The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-08

CoNTINUED DETENTION BY THE IoE BLOCKADE.
Yesterday and the'day before were as genial,
life-fnspirinR days as are found in April. The
thermometer stood above fifty. At times the
river was entirely clear Office. Numbers oftugs
were in motion. The City Ice Boat steamed up
early in the day and opened the channel as far
as Richmond; and about o'clock in the AFTER
noon steamed down the river, The Tonawanda
has not yet gone to sea, but hopes TO leave To-
morrow. she lies at the Southern Steamship
Company's wharf, below Spruce street, ana is
so deeply laden as to render every precauIlon
necessary. Opposite her lies the steamer
Pioneer, late from Wilmington, N. y, VINO
came up at the same time as the Juniata,
now loading at Arch street wharf. captain
Hoxie Informed us, last evening. that she Will
take out one of the heaviest, II not tne neaVlesb
cargo that ever left this aport Tor New orleans; ans
Juniata was the well-known SUPPLY snip SouJn
Carolina during the Rebellion. Ihe Allearee
Injured her rudder somewhat yesterday morn
ing in leaving her wharf, and was to have gone
on the dock this morning at o o'clockt caIcu-
iating TO complete her repairs by IL A. M. The
steamer Relief Captain Garrison, is awaiting
an opening to leave. She is wrecklng vessel,
and belongs to New York.
This morning the river is wrapped in dense
fog shrouding everything from sight. The wind
is now northeast, promising high tide. The
City Ice Boat is still below, in the vicinity of
the Horseshoe, where the drifting ice shelf over
shelf, had attained an attitude of htteeh feet
The Peruvian from Liverpool, and the Saxon,
from Boston, are in q very perilous condition,
for, should the ice break up above, they stand
every chance OF being cut through, when both
vessels and cargoes must prove total loss. There
is TODAY no open water in front of the city;
and the drifting ice, massed and jumbled toge-
ther, is ON the increase. 1t Is raining as we
write with every prospect of its continuance
and the consequent production OF a freshet'
A DIsoRDERLY CoUPLE-A FIGHT, AND
THE WIFE DREADFULLY BEATEN.-Peter
Bowen and wife, aged respectively 90 and 40
years, reside on Front street. in this city. Iney
are both largely endowed with q vicious dispo-
sition. Both are familiar with the nature ana
uses of intoxicating drink-both, when under
ffc inf 1icnOgad
and each has been up before the magistrate AT
least two score times.
very freely in whisky, etc. Coming home, q
quarrel between him and his spouse resulted
Selling large billet OF Wood ne struck t6 her on
her on the skull, bruising it badly, and in the
encounter, by twisting stick out of her hand,
badly fractured her wrist. O1cer HouseWorth,
passing by arrested Bowen, who was taken be-
fore Alderman Clouds and held to answer on
Monday Mrs. Bowen was taken to the Penn
syIvania Hospital where she remains in a very
critical condition, ii being doubtful to the doc
tors whether she will ever recover
A MALICIOUS "SCHUYLKILL RANGER
Ardent spirits tended greatly to increase the
naturally predisposed malicious nature or Jim
Lynch, prominent member of the "Schuyl-
kill Rangers" Yesterday he was in semi
intoxicated state, when he amused himself
with a large knife and went about doing mis-
chief. He entered three establishments In the
western part of the city, where the killing OF
hogs is carried on, and commenced to STAB,
already .defunct animals. The proprietors of
such establishments attempted to stop such
proceedings, when Lynch turned upon one of
them, with threats of an alarming nature.
Officer Howard was called in and in a twink
ling the "nippers" were placed on the wrists
of Lynch, and he was taken before Alderman
Swift, who not only fined him for indulging too
freely, but also held him in $1,000 bail to Keep
the peace,
Row IN A BEER SALooN.-Boss G. Wild
der, constitute firm that deals in lager-beer
In POGO gfrn hnfn md
and Third streets. 1t appears that the five
cent currency did not flow in fast enough to
suit their Teutonic ideas, and they got ill-tem-
pered over it. In such a state of mind were
they, when an old vexed question came up last
evening, and the knock dolCllenl
was used. One of them responded to the argu
ment by Justly cries of murder ETC., and this
attracting the attention of the police, both par
ties were arrested. They had a hearing before
Alderman Williams. and were held in 500 bail
each, to keep the peace.
AN ASSAULT, THE RESULT OF A SLIGHT
DIFFERBNCE-Mr. John Clendenen occupies
a building as a manufacturer on Unity street.
Not desiring the use of the whole building, he
let certain portion to a Peter Carroll. Peter,
by degrees, encroached upon the room Of the
CIepdenen renonstrated With Carroll. and q
slight difference of opinion on the part OF Car
roll caused the latter to seize hatchet and
attempt furious onslaught on the former But
an officer opportunely arriving, no serious in-
Jury was done. Carroll was held by Alderman
Holme in $1,000 bail to answer at Court.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LITTLE GIRL
Eva Rhodes, about thirteen years of age was
coming out of the Frankford Public School yes
terday afternoon, and had commenced to de
scend the stairs, which are very narrow. anC
| somewhat steep, when some one pushed oper
| the inside blinds by which she was passing
| and struck her. This caused her to lose hel
| balance, and she fell headlong to the bottom o
| the flight. 1t was discovered, when.attemptins
TO lift her up that her left ankle was very seri
ously fractured, She was taken to her home
and medical aid Immediately procured. t
YOUTHFUL THIEvEs.-John Wilson, ageC
| II, George Dingler, aged l6, and William j. Mol
dreer, aged IA, were arrested for stealing skate
| from hardware store and tobacco and cigars
ETC., from store in Damon street. to tn
| amount Of about twenty dollars. Alderman
| Holme held them in $500 bail each to appea
at Court. These same boys have been up befor
| for stealing chickens, and any small article
| they could lay their hands on without beini
| discovered,
| NIGHT PRowLERs.-Willam Camill ant
| Richard Florence were seen last evening
| prowling around in suspicious manner b!
| Officers Johnson and Spear. At last they wer
| discovered going into the yard of a dwelling a
| Twenty seventh and Green, and Camill issuing
| forth with a bundle OF wet clothes, etc., unde
| his arm. They did not proceed far in peac
| before the officers pounced on them for steal
| ing, and Alderman Hutchinson held them IL