The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-15

art, local, and general news departments viii be ex
tended and improved and the Transcript will be
gotten up in a stvle of unequivocal excellence
We wish Colonel Greene and the Transcript re.
his liberal enterprise and untiring efforts to elevate
the journalism OF our city.
LAST NIGHT'sI FIRF.-The insurance on
Armslrongs Woollen Mills, destroyed last evening,
is as follows:-
North Amencan. ....,,,.,,,,......,.,,..,,. 1000
Arctlc ......'.'..'''''' ..,'''..'...'''.'' 6U0O
Niagara 5000
1,nS. ply
fXcelsOr.... bUO
State of Pennsylvania ....................,. 1000
Upion MUTUAL ''...'...''..,,.,.,... .,..,.. 3OOO
Inhauelphla 2600
Home Mutual. Observation-Disclosures, 1000
Total insurance e...............,...... S62 900
This is stated to be the exact amount OF insur-
ance on the property des royed aud which will not
cover half of the los.
TILL-TAPPER.-Charle Brady made q
very unsuccessful attempt Yesterday afternoon to
OF grocery store at the corner of Shackamaxon and
Richmond streets. 1t appears that Charley, who is
youth OF some sixteen summers, has had his edu-
cation sadly neglected, and having no very clearly
defined ideas upon the subject of neum and tuun,
when as he thought he was unobserved, he got be-
hind TO counter and opened the said money-dIawer
The owner OF the store caught him in the act, and
made a grab for him, but he was too timber. He
ran out and was captured by Officer Grant just he
na0 feac 1ed MARLBOROUGH street. lie held in
$500 bail by Alderman Clouds, before whom he had
q hearing.
LARCENY OF LEAD.-Edward Baker and
Charles Card were arrested Yesterday morning, by
the harbor police. Tor stealing lead from the ship
foot of Race street wharf Baker has small boat
in which he plies up and down the river. Card Is
mate of the vessel from which The lead is said to
have been stolen. After the cargo had been de.
livered to the consignees, there were two PIGS of
LEAD found to be short AS the amount called for in
yvaq i'm.
media'ely suspected, and the matter put into the
hands soft of the police with the above result Baker
Ioland, and were neld in $500 bail each to answer
the charge OF larceny. 1000.
AN EVIL THAT NEEDS CoRREcrIoN.-
There always to be found in large cities persons
who TO pauder to the gross and prurient tastes of
the vulgar will issue works that appeal to the baser
passions. AS people, we do not see so much of
cities The police frequently make arrests of per.
sons who sell these filthy books, pictures, and
pamphlets openly, but there are numbers who sell
them secretly that the police never can reach. Yes
terday morning man named George Ande rson wss
arrested o az nalsd ana Race streets whilst selirg
Williams, and was held IN $500 bail to answer for
the ohense.
@WARNING TO DRIVERS OF Coal CARTS
John O'NeilI, who is employed as q driver of a coal
cart by a company in this CITY, got into a difficulty
yesterday afternoon, owing TO his obstinacy. He
had taken q load Of coal to house at Ninth and
Carpenter streets and in spite OF the expostuatons
OF the persons who happened to be in the neighbor.
hood, he persisted in dumping his load upon the
pavement obstructing the travel along the street.
AS there Is an ordinance against such action, the
carter was arrested and taken before Alderman Pot.
finger After hearing the facts of the case, the
driver was Mulcted in the sum of S5, as penalty
for his contumaoy, and was dismissed a wiser man.
having paid very dearly for his experience.
ASSAULT AND BATTERY. - Yesterday
afternoon, William Simpson, couRtryman from
a father and son named Boomingthai al @ Second
and Race streets, with the intention of furnishing
himself with suit of sheep clothing" After ex:
amlntng several garments, dispute arose about
something, which eliminated in a regular knock.
| down argument, much TO the detriment of eyes,
noses, etc. The jews had warrant issued for the
arrest OF the countryman, and he for the VS. The
former was taken before Alderman Becker and held
in. $500 bail, and the latter in $500 by Alderman
Toland.
A FAIR OF CHRISTMAS AND USEFUL,
| ARTIoLEs will be held by the ladies OF Trinity
| Church, Southwark, in Washington Building, Third
street, above Spruce, all next week. Their many
friends in other parts OF the city will find cordial
greeting tre m the present active members of olo
trinity. Efforts have been made to lender this a
very attractive Far In addition to the usual
varieties, superior baseball set and several oil
paintings by Lambdln ana Waugh. will be offered
one OF Lincon, Grant Meade, etc.-specially for
this Far.
The COLD SNAP.-The effects of the cold
snap still further visible the neighborhood of
the city. All the ponds were frozen yesterday
morning This morning the SchuJ kill river has
followed suit the ice covering II to the thickness of
| full hal an inch this morning above the Market
street bridge. we VIII, at THIS rate, soon have
skating the river and plenty OF elbow room there
for the exercise of that graceful and exhiarating
sport.
AN Recommendations O,Neill was
arrested whilst wandering about in the nei0hbor.
hood of Twelfth and Christian streets last night He
was found to be IN insane condition and was sent
to the Almshouse by Alderman Tittermary
OWNER WANTED.-A pair of bay horses
picked up in the lower part of the city yester-
day by the police. The owner can obtain pos se on
Hnft thaTn Inv IN
Fifth District Station House.
ADMITTED.-On motion of Samuel Hood.
ESQ, ID Ramsay Patterson was this day admitted
TO practice as an attorney -at-law in th stric
Court and Court of Common Pleas of the City an [
County Of Philadelphia. .
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ROCKHILL g. WILSON,
FINE CLOTHING HOUSE,
eOs and sos CHESTNUT st., Phila
Foreign and Domestic Fabrics. made tC
Order. Reasonable SaruicaahIa