ft" ON BRADDOCK FIELD. The Old Original Tarcbment Deed for Its Historic 328 Acres. AGED, INTERESTING INSTRUMENT, ConTeying the Site of Braddock for a Few Cents an Acre. COPIOFTHEDEED AKD PLAK OF PIAT On Braddock's field, the historic ground where the Father of his Country appeared in battle and began to gain fame as a soldier there have been relics without number unearthed. Venerable resident have from time to time possessed themserres of these, as opportunity afforded. Some times it would be a savage's tomahawk, or again it might have been a Frenchman's rifle, or a British saber. All are held Eacred by their possessors, perhaps to im press upon the minds of the rising genera tion that it was here, on this famous field, that the greatest slaughter of the war be tween France and the British colonies oc curred, and where General Braddock, that noted British officer, was slain, creating a vacancy in the ranks of the British soldiery that could have been filled by none but "Washington. But, could the immortal Washington come back and view the famous battle ground, he would probably be astonished to see acres of machinery and furnaces, where I once me siaiwart oac sneiierea me s&ysc YUUtr OF BRADDOCK'S FIELD, 'st treasure in the shape of a relic iginal deed for a tract of land caijftJfc.-liraddoct's ield." It was made out on March 4, 1791, nearly a century ao, and was patented by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to George Wallace, Esq. The tract, which comprised 328 acres of land, was conveyed to Mr. Wallace by George Thompson for an allowance of less than half a dollar an acre. TVHO ME. -WALLACE TVAS. A good many persons will wonder who George Wallace was. A hundred years or more ago he resided where Mr. Allen Kirk patrick now lives, which place, after being vacated by the former, was converted into, and for many years afterward known as, the "Old Female Seminary." It latterly came into the possession of Mr. George Bell, the father of Mrs. Allen Kirkpatrick. Mr. Wallace is said to have been an eminent lawyer, and it was he who so hospitably en tertained General Lafayette at these very headquarters at a time when the latter was passing this point, and stopped to take ' luncheon with Mr. Wallace. He was then General Washington's chief of staff; also his personal friend. The deed which furnishes the subject for this sketch, later fell into the hands of Mr. A. F. Marthens, of Avalon, Pa., under just what circumstances he is unable to tell. Hearing that he was in possession of the deed.Mr. Andrew Carnegie opened a corres pondence with himwith a view to obtaining the relic for his Braddock Library. He was successful, and several days ago it was forwarded to Mr. James Gayley, President of the Library Association, wh'o will have it suitably framed. It will then occupy a conspicnous place on the walls in the in terior of the library building. The quaint old instrument, written on sheepskin parch ment, is copied as follows: PATEST, Mraddockt Fi'ld. George Wallace, Esq., 823 acres, Allegheny county. The Commonwealth or Pennsylvania To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting: Enow tbat, in consideration of the sum of 48 10s 4d, lawful money, paid by George Wal lace. Esq., into the Receiver General's office of this Commonwealth, there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said George Wal lace a certain tract of land called "Braddock's Field," situate on the North side of the River Mnnongahela, at Braddock's Field in Pitt township, Allegheny county: Beginning at a locust on the bank ot the said river, thence by land supposed to be vacant, north 62 degrees, west 222 perches to a white oak. thence by land of Peter Kolleter socth five degrees, west S perches to a white ok, south "0 decrees, west 129 perches to a walnnt tree, south SO degrees, west 38 oerchee to a Spanish oak on the bank of said river, and thence up the samcbouoding thereon, containing 323 acress, and allowance of 6 per cent, for roads, etc., with appurten ances (which said tract was surveyed in pnrsn ance of a special application, No. 45, entered the first day of April, 1769. by Robert Thompson, who by deed dated 1 December, 17S8, conveyed the same to George Thompson, who, by deed dated 1 March instant, conveyed the same to eald George Wallace, for whom a warrant of acceptance Issued the second day of March, instant). To have and to bold the said tract or parcel of land