The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
CFty Affairs.


Charles Foehl was arraigned before Alder
man KeTr, at the Central Station yesterday
afternoon for final hearing on the charge of
arson. The evidence, to the effect that three
distinct fires had been kindled, on the night
OF the 22d of August last, in the gun manu-
fact,yy of the defendant, on Third street.
below Race, was rehearsed by the Fire Mar
shal at the request of counsel. He also stated
that the defendant admitted that he was the
last person to leave his workshop, which is
situated in the fourth story of the building,
on the night of the fire, just about an hour
before it was discovered. The prisoner was
held to answer.
Last evening gentleman we'll covered
with dust stopped at the police telegraphic
Office for the purpose of giving information
of q lost horse and wagon. He stated that
while drivingdown Ridge avenue, near Mount
Peace Cemetery, about dusk, he passed
wagon driven by two ladies, aud then
another vehicle containing four meu, drawn
by two black horses. He had not gone
far in advance before he heard scream,
and, on turning, observed that the men
in the wagon had driven their horses
ahead and across the horse being
driven by the ladies. The roadway was
thus blocked. The informant then turned
his horse and, driving up to the parties, heard
one of the ladies say 'If you are gentlemen,
you will let us pass" He endeavored to as
sist them, whereupon one of the men cut at
him with a whip, and finally cut his horse.
The animal dashed furiousyup Ridge avenue,
and the gentleman, being unable to restrain
the infuriated equine, was finally thrown to
the ground. He was not much injured. What
became of the other parties was not definitely
ascertained, and up to late hour last night
he had no tidings of his horse and wagon.
The house of James Bedloe, No. 227 New
street, was robbed last evening of $3.50, to-
gether with gold Masonic mark, and gold
and silver watch, with other articles of Jew
elry, which were enclosed in a small box.
Mr.. Bedloe was at the front door talking to
some friends when his attention was attracted
by noise near the grupe arbor. Thinking
that some one had entered the premises, he
went up stairs and, to his sorrow discovered
the robbery.
William j. Henderson, colored. was ar
raigned at the Central Station yesterday after
noon on the charge of having driven over
and injured small child named Ellen Finn,
at the corner of Twelfth and Bainbridge
streets. The testimony was to the effect that
the defendant was driving up Twelfth street
at an immoderate rate of speed on Wednes-
day afternoon, when the child was knocked
down by his horse and slightly injured al
though no attempt was made to check the
animal when he saw the child. He was held
In 5000 bail to answer at court.
"A young man named James Maloney had
hearing before Alderman Kerr yesterday
afternoon, charged with having committed
an aggravated assault and battery on Mr..
Thomas Osborne and wife, an aged couple
residing on Third street, below Chestnut.
lie was held in $500 bail to answer.
AT half-past o'clock last evening a fiue
in the boiler of the steamer Regulator,
lying at Callowhill street, bursted, scalding
slightly the engineer and two men; and also
Officer Grunman, who went on board to assist
the officers.
About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
schooner Arthur Roe colided with the bath
house moored at Otis street wharf, demolish-
ing one of the dormer windows. Captain W..
s. Bay, of the schooner, was arrested by
Lieutenant Pritchard.
s-Messrs. William B. Mann, William e. Lit
tleton, and James N. Karns were last night
elected to represent the Twelfth ward in the
convention to revise the rules for the govern,
ment Of the Republican party.