The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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[For additional City Intelligence see Third Page.l
MEETINGS To-NIGHT.--A ratification mass
meeting of the Democratic and conservative citizens
Of the Fifth Ward will be he'd this evening at
Second and Relief streets.
SIKH Ward "Boys in Blue" meet this evening
Seventh Ward National Johuson Club meets this
evening
tives, favorable to the policy OF the President meet
this evening, corner OF New Market and Callownil
Eighteenth Ward Myers Campaign Club; an ad.
journed meeting will be he'd this evening.
Conservatives OF the Nineteenth Ward will meet
this evening
a meeting. Of conservatives Of the Twentieth
Ward, Seventh Division, meet this evening.
TwenIy.fourth Ward Eleventh precinct Tue
Union Republicans meet this evening.
The Union Republican parade Of the Third Con-
gresional District will take place this evening; route
as published yesterday.
A CURIOUS CASE OF OBTAINING GooDs
UNDER FALSE PRETENsEs.-The firm of Goldsmith
B. Co., dealers III cloth and clothing, at No; 4SO
Market street, discovered that man named John
5. Goldsmith had been using their name without
their knowledge or consent In New York. 1t
seems that Goldsmith, who is a young English.
man, called on Mr John Schessnger, dealer in
cloth, at No. 404 Broadway, New York and repre-
sented himself as one of firm of Goldsmith & Co,
and purchased a lot of goods for the firm from Mr..
Schlessinger sixty DAYS credit, and directed
them to be sent to a certain address In this city
the firm of Goldsmith Co., John S. Goldsmith
writing out the telegram and sgningIt with the name
Drought
and, it appears, were immediately sent back to New
York On wednesday Goldsmith & Co. received
their bill and immediately te'eGraphed back that
they had authorized no person to buy goods for
them. The New York police, on being notified of
the facts OF the case, went Immediately to ferret
II out, and succeeded in arrestlng Goldsmith, and
recovering the goods in warehouse at the corner
OfThirtyeighth street and Eighth avenue
INTERESTING DECISION OF TAX CoMMIs-
sIoNERs-Under the act of July 49, 1866 imposing
a stamp tax on canned packages containing meats
vegetables, sold
sumption in the United States on and after the 1st
day of October proximo the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue has decided that the LIABILITY of
stamp tax under the amendment of schedule g not
only attaches to all such articles put subsequently
TO the lst day of October 1885, but equally to those
put up prior to that date, whether the same shall be
in the possession OF the persons who put them up or
canned MEATS fish, fruit etc have previously paid
an ad valorem tax does not relieve them from this
Inability, nor give any claim to the owners to have
any tax previously paid thereon refunded.
KEEP WARM.-As the cold days have now
set in, 1t behooves us to provide aganst the intru.
Sions OF old nippinR Boreas by procuring covering
the welknoWn dry goods merchants, at No. 247
South Eleventh street. have prepared them selves 10
meet the wants OF the public in tins line in as salts
Philadelphia They have on hand al classes and thck-
nesses of Woollen Blankets. English and French Me-
rnoes, Sheetlng etc. and will give complete salts.
faction to whomsoever may call upon them For
further particulars see special announcement in an.
other column.
MACHINERY FOR SOUTH AMERICA
The fame and the superiority of the machinery
manufactured in this city are too we'll known to
quire any commendatory notice from us and ou
from foreign countries The barque Meaco, nov
loading at Washington street wharf, tor Rio d.
on board four LOGON locomotives, built by II. W. BALDWIN
q Co, seven tenders, and mammoth turn.tablG
made by Sellers & Co, for the Don Pedro Railroad
MessIs Baldwin Co. have already constructs
fourteen locomotives for this road.
TILL-TAPPER.-About 10 O'Clock thi
morning a man named Edward Moore was arreste
by Officer Roberts at the corner of Seventh au
Walnut streets. Moore entered the restaurant o.
the northeast corner, and watching an oppOrtunu
when, as he supposed, no one was observing hi
movements, undertook to supply himself with pocke
money from the TILL But being born under an un
lucky star, he was caught IN the act and arres &C
He succeeded in abstractlng about 81 30, when h
was arrested, He had hearing before Recorde
Eneu, who committed him in default OF $1,000 t
answer.
HARPER's New MONTHLY MAGAZINE 70
October, 1866 contains ;-Personal RecollectiOns
the War; Wooden Legs; Cruise of the Rob R0j
Heroic Deeds OF Heroic Men-XIV. The WIds
Arkansas; She by Cabell; Mrs Roths Bridal Tour
Sleep; The Ruined Chapel; Lady tiOdiva at Home
September Woods; Robbed of Halt Milton; Th
Burning Of Columbia Again; The freedman Story
The Ugly Toad Cost OF Home; Editors Eas
Chair Monthly Record of Current Events; Editor
Drawer
Is. Lippincott CO.
A RATIFICATION MASS MEETING of til
Democratic and conservative citizens of the Fit
Ward under the auspices of the citizens of the Fir
DlyisiOnl will be held this evening" at sevC
O'Clock at Garry NOlan's, Second and Relief street
to which all the friends of AnoTew johnson al
invited. band of music and the following speal
ers will be present Hon. w. j.. Johnston, q, 4
Donovan, A. b. SlOanaker, Charles W Brooke.
b. Hood Richard Vaux, DR., G. w. Nebinger The
doTe Oelschiager, and others. The Young Men
Key stone Club are respectfully inyi'ed
A CLEAN HAUL.-Last night the yard
the pr misses No. 424 Garden street, occupied |
MI. n. I. Relnhard. was entered and all the was
clothes in it stolen There have been no arrests
yet. The loss, although not very heavy one
very VeXatious, and should be q caution again
useless exposure of property
A NEW CHURcH.-The new Second Ba
tist Church, located the old battle ground
Germantown is rapidly approaching competio
and will be occupied on the LIST proX, The congT
cation will worship tomorrow in the Tow
Hall. at that place, and the Rev. VIM, CroWen W
Offeiate.