The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-27

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In fact, the frtxnen seem TO have had every
Ching their own way, and, taking advantage
thereof, poured water into every nook ana Gre
vice, the firm losing over $4oO worth OF goods
by water.
LIGHT vroN THE WORKING OF NEwsBoYs'
HoMEs.-The prospects of tanning the wild
Arabs of cur streets by means like those en-
ployed in the Newsboys' Homes are set forth in
the following dialogue, reported to us the other
day. "
lady walking along Chestnut street was attracted
by the Fright eyes and blonde curls Of little urehn
seated on the curbing. She approached and asked
him If was newsboy.
az amt nothing shorter"
Have you no home?"
.Wouldntyo like to have oneg'
"y0u should not speak 80 idly my son. But come
how would you like me for mother at our News
boys Homer
moment, then inqured:-
"WOuld you whip me?"
"NOt unless you were bad
''Let me go barefooted?
'rNo."
.Piay hOss9"
"Pui the cats tan97
''fick the puddin dlshg"
''Ns."
"Cuss9"
"Cnaw tobaeco?"
''smoke2" .ft-r.
',No.n y st
,Then go long with You; you Don't know any.
cross his legs and sing Come along Josey" And
then the little fellows face glOwed with sense OF
meGable contempt
CAUGHT AsAIN--Some twelve years ago one
John 8. Heyder was convicted OF the charge of
rape upon a small child and sentenced to twelve
years imprisonmnnt. Ho was lately released,
and from what fellows appears to have at once
re-entered criminal life: Some days ago the
residence of Stephen Nash, Twenty-frst and
Wood streets, was entered and robbed. Sus.
plcion pointed to Heyder, and yesterday he was
arrested at Eleventh and Coates streets by Off
Ger Clark His residence was then searched, and
therein were found goods to the value of 300,
which have been recognized as the property OF
Mr. Nash. Heyder will have hearing at the
Central Station this afternoon.
REMOVAL OF FARREI HERRING & Co.-The
firm of Farrell, Herring & Co., manufacturers of
Herrings patent champion fire and burglar
proof safes, represented in this city by Harvey
Gillian Charles Mathews, and George w. Mey-
ers, have lately removed their store from No.
629 Chestnut to No. S07 Chestnut street. These
safes have won worldwide reputation. The
business of the firm is well managed. No higher
testimony could be offered as to the excellence
of the safes produced by this house than the
fact that nearly all the leading banks, banking,
Insurance, and safe deposit companies have
them ia use
THEFT OF FIFTY CENTs.-A colored indi-
yesterday entered an establishment at Sixth and
Lombard streets to transact some business
CHANGING carelessly to place his pocket-oook
upon the counter, it was picked up by "moke"
through it, and found fifty cents in cash and a
lot of papers. The former he retained and tue
latter he destroyed. Shortly afterwards Daniel
was arrested and taken before an alderman, who
committed him to prison.
REDUCTION IN THE PRIoE OF GAs.--The
Trustees of the Philadelphia Gas Works give
notice that after the list of February the price OF
gas will be reduced twenty-five cents per thou
sand, making the new price two dollars and
thirty cents. This Is probably as much OF re-
duction as the gas company can stand at the
present time, but the people have greater
amount of endurance. Any further reduction
the Trustees may see fit TO make will be cheer
fully borne by the people:
A CIrMBER.--A sprightly youth of 6fty-two
summers, named George Ennis, at an early hour
this morning clambered over the fence surround
Ing the ward attached TO the residence Of Michael
Tobin. Fourth and South streets, and in so doing
aroused faithful poodle who set up such a
howl as to cause George to retreat. In SO doing
he dropped into the arms of Policeman Bogers,
who conveyed him to the office OF an alderman,
by whom he was committed in default OF $500
bail TO answer.
PEpPERPoT. Yesterday q pilgrim named
John Sutton, aged ffty-two years, pushed by the
pang6 of hunger, procured bowl of pepperpo
from party at New Market and Brown streets
knowing that he had not the requisite five cents
90 pay for it. When called upon for the cash, hC
plead poverty, whereupon he WAS ordered to bC
arrested, and Alderman Becker committed hin
in default of S400 bail to answer
RABID CANINE.--A rabid dog yesterday
caused quite an excitement in the neighborhooC
of Seventeenth and Brandywine streets. The
animal rushed up and down, swapping and
biting inAicting wounds upon two women an(
several small children. Finally teamster, Wh(