The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-09

wHIsEY C4sE-Thomas Patton, John Patton, and
John ]. McFall had hearing before y. s. Commits
s'Oner Bddle az noon to-day, charged with assist
ing In dspossesslng Edgar ~ Gregory, U. 3. Mar
shal, OF five barrels OF whisky which had been taken
and detained by him, wh n was IN his oficial Gus
tody. The evidence elected was as follows:
Hugh sehsuer 81 sworn Was yyatchm1n for Marshal
about the iSth Of July was there iyve days on last
triday the barrels were taken awey first heard distucb
il tho cellar saw John Patton there said to hun 'wdat
two men then came pp and took ne and pash, in
the q store tore one ssdk a. eePIhm m PstsoI comes he first
let go other came TO the door they took five bar
hat nipSt o%"s Patton over Slept It" 10 6e BSns
% streets 1 before that hight tbSe Fe9
thee h, saw "a bow. bo n The GS store
night at II O'clock be look out and said, f you are
police Officers came IN and took drink after tha n
Sclo"h two rccepen cane IN TIVE Of the f9pE who had
this matter day or two after they were II the back
S.ted Tom said You had nothing to 90 at tSe ont M
= to which M John @ So ss1 a., acap y@n sent
tie inside and cannot opened from the outside it was
Deendantsp SpS9 we're % held 10 s5J bail 70 answer
RIVER THIEVES At WORKSHOPS ExcHlNexD
BETWEEN THEM AND CAPTAIN-THE LATTER
STRUCK WITH A BALB-CHLOEOFORM- river as
well - streets is infested with q 'awless garg
OF thieves, who seem TO come and go at their plea
sure About O'Clock tnis morning two of these
pirates went on board she schooner May Weaver,
living in the Delaware opposite the Kensngton
Water Works. While walking across the deck the
daughter Of the captain OF the vessel was awakened
She awORe her father who started out of the lbn,
revolver in hand The thieves took the alarm, and
jumping into their boat pulled for ihore. The cap
tain dscf aTPed couple or loads at them, aud thev
returned the fire. 4 bah gtnck Captain Weaver i'm
the leg, lnnlcting an ugly wound. The thieves, Of
At an early hour yesterday morning a gang
boarded the schooneT John Lancaster, living in the
Delaware below the Navy Yard. The captain aud
crew, who are oil cOlOred, were asleep at the tnne
and it is supposed were operated upon with chloro-
form. The thieves then went 20 work at the cap
tain, and cutting ont his ponteOOns pocket secured
$3.50 and two watches. They also stole trunk Of
clothing.
SHOCKING DEATH.-Mary OBrien. aged three
years, daughter of Policeman O'BreD, residing No.
219 FlbeTt street, died at an early hour this morn
Dg, from the effects of scalds received yesterday.
n appears mat her mother was engaged in washing
in the yard around which little Mary was playing.
The n other procured Kettle OF boiling water and
having poured it into n tnb was returning TO the
furnace, when she heard pierCi' shrek, and on
facing about, saw Mary nounderng In the tub of
niahunl position. A physician was summoned, but
his efforts were unavsiling, as above stated.
ANOTHER MFAMY.--Christian Hewes has been
before Alderman Helms on he terrible charge Of
attempting to commit heinOus o1fenss upon gill
aged thirteen years, at a tavern Dauphin and
Howard streets. 1he complainant stated her case,
and the NE sgstratn deemed the testimony sufficient
TO warrant him In holding Christian IN $1,000 bail for
trial.
STRONGLY SUsrICIOUs.-Mary Jones was over
hauled yesterday at seventeenth and Tinga streets,
with quantity Of freshly washed clothing ia her
possession Being unable to account for their pre-
| sence in her arms was regarded as strongly sus-
| picOus, and she was taken before Alderman Allison
who committed her.
SPIGoT THIEF.-Cnarles Max il the name or an
indlvidual who yesterday went into the silk manu-
| factory at American and Diamond streets, and
WrenChed Off several brass spigOts. He subse.
qneDty arrested and taken before Alderman Helms
who held him to answer IN 5000 bail.
USING THREATENING LAEGUAGE.-Josh1a Taggari
has been held in $500 ban to keep the peace by AlGer
an Dougherty for using threatening language to
| f. w. G. Greene, editor of the Sunday TraRscsiDt
The ticuty arose from the publication OF arti-
! Gle which MIR. Taggart chose to apply to himself.
THE BOLD SOLDIERS or CAMDEN At an election
hello by Brigade General De Hart, as Military
Headquarters, Camden, on Thursday evening, Janef
| NJ. scovel was unanimously elected Colonel OF tht
| 9th Regiment, Captain Hempsing Lieutenant
| Colonel, II, H. Lee, Major,