8 CITY .A.ND SUBITRBAY. Petitions, .c.—lleports of Committees -City Finances—Street and Water Im provesnents—The Affairs of the Eighth Wailif—,The Fire Department. A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Allegheny City,Councils Was held last • evening, in their chambers in the City Building. . • . . Select Council. Members present: Messrs.. La -, Brown, . Callery, English, Faulha r,•Gang, GWIII ner, Hall, Hartman, Jahn, theml, Myler, 'Patterson, J. C., Patterson, A., Riddle, Reiter, Smith, A. D., Smith, Wm., Weise, Wetted', and President Mcßrier. Members absent: Messrs. Krebs, Phillips land Reed. Tho minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, &C. Myler presented a petition froni Finan Howley, asking for payment of sewer as sessments duo by city. • Also, a petition from property holders asking for the gilding and paving of a por tion of Grant avenue. - Mr:J. C. Patterson: Petition for water pipe on Gay alley. Also, a petition for the grading - and pay ing of Unioni avenue. . Mr. Myler: Petition asking extension of McDonald alley, in Second ward. An ac companying resolution opening the same from Washington avenue to Franklin street was adopted. • . Mr. A. Patterson—Petition for grading and paving of Fulton street. Mr. Myler--Petition from citizens and property holders asking for grading and paving of Hazlett alley. • Also, petition asking for grading and paving of Lindsay's alley and Blair's alley. All petitions were appropriately referred. Mr. A. D.. Smith presented the • monthly report of the City Controller, in which bills were submitted as folloWs; Engines and Firemen Printing Streets Contingent Fund Water Works Gas • $4.481 Payments Made • 40,698 35 05 Claims Due and Unpaid 4 20,501 91 Total to April RECEIPTS Ordinary Sources Sale of Bonds • Loan Total to April Ist Deficiency to provide fox' =,llO 75 Report accepted 'and bills ordered to be paid. - - Mr. Faulkner presented the report of the Committee on Railroads, relative to the erection of a wall by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company to protect the banks .formed by the cut through Seminary Hill. They report that the Coiripany will have the breaks in the wall flied as per agreement. Read and ac cepted. , • • REPORT FRO3I STREET COMMITTEE. Mr. Myler, from the Committee.n Streets, presented their report, .in which they re commend an accompanying ordinance, prOviding for the reconveyance of two strips of ground on the Southern and west ern side of property on the Northwest an gle of Federal. street, owned formerly by George Ledlie„, whose successor agrees therefor to pay, tho paving of the portion of Paircill street runnino. ' near by., The Committee have decided to lay over the matter of the Montgomery avenue sewer. They offer ordinances for the grading and paving of Park street, from ng Grant avenue to Sturgeon street; Spri Garden road from Chestnut street to city line; Locust street from East sido of Sedgwick to Fulton street; Rillbuck street: from- Craig to Corry street; Green alley from Chestnut to Con tro street; Franklin street from Sedgwick to the river; South Canal street from Madi son avenue to Sycamore street; Balk= street from Robinson street to the river; and Concord street in the Third and Sev enth wards. • A number of recommendations were made by the Committee, which are shown by accompanying documents acted upon. In-the matter of tho assessments for the opening of Washington avenue, the Com mittee offer a resolution referring back to the viewers their 'report with instructions to notify all parties and to give all an op portunity to make known their grievances. The Committee also offer an ordinance providing for , the widening. of Pitt alley sixteen feet, ten feet more than previously .fixed upon, making a street of forty feet. The report of the Committee was accep ted. . • . The ordinance relating to, the„ reconvey ance of the land above.referred to, was laid. over. • - • The resolution in regard to the report of the viewers on the.opening of Washington" avenue, was adopted. . The ordinance for the widening of Pitt ,alley was lost. . The following ordinances, above referred to, were passed finally: Spring Gardon road, Green alley, Con •• cord street, Balkhani street, Park street, Locust street, South Canal street, Franklin street, 'amended to insert "to Beaver street" instead of' "to the river;" widening