The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-22
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
Reeeivers OF stolen PrOperty-SeIline
Liquer without Ltcense-Run Over q
NeRrO-A Lard Thief,

NeRrO-A Lara
l-Seorge Barr, who holds forth at Seventh
and Bedford Streets Elizabeth Robbins of No.
elS Bedford street, Mary Farren, OF NO. 6O6 Bed
ford street, and Barbara Arnold living at Sixth
sail yesterday, charged with receiving stolen
property. 1t is alleged that they purchased
number Of pocket.books from two lads who
had stolen the articles from a store at Fifth and
Hhippen streets. After the hearing, at which 1t
was diynlged that the accused had paid re.
@Margaret Smith keeps rummery in 81.
the yilest OF liquors without the sanction of the
law. Yesterday Alderman Carpenter held her
william Scott, while driving butcher cart
Rhis morning, knocked down and ran over q
negro at sixth and Lombard streets. He was
arrested and taken before Alderman Carpenter
who held him for trial. The injured man was
taken to the Hospital, with both legs badly
"A Keg of lard was found at an early hour
this morning on the shoulder OF one JEFF
man Bsyletts. Both were taken to the Union
Street Station, where the former awaits an
owner, and the latter was sent below
A SPLENDID BRNRFAoTIoN.-In anticipation Of
Christmas Mr. Wanamaker, Of Oak Hall, has
arranged with the American Life Insurance
Company Of this city TO place In the hands of
every employe in his establishment policy
OF insurance, In amounts ranging from one
thousand to fifteen thousand dollars The
men number considerably ever a hundred, and
not be far from two hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. o. b. Mclean, the manager of the city
agency OF the company, was on hand yesterday
medical men, and in six hours had taken the
applications of the whole party.
This is a princely gift on the part OF Mr..
Wanamaker, as any one at all familiar With
the rates OF life insurance must know that the
premiums on two hundred Thousand dollars
amount 70 small fortune.
CAUGHT AT LAsT.-A number of robberies
by thieves entering the attic windows of resi-
dences have been Committed in this city within
month past. The thief has defied all efforts
of the detectives to catch him until last night
he was nabbed by Detective Levy. The rob-
berry at the house of Il. g. Newlin, on Arch
street, above Fifteenth, where gold tnimble
and lot of dresses were stolen, and that at
the house OF w. II. Carryl, No lOlS Walnut
street, where bandR erchiets, etc., were re-
moved, have been fastened upon him. The
gold thtmble belonging TO Mr.. Newln was re-
covered az a place where he had sold it. and he
had on his person a andkerehlef marked with
Mr.. CarryPs name He Is known as Robert
Rogers. and WIN be exhibited at o'clock this
afternoon az the Central Station.
HEROIC ACT OF YOUNG LADY.-0n Saturday
afternoon last a number OF ladies and gentle
skating on the pond near Twenty.third and
through the Ice and for a moment dIsappeared
He, however, resppeared and was rescued by
daughter of Mr. Joseph French master carpen-
ter at the Schuylkill Arsenal. She got down on
OF the Ice, held on to The unfortunate indivi.
dual until further assistance arrived. II and
the name around.
SHOW CArTLE.-There was an unusually
fne display OF show or Christmas cattle at the
Avenue Drove Yard Yesterday. owen Smith,
disposed OF four head Champaign county
(Ohio) steers. averaging 2IOO pounds each, NJ
10 cents per pound. live weight Messrs.
Gilman Bachman also disposed OF thirty
head kentucky steers, averaging 1900 pounds
each, at from l3 TO Ia cents PER pound In this
lot there was one bullock whose weight ex-
ceeded 1000 pounds, and for which over $1,000
was obtained. This was the largest bullock ever
offered for sale here, and his nne appearance
was the subject Of much comment