The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-07
GENERALITIES.
How Burglars are Treated in New York

night or two since, as Miss Hawkins
lagc, was retiring, she discovered dim light in the
vestry-room, and called up man-servant and seut
him to the sexton, Mr. Butler. The two eau
in at the open window saw man. by the
aid OF his dark lantern, cutting out panel
OF the door leading into the audlence-room. Mr..
Butler raised his revolver and fired. A piercing
shrek attested that the shot had taken effect. and
win, and, calling him up, they both repaired to the
church. Here they found the thief, bowling and
groaning, his scalp and face blackened, disngured
and one leg paralyzed from the effects OF the bali
that had entered his size. large quantity OF skele
ton keys and burglars tools was found in his pos
session Should the thief recover, he will be horribly
manned and disngured for life.
Murder without PrOvOcatiOn
Between ~ and O'Clock yesterday morning, at No.
$50 Water street, corner OF Scamme in place kept
by Francis Kelly, quiet, well-conducted Irishman,
a tremendous knocking OF the door In Scanned
street was heard, which was followed by its being
burst IN by FIVE of the biggest rOWdies the
city can produce; but when Mr. Kelly presented him
SELF they sneAked or AS they were failing out, Gil
lespie muttered, "Kelly II get you on the side Halk
I1lknock the light out OF yer !" Kelly, while push
ing Ridley into the street, stepped out TO the side
blow from behind with the great wheerung six
pounds, stretched him on the pavement His head
was then dubbed and kicked. He was stabbed in
one eye and his nose was slit open with bowie
knife. Another cut was given at the back Of his
head, extending from ear 10 ear. The murderers
took TO flight after these exploits. The alarm of
murder was raised hut the attack had been so sud-
den that the aid of the police could not be obtained
The brother or Kelly arrived from boston tnat even
ing, after nine years separation. While he was
looking for his brother, he found him to all appear
ances dead, and copiously vomiting blood on the
sidewalk. lAt o'clock in the afternoon yesterday his
life was despaired Of and he received extreme
unction at the hands OF his presL-M. Y. Sun Qt
the 9th
Freedmen and the Public Lands.
Senator Sumner has prepared BILL which he will
present TO the Senate during the week providing for
the appointment OF national commission to aid and
facilitate the settlement OF freedmen on lands they
can own and ork. The power OF appointment Is
vested with the President, and the Commission rs 10
be similar TO that appointed 10 settle the Indians on
reservations The President is favorable to the
movement, and will give his countenance TO the
bill. There are few private associations with
the Rame object In view, hut they fail to meet the re-
quirementn ~ the cause Lately several Boston gen.
ilemen pnrehasS"d plantation OF 20OO acres of land
IN the state OF dSoi and have divided H. mn into
farms OF 70 acres each, anu I've aIinr,o ~ ~
to work them and pay the cost as earn ~ 6
freedmen are also charged with the eoRl1n IT, .ne h
persons who purchased the land for them. Et9s
plantation was bought in portion OF Georgia where
the owners OF land viii not sell TO colored people.
-'Ietuppers" is the pet name for moderate Re
publicans lD West Virginia.