The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-17

=, Mr Eezell asked for the names Of the sieners Of
The OierK read them. Among them was that Of
Mr. SperinR, President OF Select Council
Mr. Hetzell raised the point Of order that the
President of Select Council could not sign com.
mittee's report ..1 ..I-I
Mr.. Marcer so decided the point, and the report
was returned TO Select Council.
The resolution in reference to the Franklin Fire
Insurance Company and the insurance on nova.
mensiDg Hall was concurred in,
The ordinance to appropriate five hundred dol
lars for out.houses for Germantown school build
iDgs was referred to the Committee on Schools of
Common Council. '-''F- =
The resolution allowing the Presidents of Conn.
ci.s 70 vote in committees was concurred in.
Inc resolution directing the Chief Engineer of
the Water Department TO enter into a contract for
water pipe with X. ID. Wood q 90, excited long,
bitter and personal debate, which grew more and
more acrimonious as 1t progressed, until the Cham
Der was adjourned by Mr.. Marcer at seven O'Clock,
while motion 70 refer to the Committee on Law
was pending.
DIsTILIERs.-A meeting Of distillers esta-
llshed and doing business within the first hve
Collection Districts of the city, convened yes
terday at the Wetheril House. The object of
the call was stated to be to ask the Secretary of
the Treasury to suspend an order issued on the
lst OF May in relation to the placing meters in
the distilleries, until the article can be fur
n1sbed to the dist1llers.
The order requires dstillers to pay several
months in advance for the meters, the cost of
the same ranging from $3.50 TO $500, the. Price
argued that distillers have no right to pay for
the meters before they are furnished, and an
entire Willingness was expressed to give bonds
for the payment OF the articles when placed in
use. 1t was suggested that, in the event of the
Secretary refusing to comply with the wishes of
the distillers, the matter would be thrown into
Court for decision as to the legality of the
order A Committee was appointed for the pur-
pose of carrying out the objects of the meeting.
They then adjourned to meet next Monday
evening. -..1 .asaHallas
INN NC A m MpErr-
ING OF MANAGERs.-The Corporators OF this
institution convened yesterday in this city, in
compliance with the charter granted at the late
session of the Legislature. A quorum was in
Rev. Bishop Simpson, Rev. DR.. Newton, Rev.
DR.. Reed, Rev. r. Heber Newton, j. Marshall
Paul, M. D., Thomas Watson, Abraham Martin,
Alfred M. Slocum, MD, and j. Francis Bourns,
M. ID. General Meade was called to the chair,
and DIR. Bourns appointed Secretary The act
of incorporation was read, and twenty-eight
gentlemen we're elected by ballot TO constitute
the Board of Directors for the ensuing year.
The Eecretary was notified to authorize the
Directors to meet on Monday, the 9th instant,
in this city. .r,.
The CLOSING SESSIONS. The yearly meeting
of the Society of Friends closes to-day. Two
sessions day have been held, and the number
OF people who have visited the city to particl
pate in the meeting cannot be less than five
thousand. That all may enjoy to the fullest ex-
tent the advantages of the convocation, dinner
| Is served eacn noon Dy resident frlendS, In the
second story OF the meeting house, to the Friends
who come from distance. The proceedings
conducted in private, we are permitted to say,
have been more than usually pleasant. The
attendance nom New Jersey and Maryland has
been very large. All through the district repre-
sented at Fifteenth and Race Streets in the i'm
| portant interview just terminating, the princi-
pies of the Society appear to be gaining instead
OF losing ground. @
NEARING CoMPLEroN.-The steam sugar re-
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which was commenced last summer, is nearly
completed. 1t is probably the largest sugar re-
6nery in the United States, the main building
Deep and nine stories in height. The refinery,
with the engine and bo1ler-house, and other
appendages, covers the entire ground from Della
ware avenue to Penn street. All the buildings
aIe OF BRICK, but the Delaware avenue front of
the main structure is so ornamented as to give
1t very striking appearance. The part of the
city IN which the refinery is located is under.
Penn street, extending from shippen south
ward, block OF stores, belonging to Mr.. Jesse
Cooley, has just been rooted in.
| AN AccmENT.-The train on the North
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, from Bethlehem, due in
the city at o'clock on Wednesday afternoon,
did not arrive until nearly A, owing to the break
ing of wheel on one of the cars. The accident
| occurred few miles out of the city. None of
the passengers were injured.
ANOTHER LAUNCH Yesterday, at noon, a
new schooner, called the George Ii. Squires, was
launched from the shipyard Of Messrs. Taylor
& Mather, at Cooper's Point, New Jersey. She
le built in the best manner, and is valued at
! $22, 900. She has a capacity of about 325 tons,
| and win be commanded by Captain Tmmins, oil
Camden, New Jersey.
AMUSEMENTS.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-The sale of tickets for
! MIS-. Lander's representations of Elizabeth next
week continues brisk at TIumpler's, Seventh
and Nhesput streata and there is every nrol,