The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10

RFpORT.-We have II ceived copy OF the thirty
| seventh Annual Report Of the Inspectors of the
| State peniteutiary for the Eastern District of
| Pennsylvania, as presented 10 the Legislature of
this State. The report states that the whole
number in confinement during 1865 was $50, OF
which there were 230 white males, white ie-
| males, mulatto males, mulatto females, and
! III black males received; and 137 white males,
! 10 white femalee, mulatto males, 2 muatto
| females, black males, and one black female
discharged leaving in the Penitentlary ON the
3lst December, 1865 AIS prisoners, of which
number 367 were white males and ID white fe-
males; the remainder were colore1
OF the whole number in confinement during
the year, l10 we're DISCHARGED By expiration of
sentence, A were pacdoned, 8 died, and by
revocation OF sentence OF the number received,
lbs were 20 years OF age and under, and OF
these III were unapprentiCed II apprentced
and lett before serving out their apprentice
ship, and 10 served out their term of handicratt
tuition.
or the whole number received. 40 were illite-
rile, and 20S were instructed in the Tudiments
of an ordinary education; 1853 of the number
were lately IN the army. The average Of the
sentences tor 1865 was 3 years and 23l days,
while IN 1854 1t was years, months and
DAYS.
The number Of the received conyicts last year
convicted of crimes against persons was 20, and
for crimes against property 22s.
On the 22d Of February, 1866, there were 47O
prisoners in the Penitentary, showing large
increase since the beginning OF the year over
the number in confinement at that period last
year. EInG inspectors bLdIe FlIhI III Ills iIl-
crease continues during the present year, there
viii not be sufficient accommodations for
their reception. II will then become necessary
TO build another corridor OF cells. The total
number of cells is 500 Of the prisoners re.
ceved in 1865, the Moral Instructor reports
that SO per cent. spent their time in ideness,
gambling, or dissipation, and II per cent. were
well ralsed,' and passed their evenings at
hOme.n The Moral Instructor made 1866 visits
to the prison population during the year, and
the number of lessons e ven tor secular in.
strucliOn by the teachers " 1885, There were
also l2,304 distributions O. books from the
library, and $3.50 pages OF tracts distributed.
Out of $50 convicts last year, there we're only
9 deaths and OF these we're fatally diseased
on admission. OF the 34S3 prisoners received
for period OF % years, l34 died, or 3 8ll0O per
cent.
In closing the report, the Inspectors say that
the interest excited by this institution in the
public mind continues unabated. Visitors from
all parts of the world, and large numbers from
our own country, pass through the Peniten.
tiary. During the past seven years, Is, 1856 vsi-
| tors have been admitted. This number does not
include those who are permitted to see prisoners
under existing regulations,
AFFAIRS AT THE NAVY YARD.-An auc-
! tion sale of condemned tools hardware, planning
machines, hawsers, lamps paints, etc. ETC., took
! place at the Navy Yard yesterday, under the
| supervision of Lieutenant Commander Edward
! Hooker United States Naval Storekeeper. The
articles were sold for the Bureaus OF Equipments
/
| ton and Yards and Docks, and were divided
into thirty-six lots, all of which realized fair
| prices.
The monitor Midntononsdb was ordered to
proceed 10 an anchorage off the Navy Yard, last
! evening, and is very probably at anchor there
! this morning. The officers OF both vessels state
| that on the trip from Fortress Monroe the
! MldutonOTndh outsailed her CONVOY the De Soto
considerably, and proved herself TO be most
! excellent seagOing vessel.
Great activity is manifested in overhauling and
fitting out for service number of vessels laid
! up at the Yard. The LGChdlCdnnu is nearly
ready, and 1t is said that she will proceed to
in a few weeks. The Pensacola is to be fitted
! out as rapidly as possible as a flagship but her
destination is as yet unknown, and several other
! vessels are being pushed forward with rapiditg
! The gunboat Idaho proceeded down to the lower
| bay, and was engaged there all day yesterday in
| trying her machinery. II is said that it works
! we'll and that she will attain high rate Of
| speed
EXTREMELY FILTHY.-The cells at the
! Central Station, corner of Fifth and Chestnut
middle Of last December the pipes for carrying
Off the refuse matter from the cells became
ChOked up, and since that time it has been
| allowed to accumulate. The stencil arising
thereIom is terrible, and is growing more
noXious daily. The attention of Councils was
called to the fact some time ago. The Police
Committee paid the cells a visit about three
weeks since, examined them thoroughly, and
alter a few moments consideration pronounced
them a nuisance of the worst description.
| Hopes were entertained that the matter would
! receive immediate attention, but nothing what
ever has been done. The city should certainly
set an example in view of the appr aching
epidemic which has already reached the
| shores of this continent Immediate action In
the case is demanded by those who are com
PEELED to visit the locality daily, as well as those
| who are so unfortunate as to be confined over
night in the death-dealing pesthoes OF the
station.
PHILADELPHIA TO ST. LoUIs-The ST.
Louis papers are describing the contributions to
a Fair in that city, got up upon an expensive
SCALE fer the benefit of the "Biddle Market
Mission an institution akin TO that of the Bed
tOrd Street Mission, OF this city, the Five Points
Mission, in New York. 1t describes as AMONG
the contributions huge coil or steamboat rope
800 feet long, and Weighing 100 pounds the
gift of Messrs Filter Weaver & Co., of Phila
delphia. 1t describes the coil as the handsomest
ever seen in the country. The Managers OF the
Fair have put it up" to be voted for las in this
city we put up fire horns), by the friends of the
different steamboats, upon the Mississippi The
coil is described as looking like a spool of cot
ton, greatly magnlfed, and of surprising excel
lence of finish. The various crack steamers
steam fire engines have. The rope or hawser cos
about 5000 to manufacture. 1t will doubtless
net a considerably larger sum, considering the
manner its intended disposal
DEATH WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF CHLoROFoRM.-NIr Latitia S. Lister wife o
Thomas s. Lister, whose residence is on Fourtl
street, above German, went, in company Will
| a female acquaintance, yesterday afternoon
to the rooms OF Mr. Slack, dentist, to have
teeth extracted. Being delicate, and fearfu
that she would suffer much from the operation
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