oitisfrUg ß *VT : z.k At l a d ENING DEC.I, 1858 PAI,A111: . rar OIT r. 01 wink Mews Itentsi .11111nan Trapantarrata—ObletTationa tan a Bibles Optician Elam No. ISS Pinta I. Nov; :web. '_''Y` 0 ojilock, i. r ~.eload, . • ... 55 Ihromaar . . .... ......... DAILY UNION Pagan MUTING, at Minnie RA Filth All iwe cordially it:vital to street, emu:nein AO 114 IecIOCIL A. IC attend. , TO-Dii will be conducted-by Rey. %WWII PATLIT GAO BULMILL—We have ex smintioria some care the chime of this inven ties to peob to km loathe certificates of gin _ Umtata who ttsve.usid.them, whore testimony is truthful b*nd location. We are satisfied that we .lurro ; Wairies -Boerne .I"recrerot Doable eadiagir Mirnert - a real mid valuable improve meet over any'other' ever yet: intudneed. The su, glowing through this new burner, is forced, 110011 after entering it, to divide into two streams, sad belagdetlected front theyight line of ascent is ,made to descend at an ungie of 45 degrees, to!the eight and left, when it flows 'around in passages provided for it and nniteb "gain; It then enters another and still urroarer chits:kb.; where pre cisely the same Motion" u above described are - repented.' From - the iecond chamber, however, inflows out thrugh the tip of the burner and is ready for the match. The object of - this appa rently complicated contrinace la to arrest the too speedy flow of gas, and permit it to enter the tips with jasteo touch Airco as is required for complete combustion. Thus we get 11 quiet, 'steady light without flash or flicker, and thus we are saved from weary, aching eyes—a desid eratum indeed.. Nor is this aIL The Quoin nett Commercid newspaper, shows that its .gas bill, with the old fashioned burner, - from Otto bar . till December was $171; wilt' the dew battler, kir an equal time, $121,84—0 net raying of , peary• 25 °per Th4ii ; burner Wan patented in June, 1857, and over 18,000 of them are already In use in various cities. We are happy to state that Mr. J. M. Lirriscorr a abroad-and energetic man of business, hag been made sale agent for the sate of the_ Weigh burner in this city and, vicinity. His advertisement in MI may be found In another column of this mondtig'sga:otte. Tut Canseraintax.We . are 'extremely hail to aanonnce that a history - of all the proceedings relative to the celebration of the ,23th ult. is to — be gotten.vip in a !summer _worthy of the occa sion, .The materials are already in the hands Solomon Schoyer, Esq.; of the Pittsburgh bar, who was selected. by the Committee to compile the matter for the press. It will make a book of 200 pages, which is to be printed on the finest .of paper, and Illustrated with several steel engravings. W. 8. Haven will publish thli book hills 'best style, and thus it will go down to posterity, a token of what Pittsburgh was in ISIS in as far ass faithful dceareption of the probeedings of the 256, beautifully printed and bound, can MOe it such a • token. Pansy, then, the orator of 1952 standing in . the midst of assembled thousands in this city of half a million people, relating to them what their grandfathers did s hundred years ago! The price of the volume will probably be a dollar and a half; but every - citizen of ;Western Peniurylvania„ who makes any pretensions to ' patriotism, will hare it, and thus a large edition doubtless be speedily exhausted. • . , KELM'S Titua...We went to Court yesterday 'morning. Wilhe!mina Weisman, the unfortu nate daughter and only child of the murdered , ma, Henry Werirman, was on thi stand as a ilium" for the Commouwalltb. We vent there at amon.and Mr. Howard, the able counsel in otemeetien with Mr. Snowden for the detente, wareroas-examieiog her.. We beard from the Cutriet..B. - o'clock, and Mr. Howard was still arose questioning Lee. ••••„She made quite sad /me of her le:46May as given in chief, but • Wilethir - hely thing teeny advintageoter to the defecee,weeplieitad, we are suable to say. The testimony is'imbatatilially the came .as has been recortind•intke oily preset in the trials of Slob . war* Denny .anti Xelly,. heretofore. The poor girl, Mihail:um ; is, however, quite bewildered, as she would ."natigully be, when relating in , wesgy... detail' the events that took phonic' an rickety, half barn, half house of a man ' aim; in the middle et the night, three drunks • •'•aiteampon an aid man sad a Lail-simpleetaa •*- It giel.Te trial will probably last unt-. Icte r m s e r _Reny loots ex it Ma more 1 " -- --arrtiktAt 'seri - Otis a'reieinfoliiiiinanas.'