The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.
n ADDITIONAL. LOCAL ITEMS SEE 1NsIDE rAeI

APrize Fight Prevented-ROw atSeventh
and Pine streets-CountrymaD Robbed
-WOuse Ransaclx lxed-Suspicion Of hob-
bery-Beat His Wife--AssauIt and Bat
terry with Intent TO KiII-Larceny Case
Row I'm FrRnkfOrd-stealing ClOthl..
Robbed His Sister-ip.Ia .Iaw-Incittng
10 Riot-MaIiciOus Mischief-YoGShfui
Thieves
About $50 o'clock on SATURDAY night Iieute-
nant earns received information that a prize
sIlb agh5 Wssds Was sOlWRgt WITH Oh Carks woods Twenty
nant proceeded ,he pInce,;tv Pnomed and tbere
fght hsS Jer of persons congregated, but the
nstn. II not commenced. The principals,
- IA Mccoy and Patterson, escaped, and the
,lricers succeeded in arresting four Of the by
ISLANDERS They had hearing before Alderman
Mink and were held to bail to answer.
About haf-past l O'Clock on Saturday
morning row occurred at Seventh and Pine
streets, and the police arrested three men
named Thomas Sullman, William Harris, and
John Newell, upon the charge of being con.
41sF n seH oTer the WS ha
cane, and the latter drew revolver and dis
charged it at Harris. Fortunately he made a
miss shot. Stiilman did not take an active part
in the affair, but was companion OF the
fighters. He was held in $500 bail to keep the
peace, and Harris and Newell were committed
ior trial. The hearing took place before Alder
man Patcheli, and officer Ross, OF the Fifth Dis
trict, was the witness.
On Saturday night countryman named
Patrick MulherTan was enticed ihto a house in
Barclay street. aud robbed of $20J IN money.
Ellen Holmes was arrested on the charge of the
THEFT, and on her way to the Station House she
offered 10 the policeman Sl5 to let her go. She
WAS committed to answer.
This morning the residence of Mr.. Pcnnock,
No. S05 Franklin street, was found open, and on
an examination of the premises, it was found
that the building had been ransacked from roof.
TO cellar. The family was absent from the city
at the time. 1t is not definitely known what
amount OF goods has been carried off.
John Garland, proprietor OF saloon at
Third aud South streets, has been held to bail by
Alder man Carpenter for further hearing on
suspicion of having robbed man named John
Mullen of $240. The money was stolen while
Mr.. Mullen lay asleep in Gartlaud's saloon.
John 14afferty has been he'd in $500 bail by
Alderman Pancosst upon the charge of abusing
his wife. Defendant resides at 1900 Pearl street.
He was arrested on Sunday.
John Carr was arrested at the Falls OF
Schuyikill, on Saturday, charged with commit
ting an assault and battery with intent to kill
William Stevenson. 1t is alleged that some
drew either knife or a piece of wire, and cut
Stevenson over the eye. The accused had
hearing before Alderman Ramsdell, and was
"A man named Daniel Hogan is alleged to
have broken into colored school-house at
Seventh and Dickerson streets on Sunday night,
and stole q clock. Information was lodged
with patrolman and he arrested the accused,
who, after hearing was committed for trial.
About half-past O'Clock on Sunday morn
~.
Frankford, between party OF men in reference,
it is said, to politics. Two persons, named
James and John O'Neill were arrested for parti-
cipating in the row, and were held to bail by
Alderman Holmes.
John Rooney took passage on a Frankford
car, yesterday, and when called upon for his
fare refused to give it. The conductor ordered
him out of the car, whereupon John turned
upon the conductor and beat him. The driver
came to the assistance of the conductor and
shared The same fate. Several of the passen-
int Rooney threatened
them all. A policeman was obtained and the
unruly individual was marched to the lookup
He had hearing before Alderman Eggleton
and was held in $500 bail to answer the charge
OF inciting to riot.
officer Hart has arrested an individual
named James Strong for the larceny of lot of
clolhing from house at Callowhill street and
Delaware avenue. The prisoner had hearing
before Alderman Toland, and was committed
for trial.
William Brown is the name of an individual,
who, while under the influence OF liquor yester-
day, amused himself at Second and South streets
ByIteariDg down awning posts. He was arrested,
and committed by Alderman Carpenter on the
charge of malicious mischief
William and James Calvin aged respectively
and 10 years, were arrested in the South Se-
eond street market on Saturday night, for rob.
bing money drawer at one of the stands They
were committed by Alderman Carpenter.
William Redwing is coored man-on
Saturday he stole dress from his sister-in-law,
and was arrested In the act of pawning the same.
Alderman Swift committed William to prison.
LITTLE SQUIBs.-Our public schools reopen
to day. The heavens frown, and so do the faces
OF the yOungters. Weeks of idle sum mer roll
licking has given them distate for pot-hooks and
spelling books. Nevertheless they must go to
their school desks, and lightened are the hearts
of anxious, worried mothers. Masons, carpen-
tiers, and painters have piled their busy hands
during the vacation-cleaned benches, bright
ened rooms and more space seek to dispei the
gloom of the little learners, The young ideas
''biddies" OF dwellings next door to the
schools are already mastering the exple.
tives of the Hibernian dialect, and
getting them ready, linked for an outburst at
muddy pupil feet, saucy pupil tongues, lounglng
pupil dozens, and destructive pupil knives
Quaint hieroglyph phics will soon appear in pencil
strokes and chalk marks upon neig ghborng doors
and house fronts. The lads have no mercy that
way-they can figure as readily on door step
as upon a black board. The little lassies, too
with their silyerY ripping laughter and noisy
giee, know full we'll hew to make nervous the
ancient spinsters who may chance to live within
sight or sound of their playground. The