The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE:

OlI I LIN lGlIZA ANA1AN N>A4"
THr NEW MAYoR.-This morning Mayor Fox
for the frst time received the reports OF the
Of Police Acting chief OF Police II. @. CLARK
waa n. his side, giving all the necessary infor.
mniion. After This was sonslnded, tne Mayor
Teiired to bis apartment, wne " DSssoiiVe
foi ce was Introduced TO his Honor by Chlet
Eneu To them he said few words, In which
he spoke OF the feariuI exsen1 ,s, 20 %niea crime
hearty CO operation with him In endeavoring
to preserve lhe good order OF the city.
The Detectives retired, and then commenced
that trying ordeal through which all his prede.
ctssors on akine office nave gone, that Of being
introduced 10 men desiroua ui donning tue uni.
form. Among these iaceb we recognized some
OF the men y no Ind ned position under Mayor
NauS, and " no had been discharged by Mayor
Henry for incom mpetenoy aud inefticiency. Ac
company ing these were pro,n nnent officials, both
Republican and Democratic. The main room
people, and the probability is that the scene Of
this morning may be witnessed on each sue
Sointmepts IIs we're e mane this morn,ng. YesteP.
day the tollowlt g were anuonucsd;-
graduate OF Central High School; was for six
years n Trustee OF the city Gas Works, aud for
two years Register Of the Water Department.
The Committing Magistrate is Alderman Will
son Kerr of tho Eleventh Ward. This gentle.
man was President of Common Council during
the term OF Mr.. Fox's mem oership of Select
Council. After his term expired be was elect ed
Alderman In the Eleventh ward. He Is also
President of the EIeyerth Ward School Board.
The Chief of the Detectives is Joseph Eueu
Esq VINO has long been identified with the
administration of criminal law Ia this city
Nearly twenty-five years ago he was Court
Clerk of tie Quarter Sessions, aud acted in
that capacity for number of years. Prior
to consolidation he was Alderman of one of
the wards of the lower section In the old
county, and was subsequently appoisted a
committing magistrate OF the Central station.
being the first TO act In that capacity. In 1853
he was appOin ed Recorder OF the city by
Governor Packer, for ten years, and continued
in office until the expiration Of his term in
the only Detective yet appointed Is Joshua
Taggart He was formerly police officer, was
O soldier in the Mexican war. aud has been a
detective for q long time. His experience In
his business embraces period of nearly twenty
Special Oflcer James M Roberts has been
reappointed. He has been on the police force
under Mayors Henry and McMIchael and was
connected with the United States army during
the late civil war.
from the Tenth ward, and politician.
A. w. Blackburn continues as the Fire Mar
shall This gentleman Is well known TO the
entire community. and any words of praise are
unnecessary. He has been connecte ed with the
detective force for many years, prior TO which
time he was reporter on the philadelphia
newspapers He is a man universally respected
by the members of the profession as well as by
those with whom he has been brought in con-
tact by reason of the position which he has
held for several years past
COPARTNERsHIP CHANGES. The following
ore the copartnership changes VIII ch have been
made public since the list was prepared which
appeared in yesterdays fELEGRAPH:-
DIsSoLUTIoNS.
Browning & Brothers; death ofCharles Brown.
ing.
Simmons & Moore by mutual consent
J. HopR ips d Co., by mutual consent.
Gibson ROckaiellow, by limitation.
Alexander. Bush & Co., by Limitation.
NEW FIRMS.
]. Reifsnyder Co., wool, NO. ITO South Front
street.
browning & Brothers, drugs, dyewoods, an
| chemicals, Nos. AZ and "A North Front street.
r. d. Wood d Sons, succeeding Wood d Gar
| rett.
Tillett, McCurdy & Hayes, shoe manufacture
! No sos Market street.
| Gibson, Rockafellow & Co, wholesale wines
al d liquors, southwest corner or New Market
| and Blown streets.
Standbl idge d Barr, hardware, No. l625 Mar
| ket street.
Lee, Alexander, Bush & Co., hosiery, notions
| and fancy goods.
The B.ddle Hardware Company, in continual
| tion. -
| Thomas w. By els to Samuel w. Ayers Jr.
Samuel Ritchie to A. Richie d Co.
Oliver ID. Klinefeller, q. Edward knight
Henry Knight and Joseph L. Broslus, 10 the
| Bidole Bardward Company.
Samuel T. Comfy has formed snecisl part
| nership with Lee, Alexander, Bush q Co.
| Philip 9. Garrett has Withdrawn from the
| firm of Wood Garrett, .
| T. MegarRe d Co. havsremoved to No. 70 Soutf
Sixth and No. ii Decatur street.
The WRATHER.-From the record kept a
the Pennsylvania Hospi al by DR.. John Conrad
the following weather statistics were comr lied
Mean temperature of each month OF the yea
Tor "A years, and the mean of each month o
years. 1858.
Degrees. Degrees