with the appurtenances, unto the said George Wallace and bis heirs, to the use of him, the said George Wallace, except ing andreserving only the fifth part of all gold and silver ore, lor the use of this Common wealth, to be delivered at the pit's month, free of all charges. In witness whereof, Thomas Mifflin, Uovernor of the Aid Commonwealth, hath hereto set his band and caused tho State seal to be hereto affixed, the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, and of tho Com. monwealth the fifteenth. Thomas Miffus: A. L Dat-las, Secretary. IK EXCELLEJrT PBKSEBVATION. This deed is as well preserved as if it had been made out but recently. It's signed Thomas Mifflin. Governor of Pennsylvania l at that time, who lived just across the river Ifrom Braddock, in what is now known as limin township. A. 1. Dallas, wno attests it, rat Governor Mifflin's secretarr.and his de pendents now, or at one time did, own con- naeranie estates in and around Jjauas sta- 'N -a o An X01 .Yo s A 5?W?W Arm 32&AIH SA' m, y w'A Allowance . WJWM ofSitWctntfartoaas -A .Vfe -T s s mom ftnnsytvania Colon fai 9$' stc. . " " tion.T along the line of the Pennsylvania Ballroad, a few miles out from Pittsburg. The deed bears two paragraphs on itb back, one which reads: lnrolled in the rolls office for the State of Pennsylvania In pat. book No. 18. page 3L Witness my hand and seal or office, March 6, 1781. NOBTHlBVE. The seals, anaint contrivances cut from paper in star shape, were put on with or dinary sealing wax. In reply to a letter of VJjjryastohow this instrument strayed Sway from the original owner, and how he became the possessor of the deed, Mr. Harthens writes: I am very sorry, bat am unable to give any information in regard to bow I came by the Braddocks Field" deed. I have, had it for many years, and cared but little for it at first, which, I think, is the reason why 1 have totally forgotten how it was obtained. Bat of late years it has wonderfully appreciated in value with me, and 1 was very much gratified to find that Mr. Carnegie bad the same high opinion of its value. It was a great satisfaction tome to place the relic in so suitable a place, through bis hand, as the admirable library which be provided for your people, and it will doubtless be an incentive to others who possess memen toes of the early tunes, which were so full of stirring events, to deposit them In that institution. THE OLDEST TCSLEIAN CHURCH. An Application Formally Filed to Effect Its Salo to Traction Folk. An application was filed yesterday by the Missionary Society of "Wesleyan Methodists' Convention of America, ot Syracuse, IT. Y., for leave to sell real estate. The property desired to be sold is the Wesleyan Metho dist Church, corner of Wylie avenue and Tunnel street, the title to which is vested in the Missionary Society, and to the sale of which allusion has before been made in these columns. The church was established in 1847, and for years was the only church of its denomi- .J. rLrTTSTBATHTO THE OLD DEED. nationin Pittsburg. After the war the at tendance dwindled, and the members be came scattered. The congregation was re vived in 1879, but again became scattered, and has now but a few members. An ar rangement has been made to sell the prop erty to the Central Traction Bailway Com pany, as heretofore published, for $19,600, and the leave of the Court is asked. It was I ordered that a notice of the application be pnDUshea. PEEK TOWBSHIP SPLITS, And Asks the Conrt to Stick b Wedce In to Keen It Apart. An application for the division of Penn township into two townships was filed in the Quarter Sessions Court yesterday. It was stated that the township is very large and populous, and the interests of the residents are not in harmony. Discussions arose about the assessment of taxes and the distribution of the school houses and other matters. The only remedy, it is claimed, is to di vide the township. The dividing line sug gested commences at the mouth of Quigley's run, on the Allegheny river, thence direct to McGregor's Crossroads, and from there to Dunning's run. Judge Magee appointed W. W. Shaw, James P. Dahlen and W. B. Cnthbert com missioners in the matter. Dress and Millinery Barred. Coraopolis bas organized a reading and discussion society. The first meeting was held last night at the residence of Mr. J. D. Hamilton. The meetings promise to be en tertaining, being social as well as literarv. That