z s.
ASSISTANT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE, !
PHILADELPHIA, October % lS66 I