Daily Republican., 1885-08-24
Philaraipsaia Isenls.

OlEu Didu Va I'LL tlbJ, hcu Will a JAdBi
death ut South street wharf yesterday
forenoon. He is employed at the Times
Office as janitor, and lives in Centre !
vile, N. j. He went down to the
wharf TO take the ferry boat for Glou
cester. Tie boat was just leaving and
he ran down the slip to catch It, Hel
was too late, and his speed WAS 30 great
that he could not stop himself and he
went overheard. He did not come to
1.-THE surface again, and the body was
recovered by graphing some time after
ward.
MIR. McCleever had a remarkable his
tory. He was 60 years old and was
boru in the South. His mother was a
slave and his father a freedman. He|
was given his freedom at an early age
and learned carpentering. He was also
. lecturer ami missionary among his
people, and acquired much influence
over them. During the reconstruction
lperiod he was elected a member of the
North Carolina Legislature and served
: very prominent position among the col
ored members. He came North nine or
, ten years ago, and has filled the posi-
ltion of janitor OF the Times Building
lever since. He was intel ligent and
: made many friends. By frugal hab.
: its he amassed neat little sum OF mo.
lney, which he invested in u comfortable
} house and lot In Centreville. He leaves
.. wife and a daughter, who Is married.
The Englishman named Hicks, who
, threw bricks into Browning's store
windows. on Chestnut street, above
Ninth, some time ago, in order, as he
3 averred, that he might get home, has
proved a troubl blesome customer. 1t has
y been discovered that he is now serving
i his second term in the House of Correc-
ton, having been comm tilted once be
y fore for period of six mouths. When
/. taken in this. time he was assigned with
n "a gang to work in the quarries. He OBJ.
}. istinately refused to join the gang, and
It linsolently demanded to be put to work
1 in the shoe.shop, claiming that he is a
II shoemaker by trade and that thequarry
J. work is too hard Tor him.
I'll He was com mmitted to dark cell fol
d iDsu bordination and kept there for five
y ldays, and allowed nothing to eat except
% bread and water, with one full meal OF
Il the third day. At the end of that time
's he was again given q chance to work il
n the quarry, but still refused. He hal
70 now continued his OBJ .tinacy for fifteer
h days, and is still kept in confinement
$, Hicks expresses great Indignation be
10 cause the Judge com nitted him to thu
,r House of Correction. He wanted to b.
sent to Moyemensing Prison, where ht
Iwould not be compelled to work. The
doctors at the Correction regard him al
I'd mentally unsound, though not moral /!
y irresponsible.
I'll What briRhteyed man." said
ID reporter who leaned against the cash
IN ier's desk of q restaurant near tn
,e Public Buildings, one day last week
D. The man in question lad just paid
l., ten. cent check and slipped out of th
g. door with q jerky movement and
to swinging of the cane he carried whicl
d. decidedly endangered the peoples
" peace.
ne Bright eyed? Yes," said the casi
of flisr; " he's coffee drunkard.
" What's a.cotfee drunkard?"
Is. " A man who comes in here fou
rs, times in two hours, as that man hs
gh this morning and does every mornin
and takes half pint of coffee ever
ty time, is q coffee drunkard. Brigh
he eyes Well l should say 30. That man
IT. condition all the time is the same :
to that of man who is getting over bl
ng batter mean his nerves are up
,ol g. his muscles are all quiver an
ts, his mental vision is abnormally cleaI
hd 10 IL living aJ d Oo%4 taIo'
'ofl Why does he do it?'
at Has to. Must have brace. Use
we to drink rum. Had to quit that, al
Ird now does worse. He never sleeps,
he tells me-"
"Do you know many such?"
the "At least half dozen"
the The congregation "Children of Abr
ool ham," composed of Russian an
Polish Hebrews, held memorial se
vice for the late Sir Moses Montetio
yesterday afternoon, at Liberty Ha
7ls Lombard street The place W
lcrowded. Two portraits of Montefo
were in the centre of the platforr
J. while pictures of Lincoln, CARTEL
Grant and other distinguished Anne
cans adorned the walls. -Four wa
candles were burned in memory OF tl
|. dead. Shortly after 6 O'Clock tho
.ity present we're raped to order and Rao
ag- Harris Lass, who has lately arriv
the orator of the day. The Rabb
ali shoulders were covered with religion
ine scarf, made of woolen goods, and {
ON his head was small cap. He beg
ny. delivering his sermon, speaking,
ssi. rather chanting his words in a sort
ty iargon called Juedisch Deutsch, We
tGis ltapid;y. 1t was announced that
sti. would coutiE ne preaching until {
I'm. clock. At tie conclusion of his orati
and the usual prayers for the dead were {
,ro- fered.
us; Solemn High Mass was celebrat
line for the first time yesterday morning
lis- the temporary edifce of the new
nv man Catholic Church of st. ThoIn
he Auuinas, Seventeenth and MorI
,av- street. The Rev Father Clark acted
celebrant; the Rev. William Masters
of the Church of the Annunciation, o
ciated as deacon, and the sermon "
vell preached by the Rev. P. j. DAILY,
is the Church of The Immaculate Conc,
ork Ition. Among the priests who w
+ al, present in the sanctuary were the Rt
me. Father Lawlor, pastor of the ~
g of church, and many others OF I1e io
Is clergy.
+ he On the Northeast corner of Bro
WOW street and SusQuehanna avenue
and Sunday morning two huge tents swi
= a ed in the wind. Within about
iHn,v people had gathered to attend div
n to service. AT II O'Clock Rev. A. Mi
am ship cal ed the meeting TO order a
M es introduced the Rev. W. j. d. Edwar
In. elder of the Church of God, who del
thed erea stlring 1ppeaL, 'ne ~, suoo sis,,an
and Personal Salvation"
Archer Z. Ballentine, of Frank 70
q Young man in the ooaveyancing
insurance business, was placed in
Friends lAsylDm for The lnsa
ages Business cares and close study affec
less his mind, and his actions lately b;
.ress been such as to necessitate a C!
L IL.