The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-12
NEWS SUMMARY.


The Office OF the Receiver OF Taxes wilt be
opened on Monday next for the receipt of taxes
oi 1860.
The alarm of Gre about half past 8 O'Clock
hast evening was caused by the burning OF q
lot OF guBny bags in the fourth story OF Max X
Kuhn's building, No. LAG Noble street. Damage
tTlhing.
pbia Anti lavery Society was held yesterday
afternoon at the Assembly Buildings. Lucretia
Mott presided. The Secretary read the annual
repOrt, which gave general review ofCongres
siOnal doIngs since the war.
Last evening, about ak aclock, Camelia
Bobeck, girl, eighteen years of age, was taken
from Gunner's run in an in' ensible condition.
She was removed to house in the neighbor-
hood whore, later in The evening, she re-
covered sufIc emily 20 tell her name, but not TO
explain how she got into the water.
About o'clock last evening dre broke
out in q wooden shed in the yard Of the United
Bates Arsenal, GraY's Ferry road, used as a
place for Oiling shoes. The shed, about eighty
feet long, was destroyed; also a number of
shelter tents, and a ieW boxes of shoes. The
loss is estimated at about $1,000.
Council met in Convention yesterday, and
elected tbe following heads of departments;-
Gblef Commissioner OF Highways, Mahlon H.
DicBinsou; Commissioners OF Highways,
Hiram Hotter James Work; Commissioner of
Markets and City Property, Jonathan Il. Pugh;
Chief Engineer of the Water Works, Frederic
Graeh; Superintendent OF Girard Estate, Charles
s. Smith; Agent of Glrard Estate, Samuel 8.
Gavin; Superintendent OF Trusts, Charles nqt.
AS the hose carriage of the PHILADELPHIA
Engine was proceeding 10 the fire in Noble
street last evening a hack ran into il at Eleventh
and Chesnut sTeets, and one of the horses got
his leg entangled in one of the fore wheels of
the hose carriage, severely spraintug the leg.
The members OF the company were obliged to
take an axe aud chop out several spokes in the
wheel to eXtrcate the animal, thus doing much
damage, besides the stralning of the carriage by
the Kicking OF the horse.
"A meeting of the citizens of the First ward
was held last evening in the NJ. Z. Church,
Eighth street, above Tasker, to consider the
want of proper school Accommodations in that
section. Henry r. Lawrence, Esq, presided;
William Wills and Edwin A. Merrick acted as
VicePresdents, and Absalom Taylor and @. M.
Leisenrlng, Secretaries. Resolutions asking
Councils for an appropriation of $4,000 to
build school on the lot southeast corner of
Seventh and Dickerson streets, were adopted.
The eighth anniversary of the Philadelphia
branch OF the Women's Union Missionary
Society OF America for heather women took
place last evening, in the First BaptisJ Church,
Broad and Arch streets. Rev. G. Dana Board
man presided, and addresses were made by
eminent speakers. From the remarks of these
gentlemen, it appeared that during this short
space OF time, without paid agents, this society
has employed 20 missionaries, rs Bible readers,
open, 20 schools for girls, and supported 30
children by specific contribution. The mis-
sionarles of this society have alone, in Calcutta,
800 pupils under instruction. The proceedings
were highly interesting.
A meeting OF mechanics and manufacturers
was held last evening, at No. l0S SAMSON street,
for the purpose OF considering the bill now
before the Legislature eXemptIng mechanics
and manufacturers who sell their own goods
from the operat ons of the act of 1842, imposing
license as dealers where other articles were
sold in the came establishment. 1t was ex-
planned that where manufacturers whose sales
were less than $1,000 sold other articles which
were necessary to keep part Of the business,
they were classed as dealers and compelled to pay
license. This was urged as calculated to in
teriere with producers, and not within the scope
of the meaning of the act of 1916. The new
act relieves manufacturers from this burden.
Resolutions were adopted urging the passage OF
the bill.