The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-07
WHISKY.
How Many Il Sends to Prison-PoIsons
Mixed with 1t.

How Many Il sends to Prison-POisOns
Mixed with IL.
Priscn agent Mullen Is dewn on drunkenness
and that particular agent OF misery and destruc-
tion-whisky; for he devotes o very larke por-
ton of his last repert (Which we could just ad-
vert to yesterday for want OF space) to an exhi-
bition of its alarming effects. He says:-
isThere are in our city S66 churches, $50 school,
houses, and about 5000 rum shops. OF the latter,
there are but 41o9 that are licensed The fruits OF
these licensed and unlicensed dens of intquity are
to be found in the annals OF the police and the
prison records, where It win be seen that during the
year 1870 th have been 964 arrests made by the
police; OF which Is 2ss persons were sent to prison,
10 be disposed OF by the Courts and other author-
ties. or this number, there were 3S arrested for
murderI and 1s9 for an assault with intent to COM
NIT murder. For assault and battery 1876 dis0r-
derly csnduct and breach Of the peace Ssss Iltox
entire number Of commitments, 1887, about four
nfths or 1896, are traceable to ntemperance; aco
holic stimulants being with few exceptions the ex-
citing OF all the o1enses In the foregoing list
or the number committed to prison within the year,
there were 9S who died from mania a-potu. The
whole number committed to our prison for drunken
ness, since January 1, ls4T is 190,225 The suffering
and misery consequent upon the OF intoxicating
liquors, eternity alone can reveal"
e. r. Hutchins NJ. D., comes to the aid of
Agent Mullen and gives to the public several
analyses of the whisky 1t drinks, adding
'In large amount OF liquors there is q gallon Of
strychnia solution, beadonna solution or stramo-
mum solution to every four OF the liquor Tobacco
is added dgitalis is added oil of vitrio is added;
IL
etc. ETC., are added. To give color, caomel or burnt
sugar moasses, or red saunders or Oil Of almond,
is added. To give it the taste Of age grape stones
or oak sawdust."
ALLEGED CRUELTY ON THE HIGH SEAS
United States Commissioner Clark had before
him to-day at noon Captain James Field and
First Mate John Field, of the brig James Baker,
who were charged with cruelty on the high
seas to a seaman named Maurice Latin. The
following is the testimony
Maurice Latin sWorn-I was q seaman on board
the brig James Baker; shipped the 18th Of April
last for voyage to Csrdenas, and return; on eur eur
captain; the assault occurred when we were three
days out from Cardenas; was making the main
captain and mate; the captain struck in the nose
with his closed fist and then kicked me in the side;
time that was struck; the mate had assaulted me
three or four times before; the assault brought
blood the captain gave notnlng TO put on tne wound
before or after the time when was fastening the
main sheet; he ordered me to haul 1t aft; did not
let go OF it until he told me, and he then took hold
HIMSELF it was at that time that he struck me, and
the mate came around from the side of the vessel
John Osborne another Of the crew, saw the
assault and corroborated the testimony of the pre-
vious witness The witness was subjected to long
cross-eXamination, after which the hearing was
postponed until tomorrow, the defendants being
quired to give bail until that time
LIVELY Row IN GAsKILL STREET.-Be-
tween twelve ard one o'clock this morning, as
MT. JOnn Hurst, VINO lives at bQ6 Leu6u6ub
house No. 305 Gaskil street, was entering his
house. he was attacked by gang of men. of
whom the notorious punch Mclaughlin" was
one. Hurst had got partially within the door,
when he was assaulted. dragged out, and beaten
He screamed, and number of the inmates of
the house, both male and female, came to the
rescue, when one of the crowd, named George
Barton, drew q pistol and threatened to shoot
Mary Morris. He did not shoot, however, but
struck the woman in the mouth with the butt
end of the weapon. Ross Patterson, another of
the crowd, drew a knife and made numerous
warlike threats and demonstrations. The above
named assailants together with Alfred Booz,
who had knocked Hurst down in the first place,
were arrested by number of policemen of the
Third district, and they will be arraigned before
the sitting magistrate at the Central this after
noon.
No QUoRUM OF TUE BUILDING COMMISSION.
The regular meeting of the Public Building
Commission was called for yesterday at 313
o'clock, but a quorum failed to attend and 1t
was agreed to meet again to-day at IL o'clock,
or every day hereafter until quorum could be
obtained. There were in attendance to-day at
the hour appointed, Messrs. Csttell, Gray,
Huhn, Perkins, and Wetherill. These gentlemen
waited about half an hour. and none of the
other members putting In an appearance: the
members resolved to meet tomorrow at I212
Messrs. Fox, Cuyler, and Rice are out of town,
and it remained to-day between Messrs. Cassidy,
Stokley, and Phillips for one of these gentlemen
| 10 make up quorum, the presence of six mem
Ders DelnS ueccseaIy lor Iuht puIponc.
SWIMMERS ARRESTED. The SchuylkillH Harbol
| police yesterday arrested a half dozen men for
| swimming in the river opposite Woodland
| Cemetery. This place is a favorite resort fol
| the bathers, but as large number of people
| including many ladies, visit the cemetery daily
| the officers intend to break the practice up
| Each of the swimmers was fined for the
offense.
| A FATAL FALL.-At II o'clock to-day, Barney
| O'Neill, aged thirty-fve years, fell from ladder
| at the new school-house on Frankford road, nea
| Clearfield street, and was killed. The Corone
was notified that the body lies at deceased's lat
residence on Pink street, near Master.
ANOTHER RoBBERY.-On Tuesday nigh
thieves entered the coal Office of Snowdon
| Rau, Dillwyn and Willow streets, and stol
| everything movable that they conld carry off
This is the third time within fifteen months tina
this Office has been entered.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
Reported by De Haven Bro, No. 4OS. Third street
SECOND BOARD.
$1,000 City 6s, New. 100 sh Read r. .b60 SO g
| d bill. 100 500 do =. $50. 692
1sh Cam Am. .12sA 100 do. $50. 6s1
| 40 do........ .l29 200 do. $50. SIS
60 do...... .129 100 sh Cata Prf.... 491
100 sh 18th 4 18th r 24H
AFTER BOARD.
slooOe Sch es 81. sOJs 2 sh Pezna r.. So
$500 Leh Gold L.. 93s4 do......... 621
"a sh Mech Blk. SO. 50 2sh a AR. .129
Sc do. So. S3 40 do. .......l29
100 sh Leh N St.. ss& 200 sh Sch N Pf..... lsl
| 1OO dn h3 RSI 500 sh Read n ha0 IS 8