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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

in MEMoEIAH.-The wardens, Vestry, and cOngre-
cation OF St Stephens T.. Il. Church have requested
Rev. Dr. Rudder the rector of that parish to preach
late WilliaN Kirkham, who for thirty years was
oihcally connected WITH the parish as warden end
Yestryman
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

THE FAIR AT HORTICULTURAL HALL.-The time df
holding the Homeopathic Fair is fast drawing to a
close, but the attractions offered are as enticing
ever The beautiful decorations OF the hall, the
great array OF exquisite articles offered at moderate
prices the attractiveness OF the minor spectacles
and the untirng faithfulness Of the fair ladies in at
tendance make visit treat well worth enjoying.
The Homeopathic physicians of this city give all
their spare hours to this object naturally taking a
great interest in the Of this audabe enter
prise as 1t will secure to our city the much needed
establishment OF public hospital founded and con-
Quoted upon the principles OF the famed Hahnemann
An instance OF the regard paid to the memory OF this
great man by his disciples is seen in the spanning
OF the stage by an arch OF gas jets bearing his name
from which each evening irradiates flood OF light
The comic Exhibition OF the Works of Art and
Curiosities" constantly attracts of visitors.
The views are broadly humorous, and once seen are
not easily forgotten. "Sweet Memories OF Child
hood-M. Other" represented by bread and mo-
lasses jug: "Young Mans Horror-D. ROpit," the
mitten; "Kitchen Songster-T. p. OFT, tea Kettle;
"Bonaparte Across the Rhine" two bones across
cheese rind "W elcOme Back-R. e. Cline" a chair;
"Grub that makes the Butter hy-B. Wekuet," buck
wheat -four; prospect OF Storm-U. NJ. Breer"
umbrella peep may be had at these and the
other attractions until the close OF this month"; when
the Fair will become pleasant memory to those
who have assisted in its benevolent objects.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

SECOND REFORMED CHURCH.-The Rev. Isaac s.
Hartley, OF the Sixth Avenue Reformed Church of
New York, has received ana accepted q unanimous
call from this church, and will enter upon his duties
regularly about the lst Of January. lie will mean
while supply the pulpit, and will preach next Sab
bath morning and evening. We congratulate the
church at Seventh and Brown in securing such an
able man as Rev. Mr.. Hartley, and feel satisfied
he will be great accession to our Philadelphia
pulpit The congregation have generously agreed
street This is an active, enterprising church. hay-
ing large and nourishing Sunday School and
vigorous Young Peoples Association, whose object
is TO provide and care for the wants temporarily and
spiritually, OF the poor OF the surrounding neighbor
hood,
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WHAT WE WOULD Do IF WE WE'RE MAYoR-we
would direct our policemen that their duties to
arrest criminals and not defend them.
We would place men on the force who would not
AAow politicians to browbeat and threaten them.
We would see that every gambling he'll in this
city be broken up.
We would not allow our policemen to gather in
knots on streetcorners, as may be observed almost
any night.
We would not tax the poor fellows So per capita
per month, to enable us to raise fund to corrupt
eur State Legislature.
We would not permit any member of our force
70 participate in priZe-hghts.
We would see that the Reserve squad at least
be prohibited from smoking whilst on duty.
I'VE would direct our High Constables to visit
and break up every policy den In the city.
We would see that the Lieutenant Of the Reserve
Corps be uniformed when on duty
We would appoint men Of at least common
school education to the eutenancies so that patrol
men need not be especially detailed to act as clerks
side Sixth district
We would discharge all those who betrayed the
rust reposed In them In the Brooks matter.
We would not have man on our force who is
called murderer in open daylight
We would see that the police trials at the Gem
Nal Station be conducted openly.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

