THE DAILT EVENING TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDA1 , JUNE 29,1870. CET I.lTtLLIUEIICE. THE DEMOCRACY Programme of the Second Day Tfce Conventions To-day Nominations for Sheriff, Judiciary, Register cf Wills, Receiver of Taxes, City Commissioner, and Clerk of the Orphans' Court. fiftc. Etc., Etc., Etc, Etc. The Cnal eweting of the Democratic Conventions preliminary to the Octo ber election took place this morn ing .t the various designated places, and proceeded ti the nomination of candidates for the positions of Ja(zes of the Court cf Com mon Tleas and District Court, Sheriff, Register of Wills, Receiver of Taxes, City Commissioner, and Clerk ol the Organs' Court. The disorderly scenes prevalent ut former conventions, attend ing the organization of the bodies, was not wit nresed to-day, the new rules of the party re quiring the Executive Committee to name the presiding officer for each. The full proceedings of each will be found appended. The Two Ticket. Tne following are the candidates nominated, with the Jlppubllcan-caudldates for the same positions: JU-publican. Democratic. FOR SHERIFF. "William It. Leeds. Frederick Gerker. TOR REGISTER OP WILLS. William M. lunn. A. A. Laws. FOR CLERK OF ORPHANS' COURT. Joseph. Tittrmary. Joseph Mcgary. FOR RECEIVER OF TAXES. Robert H. Ecatty. Timothy A. Sloan. FOR CITY C0MMISSIOVER. James Ham. Kobcrt McBride. FOR JUWiKS OF COURT OF COMMON FLSAS. Edward M. Taxson, Frederick lleyer, Thomas K. Flnletter. Henry M. Dechert. FOR JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT. James Lynd. William 8. Price. THE SHERIFFALTY. Aeuibllnff of the Convention at Washington Hall. A 10 o'clock this morning this convention was railed to order In Washington Hall" by ChrlBtopher Snyder, Esq., who was appointed under the new rnlcs by the Executive Committee. The following were then appointed to act tempo rarily, viz. : Secretaries, John W. lioileau and Frame Devltt; Doorkeepers, Samuel Carson and John riatt; Messenger, Jacob (ilasraeier. The credentials of the cJelogat.es were then pre sented, and it was found that there was one con tested seat. Permanently Orsrnnlzed. A permanent organization was then effected by the election of General William L). Lewis as Chair man, who mndc a brief address ; John C. Sweeney and John Little as vice-rresidents; J. W. lioileau and Frank Devltt as Secretaries; and II. 11. Deamer as Treasurer. The temporary Doorkeepers and Mesaencrr were retained. A committee of Ave was then appointed to try the vase of tne contested seat. NiuoklnK Allowed. A motion to suspend smoking was made, and a viva voce vote taken tncreon, wnien oeing unsatis factory, another vote was taken, and the motion was lost. General nominations were then gone Into, and the following names were presented : Frederick: Gerker, Jeremiah McKlbbln. Geonro It. Berrell. li. F. Hall. Peter ArrabrQBter, George H. Guion, Isaac J. Wis- tar, James li. Micnoison, Thomas May reirce, anu James t;oraon. A letter was read from Georjre R. Berrell. an nouncing that he was not a candidate, and desiring that his name should ue witnurawn u presented. Frederick IJerker Nominated. Alderman William McMullln and Colonel E. W. C. Greene were appointed tellers. Tlio lirst ballot was then taken, resulting as follows: Gerker Bt5 1 McKlbbln 6 Arabruster SlPeirce 1 Nicholson 6 1 Hall 1 Wistar Bl Total number of votes. 82: necessary to a choice, 42. Mr. Gerker was declared the nominee ; and, on motion, it was made unanimous. A committee of Ave was appointed to inform Mr. Gerker of his nomination, and the convention at ll o clock adjourned. liEGISTER OF WILLS. Afseuibllnc of the Convention at the Assembly Hulldlnu. The Democratic convention to nominate a candi date for Kefrtster of Wills assembled in the large room of the Assembly Buildings this morning at 10 ociocK. The convention organized by the selection of Mr. Thomas A. Fahy, of tne Eleventh ward, as temporary t 'hairman ana a. w. rieiener anu xnomas uas kill as temnorarv secretaries. The first business In order was the reception of credentials. Three seats from the Eighth ward and one from the Twenty-third ward were contested. and a committee was appointed to settle the dim- culties. The three contestants or me uigmn want withdrew their petitions after the appointment of the committee Tho committee then retired and Investigated the Twenty-third ward case, and re ported in iavor oi Messrs. v anee ana uowers, in' tttead of Shields and Everly. dominations for permanent officers were then made, but previous to an election, the temporary president appointed Messrs. John Campbell and bamuel Josephs as tellers. The vote for President resulted as follows: Fhilip Lowry, Jr., 27 ; Thomas J. Barker, 65. Mr. tiareer was therefore declared elected. Philip Lowry and Henry Hoover were elected Vice-Presidents by acclamation. The temporary secretaries were retained In the permanent organization. A vole of thanks was then awarded the retiring temporary president, and the permanent president returned thanks for the honor conferred. Messrs. Watson and McCarthy were appointed tellers of the election. Nominations lor a candidate were then proceeded with, and the following gentlemen were named : A. A. Laws, W. A. Leech, Andrew Alexander, Wll- r.am i. Hood, r. w. rntz. A. A. Itwi Nominated. The first ballot resulted as follows: A. A. Laws 6T William P. Hood 8 W. A. Leech IT J. W. Fritz 6 Andrew Alexander..... S on motion the nomination of Mr. Laws was made unanimous. The convention then adjourned sine die. CLERK OF TEE ORP HANS' COURT. Aseembllm of the Convention In the Supreme Court Kooui. The delegates to the convention to nominate a Democratic candidate for cierK oi tne urpuans' Court met io the Supreme Court room at 10 o'clock this mornimr. and were called to order by S. Gross Fry, Esq., temporary chairman. Thomas W. 6utton and Philip J. Taylor were the temporary secretaries, and John L. Trester doorkeeper. All of the wards, excepting the Twenty-seventh. were represented by delegates supplied with cre dentials. Mr. jonn iteenan oiaiiueu mat ue nau been elected to represent the ward, but being with out the proper papers a vote of the convention was taken whether he should be admitted to a seat, and after considerable wrangling It was decided by a vote of tj to in tnat ne