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A PEEP AT THE PAST.
Inside Glimpses of Pittsburg Half a
; eiitury Ago Secured. From
THE PAGES OP A LAWYER'S DIARY.
Charles Scully's Record of Social and Poli
tical Events Here.
PACTS THAT WILL PLEASE OLD TIMES
twmrnit toe the dispatch.!
Backward, turn backward,
Oh! Time, In thy flight,
And make me a child again,
Just for to-night.
Seventeen years ago I was city editor and
"so on" of the Pittsburg Post, and one of
the most critical, entertaining and scholarly
visitors to the sanctum of the "only" at
that day.jwas Charles Bonaventure Scully,
Esq., brother ot John D. Scully, Esq.
He was a -warm personal friend of the late
lamented editor of the Post, James P. Barr,
Esq., was an able lawyer, and attorney of
the Schenley estate; was, I think, City At
torney for one term; was a stanch Whig and
a still stancher Abolitionist; was a"liter
ary feller" in the best sense of the term, and
shored in the upper society circles
of" that day. He left a diary
which is a veritable storehouse
of the inner social and political history of
that period. In a garden where there is so
ranch fruit, there is here and there seem
ingly some waste folliage some trifle over
elaborated some passing reference to events
and characters now utterly forgotten, but
there is no scandal-mongering here no
stabs in the dark no party or personal in
terest to serve, but a generally just judg
ment of local personages and events as he
. saw them, and the gray beards of to-day will
find in these notes, not designed for the pub
lic eve much, that will revive the old mem
ories" of the days of Craig, O'Hara and "Wil
kins. It lias been truly said that the chief charm
of Peppy's diary is the light it throws on
cotemporaneous history, and this is espec
ially true of Sir. Scully's diary. The
charm here is its candid" personality, its
truthful portraiture of men and things
and its relation of facts just a? they were.
These notes were penned nigh 50 year? ago.
That seems a long stretch of time in an age
when even semi-centennarians are growing
scarcer, but Pittsburg still has quite a num
ber of grandsires whose memories will
brighten and perhaps their eyes moisten at
these unpretending chronicles of that day:
MAYOR'S ELECTION.
Tuesday, January 10, 1513 This is the flay for
selecting a new Mayor. I have decided be
tween the candidates and given my vote to Mr.
Thompson. Hay will, I think, be elected by a
large majority. Hay-making has suc
ceeded very well to-day, notwithstanding that
it has been raining all day. I suppose besides
Hav's election the "locos" have a majority in
Councils, as there was a great bargain between
H's friends and theirs. Coincidence! While I
am reading an article trom ilacamay "on sin
ton' and the part be took in the stormy rebel
lion and anarchy which transmred at the time
of Cbarles J- overthrow and Cromwell's Pro
tectorate, the whole city is ringing like a bed
lam with the "fen de joie" of the Hay men.
All the engines are out, and there's d d fuss
generally there is an inter regnum, and the
whole city is rollicksnme, the observance of
peace and good order are pro tern suspended,
and blackguardism is rampant everywhere.
And now the big bell of our sister corporation
over the water is sounding "like mad." Oh! I
had Llniost forgotten that they have elected a
Mayor over there too. I hope we will be quiet
after awhile again. Vive la Humbug. Let
the citizens take care of their own!
Saturday. January 21. This is most unseemly
weather. Yesterday was mild and balmy as a
May day. Indeed, J saw several Market street
clerks sitting at the doors in their shirt sleeves.
To-day is much the same, and sitting in a room
with open doors and without a fire is not at all
uncomfortable.
11 A. 3L Have just witnessed the reception
of our late Minister to France. General Lewis
Cass just arrived In our city. Hon. William
Wilkins welcomed him in an address from the
"Exchange steps, to which the General replied
in a neat speech. He sat in a carriage, in com
pany with the Mayor and the Hon. H. Denny
an& others. The former, learned head, looked
as if be was gome to be hanged. But wltcal his
reception was a very quiet affair.
Friday, January 27. So the Tippecanoe Com
mittee, which, from a grand National Guard of
two or three hundred, has dwindled down to
Messrs. Black and Darlington, who are
mulcted by the verdict of the iury this mora
ine in the sum of $St"7, the price of the great
dinner in Taaf e fc O'Conner's warehouse. This,
we may hope, will bury the memory of the last
of the evanescent glories of the campaign of
1S40, for what treason, treachery and misfor
tune have overcome the Whigs since that
period.
February 2L The Pittsburg Law Library,
the puny effort of several members of the bar
to establish a permanent concern of the kind,
was sold out to-day by the Sheriff.
POLITICAL BED FIEE.
March 5 A baser traitor, a more infamous
poltroon, never lived than President Tyler.
Professing before election and inveighing
against the outrage of appointing members of
Congress to office, thereby holding out a' bait
to corruption, he has appointed every member
of his miserable squad to some lucrative office
Cushing, Secretary of the Treasury; Mallo
aey. Naval Agent; Pony Jerome, Minister to
Denmark; the superficial Hotspur Wise, Min
ister to France, and the most contemptible of
all merchantable articles to Biojaniero.
March 12 Report is rife In ton that P. Mc
Kenna has received an appointment from His
Excellency (per accident) John Tyler, P. U. 8.
McKenna is just the boy to blarney him. He
la a fine and venerable looking man as one
would wish to meet in a day. and he could "do"
the "Cant." in true Irish style. I'll wager he
will make himself the head of the Democracy
of West Penna. to the President, and make
him believe that be (the President) is the great
favorite of the Democracy!
March 16 The types of that infamous paper
(.Man About Town) were broken to pieces yes
terday evening and its patron (J. B. S.) and
corrected notes and his compeers rolled in the
gutter. Good for eml
March IS Went to the Court House in the
afternoon and attenued a meeting called to ef
fect the making of a macadamized road to
TJniontown, Pa which will check the diversion
oi trade by the Wheeling route, which has al
most ruined our commerce with the West. It
met with considerable opposition. Judge
Shaler, Judge Wilkins and Josiah King spoke
In its favor, and Dr.EIder, Mr.Gebhart and Mr.
Denny contra. Each speaker nad some inter
est at stake in asking a favorable consideration
of this or that route.
POITX IBVUr BA-JTQ-JET. r
March 3 The Irvin.dinner, a sumptuous re
past, was provided at the "Exchange." After
dinner (8J P.M.) William Robinson, Jr., of
Allegheny, made a speech complimentary to
Jrvin, to which he replied in one of his stiff
and florid speeches with gigantic verbiage.
