The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-14
SUSPICIOUS.
The Dead Body of Man Found Lying Upon
Rocks.

! nalneu william YORK was found lying on the rocks
underneath What Is termed the "hve arch bridge" :"
| on the line of the North PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.
Ihe mead OF the corpse badly cut, and in such
| manner as could hardly have come from a fall
| The face and body were black and confused evil
| uenty produced 10y a heating; the left eye was
| gouged out and lay upon his cheek the whole an
pearahce was indicative OF a Confict-an assault on
| the deceased by more than a single person. To CON
urn thls supp0sition the pockets Of the coat ves
anu pantS were all turned out, and their contents
! missing. The probability is that York had been set
upon by gang of thieves that he resisted their at
beaten to insensiblityi rlundered and left to die
| Wnere ne was found. Apart from the character of
p sIT "o4has on the surface OF his body, which rebut
10y fan from the bridge this supposition is also re-
iuled by the certainty of the brcakage of of his
! bOnes, mad such an accident happened. The To-
cality, too in which the body was discovered this
morning also gives color to the theory that murder
mas Deen committed. 1t is known as one of the worst
| In the pureus Of the city. On Sundays especially
1t is the resort of rowdes thieves, and knucks who
unbrided license away from the eyes Of The police
mov ana 10 Stry %aylay and rob any passers-by who
ing from his n home "4d Since Oe'T YESTERDAYS sRss1
morning. His wife states that when he left he had
ABOUT a%bout ten dollars in his pockets, not a penny of
Wnlch was found upon the body. He resided at No.
22OS Hope street. His age was about thirty-nve
years; The body was brought from the place where
summoned to hold an inquest The matter will be
iuy investigated, although at present there is not
e lantest clue TO the perpetrators of the deed IL t
be murder. The bridge under which he was found
is at the intersection of the North Pennsylvania Rail-
road and the coal branch of the Reading Railroad.
TIE PEACE SOCIETY AND THE RAM ATLANTA
Inc pennsylvania Branch of the Universal Peace
Union, at their meeting on Saturday evening" learn
ing that the ram Atlanta is lying at our wharves and
nt IL ls currently reported is being fitted out in the
tee on the subject
This committee, consisting of the President, Mr..
FRANCIS Parker, and Mrs Sarah Il. Rogers after
ascertainng that the vessel was at Kensington, as
stated, ana that many persons believed the rumor
miguel Gallnd0, ESQ.,, the Spanish Consul, and the
United States Marshal, and presented the following
resolution adopted at the meeting; and that they as
aporton OF the community, desired to express their
dlsapprobation of any act which would lead to in
yolvng our country in war, or in any way repeat the
disastrous and unwaranted course Of the Alabama:
hssSo'red That COMMITTEES of three be appointed to
Of the Atlanta now lying at the wharf Y~ Of Neafe
Levy At the foot OF Palmer street Kensngton, this
RSt the said vessel against SinoH SPAIN IN
that shall involve country in war any way inter
with Spain earnestly enreat Government not to
be b be al gn its
| THE TURNERs.-The excursion to Washington
| Retreat, which the German Turner's had projected
for to-day, has been postponed on account OF the
strangers-"Tumers" from other places from
Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Egg Harbor, etc-were in
some apology for the failure of the fete champetre
VIII be afforded by an exhibition of gymnastic sports
at the Turner's Han, No. 444 North Third street.
PmFERED ARTICLEs.-On Saturday last, Lewis
and Chestnut streets, on suspicion Of having stolen
number OF articles he carried about him These were
ten bottles OF 'Cognac, one pound of butter, an old
coat, pair Of pants, and basket. Lewis said he
brought the things from New York, but his story
was so little credited that he committed to prison
to await further developments. The owner Of the
articles can find them at the Fifth District Station
House.
SAD CAsUALTY.-Ths morning, between and 10
O'Clock, while Philip Smith, aged thirteen years. and
Arthur Wolf, aged twelve years, were playing in a
cellar on Locust street. near Fifteenth they both
fell into well. Before the former could be rescued
he was drowned A Mr.. Hugh Harkns, happening
by pulled the latter from the water in time to
save him. The body of smith was removed to the
residence of his parents, on Dugan street, below
Spruce, and the Coroner notified to hold an inquest
MORE OF THE 'LooUsTs The Mayor has graced
the following-named with "stars," and furnished
each with the municipal locust, in addition to the
host that has gone before:-
First District-John Donohue; William Mcclure.
Ninth District-Charlcs Bott; Patrick II. Campbell;
John Hastt.
Tenth District-Thomas Branagan
Twelfth Dstrlct-Wm II. Case; Samuel A. Parkin
DRowNED.--A sailor named John Smith, employed
on the schooner f, Nelson, from Bath, Maine at
this port with cargo of ice, fell from her decks yes
terday at Pine street wharf, Schuylkll. John had
INDUCED too freely in frewater during the day. and
TO such an extent that even his sea-egs would not
steady him. He never rose after he had fallen into
the water OF course he was drowned.
THOSE LADDERs.-The Delaware Harbor Police have
located a number Of the small ladders lately ordered
TO enable them to readily rescue persons who had
fallen overheard, or to afford these latter the means
Of saving themselves. one has been hung on a
wharf above Vine street, another above Arch street.
another below Chesnut street. another below Spruce
street, and another below Almond street.
BELIIcosE.-James Smith is pugistlc individual.
He showed fight yesterday TO Oficer Ward at Front
and Spruce streets. He got the worst OF the matter
however for the officer marched him TO the station
house Alderman Carpenter furnished him with a
ticket OF admission TO the County Prison. and he no
doubt enjoyed the free ride thther In that carriage
known by the schoolboys as ''Black Maria"
FRE.-In close proximity to the steamboat land
ing at Red Bank stood bOwling-alley and hay
stack. Yesterday afternoon, some mischievous lads
SET re 10 Ine laJter, ana consumed the former. The
building belonged 10 the Red Bank Company, and
the alley was conducted by Mr. Beckett The loss is
not very heavy.
A ROUGH PLAYTHING.-Patrick Mexican amused
himself last evening by throwing brick at the head
made dent thereon. The little game came OF in
Huntingdon street, Seventeenth ward Alderman
seniX committed Pat TO answer.
FLOATING Booty. -Onlcer Westcott, of the Harbor
POhce, on Saturday morning last captured a skin
Galleu % the george Mehl Two chains were found in
10 one ol Whlch had been stolen from the yacht
Delaware, the other from schooner owned by
captain Weber, Of Camden Nj
In TRoUBLE.-Polceman Thomas Iisk came very
near Retung dIuobng Yesterday at the hands of
one % EDWARD Mcoahn' at Fourth and shippen Streets
but fnally succeeded in turning the tables on the
doughty Edward Alderman Tittermary disnosed of
the latter by sending him below.
A MIsHAP.-A man named j. j. Evers was either
thrown or fell from car Of the Fifth and Sixth
streets line at Sixth and Brown streets Yesterday
ana broke his leg. He was removed 10 his home AZ
No. 4O2 Ranstead place.
SERVED ARIGHT.-ofcer James Riley, OF the
seventeenth district, has been "dockedn i've days
his beat