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"That the Inspector's of the County Prison shall be appointed, five by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, three by the District Court of the County of Philadelphia, and three by the Court of Common Pleas of said County, who shall enter upon duty on the first Monday of July next, to serve for one year ; and annually thereafter, the vacancies in said Board shall be filled as afore- said ; they shall neither be members of the bar, nor officers or clerks of or under any of said courts."'
Tickets of admission can be had from the In- spectors, and the Judges of the courts.
President-John B. Biddle, M.D.
Secretary-Edmund Smith.
Treasurer-Isaac B. Garrigues.
M. W. Baldwin, 1031 Spruce.
John B. Biddle, M.D., Spruce & Quince.
Joseph R. Chandler, 155 N 10th.
Herman Cope, 1807 Vine.
John Brodhead, 1836 W Delancey pl.
Isaac B. Garrigues, 457 N 7th. W. H. Keichline, Franklin.
J. Rodman Paul, M.D., 1006 Spruce. .
Evans Rodgers, S W Locust & Washington sq.
William Shippen, M.D., 1205 Walnut.
Edmund Smith, 238 S 3d.
Superintendent-William B. Perkins.
Clerk-J. K. Howell.
Deputy Superintendent-John Mirkel. Physician-H. Y. Smith, M.D.,
Matrons-Ellen M. Spencer, Ann G. Ryan.
Prison Agent-William J. Mullin.
THE EASTERN PENITENTIARY.
Tickets of admission can be procured from any one of the Inspectors.
Inspectors-Richard Vaux, Alexander Henry, Samuel Jones, M.D., Thomas H. Powers, Fur- man Sheppard.
President-Richard Vaux.
Secretary-Samuel Jones, M.D.
Treasurer-Furman Sheppard.
Warden-John S. Halloway.
Resident Physician-George Taylor, M.D. Clerk-C. J. Ourt.
Buy your Clothing at the great Oak Hall Clothing House, Corner Sixth and Market Streets, WANAMAKER & BROWN.
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POLICE AND FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Superintendent-William J. Phillips. Elected by Councils, April, 1863, for three
years.
Central Office, City Hall, S W corner 5th and Chestnut.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Engineer-David M. Lyle.
Assistant Engineers-Samuel H. Frease, Geo. Downey, Jr., Henry B. Corson, Henry Wither- stein, Michael Kelly.
Secretary -- T. West Blake. Elected by the Fire Department. Office, S W 5th & Chestnut.
PORT WARDENS. Office, No. 119 Walnut Street.
Composed of seventeen members, eight of whom are elected by Select and Common Councils in joint convention, on or before the last meeting in May (annually), to serve two years from the first day of June.
Executive Officers.
Master Warden-Charles S. Wayne. Harbor Master-George T. Thorn.
Members of the Board.
Elected 1862. Elected 1863.
Samuel Magargee, Thomas Kirkpatrick, A. L. Bonnafon,
David S. Smith,
Jesse T. Vogdes,
A. D. Boileau,
Richardson L. Wright,
H. W. Workman,
Alexander L. Crawford, John McCarthy,
John C. Yeager,
William O. Kline,
James W. Fletcher,
Thomas Lumberd,
William H. Fagan,
William Kinsey,
John W. Lee.
Clerk-Joseph Malloy.
BOARD OF BUILDING INSPECTORS. Office, 104 S 5th.
Benjamin F. Wright, appointed 1863, by Su- preme Court, for three years.
John F. Shermer, appointed 1861, by Court of Common Pleas, for three years.
Jeremiah E. Eldridge, appointed by Councils, 1861, for three years.
Clerk-John D. Taylor.
COUNTY OFFICERS. City Commissioners.
Elected by the People, for three years. ‹ Elected Oct. 1861, John Johnson.
1862, John Given.
1863, Philip Hamilton.
Clerk-James Shaw. Messenger-Henry Reese. Office, No., 11 State House Row (up stairs).
Sheriff.
John Thompson, elected by the People, for three years, October, 1862.
Chief Deputy-Henry C. Thompson.
Solicitor-Charles Gilpin. Executive Clerk-Benjamin S. Riley. Appearance Clerk -- Simon Mudge.
