The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-23
CITY INTELLIGENOR,,

AN ERROR CORRECTED. "A statement appeared
in the Inquirer of yesterday, that Captain A. J.
Cohen was held to bail by Alderman White for
taking $3.50 Of bounty money from lad named
Beansh, who was stationed ut Camp CIdUalader.
In such statement gross injustice was done to
Captain Cohen. The true facts of the case are
that the Captain is the custodian Of q large
amount OF money taken from bounty-ium
deserters, and rejected men, ana neld Dy nlui
under orders from the War Department, unit
such time as proper disposition may be ordered
by the authorities ut Washington.
The suit In question was brought by the father
of this Belnish, who is a minor and had been
rejected on account of being only seventeen years
OF age, and physically unfit for service 20 test the
right Of Captain Cohen In withholding this
money. As an officer Of the Government he Is
ably defended by the United States District At
torney, Hon Charles Gilpin.
We take pleasure in correcting this mistake.
Captain Cohen is a soldier and gentleman, and
whatever he has done has been in strict obedience
to his orders Ii is his duty 10 take charge of this
money, and as Il soldier he has obeyed hls orders,
and deserves to be praised for the strictly honor
able manner in which he has fulfilled his duty.
STEALING GovBRNMENT PROPERTY. - This
morning Thomas Doran was committed by
Alderman Holme, to answer theparceny Of Gov
ernment property. The accused was employed
at the BrdesOurg Arsenal, and /, is alleged ssOlo
therefrom about eight hundredweight OF iron,
among which were eight 6i-pound solid shot.
PASSING COuNrERpVIT MoNEY.-Ths morning
George Douglass and Bdwsrd Riley were COM
miltgd 10 answer the charge of passing counter
ioit % notes on the City Bank OF BudtiO.
| 2 FINED No less than seventeen peraons were
| fined Ia Frankfyrd for not removing the snow
from heir peyrmeuts. Among the number was
| a memOcr OF S, let Council.
| ARREST FOR FORGERY AND FALSE
| PrrrrEcRs.-WM y. PAHKEE. OF Camden. New jersey,
barApder in Jones Hotel at Tho DOT MarE"t street
wharf hal a hearing baore Alderman HStrLEH, at tho
| Ccntra St8Uon, ycsteray afternoon Ihe crclm-
stances aAcndng his arrest are as iollOwsi-A man
giving the nape OF WN Il. ROACH went into tho store
OF Mr. ZILLMAS al Fourth anil hlfSet streos yestor-
DAY morning ami purchased goods TO the Niluo Of san
lie the goods to DO sent to JONES Hotel where
he said he boarded, sul won pay or thom there The
articles we're sent 10 tho hotel anla lad was Afterwards
despatched to collect the sponey The Lad returned with
a check on tine Philadelphia Banh calling Tor $3.50
signed by NM II. HOACifs. one .O the clerks IN the
store OF Mi ZLMAN proceeded 70 the bank, and there
asooraiu,d that no such pciEon kept an account with
| the bank and that the check vg' aorscry. police
officer who yi.it2d the hoe' and there ar
rested the bartender, who Acknowledged having hled
W lie he 6oafdcr BY the ma 70 Of R0Ncn co Id not DC
ai m welRa,dSy nirRt hr R5acu Is ne called him
@ n92PgSa 10 h6 be 2s n1 mo man Sad HAY
came from New Bediord to moe purchases Yesterday
arms in a sling, ana ne gave him the check TO M uy
Inc barender at iyst objected to.sgnng Mr HoAcui
name hnt Ms hPay ifrsnGu % ns vas W s3 50 S % @ @ nS
he bayng conddeee Ia the person called Ro ACH Thl
90 NJ ZILLHAE, ho La-tcALeT was held or Ilr.hc
! hearing
The NORTHERN LIBERTY GAS WoRKs
, | When the Mayor sians the BIZ passed In Council
yesterday for the purchase OF the Northern Liberty Ga
Works there will be no more private gas companies
) this city. Germantown Gas Works were purchase
some time ago. The price given ior the Northern L5e
ty Gas Works OOO This Is less sum than the
Y would bring under the hammer The company are CON
PEELED 20 sell 10 the city o. ms nguru by thelr Shhte
q II was stated thai unless the city Ow makes Tho pu
chase the company this wn.er might secure egisIaO
by which the ely might cease 20 10 the rght 20 14
have been charged higher Than those In other
/ pTiee 20 donbt Is enter aimed as to the signing OF t
o BiiiI'S6 BY hS Mayor.
G COLLISION ON THE DELAwARG.-Las
r evening as tho steamer Stat Egh was on her way
Camden with the New York passengers collision too
place between her and the steamer Mary while the lat
h was endeayorng 10 mako her way through the can
opposite Walnut street whar. The Mary considers
by injured, her cabin having been stove IN some di
II tance rendering II unsafe for her % continue the M
d until the necessary repairs can oe enec ed lPd W.
# & hS1a Tn eoBsderb ms2gsd by t6e collision The
?, was apparent no anne 10 pe ataehsa 70 ellheI par
4 alter aiken to Camden, where The necessary repaiH W
~ be made
8 ACCIDENT TO A PASSENGER CAR.-Bt
tween i've and six O'Clock yesterday afternoon, as one
m the Vine soet cars was coming down Eighteenth stree
u IN the neighborhoOd Logan Square sleigh, driven
it rapid rate IN contact with Il, breaking nearly
" espeets es hS car was efowde at the Tine viii isd
n and gentlemen, who made narrow escape from bod
wound IN M ne S meek S ahd sRoads The pSes
as sleigh escaped without injury
FINES AND PENALTIES. The Alderm'
10 OF this city have paid into The cry treasury dgr
10 present year u 520l5 on account OF hnes and pena
lv | received by them
y DECEASED SoLDIER.-The only death a
10 nounoed al the Medical Directors onee yesterday
y. that OF ALEX AhpER JOY member ot Company k'o
W oRi9 Volunteers