The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-18
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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RELIGIOUS NEYs.-Rey, Rufus W. Clark,
morrow in the Broad Street Presby
Ohnroh. should the day be hne we doubt not
the church will be more than filled. u -,
"a successful effort has been recently made
by the members Of the Tabernacle Baptist
entire indebtedness remaining upon the ground
on which the church is erected. Subscriptions
to a sufficient amount have been pronisedi
which are to be paid in the course of a few
weeks TO complete the object, and it is contem-
plated PLATED to n hold % reunion an of the friends Of the
accepted inYitniiqns TO attendg Among these
Boston, and Rev. DR.. Brantley, of Georgia. both
OF whom were gentlemen highly esteemed by
the conservation, and exceedingly popular
throughout the city. They will both be present
al the reunion meeting and we have no doubt
the friends Of the Tabernacle Church viii enjoy
the evenng foio1ins 81 StiS he PSSsS Preon ash
cent anniversary celebration of the Tabernacle
Music. We have not yet seen programme of
this affair. but having been assured that the
pastor of the church, that Drs. Brantley and
4ey aSy W W Ib6 69th 6e present. that the @ annual
Griffith. and that the entire Sunday School will
occupy the platform. and will render number
leadership Of J. NJ Evan Evans, Esq, % assisted i by Su
brass band, and some OF the best professional
evenings entertainment will be furnished
which has hitherto been unequalled.
SLIGHT FIRE.-About halfpast o'clock this
morning fire broke out in tue back building
of The house No, 27l South Third street, The
the Assessor of the First District of PennsyL
yania. The rear Of the house is occupied by
The fire is supposed to have caught from sparks
from the chimney. About foot OF the back
building and ten feet of the roof of the main
building were burned, doing but Slight damage,
Tne house was flooded with water, doing more
a what aacrity the hremen can put water on a
building; six streams were playing on spot
where bucket full would have been sufi-
c ent Iyl- rHs 2r..tCr llraT
The records of 1864 in the Internal Revenue
wster hicb t tbdrd b1
story hut If they had. not fortunately been
removed as soon as the water made It's appear
danger to which such documents are exposed
from fire and other disasters ought. surely, to
induce the Government to provide the Collec-
tors and Assessors with fire and burglar-proof
safes.
A HIGHLY DISHONEST TRANSACTION. lit is
said that one Mr.. Foose is the genial keeper of
q quiet little retreat at Fifth and Tn 0mpson
some time ago. said Foose was robbed of Q
pocket-book, containing besides sundry notes,
bills currency, and a due bill of s25, bearing
upon its face his endorsement. Yesterday
b and psSmsnt Of Fooe 70 ths
latter's great CONSERVATION and establishments
manner In which Walker got the bill, he called
in officer Hazleton who t09k dPnilipdn, crsSoddy d
fault Of $1,000 bail to answer
UNLUcKY CANINEs-THE NUMBER CAUGHT AND
REDEEMED. The 'dogs'' happen at this period
OF the year to be the most unlucky race OF AMI
mails in mot fban Seeem TGn mS they
are placed in danger of Immediate death ana
certain arrest. One hundred and twenty nine
during the last week by the catchers, OF Whlcn
number only fourteen have been redeemed;
The remainder are to be Immediately knocked
in the head and transported to the bone'yards,
to be Immediately manipulated into bone-dust
and tat. a. 80
LARCENY OF S13.-James Huntington, an
house No. Sii South Front street. kept by Mr.
Ogrives and while the latter was without,
f from SIS Sin in cash. The noise OF his operations
led TO his detection, and Omcer Rice, OF tne
Butter committed him to appear in Court in
default of $500 bail. Mr. Ogrives, II IS said mas
lost in the aggregate more tnan S4Vo III Cne salAe
manner, and supposed by the same person
PuIINa mp F1owERs.-It is a noticeable fea-
ture. common to almost every person who visits
Cur public parks and cemeteries, OF p!ucklng
flowers, gathering leaves ana 0Eeakhbng stbegr or on
nament the walks or mark the restiAg- places
of the dead. Many think 1t no harm, or 90 y
isRS5qnsSS SsS 4sSy DS Il Wt6 u pJonn spar pull
ing up flowers from the plats in Mount M9rIs1 9ai
Cemetery, Was arE0SJou JOSbSAu~Si "N@
i've dollars and COSTS, itr.. .
SHAp STEALINa.-Two men were arrested
This morning about o'clock, by Omcer Grimes
Of tine Harbor Police, for stealing nfteen snao
from the boats of The fishermen ~ ing az Spruce
street, wharf. Their names as given oy @ Iueul
are James Harrison and John J' Lyncn. 1neS
have be en- looked upon as suspicious perbonl
nv the police, and their actions this morning
demonstrated the fact that the suspicious were
well founded. Alderman Butler committed
Tia, m In $500 bail each.
HOME AGAM.---We are glad to learn that ou
distiuguished landscape painter, Mr. Thoma
moran has returned from MS visit TO Europe
where he has been studying for the last year
Ma hrinos with him a large number of sketches
made diiring his tour through France, Italy
and SVitzeriand; and we hope soon TO see SOM
S,Iorious pictures from his hand of the famed
lakes of Northern Italy, whose beauties ne Is 81
pecuIiarly fitted to represent.
LARCENY OF A PAIR OF GAITERs.-Elzabet
nolan aged forty years, was arrested last even
5noS for entering the shop OF Nicholas Clarh
NJ II06 Poplar street, and taking theretron
nurnosinp to adapt them TO her own use there
afer nair Of ladies' CATERS, valued az S0 Sn
was arrested at Eleventh and Poplar streeC
with her confiscatiOn In her possession, an
fhis moYnipg was cOmm1tted py AluerLna
Massey In default OF S8OO Dali. 10 answer
ArrpaKn DEFRAUBINe.-Jacob Pollard ws
arrasted Yesterday at Third and Buttonwoo
s'reets on a warrant Issued by Alderma
Roland. charging him with cheating ana q
Srots,lir,g Certain persons of their just dues.
s csr,1 MI tfad nv Alderman TOland In defau