snouiu. A recess of ten minutes was then taken In order to allow the Secretary time to prepare an alphabet! cai list of tne members. Permanent Organization Effected. On the convention reassembling general nomina tions were made for permanent officers of the con vention. These gentlemen were nominated for Pre sidentJohn McCalL William Harbison, and John Lee. A ballot was then taken, resulting as follows: McCail votes. Harbison 21 " Lee 1 " Mr. McCall was declared elected permanent chairman. John Welsh and John Hamilton, Jr., were elected Vice-Presidents ; T nomas w. tmuon ana rnimp j. Taylor were elected Secretaries; John L. Trester, Itoorkee per ; ana i nomas j oruau, iu osacuKer. The following gentlemen were then placed in general nomination: For cierx oi ins urpuans 4 Oixrt, JOsepil aiegarj, juiru w-ru, J.mci nguew, Ninth ward; Joseph J." Soloman, Twentieth ward and Edmund Keyser, renin waru. Tbo Pledgee Kead. Before proceeding to a ballot a delegate insisted i.miih i-.andldatea in general nomination should. ;u wrniBg, pledge themselves not to appoint any rersons to omee unuer mem eiLepuuts icuiuwbii. t pr-rs were received from Mr. As-new and Mr, XtiTJ, fiet'-ging that they will appvim none but I)f mcrats under them. The letter ere referred i to a committee. 1 Joseph .l!eary minuted. A ballot was then taken, With this rmilt! Megary ,., e Agnew 6 Solomon v, 2 Keyser Mr. Mcgary was declared the nominee, and this nomination was ate unanimous. The Nouiloee Denounce the Negro. Mr. Megary was brought Into the convention end made a brief address, In which he denounced tne ncgre, and wished his nearer to distinctly understand that he is a white man, and didn't want any African to vote for him. ins remarks were greeted witn cneers, ana alter collecting 28 cents per head from the delegates to de fray expenses, the convention adjourned. RECEIVER OF TAXES. AsdCnibllnK of the Convention at Ninth and rlrm warden rareetn. The convention for nominating a Democratic can didate for the position of Receiver of Taxes assem bled at the H. W. corner of Ninth and Spring Gar den Rtreets, Mr. K. G. Woodward, of the First ward, temporarily presiding, by order ot the City Executive Committee. The other temporary officers selected were as follows: Secretaries Charles R. Hemphill and William J. Burns. Treasurer J. O. Bickel. Doorkeepers Thomas Carr. Thomas Dclanev. Michael J. Mackln, James Gallagher, and Lewis Kobb. Messenger Ellwood Everett Some confusion took place at the outset, and a motion was made to adjourn the convention, which the chairman refused to entertain. Heniy Monaghan, of the Eighth ward, discovered a person in the room having no business in it, and manifested a strong desire to administer a sound Democratic "drubbing." At this early stage of the proceedings, the indica tions are that there will be a lively time of It during the session. A Kerens Taken. Credentials being presented, it was found that there were contests in the Seventh Eighth, and Kieventn warns, a recess or naif an hour was taken to allow the clerks to prepare an alphabetical list. on reassembling, tne aeiegates retired to ine rear of the room, and as the alphabetical list was called, they took their seats, during which there was a vigorous rapping at the door, which greatly annoyed me convention. Alderman George Moore, of the Fourth ward. moved that persons not delegates be excluded, which was agreed to. Mr. Henry Monaghan, above referred to, was in the convention simply as a spectator in tne early stage of the proceedings, not being a delegate. The difficulty ailudcd to appears to have been the result ofea misunderstanding, and did not amount to much. The Coimrtlttee on Contested Heat. The following gentlemen were appointed as the committees in the cases on contest from the wards named : Seventh "Ward John C. Rlckel, Edward Carre, Thomas J. Dequey, William H. Ehret, and James Fitzpatrlck. Ninth Ward. Andrew Guycr, Robert Well, Patrick Kelley, John Smith Lister, and Archibald McCann. Eleventh Ward. Dennis Mahoney, D. A. Nagle, James O'Kane, E. J. Pryor, and Archlband ltau dull. In the case of the Ninth ward the committee de cided in favor of William Dougherty, William Mereto and Jeremiah Mundy as the delegates, and they took their seats, Iu the case of the Seventh ward the committee decided in favor of Mr. Lowry as legal representa tive, and Mr. Bclshaw, the sitting delegate, was ordered from the room. In the Eleventh ward case the committee decided in favor of Messrs Goldsmith, Schnll and Dolan. The convention then proceedod to ballot for Pre sident, the candidates being Alderman George Moore and Thomas 1L Flood. The Chairman appointed Messrs. D. A. Nagle and KobertLynen as iciiers, wnicn gave rise to raucn excitement, It being intimated that they were both partial to a particular candidate. Tho storm was allayed by appointing William C. Lyndail as a teller in place of Mr. Nagle, he beiDg acceptable to the malcontents. The ballot resulted as follows: Moore 40 Flood 40 This being a tie vote a second ballot was proceeded with, resulting as follows: Flood 42 Moore 84 Mr. Thomas H. Flood was thereupon declared elected President. Fpou taking his seat he returned thanks for the honor, and made an appeal for regularity aud harmony. William Vanostcn and Alderman George Moore were elected as v ice-Presidents, and tho other gen tlemen named above as temporary officers were elected as permanent ones. Timothy A. Mlonn Nominated. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for a candidate for Receiver of Taxes, the result being as follows: Timothy A. Sloan 42 votes Samuel Vanstavoreu 38 " Mr. Sloan was therefore declared nominated; the nomination was made unanimous, and the conven tion adjourned hui ate. CITY COMMISSIONER. The Assembling of the Convention at Concordia Hull. The delegates to this convention met at 10 o'clock this morning in Concordia Hall, Callowhill street. below Fifth. J. 8. McGutlln, of the Tenth ward, by virtue of the power delegated to htm by the City Executive Committee, called the convention to order and acted as temporary chairman. He selected John Hay and William M. Hush as temporary secre taries. The credentials of the delegates were then re ceived A motion to adjourn for one half honr, to allow the secretaries time to make out an alphabetical list, was agreed to. On reassembling the secretary called the roll of delegates, alter wnicn a permanent organization was enectea as iouows: President John S. Painter.of the Twentieth ward Vice-Presidents iianicl F. Uillou and ltodley S. WfDer. Secretaries John Hay and Wm. M. Rush. Doorkeepers Wm. McKeegan and John Martin. Tellers Wm. Garvin and Terrence McUuaKer. 