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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

SUIcIDE.-George shck, living at Sepvlva ana
Gordon streets, committed suicide at an early hour
this morning by cutting his throat No cause ~ az
signed fQr the act,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

TEE SELECTION OF PROTHONoTAR1Es OF TIE Su-
PREME COURT takes place at the meeting in JANUARY
next in this city. There is considerable amount OF
surmise who the choice of Justices Read, AgneW,
and Williams will be to supply the gap left vacant ny
den. This gentleman distinguished himself in the
political annals OF his country by adding largely 10
the number OF our natuTailed citizens at the elec-
tion in 1865 and thus trying to Overtufn the popular
will of the old Keystone State in the election o Ihe
hcro-statesmsn Grant, His Efforts II is true, dld hOI
avail much when the keen edge OF Che law interIered
but a similar sharpness will cut on the official heau
of the Prothonotag, and he wiz go forth stripped Oh
his official robes without the seal of the court TO
keep az the moderate salary ef s35O0 and fees. The
acCeptant the oce cannoi by law practice in the
Supreme Court, which will prevent many g00d law
yefs from irving for the position.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

FEMALE TEAc HERs.-Ap examination of appii-
rants for certnoSes as teachers TO be employed in
public schools viii be held lE Zane Street School
House on Thursday next An average of rs is ne
cessary for the obtanance Of GGrstclass certificate,
az for second and 90 for thlrd. All applicants
mnst he over seventeen years 0f age and have
served in the Girls Normal schooLsRo years.
DEATH OF AN OFFICIAl.-James Tyson, telegraph
operator at the Twelfth District Station, died ths
morning of hamorThage OF the lungs. lie resided
on Huber street. above Columbia avenue Ills illness
mas been of but short duration. He has been In the
service OF the department for nine Yeas, during
which time he has been faithful employe.
THE AMERICAN CONSERVATORY OF Musle.-Ine
second half OF the regular fall quarter OF the COnser
vatory will begin on Monday Tuesday, and Wedaes.
day, November IS, 1G, and II. The names OF
new pupils should be entered next week.
BROKEN LAMPs.-The Lieutenant Of the Second
Police District reports twenty-three broken gas
lamps In his district. The attention Of the authors
1ee Is called 70 the fact,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

IMPORTANT DECISION IN FAVOR OF LIFE IEsUR-
ANCE Policy HoLDERs.-Judge Thompson, of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, has lately given
decision that inures largely to the benefit OF life
insurers The case arose on an appeal from the
District Court of this city in the case OF Helme
against life insurance company, ans Is worthy OF
perusa by all interested in the subject The abstract
Of the case is as follows:-
l. A custom among life insurance companies TO
allow thirty daysgrace for the payment OF premiums,
Notwithstanding clause Of forfeiture for non-pay
ment on the day they become due exists in the poll
cy, is valid TO interpret the contract AMI may be
proved by the insured.
p Evidence that the practice Of the company was
TO give notice OF the time at which the premiums fell
due and that they omitted to do so on the OCCUR
renee OF the default in question: or that they SO dealt
with the insured as to put her Off her guard is ad-
miBsibe as evidence, from which the jury may draw
the conclusion that the insured was misled by the
company the company cannot take advantage OF a
default which they have themselves contributed to
Dr encouraged,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

HONORABLE MENTION FOR BRAvERY.-In an oh-
cia report of Gen.AA HUMPHREYS U.S.A. OF the bat
tie OF Fredericksburg, recently published to settle
a controversy arising between officers, very high
tribute is paid to the bravery Of MajorGeneral f. NJ
Gregory, then Colonel OF the 9ist Regiment r W,
who was there wounded. General Gregory is now
the United States Marshal for this district.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

IT'LL TAARER.-Jobn Anderson, aged 10 years
was arrested Nst evening in tne act of robbing till
at the bakery OF Mr. Mcdonald, BIO. 1907 South Tenth
street. John had divested his feet OF his boots and
stockings, prior to entering the place. Alderman
Bonsall committed him for trial.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06
U1Tvv1NTELLIG EN- q e.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYsHIP.