Deputies-John Hagey, E. B. McDowell, James Bain, Jr., James Freeborn, Isaac N. Ashton, Samuel Daniels, James A. Allison, Robert Mc- Cawley, William Andress, H. I. McIntyre.
Keeper of Debtors' Apartment S. S. Money. Office, No. 4 State House Row.
Prothonotary of District Court.
George Kelly, elected by the People, October, 1863, for three years.
Chief Clerk-Frederick A. Trego.
Clerks-John Dolman, David A. Allison, Wil- liam B. Hamm, Benjamin M. Shain, Benjamin E. Fletcher, George T. Yost, Samuel Patrick. Office, No. 12 State House Row. /
Recorder of Deeds.
Lewis R. Broomall, elected by the People, Octo- ber, 1863, for three years. Chief Clerk-Matthias Myers.
Clerk-Ralph. M. Warner.
Office, No. 425 Chestnut.
Register of Wills.
Thomas Mccullough, elected by the People, October, 1861, for three years.
Deputy-John F. Belsterling.
Office, No. 6 State House Row.
District Attorney.
William B. Mann, elected by the People, Octo- ber, 1862, for three years.
Assistant-Benjamin G. Mann. Office, No. 212 S 5th street, Law Buildings. Private office, N W corner of Fifth and Green.
Clerk of the Orphans' Court.
William C. Stevenson, elected by the People, October, 1861, for three years.
Deputy-R. M. Batturs.
Clerks-E. A. Merrick, A. J. Fortin.
Office, No. 3 State House Row.
Prothonotary of Common Pleas.
Frederick G. Wolbert, elected by the People, October, 1862, for three years. Chief Clerk-Thomas O. Webb.
Search Clerk-George G. Louden.
Court Clerk-George T. Deiss.
Clerk-Eden Trebor.
Appearance Clerk-Thomas B. Reeves.
Office, No. 9 State House Row.
Clerk of Quarter Sessions.
George H. Moore, elected by the People, Octo- ber, 1863, for three years
Chief Clerk-Robert S. Garrison. Office, No. 10 State House Row.
Coroner.
William Taylor, elected by the People, Octo- ber, 1863, for three years. Office, 740 Sansom.
Prothonotary Supreme Court.
James Ross Snowden, appointed by the Court. Clerks-Jacob Nullet, C. B. Ross, Edward R. Worrell. Office, No. 7 State House Row.
. PUBLIC SQUARES AND HALLS.
State House. Superintendent, Thomas Moran. Independence Square, Sixth and Chestnut. Independence Hall, Chestnut and Sixth. Franklin Square, Race and Sixth.
The Popular Clothing House of Philadelphia, WANAMAKER & BROWN, Oak Hall, Corner Sixth and Market Streets.
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Washington Square, Walnut and Sixth. Rittenhouse Square, Walnut and Eighteenth. Penn Square, Broad and Market. Logan Square, Vine and Eighteenth. . Jefferson Square, Washington and Fourth. Fairmount Park. Moyamensing Hall. Occupied as a Hospital. West Philadelphia Hall, 24th Ward. Germantown Hall, 22d Ward. Hunting Park, 22d Ward.
ELECTIONS BY COUNCILS.
Of Trustees of Gas Works, and Railroad Directors, when held. Trustees of the Gas Works. Composed of twelve members.
Two Trustees, elected by Select Council for three years.
Two Trustees, elected by common Council for three years.
Directors of the North Penna. Railroad Co.
Two Directors, elected by Select and Common Councils in joint convention, at a stated meet- ing in January (one Director for every 5000 shares, not exceeding two Directors), for one year.
Elected January, 1862, Samuel Megargee, John MoIntyre.
Directors of the Philuda. and Erie Railroad Co.
Three Directors elected by Select and Common Councils in joint convention, not more than thirty nor less than five days prior to the annual meeting of the Stockholders, which is the second Monday in February.
Elected January, 1862, Harry Connelly, John T. Smith, Wm. H. Witte.
TAX RATES Of the City, levied for the following years, viz. :
Years.
State Tax.
City Tax.
Total tax on . the $100.
1854
30 cents.
