The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-09

CONFLICT OF AUTHoRTY.-The Commissioner OF
internal Revenue having decided that the will OF a
person must be stamped according to the whole
value OF the estate, real and personal, test case
given to the following decision OF Judge Ludlow -
And now, May 81 1870 at Registers Court held this
Sy y Of Rbeeea 0o
executor taking the usual oath for the of his
stamps upon said execution setting forth that estate
and effects for or in respect Of which the said probate
the sum oi FIVE thousand $5O6O dollars And it appear.
direct ndirest p the real estate Of the .osatT! Us
stamps being affixed according the valr of the
WILLIAM A. LEECH, Registrar
IMPROVING TIRE FRONT OF INDEPENDENCE HALL
Some one has been defacing the lettering on the
granite fountains in front of the State House by
using black paint mixed with oil. The same was
also attempted on the beautiful granite pedestal of
the Washington statue but we notice it was rubbed
out, leaving the gliding defaced 1t should be un-
derstood that in cut letters granite nothing but
the simple India ink should be used, or bronze gild-
ing put on neatly with shelac, or some other kind Of
without marring its beauty. We hope that Messrs.
STuthers & Sons, the designers of the Washington
monument, will see that the lettering is properly
gilded or lined with India ink, and not creased up
with paint mixed with oil.
PHILADELPHIA GERMANTOWN, AND NoRRIsTowN
RAlLRoAD.-A meeting of the stockholders Of the
Philadelphia, Germantown, and Norrstown Rail
road Company was held this day at noon, David
Scull, Esq. in the chair The object OF the meeting
the company to increase its capital stock from time
to time to an amount not exceeding altogether two
million five hundred thousand dollars, and to sell or
otherwise dispose of the additional stock hereby
authorized at price not less than par On motion
IT was unanimously adopted that the act of the
Legislature be accepted. and that certified copy Of
the acceptance be sent to the Governor.
CENTENARY FAIR AND FEsTIvAL.-On Tuesday
evening last the ladies OF the Church of the Mes
church building Locust street, below Broad. 1t
was not only handsomely attended on that occasion,
last evening It will continue open to-day and to-
morrow. great variety of fancy and useful art-
cles are on hand and WI De s9ld "a at reasonable
the Murray Fund.
ADMINISTRATION Steen, Augustus Mccall, and
Michael j. Powell were this morning arraigned be-
fore Alderman Kerr on the charge OF assaultng and
beating NJ. f. Maxwell and Thomas McGovern, at
Nineteenth and Market streets, last night. Maxwell
and McGovern reside at No 1888 Market street, and
on their way home, when the rowdies assaulted
them. The trio were sent to prison.
POLICEMAN BEATEN-onicer Chandler, about II 80
O'Clock last night attempted to arrest rough
named John Roat, at Twelfth and Coates streets,
for disOrderliness kOat resisted and beat the OFF,
Ger severely. Being finally overpowered, he was
taken before Alderman Massey, and by him held in
5000 bail to answer.
FIRE CRACKERs-Mayor Fox this morning gave
personal instructions TO the lieuenants to break up
the practice INDUCED in by boys OF firing Oh in the
streets crackers, squibs, etc. This matter has be-
| come a nuisance, many complaints having been
| lodged at the MAYORS office.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-T. A Wallace, driver on
car No. of the Arch and HestOnve line, was ar
rested by the agent OF the Society for the Preven-
ton OF Cruelty to Animals, for working horse with
| a sore, chafed shoulder. Fined $40 and costs by
Alderman PanCoast.
| 10. w. B.-James Brice, whose residence proper
is at Front and Noble Streets last night assaulted
| and beat his wife. He was arrested and taken
before Alderman Cahill, and by that olca furnished
| with months board at the "Hotel de Perkins"
| THREATENING TO KuL.-Before Recorder Givin
mn wa ed
| threatening to take the life of Hugh Walker, at
| Federal and Clarion streets yesterday. Haddock
| was held in $500 bail to answer the charge.
| OPEN HoUsEs-The police force of the Ninth dis
trict this morning reported having found open the
doors of five houses during last night