they will not be devoted tot the discus sion of dress and millinery is apparent from the mental capacity of the ladies who are leading SDirits. A Fnnny Bald. The police authorities yesterday took in custody seven horses and rigs at the Mc Kelvy horse market at the Suspension bridge. These were taken to the Central police station. Whenever the owners called they were fined $25 each for blockading the wharf. She Washed Hecond-Storr Windows. A girl named Maria Wilcox was brought to the Homeopathic Hospital yesterday, suf fering from a broken leg. The girl is em ployed as a domestic with an Oakland fam ily, and, while washing windows yesterday, she fell from a second-story window. The Poisoned Family. The Lightfoot family in Minersville are -all recovering. They have not discovered how the poison got into .their food. The bottle from which they drank the beer originally contained egg-dye, but it was well-washed. Hannah Went to JalU Hannah Taylor was yesterday committed to jail for court on a charge, preferred by August Le Fierst, of having purloined a collee pot and a smoothing iron from Fleish man's store on Friday night. Watch and Jewelry Repairing- a Specialty. Personal attention given to watchwork a complete-new stock of diamonds, watches, jewelrv, clocks, silverware, etc. James McKee, Jeweler, 420 Smithfield street, for merly 13 Filth ave. Very low prices. ' Come, Kaln or Shine. SO days, cabinets 99c per doz. at An frecht's Elite Gallery, 516 Market st, Pitts- V . Via at.- Daaafafcaaa. UUTg. J.lCVMJj:. J..UU19 DUUWJ1. , Flauttels. The largest and best-select ed stock of nne -Trench flannels we have yet shown; checks, plaids, stripes and figures, irom oao H(iis vu. xiuiiua oc oacs, a-rWTSH Florentine awnings at Mamaux & Son's. C37 and fi39 Penn ave. . - THE LICENSES LONG AGO. How Troops Were Called Onl to Sup press Last Century's Mobs IN AN ODD WHISKY INSURRECTION. A. Fatal Uprising of Boughs and Militia That Cost Some Millions. PR0MIHENT PEOPLE'S BOOZI BATTLES Since many seem to imagine that there is an uprising of liquor men against Judge White's rulings, what will prove more In teresting and pertinent for comparison, is the far more formidable opposition made in the four Western counties of Pennsylvania during what was known as the whisky in surrection of 1794, which was described in these columns about a year ago, bnt which has again become seasonable. As a matter of history it is a 'very important event, but so few seem to be familiar with the facts that a repetition of them will be fitting for the "great issue of the day." The counties affected were "Washington, Fayette, West moreland and Allegheny. These counties had been chiefly settled by the Scotch-Irish, who "were mostly Presbyterians, men of great energy and decision, restive under too rigid restraints. A lawless spirit soon prevailed among them. They converted their rye crops into whisky, and, when the excise laws imposed duties on domestic distilled liquors, the people disregarded them. A new excise act, passed in 1794, Was specially unpopu lar; and when, soon after the adjournment of Congress, officers were sent to enforce the act in Western districts in Pennsylvania, they were resisted by the people in arms. The insurrection became general through out that region, stimulated by leading men in the community. EIGHT IK THIS VICINITY. In the vicinity of Pittsburg many out rages were committed. Buildings , were burned, mails were robbed, and Govern ment officers were insulted and abused. One official was ..stripped of all his clothing, smeared with warm tar, and the contents of a feather bolster were emptied upon him. The local militia' formed a part of the armed mob, at one time numbering 8,000 or 9,000 people. The insurgent spirit spread into the neighboring counties of Virginia, and Washington and his Cabinet perceived with alarm this intimation of the lawless ness of French politics. He observed that the leaders were connected with the Demo cratic secret societies of the French Bevolu tionists. How widespread and insidions was the conspiracy against the laws of the country he knew not, but he was aware of a traitorous plan, for he believed with justice a great band of the insurgents were patriotic citizens. He took prompt measures to sup press the trouble. Governor Mifflin refused to call out the militia, and Washington resolved to act with vigor. He issued a proclamation re quiring the insurgents