The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-20

A modern Jack Sheppard, on THURSDAY,
made a most desperate and fearful leap for
lihertv in Gotham. The daring burglar is
named Perry Rowley, and on being pursued
nv the officer who caught him, with two COM
panions, breaking into dry goods store in
Third avenue, ran and leaped over the cliffs
of the East River, which proceeding in any
other direction would have made him famous.
The facts are, that two officers, at about 3
o'clock in the morning, were attracted by
noise in the rear of the store in question, and
on their approaching to secure the thieves,
three men ran with all the speed they could
summon from the premises. The officers i'm
mediateIy gave pursuit, and after following
the culprits closely through many circuitous
streets and by-ways, they turned and made
Tor the East River. Forty-ninth street ter
inmates in precipice of srlintering rocks,
over fifty feet high. Two of the men turned
back little, and succeeded in hiding them
selves among a numbes of shanties which
are clustered between Forty-Ninth and Fit
Ieth streets, on the bank of the river, but
Rowley, looking excitedly around for mo-
| menl. jumper over the clif, landing on pit
of sod beneath. The officers fired after him,
| but. craw ling along in shelter of the rocks be-
low, he managed to get away safely out OF
| their sight. He was, however, subsequently
arrested on the rOaf of house in Forty
seventh street, uninjured, and arral9ned for
trial the same afternoon.
A very adroit robbery was committed IN
| New York on Thursday. Mr. Gotsberger
alishted at his place of business, tied his
horse to hitching post and entered the Of
| fee. A part, of five men, who had been
watching the place for some time, now began
| operations. One of them unfastened the
| horse, anoLner gave MN d cut triaC sent him
| running up the street. another called wildly
to Mr.. Gotsberger that his horse was gone
| and bv this means brought every body out o.
the office and sent them scampering after the
| runaway. Another then entered the place
and picking up the handbook leisurey walk
ed off. All this enterprise and adrOitness had
a meaore reward, as the book contained only
S12O in money and several notes OF hand t.
large amounts. which, however, are OF no val
ue to the thieves.
Friday morning the north wall of thre
story brown stone front house in New Yorl
fell, carrying with it a portion Of the roof Q
the house, bullying outward the rear wall, AM
burying in the ruins the wife of Henry "
Ross, her child, and Mrs. Clark, who were il
the house when the accident occurred. Th
alarm of fire was given and the firemen work
ed furiously among the heaps Of stone, brick
and broken lumber to save the women befol
the weight OF the walls and floors totterin
above them fell on the ruin already mad
Mrs. Clark was got out first. She was badl
injured about the body, and had her jaw tra'
tured. Mrs. Ross and child were both injure
: about the head and body. The servant VIZ
man was in the front basement when she fe
the house moving, and made her escaT
through front window. The house was owl
ed and partly occupied by Mary c: Ross, an
occupied by Mrs. Clark, The accident W;
caused by excavations on the adjoining lam
and the contractors failed to properly brat
the house.
At the Congregational Church Conferent
: Ward Beecher explained its nature and Of
ject. He called it a company of the brethre
0 | made up OF the churches within certain r.
dius, assembled together without any al
$ thority, and no more ecclesiastical validi
II than any similar number Of persons congr
: gated in a private house to discuss religion
; matters. 1t is the duty OF churches in
, neighborhood to constitute good neghbc
, hood-lo enjoy each others faces socially al
greet each other in the flesh.
A damsel has Just been discovered enactir
/ the part of belboy in Detroit hotel, ar
2 smoking and drinking aud swearing beau
fully to keep up the character. 1t furth
: appeared that this enterprisng virgin hi
: worked as driver upon raging canal; hi
been the man cook Of steamboat; and ws
S for some time employed as journeymi
e char-maker. This is evidently woman
| genius too great to regard the convention
L. | distinctions of sex. and she is clearly en-
tied to the ballot.
: In Philadelphia, Wednesday morning.
S m le-aged woman called at the office
e DR.. j. M. Fine to have teeth extracted, in fl
flment OF previous engagement. Chlol
IS form was administered, and after three tee
had been pulled the effect of the choroiol
n passed off and she requested the doctor to
n peat it, which was done. Ten more teeth we
extracted, and by this time her condition "
such as to create alarm, and physician "
sent for All effort to restore her to conscIo'
ness was unavailing, and she died in a f
minutes.