Evening star., 1886-11-26

| AnleVeS having Busy Time.
A LONG LIST OF KoBBERIES REPORTED.
| Edward Richard, 62S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest reports stolen from his wagon al I'd
anu + streets southwest, about & O'clock We'd.
| nesday evening. a sample box of tea valued at
So. DIR. Young, 221S Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, reports stolen from his front door,
! between IL and 3 O'clock p. yesterday after
noon, an India rubber door mat, value $3.50.
\ James G. Puynton, $40 fndian;, avenue ind
! stolen from his house, between 12 o'c.ock lusI
| night and O'clock this morning, "a turkey a
| 1aDie cloth, potatoes, &c, value $3.50; entered
| by forcing the front window. A. Il. Chace L.
Co.,, Of No. IL 9Th street southwest, reports
stolen from line on the 12;h inst. an ingram
| carpet valued ut $40. Mrs. John Z. Lloyd, 2Ul l
! 9tn street hOri Invest, reports the larceny fIon
! her room, on the 2Oth list, OF three gold rings
| and god chain with charms, valued at $50,
George Chapman o.; 80 Pomeroy street r..
ports stolen about o CiOck Thursday morning
! his house being entered by cutting the Stats of
| front blinds boxes OF cigars, 4 pounds Oh to-
| baccO, &C., valued at $50. G. Harris and L.
Sutton report that their preinises-12lh and
Water ssreets--were entered "Wednesday nj. mt
and knives, forks and SPOONS, valued ;.t S5,were
| carried OF. w. II. Tracey, OF 1913 A., Street
| southwest, reports that his house was entered
Thursday morning about oc.ock and his
trousers, money, breastpin, DC, stolen, valued
| at S24. w. IL. Tracey, vi 1910 6th street south
west, reports the larceny Oi six buckets, valued
at ~, from ms store door Wednesday evening.
Eli Sickle, OF 427 Al street southwest reports
the larceny OF Il CASE OF plated rings worth SO
| from his store door Wednesday night Capt.
CDaS. buckelDFO, OI tuc howard A
Hunt, at Littleheld's wharf, reports that tine
| cabin OF the vessel was entered Wednesday
| night and a hunting case silver watch, u suit OF
clothing, &c, valued al $4S5O, were TAKEN w
| II. Crosby, OF the National hotel, reports the
| larceny Of a S25 overcoaI from the dining room
OF the motel "Wednesday evening. I. w. Down
OF an OvercOat worth $1S on the 2Oth. and j.
W. Bell. another guest, the larceny OF $50 over
coat on the 18th. Capt. Edward Carlow, OF the
schooner Rath Shaw, reports there was stolen
from the cabin OF The vessel ut the wharf, West
Washington, watch, ciiaih aud So2 in money
| "Wednesday night. George w. Taylor reports
that auout $3.50 o'clock last evening he was as
| saulted aud robbed OF ~ and some keys on B
| street, between III and Sd streets northwest.
reports stolen from his hall Wednesday night
| an overcoat and large muff1er worth $40
llmothy limo, Hulney' 81 Il street northwest, reports
| night an overcoaL worth SS. Michael y Shea.
| 512 11th street northwest, reports stolen 8:
black SACK coat worth 81.
| AN OvERCoAT THIEF CAPTURED AND SEN
FENCED Wednesday night about Z O'Clock
National hotel neatly dressed young man
| about II years old. He mad been in the dining
room and eaten his dinner Us though he was y
guest, and when passing out he put on the over
| coat OF the proprietor (Mr William II. Crosbys)
and was going out the door when the officers
| stopped him. He gave his name as Alfred nj.
| Presley and said he was from Flora, q small
| settlement near st. Louis He talked freely
and confessed stealing other coats from the
hotel, each time occupying a seat ut the dinner
| table, tor which privilege he paid nothing Last
Saturday after getting his dinner in the hotel he
walked out with an overcoat belonging TO Mr.
| J.W. Bell, the photographer, and two DAYS later
he committed a similar theft, taking coat be-
longing to Thomas w. Downing, OF New York
and two days afterwards he succeeded in get
ting away with MIR. Gee. Summons overcOat. The
officers recovered the coats, which were restored
| To their owners. The prisoner was arraigned
before Judge Smell this morning on four Charges
OF petit larceny. "a professional thief' re-
marked the Judge. Two years in jail, six
Snow and Sleet.
WIRES DOWN AND COMMUNICATION INTER.
RUPTED-SLE1GHING IN NEW YORK
On the mountains east of Pittsburg, Pa,
sleet storm ragged all day yesterday, and all the
wires are down tor thirty miles between Derry
and Conemaugh. on the Pennsylvania railroad.
Telegraphic communication was also inter-
| rupted between Plttsburg and Washington, d.
Z. About u foot OF snow iell at Scranton. The
cars on all the street railways stopped running
a heavy snow storm prevailed along Lake
Champlain yesterday Afternoon Plattsburg and
Fort Henry report six inches of snow. About
twelve inches tell ut Whitehall Splendid
sieighing was enjoyed yesterday throug ghout
| the Mohawk valley. There Is over u foot OF snow
on the ground.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Two children, named Meisai, were frozen TO
death near Mandan, Dak., while looking for
lost stock. Two young men, brothers, named
Sims, were frozen TO death while returning
| from work. Mrs. Joseph Hazeltine was lost in
| the blizzard Monday night, and when found
was SO badly frozen that her recovery is doubt
ml. There was heavy snowfall yesterday at
Grafton, w. Va, and the root OF q rink In Bing-
hamton, N. l., was crushed In by the weight OF
the snow.
j ~. HandAr90n hn mil An0 mr.