The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-05

WILL STBAL.-Chauncey Cooper, a negro
thief-and an obstinate one. too-was arrested
on the l8Lh Inst for stealing, and committed
Tor Trial. He escaped In some mysterious way
and was only again seen last night about
O'Clock. Mrs. Livingston, living in the tailor
store No. $40 South street. went down into tue
cellar TO get some coal. by the fickering light
OF candle she commenced to fill the scuttle,
when who should start up-ltke black demon
from n blacker pit-from this coal pile than
thls self-same tnveterate stealer-Ohauncey
Cooper just as any one else would, under like
circumstances Mrs. Livingston screamed at
this black vision, and cried for the police. on
Ger Carmichael was Just passing Dy, and hearing
the scream, ran Into the house, aud down Into
the cellar, and into the coal pile, neobing,
without any ado whatever, this thievlng Cooper
by the collar, and marching him of to the
station House. Alderman Tltteimary com
mitted bin to prison. Cbauncey was seen
passing by the house two three times hat
night, casting furtive glances into the windows
as MIR. Livingston had put up the last snaGter,
and closed the door for the night to slip In tue
alley, and squeeze himself through a small
window into the coal heap, where he was dis
covered
LARCENY OF SI50.-Yesterday morning a
man named Levi S. Regan was driving down
Columbia avenue; when he got to Tweuty.thlrd
street, a friend of bis, named Theodore Sill got
into his wagon. Regan pulled out his pocket
book Tor something or other at Thirteenth
about $3.50. The parties rode together as far AS
Eighth and Chestnut streets, when Sill got cut.
shortly after Regan took his pocket book out
contained. had been taken out Sill was ar.
rested by Sergeant Peterson and acknowledged
the theft. Alderman Beitler committed him
in default of Sl5OO ball to answer.
THIEVES CAUanT.-Some weeks ago the
jewery store of Mr.. Smith, al Eighth aud Maple
streets, was robbed of a considerable amount of
jewelry. Clue had been obJained as TO who the
robbers were, but they kent dark, as
well as silent. Yesterday afternoon three
Spaniards, named Francis and Edward Mon
tails and Francis De Caepeas, entered the store,
and under pretense of buying. undertook to ROB
the store cases Mr.. Smith scanned his visitors
nNnA np NfNNFH4 In faIN
| as the robbers of his store, who mad helped
! themselves to about 500 worth of his finest
| Jewelry. They were arrested, and committed
by Recorder Epeu in default OF $1,000 bail each.
ExPLosIoN.-About 7 o'clock this morning
an ex plosion occurred at the galvanizing works
| of Mccullough Co., at Eleventh and Wash
| ipRton streets. The workmen were engaged in
| the trough containing the molten material,
| when the article in hand-a worm-explo ied,
scattering the burning metal in all directions
worth streets, and Philip Campbell were
! severely burned about the face and shoulders.
They were taken to the aospital.
SERIOUS AcCDENT.--About l o'clock to-day.
as several men were engaged In taking a crate
| OF rags, weighing about five hundred pounds,
from wagon in front OF the store of Messrs,
Steadman, Cartwright & Co., No. 2I4 N. Third
Robert Foster, striking him on the shoulder
and bending him over backwards, injuring
! him very severely. He removed to his
home, at Twentieth and Baker streets.
The FLOUR STORE RoBBRRY.-We reported
| yesterday the robbery, from a -four store at
/ nly.third and Locust streets, of twenty
hve bags of flour etc and also the arrest of one
of the parties. Yesterday afternoon the second
| participator in that criminal operation was
taken in custody at Twenty-fifth and Pine
streets Alderman Mink committed him.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE will be delivered
E. Church, Camden, by Rev. DIR. Mattison, of
Jersey City, N. j., entitled "The Decline of
Romanism." From the reputation of the
| No AlvY Hn
deeply interested In subject of such present
moment delivered by him.
A CRACKED SKULL OR BROKEN LIMB
"A may perhaps be prevented by wearing Crespers