$1.50
$1.80
1855
30
66
1.50
1.80
· 1856
30
1.90
2.20
1857
30
2.00
2.30
1858
25
1.85
2.10
1859
25
1.75
2.00
1860
25
1.75
2.00
1861
25
1.75
2.00
1862
: 25
1.75
2.00
WATER RATES OF THE CITY.
Dwellings.
Per Annum.
Hydrant in yard and kitchen, or either, . $5 00 Hydrant in yard and kitchen, and each supplied by a separate ferrule from the main, for each public attachment, 5 00
Baths, each tub, 3 00
Baths, if supplied by a separate ferrule from the main, for one bath only, 5 00
For each additional bath, . 3
Water closets, each, 1 00
Urinals, each, 1 00
Bidets, or foot tubs, each, 1 00
Wash basins in chambers, each, 1 00
Wash basins or sinks in pantries, each, 1 00
Wash pavements of every description, each 3 00
(A screw nozzle on a hydrant in the yard is considered a wash pavement, unless there is a wash pavement charged to the dwelling.)
D Small Dwellings.
With but one room on a floor, 2 50
With one room on a floor, and one-story kitchen back, . 3 75
Stores.
Hydrants in yard, or basin in the store, . 5 00
Each basin or sink additional, 2 00 Water closets, double-acting, self-closing, each, . 1 00
Water closets, single-acting or hoppers,
each, 2 00
Urinals, self-closing, each,
2 00
Urinals of other descriptions, each,
3 00
Public Buildings.
Hydrants, each, 5 00
Each basin or sink,
3 00
Water closets, double-acting, self-closing,
each, .
3 00
Urinals, self-closing, each
3 00
Water closets and urinals of other descrip- tions, each, 5 00
Hotels.
Hydrant, family keeping the hotel, 5 00
Hotel bars with water in or not, . 10 00
Wash basins, each, 2 00
Slop sinks, each, .
3 00
Water closets, double-acting, each, 3 00
Urinals, self-closing, each,
3 00
Urinals of other descriptions, each, 5 00
Water closets of other descriptions, each, . 5 00
Baths for use of boarders, each, 6 00 Wash tubs in washing room, each, 1 00 Kitchen, according to capacity and num- ber of draw-cocks, 5 to 25 00 Boarders, ten persons or under, . 5 00 Boarders, twenty-five persons or under, . 10 00 Boarders, for each twenty-five persons ad- ditional, 5 00
Horse troughs for watering horses,
10 00
Stables.
Stables, per stall,
1 00
Each four-wheeled carriage,
1 00
Each two-wheeled carriage, 50
Country stables, per stall, .
50
Public Bathing Establishments.
Baths, each tub,
6 00
Bakeries.
Family bakers, in addition to charge for dwelling, each,
3 00
Large establishments rated according to capacity.
Barber Shops.
One basin, private attachment,
3 00
One basin, public attachment,
5 00
Each additional basin,
1.00
Drug Stores.
One sink, private attachment,
2'50
One sink, public attachment,
5 00
Counter fountains, not exceeding one six-
teenth of an inch,
5 00
.
Strangers and Citizens are recommended to purchase their Clothing of WANAMAKER & BROWN, Oak Hall, S. E. Corner Sixth & Market Streets.
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Public Schools.
Each hundred children, ·
· · 3 00 And their several openings to be charged .
the same as in " Public Buildings."
Hatters' Planks.
Fours, per set, 8 00
Sixes, per set,
10 00
.
Eights, per set,
12 00
And the dye-houses assessed in accordance with their capacity.
Building Purposes.
Bricks, per thousand, 0 02
Stone, per perch,
0 02
Packet Ships, or other Vessels.
For each hundred gallons water, 0 05
Steam Engines.
High pressure steam engines, per horse power,
3 00
Low pressure steam engines, for boiler only,
4 00
Distilleries, Breweries, Dye-houses and Manu- facturing Establishments.
Rated according to capacity and size of ferrule granted.
Fountains.
Flowing ten hours a day for six months of the year, from a half-inch ferrule (five dollars being always charged on the first opening).
For the first jet of one-sixteenth of an inch, 6 00 For each additional jet of one-sixteenth, 1 00
For the first jet of one-eighth of an inch, .
