Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ut St. cor. Juniper, is a white-marble building in the Ionic style, with a graceful portico. The processes of coiningare very interesting, and the collection of coins preserved here is the largest andmost valuable in the Union. Visitors are admitted to the Mint during each secularday from 9 to 12 oclock, and the processes pointed out by an attendant. TheUnited States Naml Asylum, on Grays Ferry Road near South St., is an immensemarble building standing in the midst of spacious and highly-cultivated Ionic portico, with 8 iiracef
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ut St. cor. Juniper, is a white-marble building in the Ionic style, with a graceful portico. The processes of coiningare very interesting, and the collection of coins preserved here is the largest andmost valuable in the Union. Visitors are admitted to the Mint during each secularday from 9 to 12 oclock, and the processes pointed out by an attendant. TheUnited States Naml Asylum, on Grays Ferry Road near South St., is an immensemarble building standing in the midst of spacious and highly-cultivated Ionic portico, with 8 iiraceful columns, the trophy cannon, and the official resi-dences, are worthy of notice. There are two U. 8. Arsenals, one a short distanceS. E. of the Naval Asylum, and the other near Frankford (reached by the red carsof the 2d and 3d St. line). The former is devoted to the manufacture of shoes,equipments, and clothing for the array; the latter is devoted to the manufacture offixed ammunition, and contains one of the largest powder-magazines in the United. il PHILADELPHIA. 27 States. The Eastern Penitentiary, in Fairmoiint Ave. above 22d St., covers about 10acres of ground, and in architecture resembles a baronial cnstle of the middle separate {not solitary) system is adopted here, but is modified to the extent ofconfining two prisoners in each of the larger cells whenever the prison is prisoner is furnished with work enough to keep him moderately busy; and isallowed to see and converse with the chaplain, prison-inspectors, and other officials,but not with any of his fellow-prisoners. Tickets of admission are obtained at theLedger office. The County {Moyameiising) Prison^ 11th St. and Passyunk Road, isa spacious granite building in the ludo-Gothic style, appropriated to the confinenientof persons awaiting trial, or who are sentenced for short periods. Tickets at Ledgeroffice. The House of Refuge is in 22d St. near Poplar. Admission every afternoonexcept Saturda
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