The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-05

a quantity OF clothing and other articles from a
| gentleman IN Chester. 1t was supposed that
| professional by the name OF Benson had taken
the articles in question, viz, two pairs of cloth
pants one dress trOck coat, two vests an over.
coat, vase full of underclothing and linen,
and silver watch with chain attached. George
Harris, the person arrested yesterday Ii is said,
| has confessed to the taking of the articles.
! They were all recovered, and were sent down to
Chester this morning Harris had a hearing
before Alderman swift who held him TO answer
| the charge of larceny.
A DIsoRDERLY House.. - Catharine
| Murphy who keeps disorderly house at Black.
| berry alley and Spruce street, was arrested last
| night together with some five or six OF her
nymphs and couple of men, one black, the
! other white. 1t is said that Catharine has been
great annoyance TO the neghborhood, on
account of the disorderly characters who fire.
! quent her place, and make night hideous with
their discordant melodies When the police
made the descent on them last night, they were
very disordeIly and noisy. They had a hearing
before Alderman Swift, VINO held them to answer.
LLoYD's RAILROAD GUIDE. We have
received the November number OF this invalu-
able publication, and find it, as usual replete
with important information to travellers The
great advantage of having in compact form a
reliable timetable of the great railroads of the
country cannot be too highly estimated and
this is secured by LlOyfS Guide. 1t contains
several Illustrations, among which we find a
fine steel engraving of Hugh Rice, ESQ.,. pro-
minent New York merchant, and good view
OF Philadelphia as seen from the Delaware
river.
A LARGE HAUL OF BASEBALL PLAYERS.
Yesterday afternoon Il large gang of Young
fellows were arrested on q vacant lot at Twenty
eighth and Tasker Streets whilst playing base
ball. This practice of playing bali on Sunday
TO the annoyance of every one in the ueighbor.
hood, became so unbearable that, on complaint
OF the citizens, the police authorities resolved
TO put an e1ectual quietus upon it, Accordingly
a number thnmSn in
citizens clothing, and surrounded the player>
They arrested some thrty-four young fellows
who were token before Alderman Swift, who
held them to answer.
CARRYING CONCEALED DEADLY WEA-
P0NS.-At late hour last Saturday night
Thomas j. Reed, a benevolent individual, who
was kindly attending 10 the comfort of a
drunken. companion, at Eleventh and Olive
got into slight difficulty. An officer attempted
to arrest his protege, who was acting in q noisy
manner, when Reed, it is SAID, intertcred. and
drew a billy. He was arrested for thus oifen3e,
and taken before Alderman Massey, who, after
hearing the facts in the case, committed him in
default of 500 bail to answer.
NYBIPHEs DU PAVE.-Thea bandoned crea-
lures who intest our streets are receiving some
pretty severe checks to their course. Orders
nave been issued TO put stop to this nuisance,
and the police Will soon make q clean sweep OF
all the streets. Hereafter, all those confirmed
walkers who infcst Walnut and Chesnut streets
will, on arrest and conviction, be sent below for
thirty days, TO mediate on their conduct A
number were arrested during the past two
nights and were sent to prison for the above
period.
A SUSPICIOUS CUSTOMER. - Early yes-
terday morning James Stuart was arrested
under very suspicious circumstances. He had
cOntrived to get into the cellar of Kings
printing Office No. 607 SAMSON street, back of
the new Ledger buildings, and had slowed him
self away there, when he was discovered by
one of the employees OF the place. He was
handed over to the police, and was taken before
Alderman Butler, by whom he was held to
answer on susnicion Of la"r"nv.
APPOINTMENT MADE.-Among the ap-
pointmeDts in the Custom House last week was
that of Captain Charles F. Mcguire Captain
Mcguire is known by almost every body. He
served in the war with Mexico, and stood be-
the MOntezumas. In the late Rebellion he served
for five years, enlisting as a Captain in the
Nipeteth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
A THIEF WITH A SWEET IOoTH.-A Ger
man named A. 0ehlschlager "took advantage of
an opportunity" to purloin bag containing
eight pounds OF sugar from one OF the passenger
cars of the Ridge avenue railroad. The sugar
was the property OF Mr. j. Nichols the Super
intendent OF the. road, who had the thief
arrested. He had q hearing before Alderman
Massey, who held him in 500 bail to answer.
A DANGEROUS FELLoW.-WI Miller
was arrested yesterday morning, about l
O'Clock at Seventh and Cherry streets on a
charge of carrying concealed deadly weapons.
Ii is ALLEGED that he was in state of exhIlira-
tion, and was talking very loudly when he was
arrested. On his person he had revolver
He had hearing before Alderman GOdOou who
held him in $1,000 bail to answer.
WHAT'S IN A NAMEP-We have received
the third part of the Roll OF Honor from the
War Department. II contains some curiosties
in the way of names. There are no less than
ten George WashingtOns all of whom belonged
to the colored troops. There are also repre-
sentptives of General Taylor and many more OF
our illGstrious men amongst those who fought
bravely."
SABBATH BREAKING. There were some
eiehty-tive boys and young men arrested yester-
Connelly's district. Most OF them were for
| termned eiIClt will be made to put most
effective stop to all such nuisances in the future
| They were taken before Alderman Swift, who
| held them to answer.
To New JERSEY ERs-THE POLLS
| To-MoRRow.-The Rel ublican State CentraCom-
mlttee desire all voters to remember that the
| polis VIII be opened at Sepen O'Clock tomorrow
| (iues1ay) morning, ana close at sunset 4'53
O'Clock, IN the evening.
ROCKHILL G. WILSON.
FINE CLOTHING HOUSE