7 50
For each additional jet of one-eighth,
2 50
For the first jet of one-fourth of an inch, 14 00
For each additional jet of one-fourth, 9 00 For half-inch jet, 32 00 .
No ferrule larger than a half inch granted for fountains exclusively.
For a flow of water twelve hours per day- From a & inch ferrule per annum,
$200
66
315
3
66 450
66 600
1
800
FARE OF HACKNEY COACHES.
The following are the rates as established by law
One passenger with trunk, valise, saddle-bag, carpet-bag, portmanteau, or box, for any distance not exceeding one mile, 50 cents ; and for every additional passenger, 25 cents.
One passenger, any distance more than a mile, and not exceeding two, 75 cents; and for every additional passenger, 25 cents.
One passenger, any distance over two miles, for. every additional mile, or part of a mile, 25 cents in addition to the sum of 75 cents for the first two miles, and for every additional passenger, 25 cents.
One or more passengers by the hour, with the privilege of going from place to place, and stop- ping as often as may be required, $1 00 per hour.
Hiring a hackney carriage, not specified to be by the hour, is deemed to be by the mile. But in case the distance is more than four miles, the rate for each additional mile is 12} cents per passenger.
Chestnut Street south to Washington Avenue- One mile.
Chestnut Street north to Brown-One mile.
Delaware River to Twelfth Street-One mile.
Delaware River to Schuylkill River-Two miles. Camden and Amboy Depot to Trenton Depot- Two miles.
Camden and Amboy Depot to Baltimore Depot -Two miles.
CIVIL COURTS FOR THE COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA.
SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA, EASTERN DISTRICT.
Court Room, No. 5 State House Row, 2d story.
George W. Woodward, Chief Justice.
James Thompson, )
William Strong,
John M. Read,
Associate Justices.
Daniel Agnew,
General Terms, January and July. Court of Nisi Prius, the same months.
Sessions for Trials by Jury.
November Sessions, consisting of the months of November and December.
January Sessions, consisting of the months of January and February. March' Sessions, consisting of the months of . March and April. The same courts have jurisdiction in equity. James Ross Snowden, Prothonotary.
DISTRICT COURT.
Court Room, S E cor 6th & Chestnut, 2d story. George Sharswood, President Judge. George M. Stroud,
J. I. Clark Hare, Associate Judges.
Terms, Ist Monday in December, March, June, . and September.
The first four weeks of each term are devoted to motions and arguments. The ensuing nine weeks of the March, September and December terms are devoted to jury trials, and are divided into 1st, 2d and 3d periods of three weeks each. No jury trials in June term.
George Kelly, Prothonotary.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Court Room, 1st floor State House, Main Entrance. Oswald Thompson, President Judge. Joseph Allison, James R. Ludlow, Associate Judges.
Terms, Ist Monday in March and June, the 3d Monday in September, and the 1st Monday in De- cember.
This Court has equity jurisdiction and original jurisdiction in cases at law in all matters from $100 to $500. Frederick G. Wolbert, Prothonotary.
ORPHANS' COURT. .
By the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Terms, Ist and 3d Friday of every month. William C. Stevenson, Clerk.
Best Place in the City to buy good Clothing, at low prices, is WANAMAKER & BROWN'S, Oak Hall Clothing House, Corner Sixth and Market Streets.
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CRIMINAL COURT. QUARTER SESSIONS.
Court Room, S E 6th & Chestnut, Ist floor back. Oswald Thompson, President Judge. Joseph Allison, Associate Judges.
James R. Ludlow, Terms, Ist Monday in December, February, April, June, August and October. George H. Moore, Clerk.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNA. Court Room, 435 Library bel 5th. Circuit Judges.
Hon. R. C. Grier, Justice Supreme Court, U. S. Hon. John Cadwalader, Judge of District Court.
Benjamin Patton, Clerk, Norristown.
George A. Coffey, District Attorney, 128 S 6th.
J. Hubley Ashton, Assistant District Attorney, 128 S 6th
The regular stated sessions of this Court are · held on the Ist Monday of April and 1st Monday of October in each year, at Philadelphia.
U. S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNA.
Court Room, 435 Library bel 5th.
Hon. John Cadwalader, Judge.
