The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-15

ALLEGED CHIB acknowledgements Danlels
was notified this morning TO hold an inquest on
the body of child named Mccullough, who
lives in Ashbury street, which runs ot South
street. between Fifth and Sixth, and who, 1t s
alleged, died from violence indicted by one
John Close. It seems that the accused and the
Mccullough family live as neighbore, and yes
terday Close went into the house of Mccullough
and got into a quarrel, during which child
the child wac taken up aud found 10 be in
dying condition. A physician was called IN,
and he remained with 1t until IL died. Informa-
ton was conveyed to the Second District Station
House, and detail Of police visited the place;
but found that Close had left the house. A
search was instituted, and It resulted IN the
capture OF the alleged murderer at Seventh and
Pine streets. Annie Marvin, who lives with
him, attempted to rescue him from the police,
when she was taken into custody. Close is
quite q young man, only being tWenty-iour
years old,
A SHOCKING BURNING ACCIDENT.-Margaret
HuRhes aged ten years, residing at NO. 23ZI
McAnally street. in the Fifteenth Ward, was
sbockingly burned by her clothes catching from
a bonfire, which had been built In the street.
Some citizens, who were passing at the time,
succeeded In extipguishing the flames, but not
before nearly every stitch was burned from Der
body. She was taken to her home.
A REos1vER OF STOLEN GooDs.-A quantity of
iron has been stolen for some time from the
Pennsylvania Railroad round house, on the
DankS OF the SC0uylkll. several DOyS were
suspected, and, from information, Squire Brad
ley, who keeps junk shop at Twenty-fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, was taken into
custody for receiving the same. Alderman Jones
bound him over for trial in $500 bail.
ROUTE OF THE REPUBLICAN, INvINcBIss THIS
EVENING Form on SAMSON street. right resting
on 7th street; up Seventh to Chestnut, up Ches-
nut to Fifteenth, down Fifteenth to Walnut
up Walnut to TNentieth, down Twentieth to
Spruce, down Spruce to Twelfth, down
Twelfth to Pine, down Pine to Eighth, up
Eighth to Arch, up Arch to Broad, down Broad
to the Union League House.
A CLOTH THIEF.-George White was taken
into custody last night, at Seventh and Pine
ttreets, with piece of cloth in his possession.
lie was taken TO the Third District Station,
where it was ascertained that the article had
been removed flom store at Tenth and Market
streets. He was committed for trial by Alderman
Carpenter.
RoBBERY.-Theodore Mckinney was arrested
at o'clock this morning in the Eleventh Ward,
charged with having robbed man who was
sleeping in the house of the Northern Liberties
Hose Company on New Market street below
Brown. Alderman Toland held him in $500 bail.
tbs FIRE DEPARTMENT CoNTEsT.-From in
formation received, the vote for Chief Engineer
of the Fire Department, which was taken last
night, is as tollows:-For George Downey, 48;
for Terrence McCusker, "a; for L. P. Jones, 2.
Three companies are recorded as tie.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, of the Third
Ward reassembled yesterday morning, and
nomip ated George w. Nichols as an additional
Common Councilman OF the ward.
DRowNRp.-This afternoon at l O'Clock ar
unknown white man was found drowned al
Norris street wharf. The Coroner was notided