The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-26
IMPORTANT REQUESTS.
The VIII of the Late Miss Harriet Holland
distribution of Legacies to the Amount of

S3OO,OO0.
The win Of the late Harriet Holland, benevolent
lady, for many years resident in this city, was re
Gently admitted to probate in the Registers ONCE
1t contains numerous provisions interesting TO the
bequests to private friends, male and female in sums
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 or $l5,OOO la these
are included legacles to certain relatives in Enrope
to the family of her former agent and business
manager, the servants in her house. and her phy-
quest of $4,000 The testatrX speak Of this bequest
as a token of gratitude and affection to one who
has been for the last thirty years not only pastor
but brother and friend to me, well to the loved
ones VINO have passed away" DR.. Boardmau has
also interest in the residue of her estate II any,
but 1t would seem from the total OF the bequests
nearly S300000, and the apprasement OF the estate,
that the residue must be small, If any, The testa-
rix also creates some life estates after the eXplra
ton OF which she directs the following sums to be
paid to benevolent Institutions, as follows: 900
TO the Pennsylvania Bible Society; $4,000 for the
use of disabled ministers OF the Presbyterian
Church $4,000 to the Board Of Church Extension
Of the PRESBYTERIAN Church; 5000 to the Old Mans
Home i'll West Philadelphia; $4,000 to the Tenth
Presbyterian Churcn, TO apply the lqcome
for the Sunday-schoos Of the said
church. Slt0 annually to the support OF the Moya-
mensing Mission School, the residue or the said
and missionary society OF said church; s4500 TO the
Theological seminary at Princeton, n. j. s25 900 as
follows $4,000 to tue American Sunday School
Union; $1,000 10 the Board OF Foreign Missions Of the
Presbyterian Church, and the remainder to the
Board OF Domestic Missions OF the Presbyterian
Church; $4,000 to the Pennsylvania Home for Blind
Women at Philadelphia; $4,000 TO the PhlladelphiA
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of America for Heathen Lands and another bequest
OF $4,000 for the use OF disabled ministers OF the
| Presbyterian Church.
The VIII is dated on the 10Th of March last aud
executed in the presence OF Dr. JOhn Harris and u.
| Gemmll, ESQ. There is a short codicl. apparently
in her own handWritingi in regard TO her family vault
at Laurel HILL ttc., which does not appear TO ne wit
messed. Judge Porter, as an executor on proving
the will, stated before the Register and other per-
| sons present that Miss HOllond had been very
anxious during all OF her life TO prevent her char
ties from being known TO the public, aud for that
reason she had when living, made many Of them
through her friends; that shortly before her death
she had requested that as little as possible should
be Iaid OF the benevolent dispositions which she
had made III her will. Such a request is doubtless
entitled to be respected but there cases in which
the views OF donors must yield to the public interest
| in their beI efactions after their wills have been
placed among the public records.
A CRAZY WoMAN.-A wel-dressed colored
| woman named Louisa Brown, aged thirty-two years,
| was found wandering about the ne.ghborhOOd OF
| Eighth and Pine streets yesterday afternoon. A
| conversation with her disclosed the fact that she
| was deranged In mind, and policeman was noti-
fed. Louisa was taken TO the Elth District Station
House, where her friends are requested TO call and
| take charge OF her.
STOLEN ARTICLRs.-This morning the Chief OF
| Police received letter from the Inspector OF Gus
toms at Chicago setting forth that he had in his
| possession lot OF medicine, books aud surgical
| instruments branded ~. S. Hospital Department
The articles are supposed TO have been stolen from
! this city.
CORNER IOURGRG.-The police OF the Second
district arrested two corner loungers last evening.