RELIC OF THE OLDEN TIME-THE WATER WORKS
TUNNEL OF 1901 COME TO LIGHT-Recently party
OF workmen while eXcavating in Chesnut street, on
this side OF the Schyukill, found their operations
tmpeded by mass of masonry. Upon penetrating
further into 1t, they discovered it to be an immense
culvert. Word was given to the head of the High
way Department, who started upon tour OF investi
CATION. Commencing at where the discovery
first made he walked in this tunnel some two or
three hundred feet, when the foul air drove him
back 1t was soon ascertained that this was the
famous siX-foot brick tunnel which conveyed the
water from the old basin at the foot of Chestnut
street, on the Schuylkill, to the Centre Square
Works, at Broad and Market streets. The masonry
was found solid and the tunnel perfect This Is one
OF the most beneficial discoveries yet made. 1t is to
be converted to the uses of q sewer, and is in
section which needs such q convenience The value
of this accident OF the workmen may be equal to
hundreds OF thousands Of dollars to our city. The
tunnel was laid in 1901, when the first water works
Of Philadelphia were constructed. A basin, with
bottom Of bricks and sides OF marble, was con-
structed at Chestnut street and the Schuylkll, on
level with the Centre Square Works. A steam-en-
gine pumped the water into the basin, and from
thence il ran through the tunnel Chestnut to
Twentieth street, up Twentieth to Market street,
and down Market street to the works, distance of
3lA feet Here it was pumped up distance of
so feet to two tanks, 10 and the other IA feet in
diameter, with depth Of IL feet and joint capa-
city OF 1904 ale gallons. The stcam-engine was
wheels, shaft, ana even the boiler were OF wood,
the latter being OF hard plank, five inches thick and
fairly braced. In this wooden shell the iron fire.
box was placed When this engine was used, only
three other ones i'll this country known TO
exist
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

ODDS AND ENDs.-Wanted-An asylum for the
feebe-minded snoos that gather around our church
fronts on Sundays
The spirituaiistic medium who resides in the
southern section of our city declares that two for
mer Well-known characters, George Munday and
crazy Nora have been united in wedloCk in-
well, we don't know where.
-Lfhe Chief of Police is to make out list setting
forth the Names residences and number OF the police
force. Reader, pray for the poor amanuensis.
1t is really refreshing to notice with what kind
Aess the members OF the bar are treated by certain
committing magistrate; nun ced.
The overcoats worn by some OF our policemen
look though they were cut for any other body
than the wearer's.
When is aye ancient custom" OF regulating the
hghting of our street lamps by the moons phases to
be abolished?
Glass "b0' of the Central High School celebrate
their anniversary on the oath of December by sup
per at Prices
Some OF our most celebrated brands OF cham
pagne are imported direct from New Jersey.
The new German Theatre Company paid $50 900
fer the property at Vine and Franklin streets.
The Schuylkil River Railway is to be converted
into freight railroad
who would, not be Sheriff. is a question not
easily answered.
-Ganayunk wants the noble schuylkill brldged at
shat place.
The orthographist OF Councils-R. NJ E.
9. OIL
Hot whisky toddies are productive of reelings.
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The Jews In Russin.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2G.-The old law OF limiting
the residence of Jews has been enforced in some
parts of the empire recently. Two thousand of these
people have been removed from the Bess1raban
frontier to the interior of Russia within few days.
An impression prevails that the Emperor will disap-
prove OF these prOccedings.
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FOURTH EDITION |
z q n o P i.

Reunion of the Member Of the Tiers
Parti - The French Electoral
Meetings-Two Thousand
Jews Removed from the
Russian Frontiers
by the Govern
ment.
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HAJoR-GENERAL TORBERT, our Minister TO San
Salvador, in letter to of his friends in this city,
under date of October 49, reports the safe arrival OF
himself and lady at his post OF duty He is delighted
with his mission, says the country is beautiful, and
the Climate deciously hot-equa, in fact, to one of
the interior rooms of a Turkish bath-house. He
states furthermore that there is no immediate pros
pect OF his being swallowed up by an earthquake, or
burned to death by a volcano.
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FROM EUROPE.
The French Ministry Censured

By the Anglo-Amertcan Gable.
PARIS, Nov. 26.-A reunion OF prominent members
OF the Tiers parte took place this forenoon to discuss
the proposition OF Interpolation. A resolution
blaming the Ministry was adopted.
The electoral meetings recommence in Paris
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FREIGHT CAR FIRED.-ADout 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, whilst freight car was being drawn into the
forwarding depot OF Howard Ilinchman Co., Nos.
sos and $40 Market street, it colded with OF the
pillars at the entrance, ana the conclusion upsetng
stove, the contents OF the car ignited 1t was inn
mediaely drawn back into the street. and the names
damage had been done. The car was marked John
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

