The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-19

THE CoLLECToRsHIP or THE FIRST INTERNAL
REVENUE DIsTRICr-A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE
MUDDLE--It will be remembered that about
an hour before the term of Mr.. A. B. Sloanaker,
as Collector of Internal Revenue in the First
District, expired by operation OF the Tenure.Of-
office bill, that gentleman, with the strategic
forethought, for which he is so famous, revoked
the commissions Of all his deputies. and ap-
pointed them to mere cerkships. He then
commissioned Mr.. George Kelly, who still en-
joys the reputation of being q radical Republic
can, to the position OF chief and sole deputy,
and when the clock struck IL on that dire 4th
OF March, Mr.. Kelly thus found himself by
virtue of the Tenure of. Office bill, the acting
and responsible Collector.
Mr. Kelly at once entered upon the discharge
of his duties, but not many days had elapsed
before he had experienced so many of the per
plexities attached to the holding of office in
these precarious times that he began to dream
of the joys of private life. This dream was so
sweet that he at once forwarded to Washington
the resignation Of his office. But just here "a
change came over the spirit ofhis dreams'-the
authorities at Washington, seeing in Mr. Kelly
n temporary relief from at least one of the per-
rounded, denied to Mr.. Kelly the repose he 80
much.coveted. In other words, his resignation
was returned to him, unaccepted.
Mr.. Kelly thereupOn became alarmed. The
February lists were about coming in, and
should he remain in charge OF the Collectors
office until they had done so, he would render
himself responsible for the collection of about
S20O,000 which might take full six months of the
time which he so earnestly desired to devote to
private life. Mr. Kelly then determined upon
trying the effect of flank movement, after the
18th instant he appointed as his chief and sole
Deputy the Hon. William II. Johnston, some-
time Governor of the Commonwealth, and
sometime Collector OF Customs of the Port
of Philadelphia. Perhaps Mr. Kelly thought
that the Secretary of the Treasury would gra-
ciously accept his resignation when he had
chosen to succeed him as acting Collector n
man'whoW was so much afterthe Presidents heart.
But Just here the matter becomes ineXtricably
miXed-so mixed, in fact, that Mr.. Sloanaker
suddenly left the city TO escape the turmoil in
the political world. This gentleman, since
inrrf ha Cn1l tfr'q hos n la auy
and collecting agency on the second floor of the
very building in which he formerly held sway.
1t is not TO be supposed that Mr.. Sloanaker
selected this location in order that he might be
peipetually reminded of his departed glOries.
No one suspects him of being such an incon-
siderate self-immolator.
On the contrary, it is shrewdly suspected by
some that MIR. Sloanaker still has one or two
OF his fingers in the political pie, and that he
desired to be near the oven, where he might
observe the process of its baking, and now and
then give it salutary turn. But Mr. Kelly
made the oven solhot that Mr.. Sloanaker fear
Ing the heat might damage the waX-fiowers
which are known to be in his possession, sud
denly lett the city. Whittier he has gone, we
know not
The cause of MIR. Sloanal5er's astonishment
was the revocation yesterday by Mr.. Kelly of
Mr.. Johnston's commission as chief and sole
Deputy Collector. Mr.. Kelly then started post
haste for Washington with the determination
to get rid of his obnoxious commission as act
ing Collector, or to suffer death-polittcally, of
course-tn the attempt, Thus matters stand at
the present writing, and it is expected that
some time tomorrow special agent will be
sent from Washington to assume control Of the
office until permanent Collector is appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
When that happy day will dawn no son of q
prophet will risk his reputation by pretending
TO tOreJeu.
SALE OF STOCKS AND REAL EsTATE.-The fol-
lowing properties were offered for sale at the
Philadelphia Exchange, by Thomas IL Sons,
commencing at noon to-day, with the annexed
result
$50 sh. Pa Kaon and Fire Brick Co., par $50. $500
N gnara Corn Eyp Nat Rap NH E-J5
$50 shares Black Heath Coal lCompany.......... so
30 Shares Sonhern Not od
IS shares Central Iransportatlon Company 5000
tingdon and Broad Top Railroad Co.......... 7s,5
Is shares Un on TransporLaLion Company..... $500
! share Philaueiuhia Library COmpany...".... $3.50
share Arch Street Theatre, with tcket..... $4,000
30 shares Old Township Line Turnpike Con. 1925
81 sha es Antt-lncrustation Company Not SOld
$50 shares Clinton Coal and Iron Company..5jc. p sh
100 shares Hestonviile Mantna, and FAIR 49,.
400 shares American Button-Hole ana sew
10 SHARES Bank i NorS D. Ssh s6
@ Mutual Ins co ssEp sod
60O0 sh. Pleasant County OH and Mining Co. Sold
Luke s Church ,O.,'.. 49,, N OF sold
with double three-story back buildings,
Is feet 'front.' $50 feet ia depth Not sold
Twelfth street Not sold.
cor. Seymour and Morris streets, German 49, ,.o...
town; l09 feet front, 20 teet Sll2OOOO
Modern three-Story brick dwelling, No. 1872
Filbert Not sold.
Building lots Twentyiourth Ward. ........ Not sold,
n. Ninth ~..e sO,OOOOO
Circus aud henagerie building, ). w. corner
of Tenth and CRllOwhill streets. with brick
stabling Not sold.
go s Second s85OOOo
ThTee-story brick dwelling, No. llO7 Race
street, with two-story frame dwelling in
the rear % feet front lilo feet eep...... 4O5OOl
Thirty-ninth and Transcript streets, large lot 36Nl
Edane and Union streets, large lot........ 30O1OC
Ground-rent of $500, par l5,O0O secured on the
bakery and other buildings Nos. 2l2 and PA
n Front 70 29OOOC