There are few more uninteresting speakers to
me than Irvin,.and it was only to see the fun
and meet my friends and not for any admira
tion I have for the man that I went, but now I
feel amply rewarded. Toasts circulated freely,
' and the wine was passed out as liberally as it
there- was no such man as Father Mathew In
existence. Pioomer, a vocalist, and Flynn, the
comedian, sang songs. Flynn was decidedly
the best; the other murdered "John Anderson,
My Joe," his flourishes and quavers took all
the feeling away.' The old staid fellows left
about UK, and then commenced a scene. It
would have been very pleasant were it not for
."W. C.D y; his conduct was scandalous. To
be sure, he was drunk, but his repeated insults
were too much for human nature to bear. We
had an excellent song, "Now Its Sweets Are
Fleeing," trom John Little Sibbet. Big Jack
was verv f unny.and the groups that sat around
the "Bound Table" when they to the back
parlor was full flushed. Incidents are too
numerous to mention, and then the melee
about 2U P. X. in the bar. everyone hitting his
neighbor a dozen black eyes the result.
Then the fight on Penn street, where a good,
but severe, lesson was given our friend (D) be
fore alluded to. It was the night of nights.
Bigbam was all good nature, and his dance
with Sibbet was the height of the grotesoue,
and I left at A. X. with the "indicia" of a
Fcene m my brain and memory that X shall
never forget.
April 12 Fine country this! News from
Harnsburg brings an account of a most dis
graceful scene which occurred in the Hall of
the Representatives. For the last month or two
Mveral members have been making spittoons
of one anothers faces. There have been two
regular fights, but the last Is very disgraceful.
A few days since, after the distribution of the
morning papers. McGowan, of Philadelphia,
vent over to Bratton of the Slate Capital
Oatette, and accused him of writing an
article reflecting on him. Chairs were freely
used, and expectorating too. McGowan drew
bowie knife and chasing B behind the speak
ers ujuut slabbed him in tne snouiaer oiaue.
Arkansas hide thy diminished head!
"f" "-mo muitary are wuay parauing
under a drizzling rain celebrating the ccn
teuuialUirthday of Thomas" Jefferson, thblm
mortal author of the "Declaration of Inde
pendence." THE B. & O. E. E.
' April 15 In the afternoon I attended a largo
meeting in thebpen air on the east side ot -the'
Court House, called for the purpose ot form
ing a connection between Cumberland and
Pittsburg by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Hon. W. Wilkins addressed the meeting, H.
B. Latrdbe. Esq., engineer of tffe Baltimore
and Ohio .Railroad, read an estimate of cost by
surveys to be SL60u,000! Messrs. Gazzam and
Shaker made very good speeches, and "Fellow
Citizens' Ferral made his usual interruptions,
but there was a good deal of honest enthusi
asm, and it remains to be seen whether it will
end there or not. Books are to be immediately
opened for subscribing stock to it.
j.n"ft four minutes before I came Into
the Common Pleas room there was nearly an
affray between Black and Mellon. There will
be a serious collision there some day.
April 22 Visited the theater this evening.
The "Hypocrite" and "Perfection" were per
formed. I shall not visit it soon again. The
character, Maw Worm, has a fine opening for
extemporaneous preaching and several frail
hits were made at Deacon White, of the Pitte
bnrg Gazelle, and Prof. Bronson, who lately
occupied the theater under the .name of the
"Oratorian." A newspaper warfare had been
carried on between the before mentioned par
ties and Flynn, the manager, and they took this
way to avengathemselves. Theaters have little
to boast of. but the exists not a more arrant
humbug than this tellow Bronson and his
manikin."
BIGIXDIAIT ELOQUENCE.
April 23 Bead the National Intelligencer of
the 21st inst. the speech of the head mingo of
the Choctaw iation in reply to Wm. Tyler. Esq.
(President's brother), Indian commissioner.
It is the beautiful and forcible language of
national eloquence. An extract or two:
The red man has no books. When he
wishes to make known his views be talks. He
is afraid of writing. Writing is the invention
of the pale faces it gives birth to Arror and
feuds. The great spirit talks; we hear him in
the thunder, in the rushing of the winds and
the mighty waters, but he never writes.
What a rebuke to the United States Govern
ment and treaty-making fellows is this;
"Twelve winters ago our chiefs sold our
countrv all here were opposed to It. The
Great Spirit loves truth. When you took our
country, you promised us land. There is your
promise in the book. Twelve times have the
trees dropped their leaves and yet we have re
ceived no land. Is this truthT"
April 24 Francis McClure, for SO years an
Associate Judge of the Common Pleas of this
county, aged 104 years, died at his residence in
Mifflin township, on Saturday. A very .worthy
old gentleman. I
April 25. A "souvenir de voyage" was made
up by collection this morning, in St. Paul's, for
our worthy pastor, Dr. O'Connor, who in
tends to go to Rome after the meeting of the
Council of Baltimore. He was deserving ot it.
as he bad released his salary some time since to
the church. Three hundred dollars was raised.
10 THE.EOOB UEGEO.
May 17. Captain T. C. May, of the Cicero,
called this afternoon to get papers for his negro
hands on the boats. Theirs is a bard lot, poor
fellows. His boat is about to leave to-morrow
for St. Louis. An iniqnitious law that would
disgrace the barbarians of grim Tartary has,
within a few weeks, been enacted acainst black
men by the savans of St. Louis. Hundreds of
free negroes who have their papers taken out
in North and South Carolina, Maryland, Vir
ginia, etc, which were mlde out in their young
days when the witnesses were alive and attain
able, and sealed by judicial tribunals
which have heretofore carried them safely
everywhere are now met by a vile enactment
which requires some three or four persons to
swear absolutely that they know A. B to be a
free person, and born ot free parents, and to
have been citizens a certain length of time of a
free State. Of course very few can obtain this
specious evidence, although their freedom pa
pers essentially testify to the fact. Thus are
these persecuted creatures deprived of a situa
tion on a steamboat, where they might earn an
honest livelihood, because no one is presently
to be had who will swear positively to their
being free. The same ruffian spirit will blame
these poor men tor lounging about without em
ployment, and will burn them to death if they
steal their downright wants. What, an odious
spectacle does not this present in our civiliza
tion. They would burden this poor race, who
get but J5 per month, with an expense of $20 to
obtain evidence which is already sufficiently
approved in the most solemn form the law re;
quires.
May 31 The entire anti-Masonic party
have nominated Neville B. Craig for Congress.
By the divine God he don't get my vote !
June 2 The anti-Masons are in great glee
about their ticket, nominated last Wednesday.
M. R. S. Cassatt (millionaire) is to represent
the "working classes," the bone and sinews.
To the last class I have the honor of belonging.
Will he get my votef Ha, ha, the "dear peo
ple" are not quite so green.