of side walks on Wide alley. The ordinance for the 'wading and paving Of Kilititi* Street was laid over. Callery presented a petition for a "Won the fire plugs in the Water Works yard. Referred to the Water Committee. Mr.. Black: presented a petition against the' paving of Park street; and Mr. A. D. Sritith presented a paper signed • by itimmber ofpaitios -withdrawing their „names _from Ihe renionstrance. Referred to the Street • Cominittee.. • _ Myler presented the - report Of the viewers on the • opening of Locust street, which, after some discussion, was (sin - " • • PROFILES re.RED. Mr. Myler presented- the profile of 'the .grade of sprin_g Garden-TOR * . b e leh i he moved'be adopted.' ' - Also, the profile of the grade of Park street, and of - Jalappa street. The two first were adopted. . , As to Jalappa street, Mr. A. 1). Smith tsted that ho_ erfiersl -thii . ta Were ohjeC-` Mr. Ales. Patterson moved It belaiffover Until neat meeting. -,Laid 0ver..... Mr. Myler offered the profile of the plan ofa sewer on Spring Garden Run, the tuloi.- ' i tien of *hieh he i 'movod. Adopted,;.., POLICE COMMITTEE REPORT:- ' • • lEEE . . ''Mr. English presented the report of the Committee on Police, in which they recom mended the removal of the .mammoth. 44 1100 p Skirt" noticed at the last meeting. . They also offer a resolution- requiring the Mayor to instruot the Police to enforce the ordinance relating to street-signs. The re ntsecepteffand the resolution adop - 2 htPout.4Sv WATER commrrraz. ES MBE BE ArPvin; presenteda4eport of the, Water Committee; in.. w ofi they offer i:KoWlutien to refund - to Park it Co.; paid TOr water while the were not. accorded them. The Committee report ad versely to the application for water on Bank lanoLinvorstoly for the furnishing of, atiiittit:, = on. North'avenuciitobtastinatreet and Main stretiti=the latter I the Eig ht ward. The comalttee„offer also s resolon providing °lei" the'leyhigioll *Ater pipom saw mm alley, North avenge, Robim e nntreet Lum ber alley,lad Main etrilet.:;fl ortarepostwaitsccepted an 4 #4,140 . • mendatanntand resolutionsaiippleurr - Mr. (.:diary offered: tresolutiottinetruete ing the arfoutster to put "in ten check ME -.IA • 3.t ALLEGHENY COUNCILS CONTROLLER'S REPORT RAILILOAD COMMITTEE posts (to cost about $5O) on river bank in the Eighth ward, to which to secure - Referred to Wharf Committee. FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT Mr. A. D. Smith, from the Finance Com mittee, presented their report, in which theystate-they have had before them the petition of R. M. Park, Wharfmaster of the Fifth ward for 1867, asking the refunding of $75 50 paid into city treasury, basinghis claim for reimbursement under provisions of the fourth section of the act annexing the borough of Manchester, and by virtue of in structions from the Committee on WharveS and Landings- The • committee state that after examining the law, they cannot legal ly authorize. the reimbursement, and there fore report averse to the petitioner. The committee also reports in favor of an addi tional loan, which is necessary to meet the requirements of the Treasury, and with that view offered the following resolution : Resolved, That the Committee on Finance be and are hereby authorized toborrow, on the best possible terms, the sum of ten thousand dollars, to meet the demands, of the Treasufy. Accepted and resolution adopted. . Mr. Alexander Patterson offered a rose lution instructing the Committee on Fi nance toinquire into and report if the Pitts burg, Allegheny and Manchester Passenger Railway have paid into the Treasury the amount of tax formerly paid the borough of Manchester. Adopted. Mr. Wettach offered an ordinance chang ing the name of Spring Garden Plank Road to Spring Garden avenue. Read three times and passed. Mr. Motheral offered a resolution in structing the Street Committee to report an ordinance providing for a grad6Of Chartiers street. Also, an ordinance pioviding for the gra ding and paving of Juniata street from Sedgwick street to Beaver avenue. Adopted: Also a live inch curb stone on Washing ton avenue instead 'of six inch. Adopted. Mr. Brown offered a resolution instruct ing the Water. Committee to inquire into the contract with the Fort Wayne road in regard to expense in changing the laying of water pipes from Tremont to Fremont street. Adopted. Mr. Callery offered