1 he convention then proceeded to make nomlna1 tlons lor City Commissioner, and the followlug gen tlemen were namea: Nomination Made. Captain John W. Barnes, Robert McBride, Charles r. Jones, uenerai jonn f . isaiuer, joun Curtis, James Bellem, Stephen G. Spicer, Albert Lawrence. Hubert fc winsiow anu coionei Antnony 11. Key nobis. A ballot was then proceeded with as follows: FIRST BALLOT. McBride. 2fi Balller 1 Reynolds 13 WIqhIow i Lawrence 13 Barnes 1 Spicer 8 Curtis 1 Bellem 71 Jones 6 Total 83 There being no choice, a second ballot was taken. as follows : SECOND BALLOT. McBride 81 Bellem 4 Reynolds IB Ballier, Lawrence 15 Barnes Solcer 7 1 Jones 6' . 82 The names of Curtis, Winsiow, and Barnes were men dropped. A fraudulent Delegate Ejected. During the taking of this ballot it was discovered that there was a man In the room personating one of the delegates named Diehl, who was said to be sick. This caused considerable contusion, during which the fraudulent delegate was ejected from the room. THIRD BALLOT, McBride 80 Spicer 6 Reynolds 18 Bellem 6 Lawrence 10 Balller 4 Jones 7 Nomination of ltobert McBlide. There still belnc no choice the convention pro ceeded to further ballots, resulting as follows: 4th 6th eth 7th McBride 32 33 8T 47 Reynolds.. ..21 25 2T 19 18 4 84 Lawrence is Jones T Spicer Total 82 81 82 81 Mr. McBride, on the conclusion of the seventh ballot, waa declared the nominee amid much applause. THE JUDICIARY. Assembling of the Convention at the New uouri House. The judicial delegates for the nomination of two Judges for the Court of Common Pleas aud one for the District Court assembled in the new (Quarter Sessions building mis morning ai io o ciock, ana were called to order by the temporary i.nairman Isaac Leech, Esq., who was appointed by the Demo cratic City Kxecutlve Committee for that purpose. The convention then elected as temporary Secreta ries John J. (ilibert and John U. Sloan; Doorkeeper, JohaC'OLiiin. The credentials of the delegates were then handed In, and after the calling of the roll, A Permanent Oraaalcatian was effected in the unanimous election of George W. Blddle for President, and George M. Dallas and KoneriK. Hand all vice-f residents, 'ine temporary Secretaries were retained. Mr. Biddle, on taking the chair, thanked the con vention for the honor done him in selecting him to preside over its deliberations. He believed that the proceedings of the convention would be character izes ry narmonv, oecornm, ana propriety, ana ne hoped that for the very Important positions to be filled the convention weuld make the very best selection, and thereby receive the approval of the community. On motion a recess was taken in order to prepare an alphabetical list of the names of the delegates. on reassembling, tne rreeiu.mt appointea a com mittee on Resolutions, and, on motion, the conven tion proceeded to nominate candidates for the posi tions above-nimeii. The following gentlemen were named : Wil'iam S. Price, Thomas Greenbank, and reter Mccau ior me uisinci court. Messrs. McCall and Greenbank, having expressed a desire that their names be not used, were with drawn. William H. Price Nominated. Wm. S. Price being the only name before the con vention, his nomination was made by acclamation. on motion tne convention proceeded io name candidates for the Court of Common Pleas. Judge 1'axaen Named. Lewis C. Cassidv stated that it was sound Demo cratic doctrine to place the Judiciary above all party influences. One of the Republican candidates said he (evidently referring to Judge Pa.xson) has dis charged bis duty faithfully and well and that candi date, he believed, would receive a large Democratic vote. Mr. Cassldy believed in presenting one can didate to the people; for, if the convention presented a man against Judge Paxson it will bring out a solid vote of the Republican party and therefore endanger both of the Democratic nominees. After further discussion the following names were Presented: Henry M. Dechert, Frederick Heyer, Idward M. Paxson, Henry S. Hagert, Thomas Greenbank, George Northrop, but all the names, with the exception of the tivo first, were with drawn. Nomination of Henry IU. Dechert and Frede ric lleyer. Henry M. Dechert and Frederick Heyer being the only names remaining, their nomination was made unanimous. Committees were then appointed to inform the gentlemen nominated of the action of the conven tion, and the body then adjourned. CUYLEK. Theodore ( uyler. Kni. the Democrntlc Nomi nee lor Cpngrrsa lu tne second Ulstrict. In our notices of the names mentioned in connec tion with the Democratic nominations, on Monday, we referred to tne rumor tnat in case tne nomina tion for Congress in the Second district should be tendered to Theodore Cuyler, Esq.. he would decline it, being unwilling to abandon his large professional engagements, even if his election were a certainty. The action ot the Democratic Convention yesterday in conferring the nomination upon Mr. Cuyler, in spite ol the rumors ol his unwillingness to be a can didate, has aroused considerable curiosity in the ranks of both parties as to what course he will pur sue In reference to the matter, but his decision has not yet been announced to the committee appointed by t he convention to Inform him of its action. Mr. Cuyler was born at Poughkeepsle, New York, on the 14tli of September, 1821, and is therefore a much younger man than one would judge him to bo from his personal appearauce and long and suc cessful career at the bar. In early life he came to this city, and entered the law office of the late Charles ChauLcey, Esq., a descendant of the second President of Harvard College, and who, in the days of his prime, divided the question of precedence at the Phlludtlphla bar with such men as John Ser geant and Horace Binney. After a careful course of study under this eminent jurist, Mr. Cuyler was admitted to the bar on the 11th or October, Wl, having barely completed