ONEEOUS TAX ASSESSMENTS,
June 6 Awaited the appointment made
with Mr. Arthurs, of Pitt township, about the
iniquitous assessment on one of Mr. Croghan's
farms a tax of 5250 on a farm renting for 200
only! Grew tired -waiting and fell asleep
waited until 4 o'clock and he did not come.
June 7 Attended the Union Convention
at the Court House until 12 Mr. H.M.
Breckenridge was nominated for Congress, and
an excellent ticket throughout, which I will
support. If we cannot elect ours the "antis"
will be taught a lesson.
June 8 Went to the Commissioners' office
and waited until 4 for the Assessor of Pitt
township, who did not come.
June 21 Rode out with F. Wilson and J.
N. Hutchison to picnic, where our friend, Mr.
Croghan, met us and after walking "round the
grounds took some delicious strawberries and
cream.
June 25 Forty persons are sick of the influ
enza at the Monongahela House.
June 27 Miss C. Neville, daughter of the
well-known Morgan Neville, Is in town, but I
did not see her.
July 4 Took an affectionate farewell em
brace of S. W. B. at the Exchange.
July 7 Can it be possible! The papers
this morning mention that there have been two
cases of black vomit in this city which have
terminated fatally. God grant it may not be
true: it is terrible to think of it.
OLDEN TIME FOX.
July 13 Drove out Fourth street road
to Homewood, the headquarters of hospitality,
where from S till dusk we enjoyed a real fete
champetre in the fine grounds of Judge Wil
kins pitching quoits, prisoners' base Copen
hagen (which created a great deal of excite
ment as introduced by Mr. BIddle), promenad
ing, etc At twilight we had our coffee and
afterward danced until 9 and cooled off with
raspberries and cream. At 10 we started for
town with our two young ladies. The Misses
Keller have excellent taste in music and sang
duets the whole way in. Some were exquisite.
We had a bright moon and fields and gardens
shone out beautifully, which heightened the
effect of the music 'twas so good that
methought that the lily and the poppey lifted
up their drooping heads to peer at our sweet
minstrels. Tne morning glory opened up to
listen to the well according voices, to which
also the youug and springing com did not. turn
a deaf "ear." Affectation aside it was very
good and thus ended one of those delightful
occasions in one's life which repays him for
all the pains of struggling thro' it.
July 16 The alarmed Dutchman was rap
ping at our door at 4 this morning the man
who carried the letter having tola him to
call early in the morning. This, is coming it
over me at least two hours. I'll charge it to
him.
A. Abbott,
To C. B Scully, Esq., Dr.
July 15 To vicious, riotous and 'tu
multuous conduct ' unbecoming a cli
ent and destructive of slumber.S5 00
Sunday, July 18. This morning is intensely
warm. Heard a sermon by the Rev. Thomas
Heyden, of Bedford,
July 17 At 730 borrowed Brigham's horse,
and rode down to Sheriff Luckey's on the
Beavet road, below Manchester; and, ye gods,
J was caught in a terrible shower, and wet to
the skin, and was compelled to stop at Ward
rop's Nursery.
FESTIVE FROG EATEES.
July 21 Met James A. Hutchinson, who
took me in his buggy to Barker's, where Bid
die Wilkins and H. partook of a supper of
frogs, but I preferred chicken.
August 27 Sunday We have' learned that
our late worthy pastor. Rev. M. O'Connor, will
certainly be our bishop.
August 28 Rode to Arthnrsville with Dr.
Speer; called on Mr. Solomon Schoyer in rela
tion to xramoc va&e.
August SO Tne Democracy met this
mon. ng to nominate candidates. Called on
Dr. A N. McDoweU 1J Hon. W. Wilkins was
nominated, and there are two Whig or anti
Masonic tickets in the field;this election is cer
tain. C. M. Robinson invited me to "Home
wood" at 4, and we there met the Jndge and
congratulated him on his nomination. The
Judge takes such news very philosophically.
He was attired in all the rustic simplicity of a
Cincinnati!. The station will be filled.by him
with a Roman dignity, whatever may be his
opinions. Broke the linen pin in the lane at
Homewood, which delayed us some time Got
to town at 9, met Messrs. Bowen, Black and
Pentland, and afterward H. Kleber & Co.
Went with them on a serenade until 3 a. M.
Thus passed another day, in which I left un
done many things I ought to have done, and
did those things which I had not oughter.
Sic Semper!
September 8 In the evening at 8, went to the
theater and heard a.lecture by the celebrated
Dr. Lardner.of England,celebrated for bis phil
osophical knowledge and notorious for bis ab
duction of Miss Waarysldes, who is now his
wife. The affair of the man's wife has injured
him everywbere,still he is a learned man.
September 9, Saturday A. H. Miller, attor
itCHE-
ney, met me in the 8. C. (Supreme Court) this
morning and asked me to "stand alongside ot
him," as they call it, on the occasion of his
marriage, which will transpire on the 23d prox
imo, when he will be married to Miss Maria
Morrow,.
September 10, Sunday If lam notmtstaken,
this Is the anniversary of the glorious battle of
Lake Erie.' Went to church iu the morning
and spent the afternoon with my friend, C. 8.
Eyster, and discovered a "Cantaloupe." It
has been raining all day.
September 14 At 10 went up to Champ
lin's office on Grant street, in BakeweH'Anila
ing, where he held a levee in anticipation of
admission to practice Met "Kris" Eyster, W.
E. Austin ,C Washington and others there.
Partridges were plenty there Went home at
12t
A iawveb's wedsctq.
Wednesday, September 20 Returned Dal
las' vest; it won't fit, and borrowed another
from Dick Oowan for the wedding. Went with
Jas. G. Beed and engaged a bouquet for my
bridemaid, and all this under a tropical, 1 nf er
nal hot sun. At J. G. Bced and I went to
Wm. Holmes' with our bouquets and all that,
which were given, to Misses Brown and Holmes,
when we all repaired immediately to the Mo
nongahela House. A brilliant party had as
sembled, and after a deal of trepidation on the
part of the bridegroom, the cavalcade wound
around the portico at the M. H. to the -bright
parlor, when, in a brief ceremonial, A. H.
Miller 'and Maria Morrow wern made one.
The party was an elegant one; "Many
beauties were there, and the supper was
a gorgeous and splendid array of eatables. It
was concluded at 12. Tlio, -conclusion ;rn "tho
little parlor. One DrummomTlight (J.XJi B.),
supported by Miss Rankin, (W. S. A.) Belz
hoover, Wilson Henderson was Incomparably
excellent.
