The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-16
FROM WASHINGTON THIS P. M.

ESPECIAL DbsPATOHBs TO EVENING TELEGRAPH.l
WASHINGTON, October l6.
Drawing Of Prizes In the soIdieraV
National Concert.
The drawing for the prizes accompanying the
tickets purchased for the Soldiers and Sailors,
National Concert came off last night at the
National Theatre. The house was packed and
the utmost good order prevailed. A committee
from the departments and from the audience
were selected, and supcrintended the drawing,
which was by means OF large barrel on a
pivot turned previous to the taking out OF a
check. The folio wing are the principal prizes,
as drawn
Ticke. No 25s, S25-,J. Tafinger, Hudson CITY, N.
j. first ptiZe house aud lot on street. valued at
Sl8JC0. Ecker 81 z24-Isasc Wilmer, Lancaster Co.
Pa house and ol on Tenth street valued at 5000.
son Co. n Y, set of diamonds valued at 81 0O0
4 cket 69,4S9- George NcMaster, Wheeling, West
Va grand piano, valued at $500. Ticket 240 253-
Pnrrng ton, Branch Col Mich gan, silver tea set.
valued at 5000. Ticket 101,148 Union Department.
Ticket .77s4-Wiham Blss'ant Washing ION, ID. C.,
diamond ring, valued ut $780,
The balance of the prizes, in all valued at
$50, COO are being drawn.
Another sVyindIe.
| Rumor states that certain New York CITY
| politician, who figured conspicdously In the
Philadelphia Convention. left TOW last Friday
morning with about $40 900, which was oh.
| tanned under "queer' circumstances. The
| National Bank of the Metropolis of this city is
| reported as the victim. The cashier of this bank
| is large stockholder IN a National Bank at
Memphis, Tennessee, and held deposited here
some $4,000 belonging 10 this institution,
which, when called for produced a sensation.
The matter was after considerable delay ar
ranged by the pay meut OF S75, 900 In cash, and
notes for the balance of about $4,000. Tnese
are now. said to be over due, and between the
two trials rum0r says this Washington bank
will be seriously crippled The cashier is to
leave for New York 10 cay.
Attorney-GeneraI's Clerk.
M. Buckley formerly connected with tue
editorial department OF the National Latel iyenoer
has been appointed law clerk Of the Attorney,
Generals Office under an act of the late session
OF Congress.
DR.. King yesterday addressed u communica-
ton to the Board OF Health, reporting four
recent cases of Asatc cholera, two of whom
died, and two others we're in a state OF collapse
when visited. All the cases occurred in the
same liby tenement, amid squalor and poverty
Or. Dore, the Secretary of the Board, stated
he had examined two of the bodies but W.
prepared to pronounce tho ,as nc
Asatic cholera. So pure cases
reouirir~ ,eral other Glthy localitie
- immediate attention were reported
, The city generally, however, is now in MOI
cleanly condition than heretofore, those i
, charge of the subject having closely devote
themIeiyes to the work of publication.
Sale of u Railroad.
II will be interesting to Northern creditors +
learn that the Florida Railroad, extending iron
. Amelia Island to Cedar Keys, l54 mules, it
t1anchise, workshops and equipments, is to b
sold on the lst prozimo to the highest bidder
President. W"
, PhiIadeIphIan i'm Trouble,
Leopold Hoffman, Philadelphia claim agent