MAJoR-GENERAL JOHN SIDNEY JONES has issued
the following, which is explanatory, and will be read
with pleasure by all concerned;-
"BoATs.-Boats, yachts, small coasters, ETC., but
little worn for exchange, charter, sale at about
onequarter COST from $40 to $1,000, lying and
off the shores OF the Delaware and Schuylkil, above
and below Philadelphia Practical classes are now
organizing for Natation, Navigation Astronomy dn-
Guiding a series for the forthcoming transit OF
Venus), Botany especially the Tidal Plants by
petent Lady and Gentlemen Professors OF Noetic
Marine, Natural, Social, Polite, and Religious
Science. For terms, programme, models of vessels
ETC., apply personally at once of the International
Autocthone, Migratory, Reconstructed COngrega-
tiOnalists.
''New Family Boats built, from 10 to 90 tons, at a
saving of 38lS per cent by contract. Cooperative
associations OF ladies and gentlemen in eet', to
spend the winter months on the shores OF Florida,
the Amazon, etc., can save so per cent. in building
their yachts
'No larger vessels than 100 tons, British measure
ment will be admitted into any fleet of the |. A. NJ
X. G. Families OF wealth. whatever their nationality
rank, Royal Patrician, or Plebeian for Retaners,
ConcubiDes, or other Retinue, must have additional
Boats. Average anchorage to be from to 10 feet,
See Chart Family Boat and Wigwam Coast Survey. -
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

IN A TRYING PosITToE,-FOur months ago Daniel
Kendig, a private watchman, was murderously
assaulted on Chestnut street. He was Knocked down
and beaten in such manner as to leave little life In
him; and there can be no doubt that, If the inten-
tion not to take life, 1t was matter Of
sequence to the assailants whether Kendg was
killed or not For weeks he lay in a condition mid
way, it were, between life and death, but good
constitution and temperate life decided In favor of
the former and he recovered. III there ever was a
case which called for prompt action on the part OF
the authorities, this was the one. The men who had
been bound over on the oath OF Kendg had been
previously concerned in similar assaults, and had
escaped. 1t is said that for weeks past negotiations
have been going for the settlement Of the Kendg
case, regularly conducted as negotiations would be
carried on between diplomatic agents for the settle
ment OF international questions and the probability
is that there will be fixing up of the matter unless
the trial is hurried up The accused are under bonds
to charge OF assault and battery with intent
to KILL and such case should not be settled. The
public will remember the general feeling OF indigna-
tion that was expressed when the character or the
assault was known, and indeed 1t could not have
been otherwise. more infamous act take it alto
gether was never committed, not excepting the
attempt to assassnate Detective Brooks.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

THE ExoBIs10R REsEHvEs ia the title Of military
organization recently formed In thiB eng, whicn Is
is not limited TO this class exclusively As it is
composed Of colored men it forms no part OF the
volunteer militia o. @ the STATE There are now four
tain Jeremiah johnson, has about 100 men. Com
pany B, Captain De Cordowa, has about 05 men.
Company G, Captain j. ID. Henderson has about 20
men. Company ID, Captain Williams which was
organized on Tuesday evening, has 75 men. Com
pany e. Captain Charles HaIlstork is being formed
at Sixth and Lombard streets; has about 30 men.
Company will be formed on Locust street, above
Tenth, TINS evening. Company g. Organlzedi In West
Philadelphia, now numbers about 80 men, and Will
elect their officers soon. Company II will be or
gaized next week in Brown street. above Fifth.
20 men; no officers selected. Company will be
organized in few days, and now numbers twenty
Bevans, the former drum-major of the 33d Regiment
United States troops; numbers now twelve but will
be Increased and provided with a set OF improved
orass orass druhs Ihe companies are all TO be equallZeu
this week The men are all uniformed, with the ex-
ceptlon OF Company ID, and the new ones. The
arms used by the companies belong to the men
themselves, they having purchased all the Spring
field muskets altered from nint locks. The uniform
OF a private costs about nine dollars. The other
companies of the regiment are being formed In
different parts OF the city, The regiment is COM
manded by L.. Eugene French, Jr., formerly OF Bor-
dentown, N. j. The Lieutenant COlonelcy is vacant
The Junior Major is S. B. Merkel, an agent for lie
insurance in the Ledger Building. The AdJutant,
Surgeon are to be appointed. or the non-commis-
stoned stan the flag sergeant Philip Turner QOrmery
vi OnUeu troops, WHO lOsI hIin he
petersburg, August 6, 1864, and received three gun
shot wounds at Deep Bottom, Va.), is the only one
selected. The regiment has fine band, consisting
of twenty-sx pieces, under the leadership OF Mr.. e.
ii. johnson, a lineal descendent OF Frank johnson,
who made music some forty years ago in this city,
The regiment will parade on the 10th OF December,
and visit Girard College, in compliance with an in
vitatlon from the proper authorities, and will make
short street parade before their visit. They Will
have grand collation. served at the College, and
afterwards will give an entertainment OF Horticul-
tural Hall, in connection with the Knights Tempar
The regmental armory is on the second floor Of the
han, Lombard street, below Broad.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