to desist, and, under the authority as President, he called upon: the Governors of Pennsylvania, Maryland, NewTorkand Virginia for 13,000 men, afterward raised to 15,000. Ine opposing people could bring 16,000 fighting men into the field. Subsequently there were at one time 700 troops encamped at Braddock. The troops were placed under the com mand of General Henry Lee, of Virginia, and their movement was fixed for Septem ber 1. Meanwhile three commissioners were sent to the insurgent counties to arrange for the submission of the laws. Two other com missioners were appointed by Pennsylvania. The two boards crossed the Allegheny Mountains and found the leading IHSUBGEJJTS JOT CONVENTJON, at Parkinson's Landing. Nearby, stood a liberty pole with the legend "Liberty, and No Excise." "No Asylum for Cowards and Traitors." A committee of 60 and a committee of 15 met the insurgents at Pitts burg. Among them were Bradford, Mar shall, Cook, Gallatin and Brackenridge, a lawyer, of Pittsburg. Terms of submission were agreed to, to be ratified, however, by the votes of the peo ple. There was still opposition; but the alacrity with which the President's call for militia was responded to settled the matter. The troops were moving, and a complete settlement was the result. A final convention was held at Parkin son's Ferry, October 24, 1794, which passed resolutions oi submission to anthority, that excise officers might salely proceed to their business, and that all excise duties would be paid. Albert Gallatin, in the Assembly of Pennsylvania, in an able speech, ad mitted his political sin in the course he had taken in the insurrectionary movements. The Government was strengthened bv it. The cost of the insurrection to the National Government was $1,500,000. As to further details of efforts to quell the insurrection it may be added: There were a number of distillers indicted, for which 30 warrants were issued. The marshal of the district undertook to serve them, and was fired upon by armed men. The latter as sailed Inspector Neville's house, near Port Pitt, which attack a small detachment was unable to quell. Five hundred assailants appeared, and one was killed by the oppos ing yarty. The o'fficers were, however, compelled to flee for their lives down the Ohio river. The obstreperous mob was led by John Hol croft, who assumed the name of "Tom the Tinker." BY BOBBING THE MAILS. A few days afterward the mail from Pittsburg to Philadelphia was intercepted and robbed. The leading politicians Bradford and Marshall concerned in this robbery forthwith addressed a circular let ter to the officers pf the militia ot the west ern counties, stating that letters in the rifled mails revealed important secrets, which made it necessary for the militia to act, and called upon the militia to muster on August 1 on Braddock's Field with arms and accoutrements and provisions for four days. Full 7.000 men appeared at the ap pointed rendezvous. The leaders in the insurrection were elated. The meeting at Parkinson's Ferry was an armed convention. Colonel Cook, one of the judges of Fayette county, presided, and the illustrious Albert Gallatin, afterward Secretary of the Navy, acted as secretary. Bradford assumed the office of Major General and re viewed the troops. It was his design to get possession of Ft. Pitt and then the arms and ammunition therein; bnt, finding most of the militia omcers unwilling to co-operate, he abandoned the project The excise offi cers were expelled from the district and many outrages, were committed. Duringlthese primitive days, so history says, the legitimacy of the liquor business was unquestioned, and every sideboard no matter how humble contained a flask of the unadulterated essence of maize, and. in most cases, a homemade article. In every respect Ifc IB UiUCI.Uk UUWi The Came of It All. YesMrday, bright and cheerful as it was. brougUt out big crowds to enjoy the first real iine day we've had in some time. Although the throng jostled and pushed on the ivenues, a steady stream of people was see to turn to their right on nearing Grant stand make a bee line for tne spacious stores of the Pittsburg Combination Cloth Eng Company (P. C. O. C), where their special sale of 810 suits was in progress. Men's fine suits, manufactured from costly cheviots, Blarney's, cassimeres, bannock burns, worsted and corkscrews, were sold at $10, the former price of which was $18, $20 and $22,explaimng