The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-04

4 UEITED STATES NAVAL HosPrrALJ FOR
PHILADYIPHIA-The General Government In
tends to build large and cOmmodious Naval
l Hospital, on the grounds occupied by the Naval
Asylum, on the Grays Ferry road, The build
ing is to be 800 feet long, by So feet in depth In
| centre, and ~ feet In depth on the wings. The
centre building is to be l47 feet In front and each
| OF the wings 81 feet The structure is to be in
| part Of Connecticut brown stone, in part OF
hammered stone from the Delaware county
quarrtes, and in part of dressed brick. The main
'front.' is TO De ornamented with brown stone
portco, with columns, piasters, entablature,
| and corntce OF elegant style. Proposals for the
| work are invited through The EVENING TELP-
GRAPH this afternoon, by DR.. Horwitz, Chief of
| the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. The
plans and specifications may be seen at the office
OF John Macarthur, Jr., architect, No. 200 South
Sixth street, whose drawings we're adopted by
the Governm ent tswithout alteration.
POLICE EITEMs.-Beniamin Murray, arrested
at Manayunk on the charge of passing twenty
dollar bill, purportng to be an Issue Of the First
National Bank OF Portland, Connecticut, had q
hearing before United States Commissioner Ser
geant yesterday James Brown testified that
Murray passed note of the kind described, on
him, and Lieutenant Holgate and Sergeant
Peterman testified that three counterfeits all
twenty'dollar bills, we're found in defendants
possession after his arrest, besides S2435 in good
money. He was bound over to answer.
There is no such bank as the First National
Bank OF Portland, Connecticul, and it Is quite
the First National Bank of Portland Maine, az
soon as a notice of this counterfeit is widely
circulated. The note is capitally executed, and
would deceive any one but an expert.
A FINAL CoMMITMENT.-Sam1el Berg
man, a colored man, who was arrested by Spe.
cial Officer Z. w. CaIliD, had a further hearing
before Alderman Beltler yesterday afternoon,
charged with stealing iron from the freight cars
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Jacob
Trump, charged with receiving the stolen pro.
perry, also had hearing. Both prisoners were
committed to answer the charge at the next
term of the Court. ~
ARREST OF A BEGGAR.-Oflicer Reeder,
OF the Beggar Detectives, arrested man on
Wednesday afternoon on the charge of yagrancy
He gave the name of Lewis Schuygle. The
accused was taken before an alderman when it
was stated that at the time of the arrest he had
hls head bourd up under the pretext that his
head was broken. Two small children were
found in the care of Schuygle They were sent
to the Home for Friendless Children, and the
defendant was held to answer for the offense.
ANTON PRoBsT CoMBfUNICATIvE.-Chi
Franklin visited Anton Probst yesterday, and
was told by him that au umbrella which he had
carried off from the Dearing farm house, and
which had not been missed, was to be found at
the public house of Mr.. Leckfeldt, in New Mar
ket street, where the travelling BAG of Miss Dolan
was recovered. In no part of the conversation
with the Chief yesterday did Probst speak OF an
accomphce, as he had always done previously.
MALICIOUS ACT.-On Wednesday evening
Mrs. Hannah Adams, residing in Foulkrod
street, Frankford, while walking not far
from her residence met an unknown man, who
threw into her face and eyes what was supposed
10 be vitriol, as it burned her considerably.
Before assistance reached her the villain mad
run off, and has not siuce been arrested.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-Early yesterday
morning. as Mr.. Leo Rlchried, residing at No.
1874 Frankford road, was passing a burglar
alarm pistol, which he had attached to his
yard-door, his elbow came in contact with it,
and the weapon was discharged, and the load
entered his ahnn1dar f,I