, 1864-03-27

5in 1beConrt House, On Friday evening, the Pres.
dent, Dr.. Paoli, In the chair.
The name OF Jonathan W. Brooks, Of Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia elected ut the Inst
meeting. WIS added to the List Of members.
The Minutes Of the last meeting Of the Society
were read b5 the Secretary and approved.
Professor II. Z. johnson proposed at the Last
meeting Of the Society, was duly elected mera-
Dr.. Andrews read papc, or tho t'Enect Of Sui
sI u IN ths c.5ss
Of the use of sulphur for szch purposes, aad ei,ca
numerous Instances Where In his own observation
nnd that OF other medical men most saufasy effects
from the nee Of sulphur had presented thcnselvea.
Dr. Wan@cT presented report Of his obeerya:
tons In reference to en aInputat!on which be had
The paop1;ety Of The compulsory Performance OF
capital operations upon patients where no other
mode Of eueee: ef4l treatment within reasonable
grounds OF probability presents Itself, WAS exten-
Dr: Holmes msde come tntereeting remarks upon
the uses ot erEot, II Csc. Of Anenrism Of the
Dr.. Fisher presented eomc observations 1pon the
treatment adopted In the case Of officer Church
Too he bad atsd Fen stpss Tx e7ss BE-.
prumfstd to present the result OF fuller Investn
lion at future meeting.
ahs seesetsE announced that the regular annual
woGld lake place on Friday evening ns1t, and
The meeting adjourned.
A DESPERATE 1HAP.-Dnring the morning
session Of the Police Court on Saturday, q vel
known rough" named Ctas1ea Buckley. escaped
from tho prisoner's pen, where he Was awaiting
trial charge Of drunk and dlsosderiy, by leap
ing from the window. The court room is situated
in The third story Of tho Armosy building aad the
height Of tho window hom the ground cannot be
less thnn forty feet About eight or ten feet from
the window all ia the roof Of magazine and aftcs
jumping upon this, Buckley had to drop through a
clear Kpace OF about twenty-five feet to reach the
root Of . wood shed on 50 adjoining lot, and such
Taa the momentum acquired In this jump that the
mau broke completely through the root, luckily
landing upon ke7TG fs7nd almozt nniniarsd. The
was not until about three O'Clock in the afternoon
that his whereabouts was discovered. when he WAS
eeen on Clark street by officers Slmcott ind Kelly.
sadA desperate chase cns1cd, buckley being FOL
lowed c1ofcly hy the officers and my or sixty cit-
zeuB. Hall dozen times was be captured and as
NnnT timer did he escape leaving with eacn captor
part Of lis clothing until lis costume dwi1dled
down 10 part OF Eais Of pantaloous aud one
shirt wristhend. Finding that thcir man WAS
showing no kns of fatigue, one OF the officers fred
couple Of thots oyec bis head, causing Buckley to
terminate bis pedestrian c1esc,sea by crceptp.
into holc undef the sidewalk Of the building lately
dn1usgcd By Gre, on State Street, near 4afriAon
frcm which be reluctantly emerged at the ssctt OF
!. revolver, The 1nan IL Il desperate character A.
; fhis single adventure would show. and is wolj
Fnnvn d, The police IL is suriscd that he yFould
nnt have 20 rsked his life for the trivial char:e
Eiich was entered Eeatnst hin, but was afraid ol
a heavier Indictment which guilty conscience told
him TOO well might be preferred.