The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-25

CITY Affairs.


- stated meeting of the Board of Guardians
ol inc foor was held yesterday afternoon, Presi-
dent John NJ Whitall i'm the chair The House
hBeht reported the census of the house for the
week ending Saturday, May %, 1869, as follows
Number in the house, 3065; same time last year,
SSdO increase, 80. The kouse receipts were
reported by the Steward at SS0.S6, and the Out
uoor agent reported having collected S2ll'5O Tor
support cases. The Treasurer, Mr.. f. A. server,
reported paid to the City Treasurer since pre-
Vious report, for support cases, S3O92'45; house
receipts, $500. Total, S350245,
The examination of witnesses in the city
contest was resumed yesterday afternoon. The
following Democratic votes, attacked on the
ground OF non-assessment, etc, were proven
In the Seventh division of the Seventeenth ward
Thomas Parker No 1919 Cudwalader street:
Joseph Mcbride, No. 1925 Germantown road
In the Sixth division of the Seventeenth ward
John McDevitt, No. 1920 North Second street:
Michael Mcdonald, Pink street. above Master;
Arthur keenan,, back of No. 49, American street:
Michael COnon, southeast corner of American
and Jefferson streets; James Donnelly, rear No
l444 American street; George Fey No 144S Anne
riCan street; James Davidson, No 23S Jefferson
street Frederic Mann, No 1885 Cndwalader
street; John Spiegehalter, No. 1920 Pink street;
William Carroll, Pink street above Master: Will
liam Mcintyre Bcattics court. from German
town road above Jefferson street; Thomas Ham
mill, No. laos North Second street. Heury
Ohse, No. l423 Germantown road, testified that
Jacob Menzer lived with him from January
1868, and was there at this electon his wife was
mistaken when she said that he did not. (Ths
vote was attacked as pcrsOnation.)
"A meeting of the friends of Hon. +. ID.
bassett, recently appointed Minister to the Re-
public OF Hayti was held last evening at
Liberty Hall, Lombard street, near Eighth. j.
Z. Wears was appointed Chairman, and num-
n'r OF tVice-presidents were named. DR.. Rossell,
j W. Purnell, William G. Banton and f. Y.
We. ing acted Secretaries. The President
Griehy stated the objects of the meeting after
which q motion prevailed for the appointment OF
committee to draft resolutions The com
mittee reported preamble and resolutions, set
ting forth the feeling of regret felt at the loss of
Mr. Bassett from Philadelphia, and expressing
desire that he might reach his place of desti-
nation in safety, and be enabled to administer
the affairs OF the people he represented with
discretion and in way that would prove advan-
tageous TO them. Addresses were then made by
j. Q. Wears, Rev. j. b. Reese, r. Purvis, Rev.
q. d. Miller, and William b. Vidal. after which
the resolutions were adopted and the meeting
adjourned.
The following vessels cleared from this port
during the past week with petroleum. -Barque
Flon, for Rotterdam, with SO. I13 gallons; barque
Adelaide, for Elsinore, with 12l 164 do; brig
Favour, for CrOnstadt, with 61,SSS; brig Perse-
verauce for ST. John, with 1000 do; brig Fides
for Trieste, with 81, 095 do. barque Gyda, for
Stettin, with III, ,637 do: brig GiovaninO for
Gibraltar, with 81, 1l2 do, making total of
509,269 gallons. Four ships, seven barques, and
SIX hTirS are now lOadinr