Daily Republican., 1886-08-04
LETTER FROM PHILADEL PHIA.


PHILADELPHIA. August 4th-Su
perintendeut hugg, Of the Lincoln In
stitution on South Eleventh street. vss
terday transferred 100 Indian maiden,
TO their summer home ct WAYNE. Two
special cars from the Broad street sta.
ton conveyed the daughte of the for
est, aud they were received BY Matrop
HugR, House Mother Wincheli. Miss
Annie Allen and Miss Hall, teachers
and Mrs. John BellAngee Cox, one OF
the managers. There were seven of the
girls who declined to go to Wayne be-
cause they pine for their home in the
west. They say that they have seen
much and been kindly treated, but they
want to zee their parents. They will
start for the west this evening, accom-
panied by mn Indian lad from the In.
dian Boys Home, who owns o ranch
and IL homesick. J. Topliff johnson
will take the children TO their homes.
Albert Cavanaugh, q young man who
declined to give his residence, was ar
rested by Detectives Miller and Tate on
charge Of larceny. Fred M. Well,
725 Preston street, testified before Mag
istrate Smith that on July 16 he met the
defendant at the Public Buildings.
Cavanaugh claimed to be o stranger in
this city, and Wells volunteered to
show him through the structure. When
the men reached dark corridor on the
fourth floor Oavan augh tiipped his com
I panion and robbed him of watch and
/. chain valued Mt $50. The watch was
recovered at o pawnbroker's. Wells
yesterday met Cavapaugh In q saloon
| at Eighth and Chestnut streets and
cnnsed his arrest. Bail was fxtd at
$500.
A star chamber session of the board
| OF directors Of the Delaware and Chesa
peake Canal Conn any was held yester-
| day, at which Coleman Nicholson was
elected secretary and treas urer to sue
coed the fugitive embezzler Wilson.
Mr.. Nicholson has been with the com
pany about two weeks, during which
time he has been assisting the experts
In the examination of the books. The
bonds returned thus far by holders
amount to 81 462, t93.29, while the
actual amount outstanding, including
the overissues, Is 81, 615 coo, leaving a
balance of 1852 ,4J7 still unaccoun ted
for. The legitimate issue was 81 $685..
| 100
Judge Butler, In the United States
Court In Admiralty, yesterday gave q
summary hearing 10 Carl Ferdinand
Berg, Charles August Anderson, Thee.
| dore Bernsden, Antoine Rosel and
Joseph Heroine, the five sailors who
were imprisoned for mutiny on board
the schooner j. X. Southar. 1t was in
evidence that the men had disobey ed
the Captain, John w. Roland, refusing
| to work when commanded to do so.
Alter hearing the testimony, the Judge
repri,nanded the sailors and let them
| of, but ordered that their pay from
June 10th should be forfeited.
Amos Gauntt, ex sheriff of Gloucet-
ter County, N, j., died at IL o'clock on
Monday night at his home in Wood
bury from the effects of Paria green
taken with suicidal intent The cause
| Of the suicide was melan cholia due to
financial troubles. Mr.. Gauntt owned
several fine farms previous to his cleo
tion an sheriff Of Gloucester County, in
1881, and his wife was possessed of
means. His election cost him much,
and after he LETT the office he engaged
in the commission business on Spruce
/ street, between Front and Second, Phila-
delphia, whore he WAS unsuccessful.
For the past year or two he has been
unemployed.
just received, another lot OF the ID Alsy
Oil Stoves, the beat In the market: no