Daily Republican., 1885-09-02
philadelphia Items.

Rilpv, n tall, well built man, residing
at 1880 Park avenue, created consterna
ton among the female passengers in
car l3 of the Ridge Avenue line on
MonGay evening by starting a fight
with the conductor. A gang eof street
corner loafers ran 70 his assistance and
the driver went to the help of the con-
ductor. After lively fight, policeman
Cripps, of the Twenty third District, ar
rested Riley, and he was bound over 10
keep the peace.
ship Lodge (colored) Of United Odd
station, Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, yesterday morning. He was
passing from car to car on the 80 ex'
press train TO Coney Island from the
Green street depot. The train was run
ming to make up time, and upon
curve. de was thrown of, strik ing on
the ground. His skull was crushed
and ne died instantly. He was un.
married.
The seventeenth annual Convention
Of the National Grand Lodge of the
Sons of Herman began yesterday, and
will continue until Fridav. Sessions
will be he Id daily at 80S North Third
8, rect, between the hours Of and IL In
the morning and 2 aud 6 In the after.
noon. Yesterdays business consisted
of the appointment of the different com
mittees Thirty four delegates from
different parts of the country we're pres.
ent.
Barbara Miller, Hatboro, an old often
der, was given further hearing before
Magistrate TIL mpson yesterday. Ellen
Sells, 3lo South Fourth street, testified
bne . k.. Ix.fA ad hf.n I'd Mt
her house on Tuesday and walked of
with her clothes'and shoes. Bai bara
wore the stolen shoe. when arrested
ami they weIo taken off of her in the
| cell, q ompelling ber to go TO prison
without any. Bail was Ii xed at 5000
Charles Milne, 2t22 Palethrop street,
who WAS badly b-aten on last Thursday
because he refused to join the strikers
at Doak's Mills, ia reported to be in a
critical condition. Erysipelas has set
in. Jeremiah Desmond, 204l Bodine
street and William Tully. 2033 North
Second street, charged with completely
10 the assault, were yesterday commit
ted to prison to awai, the result of the
injuries.
Fire Marshal Wood is engaged in in
vestigating a fire of my stericus origin
that occurred yesterday morning In a
stone barn, at Seventy second and
Haverford streets. The property is
owned by the estate of Samuel Rhodes,
ard occupied by james Hollis. The loss
amounted to $1,000 on the building and
$500 on the contents The supposiion Is
| that the fire was of incendiary origin.
TIL. body of the man who committed
euicide. by shooting him self through
| the head with a pistol, in a corDfield on
L tha Rriatfl Mia (Nadar If1l Gama-
terry, was identified yesterday as that
OF Jacob Garbrecht, aged 60 years. of
1888 North Third street, who had been
missing since Friday. His mind is
said TO have been affected by fall.
Joseph Conroy, 28 gears OF age, living
at 4450 Penn street, Frankford, was
struck by the West bound passenger
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Bridesburg Station and instantly killed A.,
about fifteen minutes of last evening.
His body was removed to his home in
Frankford and the Coroner notified of
the case.
Thomas McNuity. who was recently
convicted on the charge of manufac
turing counterfeit dollar and half dol.
lar coins, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Butler In the United States Dis
trict Court to pay a fine of $500 and to
undergo an imprisonment of three
years and three months in the Eastern
penisentiary.
Inquests we're held by the Coroner
Yesterday in the cases of Thomas r.
Bryson, Al years, Second and Oxford
streets, who died from heart disease !;
Patrick Meehan, 90 years, 29i3 Edge
ley stree, Injuries received by falling
from Girsrd Avenue bridge, and Ed
| ward Duffy. AZ years, 1882 Kater street.
apoplexy. -
Sophia Welsh, 30 years, 432 Diilwyn
street, ended ber desolate life yester-
day morning by taking Paris green.
She had no relatives, 80 far as known,
and gained living by taking in wash.
ling. Others living In the same house
knew nothing OF her troubles.
Lena Miller. aged % years, Of Edge
Hill, Montgomery County, died yes
terday in the Episcopal Hospital from
Injuries received by her clothes taking
fire from the upsetting Of a coal oil
lamp.
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