Gilbert R. Fox, Clerk, 104 S 5th.
George A. Coffey, District Attorney, 128 S 6th.
J. Hubley Ashton, Assistant District Attorney, 128 S 6th
William Millward, Marshal, 435 Library.
The regular stated sessions of this Court are held on the third Mondays of February, May, August and November, in each year, in the city of Philadelphia.
Special Sessions are held every Friday for the trial of Admiralty cases.
UNITED STATES MINT. Corner of Juniper and Chestnut.
James Pollock, Director.
Archibald McIntyre, Treasurer.
Jacob R. Eckfeldt, Assayer. James C. Booth, Melter and Refiner.
John G. Butler, Chief Coiner.
James B. Longacre, Engraver.
Admission free to all visitors daily, from 9 to 12 o'clock, Sundays excepted.
CUSTOM HOUSE.
Chestnut ab 4th. Main Room. Collector .- William B. Thomas. Deputy do .- Alexander M. Walkinshaw.
Deputy do .- S. Snyder Leidy.
Directions .- The desks are numbered from I to 17, and the business done at each desk is as follows :
No. 1. Fees.
No. 2. Deputy Collector.
Nos. 3 and 4. Estimating duties.
No. 5. Liquidating duties.
No. 6. Impost bookkeeper.
No. 7. Examination and Appraisements. No. 8. Bonds. '
No. 9. Warehousing and Withdrawals.
No. 10. Re-warehousing, transportation, and exportation.
No3. 11 and 12. General Order.
No. 13. Foreign Entrance and Clearance.
No. 14. Registers, Enrolments, and Licenses.
. No. 15. Marine Hospital, Protections, En- trance, and Clearance Coastwise.
No. 16. Cashier, Duties, and Disbursements. Office hours from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Naval Office, N. W. Room. Naval Officer .- Edward Wallace.
N. E. Room.
No. 1. Deputy Naval Officer, D. F. Williams.
No. 2. Estimating Clerk.
No. 3. Liquidating Clerk.
No. 4. Clearance and Examinations of Mani- fests.
No. 5. Warehouse and Withdrawal Clerk
No. 6. Re-Warehouse and Withdrawal Clerk.
No. 7. Fee and Cash Clerk.
No. 8. Impost Clerk.
No. 9. Abstract Clerk.
Surveyor's Office. S. E. Rooms.
Surveyor .- E. Reed Meyer.
Deputy do .- Charles M. Hall.
No. 1. Tonnage Clerk.
No. 2. Sealing and Branding Clerk.
South Hall.
Storekeeper of Custom House Vaults.
Appraisers' Office. N. E. cor. Front and Lombard Streets. General Appraiser.
J. M. Cowell, Appraiser.
P. Fasal, James G. McQuaide, Assistant Ap- praisers.
Inspectors' Office. No. 506 S. Delaware av.
Weighers' Gaugers', and Measurers' Office. Larkin st. bel Lombard, or 506 S Delaware av
POST OFFICE.
Cornelius A. Walborn, Post Master.
Edwin Booth, Chief Clerk ..
W. M. Ireland, Secretary.
Principal Office-Chestnut bel 5th, next door W U. S. Custom House.
Office Hours.
Daily (except Sundays), from April 1st to Sep- tember 30th, 5 o'clock A.M. to 10 o'clock P.M. October Ist to March ist, 6.30 o'clock A.M. to 10 o'clock P.M. On Sundays from 7.30 o'clock A.M. to 9.30 A.M., and from 5 to 6.30 o'clock P.M.
Sub Post Offices.
Northeast, 1206 N 3d.
Northwest, 1333 Ridge av.
Western, 41 S 18th.
24th Ward, Market W of 37th.
500 Lamp Post Letter Boxes.
400 tin boxes inside of stores.
Letter Postage, domestic, 3 cts. per half oz. or under, for any distance not exceeding 3000 miles ; 10 cts. per half oz. or under, for any distance over 3000 miles.
Buy your Clothing at the great Oak Hull Clothing House, Corner Sixth and Market Streets, WANAMAKER & BROWN.
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U. S. Mail Stations.
A, 41 S 18th.
B, Market W of 37th, W. P.
C, 1333 Ridge av.
