The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-20

have been heretofore paids and "a o,bor tr,a..
are a,' now decreasing the wages Of tbeir employees
on acc cunt OF the dulness of trade N is re-
ask for an increase. '"Vu'o
Drioss wins hn ,sS was expressed to pay the old
oemand an Increase of so per cent vvos 40
nounced. The following resolution as offered
by Samue Harrison, was adopted:-
Reso ued That as manufacturers vUe will ro
slst the Unjust demand of the Cigar Mal<ers'
Union, and cease manufacturing unItl there IL n
compromise effected more just in It's demands.
committee OF Eve was appointed TO NEE in
conference with the iourneymcn, to hear their
alPun. ents in reference to the bill of prices
after which the meeting adjourned.
/. o. o. F. GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The Semi-annBal session was held yesterday,
at the hail. North Sixth street, the Grand Master,
Richard Watson, PRESIDING. FOrty-two new
members were admitted, number Of charters
were granted 10 institute ne Lodges 10 various
sect ons of the State, reports from committees
AID the Grand representatives, we're submitted
and acted upon. Amendments to the Bylaws
were offered, which will be acted upon at the
annual session, 10 be held in May of next year.
Nominations for the officers of the Grand Lodge
were made, the election to take place next
spring. The attendance of Representatives was
unusually large for semi-annual session, and
the deliberations OF the body we're marked wlth
the best of feeling aud harmony throughout.
The next session to be held will be the annual
one, and will take place at Pttsburg, the
Grand Lodge of the United States having
granted permission to that effect at its late
session, held in the city of New York in Sep
tember last. The body adjourned late in the
afternoon.
SEIZURE OF AN UNITED STATES BONDED
WAREHoUsE.-On Monday afternoon last the
United States Bonoed Warehouse of Henry
Wallace d Co situated on Front street, below
Walnut was placed under seizure by the Phila-
dephia Revenue Board an order having been
received from Washington TO that effect. Wal
lace Co. had also one floor OF Kirkpatrick &
Co.'s and two floors of John Gibsons Son q Co.'s
warehouses; bonded, which we're all placed under
the charge of Revenue Inspectors Ghegan, Dom
nelly, Byrnes, and Taggart, who remained upon
the premises during the night and we're relieved
yesterday morning by other revenue inspectors
Some seven thousand barrels of whisky are
alleged to be in bond on the premises of Wallace
d Co. The proprietors OF bonded warehouses
have recently been compelled TO make new ap-
plications TO have their premises bonded under
the new regulations of the Treasury Department
which requires that no rectityipg shall be done
on the premises. 1t is said some objections have
been made to the bonded warehouse of Wallace
& Co. on this account.
SUDDEN DEATH OF PHYsIoIAN.-Dr. f. A.
Vandyke, an old and wel-known physician,
died suddenly on Monday, in the seventy-ninlh
year of his age. The deceased has for many
years been an active and prominent member Of
the several temperance organ cations of this
city-having occupied the position of G. w.
Patriarch of the Sons of TEN mperance of Penn
sylvania. He attended service at the Rev. DIR.
Chambers Church on Sunday. an appeared to
be in his usual health DR.. Vandyke had for
dyke, of New York, and f. A. Vandyke, Jr.,
broker in that city, are his sons. The funeral
of the deceased will take place tomorrow, at
Dr. Chambers Church, Broad street.