a. e.. S,,.. OT, sz.apnnrd RIIes
Another Ano,IsmenfnI 1%r% m III Petition, Claiming 20 be
i'S Oh r,a c,oa n
m,SS,~o n'ss roOrru0 Furrnan shepparu, ''' nqnd-
spts @ petition in the contest which Is Sun r,
Inc over the office of the District Ia hcS he m claims
10 show thaS ntv.one me Won votes The petition ''"- -
,TIisS as fSSlows;, .--,-- "'"''s Oat
ioTn r further S shows IN %Sdon 6 to the
maUeIs SCI iorIn IN ms lofmer peIton, Ine IoloW-
Of voters s 'e o
ant Of RepuSlican a. voters whose Sasa
cations weTe not proven OF persons whose names are
counted twice IN the lists OF illegal and unassessed
proved or disproyen, in the following divisions ms
the unasseEsed Democratic votes embraced In his
former petition, to be 49,"
A foot note to the petition claims the rejection OF
two additional votes Illegally in the Eighth division
Of the Ninth ward, by which the alleged majority is
syeeq HieG 20 sstt,n III forth in do,o no orror, o
alleged The peftIoner claims that he is eniitied to
5allows; pH ''i' - p'p0i D'OA -
In the seventh divisioe Seventeenth Ward
Illegal vote e6argea...
Ac0oonteo ior "a apoVe'' Rsl 1e
heooSnted for Eets ss aboSe -
''' ~ - '''''' : Bal %
A
RsPsSan 5sSs %T Vote S'SRGns Ssi%ed as
ho1Pro'eu''''''''''" 81
DAi % %
,r,,o our,hor ,o Il, oboroDa IN tho pe-;isynor
ii[s.ood ~ % 10 0b " -. .-... 10
In ssIe Fourth dtSisoa twenty fifth v-IvSf -
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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

THE colored troops who fought bravey have, dur
ing the past week, been reinforced by detachment
of seventy-ve, gathered principally from this city.
who left the Carlisle Cavalry Barracks to take
steamer at New York for Galveston, Texas, TO Join
the 9th United States Cavalry Colored Troops
under command Of Captain w. j. Cain. Their SER
vices it is feared may be required at the approach
ing elections in Texas.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

ne Is Asal3 Arrested and Sent 20 Prlson-A
since the Investigation by Mayor Fox in the case
9i M Mllllam emerson, alias DIR. Hawley, alias DIR.
heuDuIn, alas Fannie jackson, ETC., orders have
foreign letters directed to the various names borne
syoon Sy Jae prisoner Yesterday Major Petheridge,
agent v Vi tne fost once Department, arrived
in this clty wVn leter containing e2O draft from
England.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

OFFICIAL LIST OF DEATHS in the Navy OF
the United States, reported at the Department
for the past two weeks, furnished by the
NaVal Collection Agency of Robert s. Leagued Co.,
No, l35 S. Seventh street. Philadelphia
MOGes Bishop, landsman on United states slip
Constitution, at Annapolis, October ID,
Geo ,ge A. Hudson, landsman, at Naval Hospital at
Philad 5lphia on october 18TH
WiGom Golden, Captain After guard United
States ship Pensacola, at san Francisco, Cal, On
October II.
john Il. Burril, landsman, United States steamer
Maumee, at Foochow, Fla, on July 3.
John ldson, pensoner, Insane Hospital Wash
. ingtOn, l.. c., october IL.
= JamesiI. Gordon, Corporal United States Marine
lC'orps, Chelsea Naval Hospital, Boston,a Mass,
% ctOber %.
John Green Sloane, seaman, United States ship
klaro, at 'LO&ahama. Japan September H.
.gETyREsTn.G RELIGIOUS SERyICEs.-The services
in the Second Reformed Church, Seventh street
above Bro WI tomorrow Sunday will be of an I'M
usut lily interesting character. Rev. i. II. HarEaugh
an eloquent divine and thorough Bible exponent
will c1rea Ch in tthe morning aud evening, and inte-
resiay Su uGay School services viii take place in the
after5rS on The choir OF this church is one of the
best IA the city.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

CoMPLIMENTARY.-lIertzbe Goodman & Co., of
No. 11S North Third street, have sent a letter to
Mayor Fox, returning thanks to his Honor for the
behavior of the police the Insurance Patrol and the
Fire Marshal, on the occasion OF the recent fire at
their store
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

FATAL CAsUALTY.-Hugh McDevitt, aged 40 years,
living on Park street, between Twcnty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth, fell OIL a chair on which ne was
sleeping, last night, and broke his neck. Coroner
lraYlnr hold innnpSt
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