the cause of the immense rush to the popular clothing emporium. No one deserves snecess more than these enter prising and plucky merchants, and the Dim patch extends its heartiest well wishes to them. PITTSBUKG- MSP-AtfOH, WHI USE ANT POLES? Tho Idea of Telegraphy by Bail the Most Economical One Yet Advanced Figaros and Comparison. Come to thinKof it, it seems strange that greater efforts have not been made to use railway rails for the transaction of telegraph business instead of the costly poles that are now in use, and of which there are 3,000,009 in the United States alone; about 6,000,000 in the world. Its possible feasibility has Deen proven by the Union Switch and Sig nal Company using the rails to give infor mation of the condition ot switches, infor mation which is sent both ways. It is said the consumption of timber for railway purposes alone, will denude the clobe "in 30 vears. if substitutes are not found for ties, and as the world's supply of iron is inexhaustible it would seem that a decent respect for the rights of the next generation would stimulate effort to spare what forest is left us. The railroads of the world now consume 70,000,000 ties a year and the life of a tele graph pole is not much greater than that of a tie. If laid end to end, the ties used every year would place six belts around the globe, and the telegraph poles along railways, sup posing but one line of poles to be used, would reach once and a half around it Necessity may be the mother of invention, but if the old girl could be induced to hump herself before her services are imperatively demanded, progress would be much accel erated. FATHER DENNY'S FDNEEAL. Johnstown Citizens Tarn Out In Respect to His Memory. The remains of Bev. Father John Denny, formerly of St Paul's Cathedral, this city, who died at Altoona Wednesday morning, passed through the city yesterday on their way to Butler, where they were interred. The requiem high mass was celebrated in St John's Church, Altoona, by Bev. Father Kaylor, a classmate of the deceased. Among the priests who attended the fu neral were Father O'Biley, Private Secre tary to Bishop Tuigg; Father Davin, of Cambria; Sbeeban, of Johnstown; Bogle, of Gallitzin; Bosencteel, of Ashvllle: McHugh, of Wilmore. and a number of others from this city ana Altoona. A large committee of Johnstown citizens met the train upon its arrival at that place and by their presence acknowledged the esteem with which they held the deceased. THE U00T C0UET. Young Disciples of Biockstone Have An other Interesting Trial. At the regular meeting of the Law Stu dents' Moot Court yesterday, the case of the Commonwealth versus Goss was tried. The trial was one in which the defendant was accused of trying to subvert the jury sys tem now in vogue. After a lengthy deliberation the jury found the defendant not guilty, but advised him not to be accused of the same offense again. The speeches of Mr. Dunn, attor ney tor the Commonwealth, and that of Mr. McMulIen for the defense, were brilliant and abounded with maxims taken from old English law. The Secretary reports the association in good shape. Next week the case of Com monwealth versus McMulIen, perjury, will be tried. Major Montooth will act as Judge. A WOMAN'S FUSILLADE. Burglars Will Please TakeNotlce That Mrs. Guy Is Quite at Home. There is a woman in Ciraopolis who is not liable to be troubled by burglars who learn of the mettle of which she is com posed. Night before last Mr. Guy was. away, and one of the brotherhood attempted to effect an entrance by a back door. Mrs. Guv heard him at work and opened fire withal evolve?. The fellow broke and ran, but the fusil lade was kept up, and from the way his form was noticed dodging from side to side, it was evident that the balls whistled un comfortably close to his worthless carcass. As each shot rang out on the stillness of the night the people in the vicinity were thoroughly aroused, but the fellow was a good runner and escaped. KILLED AT A CSOSSING. The Absence of n Flagman Causes a Fatal Accident In Allegheny. John Curtin, an old man who lived on McClure avenue, Allegheny, was killed at the railroad crossing at Woods Bun yester day morning. He was driving a horse at tached to a cart and did not notice the ap proach of the Cleveland Express. There was no flagman at the point and the loco motive could not be stopped. The cart was smashed and the horse in stantly killed. Curtin