Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-09

PHILADELPHIA, Norem5er g.

Last evening, quite muss occurred at the
Arch street Theatre It was nothing less than
a contention for a wife. From an account
published in the Evening Argus, it appears
that Mrs Rebecca Erdman, her maiden name
being Ford. was married some FIVE years ago
to Daniel H. Erdman, of this city. After
living with Mr.. Erdman some four years. and
having two children by him, she left him, and
went to board somewhere in the neishborhood
of Cherry and Tenth streets.
There, Mr. Joseph G. Bowman saw her.
and after q brief courtship, made an offer of
his hand and fortune, which were accepted.
This marriage took place before Alderman
Hubbard, on the Goth of last August. The
parties lived happily together for some weeks,
Mr. Bowman being much attached to his new
wife. and INDUCING her in every within and
caprice. Finally, he left the city, to pay a
brief visit to some friends in the country,
and, while absent, his wife packed up por-
ton of his personal effects. and left without
any intimation rs to where, or why she was
going. Mr.. Bowman heard nothing of her,
and saw nothing, until last night, when chance
and the Bleak House took him to the Arch
Street Theatre. Judge Of his surprise, on en-
terng the boxes, to find his runaway wife
seated by the side Of a strange man.
'He proceeded to the individual, and nat
urally asked him what he was doing with his
wife =? ''She is my WIFE replied the other.
land I'd like to know how you claim her as
your wife, An alteration ensued, the Off
Ger of the house was summoned, and Mr. and
Mrs Erdman (the man with her being her
first husband) were treated to a realization of
Bleak House, in Cherry street, above Fourth,
known as the City Police Station She de-
MED all knowledge of Bowman. said that she
had never seen him before, and probably
would have induced this belief in many, if her
previous history was not fully known. A par
tlal hearing of the case was had before the
Mayor, this morning and Mrs. Rebecca Erd-
man was held in $500 to await further in
vestigatiOn.''
The Franklin Fire Company Of Washington,
reached this city, GA Sunday night, by the
mail train from Baltimore, and proceeded at
once to the kensington depot, escorted by a
delegation of the United States Hose Compa-
ny. They reached New York early yesterday
morning. They will return to this city on
Thursday, when the Philadelphia iremen will
receive them with an escort and parade. On
Friday evening, ball is to be given by the
United States Hose Company, in honor of their
guests.
Yesterday morning, Mr.. Reed, the District
Attorney, was sworn into office for the term of
three years, in the Court of Common Pleas
according to the acquisitions of the act of
Assembly.
A large stock dealer in this market has
Iioiuou w tue pTcasuTe Vi Tue tiIneS ana the
severe decline in prices. His liabilities are
said to be large.
The number of immigrants arriving at this
port during last month was 2.11o
Several of the papers have said that VIM
A. Jones. of the Marshals Police, who was
pardoned by Gov. Bigler, was convicted of
whipping woman. Such is not the fact He
was acquitted of that charge and the alleged
assault of which he was convicted. was on a
man.