The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-17

date for Governor, was held yesterday in the
different Senatorial and Representative Districts
The following is tnc result
SENATORIAL.
First Distrct-Dr. e. G. Kamerly.
Second Districts. d. Anderson.
Third District-John A 0Dle.
Fourth District-Albert Il. Schofeld.
REPRESENTATIVE.
First District-C. M. Leisenring
Second Distmct--George w. Nebinger.
Third Distrct-William V. McGrath.
Fourth District-Lewis @. Cassidy.
Fifth District-E r. Helmbold.
Sixth District-Charles Wolf.
Seventh District-R. Fegely.
Eighth Distrct-James Mclaughlin.
Ninth District-Anthony Campbell.
Tenth District-Mlchael Cassidy.
Eleventh Disrict-Henry Z. Engleman.
Twelfth District-Frank McAIanus.
Fourteenth District-B. i. Dutton.
Fifteenth Distnct--Luthin jackson.
Eighteenth District-Henry NJ. Dechert.
BOARD OF TRADE.-The monthly meeting
was held on Monday evening, President Welsh
in the chair. twenty-five new members were
nominated, and unanimously elected. The secre-
tary stated that this carried the number of new
members to more than three hundred. Mr..
latham for the committee, reported the project
OF q constitution or form OF organization of an
Associated National Board of Trade" (not Gov
ernment Board), to be formed by delegations
from the various mercantile associations in the
country, for the purpose of harmonizing and
concentrating mercantile influence, and, by this
means, advancing the industrial interests of the
whole country. The report was adopted and
ordered to be forwarded to Boston, for compari-
son with other plans. In view of the great in
terest felt in the success of the proposed
Southern or CoaStwse Steamship Company, on
notion the Board reatfirmed their position for
merly taken on the resolution proposed by Mr..
Wheeler, and unanimously adopted resolutions
urging business men TO support the project.
THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY.-The annual
meeting of the Mercantile Library Association
was held last evening, and from the annual
report we CLEAN the following:-The collection
OF books now comprises near $4,000 volumes.
OF these 1904 were added during the year-67 by
donation, l65 by binding periodicals, and 1872
by direct purchase. The following nominations
were made:-For President, T. NJ. Perot; Vice
President, John Davis Watson; Recording Sec
retary, John A. McAllister; Corresponding Sec
retary, George Corliss; Treasurer, A. S. Letch-
worth Directors, John E. Cole, Richard Wood,
Charles M. Taylor, o. II. Wilson, Jos. @. Grubb,
William Roberts, Charles A. Byerly, John Q.
Granger, Professor j. W, Wilson, W. L. Dungli
son, W. A. Roiin, G. N Weygandt E. H. Well,
j. M. Truman, Jr., R. Y. Townsend, s. E. Har-
Ian, J. II. Watt, Q. B. Linn, Q. Evans, J. Wister
Evans, DR.. W. B. Atkinson, A. C. L. Crawford,
G. ii. Roney, and ]. c. Laycock.
THE SPIRITUALIsTs.-The Progressive
Spirituaists" of this city have applied to the
Legislature to be chartered, for religious lite
rary, and benevolent purposes. They claim to
have established meetings for worship, schools
for the education of children, and a public
library, and now ask incorporation, in order
such meetings, schools, ard library. The corpo.
rators named are Isaac REIN, Abigail REIN,
James L: Pierce, M. d., Mary Stretch, Henry 7.
Child, M. d., Mary Wilson, Michael B. Dyott,
Mary ]. Dyott, Louis Behose, Julia Belrose,
George Ballenger, James Truman, NJ. D.. Mary
Truman Anabella Ballenger, James Shumway,
Minnie shumway, Leon Hyneman, and Alice
Tyson. The capital stock is limited to fifteen
thousand dollars, in shares Of ten dollars each.
A NEW ODD Fellows HALL.-The Odd
Fellows are making an energetic movement for
the erection of a new hall in a central location.
At the present time their places OF meeting are
scattered throughout the city, and the members
are deprived of that close fellowship which is
desired for the good of the Order. A meeting of
committees from number OF the lodges was
held at the Grand Lodge Room, ON Monday
evening last when 1t was a'certained that forty
five lodges were willing to engage in the enter
prise, and it was determined that when the
number shall reach fifty, those having it in
charge will proceed TO procure a charter and
enter upon the work Immediately.
NEW GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.-At
the corner OF Fifteenth and Ogden streets ne W
church is about to be erected. 1t will have a
front of sixty-four feet on Fifteenth street, and
runs parallel with Ogden street ninety-two feet.
1t is to be built Of brick and stone, rather plain
but neat and strong The vestlbule down stairs
is small, thus giving every inch of available room
10 the school or lecture-room. The second floor,
to be used by the congregation, will be quite a
commodious apartment neatly finished and we'll
lighted. 1t is being constructed for a German
Lutheran congregation, which branched of
from the old church IN the vicinity of Fifth and
Cherry streets.
PASSING COUNTERFEIT MoNEY.-Yeste
day william McCloud had a hearing on the
charge of having pas ed a ten dollar counterfeit
bill on Jacob Myers, of New Oxford Adams
county. The defendant was brought down from
Gettysburg by Deputy Marshals Schuyler and
Sharkey. Mr.. Myers testified that he is keeping
turnpike gate on the York and Gettysburg
turnpike and that on the Goth of last December
defendant rode up in one-horse buggy and
presented ten dollar bill for the payment oi
toll McCloud was committed in default of $1,000
bail to answer
THE FIRE ZOUAVEs.-A meeting of the
PHILADELPHIA FIRE Zouaves was held last evening
in the Schuylkll Hose house. Colonel D. W. Q
Baxter occupied the chair, constitution an(
bylaws for the government OF the organization
was taken up and adopted, after which it wa
referred to a committee. The title OF the orga
nzation is TO be the philadelphia Fire Zouavt
Militia Regiment Breyet Brigadier-Genera
Burns was elected an honorary life member o
the regiment.
PRESENTATION CEREMoNY.-Thes splendic
fre-trumpet which was won mt the st. Philip
Fair by the Weccacoe Engine Company was pre-
sented to that company on Monday night. Rev
Father Hopkins made a neat and approprat
speech, which was responded to by Joseph II
Lyndal, Esq, President OF the Company.