The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-19

thanks of the entire community as we'll as OF
those whose property they endeayored to save
from the flames. But some of them, as Is well
known to our citizens, are a disgrace not only
to their profession, but to the good and orderly
city OF Philadelphia. Watching their opportu.
nifty, they descended into the building, and car
ried of whole packages OF knives and other artl-
cles OF value. man who would steal under such
circumstances is scarcely deserving of the name.
No person had access TO the building during the
FIRE next door except fully equipped iremen, so
that there can be no mistake ABOUT the charac.
ter OF these shameless depredators. Men OF this
stamp have been gradually creeping into our
Fire Department in such numbers, that
it has at length assumed a much worse
character In this respect than it has
had at any other time during the past
twenty years. 1t is to be hoped that the men
who were guilty of these thetts will yet be de-
tected and brought to the punishment they so
richly merit. In no other way is it possible for
the reputation of our tremen as class to be
redeemed. That there are many noble and con.
scientious men in Their ranks, we all know.
The greater, Therefore, Is the pity that they
must all suffer IN character for the shameless
conouct OF some OF their colleagues.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE TRAGEDY MAN
MURDERED IN HIS BED WITH AN AXE, AND SHOCK
INGLY MUTILATED.-We have just received the
particulars of another horrible murder commit
ted in North Woodbury., on Tuesday night. As
far as we could learn, the facts of the case are
these:-About 3 o'clock yesterday morning, Mr.
Charles Z. Raymond residing in North Wood
bury, New Jersey, was found dead In his bed
with his temple crushed In with an axe, and his
throat and chin cut by the same instrument.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday morn
ing, when the iolIo wing facts we're elicited:-
MIR. Raymond and his wife sat in the porch of
their dwelling until 8 in the evening, when they
retired 10 bed. They occupied adjoining rooms,
with communicating door between Mr., Ray
mond before retiring read his wife asleep, and
then retired to his own room.
At O'Clock yesterday morning Mrs. Raymond
was awakened by what she supposed was the
dripping of water in her husbands room. She
rose, dressed herself, and went his room door
to see what was the matter and called to hum.
Not answering, she went into his room and to
his bedside. She put her hand TO his face and
found it wet. She in the dark placed her hand
in the cash on his chin, and thought 1t was his
mouth. Thinking he was sick she placed her
arm under his neck and raised his head, when
she discovered for the first time tnat his throat
had been cut, the iugular vein severed, and the
head almost detached from the body.
She Immediately went to the window, and
called to a colored man for help, who happened
to be near by. This was at O'Clock in the
morning, and Mr. Raymond was not dead when
she fist saw him, but died a minute or two
after she first wen, into the room. The colored
man was already up, and ready to go TO his
work Mr.. Raymond died before the colored
man reached the house. The first words she
spoke to the man on entering the house was to
tell HIM that MIR. Raymond was dead.
There were no marks OF struggle in the
room. He had evidently been struck in the
temple while asleep, and almost instantly de-
prived of all sense or motion, and theL his chin
| and throat cut afterwards to add certainty to
| the fendIsh deed.
| Footsteps wera observed leading from beneath
the window down towards the river. AT short
distance these footprints, which were those OF a
| woman, were joined by others made by hare
feet which little further on were encased IN a
| pair OF boots.
Some clothes, which were sent TO a washer
woman in the neighborhood may lead to a
| detection of the fiend, whoever he may be.
The inquest Will be continued to-day.
| GRAND REGATTA.-The third annual
regatta of the Boat Clubs of this city will take
place on Monday, July 49, The boats will start
from Poplar street wharf, on the Delaware, at
| 10 A. NJ. precisely, to sail to Torrisdale and
returning TO starting place. Mr.. W. w. Abel
| will be the Judge of the race. The boats will be
| arranged in classes. The first class will COM
prise all gilling skffs twenty feet and under.
| Second class, all decked yachts of l6 feet and
| under. The winning boat OF each class will
receive as prize splendid silver ice.pitcher.
From the number and style OF boats already
entered this promises to be one OF the best
regattas for several seasons.
THE NEW YORK FLOUR HoAX.-A few
days ago we published an article concerning the
| Wholesale poisoning of a family in the negh6or
hood of Fifth and Race streets. caused by eatine
-four OF superior New York brand. We have
made further inquiry into the matter, from
| which we are led to believe that the whole atfan
was a noax-a dear amusement in such weather
as this. We have been unable, at least, to dis
cover the whereabouts OF the poisoned family.
SHOWING THE QUEER.-Yesterday even
ing, a man named Charles Beesley called fol
drinks at LAGER been saloon, Twenty-thrd anC
CalloWhill streets, and rendered in payment
| counterfeit SO greenback. On its being de
tected, he made pIetense of being drunk bu
| when the officer making the arrest inquired into
his state further, he was found to be 'sham
ngn He was taken before Alderman Hutcnin
son, and held to answer in the sum of $500.
FEIL FROM WINDow.-A boy namet
Lawrence Lacey, aged ten years, fell from tn
: third story window of a house in Warnock street
above Master, about IL O'Clock last evening
He had hls bed drawn up close to the open wit
dow on account OF the heat, and, II Is supposed
I rolled out while asleep. tie struck on HI
head, and was picked up insenslDleI lie wa
taken to the Sixta District Station House.
, TREE BLOWN DowN.--A large tree wa
} blown down thus morning at the corner OF SlXt
and Chatham streets. H. completely blocks U
d the street, but men are now busily engaged ]
J. clearing away the rubbish.
A BASE BALL VICToRY.-The mate
game between the Hamilton and Camden Club
n Yesterday afternoon, resulted in a victory f
d the Camden boys, by score of thirty eight
r. | eighteen.
e A HOP AT THE SURF HOUSE Atlant
y Citv, will take place on Saturday eyenin
N Those who take delight in tripping ''the lel
n fantastic will undoubtedly have grand tin
thereat.