• , , • -•••= • •• • , "Mai' nes or Itt w ourstanow,-Direct Voting.— The Republican' Executive Committee of Ala ghee), which actin the Town Hall on Monday amain& adopted• resolution referring the nom initians for candidates at the ensuing municipal eleclittns tan direct Tote of the people at the primit7 meetings on Saturday, the 11th inst. —The !gate= here introdneed accords, no far as ualerstood, with the general wish of the peo ple of Allegheny city, and may work well if the people will do their part, by attending the pri maritkeatingt and polling a full rote. Unless they do : this, the result will be that the man most active in getting out his friends, however unfit or unworthy, may become entitled to be the, only,party candidate. Let it be the aim, then, of the citizens who lave opposed (hie plan, to hring as ' full n vole as possible to the primm7 melange, and secure a candidate for Mayor worthy of the position in a great And intelligent city." The above, from the Dispatch, commends ecU to the sound settee of all good men. 'Peer. Foexts will lecture on Phrenology this evening at Lafayette Ball. This gentleman en joys a deservedly high repulation in the pecu liar deptrtimeit ,of science which he explains - and illustrates: His lectures on the laws of lifo stierhialtlr are_ exceedingly valuable. lie and his hrother have been instrumental in diffusing every where a vast amount of information rela tive to the lies 91' our physical being, upon whleh, if men ironic' only practice, the world • *Vtld be better than it is. Mr. Yowler is an elo quent and attricthe speaker, and if he should • fall here in.drawing large and intelligent audi ences, 11, will 'be' the first time he has failed of late years at least. See advertisement in another cohtrati:‘ . . • . -4 '011! Rettann."—Te has weekly publication of ihet. music, con nips IO pages. The present (the Stst)'number contains tufo 41N from Don Giovanni, Wedding Polka, and a song by Lover, "Pm not myeelf at all" Price, ten cents a number. Published by Seymour & Co., ..No. 13 Frankfort street, t. T. Hunt & Miner, of this city, ate wholesale agents. It furnishes a cheap meilffid of obtaining good coolie.. 'Messrs; Hunt & Hiner have-'also received Frank Lcoleo Christmas Pictorial for 1859—an entertaining sheet for the holidays. lii4Ctirff 00Di for November, has been on our table, from litan.lc Miner, for two days. We .hasten to say that this is an nue/Molly interest ing camber ,of n• usually interesting mogasine. •It bail a review of ituoitle'e history of Civilise -Lim • cimpter Incerritalwer,.. a sketch of the character af• Myatt! Irving, another chapter in ..rhe Light on thillearth," Cherbourg, and Lord Oanning's reply to the Ellenborough Dis patch. Botha SoLo.—Tho Clarion 'Democrat says;—. "Geo. N. Arnold. Ewb, and a few others of this :plans inicoesied lalrettblg some of their boat/ inarket.: Kr.' Amid sold two pair of ice .boide :at $6OO. per. pair, and one pair of coal lxisia at 1475 per pair. At these prices the boat !business lams not to be so dull in we an ticipated it would be. Money is plenty in Pitts burgh. Ail we want is a rise in the river to bringeq;eppboldeace of it." - PAZDON Or JOU! KIIVIL—John Barr, tl Cabot very advanced gigs, who was convicted of mar . .•46 1 ' hedhicesoaddegree, at thellovesober term of . the Wallington County Court, for killing John Mae; And. ceitenned it_ the penitentiary foi ember of years,has been pardoned by Governor Packer, and Is nose , his residence in East Bethishanstairusidp.'' E , dtamn•—ikties Gaylen; the glrl charged with mutderingherUbgittmste obild,Ts Allegheny, Lestyreelt, escaped teem the tavern st 'blob she wits Iyhat;eas' Mender evenings' abisa *wk. She had been lit the 'eve of a cob:Wadi; Dual geeing tho dsy, - and a pollee otiket kept Watch over bar at 'night While the colored woeialL was geUing Something to eatthe , girl slipped ,off,:ter web orbited 'way. nous, editor of tbe Sprite "T.J.4 o f T r epron; Now Jertay;called upon nayeeterday. . 