The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
City Affairs.


-rhe various school boards organized last
evening.
john Kelly has been appointed Lieutenant
OF Police for the Eighth district, ID place OF Mr.
White resigned.
John Cunningham, aged sixty, living at No.
722 LON bard street, fell down stairs yesterday,
and broke his back, 1t is feared that he Will
not live.
The following exhibit shows the doings of
the Receiver of Taxes for the year 1865: =
Total amount OF taxes received S5,l266ll'90
Discount allowed 40s,476'O7
AT a meeting of the employees of the United
States MINT, held yesterday, re. olutions were
presented and adopted in reference to the death
of James B. Longacre q.
Joseph Smith, an FISHERMAN, who resided
at NO. 505 Penn street, dled at the Pennsylvania
Hospital yesier .ay, ifom the effects of stab in
tue thigh, said to have ben inflicted by Michael
Tayne, in fight on Christmas night, near Front
and South streets. Tayne has not been arrested.
AT the second annual bali of the Philadel;
pbia City Guard, held at Horticultural Hall
last evening, Ex-Governor Curtin presented TO
the Guard, on behalf OF a number of ladies, "a
beautiful set of flags. General McCandess re-
ceived the gift IN appropriate remarks.
AT the GiTard House, yesterday afternoon,
John Lamon, Esq, late Chief OF the Detective
force. was presented with handsome tesLlmo-
NAL in the shape of a vase, of considerable
value. The gift bears on one side the inscrlp.
tion:-Presented to John Lamop, Esq, Chief
of the d. tective Department of Police of the
city OF Philadelphia, by his friends, as q testi'
mouial of regard, January /, 1862" On the
reverse is the Inscription; ~. L., from A W.
Blackburn. David Beitler, and Others"
Yesterday, at the instance of General Coils,
young n an (whose name for the present Is
witbheldl was arrested for asking donations of
money for a Mrs Livingston, the widow of an
officer who was killed IN the late war. The
young man had received considerable money
from Caleb Cope, $40, and from p W. Welsh u
Co, $50. 1t is thought that he is working dis
honestly, and until this is declared to the con-
trary the accused will be held.
AT a meeting OF the Guardians of the Poor
held yesterday, the Outdoor Agent reported
collections for support cases amounting to
S949'50. The Ste ward reported house receipts
at $500. The House Agent reported the fol-
loving census OF the house for the week ending
SATURDAY, January 2 l869:-Number in the
house, 3726; same time last year, 354l-increase,
1856. The Treasurer reported that he had de-
posted in the City Treasury since last annual
report $l6,O7l'82 for support cases, S766 Tor
emigraht tax, and S2255 "A as house receipts,
making a total of 500, ,093'26.
The thirty-ffth annual meeting of the Asso
ton for the Relief of Disabled Firemen was
held at the hall of the Fire Association, corner
of Fifth and North Streets last evening. The
annual report of the Board OF Trustees was
read, showing that the income OF the associa-
tion for the year was $40ll'06, and the eXpend.
lures $277l so. o. the latter sum $2l86'l9 was
given for the relief OF SO persons, 10 of whom
were widows and orphans of deceased fremen,
making the total amount expended for rellet
since the date OF the institution $35, ,97936. The
capital stock of the association has been in
creased during the year SI239'56, and now
aggregates $36, ,599'l7. The report contains
some practical suggestions in relation to the
necessity of rigid enforcement OF the law
regulating hatcbways In storehouses. The
Trustees denounce the practice OF fast and reck-
less driving of steam fire engines through th e
streets, and reaffirm their determination not to
grant any relief TO driver or engineer who may
be hurt by reason of the reckless driving of a
steam engine on which he may be riding. The
following per 'ons were elected Trustees to serve
for three years:-Wlllam L. Butler Daniel Il.
MurDhey Ed ward D. Yates, John Sou der, VIM.
j. Pascoe, William Y. Campbell, W. Aug.
StegeI.