The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


organization is quite peculiar, being free from
The tointstock principle, and of purely bene-
Board of Managers, which is selfperpetuating
Whenever q vacancy therein occurs, the re-
of five names, which is submitted to Board
of Appointment consisting of the Chief
state, and the President Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas and District Court OF Philade-
phi8. From the list OF hye names, the Board
OF Appoutment selects one to I'LL the vacancy;
but IN case majority cannot agree upon any
one of the five, new list must be made out by
the Managers and presented Tor their con-
sideTation, the ceremony being repeated until
institution are under the control of the
Managers, no one of whom, excepting
anv remnneraiion for his services No1
is any member of the Board permitted TO Dor.
terested, directly or indirectly, in any of the
investments made by the Society. Deposits
are received In sums of one dollar and up
wards, interest being allowed on the same
when they amount TO five dollars the whole
amount, including interest, 10 be repaid on
When the Society commenced its operations
me- rly fifty years ago, IL was in humble way,
the managers attending at the Office in turn,
Tor the purpose OF receiving the deposits But
the institution gradually worked its way into
and by Treasurer was aopointed, on a small
salary, to attend to the Office business. After
several removals, the Society, i'm 1888 moved
into the handsome building at No 3O6 Walnut
street, which ii still occupies AT that time
the depositors numbered about 1000 Since
then the business has increased to such an
extent that there are at present about % 900 de-
positors, and a surplus fund, to provide against
the amount of over half a million of dollars.
The present accommodations of the Institu-
Jlon have long been too restricted for the eX-
tent of its business For this reason, the pro
Rerty at the corner of Walnut street and West
at an expense OF $4,000 The purchase includes
The, The large mansion at the corner,
dence of The late Josiah Randall as well
as the adjoining property of Robert Waln, ESQ,
feet, with depth OF l75 feet On this site,
which is perhaps the most central and eligible
for the purpose in the city, it is theintention of
The Society TO erect commodious and con-
Venient building, which shall be absolutely fire
and hurglarproof AS the present lease of the
Vain property will not expire for several
months YET, year will probably elapse before
the projected improvements can be under
taken.
The officers of the Institution consist of the
following gentlemen:-
President-Caleb Cope.
sIHiah misahhaggeTshIIJohnw gghIJ " A. Brown, Francis Gnrney
Thomas Robins Adoiphius Sc 4. Borie, Samuel nsi
liam II. Hart, William v; Keating NJ. D., Will
Wiling, NJ D. George ", Norris, NJ. D., Alex
son, Jr,, Samuel Field. and James G. Hand.
Bounty SwMDLERs IN CAMDEN-$2O, 900 IN
voLvED.-On the goth of Marcn. 1865 law was
passed by the New jersey Legislature appro-
marines from that time to the date of dis
charge provided they had families or widowed
those entitled to it are made out by the Mayors
OF the different cities and forwarded to
Trenton, with tie recommendation that
The money is then forwarded to their
Honors, and by them 81 a. handed hand d. to ,, the
when any one appeared and swore that he had
wife or widowed mother residing in The state
on the Goth Of March, 1865, not TO question his
yeracity; but Mayor Cox came to the concu-
sion that there was something wrong, so he set
about making an Investigation. Before he had
proceeded far, he became confident that fraud
Yesterday, William Smith and John Breene
called upon him and requested their back pay,
their papers having been made out, forwarded
60 Trenton for approval, and returned with the
money, with instructions 10 pay them. .,,
The Mayor questioned them as to their
families, and they gave such contradictory
Statements that they were locked up for fur
ther examination. Smith had stated to his
Honor that his wife formerly lived in Glouces-
ter but that now she resided with her mother,
at the northwest corner of Third and South
streets, Philadelphia. An officer was despatched
to see her and interrogated her as to her know
ledge of fSmith-whom she denied knowing at
Il fist-and to her residence In NeWJersey. Inls
she denied also; but afterwards. no u0unt loud Juag-
thing was wrong, said she did live In new
Jersey at one time, but could not recollect the
last tvening Breene had a hearing, when he
acknowle iged that he was Induced to VlslC
Camdtn by some parties-Smith among the
number-who told him all that was necessary
was for him to swear he had wife in some
cruntry town, and he would be sure to get the
money: also that he had no wife. He was then
committed to prison TO stand his trial. Smltn
had already received his money, amounting TO
$l39, but the Others had not. -,
II is estimated that OF S2O,VOO pald out Wltaln M
the last two months TO those representing that
thew had persons dependent upon them, three
fourths has been obtained by fraud. The city
of Camden will lose this money If the State
claims it. Mayor Cox Is entitled TO the enco-
miums OF the public for the thorough manner
in which he has exploded this little swindling
game and we have no doubt, IN the Iuture,
those who make apPlication ior Se pay ~ Tha tbe
Justness Of their claims, or depart from Vne
office minus the greens"
PHuADRLpHIA DANCING GIRL COMMITS
SUICIDE IN NEW ORLEANS.-On the 1th IN
staut a melancholy case OF suicide occurred III
New Orleans, the self-murderer being a girl OF
eighteep or twenty years OF age, by the name
Of IOuise Little. She was native OF JhlS
city where her mother, Rebecca q. Little, stlll
resides Miss Louise being danseuse py pro-
Session passed under the stage name OF lda
Lee Until within a week of her death she mao
been performing at the Olympic Music HAN IN
New Orleans, ana rom tnat aai nis
appolptedi affection appears TO nave Deen lhe
cause of taking the dose OF morphine whlch ie.
suited in her death. inc unialtnI1I SWAT sWSin wa MaS
a noIiceman by the name of John Doucie, VINO
Iyas for a long time on duty at the olympic
Reing thus thrown much together, the Two pc.
came very intimate-so intimate, IN Iact, Ina1
Doucie's wife, to whom ne hau Deeh mar, MARI t teu
apont a wear made repeated efforts 10 have hel
husband relieved from duty aL Lne OonceI'
Hall In this she at length succeeded, WheIe
upon his inamorata peSamS NeiS ~ anen Ia ~ =,
messed in spirits, and nnally pun an Snu "
her miserable existence, as already stated
STEALING DooR-MATs has become an lnstl i
tuted profession among certain CLASS OF eVdt t
IiSCsaed 1Nersons who cannot gain llVellnoot
n9 other Way. Oficer Sankey, otL, OF Lne Fiit, t