The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-05-24


writes:-'Had Mayor Fox been at Tenth and |
Master streets yesterday (Monday) morning, he
would have seen two OF his model policemen
enter a beer saloon on one corner, and two |
others at the same time go into whisky mill |
on the opposite corner. All four were In full |
uniform, and had just left the station to go on |
duty"
list of honest Philadelphia legislators name
that last winter was recognized as belonging to
one of the most villainously corrupt members.
A five dollar bill was q sufficient consideration
to change his vote. AS for principle, he didn't
know the meaning of the word.
Detectives Franklin, Levy, Tryon, and
Lukens attend to all the important business con-
nected with the Central Station. This Is proof
of the ineficiency of nearly all the new appoint
ments.
Hong, Harmer & Co. gained delegate the
other night in the Twenty-ffth ward. How
they did 1t had better be inquired into by the re-
spectable citizens in that locality. T.
"A batch of the Rooster ring at Harris
burg arrived in town yesterday, and visited the
legislative junk-shop on North Seventh street.
The meetings of the Board of Guardians of
the Poor are becoming as interesting as In the
days of Buzzardism.
Chief Kelley is a temperance man. Would
that all the attaches of the Mayors Office were
of the same faith!
-Ex-Legislator Mullen engineered the Sewage
bill through the Legislature. He is q candidate
for denomination.
The keystone and Expert B. B. G. play this
afternoon at Seventeenth street and Columbia
avenue.
Philadelphia is represented by but five of
her fast horses in the Trenton purses.
Pipes have taken the place of cigars in the
mouths of many of our policemen.
The new coupes are well patronized.
THE PRoTHoNoTARY OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Within a short time the term of Office for
which the present incumbent of the position of
Prothonotary of the Supreme Court was
appointed will expire, and as it is responsible
post for which an active and energetic man
should be designated, it will naturally create
an excitement in the political world,
1t is position in which great frauds upon the
ballot-box can be committed, and the revelations
made last October year ago prove conclusively
that corrupt men had made it an instrument
with which the people were to be defrauded of
their right of suffrage. 1t cannot be denied that
hundreds of fraudulent naturalization papers
had been issued from the Office of the Prothono-
tary, and the expose created much feeling in the
public mind.
It is patent that new incumbent should
occupy the position, and he should be one who
is thoroughly conversant with the law. Several
applicants have already submitted their claims.
Edwin 7. Chase, Esq, most respectable mem
Der of the bar, has been solicited to allow his
name to be presented to the Supreme Court, and
| he has consented.
! Should he be fortunate enough to receive the
appointment, he will be acceptable to the
| entire community, inasmuch as he will prove
himself competent in all respects. He is man
of unquestioned integrity, and one who would
| discharge the duties of the position with con-
scientious regard for his oath of Office.
COMMISSIONERS CAsE-Captain James Ireland OF
the schooner Archer and Reeves, was before United
States Commissioner Hibler at noon to-day on a
| Charles Redhetfer sworn-I am an inspector Of
customs; on the 11th OF this month l boarded the
tug-boat Reindeer on the Delaware and look case
Of brandy, bag Of coffee, and three kegs of tama-
rinds of of her, which was told Captain Ireland
had placed there; the packages seemed to be in
hofr trrin otann M fhnrV1
sent them to the Custom House; l do not know that
any one claimed Them these articles were not on
Isaac Albertson swern-I am part owner of the
Reindeer; saw the articles on the Reindeer; did
Friday a week ago, and found q case of brandy,
three kegs, bag, some clothing, some plants and a
Captain Ireland about these articles; gave the in
formation to MIR. Huckel Deputy Collector OF this
ON account OF the absence Of material witnesses,
the case was postponed until tomorrow.
ANOTHER OF THE EsAU BURGLARS CAP
TURRD.-Yesterday afternoon Detectives Levy
and Lukens arrested August Lehman, Prus-
sian, on Callowhill, above Front street, on the
charge of being implicated in the burglary at
the house of Mr.. Esau, at Germantown, a few
months since. The prisoner is pedder, and
had arrived in town in the morning, and hearing
that the officers were after him was on his way
out of the city when captured. Mr.. and Mrs.
Esau were sent for, and on appearing at the
Central Station this morning identified August
as the man who held hammer over their heads
and threatened to kill them if they made noise.
The prisoner, who is about thirty-six years of
age, and good-looking man, was then locked
up for hearing before Alderman Kerr this
afternoon. He is known under the soubriquet of
august the butcher"
THE SUNDAY-SCHooL UNION ANNIvERsARY.
The Hon. Schuyler Coifax ce-President of
the United States, will arrive this afternoon in
the city, and will preside this evening at the
anniversary meeting of the American Sunday
School Union in the Academy of Music. During
his short stay be will be the guest of our fellow
citizen, George IL. Stuart, Esq. The demand
for tickets for the meeting to. night is unusually
great. In addition to the attraction of Mr. Col
fax's expected speech, the address of the distin-
guished Scotch divine, DIR. William Arnot, ex-
cites great interest. The demand for tickets is
so great that persons having them and not in
tending to use them are requested to send them
to No. 1122 Chestnut street, that they may be
given to those who will be sure to use them.
A DESPERATE PRISONER Richards,
q negro, was yesterday locked up in the Third
District Station House for some trivial offense
Last evening he amused himself by tearing up
the benches and flooring of the cell, and wound
| up his performance by breaking open the door
After getting into the main room, he assaulted
Policeman Linus and knocked him down. Other
officers were at hand, and they succeeded in
subduing him, and returned him to another but
stronger cell. This morning he made his ap-
pearance before an alderman. and was commit
ted to prison in default of $1,000 bail.
WEALTHY PRIsoNER.-Last evening Police
man Green took charge of well-dressed mar
who was promenading through the small thor
oughfares in the vicinity of 23d and Market ats
On recovering his senses this morning at the
Sixth District Station he stated that he was from
New York and expressed himself grateful tC
the officer for the kindly service he had done
him. He had IN his possession S764, of which
had he been allowed to have remained where hS