The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-03
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
tFor Additional oily Intelligence see Third Page.

| rise this morning, open lot in the Fourth Ward
| was the scene OF an exciting contest. The parues
to the affair were a rooster with highly developed
craw and two dogs" OF the vnga5ond stripe 1t
An Old lady donicied in the neighborhood re-
! paired to the spot IN question vito pail full OF
| kitchen refuse, which she deposited, as was her
daily wont. upon the ground. There was IN the
| pail but one item which even a hungry doR would
deign TO notice and that was a crust OF bread which
from its hardened outlines might nave been part OF
| the original supply which Noah oruered fIom his
| baker previous TO embarking hImse and family IN
| the Ark. The favoritc rooster of the old lady-her
favonte because 1t was the only one she Owned-wa,
standing hard by ana watched the operation OF over
turning tine pail with the greatest possible interest;
for he had tasted naught m the way OF food he
| had left his perch at early dawn
turned, the rooster made furious dve ut the aore
sald antediluyian crust But so furious was the
onset and so hardened was tue crust that the later
bounded INTO ihe and fell at the distance OF
five jeet or more. In this neghborhood there sat
upon his launches n hungry cur, whom nobody
owned, and who had not fallen upon a savory NOR
sci since he had emerged from the ash barrel III
thought that the crust a windfa from heaven,
intended TO appease his hungry pangs. He there
lore seized upon 1t, and made haste to get away.
But chantlcee wss on the aiet, and seeing the
crust thus making off with the dog, he rufled his
wings, revered the position OF the feathers on his
neck and made another lunge. He missed the crust
| this time, as probably his intention but sue
ceeded III planting his bupe iar and square in tue
| canine's fIontispiece, InfIctlng a fearful cash
therein, and causing the caTet TO flow IN cOplous
| stream.
lti needless to say that the "dorg" was intensely
dlspusted at this unprovoked assault, He dropped
the antedIluvian relic, turned about without more
ado, and opening the gates of his graveyard, dis
| played threatening array OF tombsIOnes.
his exhibition OF malice aroused the ire OF the
20 SGch m i an UNen' % t % ,s zoe hs o1cae
ratons each awaited the onset Il ON ms ANTAGONIST
There was pause of severa seconds at this point,
durng which time quite crowd OF unwashed
urchins, arIayed In their ghosty garments OF white,
collected and formed ring determined to see tair
play and free fight The uproar created by the
multitude disturbed the equanmIty of tao dog some
what He suffered himself TO be thrown off his
aud and tuhti t,,V clxy rIa
spectators chanticleer planted sOckdolager i'm
edlately over hls LETT peeper The flow OF caret
from this second wound was so copous that 1t com.
petely blinded the poor brute and sent him at once
to mis- devotioDs.
made hldeous with lntantlle cries oil delight.
Cbanticleer, thinking the mill entirely over,
position, when he was astonshed TO see another
cembatant enter the arena Like hls predecessor
he was 'dorg" whose bread.basket looked ex.
tremely lank. The most formidable prep rat on
which ne made 1or the fight was to curl ms taIl
in such perfect cree tina; IT would have puzzled a
dog ancer to have tod by which end 1t was ias-
Dog the second did not deign to survey the situa-
tion, but opened his graveyard and elevated his
mau eys at once. Then he made rush, and aghted
upon his antagonist causing the latter 10 KISS his
at this point he met with signal reverse While
he held chantIccleer in chancery, and was 'prepar-
ing 10 insert his tombstones IN the wndpipe Of the
latter by a sudde and deXtrl turn, his lefl trum
| pet was pierced through and through by spur,
and the dlscomfted canine retreaied, howling with
pain
The chantcleer assumed an upright posture and
carefully selecting the ottest cobble.stone within
the scope OF his vision, he tapped his wines tri-
umphantly and crowed with all his might. The
paan OF victory was taken up bV the surrounding
crowd of urchins, one of whom seized the "game"
bird and bore him off, followed by delighted and
| enthusiastic throng.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN THE PARK
| ESCAPE OF THE OUTLAws-- Another terri ole tragedy
has occurred in our midst and but passing notice
is taken of Its occurrence Last evening there oc;
Cured in our beautiful Park one of those trghttu
occurrences that every NOW ana then startle tne
sundown, about 40 p. NJ partV OF reckless and
disorderly out avs numbering in all five men, orove
down the slope on the east side of the Park,
opposite to the "Mineral SPRING" at furious pace.
AS they neared the bottom OF the hill they ran with
frghttul force INTO a gentleman who was walking
quietly along, and hurled HIM to the ground bleed.
ing corpse. His death was almost instantaneous
Instead stopping the coldblooded wretches drove
off at q furious speed, that the officers who saw
the occurrence could not oVertake them and sue
ceeded for a lime in making good their escape. The
name of the murdered man is Mr.. William Edwards
He was about forty years od, and resided at No II
South Fifteenth street.
A SUSPICIOUS CUsToMER-A man an
swerlng to the name of Joseph Mitchell was arrested
| stances. For several days past he has been seen
/ ounging around the establishment of Mr. Nathan S
Brown, No. 22S Chestnut street, and acting IN very
suspicious manner. He would enter The store, and
when asked his business he would make inquiries fol
some one who had never been in the place. Th,
other morning Mr.. Barnes, one of the employees o
the establishment, met Mitchell coming down stairs
ana tnOugn nOInIng was tnOugnt oil lt at the time
yet when one of the clerks went up to look Tor SOM
articles, he found that OF fine shawls had beeI
tampered with, Mitchell was arrested, and sufi
: cient evidence was brought forward before Alder
man Beltler to warrant his being put under 1880
answer.
S TAKING HEAVY ToLL.-Two men, unde
q the guse OF friendship undertook TO lend helpin
:. hana 10 a gentleman who had invested IN rea
. estate ana deposited the purchase his nat. th
m%TPnS Nd hH Cat at very early hour They led him nom
e they relieved him of his pocket hook containIn0
Is cuy warrant Tor SO and due bill for 1926 whe
a. in the nelghborhood of Seventh and Grard ayenu,
:; ana then lett him alone in his glory TO ind his wa
re home as best he might The victim resides mes
e. light fingered gentleman arrested at his res
IN dence, Tenth and Girard avenue. but the missn
.y papers were non est tRUeatus. Heston had mt
So resting interview with Alderman Fitch, who hel
ID him in $1,000 bail to answer Tor his misdeeds.
e. ABSTRACTION OF RABENT.-Catharir
Of Diamond, tor some time past engaged in the huI
" BILE capacity OF domestic IN the family residing
e. No. 723 Brown street, undertook it is alleged,
IS rpenish her wardrobe by depicting that OF her mi
IN tress. Cathaune, fortunately for her mistress al
W unfortunately ~ for herself, detected in Il
y dubious proceeding, and was arrested therefor
D. the mYImIdOns of the law. She was brought
gIief and before Alderman Massey, who, amer hea
o. ing her story and tnat Of others who knew the c
~ cumsiances of the case held CathaTIne in $500 bi
T. to appear at Court and convince twelve intelge
We | peers of the Commonwealth that her case was
Gear as her name
IN The FIREMEN VISITORS. The Eagle Fl
II, Company, OF fittsburg now on visit TO this CT
te OF "Brotherly Love" are being shown the llo
s. and the tigers pretty extensively. Wenoticed the
g fling past in double line with fine brass band
ng Hall. In their brown oYercOas and caps they pI
Ry sented quite unique and stylish appearance. .
ss they marched along Chesnut street, the band
ip- cOuFsed some most excellent mufic