The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-29
ADELPH FRIDAY NOVEMBER


Guard, an artillery company with cannon and
cal son, and the Hiberniq Target Company.
The military made q One display. Following
them were the fremen, Ia the order already
publish ed in The TELEGRAPH. The hearse, con-
tanning the remains, was drawn by four plumed
bOrses; and as IL stood In front of the engine
house the several departments and companies
ealuted y as they passed up the Ridge avenue on
the way to the Cemetery. To the Fairmount
Engine Company, of which the deceased was
member, was assigned the post OF honor.
The members formed In line on either eide OF
the avenue on the right Of the line proposed,
and then took post according to the programme.
The remains we're deposited in Odd Fellows
Cen etery, and along the entire route the crowd
was immense, and everywhere the most signal
marks oiIespect to ihe deceased were manifested.
THE County PRIsoN.-one Of the reasons
why the Inspectors of the County Prison have
discharged number Of prisoner recently who
were committed for minor offenses, is the
crowded condition of the prison, especially
the female department., coupled with the fact
that so ne of the prisoners are down with what
is known as the jail fever, and there is pros
pect of the disease spreading. The female de-
partment will soon be In a condition 70 accom-
modate much larger of prisoners than here
tOfore, but no provision has been made for the
enlargement of the male department. though a
representation was made to the proper autho-
rites some time ago that 1t had been found
necessary to confne two, three. and in some
instances, four prisoners in CELL The House
of Correction when built, will have the effect
to relieve the prison of its large warrant popu-
lation, both male and female, and thereby OBJ
yiate the necessity of an enlargement for years
to come.
FIRES AND AocTDENT.-On Wednesday night,
about quarter to IL o'clock, q FIRE was discovered
in the second story of the vinegar establishment
OF Smith & Decker, Brooks street, below Coates
The flames gained rapid headway, and the FIRE
continued to burn until the upper part of the
building was almost totally destroyed. During
the progress of the fIe one of the walls fell out
and fragments struck member of the Lafayette
Hose, breaking one of bis legs. He was removed
to his residence at New Market and Bro wn
streets.
About O'Clock yesterday moi ming the dye
works OF Daniel Allen, on Ernest street. above
Harts lane, were partially destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, upon which
there is an insurance of $2500 in the Fire
Association.
HIeHwAY ROBBERY. O'Clock on
Wednesday morning man named John Henry
was met by two men at Seventh and Bedford
streets, who accosted him, and asked him
question. When they got sufficiently near, one
of them seized him, while the other dragged
his watch out of his pocket by the cham and
ran off with it. The cry of "Stop thiefl" was
raised, and chase was given, but both the men
made their escape. Half an hour after Police
men McAfee and Carmichael arrested two men
who had been seen by them with Henry. Yes.
terday morning they had hearing before Al
derman Tittermary when they were identified
and bound over for trial. They gave their
names as Charles Gallagher and George Phillips.