The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-09

:, TIE HUMBOLDT CENTENNIAL AENIvERsARY.-On
Monday and Tuesday OF next week the Centennial
Anniversary OF the birthday OF Alexander Won Hum
bOdt will be celebrated i'm this citv The nrominent
feature OF the occasion will be the laying OF the cor
ner,stone OF the monument designed to be erected
TO his memory in Paramount Park The arrange
ments have been entrusted by the delegates OF a
very large number Of societies to committee, con-
ssting OF Messrs. William j. Horstmann, chairman;
&, M. Baumann, Julius Helm, Lorenz Herbert, Emtl
Herwig, Paul Fagode, j. Knike, X. Koradi, N. q.
Seidensticker and +. w. Thomas and this commit
tee have discharged their duties most faithfully by
providing an excellent series of exercises. the
Academy OF Natural Sciences and the Franklin In
sttute have by resolution given their hearty CO.
operation, and assigned prominent speakers to par
ticpate
SO far as yet arranged the programme will be as
follows -
on Monday, procession of eighty societies and
various military OrganiZati ons, numbering proDaDy
from 5000 to 5000 men in line, TO start at So A. Nj
from Twelfth and Chesnut streets, move down Ches-
nut to Third, up Third to Coates and from thence
by various detours to FairInOunt Park.
on the arrival at the Park at II O'Clock, the grand
hymn "The Heavens Tell" will be sung by "a
chorus of eight hundred Germans. Addresses In
English win then be delivered by william j. Horst
mann, Esq, General George G. Meade, Mayor Fox
and Professor Norton Dr. G. Kelner VIII deliver
an address in German. go
The cornerstone OF the Humboldt monument will
then be laid by the Grand Lodge OF Free MasOus by
Masonic ceremony, The proeessjon of this order
will form at the Mansion House, in the Park, at II
o'clock A. M, precisely. Same Masonic dress ,r as
used at the laying of the cornerstone OF the Masonic
Temple-black silk hat, black dress white gloves,
white aprons. The Grand ohlcers will wear their
wear their proper jewels and aproas.
Richard Vaux, II. w. G. NJ, will deliver a short
discourse.
Musical exercises will be interspersed by the COM
bined German musical societies. under the leader
ship of Mr.. William Hartman.
NOlksfest or social reunion will then be held at
Eugel VOLTS farm.
on Tuesday grand concert will be held at Musl-
cal Fund Hail. at O'Clock in the evening
\ German Grafton will he delivered by DR.. r.
Schmidt, Of Burlington.
An English Grafton by Dr. II. Z. Wood, of the Aca-
DENY OF Natural Sciences.
THE REASON DETECTIVE BROOKS WAS SHOT AT
kEEAN'S STORE Some further light has been
thrown upon the manipuatons Of the whisky ope-
ratOrs in reference to their frauds committed upon
the Government and with special reference to the
late shooting of Detective Brooks. Some months
since eightyseven barrels Of whisky in the distiery
warehouse of George Mountjoy. at No. 1O11 Char
lotte street. were seized and placed in the charge Of
watchman on the premises. When General
Gregory subsequently entered upon his duties as
United States Marshal the record of this seizure was
upon the books of his onlce butthe whisky had been
somehow spirited away. Several weeks since an
other lot of thirtythree barrels seized and held
in charge; but this lot was quietly removed by
Mountjoy while the quasi watchnan was taken Off to
enjoy ride or the latter lot nothing is vet known
supervisor tuition has written to the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue that the eighty-seven barrels Of
whisky removed by some person unknown, without
the knowledge of the revenue officers, were traced
to the liquor establishment of Mr. Kenan, Front
and Arch streets. The Supervisor had endeavored
twice last week to obtain access to Mr. Kenans
books, but failed He determined that on Monday
BROOKS should visit Mr.. kCnan, and If he refused to
present his books for examination, he should seize
the entire establishment lie went there under
these Instructions, and one OF the books was handed
him. While examining it, he was shot from behind
as has been published. Another officer sent to
kenan store on Tuesday to complete the eXamina-
tion but the whisky at that time was not to be found
on the premises.
The commissioner will renew Mr.. Brooks commits
sion as special detective dating it September l.
and viii allow him ten dollars per day and leave Of
absence till he gets well.
The following telegram was received in this city
this morning.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. Q, 1sG9.-Hon. +. A. Rol-
Inns, Philadelphia, Pa Communicate to Detective
Brooks my thanks for his fidelity, my sympathy for
his sutierings, and my prayer for his recovery. I
have renewed his commission, dating from first OF
September, fixing his pay at ten dollars per day,
with leave of absence until otherwise ordered.
@. DELANO Commissioner.