The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-13
NEWS SUMMARY.
city Affairs.

The Womens Christian Association met
In the Methodist Episcopal Church, Broad
and Arch streets, yesterday, and addresses
were made by the President, Mrs. Kennard,
and Mrs. Eastlake
The thermometer yesterday at P. M.
marked 63 deg, being 2 deg. colder than the
same day last year.
james Banker, lad of 1S years, one of
gang of whom the participants in the late
outrage in the First ward are part, was yes
terday sent to prison by Alderman Kerr, for
setting fire to house In February last. This
boy Banker, though young in years, has been
notorious criminal for years past.
Edward McCann, aged % years, living at
No. 212 Bainbridge street, attempted, but
failed, to commit suicide last evening by
taking dose of laudanum.
The Board of Trusts has passed a resolu-
tion expressing the fullest confidence in the
integrity of John II. Michener.
Miss Merino and Miss Bonemo have been
elected permanent teachers, the former of
Spanish and the latter of French, in Girard
College.
The reception of st. Johns Commandery
of Knights Templar, at the Academy of Music
last evening, was one of the grandest and most
imposing Masonic displays that Philadelphia
has witnessed for years.
Yesterday afternoon another meeting of
the special committee of Select Council APP
pointed to investigate the charge of corrup-
tion against the members of Select Council
and a member of the Public Buildings Com
mission, was held, at which the author of the
articles in the Bulletin was present, and re-
hearsed his knowledge of the CHARGE the sub
stance of which has been already made pub
lie. Mr.. John Rice, having previously heard
that nothing of Importance would transpire
at the meeting, did not attend.
IN.
DELPHIA MINT.-The Secretary of the Treasury,
by authority of an act of Congress, has issued
an order, dated April II, 1871, providing for the
redemption of copper, Nickel and other token
coins. The coins are to be forwarded to the
Philadelphia Mint in sums of not less than
twenty dollars, and the Director of the Mint is
to be notified by mail of the fact. Payment for
the same is to be made through the UAited
States Assistant Treasurers in New York, Phla-
delphia, Boston, New Orleans, and San Fran
cisco.
The Treasurer of the Mint in Philadelphia,
upon the receipt of the coin, will count and ex-
anime each parcel of coin in the order in which
it Is received, and thereupon will issue certif-
cate, to be at once transmitted by him to the
Trt asurer of the United States at Washington.
The Treasurer of the United States will, upon
the receipt Of this certificate, transmit to the
owner of the coin transfer check, payable to
his order, for the amount specified in the certi-
fcate.
Each denomination and kind of "copper" nickel,
or bronze coins forwarded to the Mint for re-
demption must be assorted before shipment.
There are three kinds of cent pieces, viz,
copper cents issued prior to 1857, nickel-copper
cents issued from 1857 to 1864, and bronze cents
from 1864 to 1871. These, well as the bronze
two-cent pieces and the copper-nickel three and
five-cent pieces, must be put up separately, and
forwarded in packages in the aggregate of twenty
dollars, or a multiple thereof; which packages
must also be accompanied with schedule of
such kind of coin and the name and post-offce
address of the party sending. The expenses of
transporting these coins must be paid by the
parties sending them.