D, 1206 N 3d.
E, Richmond & William, Port Richmond.
F, 90 Main, Fkd.
G. Main bel R RR depot, Gtn. .
H, Main bel Church av, Chestnut Hill.
I, Main n Grape, Myk.
U. S. Mail Stations, Office Hours.
Open from 6.30 A.M. to 8 o'clock P.M. daily (Sundays excepted.) Sundays from 7.30 to 9.30 A.M. and from 5 to 6.30 P.M.
New Rates of Postage, July 1st, 1863.
Letters prepaid by stamps, 3 cts. each half oz. or fraction thereof, to all parts of the United States ; the Pacific rate of 10 cts. is abolished. Drop or local letters 2 cts. each half oz. prepaid, and all letters and papers delivered free of charge. Letters deposited in the office without being pre- paid, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Letters deposited in the lamp posts, or any inside boxes for mailing, or in the stations, to be brought to the central office, do not require the additional one cent stamp as heretofore.
FOREIGN CONSULS IN PHILADEL- PHIA.
Argentine Confederation .- J. Costas, 124 Walnut. Austria .- S. Morris Wain, Vice Consul, 128 S Delaware av.
Baden .- Clamor Frederick Hagedorn, Consul, 321 S 3d.
Bavaria .- Clamor Frederick Hagedorn, Consul General, 321 S 3d.
Belgium .- G. E. Saurman, 1104 Chestnut.
Brazil .- Edward S. Sayres, Vice Consul, 201 S Front.
Bremen .- John T. Plate, 30 Bank.
Brunswick .- Clamor Frederick Hagedorn, Con- sul, 321 S 3d.
Buenos. Ayres .- Nalbro Frazier, Consul, 105 Walnut.
Chili .- F. V. Cleemann, Consul, 1109 Girard.
Denmark .- Edward S. Sayres, 201 S Front.
France .- Francisque Charles Alphonse Secathan de La Forest, 1216 Locust.
Frankfort-on-the-Maine .- John H. Harjes, Con- sul, 19} Strawberry.
Grand Duchy of Mecklenberg Schwerin .- F. H. Harjes, Consul, 19} Strawberry.
Great Britain .- Charles Edward K. Kortright, Consul, 619 Walnut.
Hamburg .- Charles Lorenz, Consul, 12 Straw- berry.
Hanover .- C. C. Schottler, Consul, 30 Bank.
Hayti .- George Lawrence, Jr., Vice Consul, 2053 Walnut.
Hesse-Cassel .- Clamor Frederick Hagedorn, Con- sul, 321 S 3d.
Hesse-Darmstadt .- Clamor Frederick Hagedorn, Consul General, 221 S 3d.
Italy .- Viti M. Alonzo, Consul, 639 Arch
Lubec .- John H. Harjes, Consul, 19} Strawberry. Mexico .-- Felix Merino, Vice Consul, 1625 Sum- mer.
Netherlands .- George K. Ziegler, Consul, 201 S 4th.
Oldenburg .- Clamor Frederick Hagedorn, Con- sul, 221 S 3d.
Oriental Republic of Uruguay .- John F. Cabot, Vice Consul, 135 S Front.
Portugal .- Edward S. Sayres, Consul, 201 3 Front.
Prussia .- C. G. Schottler, 30 Bank.
Republic of Costa Rica .- S. Morris Waln, Vice Consul, 128 S Delaware av.
Republic of Guatemala .- S. Morris Waln, Vice Consul, 128 S Delaware av.
Saxe-Coburg Gotha .- Clamor Frederick Hage- dorn, Consul, 321 S 3d.
Saxe-Weimar .- Clamor F. Hagedorn, Consul, 321 S 3d.
Saxony .- John T. Plate, Consul, 30 Bank. Spain .- Charles D. Rameau, 925 Locust.
Sweden and Norway .- - Edward S. Sayres, Con sul, 201 S Front.
Switzerland .- Rudolph Koradi, Consul, S W 4th & Wood.
Tuscany .- S. Morris Waln, Consular Agent, 128 S Del av.
Venezuela .- William G. Boulton, Consul, 128 Walnut.
Wurtemburg .- Wilhelm Ludwig Kiderlin, 1632 Green.
