The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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UPICKPoCKETs GETTING THEIR DUES
On late tripot one OF the cars on the Eleventh
street Railroad, on Tuesday night, rode three
pickpockets. They undertook TO rob the con-
ductor, who saw their game and ordered them
out OF the vehicle. Refusing 10 leave, the con-
ductor took the biggest one by the neck.tie and
the rear portion OF his trousers and chucked
him clean over the platform. Another OF the
pickpockets, with a slung-shot, aimed blow at
the conductor, that at the moment he did not
feel, but that afterwards proved TO be severe
one. He, however, struck the thief in the breast
with his elbow, and then se1zlng the nose of the
rogue, SO twisted it that If properly annealed
and tempered, IL might Oe made to do the duty
of a two-lnch augur. BY this time the villain
first thrown over the cashier had recovered and
was rallying to the attack. The driver had
stopped his horses and was trying to unscrew
the handle Of the brake. Had he succeeded
homicide might have been the result. Fortu-
nately the handle wouldn't come off. The
driver and conductor ultimately so thrashed the
three thieves that they forbore to pursue them
farther, and the trio limped away bruised,
bleeding, and altogether miserable and forlorn.
At the Central Station, yesterday, Thomas
Duncan was brought up for q further hearing
on the charge OF pocket-pcking. Defendant was
arrested several days aeo, after jum0ing from
a car on Arch street, and throwing a port
monnaie away which had been taken from the
pocket OF passenger, and the hearing was
continued to enable the officers concerned in
the arrest to have present the gentleman whose
pocket had been picked. He had not, how
ever, been found, and on the testimony of a
man who saw Duncan leap from the car and
throw the portmonnaie into the street, he was
held for trial.
The FRANKLIN INsTITUTE.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Franklin Institute was
held last evening. After the usual business, the
Resident Secretary, Professor Henry Morton
read his monthly report on Novelties in Science
and the Mechanic Arts. Among various inte-
resting descriptions and illustrations, was O new
plan for the management of the lime light, in
which were used strong iron reservoirs for the
different gases, into which these we're forced
under heavy the pressure of 800 to 450 lbs. per
square inch, rendering the apparatus very com
pact and easy OF transportation, and jets of
new form. Many interesting applications of the
light 80 arranged were described, among others,
its use in the reduction OF Fort Wagner, which
was very entertaining. An electrical machine
OF entirely new principle and construction was
also exhibited, and many other important novel
ties were discussed.
MAKING A CLEAN SwEEP.-some weeks
ago, while family residing at No. ll42 N. Ele-
venth street was at Atlantic City, young man
named thompson went to dealer in second
hand furniture and sold the contents of the pre-
mises, making a clean sweep of them, the art-
cles realizing about five hundred dollars. Upon
the return OF the family their astonishment may
be imagined to discover that the furniture had
"a been carried OIL. search was made for it, and
it was finally discovered at the store OF the
secondhand dealer who bought it, He told
from whom he had purchased it, and why he
nau QOne so. Inc O1ender was out OF the CITY
at the time, but was arrested upon mis- return,
and has been bound over by the Recorder to
answer the ofense oftheit. The dealer has been
compelled to return the goods, and is out Of
pocket about i've hundred dollars.
HEARING OF A RIoTER.-William II. Teal,
charged with rioting, several weeks ago. on the
occasion OF conflict between several fire com
panies on South Second street, was arrested on
Tuesday, by officers Nef and Berry, of the
Second District police. He is alleged to have
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A man of the same name was alluded to by
several of the witnesses examined in the Coro-
ner's investigation on Monday, in respect to
the shooting OF Henry Walters. He was said to
have dragged man into the barroom of Bou-
viers tavern, and struck him several times over
the head with the butt of a pistol. Alderman
Better held him for further hearing.
PREMIUMS AwARDED.-At the meeting of
the Pennsylvania horticultural Society, held on
Tuesday evening, the following premiums for
fruits were awaIded:-To Philip Syng gardener
to DR.. William Camac, for three punches of
grapes, white; to A. Bellett, gardener TO j.
James McDaniels, gardener to NJ. Baird three
pine-appes; to John Laugblin, gardener to j..
b. Baxter, collection OF pears; to j. E. Mitchell,
collection OF pears; to s. w. Noble, collection OF
apples. There were other contributions, which
are not included in the above. The hall was
well filled on this occasion.
S.. THE KENsINGToN WATER WoRKs.-The
work of connecting the Kensmgton Water
Works with the Corinthian avenue basin, by
means OF a thirty-inch main, will be completed
next month, when the wards now supplied with
Delaware water will receive their supply from the
Schuylkill The Kensington Works will only be
used at times of extreme demand for water.
HANDEL AND HAYDN SoCIETY.--The first
meeting of this season was held at Handel and
Haydn Hall on Tuesday evening last. The room
was crowded with ladies and gentlemen, mem
bers of the various city church choirs, and other
amateur vocalists, when the rehearsal of Men,
delsshon's "Oratorio of st. Paul" was entered
upon.
The UNION REPUBLICANS of Third Ward
have nominated the following ticket:-Commor
Council-R. b. Beath; Alderman-John T
Brady; School Directors-J. Il. Pratt, N. C.
Reid, M. D., william Steadman, and Thomas
Stuart, Tor uneXpired term of j. w. Fletcher
deceased. ..
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL GOSSIP.
Mr.. j. L. Warner, the only son of the late Mr.
A Warner, the tragedian, has just made his appear
8 ce in the character of Hamlet" at the Sadler'
~ llsTheatre in London. The Aiheagunl says
r.Warner is young and not without ability
ltbre has gifted him with fine voice and tai
brson and as he has been performing in thu
III EoVinces tor the last three years, he must no
be regarded as altogether unpractised In his pro
tession."
M Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mathews are to opeI
the Haymarket Theatre in London, on the Is
of,October, with a play called the OUertdrit