The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-18
CHTx INTELLIGENC NOE.
SAFE BLOWING.
An Immense Amount of Labor Wasted.


Some time during Saturday night a party of
thieves effected entrance into the Office of the
North Pennsylvania Railroad Company, Walnut
street, above Fourth, by forcing open the doors
with jimmies Once inside, they commenced
working on the safe in the Office first drill
ing a hole then pouring in powder and eX-
ploding it by means of a fuse. The safe, although
much shattered, twas not opened. From some
cause or other they were unable to lodge sufli-
cient quantity of powder in the lining to force
the door open. Giving the affair up as a bad job
they next proceeded to the front office, and
commenced operating on the safe therein. Both
these safes are built in the wall. With crowbar
and sledge-hammer they worked for some time
at the door, but although it was completely bat
tered the lock would not yield.
Not to be baffled they then commenced tear
ing the brick work from around it, and sue
ceeded in reaching the lining of the safe, which
formed another iron impediment They then
gave over in disgust and left the place, leaving
their tools behind them and not securing one
cent for their hard labor. Had they been sue
cessful in forcing open either or both the safes,
they would have secured nothing of any value,
as the company owns q private vault in the
Fidelity Safe Deposit Building, wherein they
daily deposit all their valuables.
LOCAL ODDS AND ENDs.-The NEUROLOGICAL
god is somewhat more than usually liberal this
morning, and the consequences are soaked pc
destrians, OVERLOADED sewers, and general
dullness of business.
The Manayunkers are delighted. The con-
tract has been awarded ana a new DrluSe Is 10
be built across the Schuylkill.
The "effects of egg nogg" were plainly
visible in almost every section OF the city yes
terday.
Grand Sire E. D. Farnsworth has issued a
proclamation to the different lodges of Odd
Fellows in the United States to take action for
the general observance of the Goth day of April
as day of solemn thanksgiving and prayer 90
Almighty God for His unmistakable care and
protection of the Order.
Bum is throwing his 'knapsack" around
loose, but the Register of Wills that is to be
goes under another name.
If Councils consult the interests of the
community they will at once pass an ordinance
establishing the ''boX system" for the Fire De-
partment.
To-day being the anniversary of the battle
of Cerro Gordo the Scott Legion will celebrate
il accordingly.
Street brawls seem to delight our policemen.
Yesterday we saw couple of these ''valiant
knights of the locust surveying street brawl,
they standing with their hands in their pockets
and enjoying the scene.
DRuNK.-About half-past 3 o'clock this morn
ing, an inebriate sailor named David Simpson,
whilst attempting to board vessel lying in the
Delaware, at Dock street wharf, tumbled into
the river. The temperature OF the water pro.
duced an immediate effect upon his vocal
organs, and soon the neighborhood was reso
nant with his yells Officers Kuhn and English
of the Delaware Harbcr force, responded, and
found him struggling between two vessels
After much difficulty and exposure to persona
peril they managed to drag him out more dead
than alive. After rolling him and applying
other restoratiVes, they brought him TO hi'
senses, and conducted him to his berth on boar(
the vessel.
FIREs.-About o'clock p. NJ. on Saturday
the stone barn of Mr.. William Fuller situated
at Holmesburg, was accidentally fired and total,
destroyed. Mr.. Fuller estimates his loss a
$4,000.
About 2 o'clock this morning an old bricl
house (unoccupied) situated on the south sid
of Chestnut street, below Thirty-siXth, was Sc
fire to by some of the incendiaries who infes
West Philadelphia, and would have been de
stroyed had not Officer White, of the Sixteeent
district discovered the flames and eXtiuguishe
them. The loss of the building would not hav
amounted to great deal, but in close proXimit
stands school-house, which would undoubtedl
have ignited from its neighbor
TALK-The Mayors Office this morning wa
the scene of an unusual occurrence when tn
police lieutenants had oil assembled. His Homo
called forward Officers Dougherty and Verril
of the Delaware Harbor Police force, and, in
short speech, complimented them very highl
for their success at the risk of their own live
in rescuing party from drowning. He the
called forward Officers Sem and Divine, both
whom lately had desperate encounters wit
burglars, and gave them to understand that
appreciated their services and exhibited the
as an example TO all their brother officers. TT
affair was quite interesting, and will no doul
be productive OF good effects.