his twentieth year at the t ime. He soon made his mark ut the bar, and rapidly rose to a position of acknowledged high standing. Such, Indeed, was his success at the out set of his professional career, that it is said his re ceipts during the llrst year of his practice were greater than in the case of any other young lawyer on record in this city, either before or since. From that time to the present, Mr. Cuyler has remained in the active practice of his profession, interrupted only by a slight participation In local politics. Dur ing the past twenty years, however, he has been intimately identified with all the leading Interests of the city, and there are few men now at the bar who, in the midst of large and complicated professional engagements, have found or taken the time to do so much towards furthering the most ma terial interests of Philadelphia. Among the more noticeable movements In which he has been active is the extension aud Improvement of Fairmount l'ark, which, in its present state, Is perhaps more in debted to liis exertions than to those of any other person. He hus been a member of the Park Commission ever since its organization, and is at present the chairman of the most important committee, that of Plans and Improvements. The overthrow of the unsightly Bheds which so long disgraced the centre of Market street was originated and successfully carried Into execution by him. The present admirable system of house enumeration, which, starting in this city, is rapidly extending all over the Union, although not originated by him, is mainly Indebted to him for lis establishment. A number of years ago, he served on the Board of School Controllers during a period of nine years, and for an equal length of time was an active and faithful member of Select Council. He was llrst a candidate for this position from the Eighth ward, in iw6, two years after the consolida tion of the city and districts. The ward was largely Republican, and while the Hon. Alexander Henry, the subsequent Mayor, who was at the same time a candidate for Common Council on the opposite ticket, was elected by a majority of about 250, Mr. Cuyler was returned to Select Council by a majority of 43 votes, being twice re-elected for terms of three years each. Whenever the Democratic party was in power during bis service in Select Council, he was Invariably elected president of that body. Among Mr. Cuyler's most imnortant professional engagements has been his connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad, of which he has been the general counsel, including the business of the main line and all its dependen cies, since May 1, 1857. In politics, Mr. Cuyler has. always been known as a consistent Democrat, but he has never permitted his partisan principles to get the better of his judgment in any matters in which the welfare of the city was concerned. SEVENTEENTH WARD DEMOCRATIC TICKET. The following is claimed as the regular Democratic ticket or ine bevenieeutn warn: select uouncii, William Hurley : Common Council, John Canning: Constable, James Turnelty ; School Directors, James wans, j ames uougtieny, josepn nookey, ana Alex ander McClernan. At the convention nominating the above ticket Thomas McQulllen, appointed by the chairman of the wara .Executive committee to organize tne con ventlon, presided. An Interesting Occasion. The boys of St. Michael's School, under the charge of the Christian Brothers turoiner nomwaia, director), gave a con cert and miscellaneous entertainment last night at ine nail f ourin anu ueorge streets, wnicn was highly creditable and much enjoyed. The Cornet Band, composed of juveniles, performed remarka bly well, and the oilier exercises were also well given. The occasion was to obtain new instruments for the band, and great success was the result. A Good Commencement Charles StoteBbnry, the driver or tne uooa win juigine, was yesterday ar rested at Broad and Race streets for reckless driv ing whilst proceeding to the Are on Market street. aud John Starr, driver of the Western Engine, at Sixteenth and Callowhill streets, for a similar off ense. Alderman Jones fined them. This is a good commencement, and should be kept up until the practice of reckless driving now In vogue amongst our nrcmen is aDoiisneu, Captured On the loth of May last the tailor store of Anton riauer, xso. ISO I vine street, was entered anu rouueu oi a lot or reaay-maue doming, cioiu. etc., to the value of lOoo. The affair being given in charge of Detective Aimer, ne this morning sue ceeded in arresting a chap named David Mercer, supposed to be one of the thieves. The suit of clothes he wears has been recognized as a portion of the stolen property. He wlil have a hearing at the central this afternoon. Fires. About 0 o'clock this morning a slight fire occurred in the orying-room or rsruuers mills. Tweutv-third and Hamilton street. L,oss. fit. About fl-80 this morning an alarm was created by the burning of some ruooisn in the cellar of ino. 1510 Market street. Damage alight. A trifling tire also occurred in Campbell & Co. '8 mill, ManayunK, this morning. A Pushing Matter John Brown Is the cogno men of an ebonv-bued individual of tnievisn propen sit lea who halls from Maryland. Yesterday John attemnted to steal a push-cart from Jacob Mccann, No. 7bb South Sixth street. An otlicer collared John and Alderman Collins gave him a letter of introduc tion to the Superintendent of lloiel de Moyamen sing. Drowned Charles M. Coilius, aged 14, residing No. 2'02 Hare street, was drowned lu the Delaware yesterday afternoon, off Bobbins' wharf. He was boating at the time, when the batteau capsizing, he met bis ileal u in tne manner aescriueu. Tee Heat. About 11 o'clock this morning Mrs. Joan Stevenson, residing at Frank ford road and Huntingdon street, was overcome uy tne neat in iu I e!(.'-bo!ood of Front and Master street. 