The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-13
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
t1For Additional city Intelligence see y.t'a pdgc.l

THE NATIONAL CEMETERY AT GeTrYs-
RURG.-The annual meeting of the Board of
Managers OF the Soldiers National Cemetery
was held yesterday, at the Continental Hotel,
in this city. Twelve of the eighteen States hav-
ing dead buried IN the Cemetery we're repre-
sented, viz.:-Maine, Stephen Colburn; Massa-
chusetts, Henry Edwards; Rhode Island, John
r. Bartlett; Connecticut, A. g. Hammond;
David DDeT Wills; West virpinia, G. D. H1Soa-d;
Ohio, G. Lofand; Indiana, James Blake; I'LL
nols, G. p. Carr; Michigan, 7. w. Ferry; Wis.
CoDsiD, W. Y. Sellsck.
The President of the Board, David Wills, in
the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting having
been read, the reports Of the Pre.ident, Trea-
suIer, and Executive Committee were pre-
sented, accepted, and ordered to be printed.
The reports OF the President and Executive
Committee show that nearly all the work of
completing the cemetery, exclusive OF the
monument, has been finished. A contract was
entered into in May last, with J. G. patterson,
of Hartford, Conn, for the building of the
monument for the sum OF $i7, 500. The monu-
ment is to be built according to the original
design adopted by the Board two years ago.
The SHAFT will be OF white granite and the statue
ofltalian weather marble. The work has been
under the supervision Of the American artist,
IsUpcrr. Ten thousand dollars was paid on
account OF the work on the mo lument, and the
balance is payable in instameuts, as the work
progresses. The monument is to be hnisned oy
July /, 1863. o..
There was $50, 727'6l paid the Treasurer during
the year by the different States, including the
balance on hand at the last settlement. There
was Sl5, ,47510 paid out during the year, leaving
a balance on hand OF S35,25204 OF which
100000 1s invested In United States 1880 bonds.
The sum of $lS,99S "a yet remains to be paid
into the treasury by several of the states to
make their proportionate share OF the contrlbu-
tlons.
The officers for the ensuing year were then
balo ed tor, resulting in the election Of David
Wills, of nsylvanla, as President; John Il.
Bartlett, OF Rhode Island Secretary; and 8. Il.
Russell, Treasurer. The Executive COMMITTEE
and Auditing Committee OF the last year were
continued foc the enS1 ling year.
During the session the members OF the Board
were grained with a visit rom Major.General
Meade, and the Board took recess, and spent
short time IN pleasant intercourse with this
distlngu ished officer.
a resolution was passed to hold the next
meeting in Gettysburg next June. deep inte-
rest is manifested in this great work by all the
members OF the BoarI, and more interest seems
to attach to the project in other States and cities
than here. .,.
the meeting adjourned.
School FOR THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
ORPHANS. folio wing is the official statement
of the number OF orphans ordered 10 be admitted
to the different schools and institutions OF Penn
sylvania up to December l, 1866
DAYTON, Armstrong coun y.... ..............., A
NorTh Sewlckley, Beaver county. .....,,..u..,. 136
Phlllipsourg Beaver county. 132
Quak er own, Bucks county .."..'....''.,.''', lI0
Whitehall Cumberland county. ................,. 68
UnIontown, Fayette county... .....,,..,...,,.. 43
Cassvllle Huntington county, 1856
McAllstervile, JunIata country y....,........, 168
IaradIse, Lancaster ountv. Observation-Disclosures. l67
Mount JOY, Lancaster county.,.,..,.......,... 1859
Hariord, Susqnehanna county.......,..,,..,... 130
Total OF the more advanced pupils. :. ...1667
Pittsburg anu Allegheny Orphans Bomr. ....,. LAG
PttsburG and Allegheny Chldrens' Home... SO
Allegheny Soldiers Orphans uome.. 81
Allegheny Episcopal Church Home ......,,.,.., 90
Passavant's Orphans Home, Beaver county .,. 5
ZeIenople Farm School, Butler county. ........ 4
Jacksonville school, Centre county. ...,..,,...,. 81
Eman's Orphan Home Dauphn county ........ 20
Lancaster Lhlldrens Home. me.............,,,.... 148
Lancaster St. James Orphan Asylum. ..,...,,. II
WllkesbaIre Orphans Home, Luzerne county. III
Loysvile school, Perry county. ......,..,..., 1S8
AndeIsoDburg, Perry county,. ..........,..... "a
Geiphia. 25s
Bridesburg Orphan school, Philadelphia. ..... 70
Germantown Orphan School, Philadel pbIa. ..., 20
St Viucents Orphan Asylum, Philadelphia. IA
ST. Vincents Home, Philadelphia .....,..,,.... 8
st. Johns Orphan Asylum, PHI adelphia 5000. a
CathOl Home for Girls Philadelphia. ......... 20
Episcopal Church Home for Children, PhIladel.
Lincoln Institution, Philadelphia :. .......... AZ
Home Tor Destitute Colored Children, Phiadel-
pDla.
York Orphan Home, York. ,...,,b...,...,..... Al
Total of the more juvenile pupils. .,..,.,.. .154S
Total of all ages. .321(
Nearly all the pupils of the more juvenile
schools have been examined, and found to have
made considerable progress. Those deserving