The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-09
CITY ENTEL ELLIGENC r..
BAR MEETING.

10 o'clock this morning, to take action upon the
death Of George M. Wharton.
The Hon. James thompson, nioiV"''l00' "'''
called to the chair. =, 49,
Mr.. Edward Shippen and Henry H. busch were
THE The President, on taking the chair, spoke as
kolloWs:-
Onr brother whose death we mourn has sue
eumbed to that great law OF nature so strkingly
Illustrated in the Holy ls appoin@teS @
the deceased may say, is but OF late lormationi
simply because my leld OF labor was elsewhere !
can date back my personal knowledge OF the de-
ceased onlv about q dozen years. When first came
mere formed the friendship OF the deceased, and
felt az ali others felt, that It was an honor to know
and associate with such men. Mr.. Wharton's char
aoter was stainless and spotess Of all moral charges
ledge OF Mr. Wharton was mainly as lawyer. lie
appeared often In the Supreme Court. HIS KIND,
piacid and benevolent countcnance, his universal
courteous demeanor riveted the attention of all,
and caused all to listen to his arguments with
sense Of knowledge-ganng HIS clarity OF Sstop, Se
nestness, and the full faith and confidence in the
truth OF what he said, gave his arguments great
mower As lawyer in this community Mr.. wharton
stood without a superior (and that Is no dtsparage-
ment and with but few equals. Alas! that sucn q
man should die before MS DAY OF uselulness was
entirely over.
Hon. Peter Mccall next addressed the meet
ing and spoke as follows:-
AZ a friend of the deceased, and IN behalf OF my
btethren OF the Bar, thank you for the high and
INST encOmiums you have passed on tne CnaracteI O
the lamented deceased, much OF whl0h myself nad
intended 10 dwell OH. MI. Nudl1Oh hVt vAS
who had been long removed from among his profes-
sional brethren, but was known by ALL admired Dy
ALL and loved by ALL and II Is ard 10 resze Chae orG G
almost see him stand before us now IN tnls room,
the theatre Of his many trials and the scene OF SO
many of his trumphs, and we can almost near ms
clear voice stating his propositions In his cam quiet
tone The deceased was graduate OF the Unlver-
sity OF Pennsylvania and the Alumni OF that lnst-
tion pointed to him with becoming pride. BY his
own industry and efforts he attained the ngnest po-
stOn at the Bar that was attalnaoe, ana puilc up
larn lup Tvs
cases, and having, to my knowledge, no specially.
The deceased possessed many excehent TRAITS as "a
LAWYER amongst them that Of being able not only TO
detect the strong and weak points OF his own case,
but also that of his opponents The deceased was
truths of Christianity. in the Church OF which he
was member he was looked up to with Difference
and respect which but few enjoyed, and in the an
nua conventions OF the Church his counses will be
greatly missed.
On the conclusion of these remarks, Mr..
Mccall offered the following
sustained by the dcccase honored associate
George M Wharton His long and successful professional
Snowledged leader. His reputation lawyer was built
and moral worth He brought to the practice Of the pro
fesson clear we'll balanced and cultivated mind cool
accurate industry that never tired and devotion to
Court Prudent and sagaeious counsel he was not less
5 by hs ana Sopd
ever characterized his denortment and his
"a S hSR ar eSrgSs e bSb to
Reso!oed That the loss of such man is deeply felt by
profession and not by the profession but by the
sdhorence to principle devotion duty sPotless
Gh his n e Sn a e the
ter of a Christian gentleman ..,... ..., A..
.S Of e sas s" in
eSntee G . 90 m aEs to to them
the the rpespsctfni condolences Of the Bar. 0''o'
Addresses followed from William NJ Meredith,
ESQ, David Paul Brown, Esq, Charles Inger.
soil, ESQ.,, Hon. John Cadwallader, George w
Biddle, ESQ. Hon. William A. Porter, Hon. Viii
liam Strong, Hon. p Frazer Smith, of West
Chester, and I. Bradford Dwight, Esq.
The resolutions offered by Mr.. Mccall were
then unanimously adopted, and the President
appointed as n committee of five to carry out
their provisions Messrs. Peter Mccall William
NJ. Meredith, William A. Porter William
Strong, and w. II. Drayton.
The meeting on motion then adjourned.
LOCAL. ODDS AND ENDs.-The ex-Presdent Of
the Board of School Controllers spoke forty
nine times, inside of two hours, yesterday after
noon, and apologized for not speaking on the
fftieth subject.
The School Controllers ask for Northeast
Penn Square for site for new normal school
One of the board philosophically adds that il
would have the effect OF settling the public
buildings question.
Again do livery-stable men look jubilant
The feathery flakes dispensed from the bedding
establishment of Holus raised their spirits ant
caused their hearts to beat in consonance will
their bells.
Beautiful snow may sound very well il
poetry but for us we prefer the beautiful brick
in preference to beautiful bruises and highly
colored abrasions.
st. Valentine were he alive, or allowed t
revisit former scenes, would doubtless fec
highly complimented by the many artistic dc
vices produced by his friends.
Politics are queer things We know OF som
ten or twelve individuals who resigned the
positions on the passage of the Metropolita
Police bill; they would now regain them.
An uptown pedagogue yesterday called upo
his scholars as a lesson in elocution, to speedil
repeat the weather changes, as follows:-lt rain
it halls it blows, 1t SHOWS. Try it, reader.
A MORE CORRECT STATEMENT CoNoERNIN
MAYOR FoX's PoLICE.-We published yesterda
a statement of some very peculiar conduct
Mayor FoX's minions in relation to Mr. RobiI
son, whose house on FitZwater street was eI
tered by burglars, the burglars, after bein
secured, being allowed to escape through I'll
connivance of the officers. We wish to-day
make a slight correction in the account, or moi
properly, give some additional facts. 1t seen
that when Mr.. Robinson appealed to the LIEUT.
pant he was not promised a heafng but w.
told by that officer to ''shut up. or will ha'
Won arrested" Other classical expressions
the same import were also used. Mr.. RobinsC
appealed to Chief Mulholland, who now h
the facts in his possession, probably holdiI
them under advisement for speedy action. Th
speedy action win in all probability commen
10 act when the burglar is out of the reach of d
law, or, to speak more pointedly, in his sile
tomb.
FINE ARTs.-Unusual interest was manifest
by those present at the exhibition of oil pair
ings at the galleries of Martin Brothers, Chesn
street. opposite Independence Hall, yesterd
and this morning; Visit VIII De Iounu pleaSa q
pictures will be disposed of at auction, col
mencing tomorrow morning at ii O'clock al