4 OUIi rUDLlC SIHQQIS, The Annual Report of the noat-d of Controllers The Origin of the Pablle Hchool Syntea Operailoa of the Hchool Daring the Year The Ofty-flrst annual report of the Board of Con trollers of Public Schools of of the First district, which embraces the city and county of Philadelphia, has Just been printed. From it we take the follow ing interesting facts : THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TEE ftCBOOL SYSTEM. In the year 1816, a society was formed in this city by some young men of social and literary distinction devoted to social science. The name of this ele mentary association was "The Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Public Economy." one of its standing committees was charged with the subject of public education. This committee having fully considered the subject, made a report In the month of October, 1817. The following extract from It will be very interesting. "The Committee on Publio Schools report: That nnder an Impression of the extent and importance or tne inquiry, tney enterea upon tne auiy assigneu them with Bolicitude and diffidence." The com mittee then presented their views under the three following heads: 'i. The constitutional guarantee respecting pub lic education. "If. The practicability of instituting a system ample and efficient. "Lastly. The effects of such a system in Europe." The re'nort then shows that in 1776 the Government of Pennsylvania recognized free education to the indigent as a necessary part of public duty; that the Constitution of the State of 1790 emphatically directs the Legislature to provide by law for the establish ment of schools, "that the poor may be taught gratis." In the year 1809 a law was passed, but the report says it was -utterly inapplicable io me aense population of Philadelphia." In the year 1812 a supplement was passed giving the County Commissioners of Philadelphia County, under the approval of the City Councils and the commissioners oi ine several aisincis in me county, to establish public schools, etc The County Auditors in ibis report isai uunng the vear the schools cost the city and county 122,729-68, and for this "enormous sum" about 2000 children are said to nave been laugnt. rne report of the committee then concludes that the school system as now existing is not only "injurious to the character or the rising generation, out a ueuevoicuc fraud upon the public bounty." Ihe commute then give ineir plan ior reform anu ine esiauiiHuiueni oi a proper system. The report was signed Roberts Vaux, Chairman; attest, Jonah Thompson, Secre tary. . This report was the origin of our present system. in isih, tne Legislature passed uu act tuiiuieu "An act to Provide for theEducation of Chlldjen at T, , V.l J TTvnnnaA within .Ha Ctl it anA Pnnnlo nf Tli I ladolphia;" in March, 1819, a further supplement was passea ; another in January, anu aiso iu marcii, 1821. Under this act the Controllers of the Publio Schools were created, and organized on the Otn day of April, 181S. The first report of the Controllers is dated second month (February), 1S19. Roberts Vaux was President of tne board, and continued in that posiilon fourteen years. The last report presented to the Controllers by him was In 1S31. Justice to his memory demands that this generation should honor him who, for llfteen years, devoted his time and talents to administer our public school system. Tne whole number of children at school in 1S1S 1S19, as by the llrst report of Mr. Vaux, President of the fcoard of Controllers, was 2845. 123,049-85 was drawn to pay the expenses of that, year, or rather part of the year. Oi this sum 115,001 was paid for a lot of ground ; each child cost, that year, 3-57, a paving of 7 43 per annum, over the former svsteni of schooling. For reference, as worthy of consideration, interesting to those who are now engaged in popular education, the first lllteen reports of the Controllers should be reprinted ; the cost would be but a few dollars, and the history of our school system would then be perused aud understood. The city of Philadelphia, at the close of the year lsC9, containedthree hundred and eighty public schools, with a daily attendance of eighty one thousand pupils, instructed by a corps of over fifteen hundred devoted and intelligent teachers. TTJK rCBLIC SCHOOLS DURING 1SC9. The schools nnder the Jurisdiction of the board are classified as follows: Boys' Central High School 1 Girls' Normal School 1 Grammar Schools 55 CoLBOlidated Schools 33 Secondary Schools 103 Primary Schools H2 Total number of schools 330 The number of teachers and pupils are shown In the following: Male teachers 80 Female teachers 1435 Total teachers 1595 Male pupils 41,009 Female papils. 40,214 Total pupils '. . 80.2S3 Average number of pupils to each teacher. ... 54 Pupils added during the year 3715 Children waiting admission 4000 The amount appropriated by Councils for the support of the schools In 169 was f 1,214,921 ; amount expended during the year, 11,177,292, leaving a bal ance of 137,635 to merge. The expenses of the Cen tral High School were 134,192-97; of the Girls' Nor mal School. $13,3300; of the Grammar aud other schools, fl,126,295-6, of which amount (097,610-48 were for salaries, 893,218 -39 for books and stationery, and (335,406-is ior otner purposes. ri'I'ILS IN THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. In the following table are given the number of pupils belonging to the different schools during the year, tne number belonging at ine enu oi tue year, and the average attendance during the year : Jlclonyintf Aoerane at End of Attend Sfli'ns. Boy. Central High School . . 4S9 Girls' Normal " First Section.. 1536 Second " .. 2040 Third " .. 1459 Fourth " .. 1371 Filth " .. 1322 Sixth " .. 819 Seventh " .. 1613 Eighth " .. 916 Ninth " .. 65 Tenth " .. 1357 Eleventh " .. 1126 Twelfth " .. 1170 Thirteenth " .. 1031 Fourteenth " .. 1752 Fifteenth " .. 2290 Sixteenth .. 1343 Seventeenth " .. 1178 Eighteenth " .. 2107 Nineteenth ' .. 2189 Twentieth " E. 1777 Twentieth " W. 837 Twenty-first " .. ss8 Twenty-second " .. 1371 Twenty-third " .. 1625 Twenty-fourth " .. 13t5 Twenty-fifth " .. 1C32 Twenty-sixth " . . 1798 Twenty-seventh .. 1256 Twenty-eighth " .. 