September 21 Judge Shalor had left a:
message for me I could not forego, although I
bad not intended going out the evening. Ac
cording to request called on Mr; G. Washing
ton, and with him and Ms Champlln. went
to the Judge's at S, where the ladies .and
gentlemen were dancing in a tropical atmos
phere. It was excessively warm, and .the
starch was soon out of my collar. Met there
Misses Jessnps and danced with Misses Lewis,
Stevenson, Cowan, Mrs, Mason and the elegant,
and I may say splendid looking lady, the
Judge's niece. Miss. Caroline Rutledge. One
last animated dance was worth remembering.
Made the acquaintance of Chief Justice Gibson
through Mr. Mahon. Party separated at 12.
Walked up the street witn Wilson, Darragh
and home at 2.
September 24 Sunday again After 10 called
on the ladies on First street. Miss Amanda
Crossan launched into an invective on lawyers
and would not be convinced that honesty was
a part of their character.
September 25 Monday Mr.Horace Greeley,
of New fork, and the disciple of Fonrner.hold
a convention to-day. Attended Supreme
Court; met Samuel W. Black, who was very
much excited on account of Their Honors' de
cision in what is known as the Tippecanoe
Dinner case. For awhile he wis.tigorous.
AXOTHEK PAETT.
September 26 Tuesday In the evening, at
S, after much ado to get a conveyance,
Hutchison and I rode out to Erin Hall
(Mahon's), a very chilly evening after the rain.
The same gay faces one or two in addition to
those at former parties were seen there to
night, nothing daunted in spirit, to dance and
waltz bevond the witching hour. Danced with
f Miss Rutledge (Caroline) twice In succession.
anuiouowea it up Dy aancing witn .misses
Stevenson, Gallagher, Barrett, Wilkins,
Shorter, Breckenridge and Miss Anna Rut
ledge. The "twice in succession" was spoken
of to me several times, but I could not resist it;
she is certainly a very charming lady, and
"who's afraid." But "Tain pomp and glory of
the world," what do these gay assemblies
amount to after all? Everyone is anxious to
go to them. The ladies most of them go. with
artf ul and artificial means, to add to their win
ning graces, the gentlemen.
"To lounge in grateful attitudes, to be stared
' upon the while
By every fair one's eye and stare one's self In
turn.
And after a hour or two or three of hard
treadmill work labor to emerge into a chilly at
mosphere from a reeking hot room and hasten
rapidly home, jaded and sick to Wake up next
morning with philosophical aversion to the in
cessant party going wulch is Insisted upon re
ligiously until Sambo brings around another
invitation.
September 27. Wednesday Went .to Den
niston's party, danced with Miss Caroline But
lidge and Misses Cowan and then again with
Miss Rutledge, saw her to supper, stole a bou
quet for her, walked home with her. What a
wayward thing is a man's heart, yet how capri
cious. I am in love with Bix or seven ladies at
present writing and blew me if I know which 1
tike best. However, Caroline, of New Haven,
by all accounts above is the last and perhaps
mast vivid.
October 6 Friday At 7 went to Broad
wood's Grove on Penn street and heard a speech
from Hon. W. Wilkins, the meeting having
been called to bear speeches from the Congres
sional candidates. Mr. Craig had spoken be
fore I came and 1 went away while Mr. Breck
enridge was speaking,! afterwards learned that
the ardent Harrison man of 1S10, my friend S.
W. Black had openly recanted, what he
called Bank Whlggery and joined the Demo
cratic (L. F.) party.
October la Went to the polls and voted the
following ticket agalnt the Jacobin Democracy
and anti-Masonic bigotry: H. M. Breckenridge,
Congress; John Negley, for State Senate; John
Morrison, for Sheriff; George R. Riddle, for
Prothonotary.
October 11 We and ourAnti-Masonio friends
were beaten to death yesterday. The returns
show an awful majority for the LocoFocos.
October 14 The news of Whig success in the
East is truly clorlous. That notorious Anti
Mason Thad Stevens and enemy of Henry Clay
Is defeated.
Marshal Bertrant, the fastest friend of Na
poleon, is now in town.
November IS Went up to Mr. Ogden's,
where were Messrs.Ogden. Stephenson and Mr.
Swartzwelder. The latter gent was quite in
dignant at the reeption given to the two negro
orators, and all his feelings as aMarylanaer
were betrayed.
PEESIDENT ADAMS.
November 18 To-morrow will be a muggy
day to receive the old man eloquent John
Quincy Adams.
Friuay, November 18 The reception of the
ex-President was the all-absorbing circum
stance of this rainy day. A huge crowd occu
ried the streets about the Exchange from 8 to
1. Mr. McCandless (Mount Horeb), in a
good speech, welcomed him to the city, to
which the venerable Adams replied in a great
speech. During the time of both it rained very
hard, and the vast crowd was thoroughly
drenched. He spoke from a rostrum outside
the Exchange window. Previous to the
speoches a large procession of citizens, firemen
and soldiers paraded the streets with the ax.
At 9 went to- Mr. Denny's, where quite a
large and gay party were assembled to meet
Mr. Adams. Mr. A appeared quite fatigued,
and sat on a sofa nodding to sleep, unless when
conversing. He left about 10. There was a
good exchange of hats there I got a real tub
of a one
Nov. 19 Alas! poor Mr. Adams. The firemen,
bent on hearing a speech, badgered him with a
torchlightparade from the Exchange to Mr.Mc
Candless.' thence to N. B. Rhey's, from which
he escaped to the Monongahela House, where
he was cornered and gavn them a short speech
lrom the portico, near Smitbfleld street.
Nov. 20 Sunday Went to church this morn
ing at 10K- Mr. Adams attended Herron's
church this morning and took a nap under the
opiate of the Dr.
Nov. 21 Monday-J. Herron Foster gave me
a ticket to Colonel Schniausky's lecture, and at
7 o'clocn I went to the Church and heard
the lecture; took notes which 1 afterward wrote
for Foster. I have concluded S. is an arrant
humbug. General Bertrand intimated as much
when In town a short time since
And now a truce on these
"Coquetries and pleasantries
And mery partings."
Jas. W. Bbezs.
Boss Tows ship, April 20.
Beautiful Engraving Free.
""Will They Consent?" is a magnifi
cent engraving, 19x24 inches. It is an
exact copy of an original painting by Kwall,
which was sold for $5,000.
This elegant engraving represents a young
lady standing' in a beautiful room, sur
rounded by all that is luxurious, neat a
half-open door, while the young man, her
lover, is seen in an adjoining room asking
the consent of her parents for their daughter
in marriage. It must be seen to be appre
ciated. This costly engraving will be given away
free, to every person purchasing a small
box of "Wax Starch.
This starch is something entirely new.and
is withont a doubt the greatest starch in
vention of the nineteenth century (at least
everybody says so that has used it). It
supersedes everything heretofore used or
known to science In the laundry aft.- Un
like any other starch, as it is made with
pure white wax. It' is the first and only
starch In the world that makes inning
easy and restores old summer dresses and
skirts to their natural whiteness, and im
parts to linen a beautiful and lasting finish
as when new.
