The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-02
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.


A Common scOId-A DisOrderIy House
Held TO Await the COrOner's Action
All for n JOke-The Dumb Made 80
Talk -CaDteIOpe Thieves.
The complaint of being common scold was
yesterday preferred before Alderman Neli
against Mrs. Martha Copeland, resident 10
the vicinity of Lloyd and Sergeant streets,
Twenty-ffth Ward. The allegation was sustained
by several Of the neighbors, who delivered their
testimony. After the hearing she was held IN
$1,000 bail 10 answer.
Alderman Pancoast b ad before him yesterday
Thomas Nueent, his wife Mary, Hester Ward
and Morgan Farrell. The former was held for
maintaining nuisance in the shape OF disor-
derly house. and the remainder to keep the
peace. The arrest was made GU warrant issued
on the oaihs OF the usghbors.
Hugh McKeever, the driver OF the Race and
Vine streets Car, which killed James Mcbride,
aged three years, has been taken into custody
and committed to await the action of the Coro-
neI's jury.
John Connell, who claims to be "funny
SAM went into house at Nineteenth aud Cali
loNbill streets, last evening. and when he made
his exit a bundle was observed under his arm.
policeman examined the PACK, and found in
it var ely OF undergarments which are usually
worn by females. Beng questioned, he said 1t
was all joke; bet the pollceman could not
1t in that light and locked him up. He made
the same plea TO Alderman Pancoast, but it
would not do and he had to go below tor trial.
-Beggar Detective Reedtr, in his rounds
through the SDring Garden street market this
DOIUlUV, came dCTObs Hu lDulVlOUBl VINO COulOnG
hear or talk, begging aims. The policeman
locked at hun moment, and beng onvinced
he was an impostor, TOOK hold of hin; then he
could talk, and pretty good English too. He
will have n hearing to-day.
-AlphoDsus Burchell and Frank Sterres,
while engaged in stealing cantelopes in the Cal
lowhll street market, were taken in charge by q
policeman, who escorted them before Alderman
Toland. They were seat to prison.
MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
The stated monthly meeting of the Philadelphia
Society for promoting agriculture, was held this
morning in their hall, at Ninth and Walnut
streets.
The meeting was called 10 order by Colonel
Biddle in the Chair. DR.. Mcclure acted as
Secretary.
Specimens of ''early Goodrich potatoes and
Scotch Grays," were upon the table. presented
by Mr. McGoweD. Six pounds of each kind
had be IN planted side by side aud treated with
like care, for the purpose OF testing their re-
spective productions and from of 80 hills of
the "Gooorich" Species l0l pounds was pro-
duced; from off 100 hills of the Scotch Grays,"
only rs pounds.
II was stated that within the vicinity of Phi
ladelpha, the early Goodrich" was a failure:
attributable perhaps to the want OF ran.
Mr.. Horace j. Smith, of HestonVille, was
elected member OF the Society.
DR.. j. W. Gadsden then read u report upon
the "RlDderpPst,n as it existed in England.
DR.. Robert Mcclure aleo read report upon
the cattle disease now prevalent in this country.
FIRST FALL SALE OF REAL EsTATs.-The fol-
low ing Iropertes were sold to-day at IL clock,
noon. at the Exchange. by James A. Freeman,
sucti0Deei:-
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