The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-05

dtonal appointments in the Custom House have
been made by Collector Moore, and received the
tom "e
Gaugers-wnliam Wallace and B. A. Howell.
MISREPRESENTATION IT. Pierce David Ball J. G.
Milton, Joseph H. Russell, William II. CAMPBELL and
Night Watchman-Thom c. spackman.
Messenger-Danel w. Bussinger
P0rter-Thomas s. Faust, colored
The appointment from the colored portion of the
for three years. VIZ '''
It Is understood taat Collector Moore's appoint
General Baxter, the Naval Ofiicer, has with the
approval OF the Treasury Department. removed j.
Morris Welsh as a clerk in his onice ana apponted
George 7. Kern TO I'LL the vacancy.
HEARINGS AT THE CENTRAL STAT1oN-Uenry Will
son was arrested this morning in the third story of
through the trunk Of John Sneethen, who occupied
the house The accused was at the Central this
afternoon, and after hearing was held for trial by
Alderman Becker
William and Margaret Wilson, an elderly couple,
were taken into custody this morning by Detectiye
Miller, at Eighth and Arch streets. The detective
had first seen them at Second and Chesnut streets
and, not liking their movements, followed them up
Second to Arch and along Arch to Eighth street on
the way the parties stopped in the stores OF Troth
Nen, Nos. Is and Is n. Second street; r. p Mccall,
No. ~ Y. Second street, and Foulke d Atkinson No
56 Arch street. At McCalls the man stole packages
Of tea and chocolate. On being searched at the CEN
tral these articles were found them and from the
woman was taken Gift" skirt The magistrate
committed them i'm default of $1,000 bail.
POLICE AProINrMENTs-The following appont-
ments have been made by Mayor Fox since our issue
of yesterday Jacob Shelter, James Nicholson, and
John Degan, Seventeenth district John McIaugh-
lin John Feeney, and Patrick Ring, Third district;
Joseph Laybod, Eleventh district; William Nugent
Second district; Jacob Kahr and Irvine Crox
Seventh district; Charles Prendeville Fourth dis
trict Richard Lanely, First district; Charles
Mcbride, Second district; Charles OBrien, Sixth dis
trict Martin Mclaughlin, Fourth district; William
II. Jones' Eleventh district; James German Joseph
Urian, Michael Donovan George Matsinger William
Force, and James Thomas, Sixteenth district; John
Trexler, Eleventh district and Joseph Krupp,
Seventh district.
M1IITARY.-The various brigades composing the
First Division p. NJ have been disbanded with
view OF rearranging the various brigades, which will
First Brigade.-Natlonal Guards, City Troop, Wash
ington Greys, and Keystone Battery.
Second Brgade.-Fritz Zouaves and Grey Re-
Third Brigade.-Baxter's Fire Zouaves, Philadel-
phia City Guards, and Bradys Battery.
Fourth Brigade-Colonel Thomas Regiment, Vete-
ran 69th Regiment, and all new organizations now
being formed.
THE PENNSYLVANIA CANAL CoMPANY.-The Penn
sylyania Canal Company, as recently reorganized,
operates the 300 miles Of canal in the Susquehanna
valley which, till this year. were divided between
the PENNSYLVANIA Canal, the West Branch and Sus-
quehanna Canal, and the Wyoming Valley Canal.
The aggregate receipts of 1869 to April
During same period in 1895 4siSSS
Increase in 1869 9...................s .s48, ,5s1 20
RoBBERIEs.-The residence of George Fox, No.
424 Norris street, was broken into on Monday night,
and robbed OF S4I. An entrance was effected by
pryng open rear window.
Thieves entered the house of George Sink, on
Seventh street, below Oxford on Monday night and
stole an Overcoat and pair OF CATERS.
SUSPECTED OF LARCEHY.-Mary Price and Rose
Cogey arrested at Sixth and South streets last
evening, with garden hose in their possession OF
which they could give no account. Alderman Bel
shaw held them for further hearing. In the mean
time the hose is at the Fifth District Station, await
ng an owner.
THE YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS.-We under
stand that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
made arrangements to return, free of charge, such
Friends may purchase tickets over their road for
the purpose OF attending the Yearly Meeting of
Friends to be held in this city next week.
UEINTENTIoNAL.-In the extended notice of Clark
4 Bidde's new store No 1924 Chestnut street, which
appeared in The TELEGRAPH a few days since, the
name OF Il. W. Richards was inadvertently omitted
This gentleman was the architect of this tasteful
and beautiful edince.
MORE LIGHT ON DELAWARE AVENUE - Ellen
Mclaughlin was prevented from walking into the
Delaware last evening, at Dock street. by Policeman
Denard; and Hiram Clark was stopped on the wharf