The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-03

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SINGULAR IErRAyIIy ORA CMLD.-A respect
able coIored couple appeared before Recorder
Eneu yesterday afternoon with their child, girl
Of ten years of age, and small in stature for that
age. They asked counsel relative 10 the child.
The latter appeared 20 be cursed with n spirit OF
| dcstructyencss beyond all control. Not for a
moment could she be left alone. Coming home
| one day from market, bsrcy in time to save It's
life, the mother found that the child had stuffed
| piece Of cloth into the mouth Of baby sister,
! and that IL was nearly strangled. A day or two
| afterwards the mother came into the house TO find
the child in the act of throwing a valued pet dog
chain and ALL into the cesspool. The girl cut and
| mutated all the clothing she could reach She
cut the skirt OF a new coat of her father VIII lie he
| was enjoying dOZe She has often thrust pins
| into the limbs OF her mother while saying her
| prayers at her knee.
The affidavit of the father was to the effect that
| in learning the child was most apt. Her faculties
were acute but the spirit of desruCtiveness would
| yield neither TO severity nor kindness. Some of
| the pranks committed by her were seriously
| comiCnl, and unless she chose nothing howayer
| ludicrous, could provoke her to laughter. The
Recorder recommended that she be sent TO the
| House of Refuge. The mother shed tears at the
thought, but the wiser father consented to the
separation. The Recorder made out the commit
ment, and the child was taken away. Her last
prank was the pouring of a lot of offensive matter
into barrel of four and attempting to set fire 10
| the house The parents are much 10 be ptied.
They appear TO have acted towards the child with
exceeding judgment, but without the least reform
atOry effect.
CRIME AND PAUrERGsM-Tho,ew who predicted
that one of the effects Of the present war would
be the general breaking up Of society, the loosen
ing Of the restraints imposed by law, and the
gradual Generalization Of the community, will
find matter for study and reflection in the figures
taken from the Prison and the Almshouse. In
1860 the commitments to the county prison mum
bered 20 7s0 while in 1868 the number reached
1929. The three years of the war present these
figures 1851, l620l; 1862 II ,6j6; 1868, 1919.
In the Almshouse, the average population iu
lsOO was 2i9l. IL increased to 2SOl in 1851, but
since that time 1t has been steadily decreasing,
and in 1862 1t was 2jiO, and in 1868 II was 2i0D.
In 1862, outdoor relief was extended to 62,3i7,
while in 1868 the number had fallen to 1870.
The founding department Of the Amshouse also
exhibits falling OF in the number of admissions.
In 1861, they numbered 60; in 1862, GA AMI in
1868, 90; and In the children's department the
admissions in 1861 were 300; in 1862 226; aud IN
1863, $40. Thus while we have increased in
population, there has not been a corresponding
increase of crime and pauperism. NOtwithstaul-
ing the "demoTalizingeiiects of war our citizens
many Of whom have served theiC three years
term and are now at home, have not forgotten
their duty TO their tellOw-men, and they continue
TO remain as law-abiding in thcir conduct and as
thrifty in their habits a before the war.
Coal Dust FUEL There is a company orgl-
niztd in this city to manufacture fuel out of the
dust Of coal. They have discovered process by
which the dust Is formed and kept in a solid,
compact mass, and their experiments prove II to
be very valuable fuel. II burns freely an tho
roughly, and gives out rs much heat as solid an
thracite. The coal dust, we understand, eau be
purchased at the mines, where there are immense
quantities Of it hitherto unused for the small
price Of forty cents per ton, or one dollar per ton
l. var inn
persons engaged in the enterprise, that q ton of
soldfed coal dust can be sold at from four 10
five dollars.
FRE.--This morning, about three O'Clock,
fire occurred i'm an old twO.and-a-half story struc-
tuTe located on ShPpCn street, below Ninth. The
VI ole housc was uu1ccuped, with the exception
of front room on the first floor, where a family
resided. The building was in a dilapidated con-
utlOn, and several attempts nave recently Oeen
made 70 set il on FIRE. The Fire Marshal upon
several occasions notified the agent OF the pro-
pCrty in regard 90 the neglected condition Of the
house, and the chances afforded incenliares.
This morning the premises we're again sc on fire,
and before the flames could hr eStingU aei the
place was well burned out,
A DoymE CHAEGE.-John llarley, who was
arrested At an early hour Yesterday morning
upon tue charge Of breaking into a house on
Grays Ferry road, below South street, as stated
N The lrLEGHATH, has been found guilty of
2uOihCf Outuhts Harley X Will ne remembered,
effected an entrance by boring through the door
with brace and bit. These tools il was ascer-
tanned this morning, had previously been stolen
by Harley from wheclwright shop at Twenty
fourth and South streets. He had forced an en-
trance into this place also. Tie prisoner WE5
committed by Alderman tatCIc,l 10 answer both
charges.
ARM UNIToEMs.--A rtCeut order Of the War
Department gives Official authorization to the
practice which has already becOme almost uni
yer.al omOag army oliCers, with reference to the
wearing Of badges indicative OF rank Il per-
mits officers 10 dispense with shOulder-s,raps aud
the prescribed insignia of rank on their horse
equipments. The marks of rank 10 be worn on
the shoulder. They will also be permitted 10
wear OyercOsts panlaloOns, &C., similar to those
worn by private soldiers; nor are ornaments on
the hats Oyercoats, or forage-c3ps, sashes, or
spaulette longer required
RFLIGIOUs.-To-mOrOw being the first Sunday
in the month no afternoon service will be held in
the Seventh Presbyterian, and indeed in most Of
The churches Of this denomination, the exercises
Iein1 In the evening instead. We are happy to
Lnoy, that the Penn Square Church, Rev. J. NJ.
CroWel Is in most prosperous condition, most
az Re debt being llquidated and under the ef1-
cieut charge Of It's pastor s rapidly increasing In
the number Of iEs members
THE NAVY YARD FRAUDs.-The investigation
into the frauds and robberes committed At the
Philadelphia Navy Yard is still progressing.
Several OF the parties arrested have been sent 10
the ola Nanifot nrigOu. WaahinatOn