650 btn. i tar. ance, 4S9 4W 603 450 16b6 1717 1786 1342 1143 836 1727 860 868 1359 1129 1081 1148 1S46 22(10 1349 1152 2111 2155 1850 91 1 933 1321 1316 1288 1439 1525 1173 543 432 2732 8189 2997 2321 2097 1533 2311 1641 158 2557 257 2031 1901 3222 SJ57 3245 2T13 2464 1655 3245 1776 1726 2716 2255 2251 2179 8598 4550 2il 2310 4218 4344 8C27 1649 1821 2692 2941 2653 3U71 3323 2434 1193 3353 4H3 2433 2199 3837 3339 3264 1436 1435 2136 2229 2195 2161 2336 2049 89 Totals 41,069 40,214 61,233 71,029 NECESSITY FOR MORE SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS, i The Superintendent of School Buildings, in his special report, says : "Applications from all of the outer sections and several of the interior sections have been made to the board, aud through the board to Councils, for new scnooi-nouses. rue lact inai between suoo and 6000 houses were put np within the limits of the First School district during the past year, and nearly as many annuany ior several vears in succession, clearly proves the necessity of the application. The number of additional school buildings has by no means kept pace with the unprecedented increase in me population oi ims city, consequently the on. ginal Intention of vacating the rented buildings has. in many imttances, been defeated, and as most of the buildings of tnis class are entirely unfitted for use as school-houses, all justifiable means should be used to secure their early abandonment, and the substitution of buildings erected in accordance with the modern ideas oi wealth, comfort, and couve nlence. This matter is now in the bands of Coun cils, who no doubt win give it early attention." The amount appropriated for new schools during the year was 1310,760-60, and the amount paid out I i2U,4M-vu, leaving a uaiance oi jiu,3ua-&4. Atlantic City. During the spring great lni provementa have been made at the Ciiv by the Sea. and during the season which has just opened it pro mises to be as well patroni-ed as any other seaside resoit. Five trains daily are run between it and this city on the Camden and Atlantic Railroad. The express which leaves every afternoon ut 3-30 runs to Atlantic city in one ana tnree-quarter hours, on Saturdays an extra express train wui leave at P.M, Seriois Accident. Thomas Langdon, aped thirty years, driver of the Franklia Steam Fire Engine Company of GermaDtown, whilst driving to the ere at carpenter s -Mill, xuanayunk. was thrown from his seat and run over, sustaining the fracture of his right loot ana leu auKie. Peas. Henry Kelley, a huckster, yesterday stole a barrel of peas from the front of tue store No. 236 North Wharves. Henry was pursued and arrested at Fifth and Christian streets, wmlst selling the stolen article. AMermn iierr te:a muiiorafur I'jer l ear j g. PiioiUbiE HOMICIDE. A Man' aknll Fractured. It really seems that crime is to contlnne increas ing. Scarce a day pastes but we are called upon to record a shooting, a stabbing, or some equally fatal occurrence, and this morning we have another. About, nve o ciocs yesterday afternoon a Herman namea icnoias .Noire, residing at no. 1335 rnna delphia avenne (a small thoroughfare near Broad mi ior streets), a rag-picker by occupation, en tered the beer saloon of Edward Vollrath, No. 1130 uontcs sireci. ana cauea ior Deer, rrom some cause, at present unknown, a dispute arose between the two, when Vollrath hurled a beer glass at jsoite, wnicn, sirising mm, iractnrea nis skull, and caused the destruction of one of his eves. The wounded man was taken to the German Hospital. He is not expected to recover. Vollrath waa ar rested and sent to prison by Alderman Massey. Local Odds and Ends. When are the "furnace cushions" to be removed from onr passenger rail way cars? in ine case or me cnna Koppei, Kiuea on tne Union Passenger Railway, the jury merely recom mend the adoption of guards. Our courts should comprl the company to use guards. 1 he operations of the detective ring are growing more glaring every day. Wto got the thief Magee's money The police arrangements yesterday were as near perfection as possible for the suppression of rows or riots. onr express companies are all very busy. Our trunk-makers will reap a harvest accordingly. i ne oiunern nremen arrive in town to-morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock, by way of the Camden and Amboy Railroad. A number of handsome residences are being erected on West Arch street. The people of Germantown are growing more indignant daily over the nomination of "Salty." N. a. lie win Biay ai nome. Overland oolong tea in one nonnd baskets is the novelty at Tyndale, Mitchell &. Wolf 's. Obituary Robert J. Hemphill Robert J. Hemphill, a well-known politician, died yesterday in this city. He was for a number of years con nected witn tie uoard or school centiollers, with which organization he first became connected as messenger boy. Ue continued In this position until 1849, when he was elevated to the position of Secre tary, which he tilled until 1863, when the present in cumbent was appointed. He was an active party man of the Democratic school, and latterly was en gaged in the coal trade, prior to which he filled a clerkship in the Highway Department. A few years since he was chairman of the Democratic City Executive Committee, which position he tilled with great satisfaction to his friends. Shocking. John Buddy, a lad of twelve sum mers, yesterday entered a confectionery store at Front and Moore streets, and stole therefrom a flve- pouna caKe that had just been baked for a wedding party. John was subsequently arrested, and Alder man Bonsall sent him to Moyamenslng. Shooting YcBterday a political row occurred at Twenty-third aDd Market streets, during the con tinuance of which one Hugh McElwee was shot in the leg, but by whom is not known. The wound is but a flesh one, more painful than serious. New Apparatus. The Delaware and Schuylkill Harbor Police have been furnished with new sets of grappling apparatus. Dennis B. Redden, a young man, one of thoee wounded by the accident at the Capitol In Virginia, died from his Injuries In Richmond, on Sunday. Received too late for Classification. Cf PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIlI ROAD COMPANY, Oftlce No. 227 S. FOURTH Street, Philadelphia, June 29, 1870. DIVIDEND NOTICE. The Transfer Books of this Company will be closed on the 7th of July next and reopened on Wednes day, Julv 20. A Dividend or FIVE PER CENT, has been de clared on the Preferred and Common Stock, clear of National aud State taxes, payable In cash on and after the 22d of July next to the holders thereof as they stand registered on tho books of the Company at the close of business on the 7th July next. All payable at this office. All orders for ulvidends must be witnessed and Stamped. S. BRADFORD, 6 29 lm Treasurer. THE 1.EIIIGH VALLEY RAILROAD COM PAN Y has declared a quarterly Dividend of TWO AND A HALF PEll CENT., payable at the Oillce, No. 803 WALNUT Street (up stairs), on aud after Friday, July 15, 1870. 