was thrown several feet in the air and fell alongside the track. He was removed to the "West Penn Hospital, where he died an hour later. MRS. M'OIGHT'S FDNEEAL. A Large Number of People From This City Will Attend It. A large number of Pittsburgers will leave to-night for Altoona to attend the funeral of Mrs. H. A. McKnight, of that place, whose remains will be interred in the little Catholic cemetery at Ebensburg to morrow morning. Mrs. McKnight was the wife of H. A. McKnight, editor of the Al toona Times, and a sister of Bev. Father John Ward, of Mercy Hospital, this city. TOWN TALK! The Bargains at Thompson's New York Grocery Prices for This Week Will As tonish Yon. 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 5 3 8 12 5 1 1 1 4 cans Fine Sngar Corn 2Jo cans Good Tomatoes (3 lb. cans;... 25c cans Good Peas 25c cans Blackberries J25o lbs Turkey Prunes 25o lbs French Prunes 25o lbs Evaporated Sliced Apples 25c lbs Evaporated Apricots 2oc packages uorn starch -!5c packages Fruit Puddine 25o lbs Kingsford's Large Lump Starch 25c Doxes .sag jtsiue vc boxes Concentrated Lye 25c lb Choice New Hops 25o lb Navy Chewing Tobacco 20c lbPipe'Cutand Dry Tobacco.... 25c qnartsNavy Beans 25c 5 lbs English Currants 25e 3i lbs Large Baisins 25c 4 Bottles Ketchup 25o 12 bars Good Scrubbing Soap 25c Ivory Soap, per bar 4c Star Soap, per bar 4e Lenox Soap 4c Acmo Shoe Polish, per bottle 12c Boasted Coffee, per lb 22, 25 and 28c English breakfast, Young Hyson, Oolong and Japan Teas at 18, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 50 cents per lb. Goods delivered free to nil parts of both cities. To those living out of the city will prepay freight on all orders of $10, $15, $20 and upward. Send for catalogue. M. B. Thompson, 301 Market st, cor. Third ave. Never Too Late to Mend. Mend what? you wiH say. Why, your old clothes, to be sure, and Dickson, the tailor, of 65 Fifth ave., cor. Wood st., sec ond floor, is the man who makes old clothes look like new for a trifle. Telephone 1558. Kid Gloves Almost Given Away- 300 pair small sizes black and colored dollar gldves at 39o a pair at Bosenbaum & Co's. OuTtNO Cloth. Three grades of this now popular wash fabrio at 12Kc. 15o and w popular 1 ct; Beautiful 18c; beautiful patterhs. mwtsu ' Hrjans & Hacke. , ;: SUNDAY MAX 5, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. EISNER : &. : PHILLIPS. In all our experience we never sold so many Spring Overcoats Or averaged such fine grades as we have this season. Evidently you're getting to appreci ate more and more the superior merits of the E. & P. make, as these have been the draw ing card for us, and we shall keep the assort ment right up for months to come. They range, you know, from $8, $10, $12, $15, $18, 20 and $2$, but to-day EISNER :dV: PHILLIPS Want to emphasize the equal attractiveness of our Spring and Summer Suits. Especially those grades from $10, $ 12 and $15, of this same E. & P. make. With every such Suit we give this comforting certificate 01 assurance: - This garment is and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Should you have any reasonable cause for complaint, do not hesitate to come right to us at once for reparation. SO, TOO, IIDsT CHILDRENS' CLOTHING Get the E& P. Knee Pants Suits, at 3, $4, $5, J 6 and 1 7. Also our . BOYS' STJZTS At $8, $10 and $12, In them you'll find sdjid satisfaction every time, or we will make it so to any fair minded person. FBBE. PBEE With each Suit sold ' in our Boys' and Children's Department goes a genuine Spald ing Baseball and Bat. EISNER l& PHILLIPS CORNER FIFTH AVE. AND WOOD ST. CHANGE IN MAKE-UP. CLASSIFIED :: ': ADVERTISEMENTS That heretofore appeared on this page of THE DISPATCH will be found on the Eleventh Page, in the Second Part of this issue. The Wants, For Sales, To Lets, Business Chances, Auc tion Sales, etc., are placed under their usual Headings on the Eleventh Page. Adver tisements handed in too late for Classification will he found on the Sixth Page. Established! 1M7. L. GLESENKAMP & SON, The largest builders of fine Family Carriages in the State, If any of jour vehicles need Fainting or Repairs telephone us for an estimate. Telephone No. 662. 318 t tv 1889. 