The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-09

/ FlREs.-The roof of dwelling in Gideon
| Place, Wood street, above Eighth was SLIGHTLY
| damaged by fire about three O'Clock yesterday
| afternoon.
About five O'Clock slight fire occurred in a
| b Ouse at the rear of No. Ills SOPHIA street,
| caused by some boys setting fire to some shaw
| ines in the cellar.
| About the same time the roof of house No.
| 8lS Callowhlll street was slightly damaged Ivy
fire: 1t caught from the sparks of a steam
| engine.
The Delaware Steam Engine, while on the
way to this fire, ran into telegraph pole in
| South street, below Nineteenth breaking the
| pole and the wire attached to it,.
About o'clock last evening q fire broke out
in the extensive fvestory buildings Nos. %
and "a N. Fourth street. The entire buildings,
| except the basement and the ground floor OF
No. 22 were occupied by John Cochrane whole.
sale dealer in white goods and notions The
ret of the premises were the store and factocy
of George II. Hentzel, who makes military
goods and trimmings in general, upon an eX-
tensive scale. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by HentzePs engine, which was in the
cellar, under part OF Cochrane's store. A
dense smoke gave rise to the alarm-so dense
that, when the tiremen arrived, it WIS almost
impossible to enter the house without strangu-
lation. The tiremen set about their work. and
at the end of an hour the flames were subdued,
and the premises of Mr.. Cochrane saturated
almost to pulp.
Mr.. Cochrane held stock, nearly all recently
purchased, amounting to about $4,000. All the
white goods, linens, ETC., were in the cellar; the
lighter goods wcre upon the ground floor. The
insurance, which will nearly cover the loss
which, however, cannot be estimated at pre-
sent sent, is thus:-Etna, Hartford, $4,000;
Fire, Hartford, $4,000; North American,
New York, 5000; Springfield, Massachusetts,
$4,000; Arctic, n. Y, $4,000; Niagara, N. Y,
S5OO0; Corn Exchange, N. Y, $4,000; Continental
n. Y, S5000 Washingto n Y, $4,000.
The damage to the building is not very mate
rial. The Messrs. Hentzel Co. lose little, prin-
cipally by water. Mr.. Cochrane has been in
business nineteen years, and for the first time
experienced a visitation of this character.
POLICE ITEMs-AIeged Ertensiue For
geries.-Two men were arraigned yesterday
morning by United States Deputy Mar.
shals Waram and Schuyler, before Recorder
Eneu, on the charge oil having committed eX
tensive iorgeries in Pittsburg or Allegheny
City. The prisoners were taken into custody
by the officers in this city, on Monday after
yesterday 10 await a hearing, to take place to-
day. 1t is alleged that on the 18th OF February
last check Tor $1,000, purporting to have been
drawn by Bernard Gray, a wealthy droyer was
presented at the Allegheny Savings Bank, and
promptly cashed. Some time after this another
check, for S2ll0, was presented and paid jMr. Gray
subsequently called at the bank TO draw seve-
raj thousand dollars, when he was informed that
his account was overdrawn. An examination of
the books and checks revealed the forgeries
bnt attempts to arrest the parties were made
in vain in that section of the State. They
were traced to Salem, Ohio, but from that
place nothing is known about them. The
United States authorities have a charge to
prefer against the prisoners. 1t will be inves-
tigated before United States commissioner.
Unprouoked Assault. james Logue entered
the stables OF Mr.. Conkln, on jayne street. near
Ninth, yesterday morning, and amused himself
by pulling several carriages around the yard
connected with the stable William Starr an
employe, demonstrated, whereupon, it is alleged,
Loeue seized a stick of wood and struck him
several blows upon the arms and shoulders.
Logue was held in default OF $1,000 bail 10
answer by Alderman Better.
Serious Chdrge.-Benjamin Dickson, driver of
car No. SO, Union Passenger Railway line, was
charged yesterday morning with having run
over and seriously injured William Moore, a lad,
in the employ OF John Phibin, plumber At the
time Moore was engaged in digging a trench for
the purpose OF introducing gas into a house on
Ninth street, below Market. The hole was seve-
raj feet in depth, and a number of cars had been
pushed over it before defendants car came
along. 1t is alleged that he drove his horses
deliberately into it. and that the horses stepped
upon the back of the lad. Dickson was held to
answer by Alderman Beitler.