The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-21

An interesting matter0ccurred during the bust.
ness meeting. Mr.. Thomas Meehan presented
tne annexed extract from the London Gardeners
JOUfnQG-
- Mr. Me- har, the Chairman ofthe Commities of the
Pennsyly HORTICULTURAL Society the analogue of
our our own Royal Horticultural Society, has kindly fur.
nnhed us with tue following details or the efforts
0sing made In Philadelphia towards the fnrtherance
Sd m0Icuure' botany ana otner branches OF natural
It, We have" he writes, lust opened new hall tor
he largest in the United tates-2OO by rs eettnd we
nave e. 0eavored to make the whole building frst.
class specimen OF horticultural architectufe We
nave not yet commenced Interior decorations;
After we ave got strenRthened nom our a6ors with
we nan, we oppose 70 try what we do towards
Lotsulc and HOrtlcultU al Garden.
I've are aiso at work endeavoring to build new
already collected about 10000 the 100000 doars we
bGpk bnd we is snail al want wan and shall probably commence
one OF the ornaments Of the city, and the collections
of the best European ones. In conch0iogy' herpe.
I9b,ogy ana ornithoogy they are particularly good
besides many unarranged The botanical department
u notso lul as some others, although the European,
Asiatlc, and North American are very well repre,
9ented the weakest collection being tropical plants.
thentlc specimens Of these plants the aid would.
can or other deslderHta."
A letter TO the same gentlemen from NJ Van
H0ute was also read, Nj. Van Houte is Superin-
tendent OF the Royal Gardens at Ghent, Bel
glum, and offers, when Philadelphia establishes
lts botanical garden, to donate 10 il itdupcaJes
Of every rare plant IN the royal nseryatories,
OF which duplicates exist.
President King pronounced this most hand.
some Offer and vote Of thanks, in advance,
was passed Tor It,
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SABBATH SCHOOL
AssOoIATIoN.-This organizations, established in
this city in May last TOR The purpose OF extend
ing the influence OF Sabbath Schools in every
| county in the state, is now fully under way.
| The first Normal Institute under the direction
OF the association will be held in the Presby-
| terian Church in FrankfoTd, on the evenings of
| Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, the 27th
| 18th, and 18th of the present month, to be fol-
| lowed by another on the third Tuesday of Sep
! tember next, In the West Arch Street Church.
These gatherings in Frankford will be composed
| of the teachers and friends of Sabbath Schools
of the Twenty-third and Twenty-iourth Wards,
and other rural districts of the northern por
tions of the city. On Wednesday afternoon
| l2Sth) there will be a large gathering OF chill
dren, with appropriate exercises. Rev. Prof
Osborn, OF Lafayette College, Easton, Pa: X. G.
Pardee, Esq, of New York; Ex-Governor Pol
lock, and other well.known friends of the cause,
The object and aim of the institute will be
to elevate the standard OF Sabbath-school teach
| ing
1st. By diffusng correct religious sentiment
as to the Importance of Sabbath-school teach
| ing,
I'd. To present and enforce the most effective
means IN order to the highest degree Of success
| in teaching
BAR MEETING.-A meeting of the members
| OF the Bar was held yesterday, in the Supreme
| Court room, with reference to the death OF
William V. Hieskill, Esq. William M. Mere
| dith, Esq, was called to the chair, and Robert
| H. McGrath appointed Secretary.
James b. Gowen, ESQ, offered the follow
| ing resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
Resoloed, That the members of the Philadel-
| phia Bar here assembled have heard with deep
senslbity of the death of their late associate
| William Is, Hieskell, ESQ,
| Reso ued, That in the death of Mr.. HES
| kell we deplore the loss of one admired for
| his professional learning and ability, honored
| for his integrity, and beloved for his genial and
! amiable disposition
That we tender our most respectful and pro-
| found sympathy to the family of our departed
| friend in their heavy bereavement.
That committee OF five be appointed by the
| Chairman to communicate these resolutions to
| the family of Mr.. Heskell.
Addresses were made by Mr.. Gowen. and by
| George w. Biddle, James II, Horn, and Peter
| Mccall Esqs
The Chairman appointed as the committee
| under the resolution the following gentlemen:-
Messrs. James E. Gowen, George w. Bddle,
| James II. Horn, Peter Mccall, and Samuel
| Hood, ESQ. and on motion, the officers of the
meeting were added to the committee,
A New SwIND11NG DoDsE.-A new swindling
dodge has come to light in West Philadelphia,
! whereby gentleman was victimiZed yesterday
! out of four dollars. The facts are these:-The
| West Philadelphian was waited upon by an indi-
vidua who represented that he had two tons of
| coal aboard of vessel, AMI having no use for it,
| was anxious to dispose of it at four dollars "a
ton. The gentleman consented to the purchase,
and in the afternoon ton reached the resi-
dence. The individual was on hand, and when
the coal was put in demanded four dollars OF
the occupant which amount was paid to him.
Later in the day another ton arrived, and with
ii came bill Tor two tons OF coal purchased from
q coal yard in the vicinity. The West Philadel
phian set about making an investigation, and tc
bis establishment found that he had beer
VIctimized. The swindler had ordered the Goa
from neigbboring yard, and had given instruc
tions to send it to such residence.
ENIGRANT TRAVEL OVER THE PENNSYLVANIA
RALRoAD.-There has been a large Increase il
the number of emigrants passing over the Penn
| sylvania Railroad, as compared with the previ
Gus years. The following shows the number tol
each month since January l, 1867
. January. . 1898 May 375l
February 942 June 452!
March 1887 July 400
April 3l99 -
The emigrauts are principally mechanics anC
farmers seeking homes IN the far distant West.
SCARCITY OF MAoKEREL.-Las week the en-
tire number Of this general article OF food whicl
arrived from the bay amounted to two hundred
. and sixty barrels and the fleet are reported Il
be doing but little. In view of the scarcity 0
both bay and shore mackerel, prices are ad
yancing, as the supply is less than the demand
| The whole stock OF bay thus far brought II
does not exceed 500 barrels. Last year, at thi
+. time, about 5000 barrels had arrived.
/ HOUSE RoBBERY.-The residence of Mrs
CathaTine Hickey, No. 304 Union street, wa
: robbed on Monday night of forty dollars an
e ! cloth valued at one hundred dollars. Their
.irn 1r,ncf VUh l4H to