The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-24

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Liquor TO Minors-Meitcious MischteE. |
AT a late hour on Saturday night the police |
men In the vicinity of Broad and Chestnut streets |
were apprlZed OF a row at that corner On re- |
pairing thither they discovered several men |
attacking gentleman named Dougherty. Iu- |
terfering, they arrested at the time Matthew |
Thomas, William HargreaVes, and Jackson |
Megary, and, subsequently, Charles Albright. |
Alderman Jones held them for trial.
The case OF vile beating her husband is
but seldom recorded, not that such does not
often occur. On Saturday last James McCor- !
mick went to his home at Twentieth and Weed
streets, and after being there few moments
was assaulted by his wife, who Is represented as
being powerfully built woman and the ruler OF
her DOMAIN. The shirt OF James was ripped into
ribbons and he was considerably battered
about the head and body. Fearing that Jane
might, at some future time, repeat the dose, he
called upon Alderman Pancoas' who issued a
warrant, and after the hearing bound her over
In $500 Tor her appearance at Court.
-Rosanna Hughes resides IN the nelghbor-
hood OF American and Jefferson streets. Some
time since che received Tor safe.keeping two
trunks from one OF her relatives who ON Satur-
day appeared before Alderman Eggleton, and
| deposed that Rosanna had broken open the
| trunks and pawned about so worth of clothing
| which she had taken thereIIom. Tue Magistrate
| held her in $1,000 bail for further hearing.
! Day Sergeant McCulIln on Saturday night
| arrested one William klcaie, who was charged
| with committing an assault and battery on John
| Clark with a knife. mt Juniper and Bedford
| streets. The accused was committed by Alder
man Swift in default Of $1,000 bail.
Eugene Chris, the lad who shot William
| Chapel on Saturday, at Allegheny avenue and
| Gaul street, has been held in $500 bail by Alder
man Nell; The shooting was accidental.
| An old woman, ity years of age, on Satur-
| day, was before Alderman Hurley alleging that
| she had been outraged at Cedar and Cumbcr-
| land streets, by one Christian Astroth, aged
thirty years. The magistrate had the accused
arrested, and bound him over in $l5O0 bail for
| trial.
Thomas Bradshaw residing at Forty-ffth
| and HaVeitord Streets has been sent TO prison
! by Alderman Maule, to ans ser the charge of
| committing deadly assault and battery on his
| wife. 1t is alleged that he used kuie Oh her
| neck, nearly Severing the jugular VEN.
| -ChaIles CLARK was taken into custody by
| Day Sergeant Woodhouse yesterday at Ridge
| avenue and Poplar street, for attacking one
Charles Rhuehart with a knife. Alderman
Pancoast held the accused Tor his appearance at
Court.
Magistrate Thompson, of Manayuuk, has
sent below Hugh Bell, a res auTaut keeper TO
answer the ohense OF selling liquor to minors.
| Several roWdies, on Saturday night, went
into the lager beer saloon at Sixteenth aud
Fibert streets, called for beer, and wouldn't pay
for it. They were showed out of the place,
when one of them, named Smith, commenced
battering away at the door with club. A
policeman captured Smith, who was given n
hearing before Alderman Jones, and held in 5000
bail TO answer.
New York Cabot publishes cad d,sclaiming
all connection with the defacaLion of the Pblla-
delphia Cabot" and says that time will be his
vindcation.
| The Consolidated Race, Vine and Arch
Streets Passenger Railway Line intends to in
augurate new system CT running ITS cars, by
which n certain amount will be liked as the re-
ceipts OF each car per day, the surplus over the
averaged amount to 60 into fund to be shared
at the end of the year by the conductors.
"A miniature lake flooded the in ersection of
Fifteenth and Willow streets on Saturday after
noon. Naughty little boys, almost nude, had a
gratuitous swim therein.
| -Phlladelphla's churches are about reopen
ing. The ''odor OF sanctIty" and the "odor of
Flor de. Mayo" will again comminge.
The printer who set up ''in onion there is
strength did not commit an error in nature
only triding one IN letters.
-Blackberrles are plenty just now. We saw
party in carriages going "blackberying" yes
teIday. Negro funeral.
Some of our rich ones have such 6ncal
coachmen that 1t Is often question Whicn is
master-whch man.
"A man went along Fourth street on Satur-
day with four shoulders-two OF his own aud
two OF another calf.
The 'Black Crook" has left us. Red tights
and red fire all gone. 1t led many young men
Because you believe in rank, it doesn't
follow that you like it in butter, pies and some
other eatables.
Wednesday evening. Look out for the capes
! and lanterns.
Democratic meetings all over the CITY,
. They raise dust and 'go it blind" for victory.
. Won't do.
North Broad street was gay last evening
! Fast horses in the street-fast lassIes on the
! ! sidewalk.
: -Alexanders doom is fearfully near. If q
, respite comes at all, it comes at the eleventh
The Young Mems Christian Association
holds it's regular monthly meeting this evening
: Going up-a whole row of houses at Tenth
street and Columbia avenue.
Officer Camac is recovering. He has left the
> Hospital and gone home.
: "A heavy swell-your fancy man who turns
= the beam at $50.
drowning cases are getting chronic here
. abouts.
Great squirts-The water carts.
" CAMP MEETrNe.-Yesterday there was
great gathering at Media, Delaware county tc
attend the colored Camp Meeting which was il
T progress there. 1t is calculated tnat nearly tel
TneY came in the cars and in an endless sirius
OF carriages, carts, and vehicles OF every des
Crption, Notwithstanding the immense nun
= Der present there was not the slightest dsorde
g. every one behaving WI b the utmost quiet an
= respsctabilty. The fact is worthy OF noe, tina
q there was not on the ground single policeman
" or officer of any description. What othe
people could have had such a gathering O
1t blacks and whites, and vet preserved of thei
.t own free will such perfect decOrum?
e HIGHWAY RoBBERIEs.-As the Schuylkil
o haIbor police were patrollng the banks of tn
% river at halfpast / O'Clock yesterday morning
!; the cry of murder was heard. Landing a
" Arch street wharf, they proceeded TO Twenty
IF third street. where they iouud man living i
!. an insensible condition. Recovering, he CAV
q the name of Noon. and stated that he had bee