1 1fajuss balm on ir tow do the Stow of. Illtatds. • :Sr trpoadta . hope:l4ly of the Mats of NeviJe mbi , thbaka,irsAay Count Upon her hereafter as ash for thaßailiblioan emu. - •- • ' • - , • Tao "Diw tnile'dnuns, "Besuotaxope,l at the 140 trUrta :nests% ,u produced on &fonds, :ilea, aid enacted to the most attractive style, and -smolt Reedits • emcee snthnsinsirsally ey e pleaded. Arai repealed :last: evening, with 1 Km Bina I.siatx, the well known and pop. ,tilatt: soirees, 'has been mweirege4 Dy , Mr. rester.sit ate National, • and le playlag her aaeries of Artif alese playa; gme4 4 to the of ell theatre goers. .1( ( iinoistre- rater Sg, KauLad --rtimmaLmbauo.,ELl'm li==!!lMM 'lltackaa'aßUOtanoTho. Allegheny Pointy lldtteatLitallAstoiffallmfilteidifaaullu monthly math% stalls ravea y Chi College" cur Saturday, Thelteoideatggel. B. M. Keit; Inning taken Lis aid, the ineottag was opened with prayer at 9 e'en. • The =Edam commenced with • reading by Misses Bells Kelly and Oelia Beagough, Meson. W. T. Dann and B. M. Kerr. The performance in this de partment was much onlokisfaL The reading of poetry and dleloine with ehameteuistio embellish ment. by AM. herr, mauled toanit his smut happy manner. The subjeet of intellectual culture, woo treated in a very creditable manner by Miss S. T. Smith, and was listened to with marked attention. Mr. L. IL Katen delivered an extemporaneous ad dress on geography. He remarked that too littleatten tion was given to its LOWY, and called the attention of teacher* tt. the Importance of aniline maps through ' out the course; and also recommends map drawing as a most beneficial aid to the pupil in acquiring knowledge of- the position of the 'various countries. The lecturer thought that the stady alioulabo com menced at a very early age, and .1 the pupils love to hear their teacher describe localities he should give much oral instruction rather than confine them to the text books, many of which are too voluminous espaseisdly inthe description of unimportant places. On the motion of Mr. Burtt, the discussion on the exercises was dispensed with and the following report taken np "The fart that the State of Pormaylvania is with out is journal which fully represents the interests of the teachir's profession is deeply deplored by a large number of the leading educators of the State, and by none more than by the members of the committee; any effort, therefore, to meet this want shiluld be en couraged by every teacher, in proportion to its value. Tour committee, however, believe that such a journal ought to be conducted under the editorial auspices of the State Teacher's Association, but in as much as them is no probability that said Association will at any time andertalasthe management and control of nett a journal and believing that a Teacher's Asso ciation for Western Pennsylvania, will shortly be organised,' your committee think It desirable that this Association after its organisation should issue, ender Its auspices anEdneational Monthly, which ill meet tho want., of the State. Your COW [1:1 igen therefore, recommend the adoption of the. following preamble and resolution : WITERISAS, Mr. Alex. Clark proposes to itSlat n journal devoted to the interest of education to com mence with the ensuing year, therefore Resaced. That the members of this Association be recommended to extend to the enterprise their individual patronage, with the understanding that they shall still be at liberty to extend their support and co-operation towards the establishment of the organ of the pro.pectire Western Pennsylvania Teacher's Association if any match be issued or iv behalf-of any similar jdurrtal if undertaken by the Allegheny County. Teacher'. Association. After some other business the Association adjourn ed to meet in DecembeV... TRUSSES AND Surrotrrens.