The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-01
IEREsTING ITEpIs.

Salt Lake City despatch reports that Brigham
Young intends to retire temporarily TO distant
plantation in Utah, and leave the management
of Mormonism TO his son. Should the junior
Young manifest executive ability, he Will be
formally Installed as successor to the Prophet,
and the abdicutlon OF the latter may become
permanent ~ is very probable that the Nor
mon elders arc seriously casting about for a
suitable successor to their leader; but II Brigham
YOungis son should prove competent to I'll his
fathers place IL will be something remark able.
Brigham Young, apart from his e aticism, is
man Of extraordinary ability ana tact, and his
personal influence has impaired degree of sta
bility 70 Mormonism chat IL could scarcely have
attained without him. Tue Mormon leaders know
this, and are shrewd enough to desire TO
prevent the collapse that is likely to occur
I'm case of BTigham's death, by selecting COM
pCtent successor in anticipation of that event.
Brigham Young Is now an old man, and although
endowed with wonderful vitality, cannot, in the
ordinary course of nature, be expected to sur
vive many years. He may keep the Mormons
together during his lifetime: but after that If
not before-not the Deluge, but the Pacific Rail-
road through Mormondom will break down the
system OF eXclusiveness and cause an influx of
new ideas that will probably be fatal to poly
gamy. Pending this the efforts of enthusiasts
to let Federal soldiers loose upon tbe Mormons,
for the honor of morality and religion, is very
questionable policy. Christianity is competent
10 devise better way of dealing with the Nor
mons than by numbering them. To say the
leatt, the Mormons have strong point against
our fOrctble in NFterence in the prevalence of
''the social evil' fh our great cities. When we
nave reformed our morals IN TINS respect, we
shall have earned the right TO interfere, and by
that time MormOnism by the operation of
natural agencies, will be added to the long list
Of exploded tanat1cisms
A New Way to Protect safes.-A new English
invention is described as q ''safe PROTECTOR
It consists OF a small apparatus fitted in the
upper corner of safe and near the door, per
forming the functions OF a gas-meter. An ordi-
nary pipe affords supply OF gas which passes
through She protector iuto large iron pipe
running from the safe TO q lamp in the street.
This iron pipe Is an air-cham ber, and serves to
contain a gas-pipe, which is preserved by means
of rill-proof coil of steel wire. The lamp is
intended to be of unusual appearance, and TO
give a very brilliant light. The mechanism OF
The protector is strong, but even a blow on the
top of the safe will discoDnect the supply of
gas and put out the light. The same result
would be effected by any tampering with the
door or tbe pipes, In large cities, where safes
are numerous within small areas, 1T Is contem-
plated to employ a special watchman, who
would, Of course Immediately detect the alb
sence OF the external signal.
A Good Charity. - There is in England a
charity known as the patriotic Fund, )" for the
benefit of the families of soldiers who have
fallen in battle. The last report shows that
nine thousand widows and orphans are placed
on the books, and there are in receipt of relief
at this time three thousand four hundred
widows and three thousand children, of whom
one thousand are maintained and educated in
boarding institutions. The total amount of
subscriptions to December, 1865, was FL .460 Dol
The annual expenditure is $4,000.
Dry Cinnamon While Western Europe has
4 been drenched with rain throughout the sum-
mer, IL appears from the latest accounts chat
they have been eleven months without either
rain or snow at Pekin. This is in China great
public calamity, which is sought to be averted
by fasting, prayer, and expiatory ceremonies.
In the summer OF 1864 the drought was so great
that the Emperor himself made vow to Hrec-
tify his conduct and be more anxious for the
welfare of his people,"
Are stimulants Necessary l-The ''mode vii
Lace OE faSf,, Aa1 lNatu cfn1s
and Preston, England, which contains neither
apublic house nor beer shop, has Just been
subjected to fearful scourge in the shape of
typhus fever. During the past nine or ten
weeks the epidemic has been raging with more
or less virulence. There have been eighty cases
and ten deaths.
Romantic Isaac Taylor emigrated from Eng
land to Cleveland at an early age. He com
menced by blackng boots got small farm in
Michigan, engaged in the Wisconsin lumber
trade, and became rich From his own eXpe-
Hienoe of orphanhood, he formed the determine
tion to found an orphan asylum. This his
widow has Just done. The endowment is nearly
$l50,000. The asylum is TO be situated at Racine.
The British Museum.-Mr. Edward A. Bond
has been appointed to the post OF keeper of the
department of manuscripts in the British Mu
scum. Mr. Bond has for several years occupied
the position of assistant keeper of the depart
ment, as well as that of Egerton librarian, and
is well known TO be one of the first authorities
4 of the day on all subjects connected with manu-
scripts.
4 The Rebuilding of fPOrtland.-About thousand
buildings are in course of erection on the burnt
district OF Portland, or are under contract. One
master mason has four hundred and fifty men in
his employ, and the payroll of all the hands in
the burnt district amounts 10 SO, 900 per week.
The streets have been wdened and Strengthened.
squares laid out, and the section generally much
improved.
The Round Table"--A recent number of this
journal announced the retirement of Mr.. Sweet
ser from its management. Some other changes
have been made. We hear that Mr. r. II. Stod-
dard, who has excellently done great amount
OF work for the Round Table, in its literary de-
partment, has no longer any connection with that
journal.
Paper-The quantity of paper used every year
in England represents a weight of two hundred
and tWenty millions of pounds. France uses one
hundred and ninety-fve millions of pounds;
while the United States of America, with much
smaller population consumes more paper than
England and France put together-namely, four
hundred and forty millions of pounds.
GMedical Students in London-Thc entries at
the eleven metropolitan hospitals in London
are this year above preceding sessions. In the
October session three hundred and sixty-two
new students registered their names at the
Royal College OF Surgeons, making a total of
one thousand and twcnty-seven now pursuing
medical studies.
The Industry" of a Brigand Letter., the
famous brgand, has made his fortune and now
desires to make his peace with the Porte. He
has proposed to quit the country If he may be
allowed to do so, with his property" :" taking
refuge in Hellas, where he proposes TO enjoy
the fruits of his industry as good subject Of
King George.
Charitable Bequests--The late Joseph W. Pat
terson, of Boston, made the following bequests
10 benevolent institutions:-To the Baltimore
Orphan Asylum, $5O00 to the Humane Impair
fial Society and Aged Women's Home, $4,000: to