The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-28
CITY INTELLlGE.NOE.

ROBBERS CAUGHT.-About o'clock y;ester
day afternoon, two men, who gave the NAMES
of John Young and William Keffner, were an
SAMSON street, occupied by Charles f. Snoner.
A woman named Russell, residing In the
and gave the alarm. The coachmen in the
neiRhborhood, to the number of six, immedl-
atey surrounded the building, and captured
the TWO thieves. Justice Hade, the coachman,
was absent at the time. IL appears the Two
men called at the stable yesterday, and endea-
vored TO scrape acquaintance with him.
They admired the buffalo robes and skins OF
which there is a magnificent lot in the stable
They told Hade they would give him a bottle of
whisky, Kehner stating that he was bartender
at the American Theatre, and that 1t was
his day of. Hade said he wanted none of their
whisky, as he had money enough to buy IT,
Omcer James Sanders, OF the Fourth District
House. Upon searching the hayloft, prayer
book, Jimmy about two feetl long, pair of nip
ter We're recognized as belonging TO Hade, they
having been taken from a closet on the first
floor. The presumption is that the robbers in
tended to open q trunk, which contained lot
OF clothes and some money, In the loft, the pro-
House the individuals were searched by
Lieutenant Connolly. he found thre
pawn paw Ill ucEes. t % one OF them calling Tor 2
for an overcoat The Lieutenant visited the
tors TO send the goods to the Central Station, so
as they could be identified by parties having
While confined in the station House. Lieu
tenant Connolly, in looking over the prayer
book, found the name OF Ktnchkner. He
went to the cell and called that name, and the
one who had given the.name Of Keffner said, 81
am here" The prisoners will have hearing
before Alderman Beitler at clock to-day.
HEBREW SOCIETIES. The annual meeting of
the Ladies' Hebrew Sewing Society was held
day or two since, when the Secretary Miss 1. B.
Hart, reported that during the past season 75S
among the needy. The Treasurer reported that
s704S5 had been received during the year and
then elected for the ensuing year:-Miss Hester
Stork, First DirectreSs; Miss Evelyn Phillips,
Treasurer; Miss Kate Hart, Secretary; Miss
Louisa B. Hart, Miss Simcha @. Pelsotto, Miss
Anna Daniels Miss Cassie Mayer, and Miss
HeTmanda Berg Managers .
q, The 1eo following officers have been elected by
ensuing year:-President, Mrs. A. S. Wolf
Treasurer. Mrs. Anna Allen; Secretary, Mrs.
meeyn eny MISS s STse HTS
Miss Bluma Hart, Mrs. j. Newhouss Mrs.
Phineas Hart, MRS. j. Newhouse, Miss L. B.
During the past year go families, mum oering
about 24O persons. have been visited and re.
leved, and a few travellers seeking relatives in
distant cities aided with means. The dis
bnrsements ofthe society for the year amounted
ANEW society, under the name OF "Hebrew
Philanthropic Association" )" has been formed in
this city, and the following officers have been
dent, Benjamin Harvey; Secretary, Nathaniel
will raeeTs 99agng be eee dollars
their portion of the funds In tickets calling for
Sicn tbey csn as sve eWav 20 os hb
deem deserving.
The AMERICAN CONSERVATORY OF Music, as
we are informed by the quarterly circular, and
by the advertisement in another column. will
begin its regular Winter Term of ten weeks on
Monday, Jan uary g.
The entry of pupils for the first quarter, which
ended on the 18th inst, reached the unprece-
dented number of four hundred, being nearly
double the number of scholars at the New York
Conservatory of Music, established in 1863 and
fully ten times the number of students at the
opening of the Leipsic Conservatorium, the
finest music school in the world, which was
established under the joint auspices of the
King OF Saxony, and The great composer Men
delssohn, in the year lS43 The wish is earnestly
expressed by the Directors of our new Conserva-
tory, that the jealous feeling which has gene
ialy peen G py Polessoual S
in other cities, In consequence OF the establish
ment of fsimilar institutions maynot be Initiated
by the artists OF Philadelphia, but that all may
| be equally pleased by the success of the effort
to bring first class instruction within the means
| of every student who Graves thorough know
The following paragraph. which we quote
| from the circular contains the essence of what
might have been made much longer report,
but could scarcely bear better witness to the
| deserved success which has attended the efforts
| OF the Directors OF the Conservatory
1.-THE Directors are pleas ed to be able to
that every necessary provision has been made TO es
in the city OF entry Of pupils haV-
ing reached number pr3p0, ti9nstely une9galled by
| and while expressing their thanks to those whose
eTstfyiSs desire to assure the public that no aVaa,
| bic means shall be wanting to make the institution
school for musical lnstTaotion., ~ - ''' '''''
ALLEGED INJUsTIoE.-On the Goth inst.
| young man named Benjamin Garrison was
| bound over TO answer at Court, by Recorder
| Eneu, on the charse OF purloining $780, the pro-
| peTty OF Henry Rutter, Rutter testified that he
purchased a place in Second street, and em-
| ployed Garrison as an agent to carry on the
| business confectionery, as he had had con-
| siderable experience, and that Garrison sold
| out the goodwill and fixtures, and neglected to
| make any return. On the strength of this testi-
mony the young man was held to
was a partnership existing between them,
| Rutter having induced h Inn to leave a situation
| TO go into business, Rutter furnishing the
| capital and he the labor. Everything went on
| smoothly until business became dull, when
| Garrison wanted to retire, requesting the other
| partner TO give him some money, Twenty. five
| dollars was handed to him, and he ceased doing
business then, turning over all the books and
papers OF the concern to Rutter. He then went
TO Wilmington, Delaware, procured situation,
and, on Tuesday week ago, returned to this
city. when he was arrested and taken before
the Recorder, and the case disposed of as mem
toned above.
AN ABsooNDNG MERCHANT TAKES $500
WORTH OF GOODS WITH HIAI.--Mr. Meyer
Goldsmith, merchant of this city, yesterday
morning went to the Office OF Alderman Strain
lin Pittsburgh and made complaint against one
John l.. Rich, charging him with fraud. Gold
smith alleges that the defendant, who carries
on the dry goods business at Sharon, in Mercer
county, called upon him some weeks ago at his
store in this city, and obtained goods to the
amount of 82SO9, on his promise to pay for them
at an early date. The time came around, and
| as the prosecutor got no word from Rich he be-
ago, but only 10 find that his debtor had de.
camped and had taken with him all his pro-