Try it and be convinced of the whole
truth.
Ask for "Wax Starch and obtain this
engraving free.
The "Wax Stabch Co.,,
Keokuk, Iowa.
Axi the leading '.brands ,of -imported-cigars,
wholesale and retail. ' "
.G. "W. Schmidt, 95 and 97 Pifthave.
FCPTSBUEG blSPATOH,
mJqldgoldhtoter
Twenty-Six Years inhe Diggings of
Australia and New Zealand.
A MINER'S PICTURESQUE CAREER.
Edward Halpin's Life-Lonp; Bearcli for the
Glittering Ore.
PLENII OP GOLD, BUT NOTHING TO EAT.
rwarrrwr ron tub dispatch.!
That truth is often stranger and more in
teresting than fiction is strikingly illus
trated by the picturesque career of an Irish
man who arrived in Steubonville, O., last
week. Twenty-six years of his life of 50
have,been spent jo digging for gold in for
e'isrn.lands.' HA has followed no other our-
Huit, and says that If he were young he be
lieves hevwould liv.ehislire over again in
the same free and easy fashion.
Edward Halpin, for such is his name, is
tall and jgrizzly,;apprently of a rugged con
stitution and an iron frame. There is a
frankness about his address akin to the sim
plicity of a sailor. He is quiet and only in
duced to relate his experiences by repeated
questionings. The cut below-is made from
the first,photograph"he ever had taken, and
IhYs was' secured, with his consent, when
,ppon the. street, by means of a detective
camera, and it will servi to ' give a fairly
characteristic idea of his appearance.
&1::W:&
His family is remarkable in more ways
than one. He is 1 of 21 children, all of the
same parents and all living. One of his
brothers had 13 children, another 8. He
was never married. Of his own brothers
and sisters 8 are now in Africa and 1 in
Australia. About 50 relatives, all told, are
now in the mining districts about Butte
City, Mont.T., where he is thinking of soon
going.
SEEKING 70S GOLD.
In 1862 he left his home in "Waterford,
Ireland, and sailed for Australia, by the
steamer Great Britain. FronvHelbourne a
party ot gold-seekers soon found their way
inland and commenced work upon the
alluvial gold fields. Three yearswere spent
there. Then word came of the discovery of
gold in paying quantities in the islands ofi
the coast ot new Zealand. A party ot bu
made up their minds that gold could be
found upon the west coast of Hew Zealand.
In November, 1865, they started and were
landed upon its western and wild coast at a
point where now stands the thriving little
city of Greymouth. They had some rifles,
and all were equipped With picks, shovels,
a tin dish for panning out the gold and an
adze. In the way of provisions they had
some tea and sugar, bacon and flour. They
also had some tents. Usually their beds
were made of the boughs of trees. Taking
up their picks and going from the beach
into the bush and Btriking them into the
earth they almost immediately found pay
ing signs of gold.
By means of a magnifying glass they dis
covered, minute though abundant particles
ot gold in the sand and soil along the
streams. This they turned into sluices and
guided over the porous leaves of the cactus
ingeniously placed for the purpose The
fine gold would, lodge in the pores of the
leaves, which they afterward gathered care
fully up and burned, and in the ashes
would then find the gold. This original
adaptation of primitive means was the idea
of one of the men whose name Halpin can
not now recall. It served them well.
A WILD IiITE.
In about a month from the time of their
landing the English Government heard of
their gold discoveries (the first found upon
west coast), and immediately sent out pro
visions and established stores, assuming
general supervision of things, and'eharging
every miner a license fee of $5 a year, which
is now reduced to ?1 50. The active pres
ence of the English Government was an ad
vantage in many ways. Strangers now
begun to flock in, and Halpin and his com
rades pushed rapidly into the interior, along
water courses and across country as well,
Dejng desirous of keeping ahead of the rush
and getting the cream of the diggings.
Undoubtedly in their haste they left ex
cellent fields only partially developed.
Then followed a life, were its history fully
told, which for its novelty.romance and real
ities, would, in the eyes of most of the
readers of this column, rival in interest
scenes depicted in the pages of a Swiss
Family Bobinson or a Bobinson Crusoe.
Twenty-three years long in this land it
lasted. "With but few and occasional ex
ceptions his tent was his cover and the
boughs his bed. It was a common thing
during the earlier part of this period -for
them not to know either the day of the week
or the month. Sometimes two days would
pass without their having any food; and yet
with plenty of gold in their pockets. Per
haps the streams would be swollen and the
horses unabie to reach them with the ex
pected provisions. They used to shoot the
wild pigeons, which made excellent eating.
The native New Zealanders lived very
largely upon fish. These natives they al
ways found inoffensive and harmless if
treated decently, and seldom if ever did
they have any trouble with them!
During all of this perid, Halpin says, he
cannot lecollect of having a sick day, but
there was one time when, owing to his get
ting a steel splinter in his eye, that he went
to the settlement and was treated several
months, losing his eye however.
PLENTY OF-MOKET.
It became a custom among the miners to
break oft work add go to the settlements for
a week's holiday at Easter and at Christ
mas. During these intervals the English
Government, if notified, would publish
"protection for every man's claimwhich
prevented others from taking advantage of
their absence.
Sometimes Halpin -made 5 to 6 a day,
and ran 30 a .-week. If a man was not
afraid of work there was no reason for him
to ever be without an English pound's
worth, of cold in his -Docket. Thev used to'
1 go in parties of four and dig from 50 to 100
ounces oi goiu oeiore Durying it or
taking it in for deposit in bank. For the
purpose of burying it they usually used
a tin mustard can. The value of gold per
ounce varied from 3 16s 6d to i, and of
course was so heavy that it was not com
fortably carried about in any quantity. He
never lost any by burial. In all his wan
dering mining life he never saw a man
killed by another, although he had seen
many who were killed by accidents, such as
'the falling in of the earth in the diggings.
He left New Zealand bv the steamer Ionic,
October 15, 1887, and had a 40-day's passage
to England. After spending some 16 months
in Ireland among family friends and rela
tives, he recentlv sailed onthe steamer the
City of Paris, which made the passage from
Queenstown to Sandy Hook in six days and
six hours, bringing him here' last week in
side of eight days from his embarkation.
This slieht record of an eventful life, such
as does not fall to the lot of most of us to
ever meet with, and the above picture, are
taken nppn the wing, ere our subject flits
acrossthe continent or-to other shores.
O. II. S.
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".- BRUSH; AND.. PALETTE.".