NEW DESIGNS beautifully drawn and elegantly coored}
Oarpetngs made TO order by the best English manufac
urers expressly for r. L. knight Son. No 1922 Chestnut
street and offered at prices to sut the times cash
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

Row AMONG OYsTERMEN.-A number OF OYSTER
men last evening INDUCED In free fight at Spruce
street wharf, Delaware, during the progress of
which one John Shay was badly beaten. Two OF the
participants named respectively Charles Sculey and
William Smith, were arrested, and viii have q hear
ing before Alderman Kerr this afternoon
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

A GOOD SELECTION. Oscar FetZe, OF River
side N. j., has been appointed Postmaster OF that
town, in place OF S. Bechtold, deceased. Mr. f. is
an active, Industrious and honest man, and his ap
polntment causes much satisfaction in that section
OF New Jersey.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

DELEGATES APPoINTED-The Commercial Ex-
change Association has appointed William b.
Thomas, Thomas Altman, f. Harper Jeflries, ana
'Phlip b. Minge delegates to the National Board OF
Trade which meets in Richmond December list.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

BROKEN LAMPs-The police reports this morning
show that there are 10 broken lamps In the Tenth
district 93 in the Eighth, and s5 In the Sixteenth
What alls the Gas department.?
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SKIFF FoUND.-Onicer English, Of the Delaware IIar-
Dor Police force about O'Clock this morningi cap
tured skin at Shipper street wharf, Delaware, con-
tanning lot OF new rigging, hawsers, small ropes,
etc, Which the owner can obtain by applying at the
station house,
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ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-About 1 O'Clock this
morning an attempt was made to enter the resi-
dence OF James r. OrmeT, at the northwest corner OF
Ninth and Federastreets, by forcing open the cellar
window Imaginary alarm on the part 5 the guilty
party caused him TO leave
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

SLIGHT FmE.-The hubbub created about 8
O'Clock last p. NJ by the changing OF bells, shouting
the feather beds jn the third story Of No. bl2 S.
Tenth street
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stock Quotations by TeIexraph-I r. M.
Glendinning, Davis Co. report through their New
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Z Bro, No 20 8 Third straaf

THE GERMAN OPERA-Since we went 90 press
with our inside pages the cast for the opera OF
Robert der Teufel at the Academy OF Music this
evening, has been changed, Herr Habemann being
substituted for Herr Armand in the role Of 'Sain-
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-26

WEDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS.
w Of solid lskarat fine gold. QUALITY WAR
RAN1HD full assortment OF sizes alwaye on han0
FARR 4 BROTHER, Makers.
Awfms No. 324 OHESEUT Street. below Fonrfh
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-27

