The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-21
GENERALITIES.
Curious Form of Insanity.

Curious Form oil lnsanltNs
At the Missouri Insane Asylum there is boy
eight years old, who manifests some strange
propensities. He was destitute of clothing. The
boy is in the habit of eating up his clothes. Not
stitch" can be kept on him. lie deyoured
everything and is perfectly ravenous. lie VIII
even eat up his shoes. Like many animals, he
always smelt of his food before putting 1t in his
mouth. He repeats but two words, ball and
sugar" This is the extent of his vocabulary.
When he gets hold of ball he throws it into
the faces of those around him. The sugar he
smells of and eats. This unfortunate lad has
been injured by blow on the head
Interesting Phenomena.
During q recent balloon ascension at Memphis
some interesting phenomena were noted. The
highest altitude attained was 1850 feet, at
which elevation the temperature was 80 degrees
Fahr. The balloon in ascending always assumed
u whirng motion from right to left while in
descending il turned from left to right. Four
good English lever watches were taken up, two
of which stopped at the height of two miles. A
very delicate pocket compass was completely
depolarized, and though it has since been
gradually regaining its polarity, it is still worth
less The aeronaut was confirmed dyspeptc
before he began ballooning, but several voyages
have effected a radical cure.
A DemOnia c Father.
"A man named Thomas Hutchen has been
arrested in New Orleans for inhuman treatment
of his children. One witness testified that
he saw Hutchen beating his young son with u
the parent, held bundle of paper in his hand,
each end of the paper being in blaze. Another
witness testified that the wretch had on more
than one occasion, with the same instrument,
lashed an infant only eighteen months old
daughter of five years. when her body was eX-
amined had many marks of lash strokes aud
beatings; her person was in bad condition. The
brother, two years older, says that his punish
ment from the whip was not so severe as his
sisters, bee ause he submitted to the burning
paper torture.
Attempted Suicide OF Young Girl.
young girl named Julia Vein attempted to
commit suicide last evening by taking morphine,
but her life was saved by prompt medical treat
ment. 1t appears that the unfortunate young
woman, who is said to be possessed of much
beauty left her home in New York in company
with a man who brought her to this city, where
he is said to have accomplished her ruin.
young man named Converse who lodges in a
room in the Tyler block corner of La Sale and
South Water streets, says that he informed
by letter from sister of the young lady, who
lives in New York, of the facts above stated, with
a request that he take measures to reclaim her
and send her to friends in Dubuque, Iowa. Mr..
Converse, after search found her at the st.
Charles Hotel and took her to his room, where
she became very i'll. A physician was called,
and it was discovered that she had taken large
dose of morphine. Antidotes were given, and in
a short time afterwards she revived, and hopes
are now entertained of her recovery. Her brief
history is a sad one, and it is to be hoped that
she will be restored to her friends. Chicago
Post, Juty II.
A Monster Elevator.
The gre at Central Elevator in Chicago is to
be enlarged. 1t is now 101 by 200 feet, and
since its construction, twelve years ago, has re-
ceived about GO, 0000 600 bushels of grain. When
the enlargement has been completed, it will
occupy 101 by 300 feet on the ground, with walls
two or three inches in thickness, and $50 feet
high. This will make it the largest elevator in
the world, containing as it will, 270 bins, each
6S feet deep, with total capacity of 100000
bushels of grain. There will be three railroad
tracks running into the elevator, two of which
will be used for receiving grain and one for de-
livery. Each of these tracks will accommodate
ten cars, so that thirty cars can be run into the
elevator at one time, if necessary, thus making
it possible to discharge 200, 900 bushels a day
Punishment of Mutineers.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle of yesterday contains
the tollowing:-
"Our latest despatch from Sing Sing (the last
despatch being dated at o'clock Sunday even
ng) is to the effect that few of the conyicts,
having consented to go to work, have been re-
leased from their quarters. few more of the
ugly ones have been handcuffed with their hands
behind their backs, and then hung up on a hook,
their toes just touching the floor
which is considered very severe
punishment. The howls and yells of the
convcts who are still kept in their cells may be
heard for a distance of half mile, and crowds
of the villagers from Sing Sing thronged the
banks in the vicinity of the prison on the Sab
bath listening to them. Joseph Lambert, a no.
torious murderer and thief, who escaped from
Clinton Prison long time ago, and who
Gently convicted in New York on charge of
grand larceny, was taken to the prison Saturday
afternoon, but was refused admission until he
had served out his uneXpired term at Clinton
Prison. he was consequently taken back to
New York"