The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-31
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Crowd.
William johnson, residing at No, 927 Torr
street, while under the influence of wniskey,
yesterday, went into q store at Seventh aud
Wallace streets, and beat the attendants pretty
severely, throwing peck measures, etc. He was
finally captured, and on being taken before
Alderman Massey was held in $1,000 for trial.
For sometime the captains of vessels on the
river have been robbed OF their yawls by an
Individual who would borrow them. This
morning about l O'Clock, Harbor Policemen
Myers AID Blown came across Charles Scott,
who was sealed in q sail. boat which he had re-
moved from Willow street wharf He is also
suspected OF having stolen the boats from the
various gentlemen above spoken Of Alderman
Toland has committed Inn.
John CrOmptOn this morning arrived at
South street wharf from Jersey. John had
dog with him. In the same boat there was q
VeIdant country man who had load of slaught-
cred sheep. In landiI g John set his dog on
another canine and told the countryman TO
watch them. Country did so, and on the con-
cluson went back TO his wagon, to find one of
his sheep missing. John was subsequently ar
rested an d he'd by Alderman Toland to answer
Yesterday a small coasting vessel arrived at
wharf below Vine street, from Eastport, Me.
Last night the second mate invited couple of
his friends aboard, and they mad good time,
until The whisky they had imbloed. commenced
to operate; the they quarrelled and got to ight
ing, which was interrupted by the entrance of
the harb Dor police, who locked the fighters up
for the light. This morning Alderman TOland
requested them TO enter bail for their appear
John Greenlees keeps g tavern at Fifty.
eight, ar and a Vine 3, streets: Yesterday he was
the bar room. The proprietor went into the
cellar TO draw glass Of ale and Mary went be-
containing Sl2 and wake ed off with 1t. She was
pursued. captured, and sent below by Alder
man Maule.
POLITICAL ITEns.-To-night the Republican
lnVincibles make the last expedition of the
campaign. Tney go TO Mount Holly. with
this excursion the Club concludes It's labors for
the year. and heTculean labors they have been.
been but added to by the battle OF 1868. They
have made in the cause of Republicanism
twenty-five parades. This does not include any
but formal turnouts. In each of these they
have had with them over four hundred mea
seven hundred, and on two occasions the whole
strength of the display turned out in line and
exceeded fourteen hundred men. In the ser
vice which the Club has done IL has no equal In
the country, and we give 1t all honor for the
Tonight The German Republicans of our
city VIII hold grand mass meeting at National
Guards Hall. The German Republican Cam
paign Club have the matter Ia hand, and have
secured as orators Judge SchutZe, of Texas and
ex-governor Miller of Wisconsin,.
The Republican citizens of Philadelphia
will assemble this Saturday evening, OJtober
81, at ten o'clock, III front of the Union League
House, on Broad street, 20 participate in a sore.
cent display of fireworks by Professor Jackson,
An immense Drummond light will be exhibited
on Broad street, and a brilliant exhibition OF
dissolVing views in front OF League House du.
ring the entire evening.
TRLRGRATHC.-Duripg last night gang of
wolkmen In the employ of q rival telegraph
company were set TO work removing the wires
Oh IN, me Pasing end Atlantic Company from the
poles on Market Street, between Third street
and The Schuylkil bridge. The outrage was
completed before daylight this morning. Tue
fixtures on the poles were sawed off and to.
gether with the wires, piled up on the street.
Through The prompt assistance OF the Franklin
Telegraph Company and the Pennsylvania
Railroad. the Pacific and Atlantic has uninter-
rupted communication with all points West,
with The same ample facilities as heretofore.
THE BETHUNE MEMORIAL CHURcH.-The con-
gregation composing the Belhune Memorial
enterprise at Twelfth street and Montgomery
avenue is growing rapidly In numbers and
influence. To morrow afternoon there will De
an Interesting Sunday School gathering, on
Colonel Dewitt @. Moore, Robert Allen, ESQ
and the pastor, Rev. p Stryker TalmAge Tue
hall WILL no doubt be crowded on this OcoaaIon