again on board the Chesapeake in an
official capacity.
The ship was recsptured in Sand Bar
Harbor, near Halifax, by the United
States gunboat Ella and Annie, Captain
Nichols, and taken to that city, where
the original capture was adjudged an act
of.war. The vessel was handed over to
the owners, Messrs. Cromwell q Co., of
New York, upon deposit of $4,000
being made to the British authorities,
and Mr.. Seward afterward made aa
apology for the recapture.
In every case l issued strict orders to
my officers and men not to FIRE upon any
one unless resistance was offered. AT
the close of the war was in command OF
the Confederate States schooner st.
Mary's in the West Indies. Upon being
informed of that event, burned the ves-
sci, and returned to this country in Oc-
tober, 1866, trusting for security to Pres
ident Lincon's proclamation of amnesty
/ engaged in business at Savannah,
where my family now are. On the 18th
of September, 1866, l was arrested at the
Wall House, in Willismsburgh, and, after
being ironed, was taken to the forty
fifth precinct station, where was kept
all night without bedding ofrany kind,
though / offered to pay literally for 1t.
/ took cold that night, which has been
the cause of much suffering. After
being taken before the United States
Com missioner, was sent to this prison,
where have been ever since-my case
being continued from day to day and
month to month without trial. wish to
repeat that am not by any means the
bloodthirsty individual / have been re-
presented.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-27
A Daring Wife.

Captain Burton, the well known trav-
eler, sent his wife from Brazil to London
to superintaad in that city the publica-
ton of his latest work on that country.
She puts preface to the work on her
own behalf, in which she takes exception
to some of the views of her husband on
moral and religious problems. She thus
concludes:
at is, therefore, time for me respect
fully but firmly to assert that, although
| proudly accept Of the trust conhded TO
me, and pledge myself not to avail my
self Of my Discretionary powers to alter
one word of the original text, protest
vehemently against bis religious and
moral sentiments, which belle good and
chiralrous life. / point the finger of in'
dirnation particularly at what misrepre-
sents our Holy Roman Catholic Church,
and at what upholds that unnatural aud
repulsive law, polygamy, which the au-
thor is careful not 70 practice himself,
but from a high moral pedestal he
breaches TO the ignorant as means OF
population in young countries.
Of am compelled TO differ with him on
many other subjects; but, be i under
stood, not 10 the common spirit Of do
mcstic jar. but with q mutual agreement
to differ aud enjoy cur differenees, whence
pointsof interest never flag.
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Conoyer and Mrs. surratt.

President johnson does good things,
but he also does bad ones. he does some
things that surprise and mortify those
most anxious to defend him. His par
don of that infamous and procured wretch
Sandford Conover, out of the penitentiary,
seems to us alike indefensible and un-
accountable. We are utterly unable to
imagine what can have induced or
prompted it.
Conover was the horrid villain upon
whose testimony, more than upon that OF
all others, Mrs. Mary Surratt was con-
victed of completely in the assassination
of President Lincoln and hung, His
whole testimony was lying testimony.
Every word of it was black with perjury.
lie was employed to swear to exactly
what Bingham and the rest Of the prose-
cutors wanted sworn to. After Mrs. Sur
ratt was throttled to death in mid-air, the
fact of his sworn lies became universally
manifest. 1t was acknowledged even by
himself. He was tried for perjury, con-
victed, and sentenced to the penltentiary
for term of years.
Here was an extraordinary case. Mrs.
Surratt, whose life had been sworn away,
Law in an unknown grave, which no friend
or relative of hers could visit. The ac-
cursed miscreant who had sworn away
her innocent life was in the penitentiary,
and. although no confinement OF his
wretched body, however long continued,
could revivify his dead victim, he should
have been forced to draw, in the deepest
and darkest recesses of prison, every
remaining breath of his life, and even
this punishment would have. been ten
thousand times less than he deserved.
One would suppose that the unnatural,
monstrous and devilish crime committed
by him would be the very last to which
the President of the United States would
be disposed to extend mercy; and yet
Conover is psrdoned, and no attempt is
made. IS we'll there might be none, to
explain the grounds of his pardon. But,
simultaneously with his pardon, We have,
as an Offset, perhaps, the pardon OF the
dead body of his victim. His living
body is freely handed over TO his friends,
and her dead one grudgingly given up to
hers.
How can such things be? If it was
right TO pardon Conover, is there con-
Wet on oil the face of the earth, or in
any black hole beneath the earih's sur
face, whom it is right to keep in contine-
ment? Why should not the prisons OF
the world give up their tenants as uni
versally to day as the graves will give up
theirs on the day of the resurrection 2
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