The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
[roR ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE THIRD PAer,l

ABoUT S25QOO-HEIs HELD TO ANSWER IN DE-
FAULT OF Sll, 600 BAIL.mOne year ago there was
business centre of that place, n firm consisting
OF Edwin f. c. Kerling William Ogle. Itwas
the province of this firm to deal mainly in COM
mission, and they being quick in dtsposing of
goods soon enjoyed large business transactions,
and were reaping, no doubt, profit to themselves.
At this time several firms of various cities and
others OF our own city entrusted goods to the
care and keeping of Kerling & Ogle, TO dispose
Vi A IN MIR, Edward DENNY, of Harrisburg, for
warded goods to their care, the neJt' value of
which, alter deducting commissions amounted
TO S5l00 Mr. John 10. Hamsell, Dunlap, At
water & Co., n. H. Graham Caldwell & Read,
10 the care of Kerling & Co., amounting in all
from Sl5 600 to $4,000. These goods had all been
disposed of, the account of sales had been made
ont ready to return. The funds-nett profits
of such saes-were ready to forward, when Mr.
William Ogle conceived the idea that, by silly
appropriating these funds and escaping safely
with them he would reap immense profit to
himself. He gathered them all together,and un.
xnoWn-so 1t is alleged and believed-to the
other member of the firm. decamped.
Ever since that transaction, on the 4th OF
April. 1866 Mr.. Ogle has been missing although
various rewards have been offered for his appre-
hension. He has kept dark and laid low,
hoping, no doubt, that time would erase from the
minds of his creditors the vlllanous trans
Last evening, about half. past II o'clock, OH
Ger Bowen, of the Thirteenth District. Lieu
tenant Colgate, from descriptions he had re-
ceiyed captured Mr.. Ogle on the corner of Main
and Green streets, Manayunk.
He was held in custody, and this morning
anneared before Alderman BETTER. Three
various parties appeared against him, testi-
fvinp to his swindling them out of money and
1oods From Alderman Beitler's he was taken
Before Recorder Eneu, who. after short hear
amgo;untsn-By apg; SN Alderman Be1tler. to appear
next Tuesday afternoon, at O'Clock, $1,000: by
Recorder Eneu, to appear in $4,000, He is further
held in $4,000 to appear at Court in Harrisburg.
The total amount of bail, $1,000.
Ogie,s arrest, win, for time at least, wind up
| his career of swindling operations In this city
and vicinity, which amount to about S25OOO.
A Curious AND CAUsEIEss ExCITEMENT-The
| nublication few days since of the census of
| the children of this city created very remark
sbIe excitement in several of the public schools
| In some mysterious manner report got into
cireuiation to the effect that the taking OF
| ment to the admission of colored children
into all the public schools in the CITY,
| On q perfect and absolute equality with
| those OF white parentage. AS might be eX-
| pected the merest mention of such thing was
sufficient to eonynlse many eGTyo
| mt together and the matter discussed In all
It's bearings Being puzzled as to what course
Soly innovation, the children informed
their parents of the startling rumors
afioat In the school world. Then the anx-
ions parents Instructed their terrified
| offspring to inform their teachers that If any
attempt, were made to force upon IN them the
ledge it would result in their instant with
drawal from the schools. We understand that
|
| to take time by the forelock, by withdrawing
their children at once, merely in consequence
of the rumor. ,
| at last been set at rest by few judicious words
from the school authorities In the sections most
cnlons sensation story il would be difficult to
| Imagine. Whatever plans for betterlng the
condition of the colored people in our own
midst have been proposed and discussed weare
| ouite sure that the admission OF the coIofed
children OF this city to the pubic schools @
tenn lated by any one, and especially by any
official having authority in The matter.
THE PHILADELPHIA INSTITUTE. Managers
| of this institution have Issued Lhelr nIJeehII
annual report and In ~ they anpeai 70 Inel
| and usefulness OF the:lnstltute 10 carry on @ Cn'
good work. II was founded for supplying ing enSeI i.
| tainment and instructive reading 10 Jhat cltss
| "f I1ersons who have no such privilege at home
During the past year 62S persons recelNeu OpohE %M %M
nI rom V oSt Showing an increase of 1888 over the
rawtoSs Year. Those persons who feel able u
pay that sum are cnarsea o. state S tSat an in,
umbrance the property, OF Slo.Vuol an an a. "a
rent of Sl0S01 Is serious ,S,t uIH~ SThav thsre
SnTe invite its friends to assist in the effort nov
| heing made to pay off this incumoTahcee:: e: =, -,
"a toiioyying officers were elected for the ensu
ING ING iyear:-Willam Chapin, Presi,denE lSrae
MoIllsi, Moi,os | |Treasurer Richard Ludlow, Secre
| taTy. Librarian, Miss Nj, PalGeTSnn'
ArprsT OF A THEF.--David While was ar
ostad this morning at Newmarket and Peg
streets ooeG Hart He Is Of ShSfEef ME RoBer %i
mmaHinES in a boardlng-house, No. lOl2 Marke
street on Of March last and sSsSTTSStn b
SlIC "a "a lreV was found upon him when searched
an nS Ii he must nave been indulging in midnigh
peVeis ever since, ia order onoo TO dispose OF tn
a money. He was held IN SlOOo 0alI 70 "nS"er'
. McChEEs & McCANNs CLosING SALE
. nF1nan
louottH their gallery No. 9H Chestnut street
Inmnss,stairs, by B. Scott Jr. Although the audi audi
epce was good the prices obtained l W9re o ioWe co
ioG tnan this evening. at ~ o'clock, when tn