The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-30

CITY Affairs.

-between and 3 o'clock on Sunday
morning, frame stable, situated east of Sc
cond street, between Dickerson and Green
wien streets, was set on fire, and before the
flames could be extinguished the frame
structure had been partially destroyed, and
u, Ine roof burned off a brick stable adjoining.
Inc rear portion of a row of dwellings on
houser court was also damaged Four horses,
belonging to Joseph Cox, were burned. two
Oh them severely, the others slightly. To
the east OF the stable was sheep pen and
plg-sty. In the former there we're twenty
nVe sheep and two calves, all of which as far
as known, were burned to death; sixteen
young pigs were also burned The sheen and
calves belonged to James Barnett, victualler.
Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Barnett, and the widow
simpson, who owns the brick stable are the
chief sufferers. The loss, however, is chiefly
covered by insurance. Lieutenant Errick-
son, of the Second police district. arrested
francis Barnes, residing at No. % Reed
street, on the charge of having set the stable
on hre. 1t is alleged that the Lieutenant saw
hlm coming over the stable-yard enclosure on
Greenwhich street just as the fire broke out.
and followed him to his own house, where the
arrest was made. The capture would have
been made before, but the Lieutenant was in
terfered with, and William Ellenger was
arrested on the charge of aiding the fugitive
hearing.
On Saturday the Republican members of
the Board of Aldermen held a caucus for the
purpose of selecting election officers for the
various precincts as prescribed by the Regis
try act. The work was not completed, and
another meeting will be held on Saturday
next. An open meeting of the board will be
held on Monday, September 9Th, when all the
judges and inspectors will be selected. Under
the Registry act the board, on the selection
OF the election officers, are required to recog-
nlZe the political majority in the particular
division, and where there is a Democratic
majority, majority of the election officers
will be taken from that party and so too with
the Republican divisions
Henry r. Bailey, twenty-four years of
age, was shot in the right breast, below the
nipple, and also in the right hand, yesterday
morning, while on a cunning excursion to
Thompson's Point, near Chester. Bailey on
reaching the shore attempted to remove his
gun from the bottom of the boat, and while
so doing the lock caught in the seat and the
piece was discharged
William and Mary Lane (colored) were
arrested yesterday morning, in st. Mary
street, near Seventh, by Officer Homer, on
the charge of fighting, and also cutting
colored man in the head with a sharp instru-
ment. They were removed to the Union
Street Station House, and locked up to await
hearing. The injured man was taken in
charge by his friends.
An old buttonwood tree opposite the
Stlte House yard, in Walnut street below
Sixth, fell to the ground about half past six
o'clock last evening. In falling it broke a
number of glasses i'll a marble building on the
south side of the street. A house adjoining
was also somewhat damaged.
Shortly before two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, the Pennsylvania Milk Company S
Depot, No. 1884 Market street, was damaged
by fire originating from a stove in the
washroom. Loss small
The roof of a cooper shop on Water street,
near Walnut, was burned on Saturday.