The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-28
CITY IETELLIGEEUE,


! Loss or APmtNDurruR vrssBL-s.rrEmy
! or TIM CIuw-Thc bark lblaa G.. Norton, Capt
Price, hence for Port Royal with ESQ IONS of coal
on Government account. while scudiing bctor,
heavy northwest gale, at s p. NJ, 2lstins-, struck
| on a Shoal near ChincOteaguc, and going over into
deep wetcr, sunk in about - hours. Tho weather
wa, terribly severe and cold, the crew were badly
! tTOSt-bittCu and completely exhausted by their
efforts to keep Tie vessel ai.OIt, wheu Gt p. NJ,
22d inst they were jus: leaving ihe sinking vessel
! in their boats, when they were picked up by the
! brig GicU0B from Bangor for Washington which
| placed them on board the guird-ship al the mouth
| of thg Potomac, and from thence they were
| brought TO Ba timOrc by steamer. Mr. johnson,
tie fret mate, has arrived ia this city his fingers
are frOzgn IA, and he will lO,e one q his toes. Some
| Of the crow are in n worse condition. The 4 G. "
was built at Great Egg Harborin 1862 registered
| $50 tons, was owned by the Captain and Others
| and was worth about 600. Tuere is hut little
! insurance on the vessel, and her crew saved no.
| thing from the wreck.
| 1uF EFFEors OF RrM.-Problbly one Of the
saddest and most he,rt-rending sight; ever en-
countercd in our loug rcportoral career was wit
messed a few days since in Water street, near
| Dock. 1t was miserable, bareheaded woman,
| lying on the narrow sidewalk aud buried SO deep
in the snow and dirt that she was almost hidden
| from view She was without shoes or stockings,
and her only covering wet and tattercd dress
! smCared with mud and tilth. She had been in
this exposed condition, as was stated by clerk
in a store opposite, some four hours. Several
| females were standing in the doorway of the low
| glurgeries in the ncighbOrhOOd, OF which they
were no doubt inmates, and, with bacchanaliau
Sneers ard ribad tests, were amusing themselves
at the misfortune Of this hcsOtted creature, whose
fearful condition was brought about by their viii
famous rum; and now that her little me ms were
exhausted, and they had p7ckCted her all, were
unwilling to grant tue poor and apparently dying
II akalV. 49, 81 lnsw Loo "a A VFy,FI,
man present thought it would be All act Of mercy
to have her sent to the Station House. After a
half hours search for a policeman, a brace of
these WORTHLESS were found. They informed him
that the woman was an habitual drunkard, and
was well known to them. They said she had
received an excellent education, spoke several
languages, and belonged to highly respectable
family, who had discarded her, and that rum had
brought her to this fearful condition. One OF the
officers went In search Of handbarrow, in which
to convey her 10 the police station. such sights
are not uncommon in the vicinity of these low
groggeries. 1t was only few days since that a
respectable looking woman, dressed In mourning,
was carried away from the same neighb)rhood in
a beastly state of intoXication
THE DRAFT.-Eyerybody is interested in the
new draft, If not personally, through connections
and friends Every one, therefore, is interested
, /, in seeing it properly and fairly enforced. The
enrolment lists here have never been revised aud
amended as they now doing in New York, for
\
draft, by purging it of all those under and over
age and exempted by disability. The quota is
based upon the number liable to military service
and if the enrolment list includes thousands oil
persons not liable, 1t increases the quota beyond
e | what it ought TO be, and therefore calls for d
c larger number OF men than the city should SEND
t as its proportion. Every man, therefore, who
knows that he is exempt by law, should coil upon
the Provost Marshal of his district, and have his
: name taken from the enrolment, for TO tha
extent he lessons the number Of recruits required
9 from Philadelphia. This is an easy task anC
every one exempted should do this very smal
# duty for the good of his neghborhool.
c CITY FINANCEs.-The Committee on Fiuanvl
Of City Councils held a meeting last night, wheI
< they passed the ordinance making an apprOpria
10 tion Of $4,000 to the Department of Stree
: Cleaning, TO meet the expenses of 1865. Th
n principal items in the hill are as follows :-FO
"a labor, and use Of machinery, $4,000; cars
q $4,000; cleansing markets, HOO Tne estimate
revenue is Sl2 900. The Prison bill was ais
Ia passed. The whole amount appropriated
\. SllS,l7l, of which Sll,7G0 is for hou
"a and corn meal; Sl6,SOO for beef, mutton
"a and Tork; So 27O for sugar, moasscs, and colt Q
/ SG75 for potatoes and vegetables; $685. TO
,e fuel Sl2,S40 Tor clothing, bedding, etc SlSj
q for alterations and repairs; Sl97O0 for salaries
ID The receipts Of the Department are estimated 4
10 $1,000
y RAILWAY ENTENsION.-The Fairmouut an
e. Delaware River Passenger Railway is to /
|
avenue to Poplar street, aud on Poplar street
West College avenue, and on Franklin avenu
from Gunner's run to FrankfOrd road. Th
be Second and Third streets road will be extende
y, from It's present terminus 10 Frankord turnpik
10 The people OF Frankford, like Germantown, WI
II have plenty Of railway accommodation with Oh
n city proper. We noted the other day the nov
- NEXT OF dummy engines on the present rolt
= They took TWO full carloads Of passengers alor
ch very handsomely. The engines are of twelY
ter horse POWER but owing TO the sharp grades in
Int few places, a greater power would be desirabl
lis An OLD BELL.-There is at present in the Gu
ls tOdy Of the Guardians Of the Poor an old be
"a, supposed to have been used by the Director
nd Managers, or Guardians of the City Almshous
"a when located between Third and Spruce AZ
he Pine streets, more than century ago said be
ra, having been cast about six years subsequent
ut the date of the recasting Of the old State Hou
We bell, the following inscription upon il indicate
he viz Thomas Gregory, l7jS, City Aims House
", The Board have determined 10 present the bC
on 10 the Pennsylvania Historical Society, as thI
il deem so valuable relic tending In degree
be elucidate the Obscuriy Of the origin and prOge
he OF the Almshouse, eminently worthy OF prese
m Yation.
pes SNEAK TmEr.-This morning an indiyidu
,is giving the name of John Smith was commits
gn. by Alderman Betler, 10 answer the larceny Of
ns. shawl, from the entry of house, No. 524 w!
Eft nut street. He was seen leaving the house
led the andlady, who gave the alarm. Mr.. Gasp
ces Cooper clerk TO the Chief Of Police was passl
nd at the time and arrested the scamp.
az CHARGED WITH RIoT-John Duff, Barn
nd McGowan, John Dolen, Barney oRourke, Al
be John O'Rourke have been arrested and held
ted $500 each by Alderman Cloud to answer {
charge of being concerned in the riot at 70
tho Richmond, as stated in The TELEoRAPF OF y