The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-02


AN INSANE WOMAN COMMITS DEADLY
ASSAULT WITH A HATCHET.-On Friday night
last Mrs. Rebccca King, acting as housekeeper
for q man named Davis, in the Seventeenth
ward, made an assault on that gentleman with
hatchet She was supposed to be laboring
under an attack of insanity, and was accord
iugly removed to the house Of her son. No. 9H
New Market street. Last night, as Mr. King
and his wife and child were asleep in bed, Re-
becca obtained a hatchet, and proceeding TO the
sleeping apartment struck her son twice on the
bead, and also inflicted q wound on her
daughter in-law. She was about to deal u SINH
lar injury TO the child, but the cries of the in
iured ones attracted some of the neighbors to
the spot who dsarmed the woman and placed
her in custody. She was found to be insane,
and this morning she was sent to the Insane
Department of the Almshouse. The injuries OF
Mr. aud Mrs. King are not of serious char
acter.
AID FOR TIE MlFFLIN SUFFERERs.-At q
meeting held in this city for the purpose of
raising funds to assist the sufferers by the late
fire at MItIin, Juniata county, the following gen.
tlemen were appointed a committee to prepare
q subscription list, receive moneys, and dis
tribute the same:-TLomas A Scott, A. X. Nc
Clure, William Painter and James NJ. Sellers.
The receipt of the following subscriptions is
acknowledged
a. X, Mcclure. 500
James NJ. Sellers. ...........,...,.,.. 100
William Painter. Observation-Disclosures. 100
W. H. ARMSTRONG ..'''...'''''.....''.. 5o
Franklin Dundore. 100
Total. $3.50
The destructive conAagration in Minlintown,
the county seat OF Juniata county, has left some
fifty families in a very destitute condition, as
with their houses their furniture, bedding, and
clothing were almost wholly destroyed Con-
sidering the inclement season OF the year, aud
the large portion Of the town that has been
destroyed, there is actual want among the suf-
ferers which strongly appeals to the benevolent.
There should be liberal contributions made by
our citizens, and at once. Any contributions
left at this office will be bepTomptiy acknowledged
and forwarded.
IN EFFIGY.-Some parties, supposed to be
fremeD, by way of expressing their in lignatiOn
at the course of Mayor Fox in signing the bill
for paid ire Department, some time during
last night placed l. horrible-loOking eiiigy of
that gentleman on the top of a telegraph pole at
Third and Washington streets. The pole was
pretty thoroughly greas and nobody as yet
has had sufficient courage TO climb the slippery
pole Tor its removal.
BADLY BEATEN.-On Saturday night last a
fight occurred at Sixteenth and Thompson
streets, in which a man named Bentley, residing
on Matlack street, above Parrish, was shame
| fully beaten. He was carried 10 his home in an
| urcopsci Gus state, and his condition is deemed
very critical by the attending physician. The
police officers are in searCh OF the assailant OF
| the injured party.
| LANDRETH's ALMANAC.-"Laudreth Alma
nae and Rural Register for 1871, in the English,
| German, and Swedish languages, is now ready
for gTatuitOus distribution by ID. Landreth &
Son, at their seed and implement warehouse,
| Nos. 81 and 23 South oiXth street. This little
annual contains much valuable information for
| the gardener nurseryman and farmer, and is
much valued and sought after on that account
ACCIDENTAL SHooTING.-A party of young
| men at an early hour this morning were cele-
| brating the advent of the noW year at Passyunk
| road and Mifflin street, during which one OF
| the participants, named Jacob Singer, was shot
| i'm the face by the accidental discharge OF q
| pistol. The wadding of the weapon struck his
left temple and inflicted slight wound.
| KILLED BY FALIIEG on THE IcE.-An un-
| known man yesterday afternoon fractured his
skull in Richmond street by falling on the ice
| and striking his head against an iron foot
sciaper. He was conveyed TO 81. Josepht
| Hospital, where he died shortly after his adj
| mittance.
STABBING AFFRAY.-A man named Patrick
| McCloskey last night, at Shaekamaxon and
| GiTaTd avenue, stabbed another named james
| Wylie, in the thigh, inlicting an ugly wound
! Sergeant Fisher arrested McCloskev, 7hO wa'
J tnEep lafOTp Aldermen SUtUhiu. NJ q bound OVa