---I have made arrange. menu with Born .t Tetley, instrument manufactu rers of this city, to repair all of my Trusses and Supporters, and to make any Trusses of a peculiar kind that may bo needed. Gown & Tetley are cer tainly the very best instrument makers In the city, and deserve the attention of the public. The heat gun's ever made in the west are mado by this firm. They have a shooting gallery always .ogee to the public, in which they can try gone of their niacin facture. la regard to Trusses--f have them made in allthe beet manufactories of the Ihritat Stales, and can dt anTpatient that will apply, at cheaper rates than can be found In this city.'; If any ono needs a Trues let them not fail to call on me at o establishment, No. I.lo'Wood street, where an assort ment, no regards prices and quality, will be found that cannot be equalled. lam alsoagent for Marsh.' Radical Cure Trues and Dr. Ritter's Patent Trues, and other varieties that cannot be had anywhere else in this city. Geo. 11. Klysem.l4o Wood rt- - - DMA= or R. E. Pnittars.—The St. Louis Re. pddican hag the following notice of the demise of the above gentleman, formerly of this city: "Robert E. Phillips was the brother of Capt. Richard 'Phillips, whose decease we recorded some months ago. Ile was by trade a printer, having serred his apprenticeship with his brother, Richard Phillips, in ilia office of the .4 pntrican Mceitarturer, at Pittsburgh ; at a later period was engaged with his brother in the publication of the Unfelt in this city; and for a time was a compositor hinds office, where he enjoyed the esteem and respect of all with whom he he was associated. When Capt. It. Phillips took com mand of a steamboat and launched his fortunes on the river, his brother: Robert went with him as second clerk, and served in that capacity Un til wishing to change his profession he engaged in the study of law with his brother-in-law, Danl. F. Miller, at Fort Mndison, lowa. He was subsequently admitted to the bar in this city, and practiced a few years with success. Had he continued in the profession, he stood fair to be come one of its ornaments,' but his mind again turned towards the river, as the speediest ave nue toe competence—and he resumedhis old busi ness of steamboat clerk, which he closely fol lowed until his late illoe, , s—on the steamer Fly ing Cloud." MR: LATTn,S.—We learned It“ evening tn. Jr. Layton, ColloCilirgin from the Th ird W es tz .. .. very (ow Siste and hardly expected Wail al. .atyear, yras . cate ort r ke mo ' sra " ale is $ and muscular men in the city. Tie took o violent cold last spring from which the neat step was. consumption. Ile has always been one of the kindest and bravest of men. He waster a long time a book-keeper in this office and has been for a number of years connected with the newspaper Imam of Ibis city. . _ Tux Sumner Literary Society of Allegheny city held their second anniversary meeting. at Lafayette Hall, last evening. They were very successful, and their performances gave great. satisfaction. A society which has such a name as this one bus, ought to feel . inspired to great efforts in the boundless fields of literature. Whether as a statesman or a man of letters what nobler exemplar than Sumner' We shall al ways feel pleased to bear of the success of this society and hope it may.celehrote many anni versaries. AITEDIPT TO PASS COMITEILFHIT MONEY.—A man named Thos. ➢lZeary was arrested on 31rib day night, on oath of itiatthew Robertson for attempting to pass a counterfeit fire dollar bill on him at the old Theatre office. Ill'Leary, who his said, is just out of prison, attempted to pass the bill first at the National, where it be ing refused, he essayed the old Theatre and was brought tip with a jerk. lfe ban been com mitted for trial. Srocc. Sames.—Tbe following Stocks were robrat ho Commercial Sales Rooms, No. 54 Fifth street, ost evening by P. M. Danis, Auctioneer • . - . .. . . 30 sham Bank of Pittsburgh $61,00 10 .' Citizens' Back 51,00 23 " Monongahela Navigation C 0... 33,00 S 0 Hand Street Bridge Co. 30,25 CLARK'S 801100 L VISITOR, published in Pitts burgh, ban been laid upon our table. Its char acter may be inferred from its name. We think many of the selections might have been made with.' better judgement than appears to have been need. some of the mattes is much above the comprehension of those for whom it wee in tended. Yount; Mates Binta Socacr.