a resolution instruct ing the City Engineer to establish 'a grade on certain streets in the late Duquesne bor ough. $ 451 34 248 54 1,129 08 269 87 1,309 02 73 50 Sir. Myler stated that the Engineer was already engaged in fixing; the grades of the new ward. - On this explanation the resolution was withdrawn, Mr. Callery offered a resolution instruct ing the Controller to inquire into and settle the accounts of the late borough of Du quesne, so far as they relate and pertain to Allegheny City. Adopted. C. C. concurred with S. C. in all the fore going business. .34,681 31 20,381 67 12,600 00 9,538 87 ;5,42,570 5G Members present—Messrs: Blair, Cutler, Comley, Clark, Dunham; Eystor, Fleming, Hanna ' Hastings, Hochuly, Lindsay, Me graw, Mayer, McDanald, McNeill, Reed, Tate, Vooghtly, White, Warner, and the President. Absent—Messrs. Brown, Geyer, Kennedy, Kunkle, Ley, Ober, Richardson, Saints. • The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved. Mr. Hastings presented a petition from the property owners on Middle street, ask ing for the paving of the same from- North Avenue to Knoll street. Referred to Street Committee. • Mr. Hoehnly, a petition froth the prop erty owners on Madison avenue, asking for_ the grading and paving of the same. Re ferred to Street Committee. Mr.' Hanna presented a remonstrance from residents and property owners on Alle gheny Avenue, Against the grading and paving of the same, Referred to Commit tee on Streets. Mr. Cutler presented a remonstrance from -residents and property owners on Park street against the paving of said street, from Grant avenue to Sturgeon street. Mr. Cutler said that fourteen out, of six teen of the property holders signed the pe tition. On motion of Mr. Cutler, it was referred to the Committee on Streets. JALAPPA 'AND WALKER STREETI Mr. Cutler presented a petition from resi dents of the Fifth ward, on Jalappa and Walker streets, asking Councils to appoint a special committee to visit said • streets, to have a uniform grade 'established • thereon before paving. Referred to Street Com mittee. . • ENGINES AND HOSE Mr. Mcgraw presented the following re port of the Committee on Engines: • GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on En gines would respectfully report that they had before them the petition of the Colum bia Fire Company to bo supplied with two horses, and being convinced that the same are necessary, oiler the following: Resolved, That the Chief Engineer of .the Fire Department be and he is hereby au thorized to purchase at the best advantage two horses, to be used for tire purposes by -the. Columbia Hose, Hook and Ladder Com pany. We would offer the following resolutions to prOvide an office for the Chief Engineer; and to fit up the same in a proper manner; also, to furnish a supply of water to the office of the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph, as water is often needed about the telegraph apparatus. Resolved, That the Chief Engineer of the ,Fire Department be, and he is hereby au thorized to oecupy, in cohjthiction with the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Tele gragh, the room now occupied by the latter. Resotred„ That the Commttee on Engines bo and they ardhereby instructed to have a gong placed in said office. .Resolved, - That the Committee on City Property be instructed to procure such other fixtures and make such alterations in said office as may be • necessary and requisite for the.comfort and convenience of the Chief• Engineer, and also that they have water and waste pipes extended to said office. Mr. Mcl'seill moved that the report be ac cepted and the resolution adopted. Mr. Hanna moved to amend by referring that part of the report relative to increas. ing the salary of the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph back to the Commit lees.. 4, , thought e the office could be dispensed with, as the Chief of the, Fire Department could, in'sxonneotiort with his duties, attend to the telegragh. • Mr. Megmw.said-that the Chief Engineer did • not understand the' Telegraph, and, wnmqueritly, could not ottend tolt. — -- Mr. McNeill thought the Telegraphywas not worth nine hundred 'dollars a year to the city, end rather than pay that much ho would abandon it. Mr. Cutler said the Teleg aph required the whole attention of s 4 man who under= stood the blisithaes. , • • , , Mr. Hastings Was in favorof referring the matter back 'to the Committee. lie was not in favor of thro wing away money for nothing. The affiendment - was adopted. .:• , -The'repiart wasgeftpted and the resolu tions as amended adopted. Ur. Manna, from-the Committee on Mar kets; presented the'report. . ElErtrizamt: Your Committee on Mar . kcts beg leave to subm it the following state- Mont ofthe reeelptii 'Of the Weighmasters and Clerk of Markets for the month of ) Mardi, • : Duncan Mali!, Clerk of Markets $ 674 05 John M'Alister j 2Q Ward Scales.. 