LARGE FUNERAI.-Ye yesterday afternoon the fune-
raj Of the late William Ill. Candy took place from the
residence OF his father, Samuel II. Candy, Esq, in
Green street, and was attended by many of our
most influential citizens, and the First Troop Phila-
delphia City Cavalry OF which company the de-
ceased was an active member. He was much he
loyeG by those who knew him on account Of the
genialty and fIankness of his disposition.
KILLED BY THE GAZING OF GRAVEL BANE.--
George keyser, aged twenty-five years. killed
TINS morning, between and o'clock, by the falling
OF a gravel bank, which jammed lis head against n
eartwheel. The scene Of the disaster was at the eX-
elvation on North Broad street. near the German.
town Railway crossing. Two other workmen were
covered up with the gravel, but they were rescued
after considerable labor with but slight injuries.
AssAULTING A POIICEcIAN.-IIugh Phillips was
captured last night at Eighth and Locust streets on
change OF assGultng Sergeant Duty, OF the Seven
teenth Police district at earlier hour at Twelfth
and Shippen streets The Sergeant had prisoner,
and he alleges that Phillips struck him With n black
jack Alderman Bonsall held the prisoner for trial.
EEoKIEss DRIv1R-Abe BGCknell comes from
BnQB county. Yesterday aftlrnoOn he was over
hallad at Third ana Wood streets for reckessy
daNsg an animal through the former thorough fare.
a saEage which was cozong in the opposite direc-
Hsn was sonslderably damaged. Abe was taken be-
fore H&S5rslan Cahil who cent him tc prison.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-06

Ano,sor Turn I'm the ORsc-NIr. Sheppard Files
elemental Petition, Claiming TO be
---torIty of Q1.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
ANOTHER PROJECT.

A correspondent (II. IT, suggests the follow
ing plan of Financial restoration
Authorize the Secretary OF the Treasury 20 issue
fOurandahaf per cent bonds payable in ten years IN
Qoid. 10 he used basis to bank upon and for the
redemption Of the outstanding six per cent bonds.
2. Make banking free based on the fOur-andahaf
per cent gold bonds DIT other class Of bOrds or
securities And in TIE law provide that the Secretary OF
the Treasury shall wind up all tho present National
Banks that do exchange their present bonds for the
new fourand.a-half per cent gold bonds.
3. Increase the present Tariff twenty-five per cent
payable In Rroenbacks In place OF gold,
Provide in the Tree banking law that one'our,h in
value Of the notes issued 10 each bank shall he Of less
denomination than s., ana make il obligatory each
bank to redeem in gold all their issue OF less denomna
ton than g., before the lst day OF July, 1870 and
their entire circulation before The ls day OF july
1871 and also make obligatory all OF the present
banks that make the exchange of bonds rs above re-
qured, 10 redeem their circulation IN the same manner
and at the time the banks required TO do
g. Make IL the duty OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
TO buy sufficient gold by public advertisement. payable
in the fourana shalt per cent gold bonds. to pay
the interest the Government bonds the falls
due.
G. Make IL the duty Of the Secretary OF the Treasury 10
cancel all greeHbacks the may be paid into the
Treasury, until the whole OF greenbacSs and frac-
tional currency cancelled when 1t shall be unlawful
TO issue any more for any purpose whatever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
READY TO-DAY.

THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for 1860 will be
Issued today has been extended to So pages, apart
from advertisements and and contains complete
account Of the Elections of 1865 with the popular by
States Counties and in several instances by Townships
aso and the Electoral Vote of each State, not only at
the last but at several preceding Presidential Elections
1t contains condensed account of the Impeachment
and Trial Of Andrew Johnson Of the National Conven-
tions Nominations and Platforms of the respective par
ties letters OF the rival candidates. abstracts Of the acts
and resolves Of the present Congress at Its former
sion: JOhnsons two Amnesty PrOclamations and Sew.
ards announcing the ratification Of the XIyth Amend.
ment to the Constitution Federal Executive Judges
the Supreme Court and Members of the XLh and also OF
tho XLIst Congress, &c. &c Though very compact this
is tho fullest annual compilation of Election Statistics
yet published. Orders by mail will be filed IN the order
Of their reception.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
Smustmtnis, &t.