6 29 wfmut L. CHAMBERLAIN, Treasurer. w EDDING AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS, of tolid lft karat fine eold. QUALITY WAR RANTED. A full assortment of sizes always on hand. FAKK & KKOTUS.R, Makers, 825 wfm No. 824 CUESNUT Street, bolow Fourth. QROQUET IN GRBAT VARIETY. Rock Maple Croquet only 13-50. Four quires of Paper and four packs of Envelopes, stamped, in a neat double box, only flOO; by niil, 1115. One quire of Paper and one pack of Envelopes, stamped, only 30 cents. J LINERD, Stationer and Card Rngraver, 6 29wsm 9mRp No. 921 SfKlNG GARDEN Street. PAPER AND ENVELOPES Illuminated with ARMS, CRESTS and MOSO GRA.MS In the highest style of art. INITIALS and MONOGRAMS stamped in colors gratis. R. HOSKINS & CO., Stationers, Engravers, and Steam Power Printers, mutt No. 913 ARCH Wttreett. REFRIGERATORS. Every one invited to call and see 'THE DAVIS' REFRIGEHATOR freezing water into solid Ice every day this week, at i:iMV.4i:i .1. WILLIAMS' Great Centra House-furnishing Store, 4 7 4niSp N. MARKET Street. CENT. '8 F.URNI S H I N Q Q OODS. JpiNE DKES8, IMPROVED SHOULDEli SEAM PATTERN SIIIKT8, MADE BY K. EAYRE, ONLY, 5 wfm4m8p SS ft. SIXTH HI., below Arch. HOTELS. QOLONNADE HOTEL. FIFTEENTH AND CHESNUT BTS., ENTIRELY HEW AMD HAKDSOMKLY FDR NjbHKD it dow ready for p.rnuui.Dl or Ir.omaiit gu&ali T) EN S I O N P E N S I O N S . -TA L L V O U NT) E D JL or disabled 80I,DIKUS, also tho vtiilow., oUiMran under utlwu, or deyendeui uiuiliuri nd lallii'rs of lliu.a who died iu lli erice, or .iuco di what go, ut diuinse ooo Ir.cled ia tue rKe, wlio liva Dot et cUmiad u kton, .hould m.'ly at crue In It ilIKKl' 8. LkAUUU (JO , Ueuerul llaim Olhce, No. l.tj t. StfVKN'l'il .tra t. To tecur buck (jeu.loo, cUlin. must be mitda wilhio live jeMrnlrom d.to ol diMMiarka or date of death. Lou blaod.DK or rejected olatuia prompt l aeiiied. JET GOOP8. NEWE8T STILES. kalE.UB7BiM DIXON'S ttltl-4 4 FOURTH EDITION THE GREAT PITTSBURG FIRE. .Appointment of a Judge. The Proceeding! of Congress To-day. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc., Etc. FROM THE STATE. The Pittabarc Fire. Pittsburg, Jnne 89. The fire at the oil refineries Rtill continues. A warehouse, containing three thousand empty barrels and a tank of benzine, be longing te the Citizens' Refinery, were destroyed during the night. Additional loss tsooo. Violent Storm. There waa a very violent storm yesterday In the northeastern part of the county, destroying fields of grain and uprooting trees. FROM WASB1JVGTOJV. Associate Judge Appointed. General John M. Olllver was to-day nominated by the President to be one of the Associate Jastlces of the Supreme Court or the District of Columbia. He has resided In Washington for a year past. He is a native of Michigan, and served in all the campaigns of the Army of the Tennessee. Ills appointment was urged by Generals Sherman, Logan, and Clarke, the Michigan and Arkansas Senators, and others. CONUK ESS. Henate. Continued from the Second edition. Mr. Botanrz riding to personal explanation, called at tention to an article in the New York Time of the pre vioua dy, charging him with having inrreptitionsly pro cared tlie publication of tbe protocol botweou lienpral Habcock and the Dominican Secretary of Ktate in the Sao Domingo investigation. He aaid the brut knowledge ob tained by the Investigating Committee of tbe exiitenee of such a paper was through Uenerai Babcock himielf, wbo revi aled tbe fact voluntarily. The committee callod upon the State Department for all tbe papers required by them, and tbe protocol waa one of tbera. When the temimony had closed it was found that the protocol and other papera on this list were miss ing. The attention of tbe chairman of the committee (Mr. Nye) being called to the fact, that gentleman wrote, tothetitate Department for copies of the papers. The chairman intending to be absent temporarily, requested tbe Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Ferry) to take charge of tbe protocol when it wae received, and Mr. Kerry also being called away, ha (Mr. Scbnrz) was asked by that gentleman to receive tbe paper and give it to the reporter of tbe comm'ttee. It was handed to him by tbe door keeper and afterwards he asked tbo chairman (Air. Nye) whether it was to go to the reporter. Mr. Nye answered "yes." and it was therefore published. These were tbe facts in regard to the publication. As far as the attarki upon him personally wore concerned, he (Sohurz) did not think they were such as to compel him to take any not ice of them. Jn tbe ceurseof tho disenssion Mr. Chandler, replying to Mr. Morrill, ( Vt ), said that like the Kebels during the war, all that New Kngland now asked was to be lot alone. He was not willing she should be let alone any longer, and gave notice of a bill to rt peal tbe entire revenue system and to place a horizontal duty upon every article imported into tbe United States, except spirits, wine and tobaoco. by such means the question of protection would be settled and no more complaints would be heard from New Eng. land whenever protection waa asked for Western pro ducts. He wanted the present tarin to remain for another winter and then the South and Went would unite to make a tariff that would suit the people of the United States. After remarks by MesHrs. Cameron and Hamilton (Md.) upon the importance of the coal interest of Maryland, W est Virginia and Western Pennsylvania, and agairwt tbo prepored reduction, tbe amendment of the Finance Committee was voted down in to 26 therefore the rata remains as under the present law. Tbo recommendations of tbe committee, specifying the following dutie were agreed to: On rough or unfinished grindstenes 4)1 60, and on finished grinilhtones $'J.t)0 per ton. On f reef tone, sandstone, granit o and all build ing or monumental atone, excrpt marble, $1 per ton. On all sawed, dressed or polished marble 30 per centum advo lorem, and in addition U5 cents per superficial square foot, not exceeding two inches in thickness. If more than two inches in thickness ten cent a per foot, in addition to the above rato for each inch in excess of two inches in