The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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] IMPORTANT STATEMENT CONCERNING THE RE-
! sroRAuoN OF CANCELLED REvBNUE STAMPS -
| The following important circular concerning
the collection, washing, and restoration otreve-
| nue. stamps, has been received by Assessor John
| w. Frazier, of the First DISTRICT
TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF INTERNAL
! REVENUE, WASHINGTON, July o, lS67.-It is re-
ported that persons in various parts o the coun-
try are engaged in collecting cancelled revenue
stamps and preparing them for iurtber use by
removngt the canCelling marks, regumming, etc,
These collections are made to great extent
from amongst the waste paper of banks, bank
ers, and brokers. Checks, drafts, ETC., when
they have ceased TO be valuable as instruments
OF evidence, and especially bills or memoranda
Of sales, or the contracts for sales of stocks,
bonds, gold or silver bullion, cOu, promissorv
notes, ETC., are generally cast aside with the can
celed stamps attached and thus the stamps
readily fall into the hands of those who seek
them for fraudulent purposes.
Bankers, brokers, and all others are respect-
fully requested TO destroy their revenue stamps
after they have once been used and have ceased
10 be OF value TO them, or TO make such other
disposition OF them as shall effectually prevent
their restoration and reuse. Bank examiners
also are requested TO call the attention of bank.
ers to The RrJsssirauds that are practsed upon
the public revenue in this way, and to urge
cooperation with the revenue officers in the
suppression OF them; and all internal revenue
oihceTs are hereby directed and enioined to give
this matter their special attention, to acquaint
all persons who use stamps with the true our
pose for which they are collected after having
been once used, and to urge such q disposal of
cancelled stamps as shall protect the United
States from loss. sEa
The fact that person ie collecting stamps IS
| suthcient 10 arouse strong suspicion and to call
| Tor Immediate investigation; while the posses
sion OF washed, restored, or altered stamps is
| prln1d fdcte evidence of guilt.
No pains should be spared to effect the detec-
tion OF the guilty PARTIES and to insure their
punishment, as provided in Section loo of the
| Internal Revenue act.
E. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner.
ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION. Yesterday afternoon
a daughter of a highly respectable citizen,
accompanied by her young sister, proceeded to
| Washington Square. After being together a
short time, man giving his name as Dougherty
| aCcosted the little girl, and gave her money to
| buy peanuts. She was gone but few moments
| When she returned her sister could not be
| found, and the little one began to cry. Several
persons who had seen the man lead the girl
| away, called the attention of police officer.
! He went into the restaurant in the basement at
| the corner of Seventh and Walnut streets, and
| found Dougherty and the young girl closeted in
! private box, with glasses of brandy before
| them, The man was arrested, and the girl
returned to her parents.
IMPROVEMENTS. fine new school-houses
are now being erected in Germantown, as paro-
chial school-houses for the congregation of st.
| Vincent de Paul Catholic church. The one for
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of SO feet; the other, for boys, will be A by "a
feet.
The interior of the old Pine Street Presbyte-
rian Church, where the lamented DR.. Brainerd
| so long Oftciated, is undergoing very extensive
alterations The galleries have been raised and
reduced in width the pews are to be modern
lied, the walls and ceiling painted, aud the
whole interior to be so changed that it will
present an entirely new appearance. Several
months will be REQUIRED to com0lete the work.
Nr,ry A ctao An SO rIxy
ready for launching at the yard of the National
Ship Company, at Kaighn's Point. She is 85 feet
long, l8 feet beam. Her engines are direct act
ing, with cylinders lS by l8 inches. All the
modern improvements have been introduced.
The new steamboat Sue, built at Chester,
started for Cape May yester day, in the place OF
the S. Nj. FELTON,. This boat is lSO feet long, 80
feet beam, and feet depth of hold. The dining
saloon, on the main deck is handsomely fitted
up, and provided with every comfort and con-
} venience tor passengers.
Cor NoTHING BUT TRoUBLE.-A dwelling
house on Catharine street. between Second anC
; | Third, was burglariously entered yesterday
l morning, about O'Clock, by means of NIP
s pers.n a convenient instrument for turning
s key in the lock from the outside The burglar
o reached the second story, but the gentleman o
a the house rising to give the fellows warm re
. ception, they made good their e-cape Wlthou
plunder.
v SLIGHT FRR.-The alarm of fire about min
O'Clock last evening, in the northern part of tn
A city, was caused by the burning of bed anC
q clothing in the second story of house ol
= Second street, above Noble.
If ST. JosEPH's NEW CHURCH AND COLLEGE, to b
,e erected at Eighteenth and Thompson streets
,e will be two of the largest institutions il
~ the diocese. The entire tract includes aoou
- three acres and was purchased for $45,0O0.
es A Scion OF A REvERENTIAL BRANoH-A so
IL of Brigham Young, accompanied by numbe
1t of males and females, passed through Phiade
4 pha yesterday, on their way to Salt Lake City
y They came in the New York through line, an
=, took the Pennsylvania Railroad cars at Wes
- Philadelphia.