The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-21
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

Iem0GT-An ApbCOnuhnR
Like his Arrest-Assnult and Battery
A Pretty Mate-FemaIe Domestic I'm
Trouble.
"A fellow named David Lamb was arrested
this morning about o'clock by officer Tucker,
at No. 1853 South Thirteenth street. DE had
been hi: ,bs pooP ms
the entrance OF sthe policeman he also turned
upon him. He drew cavalry sabre aud made
at the oSe 9Is w%s seGTreq Sv De05e
Bonsall in default OF $1,000 bail.
Henry Cramer was arrested yesterday by
officer Bartlemas, at Twenty.eighth and Jeffer-
son streets, while driving horse and wagon
which he had stolen at Third and Green streets.
The owner OF the team keeps provision store
at Twenty third and Hare streets, and had gone
to Third and Green streets on business. he had
only been out of his wagon few minutes when
1t was driven off by Cramer Alderman Hut
crimson held the thief in $1,000 bail to answer.
Sarah Collins and Francis Turner' l both
further hearing, by Alderman Swift, upon the
charge of robbing fellow with white skin of
a silver watch. Sarah enticed him into house
in st. Mary street, where Francis took the time
keeper officer Parker learned OF the theft and
made the arrest
Luke sullivan, coored, well known in
police annals has again been arrested. This
time he is charged with tapping the till OF a
place at Seventh and st. Mary streets of $40.
Luke resided in Gillls alley. Alderman Moore
~DetecIive Levy has arrested chap named
Michael Honig upon the charge OF false pre-
tpncee. 1t appears that Michael who lives at
the north west corner of Eleventh aud Jefferson
streets had procured goods from number OF
places in this city, for which be never intended
payment. After getting possession OF the things
he attempted to move to Wilmington, Del, and
had already taken some of his furniture aboard
the steamer FELTON,, which plies TO that city.
Detective Levy caught him, no wever, before his
little game was executed. A warrant for his
arrest was issued by Alderman Beitler, at the
of q i L. Rartram.
chants on North Second street. who, together
with the firm OF Seitz Higgins, trunk aud
carpet-bag manufacturers, No. sl3 Race street,
had been fleeced by the accused. he had, alto
geher, secured goods to the value of $235. The
Alderman held hlm for further hearing on
Saturday next.
was arrested for disorder on Frankford road,
by Police Officer Oakes, of the Eighteenth
District. Upon beng taken into custody
Joseph became contumacious, and dra wing
knife, threatened to make use of 1t upon the
person of the officer. He was taken before
Aldern an Neill, who held him in $1,000 bail to
answer.
Arthur Shields, for committing an assault
and battery on a conductor of one OF the PhIa-
delphia, Germantown, and Norristown Railroad
trans at Manayunk, has been held in $500 bail
by Alderman Ramsdell.
Henry Archer the second mate OF the brig
Waverly from Pernambuco to this port, was
arrested off the Navy Yard yesterday, by the
Harbor Police, upon the charge of threatening,
fire to the ship. He was put In irons until the
arrival of the ship at this city. Held for hear
ing before an United States Commissioner.
Barbara Albright who has been employed
for some nine months in a restaurant on Race
street. below Fourth, was arrested about twelve
o'clock on Saturday night while carrying of, in
her employer. For some time shirts, table
cloths, knives, forks, and eatables have been
missed, and she is suspected o. having purloiued
them. When arrested she maliciously broke
fhoa int tho hao l1arnn GnHh hnu hold hac
ORGANIZATION OF New Posr.-A new Post
has Just been formed in this CITY, composed of
veterans of the Grand Army OF the Republic.
The object of this association is to benefit the
families OF those belonging to it when in dis
tress. II seeks out the orphans OF deceased SOL
dlers and provides for their comfort. The new
Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, No.
l61, met at the hall corner OF Ninth and Cal
lowhill streets, Oh Saturday night, for the pur.
pose OF installing the officers. Colonel Mclean
declined the office of Post Commander.
The following persons were nominated aud
elected as Post Commanders:-Dr. e. D. Buck
man; S. V. CON-, General B. f. Foust, Jr.;
A. CON-, Lieutenant F. O. Garrigues; Quarter
master, Captain F. B. Gilbert; Post CON-
Alarge number ofne W members were initiated
and several names proposed for membership
After the initiation a sumptuous repast was
given in honor of Post No. 10.
Short speeches were made by Inspector
General Story, Colonel Mclean, E. K. Murphey,
Colonel Worrell, E. ID. Buckman, Captain
Saurman, and Captain Robinson. The following
toast was given by Colonel lMcLean:-"General
Grant, the pole star of our Union; during the
dark hours In the late history of our Republic
he shone the brightest; we will elevate him to
the highest station among men-the Presidency
of the United States-that after ages may point
to him as the bright star of the nineteenth CEN
tury."
The company separated at late hour.
THE BOARD OF SURyEYs.-The Board OF Sur-
veys held its regular stated meeting at noon
to-day, President Strickland Knsass in the
Chair. petition to place Tappan place on the
plan Of the city was negatived. A large number
OF applications for sewers and drain pipes were
presented, and OF these the Committees reported
upon the following:-Tbree feet sewers on Lom-
bard street, between Fifth aud Sixth; Sartan
street, between Poplar street and Girard avenue;
mbla avenue; Sixteenth and Montgomery
avenue; Chance street, east Of Tenth and north
OF Chesnut; and Marks street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth. A two feet six inch sewer on
Thirteenth street, from Jefferson to Oxford
streets. A ten.inch pipe on Oxford street, from
Fifteenth TO Sixteenth; on Cuyler street, between
nineteenth and Twentieth; and on ShackamaXon
street. An eight-inch pipe on American street.
from Diamond street to Susquehanua avenue.
petition for bridge, over Frankford creek, at
Orthodox s1eet, was referred to the Chief
Engineer and Surveyor and Mr. ehalcross Tie
Board then adjourned, to meet on Monday next
At 10 O'Clock.
SUICIDE Yesterday morning the drowned
body of a man named MIllward Murray was found
In pond, at Crystal Springs, near Holmesburg
The deceased, married man, about sixty years
OF age, residing at Holmesburg, had for some
time been bent on taking his own lite, and had
been closely watched to prevent the accom-
phshment OF his purpose. Yesterday, however,
and, going to the Springs deliberately dro wned
himself The Coroner has been no i6ed