The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-05

I. o. of o. F. Installation services.-An interest
ing session of Friendship Lodge, No. IL, |. o. Of
o. F., was held in their rooms last evening, upon
the occasion OF publicly installing his Excel
lency Marcus l.. Ward as Noble Grand, with the
other subordinate officers OF the Lodge. At au
early hour the hall was filled with the members
and their wives, sisters, and friends. About
o'clock NJ. w. G. Master IL. b. Wartord, of
FrenChtown, accompanied by Theodore A. Ross.
Il. W. S. r. to G. l.. U. s., B. B. Douglass w.
Grand Marshal OF G. L. OF N. Y, j. o. Vale, ID.
d. G. NJ, and other prominent and disting uished
II elnbers OF the Order, made their appearance
ana performed the imposing ceremony OF public
installation of the officers into their respective
chairs. After which Grand Master Warford made
an interesting address, tracing the Order from Its
first inception in this country in the formation
OF a single lodge OF fUe members IN an ante-room
in Baltimore in 1919, to the present, time with
its thousands OF lodges, and hundreds OF thou
sands of members in every State of the Union.
Rev. Brother F. Sweutzell followed in an elo-
quent prayer, commencing the Order and its
objects to the care OF our Divine Master. Some
beautiful music was then given by quartette
club in attendance, after which Rev. Brother
Swentzen gave us glowing eulogism of the
Order, dwelling particularly upon its moral in
huence, and its effects, If its ritual is only lived
up to, upon the welfare, moral and social, of its
members. After some more music By the
quart cite, and few pertinent remarks from
Rev. Dr. Levy, the services concluded by sing
ing the closing ode OF the Order as a benedic-
tion.--Ne1CdTE Courier, tdst eUentIog.
The Issue of Patents to Disloyalists In Novem-
Der, 1865. Mr.. Harlan, Secretary of the Interior
by order of the President, directed that no
patent be granted to any resident in a district
declared by the President to be i'll a state of re.
belhon, without satisfactory proof of loyalty was
furnished, embracing the original or ar authen-
tlcated copy OF the amnesty oatn as taken by
said resident; and that if parties making appli-
cation for patents belonged to the excluded
classes evidence of their special pardon by the
President should be furnished. MIR. Browning,
the present Secretary OF the Interior, has ad-
dressed note to the Commissioner of Patents,
i'll reply to an inquiry from the latter with
regard to the propriety Of modifying the nstruc-
tions of Mr.. Harlan in this regard, lin view of
the great changes which have taken place in
these (the Soulbern) States" Mr. Browning
says:-''l am not aware that any portion OF the
country or of the people are now in insurrec-
ton against the General Government. You
Will, therefore, IN all cases tor applications for
patent rights be governed by the law Every
applicant who brings himself within the prov-
ments, is entitled to have his application
granted"
Ecount Bismark's New Dignity,-0ne of the
french papers mentions that Count BsmaTk has
Just received at the hand of the King of Bavaria
the grand Gordon of the Order OF st. Hubert. At
first this statement created some surDrise, which
was, however, dsspated by little serious
reflection. ST. Hubert, as is well kuown, is the
patron saint OF those who hunt shoot and kill,
Who therefore, should better merit this distlnc.
tion than NJ. Blsmark, who has indeed gone out
TO hunt, shoot, and kill, has driven his prey
here and there, without demanding permission,
over the lands of his Majesty of Bavaria, for
instance. aud who has certainly not returned
from his sport empty-handedY If the king is
implacable enough to do good to such as have
defpitefully used him, II Is not for others 10
Teproach hIm for it-PGR Mall Gazette.