The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-19
CITY HNTRLLIs RNOR.


JoTTNes.- Tomorrow is election day In the First
ward.
-To-morrow is election day in the second ward.
The day for the sundering OF many business
partnerships s approaching.
Elliott who was put away on SATURDAY, came
10 this city from New York to rule the Philadelphia
Touehs His conviction is, In measure, due 10 the
Tomorrow s election day IN the Third ward
-Jerseyites with evergreens appearing on the
sideMalks OF our business thoroughfares.
Tomorrow Is election day In the Fourth ward
The inmates OF our charitable institutions are to
have dinners OF turkey and other good things on
Christmas day.
-T1-norr6w Is election day in the Seventh ward
Sermons on Sunday next will be OF a Christmas
character.
Tomorrow is election day in the Eighth ward.
The name Of John Ahern has EivJ yet been called
We smarter ssssoas though he Wt,s was held t be 10
meeting Of the Return Jud dges
Tomorrow is election day in the Twenty-sixth
ward.
the three lieutenants having in charge the
police IoIce held caucus yesterday on the elec-
Republicans Of the First Senatorial district, to-
morrow is election day. -
cratic acco%pces & $50 Of jimmy Elliott in the assault
on Hughey Dougherty and the shooting OF Police
The control OF the Legislature depends on the
election tomorrow.
York and Baltimore arrived IN this city last evening
they will turn up tomorrow in the First Senatorial
The First Senatorial district comprises that part
Of the city lying south Of Chestnut, west of Fifth,
south OF South, between the Delaware and Schuyl-
There are 90 900 children at present in Philade-
phia who do not attend any of our schools.
Tomorrow is eleston day In the First Senatorlal
1T is rumored that I'd. g. -Cartin Will be ap.
pointed Chief OF Detectives. He is gentleman OF
experience, and he is allowed to follow his own in
cinations the great number Of thieves now nfesting
ehe city will be perceptibibly diminished before he
is forty-eight hours in office.
Remember the important result depending upon
The issues involved in the election tomorrow
arc equally as important to colored as to white ct-
The weather has moderated considerably since
last night.
CAPTURE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONDUCT OF
POL1cEMEE.-At an early hour this morning Police.
man Chandler, one OF the most efficient officers OF
1he Eighth district, noticed two men acting in sus
picioqs manner in the neighborhood Of Eleventh
Nasper, of the adjoining beat, and the two closely
watched their movements They followed them to
Twelfth and Parrish streets, when the men went up
alley. Secreting themselves, the officers re-
mained until the suspicious characters came out
again and passed up the street. The alley was then
visited, and it was discovered that the men had
thrown away two empty bags. The property was
and again secreted themselves, this time in alley,
having full view of the one in which the bags were
found. Here they remained for over an hour Fear
ing that the conduct of the strangers was blind to
get them to remain in that vicinity, the policemen
streets and there hiding, and Nasper statloning
himself in a doorway at Eleventh and Poplar
streets.
1t was not long before they heard footsteps, and
search Of the neghborhood was made. Standing
close in the doorway OF the shoe store OF Miss
Catharne FITZPATRICK, No lilo Poplar street, they
discovered the form Of a man, and approaching, at
once recognized the face OF noted thief named
John Wells. Chandler seized him while Nasper ran
up the alley to the rear part Of the premises In the
meantime Policeman Conrad, OF the Twelfth dis
triet, appeared, and to him Wells surrendered
and the nippers applied 1t was evident that Wells
companion was in the store, and Officer Chandler
tried the door He found pressure against it from
the inside Forcing the door open sufficient to
admit of the insertion Of his hand he drew his
door
opened and the party inside ran behind the counter
The officer entered and captured the burglar who
proved to be John Brown, alias Funny Jim." On
the 1oor was found skeleton key, with which an
entrance had been effected. The thieves had over
ninety pairs OF shoes packed up ready for removal.
They contained In the Identical bags which the
officers had been watching In the alley on Parrish
street. The burglars will have hearing before
Alderman Kerr at the Central Police Station this
afternoon.