The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-09

and attaches Of the Navy Yard were surprised
and gratfed by the arrival at this port, very un-
expectedly, Of the prize steamer, blockaderunner
Susannah, which vessel was captured Oft Cam
peachy Shoals by the United States steamer Meta
comet, Captain James L. Jouett, few days since.
We are enabled to present the readers Of THR
EvENNa TELEGRAPH this afternoon with the
following interesting particulars connected with
the capture of the SUSaHnah.
The Altac0llt Dot, Now Orleans on Thanks diving
Day upon a cruise, with a rowing commission from
Admiral FARRAGUr Il viii be remembered that
the Het1cOmci went into tn fight in Mobile Bay
lashcd TO the flagship Hirttord. After the forts
were passed she cast OF ana pursued the then Rebel
pun.boats Morgan, Gaines and Selma leach heavier
than hcrscln up the bay and fought them for an
hour single-handcd, driving the Morgan under the
guns of the fort bcaching the Gaines and capturing
the selma In the report OF the fight published in
the Northern papers at the time u was stated that
the 8fefdc0net rammcd the hartford. This is mis-
take as the Hartford was struck by the Lact101Hnr.
The SusaunGh was sighted of Campoachy Shoals,
by Cnutain doUETr, about halt past ten o'clock, on
Sunday morning. She was captured aier an eNcit-
ing chase OF five hours. Three lOO-pOund shells were
fred al her. aud eleven shrupnel One OF the balls
of the latter struck the mate IN the back, who was
sipudir0 lv he wheel and the Cyg0pp1h hove TO.
prize cl cw was placed on board and her coal be-
ing sho1t, she was towcd into Key West and after
coalup was sent 10 This port where she arrived last
D..
NiFLna. she ~ now at the Navy Yard She lett
KCy West on Friday afternoon aud made Cape May
light on Wednesday night after dark, in severe
storm. Beng unable 70 get plot, MI NiELb5
brought her up the himself, plotting her from
Ii charts II was the first time he ever came up the
Mr N1TIps will he remembered as the brave ofn-
Ger who left the Mctdc0Hct IN the midst OF the fight
III Mobile Bay, and with a small boat and five mon
rescued nine men and officer OF the illiated Ie
cupseh. lie rowed around batween the feet aud
the forts during the iPh, until the last vessel had
pnggp1 tlp smoke had cleared aWnV, and all the
survivors had been picked up, when he went TO the
Oneida and did signal duty upon her untl nus own
ship became engaged with the Rebel gun-boats, when
he ieIt the oneida and pulled TO the MetdcOmet and
assisted in the capture. The SusdHHdh was chased
by the United States steamer Tennessee for sevon-
teen hours, and ran away from her. She Is very
last, ana her captain was greatly surprised and
chapIined AZ her capture. ne was confident that no
vessel OF the squadron bockadng off Galveston
could catch him. The Metdc0met is dOube-cndcr.
She captured the Donegal in June last, while rum
Tic United States steamer BansheeTchasod tho
SusdHndh for five hours while she lthe Susdnughl
was off Wilmington, n, c., making her wav TO tins
port. The BaRshee took her for blockade runner,
cndcavOung TO yet into Cape Fear River. The
SusoRnah had on board one hundred and twenty-dyc
bales OF cotton, Il number of which were thrown
overheard. She ran out from Galveston.
LEASING THE CITY RAILRoADs.-At a meeting
of the Corn Exchange Association, held this
morning at their rooms, Mr.. George L. Buzby,
in few pertinent remarks, introduced the follow
ing preamble and resolutions -
Whereas, proposition Is now before Councils to lease
the mnrket Street Railroad and that portion OF the BrOld
Street Ro7d which extends from Olive street to Yne
railroad company thereby investing them with an abso
lutte control over said roads, aud
Wdereas The Reading, Philadelphia, wilmington, and
baltimore, and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads have equal
with the Pcnnsy ylyania Railroad Tor the said
WiereSS The commerc' interests Of Philadelphia de-
mand that these roads should be- open to the use OF every
railroad line which enters our city; therefore
Rcs0lued, That the Corn Exchange Association, as
commercial facilities If Philadelphia, looks with much dis
favor upon a proposteC invest any railroadline
with exclusive control over any one OF these avenues into
our city. MI. -,,. -. ,,... 49,. -,,,-.., .-.,.
a highway INTENDED Tor the use Of the publc
generally; and that they were originally constructed for
public inter sis to maintain thst original intention: ani
the expenses incurred for them. the tolls thereon should
be increased Tn,n hey phall m De covered 70 IN
this subject at present.
Col. VIM. B. Thomas supported the resolution
in a brief address.
The preamble and resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted.
A DELIGHTFUL OCCASIONAL concert was
given last evening, at the Tabernacle Baptist
Church, Chestnut and Eighteenth streets, by the
Sunday School attached TO that place of worship.
The galleries were occupied by the children, and
a large platform was erected around the pulpit
for the infant school. Several solos, duets and
choruses were admirably sung, and the audience
eyinced their approval by repeated applause.
During the singing of the I" Flag of our Union,"
the enthusiasm Of the audience was excited by
each child in the school waving national dag.
A photograph album, containing likenesses Of
the teachers of the school, was presented to the
pastor, Rev. DR.. Eddy, who will shortly leave
Philadelphia. Beautiful bOu luets were presented
TO Professor Cross, the Organist; Mr.. Muslin,
pianist and to Rev. DIR. Griitiths and Ar. Evans,
the Superintendents
Arg n1,r, ola 40
befores Alderman Plankinton this morning,
charged with assaultng an officer. 1t seems that
Brown was at a ball at Broad and Spring Garden
streets last night, and created a disturbance. An
officer intcrfered, when Brown struck him with
billy. Some one else also stabbed the officer in
the neck, inRicting slight wound. The prisoner
was committed for trial.
SHARP TmEvING. - This morning Michael
Palmer was committed by Alderman Carter to
answer the larceny Of watch from a house at
Fourth and Shipper streets. Palmer was IN com
pany with another man engaged in hucIstering
potatoes While in a house bargaining for the
sale of some potatoes, Palmer slipped the watch
from a nail whereon It was hanging. II was after
wards found in his possession.
POCKET PICKRD-Mr. II. Parkman, of No
1927 Olive street, had his pocket picked last even
ing in car No. IS of the Green and Coates street
line between the hours of five and six. He
| was relieved of pocket book containing nearly
| 5000 in money, and q note of 500, payable to
his order, on Messrs. E. Scheatier Son, of Lam
| caster, drawn in Che month of September, 1868,
| besides other papers Of small value.
CHARGED WITH MAINTAINING A NUI-
| sANCE.-PETER BECKERT is the name of an indi-
| yidual who had a hearing before Alderman WHITE
| yesterday, charged with maintaining q nuisance
| The defendant rented part OF Mr.. WIN. GEElsER's
residence, Race street. above Front, whore he set
| up mechanical process Tor dyeing cloth lie was
not engaged at this work very long before all of Mr.
| GEEIsEB's FAM yWere taken suddenly III A phy sician
was called in who pronounced the sickness as bein
| caused by the perfume from the dyenr material
The arrest OF the defendant then followed for main
| taining nuisance. lie was held TO bail in the sum
| OF 5000 dollars.