BRo,pwAY THEATER.--This Evening at IA Play
D., Jes Broughsm: "The Emerald Ring Mr. and Mrs Barney VIII
hana
BHYANTs' NEW MINSTREL HALL Tammany Build,
f,g Forrteen h adjoining Academy OF Muc-Ihs byenlng-
T,ya,ore Geuevieve Bvaut' Gabe, tie Gensd- Arms
BrysBtS Mnsres-De Sofia The l1sni Ienor.
NATIONAL ACADEMY or DESIGN.-Day and Even
Ips-ExhibitOn Of Pictures aud Sculpture
NKW-YORK Circus. FOuTteenth-st-This Evening
o. Blue Beard Ia TwQueFaacs' Display Of Aheue SKILL
helvile. Roland. Stekney etc
NEw YORK THEATER.-Ths Evening at S.-"The
fvld OF the Cloth Of Gold" Worrell Sisters
NBIos GARDEN.-Ths Evening at s." After
DAlt; or. London By Night"
OLYMPIC THEATER.-This Evening at S.-"Eumpty
DunptJ" q. l. PoI, Mile Saugai etc
PIXIES OPERA HOUsE-This Evening at S.-"La
Perchoie" Mile IrmA
SAN Francisco MINsTRRIs, No. 5S5 Broadway
This BveDlng-" Bone squash Diabo"
SNRDECoR's ART GALLERY. No. 76S broadway
This Day-Free Exhibition Of Paintings and ChTomos
SrYINwAY HAIL--This Evening at Sole Bulls
Last Grand Concert -
THEATRE FRANCAIs.-This Eyening-Opera Boufe
-" Ldil Cfeey6"
The TAMMANY.-Tammany Hall, Fourteenth-st.-
This Evening M7i
WALIACKs THEATER. - Tins Evening at s.
Money" Lester Waisck.
WooD's MUSEUM AND METROPOLITAN THEATER,
Ihieth.sth Evening Il" ETpfu or The Horn
Of Dilemma The Qet Family" Throughout the Dsy-Tb X
Inger Combination aud Grand hsssger Of Living WIZ
Anim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
Tile C1THERING Al ALRANY.

Our LEGISLATURE Is to choose q U. S. Senator
one week hence, and there will meantime be
a very large gathering there of volunteer coun-
selors of that body. SO far well. Having
frankly avOwed our own preference in the
premises, we very gladly and fully accord the
same right to others. Let us leave abuse OF
each Others favorites to the common adversary,
and all say what we fairly may to bring the
Legislature to see rs we do.
But we are told that several Members OF
Congress, with certain ofice-holders whose
duties are performed Gf at alD in this City,
are thronging to Albany with intent to lniii-
ence this election and against this we most
earnestly protest. Let those who are paid hD-
eral salaries for duties that they are presumed
TO perform here stay here and at least seem to
be doing tho work they are paid ior;
and let our Representatives IN Con
gross mind the business with which
tbev are intrusted But few weeks of the
session remain, and the pressure OF vital
measures is unprecedented. 1t will be burn
ing shame if this Congress should dissolve
without doing something to restore the Gov
eminent to sOlvency and the Currency to
honesty. The Civil Service bill ought to he
passed-ought, at all events to be disposed
of. The Tenure-Of Office act needs at least
careful consideIation-probably, modification
it may be- repeal, though we think not. Our
Indian policy cries aloud for reform-search-
ing, probing sweeping-and must not call IN
vain. Rerenchmcnt in every quarter is
urgently demanded, and cannot be effected by
any slap-dash procedure. Nothing in this di-
recton can be well done unless done carefully,
deliberately. In short, there is pressing work
on hand for every hour of this Congress, with
prodiga schemes in allegiance which will bank
rupt the Treasury if not watched, exposed,
and defeated.
Messrs. Representatives in Congress Row in
Albany or heading thither! be entreated to go
back to your duty! The Legislature can man
age to make q Senator without you, and your
constituents really need your services at Wash
ingt0n You have chosen to assume the
guardianship of their interests, and no one can
act and vote for them if you do not: SO be
pleased to turn your faces forthwith toward
Washington, and thereby admonlsh the Legis-
lature by your wholesome example that they,
too, have duties to be performed intelligcntly,
independently, conscicntiously. Get ont,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
OVER-POPULATION.