671 EA, igeorgelinfiillAlDiamond Scales Mgt • Total r 0 4.4batrti inf of - Coincirs, we would eport„._,_ LthlV. °welt • ordhume&tw revent the placinog *aito tu r. qn.abb „ r “Beatordainedainenacted, the gle 'tAllmh.WDAT64:4l4ll**aliditil= t't 67 ,111 municipality of the same, that Sec ion 23, , ;~ ~x .~ Common Council. PETITION'S REMOStiTRAtiCES •,Vt' • PITTSBURGH GAZETTE : FRIDAY. APRIL 10, 1868 page 88, chapter 13, city code, be and it is hereby amended by striking out the words 'within the Diamond square during market hours,' and by the addition of the follow ing proviso; 'Provided, that the wagons of farmers and others attending market, that cannot be accomniodated elsewhere, shall be permitted to remain in the First Ward square of the Diamond during market hours.' On motion of Mr. Megraw,:the report was received and the ordinance adopted. On motion of Mr. Cutler, the rules were suspended and the ordinance passed finally. Mr. McDonald presented the tlbllowing report of the Cortimittee on Gas; GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Gas would respectfully report that having had referred to them petitions and resolutions for the erection of lamps at the points hero inafter-nstmed, they made due inquiry into the necessity therefor, and finding that they are needed they would offer the follow inf resolution to author* their erection: Resolved, That the Cominittee on Gas be. and they are hereby authorized to place a gas lamp at the corner of Margaret alley and Federal street, and a lam p post on Lib erty street, midway Imtween r.figt Lane and Chestnut, street, provided the main is laid;. also, on the corner of Beaver and Ledlie streets, and on the corner of Taylor avenue and Morgan alley. On motion of 111 r. Tate, the report was received and the resolutions adopted. RESOLTJTDr. Mr. Cutler offered the ollowing resoln tion : • Resolved, That the Contmittee on Street Railways be requested to make a report of the matter referred to them in regard to changing the position of the track of the Pittsburgh,' Allegheny et Manchester Pas senger Railway Company on Locust street. Adopted. - • Council adjourned. . SOLDIERS' MONUMENT Meeting of the Association Site Selected, and Design Adopted. „ A meeting . of the Soldiers' Monument Association was held at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian ASsociation yester day,. for the purpose of selecting a site on which to erect the monument, adopt a de sign, and award the premiums. authorized by a resolution of the Association to the artist . furnishing the design adopted by them, $2OO, and to the one furnishing tne second best design $lOO. At the request of Mrs. McKee, who is President of the Association, the meeting was called to order by Mr. James Park who acted as chairman. Mr. Park stated theobject of the meeting, and the first thing in order, he said, was to adopt a design tor the construction of the monument. Mrs. McKee moved that design No. 3, fur; nished by Mr. Morganroth, be adopted., Accompanying this design was - a - partial description and an estimate of the cost of constructing the monument. The desig,n represents a monument seventy feet in height, surmounted.by a collossal statue of the Goddess of Liberty, with a spiral stair case at the base, ascending to .a gallery twenty-nine feet from the base. The cost as estimated by Mr. Morganroth would be $35,000. Mr. Chislett'stated that Mr. M. had in, formed him that the monument could be constructed after that design, out of the .material proposed by the Committee; for n 6,000. . - A vote was taken, but as there were but' two or three persons voted, the result was unsatisfactory. A motion was then made to - reconsider, which carried. Mr. Jennings moved that the voting for the adoption of a design, and also for the ono which was to receive the second premiuln,• be by