31b. H, a STEVENSopt shows a stilUife
study at Boyd's. The subject consists of a
group of objects of a slmple'character, each- as
a piece of armor, an antique weapon, and an
earthenware vessel.
Quite a clever little sketch In blaofc and
white in oil color, the work of Miss J. F. Ag
new, is noted at Boyd's. The young lady shows
food ideas of form and composition, and of of
ect in light and dark tones.
Five of Mr. J. A. Hekklng's pictures were
sold, and, although pressing business called
him from the city, he has left a number of
works behind him, and it is very probable that
still others will find a permanent home In this
city.
About 4,000 worth of paintings wire sold by
Mr. Bleiman during his five days' stay in the
city, which is doing very well, considering the
brief interval which he allowed, to elapse be
tween his visits. The "fine Corot" goes else
where. Somuch the better for Pittsburg.
Aceetificate of honorary membership,
conferred upon Mrs. Mary Evert, is shown in
Mayer's window. The work,was designed and
executed by Mr. Franz Lohman, and Is an ad
ditional evidence of that gentleman's artistic
skill. Mn Lohman combines in a marked de
gree talents in the line of both music and art.
Boyd fc Co. shoW a very fine mezzotint, exe
cuted.by Scott Bridgewater after- the painting
by Duke Fields, entitled "School Days." The
art of mezzotinting, which is one of the most
beautiful methods of reproducing certain kinds
of paintings, has been allowed to fall into dis
use and is only being revived of late years.
This fact will give the work an additional in
terest for all those who understand the tech
nical qualities of the graphio processes, but
the picture is beautiful and Interesting in
itself aside from anything It gains through the
manner of its production.
Miss Madge Ibvtn Is one of the young
ladies of Pittsburg who mean to prove that art
is not fairly to be regarded as exclusively the
province of the sterner sex. and she is indus
triously at work covering the walls of her
studio on Third avenue with pictures, which
embrace rather at wide range of subjects.
Nothing seems to come amlS3 to this versatile
young artist, landscape, marine, cattle, sheep,
flowers, portraits are ail accepted as fit sub
jects for her brush anct-penoil, and even china
painting comes iu for its share of attention.
Miss Irvin spent a considerable time in Wash
ington, D. C., and made quite a' number of
studies in the vicinity of that city, bat she -is
inclined to believe that her forte is marine
painting, and rather longs for a residence on
the shore and an opportunity to study the
waves and the changing aspects of the great
deep.
Two landscapes by Charles Linford are now
on view at Boyd's, where they are sure to at
tract the share of attention. usually accorded
this artist's works, as they are in his happiest
style of execution. The one is a beautiful lit
tle upright picture of a scene on the edge of a
wood on a day late in the autumn. Mr. Lin
ford frequently paints pictures of a similar
style, and always does it well, being particular
ly fortunate in his color effects, and this little
picture is fully up to his usual standard. The
other picture is still more beautiful and at the
same time more unique, having all of the
artist's best qualities; it is also more of a de
parture from his ordinary style, and therefore
exhibits less of his mannerisms and peculiari
ties. The subject 19 a scene in midsummer
with some fine trees in the foreground and a
distance of more than ordinary beauty and
charm. No landscapes which have been here
of late, either by home or foreign artists, are
any better or stronger in color than this one,
and the excellent relation and agreement, both
in color and tone, of the various positions is
seldom surpassed.
Mb. Bryan "Wall's latest picture, which
'can be seen in Gillespie's window, is a work
well worthy of note and is unquestionably one
of the best he has ever turned out. In general
character the subject is very much the same
as many of his previous works, and one that
he is well known to have a particular fondness
for, viz., a flock of sheep as the center of inter
est, in an autumn landscape. This is as large
a canvas as Mr. "Wall usually selects for his
pictures, and lareer than those he makes use
of most frequently, and tne subject has been' ',
nanuiea tnrougnout in a careiui ana conscien
tious manner, though at the same time with
spirit and freedom, and with an earnest effort
to maintain truth and fidelity to nature with
out resorting to tricky or artificial methods of
producing effects. The sky in this picture,
while ot the same character as many that he
has painted before, is, perhaps, better in qual
ity and fineness of tone than any of his pre
vious works. The color scheme of the whole Is
of the simplest nature, but is very true and
very pleasing, being principally of subdued
greens, livened up with reddish and yellowish
Drowns. Judged from a highly critical stand
point some fault may be fonndwith this as
with most other works of art, as an instance,
the extreme lightness' of the backs ot the
sheep", but taken as a whole the work is a One
one, and is a credit to the artist who produced
it and to the city in which he makes his home.
One serious drawback to the free purchase
of foreign works of art is the ever 'recurring
question of their genuineness, and this is prac
tically the case with regard to all works other
than those of very recent production. It is
often virtually impossible .to establish beyond a
doubt' that a certain picture is really the work
of the artist whose name it bears. It is not
sufficient that the picture be purchased from a
responsible dealer, for dealers themselves are
frequently deceived, and it is just as difficult to
establish the spuriou-ness of the false or coun
terfeit masterpieces as it is the genuineness of
the true. There are few persons living who
could positively and confidently pronounce a
picture to be a genuine work of any of the older
artists upon mere inspection and with nothing
else to guide them, and even the best authori
ties on the subject can only advance an opinion,
which does not prove anything conclusively.
To anyone outside the charmed circle of art
connoiseurs it may seem rather strange
that a picture should possess such
great value, and yet its merit be so
obsenro that the most competent judges
are at a loss to discover it; or that worthless
imitations should so closely approach the merit
of the genuine that their character would long
remain undiscovered when examined by those
best qualified to judge of such matters; yet, if
strange, it is nevertheless true, and it only goes
to show that something else than absolute and
undisputed merit gives value to old pictures,
Ot course persons acenstomedto valuing pic
tures are aware of and appreciate this fact,
hut it proves the folly of the raptures which
many persons indulge in over pictures which
do not appeal in any way either to their intelli
gence or their feelings, and in which they
really do not see any beauty or merit but feel
bound to admire because they bear the names
of famous men. When it is remembered that
the men whose opinions carry the greatest
weight are often at fault as to the real merit of
paintings, and that some may fairly be said to
have absolutely no merit of their own and onlv
desire value from the name they bear, the sil
liness oi tne pretense oi inose wno try to lorce
themselves to see beauties which do not exist,
becomes apparent. It is hard to establish the
identity of old paintings, but it is easy to re
frain from buying thein, and this is the sensi
ble course to puisne with regard to all those to
which 'any manner of doubt attaches. There
are at all times a sufficient number of magnifi
cent works upon the market, authenticity of
which is undisputed, to enable people of means
to satisfy any reasonable longings which they
may have for the possession ot art treasures.
mS CATHEDRAL TEA PAETI.
