The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-24
CITY CRIMINAL CALENDAR.

on the place and secured twenty-seven peoplebacks
and whites, and men and women. The proprietors
were held by Alderman Carpenter for their appear
at Court, and the remainder TO keep the peace
Another raid was made by Lieutenant Smith on
a honse az sixth and Bedford streets, kept" Kept by
Michael BOyce. About a dozen Of the occupants
we're taken into custody and held TO answer 10y
Yesterday morning on information which was
lodged by the pastor OF the cOloTed church at Sixth
and Lombard streets the police OF the Third district
arrested twelve Of the fellows who hang around the
corner and disturb the congregation. Alderman
Carpenter sent them below.
THE police of the Seventeenth district Yesterday
picked up about forty of the denzens Of Bedford,
Shippen, and Spaford streets. They were committed
by Alderman BOnsall under the vagrant act
Yesterday number of negroes got into fight
at Thirteenth and Pearl streets, which soon turned
into a riot Bricks were freely used citizen
named Michael COsgroVe was struck i'm the head
with one OF the missiles. The police intcrfCred ana
captured JohngJackson, John Taylor, Andrew John
son, and William walters, all of whom were sent
below by Alderman Massey.
John Albright who was arrested on the 23d OF
April with 90 pairs OF stolen chickens in his possession
and who escaped from the policeman, rearrested
this morning in Manayunk and brought TO the city
for hearing at the Central station this afternoon.
Philip Long yesterday morning was staggering
along Arch Street, near Seventeenth, under the
weight Of pig of lead which he had on his shoulder.
4 policeman took charge OF Long and locked him up.
Alderman Jones has held him for a further hearing
on Wednesday, when the owner OF the lead is re-
quested TO put in an appearance.
On Saturday night Charles Zimmerman while
drunk, entered the tavern OF Robert EnIoon Bring
hurst street, Germantown, and struck the pro-
prietor over the head Mr. Elliott started out after
assistance, when he was again beaten by Zimmer-
man. citizen who came TO the assistance OF
Elliott had his thumb nearly bitten of. Zimmerman
was then taken in charge by policeman and after
a hearing before Alderman Good was bound over in
$1,000 bail for trial.
Ferdinand HelGnger was arrested in German
town Yesterday morning. with lot OF chickens in
his possession which he was suspected of having
stolen. He was committed 10y Alderman Good
William j. Bruce, early last evening appeared
in the vicinity OF Thirteenth and Vine streets with
hatchet After nourishing the weapon awhile he
attacked the door of house No 1902, and was fast
reducing IL TO splinters when policeman came along
and arrested him. Alderman Pancoast held him to
answer.
Louis Sharp has again been held by Alderman
| Godbou for eXtinguishing the lights at the Arch
Street Theatre
THE SOLDIERS ORrHANs will participate in the
preiminaries to the interesting ceremony OF deco
rating the graves OF our dead veterans on Sunday
next. The inmates OF the following schools-about
700 in number and comprising at least One-ffth of
| those who are now under the care Of the State-w
| engage in the ceremonies Lincoln Institution;
| church Home; ST. Johns orphan Asylum; Catholic
Home; Northern Home, soldiers Orphan De-
| partment: Chester Springs Soldiers Orphan
| Schools; and the Bristol soldiers orphan School
At hal1past IL on the morning of Saturday, May, 20
the boys and girls belonging 10 these schools will
assemble in independence Square. They will all he
neatly uniformed, ana will parade with their flags
banners, and musical accOmpaniments At noon
| the schools will pass in review before his Honor
| Mayor Fox, MajOr-General Meade, Secretary Bore,
Ex-Governor Curtin. and other persons of note The
review concluded the children will march in parade
over the following route:-tp Chestnut to Twelfth
| down Twelfth TO Walnut, up Walnut TO Broad
| Concert IIail. This spacious building
will then be the Of very interesting meeting
| front benches, the remaining portion of the hall
being thrown open to the public generally EX-Gov-
ernOr Curtin will occupy the chair and the assem-
! blage will be addressed by him ana by the Rev
Phillips Brooks, Major A. X. Calhoun and others, the
exercises being nterspersed with singing and recita-
tions by the children.
| POLICE NRws.-We understand that the police ap
pointments for the following wards have been com-
peted, so that the droves who have been tiocking
| around the Mayors Onice Will have to seek loung-
| ing place esewhere:-The First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, sixth, Eleventh. Twelfth, Thirteenth
Fourteenth, Sixteenth, seventeenth, Eighteenth,
| Nineteenth, Twenty-frst, Twenty-SeCOnd. Twenty
| fourth, FwentyIftlI Twcnty-scventh, ana Twenty
| eighth wards
| The following appointments were announced this
| Schuylkm Har0or-Jonu !. GnL
Fifth Dstrict-Thomas Mccoy ana James McGran-
| Nnth Disrict-Gcorge Zann, William f. Logue,
| and John Dunn
Fifteenth Dtstriot-James McLca, Lieutenant, vice
| William Tell Street, resigned, to date June !.
| Hugh Shields Sergeant, vice Joseph Shaw.
| Eighteenth Dstrict-GeOrge Cox.
| ATTEMPT TO RoB-Between and O'Clock this
morning thieves attempted to rob the stores Nos. 900
and sos Market street. The thieves were at work on
| the rear shutters, when they were Interrupted by
the police who had been attracted to the spot by the
| noise. They managed 10 escape however, leaving
| their tools behind.
| RAILWAY CASUALTY. - This morning about
| O'Clock Mrs llowarth and daughter fell from II car
at the of Second and Greenwich streets. and
both We're badly injured. tis alleged that the lady
notified the conductor to STOP but he not pulling the
| strap, she made the attempt TO get on.
| FELL OVERBoARD.-Last night stranger, while
under the influence of liquor, went to sleep on Coates
| street wharf On awakening, and while in IL bewn-
| dered state, he walked into the Delaware. Lieu
tenant smith, Of the Harbor Police, heard the splash
and succeeded in rescuing the drowning man.
SUICIDE.-Coroner Daniels this morning held an
inquest on the body of Frederick w. Abcht, Prus-
sian aged seventy years, who committed suicide on
saturday, at No IO8 Stewart street. by taking dose
OF poison.