ballot. Adopted.., The balloting for the design to be adopt ted was commenced, but before the votes, had been counted, Mr. Park stated that some of the Committee thought they should select a site on which to erect the monument, as the location should be consid ered in the selection of a design. Mrs. Watt thought the Committee should not proceed to the selection of a site at pres ent, as several members of the Committee wore absent. Mrs. M'Kee said the meeting was called for the purpose of selecting a site and adopting a design and she did not think it necessary to postpone the Matter in conse quence of the absence of a ;portion .of the Committee, - Mrs. Robinson moved that the Committee proceed to ballot for a site on which to erect a monument, and as the Cemetery Associa tion had proposed to donate a lot valued at $15,000, and furnish stone for the founda tion, moved that the Cemetery be selected as the loCatiouf it the monument. Adopted by a vote of-seven to three. . The motion to ballot for a. drawing was renewed and adopted. A ballot was then taken with the follow ing result : Morganroth's Design ' No Charles', 2. MiergiinfOth'S it declared to be the de sign adopted by the ign adoptet. iy tuo Associaticm. , : : Mr. Jennings said that by a reselntion of the committee they were to pay $2OO for the design adopted and $lOO for the second best, ho would therefore move to ballot for the second best design. Adopted. A ballot was then taken with the follow ing result: Broome, 5 ; Muldoon A-. Co., I; Kirk, I ; Chables, 3. The design . furnished by Mr. Broome having received the highest number of votes, was declared to be the. second best and entitled to the premium of $4OO. On motion of Mr. Jennings the Treasurer was authorized to pay to Mr: Morganroth $2OO for the design adopted, and to Mr. Broomeif 1 00, M. Jennings moved that the Commit tee on building be instructed to adveitiie for proposals . for the construction of the mon.nment. Adopted and- Mr. Chislett designated to superintend the matter. • On 'motion of Itir. Robinson, the design furnished by Mr. Newell, of a private soldier at Parade Rest," was substituted fqr the _Goddess or Liberty, which adorns the top of the design adopted. (emotion of Mr. Chislett, a committee of two ladies was appointed to obtain per mission of Mr. Newell to use the design. On motion adjourned. The Purity of the Ballot Box. At the recent Borough election held in East 13irminghani it was contended by the Democrats that the • successful candidates for Council were elected through fraud,'or at least that the tally lists did not '•ozirres , . pond with the ballots cast. The election was contested and the 'Court appointed • - • Messrs. August Ammon and John P. Heim . el, Justices of the Peace, to act as Commis= 'stoners to investigate the election. They, yesterday, concluded their labors and awarded a decision, which surprised the contestants, throwing out all the Democrat ic School Directors recently declared elect ed. The following is the correct vote: For Council: John F. Walters, It, 467*. ' James Beck, R, 415*; John Foell, R, 457*; G. Fox,- 339; H. Eatep, D, 345; George Trimbor, D, 342. School Directors—C. J. Shultz, R, 457*; P. W. Reed, R, 442'; Alex. McKee, R, 410*; William Fortune, D,'327; Semi. Ham ilton, D, 844; William Beck, Sr., D, .380. We congratulate our Republican friends in that Borougkon their unexpected luck in obtaining the billboard of School Dime- 1 at the same time, cannot but ad mire the, anxiety of the Democrats to secure thepurity 'Of the' ballot box. It I'S Tither the, to knoty that the mistake , wasali .ne2,thelr.trintehle,,i s 3P,) • • • hnitee f No. 48 Boyle te . etrilettdPwlEg Allenhen llit-n4d xelV, newly paperet OW , Wki. Offered at a lo ss F e R t :M; $ 57 110/ M9P I I. (/ 1 where. ^ ••„" -'''. 1 5 , , 'Z".,it ,,, 5ta yS •! . " , ..• - IC.F•Se•X • r 2 \rfs%••,k-C„( c. -% A 4 fire ts;r • , ~, • ~.'*-;•#741ii,41P-.4%a4.--,•---,,e-04., • • •••‘ •-= • • w t m; • '-.--:•,.4.•,,5...'-trA.,---;••-k-4••••••.<,•.e.t1A.f.,.!•.:;;;Y::•t.1,-42,2 - r,•...