11 of the E. & P. make my5-81-an DILL ;-: PARK, , Formerly Lake View, NOETH EAST, PA. This beautiful place baa been entirely renovated and refurnished In tlrst-class order, and trill b'o opened for guests on MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1S39, as a family snmmer resort. This hotel Is situated on tbe shore of Lake Erie, with a beau tiful sandy beacb. which makes as line a place for bathing as tbe seashorefalso fine fishing. Will have small boats on the grounds. Tbe place consists of a fine larm, and it Is the Intention of raising evervthinc for table use. Also hare fine berd of cattle, and will make a specialty of good, pure milk and but ter. A livery, consisting of Bbetland ponies, for children, and single and double rigs, on tho premises. Address all communications to I DILL, Prop "I 708 Stja-te ERIE, PA. S-b. ap28-156 W and 320 PENN AVENUE. apU-aT-WTSo ?szq?- T. :'-' w NEW ADVERTISEMENTS OUR COMPETITORS HAVE BEEN SCARED OUT OF THE FIGHT. WE ARE MASTERS OF THE SITUATION. . 30 5 "Wood S-taee-b., Will still continue to shower bargains on the public in Household Goods. Thej carry the largest line of goods suitable for the middle classes ex hibited in Pittsburg. Goods all fresh and styles new. FURNITURE, CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, CURTAINS. BEDDING, QUEENSWARE, TINWARE, WOODENWARE. Remember that we sell you anything you may, want in the household on our well-known terms, Cash or Easy Weekly Payments. Don't forget that our prices are the lowest in the city, and our terms the most liberal. WORKINGMEN ARE SPECIALLY SOLICITED, Store Open Saturday Evening FINANCIAL STATEMENT -OP THE- WESTERN ASSURANCE CO, (Exclusively Fire.) January 1, 1889. UNITED STATES BRANCH ASSETS, $1,045,329 57. NET SUBFZUS IN UNITED STATES, $450,046 54. LOSSES PAID IN UNITED STATES, $7,137,737 78, JOHN D. BIGGERT, Agent, No. 61 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh CLOSING D. TAYLOR & LAMPS, GLASSWARE, VASES, BISQUE, TOILET, TEA AND DINNER SETS, ' R P. WALLACE & CO.'S, 211 Wood Street. 102 and 104 Third Avenue, Between Second and Third Ave apg-wrsn Glad Tidings. A hundred years ago few even of tbe wealthiest could famish their homes as Iox nriomly or as comfortably as even the working classes can do to-day. This may be ia part owing to the rapid improvement in labor-saying machinery, bat prinoipsllj' to thet popular Credit System in vogue at PICKERING'S Old Established Furniture Housei- If you are not aware of the fact that at our old reliable and ever popular store, 70 can, by paying a small amount down and the balance in easy payments to suit yoa secure any kind of Household Furniture or Carpets. "Why not? If you have never opened an account with us, pray let us know why sok It does not take ready cash to buy anything we have in our store. "We will give yoa all ths time you want. ' Furniture of Every Description. For Parlor, Hall, Chamber, Dining Boom, Kitchen or Office, in all woods, finish as4r style. Carpets of All Kinds. In Velvets, Hoquettes, Body and Tapestry Brussels, Ingrains, Bag, etc. Kattisgs f very large stock at low prices. Oil Cloths, Bugs, etc. Housefurnishing Goods Every Description. An immense stock of Stoves, Banges, Gas, Oil and Gasoline Stoves, Dinner and Te4 Sets, Tinware, Woodenware, etc Baby Carriages and Refrigerators. These are now the seasonable goods we have to offer you, and to say we have the -largest stock of these goods at the lowest prices, we are simply making an assertion whioli we will prove to you upon calling. Our stock of these goods is simply immense, and should be seen to be properly appreciated. The slush, mush and gush, such as other dealers so freely Indulge in, may attract 4 temporary attention, but in the long run it's the quiet work that tells. "We don't pataS big ads. in the papers as some people; we don't make extravagant, absurd and impossi ble assertions; we have not' the gall and impudence of tbe "grab-alls" in our line of busi ness; we ask not the public to believe that we are the only honest dealers in this city; we don't forever dwell on the old chestnuts, "selling below cost," "less than half price," etc, but we get there all the same. "We rely on enterprise, merit, honesty, grit and truth,., selling on easy payments at actually less prices than others charge for cash. Calltad PICKERING'S OLD RELIABLE HOUSE, . OOBDSTEI. TEISTTH -AND- THOMPSON & CO, BABY BUGGIES, PICTURES, LAMPS, CLOCKS. REFRIGERATORS, ICE CHESTS, . MIRRORS, CRIBS,- Until 10 o'clock. myM08 s" OUT C0.'8 STOCK axLa..x?Eisri5ii It&tt .:ki 1 19 jC " i.'BJk-.. ..,., Ji 4 V. i. .. iflyBy
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