The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-24

nudge Judge Sharswood nominated william Hayward
Judge Allison nominated James L. Claghorn.
gguIge brewster nominated Edward NJ Paxson.
2udge gdg LUDLOW LUDLOW nominated George W. Childs.
Juuge thayer nominated Edward H. Trotter
ine1nDer, end on the fifth ballot James T. Cla0horn
niaradg rSy,g & received majority OF the votes de-
This completed the number of directors as re-
dfon, dTou Ny Jaw 10 De appointed by the board. The
IoliOwlng Is list of the same, and by whom they
were nominated -
~. Henry NJ. Phillips, nominated by chief Justice
2. William h. Manu. nominated by Justice Read.
D. william Welsh, nominated uy Justice Agnew.
q EDWARD King, nominated by Justice SharswoOd.
liams. - ~ "
8. John II. Michener, nominated by Judge Hare.
Z. Alexander Biddle nominated by Judge Thayer
Charles ii. Il. Coils, nominated by Judge Allison
2. James Campbell, nominated by Judge Ludlow
10. j. Gillingham Fen, nominated by Judge Peirce
H. 9eOrge IT, stuart nominated by Judge Brewster.
lanes m H. Claghorn nominated by Judge Allison,
Judge Sharswood offered the following resolu-
ResolUed That the Secretary be directed to nuhIish
the minutes OF the board.
Judge Agnew moved to amend by striking out all
after the word resolved, and insert the folOwing;-
That the Secretary he ordered TO publish the
names of the Directors of City Trusts as elected by
several judges by whom they were put in nomination
The amendment was agreed to, and tne resCuton
as amended was adopted.
Judge Ludlow offered the following resolution
Resotred That the minutes of this board shall be
published only by direction of the board, which was
adopted
Judge Ludlow moved that official notice of the
election OF the Directors of the City Trusts signed
by the President and Secretary, be given to the per-
sons elected by the beard.
On motion of Judge Brewster it was
this board be published.
The board then adjourned.
JAMES THOMPSON, President
Attest--JAMEs Ross SNowDEN, Secretary.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECIsIoN-The following i'm
pOftanJ internal revenue decision will inter-
est to Importers
TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF INTERNAL
REVENUE, WASHINGTON. Aug. 19 1S69.-Sir:-I reply
to your letter of the 14h instant relative to the liza
bity of importers of foreign merchandise to the
payment OF the special tax dealers, that the
former ruling of the office upon the subject viz
in the cases of Messrs. f. d. Morgan & Co. and
Others was recOnsidered and reversed the first OF
July ult, by letter Of that date addressed to AS
SCISSOR w. Raymond Lee, Third district, Boston,
Mass.
In view of the circumstance that the assessment
OF this tax, for the time intervening since the deci-
sion of October o. 1865, exempting importers from
this tax, and the date of that by which it was re-
veTsed, might work hardship and inconvenience
upon those who had sold their goods and had made
final settlements upon the basis of exemption from
the tax il was not intended to make the said deci
sion of July retrospective in its character and Ope
ration, but that assessments for tax under the same
should commence with July ], 1860, and continue
from and after that date only but that no assess
ments should be made for said intervening time.
For the purpose Of complying more fully with
your suggestion and securing a uniformity in all
collection districts with respect to assessments of
importers and Others affected by this question, q
copy of this letter will be published in the internal
RevenuesRecord." Very respectfully,
c. DELANO Commissioner.
John B. Kenney, ESQ.,, Assessor First district, Pa.
NARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE.-Last night, about
quarter to 10 o'clock, the extensive drug warehouse
of French X Richards, at the northwest corner of
Tenth and Market streets, made very narrow
escape from being destroyed by fire.. At the hour
mentioned number of the members of the Diligent
Fire Company wore sitting in front of their house,
at Tenth and Fibert streets They were alarmed
by several boys crying 'Fire !" and hurrying towards
Market street. bright light inside the doors of
French Il Richards store. They Immediately began
kicking at the entrance to demolsh it, and get at the
fire. when the private watchman of the establish
ment came running up But half hour previously
the latter had been all through the building,
and then saw no evidences of fire;
1t on Tenth street, he was standing in front OF the
place on Market street. When the way was opened
and the party got inside it ascertained that
yet the fire was confined to barrel of rubbish, con-
sisng OF the sweepings of the oor chat, rags, and
other odds and ends all saturated with oil. Spon-
taneous combustion had manifestly caused the gni
ton of the contents of the barrel. The fire was
speedily eXtnguished its timely discovery probably
saving the whole building The barrel was not in
the granite warehouse, which is considered fire
proof, but in storehouse at the rear on Tenth
street. Neither there nor any other place in the
building was the proper place for barrel containing
such combustible material. onlcer Randall, who
happened on the scene al the time, renderedehcient
aid in eXtnguishing the flames.
MORE PEACHEs-The arrival of peaches on Della
ware avenue was not excessive this morning. and
the fruit is very fine, of the crawford '.MtXon,
and ''MOore's Favorite" varieties. Beautiful in ap-
peaTance luscious to the taSte all can eat OF this
fruit with mpunity, the juices are almost exempt
from those acid qualities that act prejudicialy on
the coats Of the stomach and this season are unrl-
vailed in their essentials for preserving ec0noml-
cally, as sacharine matter predominates. Then the
price of best grades places this healthgiVng frult
in the reach of all.
Prices range from 25 cents for inferior, 40 cents
for good 70 cents for extra and for nonpareu yarl-
| ety. 81 to So per basket. New York is operating
heavily this morning, and the fruit is moving OIL
! quickly The following are the arrivas:-
! Propellers-W. Whilldin Josephine Thompson,
! and Roanoke, from Maryland, with IL 1855 baskets.
Steamers-Jersey Blue and Perry, from Smyrna,
! Delaware, with 1900 baskets.
Schooners-LOper, A. M. Harris, and Franklin,
| from Black Bird, Delaware with 1923 baskets
Sloops-HOpe, Lafayette, and Fanny, from Ouessa
| and Black Bird, Delaware, with 26Os baskets.
| Barges-J Collins Charles, Blue Mountain, ano
Wiiiia WalIa. from various points in Delaware, with
II 40 baskets, and barge to arrive, with 1000 pas
kets, making total Of 3S,3G6 baskets arrived TINS
! morning
ABAsE AssAULT-A few days since, while Mr
John Woods and his wife Julla were Wathlng al atong
Gray's Ferry road, towards Bauers laDoratorywhers
the former was employed a sudden necessity caused
| him to leave his wife for moment Nhie ne tley
were separated, three men approached mrs WUous tI
| seized her carried her q short distance ana then
she struggling numerically beat her lneiI uesigI
can be suTmsed Alarmed by the cries VI nus nus WIZ N
| Mr. Woods hurried up. The ruthans Chen assaulteu
| him and fed Since the occurrence onlcers nave
been on the look out; and finally fOllceia1I 1, @ Doi
naTd Mullen has succeeded IN caP5ug gslieged n
or William Bulmer and Alexander iitts Rao oe
have participated in the attack. AlueIllah tI D q, a.
has held them in $1,000 bail each, lot Il lur'nel
hearing.
THE WAY THE DIRT WENI-That section Oh i hop( OPP
street which lies between Susquehanna & aHenu9 S r
Dauphin street had been in hlthy cohuIiG}h i i,,
long time. The Board of Health was appIio5 app oisyb
neglected TO act Yesterday the people Vl @ tiO ~ ib
borhood, aroused by fear that eomew6a
arise from the reekng heaps and Wltnal sun an otor
Indignant that the authorities were ~ ha,niS