A Iilst of the Ladiei in Charge of Booth
and Dining; Tables.
The Cathedral Tea Party, ot :Lafayette
Hall,, on "Wednesday eveniag, April 24,
promises to be a very successful affair, from
the outlook. The ladies in charge have
made elaborate preparations, and everything
is in readiness and an enjoyable time is an
ticipated. Following are-tbe names of the
ladies in charge of the booths and dining
Floral Booth Mrs.' Dr. Oldsbue, President,
Miss Carrie Smertz; Aids, Misses Mary Barr,
Colette Fhelan, Maree Phelan, Alice Barr and
Miss Ulum.
Lemonade Booth Mrs. E. D. Wingenroth,
President, and Mrs. Eugene Rellly; Aids,
Misses Lynch. Aggie Hook, May McEeever
and Alice McEeever.
Dining room (first table designated by white
badges, in charge of the Young Ladles' Sodal
ity) Presidents, Miss Stella Hogan and Miss
Sadie Duffy; aids. Misses Ella Maloy, Sadie
Coffee, Lizzie Coffee, Maggie Crowley, Katie
Burns, Maggie Hanlon, Katie Giblin, Mary
Fitzpatrick, Katie McCabe, Emma Corcoran,
Julia Tracey, Jennie Marshall, Mary Hart,
May McCarthy.
Second table (designated by pink badges)
Presidents, Mrs. E. Baffertvand Miss Annie
Wilt; aids. Misses Lizzie Rafferty, Jennie Baf
ferty, Lou Alland, Jennie Featherson, Annie
Briley, Mollie Wilt, May McKee, Gertie Sulli
van, Ella Kearney. Slssie Wiseman, Acnes Alc
Carmick, Mrs. T. J. Connell and Mrs. James
Cochrane.
Third table (designated by lavender badges)
Presidents, Mrs. William Colbert, Mrs. J. B.
Larkin and Mrs. Murphy; aids. Misses Nellie
McGee, Soe Lynch, Stella Brinkman, Nellie
Kelly, Hoso Dixon, Annie Colbert and Lizzie
Brinkman.
Fourth table (designated by blue badges)
Presidents, Mrs. C. Horgan, Mrs. J. Drlscoll
and Mrs. J.'Keef e: aids. Mrs. J. Ferris and Mrs.
"Ward. Misses Maggio Driscoll, Mamie Keefe,
Alice Pitfield. Mamie Fltzeerald. Mollie
Martin, Narle Douglass. Jennie Kennedy,
Lizzie Bernease and May Drlscoll.
Fifth table (designated by red badges) Presi
dents, Mrs. Annie Barns, Mrs. M. F. Sullivan
and Miss'E. Broderlck: aids, Misses Katie Mc
Aullffe, Lizzie Crowley, Cecilia Nolan, Katie
McMeal, Grace Kain, Nellie and Alice Sullivan,
Annie and May Mellon, Minnie and Rose Caul
field, Mollie Sullivan, May Talbot, Katie
Gittenan and May Barry.
1889J
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JTTDGE GUNNING S. BEDFORD WRITES:
New Yobe, April U, 1S3
Mrs. Harriet Bnbbard Ayeri ,
Dbab Madame: Through the solicitation ot
a friend I was induced to try a bottle of your
"Recamier SarsaparUls," It is a great remedy,
giving, as it does, tone and vigor to the system.
I can cheerfully recommend it, and especially
to all professional and business men who be
come worn out.from time to time, by overwork,
and suffer great physical fatigue and nervous
anxiety on account of their arduous duties.
Gratefully yours,
Gtothino S. Bedtoed.
Thelovely and accomplished daughter of the
great Chief Justice and Finance Minister of
Abraham Lincoln writes to Mrs, Ayer about
her Recamier Sarsaparillai
Washes qtoit, April 4, 18S0.
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer:
My Dear Mauute: I find the Recamier
Sarsanarilla sunerior to all others I have tried.
and cordially recommend it as an excellent I
family medicine. Yours sincerely,
' kathxbike Chase.
The Hon. Daniel E. Dowllng, President of
the Board of Aldermen, New York, gives his
opinion in the following letter:
NEWY0BK,Jan.7,1889.
Mn. Harriet Hubbard Ayer:
Deab Madame Having tried your Reca
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and appetizer. Every household should keep
a bottle of itfbn hand. I have not felt so -well
in years as I do now; after taking only one bot
tle of it.
Yours very respectfully,
Daniel E, Dowxetg,
President of Board of Aldermen, 1883.
The celebrated remark made by Governor
"Webster Flanagan, of Texas, at the Chicago
Rapublican Convention of 1880, "What are we
here fori" has become a byword, and Its dis
tinguished utterer famous from Maine to Alas
ka. Bee what he says in this letter:
HOTEI, CHAMBEBLIIf.MOPHEBJOKSQUABE, J
Washimotos, D. U., March 16, 1889, S
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer.
Deab Madame: Owing to exposure daring
the recent inaugural ceremonies,- while serving
as an aide de camp upon the personal staff of
Chief Marshal General Beaver. I contracted a
severe cold, accompanied by constant head-'
ache, loss of appetite and even threats oi pneu
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1 Yours very truly, '
Webstee Flaxaoait.
A Few Words About Soap.
Dr. L. D. Bulkley, physician for skin diseases
at the New York Hospital, says in The Sani
tarian: "A majority of soaps, yielding the
highest perfume and commanding the highest
prices, are not only inefficacious but absolutely
pernicious when applied to the skin; even in
health. I believe many skin diseases
are originated, and others indefinitely kept up,
by the use of soaps made from impure fats.
The remedy lies in the use of soaps made from
vegetable oils." '
Mme. Paul gives her opinion of Harriet Hub
bard Ayer's Recamier ,Soap In the following
words:
Cbaioy NoOastle, Oct 13, 18S7.
Recamier Soap is perfect. I thought other
soaps good, but I had never tried the Recamier.
I shall never use any other. It far surpasses
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pbactioaTchabitt.
The Work of Some of New York's Charitn.
ble Institutions.
St. Geobgie's Chapel.
,j
CHUEOH OP REFOBMATIOir,
li Stanton St., N e w York.
Mrs. Harriet H. Ayer.
Deab Madame For some months I have
been using your "Vita Nuova" among our poor
and sick with excellent results, but buying at
retail makes it rather expensive for charity
work, although we never buy less than one
half dozen bottles' at a time. "Will you supply
this mission chapel direct from your manufac
tory at wholesale rates for such small pur
chases as a dozen bottles at an order.
Yoprs truly,
C. ScAsnnro, Minister in Charge.
December It isss.
New Yobk, August 10, 1S88.
