The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-24
BosToN, Aug. 81 l849.
CAPTURE OF AN ApTFUJ DoDGrp


CAPTURE OF ARTFUL DopGER.
Newspaper readers will remember the incident of
prisoner named Phillips, who was convicted some
time since for burglary, and sentenced to nine
years imprisonment in the state prison at Charles
town. Very soon after his incarceration Phillips
pretended to be ''hopefully pious," and demeaned
himself soberly and wen that the superintendent
was induced to credit his conversion Finally,
when he had played his cards successfully as to
gain the ear of the worthy functionary the prisoner
pretended to knowledge of the spot where thirty
thousand dollars, stolen from the Norfolk Bank
some years since, were concealed. Here was a con-
fession The warden completely taken in by
il. On certain morning last winter a cab left
the prison, in which were seated the city marshal
of Charlestown, the warden of the prison. and Phil
lips, the convict. Their destination was in the
neighborhood of Fall river, to reach which they
took the railroad. and arriving there PHILIPPE led
them to secluded spot at the foot of sandy bank,
beneath which he declared that the treasure lay
concealed. Each took his turn at digging until
quite large excavation was produced. The
shal was busy at the bottom with his pic kaxc-Ph-
lips and the warden on the edge-when sud
denly the convict seized the latter by the nape of
his neck and the slack of his pantaoon and pitched
him into the hole-and then with his retreatng
heels pushing down good quantity of sand upon
the two dupes, Phillips took to flight and escaped
Every body laughed and said that he merited his
good fortune in consideration of the adroiness with
which the trick was managed. But to-day Phillips
lndiscreety made his appearance in grocery store
on the neck. hawk-ey policeman detected and
arrested him; and he has been back TO his old
quarters. Considerable sympathy was, however,
manifested for him among the spectators He has
been employed on board fishing vessel since his
escape and ventured into the TO gather some
information in respect to his family petition for
his pardon is in circulation.
RECEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT
The city authorities have made ample prepare
tons for the reception of the President in becom-
ing style. They have taken a superb suite of rooms
for him at the Revere house. The whole expense
of furnishing this house, as now completed has
ceeded $4,000. Mr.. Paran Stevens, the host and
protector of all the improvements that have made
this the model hotel" is a perfect master of his
business and with vigilant eye TO all the details
of his immense establishment, is always cool and
unflurried.
INTERMURAL INTERVIEWS.
Considerable sensation has been produced here
by fact communicated 10 our city authorities by
the Rev Mr.. Barnard, in reference To the state Of
one of our burial grounds-that on the Neck. He
says that two children who recently there for
a walk were taken with vomiting on their return
home and one of them died i'm consequence of the
poisonous effuvia. He also says that a clergyman
and mourners were recently driven out OF the
grounds by the noxious exhalations. He further
adds, that the whole ncghborhood is tainted there
FROM and that no one can live there with IMMUNITY.
The custom of permitting burials within cities
should be abolished at once. The ancients knew
better; and il is fact that we have retrograded
from the civilization which they had reached in
this respect The question has been clearly settled
well by experience as by scientific investigation
that the carnations from human remains are of a
nature TO produce fatal disease, and deprcss the
general health of whatsoever is exposed TO them:
and that nterments in the vaults fchurches or in
grave yards, surrounded by inhabited houses con-
tribute TO the mass of atmospheric and other impu-
rites by which the general health and average du-
ration of life Of the inhabitants diminished. 80