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC AND ART ASSOCIATIONS. AMERICAN LITERARY UNION.
116 N 9th.
President-A. L. Snowden.'
Secretary-E. D. Buckman, M.D. Treasurer-Hector McIntosh.
ARTISTS' FUND SOCIETY. Incorporated 1835.
President-George W. Conarroe.
Vice-President -- C. Schuessele. Corresponding Secretary-John Sartain. Recording Secretary-William F. Jones.
Treasurer-Samuel Sartain.
Librarian-George W. Holmes.
CATHOLIC PHILOPATRIAN LITERARY INSTITUTE. 'S E 6th and Prune.
President-Rev. M. Crane, O.S.A.
Vice-President-M. A. Barr. Recording Secretary-James J. McShane. Corresponding Secretary-Thos. J. McGuigan.
Treasurer-Joseph J. Dugan.
Librarian-James Coyle.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. No. 15 S 7th. '
Meetings : Institute, monthly, 3d Thursday ; Board of Managers, 2d Wednesday; and Com- mittee on Science and the Arts. 2d Thursday in each month. Lectures, Tuesdays and Thursday evenings, from October to April.
President-John C. Cresson.
Vice-Presidents-John Agnew, M. W. Baldwin. Recording Secretary-Isaac B. Garrigues.
Corresponding Secretary-Frederick Fraley. Treasurer-John F. Frazer.
Chairman Board of Managers-William Jones.
Curators-Isaac S. Williams, Wm. A. Drown. Actuary-William Hamilton.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYL- VANIA.
Athenæum Building, 6th Street.
The Popular Clothing House of Philadelphia, WANAMAKER & BROWN, Oak Hall, Corner Sixth and Market Streets.
911
MISCELLANEOUS RECORD.
Annual contribution, three dollars. Life membership, twenty dollars. Publication Fund, $15,000.
The Society meets on the 2d Monday of every month, third story, front, Athenaeum Building.
President-Joseph R. Ingersoll, LL.D.
Recording Secretary-Samuel L. Smedley. Corresponding Secretary-Horatio G. Jones, 133 S 5th
Treasurer-C. M. Morris, 136 Walnut
Librarian - Samuel Hazard, 8 -Athenaeum Building.
Trustees of the Publication Fund-John Jor- dan, Jr., Oswald Thompson, George Sharswood.
NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OF PHILADEL- PHIA. 927 Market.
President-Joseph J. Mickley.
Secretary-Alfred B. Taylor. Treasurer-Henry Phillips, Jr.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
1025 Chestnut. Founded 1806.
President-Caleb Cope.
Treasurer-William Struthers.
Secretary-John T. Lewis.
Curator-Joseph W. Johns.
Janitress-Clementine G. Johns.
PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE.
For the Encouragement of Apprentices and Ama- teurs in the works of Ingenuity and Design. Office, Assembly Buildings. Meetings, Ist Wednesday in every month. President-James L. Claghorn.
Vice-Presidents-T. Frank Cooper, Thomas W. Braidwood.
Treasurer-Charles J. Price.
Recording Secretary-Thomas E. McElroy, Corresponding Secretary-Thomas J. Levick. Actuary- John Toy.
PENNSYLVANIA LITERARY UNION.
President-Charles Buckwalter. Secretary-James W. Powell. Treasurer-Thomas Y. England.
PEOPLE'S LITERARY INSTITUTE. President-William H. Allen, LL.D. Secretary-James W. White. Treasurer-D. Francis Condie, M.D.
PHILADELPHIA LYCEUM. S E 9th & Spring Garden.
President-J. L. Truman. Secretary-J. M. Ellis. Treasurer-Elizabeth Clendenon.
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OF DESIGN FOR WOMEN. No. 1334 Chestnut. President-Joseph Harrison, Jr. Vice-President-William Bucknell. Secretary and Treasurer-P. P. Morris. Principal-Thomas W. Braidwood.
ROXBOROUGH LYCEUM.
President-Nathan L. Jones.
Secretary-W. H. Lewis. Treasurer-A. D. Levering.
THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. N W cor Broad & Sansom.
Visiting days Tuesdays and Fridays, from 1 P.M. to sunset.
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