Deab Mbs. Ayee Having tried your Vita
Nuova with perfect satisfaction, we cheerfully
recommend its use to all persons suffering from
the ills mentioned in your Danger Signals.
"Wishing you God's blessing,
Yours ever gratefully, . ,
little Sisters of the Poor,
4 Sit. Melaine.
St. Geoboe'sMemobiax House, )
207 East sixteenth st., v
New Yobk, December 21, 1888. )
Mrs, Harriet Hubbard Ayer:
Deab Madame The Rev. Dr.Rainsford has
desired me to write and ask of you a favor.
Last year you most generously donated a large
quantity of Vita Nuova for the parish poor. It J
lias ueeu viweAuujr uispeiiseu auu uasprovea
most beneficial to many. '
The last bottle was given a few days'ago, and
tnfe favor I am desired to ask Is: Would you
again kindly remember the poor sick by con
tributing for their use some more of your ex
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With sincere thanks for the benefit you have
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yours truly, J. E. Fobnebet.
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TO THE RECAMIER MANUFACTURING
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BISTEE SUE'S BUDGET.
Work of the Industrial Exchange Resume
of the Week.
The annual report of the Managers of the
Industrial Exchange is perhaps the meet
ing of the week in chanty circles, and such
true charity as this line of work represents
should receive the heartiest support of the
people, for here there is no premium on idle
nessbut a healthy co-operative movement
that gives the opportunity to many a woman
to support not only herself but another.
The annual meeting of the Managers of the
Industrial Exchange was held in the parlors of
thn Vnnnp Men's nhHetfan Ae.n.n.t
Wednesday afternoon. The Superintendent,
uia, kuuj u. uuikiuib, reporiea articles as
received from consignors, 4.225; of these 3.356
had been sold. The cash returns from
this department had been S2.-U5 60.
The report of the Treasurer, Miss Mary
Chalfant. showed that the totaT receipts
for the year were $17,622 IS. After all expendi
tures, Including demands of consignors, wages
supplies, etc., there was left SISSO to be set
aside for the permanent f ond,learing a balance
on band of f695 69. The report of the Secretary
was read by Mrs. O. D. Thompson, tbe regular
Becretary, MraAHoldshlp, being absent, giving
In detail much of the work done. Tbe high
Btandard In the cooking department demands
artists in this line and the best examples of
ordinary skill are always acceptable. Many a
woman through this medium is enabled tosup
port herself, first class .material always com
manding a high price.
A story was told of one woman who supported
an invalid husband and several children, having
for her share of theworkj the bread making.
The cake department has Its special consignors
and Is an opportunity of revenue that many
take advantage.
The election of officers will not be held until
in May. but the board for the ensuing year was
chosen: Mrs Joseph Albree, Mrs- Moses
Atwood. Miss M. P. Bakewell. Miss M. Chal
fant, Mrs. C. J. Clarke, Mrs. Louis Dalzell,
Mrs. H. Darlington, Mrs. T. Dickson. Mrs. G.
W. Dllworth, Mrs. L. Dllworth. Miss -iU E.
Ewine, Mrs, G. 8. Grescom. airs. J. H. Hamp
ton, Mrs. Henry Hpldstip,Mrs.J. G.Holmes,
Mrs. J. o. Home, Mrs. C. Inmsen, Miss Bessie
Stephenson, Mrs. W. R. Thompson. Miss Nell
Stewart, Miss M. L. Stewart, Miss M. M. Shaw,
Mrs. O. E. Speer, Mrs. J. E. Sell wartz,Mrs.Philip
Reyner, Mrs. William' Rea, Mrs. Alex Langh
lln, Mrs. J. D. Long, Miss Margret Lyon, Mrs.
H. S. McKee. Mrs. Thompson McCUntock.
Mrs. Walter McCord, Mrs. J. B. McFadden,
Mrs. M. K. Moorhead, Mrs. George A. Maebetb,
Mrs. George F. McLeane, Mrs. H. Kuke
Porter, Mrs. G. P.Hamilton.
Religions nrad Charitable Notes.
The Second United Presbyterian Church,
Allegheny, was the scene of a musical and lit
erary, entertainment ' this week. The pro
gramme was furnished by the "Well Wishers,"
The Woman's Exchange was the scene of
much active shopping prior to Easter.and it is
only fair to state that more suggestive and ap
propriate eifts could not have been purchased
anywhere else in tbe city.
The Young Ladies Aid Society! Ot Alle
gheny, that did so much energetic work in the
Xmas letter mission, have not. forgotten their
friends in hospitals and prisons, but have sent
their greetings in the form of Easter cards,
that these unfortunate ones may know that they
are remembered.
The Dorca Society promises an interesting
entertainment for the evening of April 23 in
Masonic Hall, Allegheny. Itwillconsisllargely
of a series of tableaux, while lovers' 'of vocal
art will have ample opportunity to listen to
some of the more popular talent of the city,
among whom are many familiar faces.
Rev. R. A. EcttOT was installed as pastor of
the Ninth United Presbyterian Church this
week. This is a Soutbslde church, and has
been supplied for some time past byministers
from other churches. Rev. J. W. Hariha, of
the Fifth United Presbyterian Church,
preached the installation sermon. Rev. W. J.
Reid, D. D., of tbe First United Presbyterian
Church, delivered the cbarge to the pastor.and
Rev. W.H.Knox delivered the charge to the
congregation.
The Young People's Convention, of the
United Presbyterian Church, will be held iu
the Fourth United Presbytorian Church, Alle
gheny, from April 30 to May 2. Among the in
teresting subjects to be discussed will be the
following: "Young People In the Church."
"Young People Out of the Church." "The
Most Efficient Way of Organizing and Increas
ing the Christian Force of tbe Young People
in the Church," "TheProprletv of Presbyteries
Setting Apart Persons Specially Fitted to Do
"Work Among Young People," "The Propriety
of Establishing Training Schools for all Chris
tian Workers.'
The Ladies' Bible, Society held its annual
election of officers this week. The report was
submitted by the Secretary, Mrs. a A. Oudray,
and was most encouraging. The society em
ploys four women as Bible readers. These
women spend five days each week in house to
house visitation. Tne following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. F. R. Brunot; Vice
President, Miss Herron; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. C. A. Oudray; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Pressly; Treasurer, Mrs. Frances L. Swift;
Managers, Mrs. M. W. Sproull, Mrs. Patterson,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Porterfleld, Mrt. Bryan, Miss
Armstrong, Miss Boreland, Mrs. Foster, Mrs.
Leggate, Mrs. Hutchms, Mrs. Dr. Hamilton,
Mrs. Dr. Glllif ord, Mrs. "William Cooper, Mrs.
M. J. Cooper, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Philips.
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