The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-14
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
AFhtby Job-A Tea Thief-kIleged Lar
ceny-ROlling away n Barrel Of Apples
',sOrderIy MOmse-BeRting n HOrSe.

Oe"y -hOlhng away n Barrel Of apples
sOrderIy HOuse-Beating n Horse.
1ouo. A,L,nso,, and John Walsh were over
hauled last evening, at Na,,1 anu !ssce 'ueend did
while rolling away barrel OF apples thaS Wv
not belong 10 them. Alderman Hibberd sent
them below.
Michael McHugh is alleged to have stolen
coat from the house OF Thomas Phillips, on
South Front street. lie was bound over oy
Aldermen moore In $500 bail for trial.
William Briggs, fourteen years OF age, has
been arrested for throwing 6lth into the vesti-
bule OF a dwelling at Nineteenth and Brown
coast who sent him to prison for trial.
-Hyland Reed, residing at No. Sl6 Callowhiu
street. was last night taken into custody by
Policeman Devine, at Eighth and Locust streets,
for the larceny Of half chest of tea from the
store of MIR. Eentz, at Tenth aud Locust streets.
He was bound over by Alderman Patched.
Mary Kelly lives on Water street above
Pine, and was yesterday comTiained of as
keeping disorderly house. Some of the neigh
| bors appeared before Alderman Carpenter and
| testified to that fact, when she was bound over
| to answer.
Pat. Connolly beat his horse with club
| one inch and half in thickness, at Beach aud
| Laurel streets. He was arrested and held by
Alderman Eggleton in $500 bail tor trial.
A NEW ENTERPRISE was made
| few DAYS since, in the daily papers, of an un-
/ usually large block of granite-,weign,ng a9ou'
| Richmond, Virginia. We have since learned
| that the quarry from which IT we, ohtainedN
situated three miles above Richmond, on the
| James River Canal-was rurchaseh last snm
mer by number, of phSsdeIphians' T smong @
whom are Messrs, J,Jhn Hulme, Edwin Greble,
George W. Ha-ris, d. C. Levy, l. P. Ash
mead, pr' morwitz, and General Crosman,
| ana tney have been working 1t very tho
roughly since that time, and are resolved to
make il paying enterprise. Large quantities
OF this granite-which is said to be OF very
superior quality-have been already seRt to this
market; also to New York, Baltimore, Washing
ton, ETC. 1t is well adapted for making fine
monuments, for building purposes, curbng,
| paving, etc. A large portion of the new Belgian
pavement recently laid on Walnut street, above
Broad, consists of stone from this quarry, and
we understand that arrangements are in pro-
gress to pave other streets with the same mate
rial. A contract has also been made with
parties in New York to furnish stone for the
new paving on Broadway. The drinking foun-
tain lately erected in Market street, above
Broad and presented to the city by DR.. Wilson
C. Swami is constructed of this stone. as well
as beautiful little monumental cross in
memory of Captain Joseph P. Ash, a gallant
! young Philadelphia who was killed in battle
In our recent struggle for the Union, and which
can be seen on the premises OF Mr.. Greble, Ches
nut street, above Seventeenth. The company
has purchased arge and valuable wharf or
: the Schuylkill, at the foot of South street, on
which extensive improvements have been made
! with facilities for dscharging and handling
stone of the largest size, room tor storing large
quantities, and all other necessary convent.
encees. This is another instance of the enter
! prise of our fellow. citizens. which we are glad
to record, and which we hope will prove emf
nently successful to those engaged in it.
CoRoNER's INvEsTIGATIoN.--Coroner Daniels
commenced an investigation this morning in
/ the case of William Morton, aged nineteen years
who died on Wednesday night from the effects
! of a wound received on the night of October 13
. at the election polls at Sixth and Tasker streets
James Smith sworn-I reside at No $40 Sylvester
street, on the night OF the 18th of October between
twenty minutes after and hatf past cock was IN
CTease's bRr-room, Sixth and Tasker streets
1 started to out OF the door Sixth
saw n man standing there with a shotgun; he fired
and shot me in the right and; do not know the
another man fired, and the shot rddled my left
5 my way through the Tasker street door, sho
with ball in the right side; fell and carried q
the back room; the boy Morton was shot aftee wa
D | taken In the house, there was party OF men who
came up there, and they shot Into the bar room
there was no quarrel; do not know anyth' ng abou
tn Z shooting of Morton.
Dr. +. r. Shspleigh swOrn-I made post mortem
examination OF the body of deceased The body wa
extremely emacsted; there were two woun as In the
lett thigh, directly opposite each other about six
been caused by a gunshot the anterior wouud wa
nearly healed; the pOsteror one was q sloughinl
wound. Two inches In diameter; about the latter
spots IL made by small shot; shot of this
TsCter found in the tissues the ball lad
directly through the thigh, extensively c0mminu Il nj
large be d sore upon the back the deceased
bis death from exhaustion resulting from the wount
| described.
: The inquest was then adjourned until Mon
day, at ii o'clock
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