The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


STATE OF THERMONETBR To-DAY.--SiS A. NJ.
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TIE NAVY YARD FRAuDs.-The recent thefts
and frauds at the Navy Yard are being further
ventilated and in addition to the parties arrested
as mentioned on Saturday, four more arrests
have since been made. The names of the parties
are James Gillngham, chief clerk, Lewis Giling-
ham, and two others, employed as carriers. The
names of the two lntter we withhold for tn, pro-
sent, As they claim that they have been unjustly
arrested. They were under the control Of Anton o
Allies, the boss carter and alegC thls II they did
anything wrong IL was by his order, and thai
they were not responsible Their claim Of innl-
cence will receive a fair hearing, and until their
case is decided no publicity should be given TO
their names.
II is but Just to state, in this connection. that
Chief Detective Franklin has rendered efficient
lid in fcrretng out and bringing to justice those
VINO have been Implicated In these gross frauds.
Commodore Hull of the Philadelphia Navy Yard,
is determined to discover the full extent Of the
rObberes, which il is now believed will run to
very high figure, The greatest CONSERVATION
prevails among the wOrkmen, as they feel that
since the Commodore has undertaken the inves-
tiguton, there will be no security for the wrong
dCCrs. Between now and - morrow there will
be q number Of additional arrests, and in Il day
or two the full extent of the depredaiOns will be
developed TO the public. The exposure will eX-
that such Il wholesale robbery could have been
carried on
The steps taken by the Government in this
mater show that where fraud Is proven 10 exist
the guilty parties VIII be made % suffer, and that
10 power can save them. Uldcr all adnnistra-
tons frauds have been perpetritcd, but II IS sell
dom that the guilty parties are arrested aud made
10 pay the penalty of their acts, as in the present
case.
New Coal PIER The Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company's coal pier at New Castle
will be in readiness for use in week or ten days.
This pier Is for the accommodation Of the Water
coal trade when tue SUSPENSION of n tvig ltion on
the Delaware and Raritau Canal closes the up
river route TO New York, leaving the dOwn.ryer
or sea route the only open way 20 the Eastern
markets. Hence, hercaf err in winter, Il leo In
the Delaware renders approach 20 the Richmond
piers dinicut TO sea coIers, the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad COmpauy's trains, which
usually diyCrge from the Schuylkill at LAUREL
Hill 10 cross over via Nicetown % tue Delaware
at Richmond, will continue down thb Schuylldll
10 GrBy's Ferry, and thence on down along the
Delaware via Chester and Wilmington 70 Now
Castle, there 10 unload into sea cOlCrs, thirjy-siX
miles below Richmond.
This arrangement will give the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad navigation programme
available in all months Of the year, and Will add
to its uueQualled and uneNampled efficiency %
handle anthracite coal.
OUR INCREASING PopULATGoN.-ln 1885 we
polled 20 l9S votes in 1860 it was S2,3j2, an in
crease Of ,8l6 and in 1865 we polled 90 6O2, an
increase over 1860 OF Il, ,2j0, within 500 votes
of being equal 10 the increase from 1886 70 1860.
But It is not alone by the elections that our in
crease Of population rs shown. Every house
keeper has fun knowledge of the present scarcity
Of dwellings for rent. For eighteen months past,
the old familiar plaCald "lor Rent" has disap-
peaTed from the walls and moving days are not
now nearly so frequent as they were few years
l,. IA hnmHnl
counted for by the largely increased population.
The records Of the building Inspectors show that
the number of dwellings erected within the past
year has been steadily increased, and that they
exceed those of years before the war. In 1853,
permits for 1858 dwellings were issued in 1860
the number increased TO 2j3l, and while there
was fall OF in 1861, the first year OF the Rebel
lion, TO 1885, it took q start again in 1862 when
2lJ4 dwellings were authorized ana In lSO3'
| when 2i6j were erected.
IMPROVEMENT AT THE FAIRMoNNT WATER
WoRKs.-In a weel, or two the work Of placing
new tutbine wheels at Fsirmount Water Works
will be commenced by the Chief Engineer. One
or two Of the old wheels will be removed so as
70 allow Workmen 20 blast the rock for the puT-
pose of preparing the foundation for the new
wheels. The turbine wheels, i is claimed, will
do twice the amount OF work Of the old ones, and
require a less depth Of water in the forebay.
The old breast wheels can be kept In operation
not longer than eighteen hours per day, and are
capable Of pumping into the reservoirs 1921 ,76S
gallons per day. Turbine wheels would be
capable OF running constaatly, and being gene
! rally constructed horizontally, can be increased
in diameter as required. The comparative expense
for repairs of turbines and breast wheels is said
10 be fully ffty per cent. in favor Of the former
II Is estimated that the entire expense for the con-
structiOn and erection Of five turbine wheels, con
| struction Of pumps, removal OF old wheels, &c
| will amount 10 about Sil2,9
"HAUNTED CASTLE PoLKA."-This Is a neat
piece of music for the parlor and ballroom, thai
| has been laid upon our table by the publisher
] Mr.. w. r. Smith, Agent, No. 1876 n. Rightl
street, Harper +, Smith 10 the author.