The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-23
CITY INTELLIG ENCE
IFor Additional Local 1ens see Eighth Page.l

of the Philadelphia Tract and Missionary Society
was held yesterday afternoon, in the South Presb5-
teran ChuIch 1hird and Redwood streets. The
Rev. John Moore and otheTs addressed the meeting.
Last evening a meeting was held at the Church of
the Epiphany with reference to the work of the
Freecmens commission OF the Protestant Episcopal
OF the society caring for tho spiritual welfare
of the freedmen were made b DR.. Howe, DIR. WASH
burn, and others. collection in aid of the Com
Bishop Vail confil med in the Episcopal Churches,
in this city and vicinity, from the 1st to the 14th OF
April, inclusive, 443 persons.
AT 81. Johns Roman Catholic Church, yesterday,
$500 was collected for the Seminary of st.
Ihe revivals in the Methodist Episcopal Church
still continue IN many parts OF the country For the
onth OF March, conversions and accesslons to the
number OF 1896 are reported.
=. AT the last meeting of the Central Presbytery of
this city, MIR. Edward Z. Heberton was received
under the OF the Presbytery as a candidate for
hcensuTe and Messrs. j. ). Jones and s. Sayre were
hcsnsed TO preach the Gospel The Rev Jonathan
EDWARDS received recommendation to the Presby-
terry OF ONO, and the Rev. Morris c. Sutphen to the
Second Fresbytery of New York The kev. I. NJ
Cunnn CHAM and the Rev j. Addison Henry were
appointed delegates to the General Assembly
Ruling Elders Joseph Harvey and John S. McClel-
Thirty persons have been added to the Princeton
Presbyterian Church, Twenty-fourth Ward, since
the LIST OF January; thIrtytwo were added to the
Ken nnneton PRESBYTERIAN Church at the last commu-
mon, ana twenty-one were added to the Alexander
Presbyterian Church, in this city, on Sunday,
April 8th
The congregation of the Kensington Methodist
Episcopal Church have purchased house Rich
mond street. near the church, the of the pas
tor 1t has been furnished by the church.
second French church has been oDened at No.
1909 Chestnut street, Ly the Kew. Henri .Hauny,
The Rev Dr. Durbin at the request of the Mis-.
sion Board. will soon make the tour of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Missions in Central and Northern
Europe. H
ciety eleven new auXilIaries were recognized and
16O43 volumes were granted and books to the
amount Of $1,000 gwen 10 tue Virginia Bible Society
for gratuit0us distribution.
The Rev. l.. Gerhard has resigned the Lutheran
Somerset Pastorate and IS now residing in this city,
SOAR AND CANDLE WORKS ON FIRE
The alarm OF fire last evening, about seven O'Clock,
was caused by the burning OF Landell's soap and
candle works. on Delaware avenue, below Shacka-
maxOn street, The building our stories in height,
is OF the largest and best constructed of the
kind in the city. The fire burr ed sJubbornly during
the entire evening the flames being hard to subdue,
owing TO the infammable ma ure OF the contents of
the building The fiIemen worked with much ASST
duty and 1t was owing to their noble efforts that the
flames old not extena to much greater distance.
Tle loss was about $4,000; insurance $4,000. The
establishment Is one of the most extensive of the
During the alarm of fire the seam engine of the
Falrmo, mt Fire Company broke down at the corner
in that POSITION until late in The evening before 1t
cou be removed,
VIM. Miller twenty five years of age, member of
the Mechanic Engine, was overcome while running
to the fire. He was removed to drug store.
THE DEARING PROPERTY SOLD AT AUC-
TIoN -0n Friday last, ali the furniture, etc of the
bearing Iamlly vas % sold al auction, at second and
surviving member of the amlly, the boy WIlhe,
made selecuons OF such artc es as took his fancy,
alter which the remainder was knocked down to the
highest bidder. The sale contested of tables chairs
bedsteads carpeJing, ana household goods gene
rally. The articles brought lar price. with some
exceptions. The bedstead on which the murderer
Probst slept, was knocked down for the of 81 25
number OF persons who attended the sa' 70, learn
ing that the articles TO be disposed of belonged to
the Dearing family viewed them with much interest,"
owing to their association with the late terrible ira
gedy lHe stated. however, that there are large
numOer or applicants desirOus of renting the pro-
petty lately occupied by MI Tearing and his family
Among the goods sold on Friday were large quanti-
ties OF potatoes and pieces of ham, etc. found the
premises after the mur der. #...
AMERICAN RIFLEMEN's 'LEAGUE.-Un-
der this title the various rife clubs and associations
OF the United States have formed general orgenIza-
ton, with the purpose and object of stimulating a
friendly intercourse among members of rifle prac-
tsnP societies cultivating the art of rife shoot
ing and difusing know edge of the use of fire.
RanzatIOns Of Germany and Switzerland, at the
annual gatherings OF which tens thousands of the
pose designated. The second annual conyocation
OF the II ague OF the United States will be held at
Chicago this year, commencing on the i8th of lime
and continuing for five days Preparations ms mon
the most extensive SCALE ano at an enormous outlay,
sie IN Gontepafut4n ia on 70 % aCSo%modate ate the Iiaemen
opportunity offered them 70 test their skill with the
rife; The Philadelphia Rifle Club, associated with
the League, will be represented at the festival by
delegates.
THE MERCANTILE TAX-NEw CLAssIFI
oATIoNs.-The appraisers OF the Mercantile tax fol
this city will soon complete their returns. Unde
the old law the highest class returned was thOs,
whose sales amounted TO $500 000 but during the re
cent session Of the Legislature of Pennsylvania
law passed which provides as follows I'm add
tion TO the present classification of licenses of ven
ders off merchandise all dealers who are esteemed
and taken to effect annual sales 70 the amount o
1000 shal constitute class A. and pay $3.50 thos
whose sales amount 10 81 600 900 to constitute elias
b, and pay $3.50; those who sell to the amount o
SO 100000 10 be elassed @, and pay 5000; sales O
S3,O00,000 to be classed ID and paw S900 sales O
&4OO0,0O0 to he cassed E, and pay 5000; and thos
who sell s6 100000 to be cassed #, aud pay $1,000
This extension of classes will add very Considerably