The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-31

CAUeHr At LAsr.-Au old offender Of the law.
known as Jim Pardoe, who for thirty years has
been under the surveil suce of the police authori-
ties, was before United States Commissioner
Smith yesterday. The charge, preferred against
pardee were serious. An invalid soldier accused
hm of cuunterieiiing tue United States postal
currency, and the evidence was too direct g.
allow of any doubt as to the mans guilt In
person Pardee Is singulary repuls We. iuifm'-
ties have gathered upon h,m. A caa az des lyod
tue lower jaw, and a di ~ ban Kerth'ef uni
the isoacd chin wiih thc top Of the n d tie
could not speak intel iglbly, and his agpearan.
excited universal cOmmiserasiOu.
At his arrest ana CONVICTION there was no
regret lie has vulUed aw wi,h impunty, an.
now that justice has arrested hi, career fhe city
will be Z &c from kuave whom experience tui
the cunning OF years have ripeued INTO prtc-
used outlaw. He has been out Of prison bit tWp
years and now he prOptby will 4 e immlred iu
the cells Of the Penitcuury. Two weeks AZ nc
was rccustd Of enticing a soldier 90 de-erl, blt
insufficient evidence could no. convict hi II. ant
he was released. Now he ha been lpDJgncudrl,
after u lurg and uninterrupted ca etr OF crime.
he heating yesterday proved that he uni spii A
lot of counterfeit so cent fractional currency,
amounting IN all to s o, for a ten d lar greeu-
Ack. He was committed for trid.
THR UNITED STATES RAILWAY Posr OPPtcB.--
The completion of the new system OF United
States Railway Post ON es between New York
and Washington will no doubt I've succeeded Dy
similar institutions on lines OF railroads between
this and other cities. BY this means, letters FOR
any CITY, town, or village between or 10 places
diyeTging from, a ccrtRin line uf travel, can BE-
deposited inthe letter-boXes nf such car up e. the
very moment Of their departure, and with cer.
tairty that as quickly AS the train reaches ths
point to which the letter Is addressed the cores
punuCnCC will be there delivered.
The car, Rs now used on the New York ami
Washington line, Il fouy-tive feet i've inches IN
length, in breadth niue feet four iuches. Tn3
root Is finished in elegant style, with tue most
approved ventating windows, In the centre aIOlt
Line feet, and n euher side seven. The Inferior
OF the car is furnished with four hundred smlli
boxes or "pig. on holes" and eighty feet Of III
mensiOns which will admit of packages, uewspl-
peTs, or other printed matter, mating tables,
drawers TOR mailing purposes, whist stoves,
water app ratus, aud other cUnveniences cann9t
fail TO render the travelling clerks perfectly cOm
foItatle.
There is n second car now finishing at the
works of the Camden and AmbOy company.
MEETING OF THE CRY EXECUTIVE CoNNIr-
TIE The President OF the late City Exe,ut
Committee OF the National Union party called the
new committee together yester lay afternoon az
the rooms of the Committee, in Library street.
rear Finn. The members present " re-
|. y. Is. Cobb .. James FreeoIrn.
2 Robert T. Gu 10 WIN x Leed,.
3. y. McGlaushlin. Is Joseph Hemplo.
u Is. Gardner. II. j. aoMtnu~,
.. James Gilingham. % lsTaa X. springer.
! q. Butler ~ f. Emhart.
The Wards have not all elected. Some OF them
elect tonight, and by the close of the week tue
list OF committeeman will be full No quOrun
WAS present yesterday, and therefore no OrganiLl-
ton could be made.
THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION TO ne EN-
LARGBD.-For some time past the gentlemen
composing the Christian Commission have felt
the work increasing upon their hands to such an
extent as to necessitate an enlargement of the
nrfo alula md an tna nf fba har
ship. At recent meeting It was agreed TO in-
crease the number of members from twelve 1.-THE
original number) TO forty The Executive
Comm ittee has also been enlarged from live To
fourteen. Two new Seer tarics have been aSSo-
Ciaied with Rev. w. II. BDardman, ths general
Secretary, one for field and one for homo organi-
zation,
Box OF CIGARS ron GENERALS GRANT AND
HANCOCK. Captain John Vance, of the schooner
Fanny, has placed in the hands of Mr. John w.
Evern an two valuable boxes Of cigIrs OF the
finest Havana brands, TO be forwarded to Cone
rails Grant and Hancock. As both of these
officers are great lovers of the weed, the gift viii
no doubt prove qute acceptable. The cigars
were brought direct from Havana by Captain
Vance.
REBEL DEsERTERs OUT OF THE DRAFr.-The
following order has been issued from the War
Department
WAR RDrPAETpESr, PRovosr MARsHAL-Gs ssERAIs Or
rCE, WAsnINGTuE, ID. c. August 16 1854 Circular, No.
a-le,erers from the Rebel army no subject to
rolmont dfaft, JAMES y. FRV
Provost Mafshal -aenural.
This of course renders ihem the most desirable
men for substitutes.
FATAL ACCIDENT. This morning Coroner Fay
lor held an inquest upon the body Of Dennis
McCaIty, the driver of team of horses attached
10 a train OF passenger cars on the Pennsylvauia
Railroad, who was run over aud killed Yesterday
afternoon, at Juniper and Market streets.
RECRuITING.-rhis morning, warrants were
issued for the payment of bounty TO twenty-eight
men, seven of whom were substitutes.
SURVEYOR NoMINATED.--Samuel L. Smelley
has been nominated Surveyor of the Eleventh
District by the National Union Party.
OH MATTRESSES overhauled, hair renovated,
and made over anew, by w. Henry Patten, No.
l4O8 Cnesnut street.