The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
iron ADDIr1ONAI LOCAL 1rrns SEE THIRD rAarl


DAY IN THE CITY-THE CEREMONIES AT INDE.
PENDENCE HALL, AND THE PARADE.-From
Observance of Washington's Birthday. The
places of business viii, as general thing, be
the Government Offices with the single excep-
tion of the Post Office, will be closed. SO like
wise VIII the dlnerent banks, insurance ofhces,
throughout the city. As usual, the day will be
enlivened by the parade of our different mill
t0ry organizations. The following is the pro-
gramme for the
The First City Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry,
will parade together. The line viii form on Broad
will pass over the Fl mtolownE Tott&SDO & Race to
Twenty y-first down Twenty-first to Chestnut, down
Chesn1L 70 Broad, down Broad to Locust, down Lo-
seruee 10 Eighth gg Eighth m g to Walnut up Walnut to
Tbira nm Tbird 10 Vine mn Vine TO Seventh down
Seventh to Arch, Arch 10 Broad up Broad to city
There will also, agreeably to a call of Assistant
. Acknowledgement Il. Q. Drum be an assem-
bling of the officers OF the army now in the city
at the headquarters fthe Major General Com
nnanding. The officers Will present themselves
without side arms, in their undress uniforms,
at ii o'clock tomorrow morning, and from
thence proceed in a body to Independence Hall.
Advantage will also be taken to burn the
usual quantity OF gunpowder in firing salutes
in honor of the day. The following are the
regularly authorized
sALUTEs.
BY order of the city authorities the Veteran
Artillery Corps will fire salute of thirty-seven
guns on the 22d, in honor of the day. 1t will be
fired at Broad street and Girard avenue.
The keystone Battery. under the command
of Lie utenant John V. Greeley will also fire
national salute at Broad and Market streets.
But the grand feature OF the day Will be
THE CEREMol-I les AT INDEPENDENCE HALL.
The Committee appointed by the Legislature
OF this State, consisting OF Hon. l.. ID. Shoe
Hon. EDWARD g. Lee, Chairman of the House
Committee, will arrive this evening" and will
stop at the Continental.
ha mar harC n I.aui n n "a
mia, the members of Congress, the heads of de-
partments of the State of Pennsylvania ana of
the city of Philadelphia, and the members of
the public press, will assemble at the Mayors
office at a quarter before IL o'clock. Te judges
clerks of the courts Register, Recorder, etc,
of the city; the officers and members OF the
Historical Society Of Pennsylvania; the off,
GERS Of the Army and Navy Of the United
States and officers of the Marine and Volunteer
corps; the Associations of Soldiers and Seamen
of the War OF 1872, and descendants OF the
signers of the Declaration of Independence,
will assemble at the same hour in the Supreme
Court room. The Presidents of the Select and
Common Councils will meet at such time and
place as they may designate at their meeting
At IL o'clock, the chair occupied by the Presi-
dent of the Continental Congress, John Han
cock, and the table upon which the Declaration
of Independence was signed, will be presented
to the city on behalf of the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of Pennsylvania by Hon.
Lewis w. Hall, Speaker of the Senate. The
response will be made by Hon. Morton McMl-
The Chair OF the President of the Continental
Congress and the Table of Independence will
He PS by aSn r. I'D
Hon. John NJ. Read, Vice. President Historical
%Sosy of HON.
George Sharswood, President Judge District
Court of philadelphia Hon; Joseph PHIns alison n
Phiiadelphia Hon. John Cadwaader Judge
United States District Court; General George G.
=. In the evening a lecture will be delivered
before inmates of DR.. Kirlbride's Hospital on
the Life and CHARACTER OF washington" by
Colonel William III. Maurice.
THE New STATE LoAN.-By reference to the
advertisement in another column, IL will be
seen that proposals for the loan will be received
at the ohhce OF the state Treasurer, at Harris
of April next. Five millions of the loan will
be what are termed BIOS; that is they VIII be
Resrs eight millions W will be los, and the re-
, maining ten millions will be l5-25s. AS there
exists some little misunderstanding with those
Intending to compete for this loan as to the cal
culations of interest on the old and new bonds,
we present an example in explanation. Those
who will make payment in the overdue loans
of the State will be allowed interest on such
iess the usual State tax which is fiYe per cent
on the amount OF interest accrued, from the
LIST day Of February lSS until I'll the settlement settle ne
interest on the principal of the new loan. at the
rate of tive or six per cent, as the case may be-
April TO- next, and includes interest from the
lst of February last though the bill did not
ErorapIe for NelO Sic Per Cent Loan settled on 10Th o.
New per cent loan paFchased ii ed ds 100000
ESs Interest XII i,T two montns and ten days
at per cent. per rannum......"4.-~' ll66 .,,,,.,
Payment in overdue loans 100000
Interest for two months and ten
days at per cent................... S972
Less tax OF per cent............"... 40 9'23 .,
Due the state.......,... ............... s2.4
Erdnple for NeW FUe Per Cent Loan settled on 10Th Of
49,. 20 lou,' .,ooo.oo
Tntarest two months and ten days
at 5per cent. per annum ........".....~, 972 ...-
PAYMENT in overdue loans ......s 100000
Interest for two months and ten
days at per cent'.''........'... SS'l2 -.
Less tax OF per cent''.'''.'''..".. ~ S26 ..,,
Due the State a
The rate of interest, to be either or pei
cent. per annum, must be explicitly stated IL
the bid, and the bids most advantageous to th'
State will be accepted. No bid Tor less than pa
will be considered. The bonds Will be Issued III
sums of $780, and such higher sums as desired by
The loaneTs, to be free from State, local, anC
municipal taxes.
THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF THE Noun
VERNON GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS take
plaoe this afternoon, al o'clock, at the Schoo
building on Catharine street, above Third. Th
DropTamme of exercises includes the singing O
Several of the most beautiful popular airs, IL
which the young ladies of this school, judging
from the reputation they have acquired in tn
mast will acquit themselves in a very superlo
manner. Among the solos and DUETS to b
sung are the following:-"Sleep, my Dear One,
by Miss Nellie Scott; "Gently Signs the Breeze,
by Misses NJ. Il. and l.. Flthian; "Softly an
and IS. Sang among the Flowers" by Miss
Fithian. Miss Fannie Thompson recltes 9Th