The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-12

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STATIONERY chap named Theo. Teipher
Yesterday visited Manns stationery store on
Fourth street, above Chestnut and presenting
forged order on Goldsmith & Co.. procured a
la Y e-sized receipt book. He then proceeded to
Rlce street wharf and sold the same to q second
hand dealer. He next returned and visited
Moss stationery store on Market street, where
he offered n similar order and procured similar
book, which he also sold 10 the dealer at Race
street wharf. Returning again, he obtained
n book from Moss's which he disposed of to
Leary, at Fifth and Walnut streets. Had he
now stopped he would have been all right but
ne did not. Walking up Fifth to Chestnut, he
turned the corner and visited the firm named
Moss, on the latter street, and here he played
the same game with the same success. he then
started for Race street wharf Meantime, dealer
No. 1 had begun to suspect that oil was not
right, and had therefore placed policeman on
the watch. Theodore soon arrived and offered
the book for sale. He was at once arrested,
and this afternoon will answer for the theft at
the Central Station.
whose particular avocation is the patrolling of
Eighth, Ninth, and Walnut streets after night
fall last evening succeeded In entlcing green
horn into q den at Ninth and Locust streets,
where. after spending some time, he was met by
Annies man named j. McGeary Some CONVEX
sation ensued when Greeny found himself
minus $60 Like flash he shot ont of the
house and hunted up policeman, and the two
returned to the den Annie and McGeary were
still therein. Greeny charged Ithem with theft
and they denied it. Both were then searched
but the money could not be found The officer
however, was not to be bafied. There being no
females about, he proceeded to examine Annie
himself Before proceeding far, he found that
the job was too uncleanly for his hands. He then
procured pair of tongs, and in few moments
drew forth the money. Both the parties named
were then locked up, and will have hearing
at the Central to-day.
LODGING AND THEFT.-Situated at the north
east corner of Nineteenth and Ohio streets Is q
finely-furnished dwelling, owned by q Mrs Rice,
who lets the same out to families. Her last
tenants vacated the premises few days ago,
and Mrs. Rice yesterday returning from the
country, temporarily stored trunk therein, filed
with valuable cothing silver spoons, forks, ETC.,
she going to spend the night with some friends.
Some time during the evening couple of prowl-
ing individuals entered the house by forcing open
the back door. and feeling tired they laid down
on one of the beds to rest. Morpheus took
strong hold of them, and when they awoke they
found old Sol peeping through the blinds,
Nothing disconnected, they boldly shouldered the
trunk and march out of the front door and away,
the neighbors meanwhile looking on and sus-
pecting nothing. DID, .
FIGHrINe WHIsKY.--Yesterday, John Ander-
son and friend named Luke Sanders, sue
ceeded In obtaining about enough of the poison
styled Whisky to make them "feel their oats"
and on arriving in the neighborhood of Twen-
tieth and Fitzwater streets, thought they would
kick gp row just for the fun of the thing.
One of Mayor Fox's policemen, named Forsyth
who stood by, thought 1t was his duty to inter-
fere, which he did, whereupon Luke gave him
.left-hander" over the eye. At the same time,
John, not to be outdone, threw off his coat and
hat and sailed in likewise MIR. Officer ran a
fair chance Of becoming an inmate of the Penn
sylvania Hospital, when Officer Mullin tortu-
nately arrived and aided In the suppression of
the rebellion. The two were then taken before
Alderman Dallas, who held them in S700 bail
each to answer.
ERRoNEoUs.-Some of the morning papers
contain despatch announcing the arrest of q
young man formerly bookkeeper for Messrs.
Homer, Coladay & Co., Chesnut, above Broad
street, cat Jersey City, on the charge of embez-
Zling $4,000 of the firms funds. This morning
one of our reporters called upon the firm named
in order to ascertain the true facts of the case,
and was by them informed that the amount had
been grossly exaggerated, the sum missing not
amounting to more than $2500. The firm at the
same time stated that they were not disposed to
look upon the matter in criminal light that
they always reposed the utmost confidence In
for years, and were of the opinion that the
matteryYould all come right in the end.
THE SlENGERBUND BAL MAsoUE is announced
to come off at the Academy of Music ON Tuesday
EVENING" March l5 1870. The arrangements for
this festival are in the hands of q committee of
gentlemen of taste and experience, who will
spare no pains to make this ball the grand event
OF the season. The price of tickets admitting
q gentleman and one lady, is fixed at five dol
lars; additional ladies' tickets one dollar each;
spectators tickets to the family circle or gal
lery fftyc Tickets can be had of G.. Andre
& Co., No. 1904 Chestnut street; l.. Meyer, No.
1413 Ohesnut street; and at the bookstands ol
the Continental Hotel and Girard House.
The $.4NGERBUND AND GENERAL GRANT,
On the22d ult., at a meeting held by the Sen.
gerbund Society, General Grant was duly elected
member, of the same A few days ago his GER
titicate and an invitation TO attend the coming
ball were forwarded to him. Yesterday the
Secretary, Mr.. Sander received a letter from the
President thanking him for the honor conferred
and regTetting his inability to be present at the
ball.
THE "STAR" COURSE OF LEcrUREs.-O
Monday Fevenng Professor Henry Morton will
repeat his lecture on ''Solar Eclipses," at the
Academy of Music, for the benefit of the Frank
lin Institute. The lecture will be illustrated by
new, Brilliant, and startling experiments I'm,
Inense diagrams, and moving bodies. Tickets
can be procured at Goulds, No. 923 Chestnut
street.