—At a speck! meeting of the Managers of (bin Society, bold but night io the lecture room of the First Pres byterian Church, committees were appointee to procure epeakers and etturch for holding the next 'Anniversary in January; also, a committee to select a new board of managers for nextyear. JACOIIt, ea we are informed doesn't think it beat to have the bother of a new trial. True, he hem been convicted of Murder in the Firm Degree, but he nye "a new trial will cost too tam much.- Nl's. Fin - Errs Mchfuour, formerly Member of Congress from Virginia, but now Governor of Washington Territory, was In the city yester day, on his way home-from a tour in the West. Soxs interesUog items of intelligence relative to the freshet, the rivers, the Taal boats, the steamboats, etc., etc., may be found in our river and commercial columns this morning. Taw Hardware Stores of this city will tierce( ter close at C o'clock, during the winter season B LIT MILS of fashionable clothing, either ready mad , or ordered, will God it to their advantago to cumin the stock of J. L. Camaghan, Federal street, MI gbeny facilities for making fine work ar among the boat, and Ida prices low for sash. tire lovers of gond thing■ can have their wants supplied at Down's, Federal street, Allegbeny, they baring just received, direct from the East, a splen did sautrtment of jellies, escorted preserves, fresh peaches,iobsters, green gages, tic., which they tan sell at unusually low figures, having pnrcluseed them at the very lowest cuts prim. They have also on haul a other' or assortment of fresh manufactured confectionery, comprising gun choicest qualities, which. they will dispose of Chb■p for cash- Their friends and patrons are cordially invited to call, and lheyiwill be convinced at once tbot they cannot do better in either of the cities. . . . WRAT, OR WHICTI IS 'file REST, VoittilmilGE parma Diteraotuttia a question bib andshonsly wilted by pIOpta,IIIIIi3IIIMC the health of their children. Ail who am at all equaluted with the &niche will Inunaltate , Maurer, Dr. hiclarsia Oelatnued Verrnifoge s prepared !67 pletatnellroasPitteungh,Pa. It tea meet boon known to tali, and to an of lb. Weld remedies that ma be need. 41 Wend of oars lately handed as We foilowlog 111•1.11 , 611 t la retbmnoo to tbls Termitages . • ! 11111. roaaJlaptamber Mb, °ca. lore YittLad=iztal.rit=el= her to try lb. aiith Oslebistat Vereelfuge s remand Itrn i 2feorittb " I LL t hicit W b b . T " ..d u r BAWL unasnallarm quantity of worm. -.lib was hounieller relbred of dl Ohs dreadfal .apinptinite totaxePlaYlsg &meow and rapidly recovered bar nornalbadth. 'Asp no lady doubt Web her tame macho*, per feeidence.lner , nen, la lUD Nth street, mel she Men to Mr a nardiqr.r. allanhattan Pico. ! • mitt te careful to D sok ft. Ana ire 1 7 / 1 1,MIVUCIA manchtetwed by- 711114N0 BROLof Mumma, Pa.. AD other Veridllsmal in Itotoloue lien an wort/Misa _Dr, inane% geondna Vannifoge, also celabrated wl Ltenr EWA can now tw had at all remactablit 1 11 Arenemembe est!!rtlewtt,laysien= GALTABIO VAITHVOICE4Crgi i ni4N*IO Illianto;for lasilliefpwiliss: of vets nsperfor Mad bits!tot i rtiszir m r /Wtk. .ll%nr. M Ira 10 Mgt Ettiebows, Po, wad! . „ ,55paull Sotices Da. Dictixsores BlAaNno-Euccraie MA . .- Catina—Prinmpai Depot for the sok of Du. Uisrieoffett Jl.diaoi AusDistry.--lu mdomitting Lbis ruishlne to • dim almlnatlngpabllc, no espo . lam balm spared in Ne mann fatten, to tender it period in ovary essential parlisulm, in Order to keep pace with this n 0.000131 Improvements alba age, and play. it foremmt la MIR branch of Amorlean Slam uranium. NO PASTILY SHOULD BE WITHOUT ONE.— Detail Prim $lO. lt b admirably adapted to prsvont lout sum toot, loon of disease, sorb no Consumption, Scrofula, Palate, Rheum. tlsm, Dyspopslo, all formed IPLANIcaI and 111.mtal Prmtt lion nod Nervous i 11...... One grand feature of thle Apparatus Is that It Is sleeps ready for uao, the power being übtalinel from a Permanent Magnet, no Aridaor other lairredleutabelng requital. Sold, wheliwale wd retail, by . . . OH, OHO. U. KEINKR, nelidiher Whole.tale Unsold, 140 Wood re,l•kub'g. REWARD for any Modicine that will scent PRATT & RUTCIIER'S MAO/COIL, the only Indian Remedy now sold for - Hhoiradt 'on, Neuralgia. Heads