The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-23
Dniinenfic Affairs.

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Both the customs and revenue receipts
have been light this week.
The laying of the Panama and West
India cable has been commenced.
Baron Gerolt, the Prussian Minister,
was present at the Paradol obsequies yes
terday.
A loan for the construction of the Canada
Pacific Railroad will be guaranteed by the
Imperial Government.
Information has been received in Wash
iugton that Turkey intends to maintain
strict neutrality in the Franco -Prussian war;
General Starring has been appointed an
agent of the Treasury Department to go to
Europe to hunt up frauds on the customs
Secretary B, we'll has decided that new
proposals shall be issued for furnishing the
ers mite for the New York and Boston post
Offices
AT o meeting of miners, held at Potts
Vile Yesterday, it was resolved to resume
work upon the basis of 1869. The operators
meet on Monday to consider the proposition.
General Stoneman has arrived at Pres
colt and assumed command of the Arizona
Department. His first order was one to post
commanders to regard all Indians as hostile
The war steamer Sabine, having the
graduating class of 1869 on board, arrived at
Boston yesterday, having been absent year.
cruising in European and Brazilian waters.
City Councils.
special meeting of both branches of City
Councils was held yesterday afternoon
Common Council. The Mayors message
vetoing the Locust Street Railway bill was
read
The objections of the Mayor were sustained
by a vote of yeas 8, nays 2f, on the question
whether the resolution should pass notwith-
standing the objections of the Mayor.
A communication from the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurance on Lives and Grant
ing Annuities was also laid before the Cham
Der by the Mayor. The communication sets
forth that as fiduciaries for upwards of 145
estates, they held certificates of city loans
prior to the act of Congress of 25th of
February, 1862, to the amount of $549 OOO
and that they had demanded and been re-
fused payment in coin of the July interest
thereon, and had also been refused payment
in United States notes of $11.301, due as the
July interest on 1876, 700 of the citys loans,
created subsequent to the said act of Con-
6ress, held for the same estate, but in sepa-
rate certificates. The reason assigned for the
latter refusal was the inability of the CITY
Treasurer to separate the payments on his
books of interest on the different loans.
Referred to the Committee on Finance and
Law.
On call of the House, there being no
quorum, the Chamber adjourned.
Select C0uncH.-h communication was re-
ceived from the officers of the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurance on Lives and Grant
ing Annuities, stating that the corporation
has charge, in fiduciary capacity, of city
loans amounting to $549, 600, and these loans
were created prior to 1862. Payment of the
July interest in coin has been refused by the
City Treasurer, and the company ask that the
Treasurer be directed to pay in coin, and
that the amount already paid in currency be
considered a payment on account.
The communication was referred to the
Committees on Law and Finance.
Mr.. William F. Smith presented his resig
nation as member of Select Council for the
Twenty second ward, to take effect January
/, 1871. The resignation was accepted.
Mr. Cramer presented a communication
from the Citizens League for the improve
ment of Broad street, urging Councils to
take speedy action toward a loan for the SAID
improvement
Common Council, where the resolution il
regard to Locust street originated, having
sustained the Mayors veto, Select Counci
adjourned