From time to time. timorogs philosophers
population, and some persons, who perhaps
are more wicked than timOrous, have expressed
a conviction that no good can arise from any
efforts of theirs in this directions, at least, TO
the end that their posterity shall have the
ability to make further addition to- the census.
What we have been told by the philosophers
is this: Should society be so improved as to
give to every human being advantages for
complete mental culture and physical training,
and at the same time so reOrganize industry
that few hours labor each day will give
ample supplies of food, the grand result would
be, first, such q universal sense of justice that
war would cease, and such knowledge OF
diseases that common ailments, and OF
course pestilence, would be unknown;
and second, that the human race would double
itself every twenty five years. In twenty-five
wears more it would double again, and thus
proceeding, so many people would exist ID
few centuries that the tropics, the deserts, and
mountain places, would be thickly inhabited.
To make further provision it will then DC
necessary to level mountains, to fill In the
oceans but even this will be only temporary
remedy, for in twenty-five years more this new
ground will be covered over, and the end will
come with terrific struggles for life. Therefore
we are told that it is necessary to keep the
human race in check by a sufferance OF war,
pestilence, intemperance, and other salutary
miseries To the philanthropist and reformer
this seems q discouraging prospect for it is
manifest that the hour of triumph will be tho
hour of defeat.
And vet, so far from considerations OF this
kind being of an alarming character, they are
of the least possible consequence. How long
man is to live on this planet is unknown; but
so far as the generations now living are con-
cerned, the race ends when they have passed
away, as much rs it ends with the Last Man
in some far distant period, while. the heavens
blaze with the final conflagration. 10 regulate
our conduct 10y view of what may be the
necessities of coming generations, is to neglect
the duties of to-day, to suppress generous
emotions and to m axe ourselves united not
only for future existence, but also for this.
A mans duty lies in planting some small seed
of goodness in his breast, and in its culture
and care that it may grow and give him
vitality and enduring life, and in the end neu-
tralize and conquer whatever within HIM Is
wicked and perverse. In commencing this
course, which has no other difficulty than in
its seeming insignifcance. way is prepared
for a practice of all the virtues and charities,
not so much abroad rs at home, not so much
in q confident as in humble spirit. Such
condition in the individual will precede and it
will be the groundwork of perfectibility in
society. When the individual shall have
reached this high standard, the question with
reference TO posterity will not be multitude,
but goodness; and it may be stated to be
natural law, that whatever is most precious
cannot be abundant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12
c0IVC TdE mHnIE H0G

A correspondent q. Co who rs utterly dis
gusted with Onr fixed aversion to all schemes
of gigantic alms-giviDS, as causing more evil
than they cure, writes us IN essay, from which
we extract the substance-as follows:
"The true way TO meet the gigantic evil OF helpless
poverty, whether city country, rs by establishing
Bureau under the Government whose functions shall
be to literally furnish all that is needed for the woudbe
emlgran 10 either West South at the lowest possible
prices implements of husbandry horses, cattle, cows
seeds grain OF all kinds and the OF living for at
least six months After the first year. LEI small install
ment be paid back the Government the next year
larger sum- and so on till the Indebtedness DO wiped out
Let an offer be made, and the surplus mserables
WILL be at once converted. by the wand OF a magician
into bands OF rejoicing and women Such Bureau
would be sesustaning in ten years and would nfuse
gracious vgor into coarse cruel social system that
like quaclery would fail in giving in thousand
IT, indeed. those qualities charity and beneyoence arc
not palsylrg instead OF invgorating."
Where under heaven "the Government is
to get the enormous sums that would be re-
quired to give effect to this scheme, we are
not told A Government that owes Two Bill
lions and a Half and is in n state of virtual,
chronic insolvency, does not seem to us in good
condition to enter upon so vast an undertaking
especially as not dime in the dollar of
money thus expended would ever be repaid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12

There is lberality and public spirit enough III
Boston TO carry out any reasonable scheme ior
a great national celebration, and musical taste
and culture enough to furnish superb enter
tainment; but before the money for this affair
is subscribed we presume that little common
sense Will have to be infused into the manage
ment We should not omit to say that " the
"entirc profits arising from the festival will De
distributed among all the cities and towns OF
"tbe United States for the relief of distressed
"widows of those who fell during the Rebel
"Ion.p The decrease in the sum of human
suffering that will Immediately follow this dis
tribution ought to enable the Government We
suppose. to repeal all the pension laws.