The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-17

MEETlNe OF THE FRANKLIN INsrITUTE.-Th9
monthly meeting of the franklin Institute was
held as usual, last evening, in their hall. At the
conclusion of the regular business, Professor
Morton read his monthly report on Novelties
IN the Direction of Mechanical and Scientific
Pursuits.
In this, among other matters of equal inte-
rest, an account was given of the tunnel under
the Indus, long slice begun and abandoned,
but lately resumed, as well as OF the present
plan and prospects of the tunnel under the Chi
Cago river. Mention was also made of a new
form Of hydraulic press; of dfferential pump;
of steam rollers for roads; of a steam buggy;
OF forging by pressure; of grinding by cast
iron wheel, IN rapid mOtioD of new tool
holders; of a ratchet brace and drilling tools.
An account was likewise given of the late and
remarkable observations on sun spots, new
modes OF developing electricity, new apparatus
for coal analysis and chemical researches, as
well as other like matters.
At the end of this report Mr.. Robert Briggs
called attention to the successful employment of
glycerioe and glue for printers rollers, and to
a new and excellent instrument for measuring
the moisture IN the air.
A motion was then made to appoint COM
mittee to consider the expediency of recon-
patent laws, after which the meeting was, on
motion, adjourned.
VACCINE PHYSICIANS AND CoLLECToRs.-Th
Board OF Health met on Tuesday, and appointed
the tollowing-named gentlemen Vaccine Ply
sicians and Collectors:-Fr District compris-
l.
Williams, M. D.; Second District, embracing
the Second Third, and Fourth Wards Joseph
Heritage, M. D.; Third District, the Fifth
Seventh, and Eighth Wards, j. G, Allen, NJ D. |;
Fourth District, no appointment; Fifth District,
the Eleventh, Twelfth, Fifteenth and Seven,
teenth Wards, William NJ. Welsh, M. D.: Sixth
District, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth
and Twentieth Wards, G. B. Barrett Jr, NJ d. I;
Seventh District, in the Eighteenth and Nine
teenth Wards, j. L. Rihl, NJ D.; Eighth Dis
Mict, the Twenty-third and Twenty fifth Wards
W. E. Ely, NJ. D.; Ninth District, the Twenty
first, Twenty-second, and TWenty-eighth Wards,
William c. Todd, M. D.; Tenth District the
TWyentyiourth and Twenty-second Wards,
FATAL REsULT.-Richard Taylor, aged SO
years, living at No. $50 Wilder street, who was
waylaid and badly beaten at Fifth and Reed
streets, on election afternoon, died from the
effect OF his wounds yesterday morning. The
deceased stated that his assailants were COM
posed of ten or a dozen men, who were armed
with clubs and knives. He stated also that the
person who was prominent ia the attack had
what appeared TO him to be a tube inserted in
the side of his nose, he judged to remedy some
defect In or injury sustained by that member
The deceased at the time of the attack was
passing quietly along and had no intimation of
the violent intentions of the men. After COM
mittipg the ofense all of his assailants left the
ground and no arrest was made Mr. Taylor
continued to suffer intensely from the wounds
until the time Of his death.
THE CITY RAMRoAD.-The railroad on Mar
ket and Broad streets belonging to the city, has
proven to be profit to the city the present
year. Mr.. John Bosler, the superintendent
reports that the receipts from October |, 1866
to September 30, 1867, amounted to SIG, 893'O3,
and the expenses to $826l'98, leaving profit of
$963lO5.
MARINE IELEGRAPH.