The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-30
THE REGISTRY.
The Inst Day for Its Completion nud Revision

The Last Dny for It's Completion and Revision.
Tomorrow being the tenth day before the coming
and revision OF the registry Of voters in this city The
canvassers will meet IN their respective election di
visions at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, and remain in session
until O'Clock p. M. In the language OF the regis
try act they shall have power, while in session. to
penas to any person within their respective div-
sions, requiring the attendance of such persons be
under oath, respecting his own or the qualification
of any person as an elector in said division, and to
duct before them at their place OF meeting, and on
the personal application OF any person claiming
right to vote in the division at the next general cleo
ton and on due proof that such claim is well
founded, to be taken as hereinafter provided, the
said division canvassers shall register the
fun original and surname of every such person, on
new list to be called the canvassers list, classify
ing and designating such persons in the same man.
ner the assessors are required do by the twenty
eighth section OF this act unless the name of such
person is found on the assessors division transcript
the extra assessment book OF the said division"
With reference to aliens who have been natural
lied since the canvassers last sat, the law says,
"Every person OF foreign birth claiming the right to
be assessed or to have his name registered on the
canvassers' list, SHALL in addition to the proof of
residence, prove that he has been naturazed con-
formally to the laws of the United States, and, rs
evidence thereof, he shall produce certificate OF
naturalization, under the seal of the Court in which
said naturalization took place, duly attested by the
signature of the prothonotary or clerk OF the said
Court, in his own proper handwriting; and shall
prove, by the oath OF qualified eector of the divi-
sion, that he is the person named in the said certih
cate, and the person to whom it was issued; and
shall further answer, upon oath, to the salts action
Of the assessors or canvassers before whom the said
certificate may be produced, when and where he
was born, and when and where he obtained the
said certificate and from whom; and the said certih-
cate shall not be evidence that the person presenting
it is naturazed citizen unless his answers be
sstent with the facts certified, and the proof Of his
identity be satisfactory to the canvassers."
A PHILADELPHIA BAR MEETING RELATIVE To THE
DEATH OF JUDGE GRIER.-This morning at II O'Clock
a meeting Of the members OF the Philadelphia bar
was held in the United sates District Court room,
late Judge Grer
Chief Justice Thompson called the meeting to
order and moved that Judge Cadwallader take the
chair Messrs. George IL. Harding and Samuel H.
Perkins were appointed secretaries. Judge Cad
Waader, on taking the chair, stated the object OF
the meeting and read lengthy eulogy on the de-
Mr. William NJ. Meredith made a few remarks,
and offered set Of resolutions, OF which the follow
ing is COPY
=, H1reas In the ripgness of years, the Honorable
supreme the United States IS and
sitizen Of this died at his residence in
RsSiUtd, That in death of this citizen pro-
q VIZ Sy t5s aSsaied gHt5 jsdoisl its his
maintaining beyond reprosch the OF that Court
OF ThGh he was 50 long time part and where he
strengthen the great constitutional principles
y o e hs fSs
Simplicity his aGe the R SPd Of the the
deceased to our admiration and esteem His udicia ser
prod ag hm highest
long and so we'll While his loss concerns tSe whole
country it felt particularly in this his native State
Resolosd That mourn the death of Justice Robert
Cooper Grer as that of one whose large courtesy un
by al who were brought within the reach his influence
the same time we desire to bear witness to his wisdom
Judgment and his absorbing love for the right
msstns the family tRs Rs de.eased
tanned and that copy of these resolutions be
ResoIoe That Chairman and Secretary be requested
to the Re ass OF Of the the of this n me to
States and to the President Judge Of this Circuit With
respectful that the be laid before their
The resolutions were seconded by A, V. Parsons,
Esq, in a few appropriate remarks. Mr.. Parsons
gave some interes ting "reminiscences of the late
Judge He referred particularly to the numerous
successful ejectment cases won by Judge Greer
Henry NJ. Watts ESQ.,, followed with a short
speech on the private virtues OF the deceased.
The resolutions were then unanimously adopted
The chair appointed committee OF seven, con-
sng & % WI PnrI Nj Meredith aSGI GRe Justice T4pmP
ing, Judge Parsons, and John w. Wallace to wait
iupon the family of the deceased and present them
with copy OF the resolutions.
On motion, the meeting then adjourned.
BUILDING IMPRovEMENTs.-The following is the
character OF the more important improvements
Gates OF which have been issued during the present
month by the Building inspectors:-
Dtoelings-Eleven on east side of Memphis street,
between Emlen and Adams street, on east side
of Front street, below Somerset; IL on Oriauna
street, south of Norris; ID Rosehill street. above
Somerset; u on Darien street. above Oxford; 80 on
Eleventh street, between Berks and Norris streets;
II on south side Of Elm street. west of Thirty
eighth; 10 on Tenth street, below Watkins; IA at
Eighth and Fitzwater streets; IA on Burton street.
between sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
Neutrality-suspicious. s5 by d feet on the southeast
Brelceries-One No. 1923 Germantown avenue; one
at Ash and Brown Streets one SO by 100 feet on the
corner OF Twe2ty- ninth and Parrish streets
FGctOTies-One on Canal street, above Beaver; one
Sixth and Berks streets one As by 125 feet at Trenton
avenue and Sergeant street; one so by 81 feet on
Ninth street, between Brown and Parrish streets; ;
one 90 by 220 feet on Chestnut street. below Thirty
third; one 80 by 40 feet SAMSON street, below
Thrty;third one 90 by 1o7 feet on Fifth street, be-
tween motifs and TaSker streets: so by 150 feet
at Eighteenth street aud Washington avenue.
FoundrleSnone on Girard avenue, above Elm
street; one 80 by 20 feet on Wood street, between
Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets
Green,houSe-One 20 by 100 feet on Master street.
above Fifteenth,
Boiler ShOp-One, so by 160 feet, at Delaware ave-
nue. and York street
Shops-One 32 by so feet Nos. 1916 and 1918 Mount
| Vernon street; one at Twenty fourth and Wood
StCrcs-One, 2s by so feet, on Strawberry street,
above Chestnut; one, 2I by SO feet, on the N. w.
| corner OF Third and Coates streets.
| Engine hOuse-one, S419 by 5S feet on Broad
| street, above Fitzwater.
DISAPPOINTED SPECULATION N-Yesteriay after
| noon at O'Clock, at the Sherifs ohice several
gentlemen became aware of a proposed aud
expected Sherins sale which announced, 'by virtue
OF writ OF fert fdctds to me directed, will be eX-
posed 10 public sale or vendue, on Thursday after
ONCE, No. State House Row, all the franchises and
rights excepting lands held in fee of the Connecting
| and TO be sold by Peter Lyle, Sheriff."
The Officers OF the Connecting Railroad Company,
| having learned OF the proposed sale, directed the
| judgment TO be satisfied, which was done, and the
sale did not take place. The claim was for some
$500 and costs, and arose from suit for damages
in the land over which the right OF way was OBJ
tanned This road was constructed principally on
| bonds guaranteed by the Camden and Amboy, Penn.
syvania Central and Philadelphia, Wilmington, and
Baltimore Railroad Companies jointly and is leased
| Camden AmDOy