The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-11
CITY INTELLI NOE
For Additional city irtell,g,rce see Etydo, Plq.l

BOARD OF SCHOOL CoNTRoLLERs-The
Controllers OF Public Schools held stated meet
ing yesterday afternoon.
A communication was received from the Direc-
tors of the First Section, informing the Control
lers that there are in that section s2S children
awaiting admission into the schools; that two
of the schoohouses are unfit for the purpose
and that Scott school will have to be soon
vacated. Controllers are asked TO request an
appropriation from Councils of 100000 TO build
two sChool-houses of eight divisions each. The
communication was referred TO Councils.
A communication was received from the Di-
recto1s of the Seventeenth Section, notifying
the Board OF the passage of a resolution, IN
which 1t is declared that James McManus has
not been member of the Board OF Directors of
that section since the first OF last January, and
is not entitled to seat in the Board OF Control
lers. The communication was laid on the table.
The Directors of the Twenty-siXth Section
asked that measures be taken to have the
Girard School House placed under their control.
Referred ..
A remonstrance was received from pupils OF
the Central High School against the removal of
Professor Mcguire, having, as they say, full con-
fdence in his ability to discharge the full duties
of his position, as he has hitherto done.
Mr.. Hilles offered a resolution that the remon
stTauCe be LAID on the table as improper and dis
respectful, and that the Committee on the School
be directed to inform the boys of the fact, with
a note of reprimand for their undue interference
Adopted, yeas II, nays &. .
The Committee on Accounts reported their ap-
proval OF bills to the amount of S22, Oo9'69, LOT
which warrants were directed to be drawn,
A proposed amendment to a bylaw, to re.
move the restriction in respect to the ace OF
pupils to be admitted into the Boys and Girls
High Schools, was called up, and, after discus
sion, was postponed until the next meeting.
Mr.. Taylor offered a resolution TO the effect
that Councils be requested to authorize the Con.
trollers to use portion OF the million dollars
obtained on the loan, for the building of school
houses. Adopted
A resolution was offered to pay certain bills
of the Seventeenth Ward, which were thrown
out at the last meeting of the Board. The re-
solution was laid on the table Adjourned
CoRoNER's INoUEsT.-The Coroner yes
terday held an inquest ON Letitia l.. Lister, who
died from the effects of chloroform, administered
by W. w. Slack, dentist, in Federal street, below
Sixth.
DIR. Slack testified that the deceased had
called upon him or the purpose of having teeth
extracted, and preferred inhaling chloroform to
nitrous OXIDE gas; she said she had taken chloro
form before, and was not afraid to take it again;
he administered chloroform in the usual man
ner; the quantity was small; he had given twice
as much on other occasions without any bad
effect; after she had inhaled the chloroform,
and as he was about to begin operations he
noticed slight spasmodic movements and change
of countenance, and Immediately used every
effort to revive the patient, but without avail.
DR.. Slack stated that he had been in the prac-
tice of administering chloroiorm, when called
for, during seven years, and had assisted at its
administration five years, without accident.
DR.. Shapleigh testified that he had made a
post mortem examination OF deceased. There
was no disease Of any internal organ; brain,
heart, lungs, liver, ETC., were sound slight
congestion OF the lungs and bronchial tubes
was observable; there was nothing to conflict
with the supposition that death resulted from
the use Of chloroiorm; death might have.
been caused by the chloroform administered
DR.. Shapleigh said that tue best an@sthetic was
nitrous oxide; after that ether, and then
chlorotorm. The latter had been exclusively
used in the army during the late war, and was
perhaps almost as safe as any for general pur-
poses 1t is preferred in practice, for its potency
and because it does not stimulate. In proper
ton as anesthetcs stimulate, he thought they
were dangerous. Some people were peculiarly
constituted, and might be more powerfully
affected than others. He gave instances of 70.
bust persons being powerfully affected by COM
paratlvely harmless drugs In fatal cases of
Inhalation, death resulted very suddenly, either
from asphyXia or stoppage of the hearts action.
The Jury gave verdict that Letitia L. Lister
died from the effects of chlorotorm administered
by W. W. Slack, at her request, for the
purpose of having some teeth extracted and
from the evidence, the said chloroform was
given in small quantity, and in the usual
manner. ... .....