The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-18
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
AssaultiDg POlicemRn-A Highway
RObbery-Larceny of a POcket-BOOk-
Abduction.

RObbery-Larceny of POcket-BOOk-
Abduction.
the most unfortunate of the whole police force
sCal cely week passing over his head without
some one assaulling him. Yesterday, while
walking along Richmond street, he came across
boisterous individual giving the name of John
onovan. In attempting to take him into GUS
tody the Sergeant was pretty roughly handled.
He, however, locked up the accused, and suDse-
quentIy gave him a hearing before Alderman
Nell, who gave him q passport to prison.
"A Lancasterian arrived In the city, and,
while seeing the sights, drank a little too much
of whisky. He wandered through the streets,
and at 8 o'clock this morning found himself at
Eigbth and walnut streets. He then started for
the hotel, at which he was stopping, but on
reaching Duponceau street was knocked down
and robbed of q watch and 500 in money. Cor
nelius Boyer was arrested shortly after on the
charge OF b, ing implicated, and being identified
by the resident of Lancaster, was committed in
default of $1,000 bail by Alderman Swift.
On Wednesday last William Fink was robbed
of bis pocket book, containing SIG, on Girard
avenue, below Twelfth street. After obtaining
the article The thief ran, and, being closely
pursued, threw the book and money over
neighboriDg fence. 1t was recovered. and John
Whalen was erwards arrested for committing
the theft. He was held to answer by Alderman
Hood.
Considerable excitement was caused in the
early part of the week in the northern part of
the Twenty.tourth Ward by the disappearance
Of his }ather Eacbariab ys Marr o Tbe aee pnice
were notified of the fact, and policeman Bartle.
mas, OF the Ninth District was intrusted with
the matter. He obtained some clue of the
child, and yesterday morning found him at the
house OF Robert Paist, in Delaware county,
about four miles from MoIgan's Corner Being
called to an account, Mr.. Paist stated that he
his residence, and had taken him in charge, with
the expectation of seeing him advertised in the
papers. The policeman, on arriving in the city,
arrested a man named Lulz on the charge of
abduction. Lutz is the driver of milk
wagon, and it is alleged took the child in his
vehicle on the pretense of giving him ride,
and after driving him around put him out on
| the roadside. The accused was locked up for a
| hearing.
GAS You LIKE Incur 3ty ice carts are
| sad, and their drivers melancholy. They have
| encountered the cold breath of september. But
week since, overheated youngsters with
| parChed mouths, itching for something COOL
| were stealthily pursuing the wagons in the hope
of evading the eye of the man on the hind step
and pliering bit of the refreshing ''cargo
We came across several OF the teams this morn
ing-but not l2d followed them. The horses
couldn't get up a sweat-the ice no loager
steamed-the drivers didn't throw wide the
collars OF their shirts, according to their wont
and the biting ar made their noses "blue.n
Yet shiyering with your coat buttoned to the
throat 1t made you cross to see the cold things
on tht ir way up The street.
Brown is a radicsl-Jones Is a Democrat
They both live in the same ward. As the ward
always goes strong on Browns side, he is politi-
cally tender of jones' feelings. They met on the
asked:-"Say, Brown, how do you think our
candidate is going to run?7 Brown conpa-
Gently replies:-"very well, sir. No doubt of it,
slr-not the least see he is running round
the whole ward to get voters already. He is
good on the run, sir-very good"
| -Aereeably to a resolution adopted by the
| Union Republican City Executive Committee,
the Union Republican citizens of Philadelphia
assemble in their respective election divisions
this evening, for the purpose OF forming divi
SION an Iaan Out all Tne I'M
and efficiently organized cannot be overeSl-
| mated.
There has been 'loul" atmosphere in
| Philadelphia for the past two weeks whatever
| the amanacs may say to the contrary. The
"Walnup is the cause of it. 1t is not yet
Cracked" !" though crack company works at
IT., Guess we can stand the odor while longer
| till the play plays out"
| Practical arithmetic paying debts we
| GO by the rule OF subtraction; in receiving the
debt we go by the rule OF multiplication A
| little OF the former is much more difficult than
| great deal of the latter.
The man who took the liberty without per
mission was deprived OF his own in like manner.
| That's the way our aldermen do business.
| If lady wishes TO have a good carriage,
she shouldn't ride in one too much. That's the
reason why Brown walks his daue ehters.
| The torches of the "lpVincibles" are keep
ing the fires of enthusiasm ablaze. They go 10
| Chesnut Hill this evening.
| "A public temperance meeting will be held
this evening in Dr. Shepherds courch. Cold
| water and cold weather.
| Company ID, Philadelphia City Guards, drills
this evening and also elects captain.
FrREs.-A slight fire took place this morning
| about three O'Clock at q house on 81. Mary
| street, below Eighth. The first floor was occu-
pied as a carpenter shop, where the fire origi-
| mated by the shavlngs catching from defective
| flue. But little damage was sustained.
| A lot of waste in the cotton mill of Edward
| Frost, on Main street, below Hipple's laue,
Manayunk, was destroyed by fire at two O'Clock
this morning.
| LOST CHnD.-On Wednesday last, Lieutenant
| Godey. of the Third District, picked up little
| boy, about l8 months old, at Second and South
| streets. He is dressed in pink spotted calico
| dress, woollen skirt and stockings, and has on
| colored straw cap. The little fellow is at the
Central Police Telegraph Station awaiting iden-
| tihcation.
OWNER WANTED.-A revolver marked G. II.
| McKeeyer. which was on the bo iy of Edward
Smith, who WAS drowned in Frankford creek
several days since, awaits an owner at the Frank
ford Police Station.
REPUBLICAN INvINCIBLEs.-See Order No. s,
for Chesnut Hill, this evening. Fare, 26 cents
| for the excursion. Every member should go to
| a;eko CVia nda In ha