The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


Oily INTELLIGENCE.
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GRANT AND COLFAx CLUB.-The citizens OF
the Thirteenth Ward held meeuUg last nlglt
at the northeast corner of Ninth and Sprln9
Garden streets, for the purpose OF forming "A
Grant and COlaX Can paign Club. The meeting
was called TO order by William Palmer, Esq.
who nominated Dir. John j.. SnoemaSer Chau-
man. After shoTJ address IRON this gentle
man, o committee Of one from each precinct
was appointed TO present list OF permanent
officers. DuIiug the absence of the Committee,
the band played ''Raly Around the Flag
which was greeted with Cheere. The CvmmiLtee
reformed aud ore euted he following gen lemeu
as officers, ana they were otcc,sd by acclama-
toni
Prestdeu'.-E. Il. Ft'er.
VICe-Prl sidCnts. - J. l.. Shoemaker. Lewis
Knp ppe. W IL. Vogdes, Joseph HemDnlll, Johu
W; Woodward John p. wilkinson, Samuel
Allen, and john Kennedy.
Recording Secretary. James Lee.
Corresponding Secretary Wllhan Palmer.
A letter was read from Hon. LEONARD Myers,
stating that he regretted being unable to be
present, but that Tie times looked auspiCiJus,
and there were many persons hitherto acting
With the Democratic party who would vote for
our modest leader, and the people say so. Tney
will trust him.
A letter was also read nom General Tyndale,
the Repub lean nomiuee Tor Mayor, stating tnat
they had his best wishes Tor the formation of
the Club. and If toe Republicans only work they
will be success ul.
Hon. A. Wilson Hen zey the Republican
nominee Tor state senator in the second disluct,
was introduced. He was greeted with applause,
and spoke at some length, lie was folio Rcd by
several others and the meeting adjourned at
late hour.
GUARDIANS OF THE PooR.-The regular meet
ing of the Board of GuariiaHs Of the Poor took
place yesterday afternoon at the Blockley Aims.
house, President John NJ. Whtall in the chair.
The House Agent reported The too wing census
of the House Tor the week ending Saturday,
July Is. l6GS:-Number in the House, 2953; same
time last year, 2SO6: increase, l47 Admitted
within the last two weeks, 24l; Orths, 10; deaths,
81; DISCHARGED, 1913; Poped. 43; lndentured, q
Number OF lefsOns granei lodgings within the
last two weeks, n; meals, lO6. Total number
males in the House, 1915: females, 17O8.
{ Total males ana females IN The Insane De-
paltmen', less assistants $50. The S!e"ar re-
pOr'Cd the house receipts az SI4 so. The Odt-
door Agent Icporttd having collected tor sup
port CasCs, S2SS so.
communication was received from J. 3.
Townsend, Secretary OF the woodland Gene
terry, calling attention to the division fence be-
tween The Aimshouse property and the Gene
terry grounds, which has been greatly out Of
reDair, asking the cooperation Of the Bnari
Of Guardians TO have 1t pa. ia proper order
Referred to the Committee on Farming aud
Gardening.
The committee appointed to call the attention
OF tue PTpsIOeuTs aud Directors OF railroads
running through the Aim house grounds to he
necessity OF tuuuoliug their roads Ior the pas.
ssge Of waste water rom the AlmshousC, re.
pJttea that they haG called The a tengrou Of the
Presidents aud DIreCtCls OF the several railroads
to the subject and that they had received com
nuucatlous from each Of them, in which there
is no recognition OF any responsibility on their
p,ttas ",ardsI . tI toti F tH ti,,,
BOARD Of Health be called to fhe pxistjn% ori-
FauCe, and n remedy s0uaIt ut their baH5s
Referred to me Co1nn,,ttpe on Egrn7in, oT,i
Cer5rninC
The Board then went INTO tbe cons 'deration Of
The ruIcs o. goyernmenf,
The Stewards Teouistions wnre then road
affer U bich tbn RoqTd odiournnd '
HOWE rop RrIyn Wo,rey a boroa for
bliTd gor,'o1 6oe hsa, et"I'oi nn bat,oI,o1l,
1odi r ,i i i'U ~ ,.Ii CO. Io VJ % @ 10y o'gn' @
d"av6r 70 i've by sEi Iit,Io tt Uu
MAKE. 4 meeting OF conlmb1fors WaS had
iaIely when tbn {rv mr. T,rnyyaT TooGo nU srr
encn'nrooing 1l6ress 4yhnr,in~ tbano r. 90
tore eard IN me me eGod Woih OF a~sISLlng thls