The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-19

y. =. COMMISSIONERS CASE.-Be1OTe united
States Commissioner G. P. Clarke, to-day at
noon was arraigned one Herman Anger, on the
charge OF fraudulenJly dealing in cigars, un-
taxed and unstamped.
Alfred Stimmel testified as follows:-I am an
Assistant Assessor of the Second District of
Pennsylvania: l saw the defendant yesterday
for the first time; he had in his possession ten
boxes of cigars containing 100 each; they we're
neither properly taxed or stamped; they were
old boxes with old stamps on them, cancelled in
1869 and May, 1870. The cigars were fresh
having been made within one month; he stated
that he offered them for sale for the purpose of
raising money to pay his rent.
The accused was held in $500 bail to answer.
RUNAWAY About 10 O'Clock this morning a
horse attached to milk wagon, and driven by
boy, became frightened at some object in the
neighborhood of Eighth and Callowhill streets
and dashed off. At Eighth and Willow streets
the frightened animal ran into a mule team
attached to train of freight cars. One of the
mules had leg broken and was soon de-
spatched; another was also badly injured.
Strange to say the lad and the runaway ami
NAL both escaped all injury.
MURDERoUs AssAULT.-Yesterday afternoon
the attention of a policeman was called to a row
going on in the yard OF house on Twenty
fourth street above Hare, and entering he found
two men fighting, one or top of the other, and
the under one fourishing knife. Separating
them, he learned that the under one named
John F. Kelley, had made an assault upon the
other with the intent of killing him. Alderman
Pancoast held John in $500 bail to answer.
ANOTHER RAID.-Last night Lieutenant
Flaherty, with a squad of men, made raid
upon the low women that nightly intest the
Eighth ward with their presence, and arrested
eighteen of them. One of their number named
Eliza McGlenn, alias the Bully, made an assault
upon Officer Thompson, and beat him severely.
For this she was sent to prison in default OF
bail. The others were fined and discharged
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Abouts s1a o'clock this
morning three of the Schuylkill Harbor Police
force saw woman at Arch street wharf, acting
rather suspiciously. Approaching her they
learned that she had come from Canada, had no
friends, could obtain no work, and was going to
commit suicide. She was sent to the Aims
house. She gives the name of Ellen Mcgee.
RUN OvER.-Early this morning Isabella
Tierney, residing No. 5l3 Lombard street, was
run over by hay wagon at Fourth and South
streets, and severely injured about the body.
She was removed TO drug store near by, where
her wants were attended TO, and thence to her
home.
FIRE AND AccIDENT.-About 1915 last P. NJ.
fire occurred in Lloyd's coal oil refinery at
Gibson S Point. During its continuance one of
the workmen, named Daniel Fennel, was badly
burned about the head and face.
SERIOUS Accommodation Howard, aged
35 years. residing at No. 3l7 Bainbridge street,
was badly injured this morning about the back
by bar of iron falling on him, at Washington
trict Station House.
ANKLE SPRANED.-This morning, Samuel
| Cotton aged forty-fVe years, residing No. 525
North Twenty fifth street, fell on the curbstone
at Eleventh and Jefferson streets, and sprained
his ankle. He was taken to st. Joseph's Hos
| pital.
FROM Turner & Co. we have received Eoery
Saturday, AppletOa's Journal, our Boys 0ad
Girls and the September number of The TraaS-
atlantic. The Central News Company, No. sos
Chestnut street, sends us the latest numbers OF
| Punch and Fun.
UNsUCoEssFUL.-About o'clock this morn
| ing the dwelling No. 146 Brown street was
entered by thieves, who fortunately were
| frightened off before obtaining any plunder.
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