The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-25

Prison Outbreak About Tobacco.-The Toulon
journals give accounts OF q serious outbreak
among the youthful convicts confined in peni-
tentiary in the lie de Levant. A feeling OF dis
satisfaction was expressed among the convlcts
that they were not allowed longer periods of
recreation and PERMISSION to smoke tobacco.
The concession demanded being refused the
rufbans overDowered the warders, seized the
director Of The establishment and thrust him
into cell, plundered The stores of the estab-
HBhment, and set ire TO large quantities of
petroleum and other inhammabie materials
which they found in the cellars. coastguard
sigma man succeeded in rescuing the director,
but at the risk OF his own life, for he was caught
by the convicts, who revenged themselves by
casting him into deep ditch, where he lay for
al long time with broken leg. Upon the news
OF the outbreak reaching Toulon, a strong mill
tary force was despatched, which speedily re-
stored certain degree of order, but the 'peni-
tentlary buildings we're almost entirely de-
stroyed, and fourteen of it's inmates were found
to have persisted in the flames The principal
leaders OF the lnsurrection are said to be nearly
all Corslcans, and none more than sixteen years
OF age,
Death Of Surgeon C. S. Tripler, U. s. Ave
regret to see the announcement that Brigadier-
General G. :. Trlpler, Surgeon U. S. A., died at
Cincinnati on the goth instant, OF cancer, at the
age Of sixty years. He was born in New York,
IN 1906, and was graduate OF the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons. On General McClel-
lan's accession 10 the command of the Army OF
the Potomac, DR.. Trlpler was appointed Medical
director, ana at tne time OF his death was Medi-
cal Director of the Department OF the Ohio. Or.
TTipler was an army officer of the old school,
often petulant and peppery IN his manner, but
having true warm heart beneath his gruf out
SIDE In his profession he was hard student
and enthusiast, being, in that, something of an
exception to many of his colleagues in the
regular service. He was so universally known
IN 'the old army" that there will be thousands
10 mourn his loss.
The Helmets of the London Fire Brigade.-The
members of the Fire 10 in hoy
their heads protected by new helmet, which
ls thus described:-"Thc helmets vary in weight
from two pounds two ounces to two pounds
fifteen ounces, and are in appearance similar TO
tnose worn by the Dragon Guards when on
state duty. They have each comb varying In
helght from three to five inches as q protection
AGAINST falling bricks ETC. At the side of the
SomO are teIy dragons, with illustrations of the
nose, stand cocks, axes, and other implements
.'se0 AZ nree, the lower part of the helmet bear
ing the ,,ctiers M F. B. metropolitan Fire
6rsS~ade)."
The I, ldest German Newspaper. oldest
journal in Germany, and one OF the oldest in
i6e world, hats Just disappeared, The Post.
ze;t,,n0 post Once Journal, published at
cs1s~Gfort was estaolm,sshed in i6l6, and copse-
Tr"n rrsntiv had 10 ."a"ribc the "4rations OF the
TSirty Years War. This journal wA, '"e pro-
perty of the Princes de la Tour and TaSis MI.
Il is known, were entrusted with the generoi %%o
postal administration Of the German COn1c,ae.Ss al
ton. Equally devoted to the Houses ot HsnS
burg and Taxis, the Postzel ltung hasS iaMen SpS
them. 1t was tolerated by Wallcynstein. but Ia
been suppressed by Blsmark.,
vi ToII eae sS S"id pssSt % AZ M's Sen as
sase, Canton debates, reimbursement de Mic,
lie Sieur A. c., aged eighty-fOur, marie
before the Meire and NJ. lie Care, Nine B.
aged eivlty-oue. After the benediction, tE
priest, according TO usage, recommended ii
bride and groom to increase and multiply, an
to bring up their children In the love and te'
of the Lord. This the newly married coup
nromised to do. After mass this lively brace
patriarchs danced a jig (uae g'gue) in the pu
lie square,"
Is General Sherman Ever Proiane s1Wne
Sherman was in Toronto, reporter s,dled up
him and said, General Sherman, VIII you a
The Kindness to give me your views non y \
Fenian question ?" go to -" was u
answer. ~
,Anv voung lady may acquire voice II
that of Madame Parepa, II she VIII i've
months upon Omelettes made OF nlghtngsi
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