The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-03
CITY INTELLI NOE
[For Additional city Inteasgence see Eighth Page.l

TIE LATE WILLIAM S. PIERIE.-A large
meeting of the members of the Press Club of
Philadelphia took place yesterday afternoon to
take action in relation to the death of the late
William, s. Pierre, Commercial Editor of the
North american and Unied States Gazette
After an expression of feelings OF regret of the
gentlemen present at the death of Mr.. Pierre, a
committee was appointed consisting of Messrs.
Stephen n. Wlnslow, William V. Mexican, j.
Davis Watson, Thompson WestcOtt, and l.. Vain
Smith, to draft report in reference to the de-
ceased.
Mr.. Winslow, from the said committee, re-
ported the following
he Press Club of Philadelphia having received in-
telligence of the death of Mr., William S. Perie, one
OF its members, places upon its record this testmO.
NAL OF esteem tor the deceased and Of regret at his
death. ...
Mr.. Pierre has been connected with the newspaper
press OF Philadelphia for twenty.One years, and
during that period he has shown himself 10 be most
faithful the discharge of the peculiarly deli
cate duties OF commercial editor. He was man of
strict integrity, nothing having ever occurred in his
long career to blemish his pure reputation in the
slightest degree In his intercourse with his
ciates he was invariably kind and courteous. He
journalist OF untrlng industry, always at the place
of outy, and in the foregoing respects model
which his juniors may well regard in spirit of emu
laiiOn IN all the relations of lite Mr.. PIere
thorough Christian gentleman, and well entitled to
every trJoute OF respect. r.r... .. ...
ResoiUed, That the foregoing testimonial be placed
upon the minutes of the association, and that copy
OF the same be presented to the family
ReSotUed, That in respect to the memory of the
deceasedIthe members of the Press Club will attend
his funeral as body. ......
Resolved That member be appointed to prepare
biographical memoir OF the deceased, to be read at
some future meetngEOf the Club.
Messrs. Winslow, Watson, and j. Bell deli
vered appropriate addresses in respect to the
memory OF the deceased. The lastnamed gen.
tleman, alluding to a recent visit to Mr.. Pierre
| short time before his death took place, said
| that he found the patient sufferer calmly await
| ing the final moment. AS death approached
| there was no terror. The dying man, in long
| and eventful life had been faithful to his trust
| lie was an honorable and honest citizen, true
| Christian; and now, when the last moment was
| at han d, when he was to pass from time to eter-
nifty, death had no sting for HIM, nor could the
| grave claim victory.
A balo of glory seemed to encircle the brow
| of the dying man, and with the brightest hopes
| of immortal bliss, Mr.. Pierre breathed his life
| out calmly there, and passed to that realm
| where sorrow is unknown. There is sub
| Unity in the death of the Christian, for Jesus
can make the dying bed feel soft as downy pill
| lows are. .......-
| prepare a biographical memoir OF the de-
| ceased, to be entered upon the records OF
the Club.
HOTEL THIEF.-Ye Yesterday afternoon
| Baltmorean named 4. H. S. Boyd was before
/ Alderman BeitleT. The charges against him
were forgery and larceny, and the carrying of
! concealed weapons. He was arrested by one Of
the city detectives, relieved OF huge bowie
| knife, and taken to the Central Station, where
= the circumstances OF the case were offered in
|
agent named William A. Lloyd, a boarder at
tie American Hotel. His location at the hotel
vas on the 25th of last February, Two weeks
sitter he came there his trunk was broken open.
4 had been lett in room No. Al, in charge Of
Boyd. Colonel Lloyd went away, leaving
Nh Boyd to occupy his room. He alleges that
during his absence his trunk was broken open,
and that valuable papers and two hundred
dollars in money were taken from it. Mr.. Boyd
was arrested, and yesterday afternoon had
a hearing before Alderman Beitler. Detective
Henderson produced certain papers which he
found in the trunk of Mr.. Boyd, that we're iden-
tiled b. Colonel Lloyd as stolen from him.
The Alderman committed Mr.. Boyd in default
of two thousand dollars bail to appear ut the
present tgm of court to answer these charges
One paper found In Mr.. Boyds trunk, purport-
inc to bean the signature OF Colonel Lloyd, was
pronounced to be forgery.
Arm FRACTURED.-William BARLEY, aged
twenty-six years, residing at No, SQ5 N. Twenty
| Hospital yesterday afternoon, with a fractured