The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-31

ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER AND A FRUIT
LESS CHASE. - Officer Reeder, Ehilst in the
neighborhood of Passyunk road and Ellsworth
street, saw couple OF men, one of Wbom was
dressed in soldiers Clothes helping along a
hlId man who was IN a state of beastlY intoxt-
cation. The drunken man said to his COM
psanions, "Hic-- -hic.lets. go in and take drink
ole iels; come on, frens." Just as he had got
hat lucid speech ont, a woman came along and
aid that the drunken man was her husband,
and that he had in his possession then over one
hundred uollaIs; and also that the man dressed
in citizens clothes, who was with him. bad
struck and beaten her. and asked officer Reeder
10 arrest him.
He did so, but "caueht tartar.n Turning on
his captor, and giving him about six or seven
severe blows, lie showed a clean PAIR of
heels Tor about mile, when his progress was
stopped, and he found himself in the grasp of
the guardians of the peace. The whole occur
renee happening at 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
made quite stir amongst the peaceable citi-
Zens in the vicinity. The man, who gave the
name OF John Moore, and who is more renowned
lor MS ruinanly qualities than anything else,
was taken before Alderman Bonsall who, after
hearing OF the facts of the case, held him in
default of $500 bail.
BEDFORD STREET CASES. Yesterday
afternoon John Harris, James johnson, and
David Vallieu were all arrested at Seventh and
Bedford streets, on charge of suspicion of lar
ceny. 1t Is asserted that they appropriated
some clothing TO their own use in an unlawful
manner They had hearing before Alderman
LutZ, VINO CONF mltted tnem for further nearing.
Last evening Victoria Burchell, alleged to be
bummeress, was arrested on the charge of
the larceny OF o coat from slop-shop in Bed
ford street. She was arrested at Sixth and
Shippen streets, and had hearing before Alder
man Tittermary, by whom she was committed
to answer.
The thieves and bummers of that locality are
evidently looking out for cold weather.
A STABBING CAsE.-Abouth halEpast eight
O'clock last evening fight was started at No.
2410 CalloWhill street, between the keeper of
the tavern, named John Donohue, and man
by the name of Flemming. After fighting for
while, ,Donohue drew pocket-knife and stabbed
tlemming twice, once in the arm and once in
the region Of The groin. The latter wound Is
very severe and painful one, but is not consi-
dered dangerous, it is said. The wounded man
was taken to the st. Joseph's Hospital. Dono-
hue gayehimself up to Officer Hamilton, of the
Ninth Police District. He had a hearing before
Alderman Hutchinson, and was held in $500
bail for further hearing. Flemmings wounds
were dressed, and he is DOW doing we'll.
A PAIR OF AMAzoNs.-Mary Dougherty,
in whose head the bump of combativeness is
rather inordinately developed got into trouble
last evening. She lives in Northampton court
and Is in constant hot water with one OF her
neighbors in that classic place. 1t seems that
this enemy OF hers was saying something d1sa-
greeable, when she picked up caseknile and
rushed out to do battle before all the court. A
short but spirited contest ensued in which
Mary put her antagonist Rors de combat, and
drew the 6rst blood from cut in the arm.
Mary was arrested, however, and was taken be-
fore Alderman Toland, who held her in $1,000
bail TO answer tn charge of assault and battery.
FIRE.-This morning there was an alarm
of fire telegraphed to the Central Station to the
effect that a large coal oil factory, on Gray's
Ferry road below the Arsenal, was on fire.
The place at which the fire took place was
Carr u O'Nealls coal oil refinery. Its origin was
the catching fire of some of the in1ammable gas
escaping from still in which benzine was being
distilled. 1t occurred iusr about the time of the
opening of the establishment and was put out
without any difficulty by the worknen. Damage
very tri1ine.
HOUSE HUNTIN6."--The Rev. T. De Witt
Talmage will deliver lecture before the Phila-
lethean Literary ASSOCIATION, oE tomorrow
Thursday evening, at the Musical Fund Hall,
on Our New House; or, tie Pleasures of House
Hunting" Mr.. Talmage has fine reputation
brilliant and ORIGINAL thinker. His subject
rs eTsainly an interestins one IN the present
who hear his lecture will be both amused and
instructed.
PROPERTY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN
SToLEN.-Yesterday afternoon a boy who was
carrying part of a set of harness, stopped on the
corner of Fifth and Coates streets, and putting
down his burden he put off and LETT. 1t was
picked up and taken to the Eleventh Ward Sta
ton House, where 1t row remains awaiting an
owner. The property is supposed to have been
stolen.
A MARROW EsCAPE.-About halt-past s
o'clock last evening a man (name unkuown) fell
overheard at the foot of the dock at Pine street.
A woman who heard the splash in the water
gave the alarm, and Officer Fills, of the Harbor
Police, jumped in and rescued him, or otherwise
he would have been drowned.
EgCHRE.-Messrs. L. b.. Peterson & Bro
ihers, No. BOG Chestnut street, have just issued
neat pocket edition OF 'The Law and Practice
of the Game of Euchre," by well-known pro-
iessor-a most useful and interesting little book.
JOHN b. COUGH Sec advertisement in Special
Notices.
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