The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-21

Oficer westcott, who caught him as he was "A
the act OF walking overheard at Chestnut stIeet
Last mig BIT an individual walked int :, n s,or.
on South street, ire above Eighteenth lad helped
the place is deaf lady, and i oy
the loss for % some time oer the theft was com
With Si- ,,nty. 'sdual managed to escape
5Mlehaei Guiftn has been committed by
s1,e % q swift Tor the larceny OF coslscuttle
street He yas noticed picking up the property
h1GWtalk. .ng oil, and was followed and arrested
=, 1js zenith and Locust Streets with the scutte
--Between 2 and 9 o'clock this morning the
back window-shutter of Mr.. McColgan's resi-.
dence, in Carpenter street, above Eighteenth,
was pried open, and an entrance effected. The
thieves carried off two water. proof coats. They
made their escape. About the same time the
window-shutteT of q dwelling only few doors
above the residence Of MIR. HcColgau was prled
open, and an entrance effected. Here n bundle
was secured and carried Off. A policeman nos
ticed the man leaving the premises, and fol-
George Williams was arrested yesterday for
the larceny Of shoes from the store OF Schultz
q Else. Church alley. a porter noticed VII,
liams carrying away the property ana followed
him 10 Second and Dock streets, where patrol
man was notified and Williams arrested. He
had the property in his possession, He had a
hearing before Alderman Hurley and was COM
mitted: Willl9mS, 1t is believed, belongs to
the many depredRtions in that nelghborhood.
-Samuel Alexander, for assaulttng an aged
streets, has been held to answer by Alderman
Papcoast. 1t is alleged that Alexander used a
The residence No. 1887 South EighGh street
was entered last evening" during the tempo.
raTy absence of the family, and ROBBED of
silverware, iewelry. etc. An Individual has
been arrested upon the charge OF having COM
mltteu the robbery.
THE HETEROGENEOUS IN UNroRN.-Post-
mester Bingham has just issued the following
Posr OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, January 20.
lS69-The carrier force will report at their
n. Tgln In
g a. NJ, dressed in the regulation uniform.
No absence from duty Will be allowed to-
morrow except for sickness.
Superintendents of stations are held respou-
sible for the good appearance of all carriers
within their several sections, and hereafter
will be required to make morning inspection
of their force in order that only such carrersWho
are lqlIy equipped and cleanly as to appearance
may be permitted to go upon their tour of duty.
A violation of this will not only necessitaie
the discharge of the superintendentan and carrier,
arrest by the police authorities of this city.
For the better discipline of the force and the
more speedy delivery of mail matter, carriers
when on duty are prohibited from walking
through The streets of the city with other
The carrier force deserve congrstulation for
the satisfactory manner in which their duty
has been PERFORMED during the present ad-
miniEtratlOn OF the postal affairs of this city,
aud it is trusted that the wearing of a distinct
dress, which subjects their actions and de.
meanor to continual public scrutiny, may
advance the efficiency of the carrier system.
HENEY II BINGHAM. Postmaster
A CoRREcrIoN.--Now and then the types will
serve Us & shabby trick by turning our sem
on Fire Marshal Black 0urn's contest with the
Roughs, the intent of 2 whole paragraph was
thus inadvertently perverted. A portion of the
Fire MRTShals conversation with the "buuk-
ers" should have read thus:-
"He said II wesa duty they owed to the public
and especially to the people OF the neighbor-
hoCd-Co free their company from the bad re-
pute into which il had fallen, He referred to
| those evidently inoesdiary, aud charged that
| in his Investigations, % fact which is undoubt-
| edly so, he had been hindered rather than
aided to discover the guilty When asked why
| he did not atop these inCendiary fires he said
| that ne could do 80, were they only willing to
| help him, and deslSt from throwing obstacles
| In his way."
THE PRESS CLUB.-There was full attend
| ance at the meeting of the Press Club yesterday
| afternoon, TO listen TO an essay by Thompson
| WestcOtt, Esq, Of the Sunday Dispatch, on the
| Associated Press" The essayist gave a very
| interesting account of the manner in which
steamboats,, locomotives, and telegraphlng were
! discovered, and showed the progress that had
! been made in systematizlnG the arrangements
past. He then spoke of the origin OF the Asso-
ciated Press, the various news collecting enter:
prises that preceded 1t, and gave his views and
! opinions as to the merits and defects of the
| Associated Press system The essay gave rise
to lively discussion, in which participated
Messrs. William V. McKean, Stephen N. Wins
low, William Anderson, Watson Am6ruster, d.
Brainerd Williamson, William j. Clark, Jr
| William NJ. RunlHel, aud others.
BRUTE.-Peter Lanmeister was arrested
this morning by Officer Hill, at Third and Ches
nut streets, for working horse having large
piece of loose flesh dangling from the fetloch
Joint The poor animal was otherwise In
miserable condition. The Agent OF the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Auimals took
charge of the horse, and the driver was com
| mitted in default, being fined SO and the costs
| by Alderman Hurley.
HENRY BERGH, Esq. who is to speak at tn,
| Academy of Music tomorrow evening, arrived
in this city to day. The demand for tickets still
continues, though there were none to be haC
yesterday, not over half dozen having beer
returned. Persons having any which they are
not able to use will oblige by returning them Il
the rooms. No. 1920 Chesnut street.
ACCpENT.-1hs morning David MendenhRl
fell from a scaffold in front OF the church
Third and Reed streets, and sustained sever
injuries. He was removed TO his home, OF
Jarvis street, above MOyameuslng avenue
} THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.