The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-21
MATTERS OVER THE RIVER.

The CoURTs.-The criminal business for
the county Of Camden during the present term Of
the Courts Is very large. 1t was commenced on
posed Of, as fol ows George w. Johns was found
guilty Of larceny Alexander Robeno Of grand
larceny; Patrick McBrien, Grand larceny; John J.
Park ana Jos johnson, OF breaking into and entering
the house OF Mr.. Magee; Alexander Barnett and
Richard Graham, Of assault and battery John and
Benjamin SANDS Of assault and battery; Charies
Moore, petty larcenyj Edward johnson, grand lar.
cenyi Benjamin stewart, grand larcenv; Robert
cious assault and batteryj William II. Pool, petty
larceny; Louisa Permission, petty. larceny; Anna
Russell, petty larceny James Conelly, breaking into
and entering by day, with intent to steal.
The above caseS were soon disposed OF. The
Court then oommencedlone OF some importance, IN
volvng the charge of incendiarlsm. large
Of testimony was addueed, involving about thirty
the Court until FRIDAY afternoon when the jury
returned verdict OF guilty The charge AGAINST
the 1e9nt an was ior setting IRE to iatyh barn on
the 10 h OF Ma, last The case will, probably, be
tired over aPain.
BOLD HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-A few nights
since, as a kr L lis "A, lor, who resides AZ Vine
land, was on his way home from Malaga, he was as,
him down auo robbed hlm of mOney and vauab es
amounting 10 about two thousand dollars. they left
him by the roadside tor dead and then succeeded in
making their escape. THIS Is one of the most
brutal highway robberies that has occurred Cum
berland county for number OF wears.
ATTEMPTED BANK RoBBERY.-James r.
Cole and Harrison Cox, who some time since were
the MDivIlle Bank, tired IN the Cumberland
county courts last week but the Ur ia ing to agree,
they were hello to answer again. at the October term,
the same cherge.
IMPROVING A COURT HoUsE.-From twenty
to thirty thOusanu dollars is to be devoted to the
altering and improving oi the Court House at Wood
bury. proposition Is also made to remove tine
public buI dings to another locality and erect new
ones, instead OF expendIng such a sum on those at
Woodbury.. 1t rs said the subject will be submitted
10 the people at the next election.
CANAL DIRECToRs-The following named
geutlemfD have been elected Directors OF the Della
ware and RartaD Cana COMPANY at tle recent meet
ing of the stockholders Robert f. stockton james
Parker Moses Taylor, John l. Phelps, John NJ. Read
John g. Stevens, Richard S. Conover Albert W.
Markley, William W. Shippen
The ALMsHoUsE.-Th total expenses of
the Camden County Almshouse during the past
year were $9111 IL, leaving balance of S19'09 IN
the tIeasurt. The numUer OF paupers, on an ave-
rage, was LOG; 0ot of each pauper per month, 81 Az
BARN BURNED.--The barn of Mr. Ebenezer
WtstcOlI, in Back Neck, near Tuckahoe, was struck
by lightning fe Gays ago, au completely con-
sumed barn on the same 81 Q, about year ago,
was a'sO burned bY telng struck by lightning.
TAKENT TO TRANSFORMATIONS prisoners from
Gun berland county passed through Camden, on
their way to the StaIe Prison, day or two since,
having been tOuno guilty of various Ohenses.