The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-16

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III utDbu lOE bbNtIhl uhObs btlhib bubCutIluR,
they having to lay down in filth and water.
The accused was held yesterday in $500 to
answer Of court by Alderman Hibbard.
The improvement of North Broad street,
delayed during the past year by the con-
struction of the sewer between Somerset and
Ontario Streets is to be commenced at an
early day. and it is expected that the street
will be open to travel as far as Germantown
avenue the coming summer. The construc-
tion of the bridge over the Reading Railroad,
now authorized, will open this street to
Fishers lane. The work completed has cost
the city $75, 700'95 for grading, curbing, etc.
"A stated meeting and display of the
Horticultural Society was held last evening,
in their hail. on Broad street, above Spruce,
Mr. w. l.. Sch@ffer, presiding, and A. IL.
Harrison acting as Secretary. The display
was fully equal to any previous monthly ex-
hibition, and in the floral department was
unusually fine, comprising forty new varieties
of Seeding American "Coleus," twelve new
varieties of goraniums, forty plants of pam
sizes, thirty-six varieties of camelias, besides
cut-fowers, hanging-baskets, table designs,
etc.
AT q meeting Of the Mercantile Library
Company held last evening, a proposition
made at the previous meeting to keep the
library open until II o'clock p. NJ, and also
to keep the library open on Sunday, came up,
and both questions gave rise to considerable
discussion. The motion to keep the library
open till IL o'clock p. M. was not agreed to,
but it was decided to keep the library open on
Sunday from o'clock until o'clock p. M.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. John b.
English to the effect that the Board of Direc-
tors have authority to raise the annual sub
scription to four dollars, which was adopted
The receipts into the City Treasury during
1869 from committing magistrates on account
of fines and penalties amounted to $4525'75
The following shows the amount paid by each
magistrate: Samuel Lutz, $174; j. P. Thomp-
son, 1888; j. @. Tittermary, $3.50; G. M. Car
penter, 1896; Lewis Godbou, $780, John
Swift, $37; S. p. Jenes, $106 w. s. Toland,
$146'75; j. A. Massey, 1870; G. e. Pancoast,
$477; A. 7. Eggleton, $3.50; VIM. E. Helms,
$197; +. Hood, S427'5O; o. Il. Ramsdell, $83;
William Neill, $341 80; j. S. Bonsall, $40;
Thomas Dallas $2SS; Il, Stearne, $14O'50;
Wilson Kerr, $780, L. Randell, $67; A. Nor
row, $1S3.
The committee to commemorate the
adoption of the fifteenth amendment have
agreed to report the following programme
That Post No. 27 G. A. r., composed of
Pennsylvania soldiers of the late war, open
the exercises of the day at sunrise, by firing
salute of 100 guns. That it be recommended
that all places of business be closed after 8
o'clock A. M. That the churches be opened
for religious services, appropriate to the oc-
casion, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. That all organi-
cations, military or civic, desiring to parade,
assemble on Broad street at l o'clock P. NJ
That grand mass meeting be organized at
u o'clock 2. NJ, for the purpose of giving
expression to our sentiments. That the exer-
cises of the day be closed by grand festivities
to commence at 109 o'clock.
The annual assay of coin was continued
OF the United States Mint yesterday.
Domestic Affairs.
Gold closed yesterday at 1198.
The Internal Revenue receipts yesterday
were St205,979.
The National Hotel, of Washington, was
damaged by fire yesterday.
The Franking Abolition bill was further
discussed in the Senate yesterday
aforementioned Sir ohm Young opened
the New Dominion Parliament yesterday.
Hon. Garrett Davis yesterday made a
speech in the Senate which it will cost ovel
$4,000 to print in the Globe
1t is suggested that Commissioner Delanc
be made a Cabinet officer, and his Depart
ment made separate Bureau.
in the Legislature yesterday the murder
bill, designed to cover Schoeppes case, was
passed over the Governors veto
General John Siddell was murdered while
eating his dinner, on board the steamer st.
Mary's, near Monroe, La, on Monday.
"A bill giving women the suffrage has
passed the lower branch of the Minnesota
Legislature, and will probably be concurret
in by the Senate.
The Reconstruction Committee will re-
port, in lieu of the Senate Disabilities bill
one of their own, embracing about three thou
sand names.
The National House of Representative
considered the contested election case O
Van Wyck VS.. Greene yesterday. A vote will
be taken to-day, giving the seat to Van Wyck
The investigation into the management
of the State funds was continued at Harris
burg yesterday. Treasurer Mackey handed il
statement of the Treasury balances on tn
Sd of May, 1869
Admiral Porter has written a letter t.
the Navy Committee against giving positiv
rank to the staff corps. The Navy Commit
tee will consult the country's interests by dis
regarding the Admiral S letter.
Foreign Affairs.
-Eugenie is quite ILL., The Prince Impe
rial has fully recovered.
Paris journals regard the King of Prus
sia's speech as menacing.
La Liberte, of Paris, thinks that the re
tirement of King Louis, of Bavaria, may be
come of national Importance in Germany.
"A report that the protest of Austria an
other Catholic powers against the Papa
Syllabus has been sent to Rome is confirmed
The Armenians have decided not to re
cognize the authority of their Patriarch, o.
the ground that he is too feeble to resist tn
encroachments of the Pope.
The French Opposition claim to repre-
sent the majority of the country, and tn
assertion of this claim gave rise to ivel
debate in the Corps Legislatif yesterday.