The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-09

A PERNICIoUs CUsToM.-A distinguished ply
siCian, who died some years since in Paris, de-
cared al believe that during the twenty years
that have practised my profession in this city,
twenty thousand children have been carried to
the cemeteries a sacrifice 10 the absurd custom
of exposing their arms naked
PoRK.-The several pork houses in this city
are pIeuaring for vigorous fall and winter sea-
son. indianapolis can boast as good facilities for
slaugheripg as any in the We,t and The capital
| is here 10 cary on the business. What with our
new pork houses and our new hanks, there VIII
| be no need of any hogs going from mere 10 Cil-
| Ciuuati or Cleveland. Killing Will commence
| next week There will be a strong effort made
| this year to as abli5h the custom OF buying hogs
| gross weight, and weighing them in the yards
| where slaughtered. This is undoubtedly the only
lust manner of conducting this business, and
| we hope 10 see it prevail without any Srumbling
| on the pact Of our iarmer iliends. Inc price
| opens AZ - gross IN tie yh5d5 Aefe.-ItdtHRGPOHS
| DAILY journal.
| SuRGrRY IN TIE ARMY.-A correspondent Of
| the Springfield RrpaJ'jcdH says that Ihe surgery
| Of Shcrmbn's army is reaching an GXtraLrdln4fy
| high sCae, IS weapons reach perfection. Men
| wounded in the head or neck arc fed for Weel 5
| through silver or rubber tubes. A man whose
| throat had been cut in most dreadful manner,
| was fed for weeks through q silver tube which
! was passed through hole made by tue surgeon
in his chest He was fat and hearty, and would
| quickly be vt his duty. Such Is the progress
d, ade by the medical department. tha! halt OF a
mans face demolished by ball or piece OF shcL
is replaced by cork face, and II Will DO no'hlHB
strange to see men in after years waking oul
streets wi cork heads; and h,Ta the Rebels have
the advantage OF us, for most Of them were born
with wooden heads
ALEXANDRIA ArrADs.-ltw win be remembered
| that Moseby has had in his service for lo1l
time d desert1r from our army-3th New on
Cavalfy-knOwn MS the "Big Yankee Mo'elil
has always regarded him as the most yanahl
man in his command. lie hgured quite largely II
| the capture Of General StoughtOn at tdiri@'
| Court House over year agOj muCeu' IL wa
| through his agency that this dash Of MOscHy sue
! Credcd. Well the big Yankee" has at last com
| | 20 grief. a few days ago, MOsehy had some i'm
| puttant messages TO send to q distant point, an
p lie ermud was considered very dangerous one
| The "Big Yankee proposed to undertake IN
= lob. md Moseby, considering him very valuable
d and not desiring to lose him, endeayored 20 per
e su0de Lin not 10 go. But he persisted N golnl
and Moseby finally consented. lie started, ~
| never returned, On his way he encountered
r small squad Of Union cavalry, who hailed nil
and demanded his surrender. He refused, saylnl
5 | "there was no surrender for him. ana ~ u
0 same time he commenced firing into the squi
D which had halted him. The act resulted IN n
e death rs he was Immediately shot dead by on
t men. So ended the career Of most notorlou
t and laWless maH.-Stato Journal, Saturday.
t Boor. CLEANING MACHINE-A machine tt
c backing and brushing boots and shoes has bee
exhibited before the Scottish Society OF Arts.
@ this machine the motive power Is supplied IN u
s same manner as in the ordinary turning-lath
u Brackets fixed in the frame support douO
u crank shaft from which the different brush'
a obtain their motion. At the operators left han
= is the dustiDg brush, a few moments apPlcatiG
= 70 which is the first stage OF the process Az u
g right hand is the blacking brush, which is tC
from a small box and by means Of conneoti(
6 rod, worked from the front of the machine, Il
$ supply Is presented or Withdrawn The boot,
o prepared, Is then placed under the pollshil
j. brushes, steadied upon a small, self-adJust
: platform. The brushes, which are followed
It suit the rounding shape Of the boot or shoe, mo
horizontally with great rakdty, closely imltstll
the action of the arm. The brushes give aDo
~. | three hundred strokes per minute, being aDo
= i've or six times the number produced by strol
~ hand and arm. They are, moreover, given WI
- perfect equality and steadiness and with cal
in time. The brushes which are worked from :
~ double crank. shaft by means Of connecting roc
oO move In the grooves Of framework support
by brackets.