thickness all over six inches, to be subject to the duty now imposed upon marble blocks. Tbe next paragraph was on hair cloth, known as hair seating, 40 cents per square yard. Mr. Anthony spoke of the difficulty of oolleotingtke duty on tbisartiole under the present rates. He said tbe manufacture was in its infancy in this country, and could not compete with tbe foreign article. Therefore, the duty had been changed from an. adtvalorem to a specific duty. The paragraph was thn adopted, and alto the following: On all other manufao turtsof hair thirty per centum ad valorem; on aniline d; es and colors, fifty cents per pound and thirty-five per centum ad valorem ; on buttons and dress ornaments, of which silk is main part, and not wool or worsted, lift- per cent. d valorem; on silica' e of soda or other alkaline silicates, a balf a cent per pound : on sporting gun wads of all deaariptions, 85 per centum ad valorem, on nickol, 25. rents per pound ; on nickel oxide and alloy of nickel with copper, IS oenta per pound ; on live stock, 20 per cent, ad valorem, free importation for breeding purposes, to bo limited to countries beyond the sea, so as not to extend to Canada and Moxioo. IIoune. CoMftnutdrom the Third Jiditton. Authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Arkansas rivor at Little Rock, Ark. 1 or tbe settlement nf tbe account of Captain E. M Buchanan, lato Commissary of Hubsixteuce of Volunteers. Authorizing tbe First National liank of Fort Smith,. Ark., to change its looation and name. Authorizing tbe Secretary of the Treasury to change the name of the steam yacht "Fanny," of Myatio, Conn., to that of William M. Tweed. To amend set of June 23, I860, to carry into effect the provisions of the treaties between tho United States,. China, Japan, Kiam, Persia, and other countries, giving certain judicial powers to ministers and consul and' other functionaries of the United States in those csun. tries; to oonnrm tbe title of the beirs of Servairo Nolan,, deceased, to oertain lands in Colorado; to repeal certain soctions of acta passed by tho Ter ritorial Legiblature of Wyoming; to create- port of delivery at Valleco, Colorado, fur the relief of the inhabitants of Salt I ake City, Utah. Tho business on tbe Speakers table having been dis posed of, Mr. Scoliold. from tho conference committee on the bill for the relief of certain othoers of tho navy,, made a report striking out the second section of the bill, which referred to retired ofboerg. The report waa greed to. Mr. Churchill, from the Committee on Elect ioni, mad a report in tho Missouri contested election oaae that Dyer, tbe sitting; member, is not entitled to tbe seat, and that William F. Switzer. tbe contestant, ia. He gave notice that ho would call it up for action on Thursday week. Mr. Cessna presented the views of (be minority, with' opposite conclusions. Mr. Logan offered resolution directing tho doorkeeper to retain in service during the recess otippled eoldiors now eniplosed under Dim. Adopted. Mr. butler, of Massachusetts, from tbe Rsoonstrnstion, Committee, reported back the Senate bill to remove tho political disabilities of Henry B. Bod ham. Passed. Mr. Dawes reported a joint resolution for tbe continu ance for fifteen days of temporary female clerks hi the In terior Department Passed. 'ihe bouse then resumed the consideration of the con ference report ou tbe Currency bill. Mr. Judd gave notice that be would at the proper time move to reject the report and have another ount'erenee committee appointed. Mr. Coburn opposed the report, and argued thatnsder it tbe people of tbo Weal, were not going to get any redis tribution within a reasonable time. He believed it would be better to put tbe bill oil until tho next Congress, and tben pass a general measure of rediatrinution raihsr than take this measure of coo trao turn, which directly tended to bring ruin and disaster on the country. There waa no expansion in tbe bill which would require 4a4,iHAl,lHXI of greenbacks to be kept as a reserve, instead' of the HU5,iKXi,(J of three per cents to be withdrawn, and) in video only tor an issue of $4&,oU0,IKl0 of national bank currency. It was therefore a measure of contraction on that respect, and also in respect of tne gold bank section. Mr. Judd also arguod against the conference repoitt which, he claimed, settled the question against the de sire ol the House and against the best interests of tbo country. Ho asserted that if the report were adopted tbe currency would be contracted at least eighteen or twenty niilliena. Ferty tive millions of greenbacks would have to replace the 3 per cent, oertihoates. That was just equal to the amount of additional national bank currency llowsd to bo issued, but of this additional iahue 0 per cent , or t,ntK),0O, had to be held as reserve in greenbacks, so that tbe amount locked up would be IM.IUI.UU. As to tbe gold bank section, he regarded it as a tiument ot tbo braiu. It would bo only adding so tbe Olthculties of the situation. They had now a earreary pf national bank notes snd greenbacks, and this woulc throw in an additional kind of ahinplaster, it member choose to call it so. A Concord (N. II.) paper expresses the opinion that the zest with which Ameriean in dependence was celebrated in that city half a century since was attributable as much to punch as to patriotism. Boston eava Mr. Gilmore's next "musical"' enterprise will be "a Grand International Jubilee, In which all nations will participate.'" We rather like the use of that word "will,'' and. we take it that "all nations" must have already put themselves under bond, to be present In the ( olireuiu Maximum. Ad Indiaua village boasts that the man who rings Its depot-bell was the valedletorian at harvard College a few years aK. And yet It la very doubtful If he rlnfjs It any better thai would thousands of olher men who did not graduute with tit" highest honors. The letroit Tribune publishes a history of the tveutful career of a coutdtfuuieut of cheese. The cLeet-e was made in tlio interior of Ohio and taken to Cleveland. Thence It was sent tt Chicago, then to Milwaukee, and afterward reached Detroit. Last week it was there sold at tm t ents a pouud, to co to Connecticut. At it first sale It brought fiitcen cuts.
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