The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-09
PHILADELPHIA, August 8. 1876.

The weather still continues without any change
to render it more endurable. The mercury stood
to day, at 2 o'clock, on parallel with Sc. A
storm of rain is approaching which will, no doubt,
have a beneficial result.
The bold robbery mentioned yesterday is still
the talk OF every body. The city police have boldly
pronounced the story to be false, because in their
opinion, the transaction could not have taken
place, without the watohmen or the family who
occupy the upper portion ofthe house hearing the
noise accustomed by it, This being their dicta, OF
course their search after the authors will be
mere matter Of moonshine, while all their efforts
will be 10 attach an imputation of fraud to wor-
thy man, who appears to have borne an ire
proachabIc character, and has for a number of
years been an elder OF the Presbyterian church in
Southwark, OF which the Rev. George Addir IS
pastor. he unfortunate man is still unable TO
leave his home, from the effect of passing many
hours in the heated atmosphere of a closed store,
bound hand and foot, and gag in his mouth.
The incredulty OF our police is not new thing;
they meet with so many knaves in their pursuits,
that they gradually inlbibe a little of the spirit
themselves, and view with suspicion all that are
unfortunate even If they do not at times league in
with the rogues Tor share in the plumber
1t was their. cry when the Lescure rob-
berry occurred, some years since; they pre-
tended to doubt the whole story, and yet after
a while, the evidence of Its occurrence was forth
coming, and one of their own number implicated
in the transaction. As proof that the contigu-
ty of a watch box does not always afford security
TO the store, 1t may be mentioned that the same
premises now occupied by Mr. Barncaste was
four years ago dry good store, kept by a Mr..
Shedaker AT that time watch box occupied
the corner, as it does now, and yet that store
robbed one night of goods TO the amount of over
$1,000, VIII oh the burglars carried of in tubs, as
it was afterwards ascertained upon their trial.
curious scene occurred this morning in Mar
ket street, which, after some promising, will en-
deavor to relate. The heio OF the affair is a gem
tleman named +. Glenn PEBBLES, of some literary
abilities, and being of a philosophic turn of mind
he IS very apt to despise the petty regulations
which govern most men in their everyday trans
actions, and as a consequence is very often trou-
bled by repeated calls upon his purse by those
who are unfortunate enough to credit him. A
number OF warrants have lately been issued
against him for various transactions, which at
least have the appearance of obtaining goods I'M
der false pretences.and yesterday he was arrested
and held to bail In $500 for further hearing upon
one of the charges pending. For some purpose
which has not as yet appeared, our hero last
evening took lodgings at hotel in Second
street, and sat down at breakfast with the other
boarders. One OF the walters was induced to sus-
pect that all was not right, account Of hero
having no baggage with him, and dropping hint
to mine host, the latter kept his eye upon him,
and observing ihaton finishing hasy" meal he
made towards the back door for the purpose of
escaping, accosted him with demand for the
price of the breakfast. Our hero put on the APP
pearance OF highly incensed individual, and was
mine host was imperative, the prosecuted philo-
sopher invited the landlord to 20 with him next
door and he would borrow enough to defray the
trlfing debt, as he was accidentally out Of change
THIS effort was unsuccessful, for the person to
whom he applied answered, "you have not
paid me the last shilling you borrowed" The
same application was made of another person
with the like success, when our hero becoming
desperate bolted from the grasp Of his host, who,
determined not to be done in this manner, follow
ed in pursuit, crying "stop thief" Coming up
to the unfortunate phi losopher, the landlord
grasped him the tighter, and declared his in
ien,ion to take HIM before the Mayor A
partly now took place, in the course Of which
our hero endeavored IL " raise the wind, 10y APP
plying 10 persons in the crowd to loan him en1ngh
to ct him mt liberty. The circumstance attracted
some hundreds To The spot, and his difficulty was
a source Of mirrh TO most Of the bystanders FL
nally some one suggested that he should leave his
coat IN the possession of the landlord, as pledge
for the payment OF the bill. THIS article, 1t was
hunted, he cou best do without, on account OF
the heat of the weather. After some consdera-
ton this suggestion was followed. and he walked
away in his shirt sleeves, leaving his coat behind,
o other words, having paid tor inside lining
for his stomach, out Of his old coat. Hereafter
we must dub him as the coatless philosopher,
along with George Munday, the "hatless pro-
phet' had like to forgot the very circumstance
which prompted this notice, which was, that he
tated to the host and the crowd, that he was an
editor, was acquainted with the most emint mt
literary men, and finally, a. a proof Of n his
d-lphia correspondent OF the New York Herald
He little thought that the real simon pure was at
his elbow.
The charges against the subject of this notice,
are very numerous and some strange deao,te,nents
are expected 10 take place on Monday, upon the
second hearing of the case.
Sales OF stocks at Philadelphia.
AVG, $4,000 TENNESSEE Bonds 5s, 80 $4,000 State
IS, 66k so Reading RR 335< 90 do, cash, 33l.
AFrER SALEs-$30 0s0 State IS, So
S,coSp BoARD.-l sh Pennsylvania Bank 25l1a do
25lL
AFTER sALrs.-2 shs Pennsylvania Bank, 25l $4,000
State S., 6bIx $1,000 do &c