The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

THE HIsToRIoAL SooIBTY.--Last evening the
annual meeting of the Historical Society for the
mittees was held at their rooms in the Athe.
5@nm Building. j. William Wallace, Presi-
The first report was from the Trustees of the
publication Fund. which was read by Jonn
Jordan, Jr: The Trustees report a balance on
hand of 1886, and also report that they were
not able to publish the first volume of the Penn
and Logan correspondence, owing to many
their extreme age are almost fIIegibIe. When
completed it is estimated that the correspond
ence will comprise three volumes OF from four
to FIVE hundred pages each, and they Will pre-
sent The most valuable historical collection of
letters ever published In this country, and will
throw much light upon the history OF the State
OF PennsylvanIa from 100 to 1850.
The Binding Fund reported that 4eS volumes
had been bound during the year.
Charles M. Morris ESQ, Treasurer, submitted
sbo, ms rep9ia, whioh al, ai.hoagn not completed
Society.
James shrigley Esq, Librarian, presented a
very lengthy report, which shows that there
has been u considerable increase liz the number
OF volumes in the library since 1865. On the lst
hand
Among the many valuable contributions dur.
ing the year was a com plete set of The Ge7ltte-
mans Magazine, including 1881 to 1854, compris
ing l99 volumes Also, the contribution by
of pamphlets, valued at $4,000.
Among the relics sent to the Society was
i777 by Charles Wilson Peale.
Il The gentleman " ho presented this gsyes2
IOr III at u recent SaISs In6r0 Is also q me ola
clock, the pecallari of its face and its Internal
arrangements indicating great age. and 80
truthful withal, that 1t is evidently gentle
man of The olden time Attached to tho face
are series of astronomical arrangements, the
meaning of which no one has been able to de-
cipher. 1t is believed to have been manufac-
tuTed In Scotland, and several gentlemen
now engaged in an effort to get at the history
OF this venerable piece OF mechanism.
TIE eLibrariap:terommends the appointment
of Corresponding His orian in eacn county of
the State, who would feel sufficiently interested
In the great work 10 give brief account of the
settlement of every important town or city
within the limits of the country. BY this
collection of manuscript would be gathered
that would be of great service to the future his
torian, and prove TO gentlemen beyond our
city,limits that this is not Philadelphia but
| Pennsy Iva MIA institution. These reports might
embrace not only the judicial, medical. and
| theological history, but likewise q short account
| county.
The Librarian urges that something more
| should be done to call public attention to the
| wants and objects of the society. There Is no
doubt, he says, that there are many works OF
rare value stored away in garrets and other
| out of-the.way places which should and might
occupy honorable positions on the shelves of
| the society.
A series of resolutions expressive of the feel
ing OF the Society at the loss OF George w.
| Fahnestock, Esq, who was killed at the late
| collision on the OHIO river, were offered and
| adopted. They were seconded with able ad-
| dresses by John A. McAllister, ESQ.,, and
| Aubrey II. Smith Esq.
| The Society then adjourned to meet on Feb
ruary 8, when the annual election OF officers
will take place.