—C , •1-•4•4 , vz - C''.4•••• _ - GAS It was proposed in the City Councils at their late meeting to ask the Legislature to define the domain of the old and now gas light' companies of this city, and within their respective domains or districts to grant to each company the exclusive right of laying pipe, 6:e. This, it seems to us, would be very unwise. •At present no exclusive right is held by either. Why should it be granted? There is on the statute book a gen eral law regulating gas and water compan ies, under which any incorporated company may erect gas or water works in any local ity within the Commonwealth, and may occupy streets and lanes for that purpose.. The legislation proposed in the City Coun cils would secure to the companies now ex existing a monoply of privileges, and enable them, except as the rates may be limited by law, to charge what they please for their supplies, and, if the gas or water furnished be deficient in quantity, or quality, or in regularity of supply, there would be no remedy. It is much better that the law remain as it is: whenever it should be for the interest of the people, or of private par ties, to establish competing companies, it should bo lawful to do so, and whenever any company now formed can supply any portion of the city cheaper than another, it should not be restricted in its right to lay its pipes in the same streets with the others, always; of course, subject to wholesome street regulations. . . 1 tryman, came_ to the city. and very unfor tunately took an over quantity of "ben zine" aboard, the result of which was a loss Of his reckoning. He wandered about town for a time and finally pulled up in a "one horse " tavern in the Ninth Ward. Here ho met, as he alleges, Samuel Johnston, Joseph Sampson and Thomas Morgan, who, after drinking with him two or three times, came to the conclusion that he, Colo. had taken too much, that ho was entirely , too drunk, and out of kindness toward him they un dertook to "sober" him. With this inten, tion they went to work upon him, hauling him around the bir-room by the heels, pushing him over chairs and shoving him about generally. Cole did not relish the process and for a while entreated his kind friends to desist from their efforts to restore him to a "state of soberness."' Finding his entreaties were:iiseless ho resorted to means not so raild and endeavored to compel them to refrain. This did not meet:the views of the opposite party, and the result was they gave him a sound beating. Ho made information before Alderman Taylor charg ing the parties with assault and battery, but was unable to give any definite informa tion as to where the difficulty occurred. A warrant was issued for the arrest of the "friends." =NM . Wednesday evening about eight o'clock an old man named Wheeler, driver of an express wagon,while passing along an alloy bbtween Penn and Liberty street, a short distance above Canal,was seized by three or four men who sprang suddenly out from Spring alley, and while one hold him the others robbed him of all the money he had, thirty-five dollars: They then fled, `as the old man had beau to yell furiously. Offi cer Bell soon came, to the spot, but the scamps were out of view, and there is but little _likelihood -of their being appre hended. Extensive Robbery.--On Wednesday night, Mr. Perkins, the General Superin tendent of the Pittsburgh Car Works, Blanchester, quit his office and le ft behind him his safe keys. The night watchman, Casper Horner ' who was on duty, seized the opportunity to open the safe and ab stracted therefrom the sum of six hundred dollars ' with which he made his disappear ance. There were checks calling for sever al thousand dollars also in the safe but the thief showed . gold judgment in pennitting them to remain there as he could not have realized upon them and escape arrest. The authorities were promptlylnformed of the robbery. Garroters—Wednesday evening a carter residing on Wylie street, while .passing through Strawberry alley was attacked by two men, one of whom caught him round the neck and held him while the - ether "wont through",his, pockets and 'relleVed him of his' pocket bookcontaining twenty fiVe dollars, after which they left him in the alley. He thinks he would know the par ties if he should see them. • •We had a fine all of snow last night which continued up to our hour of going to press this morning. There.were several inches of snow oh the ground. On the Alle gheny mountains yesterdaY, in the neigh borhood of Cresson, the storm prevailed in right good earnest, .covering the ground thirteen inches deep with the late coming flakes. • Soho Bridge has been so far "reconstruc ted" that vehialaslcuised oVerlt yesterday. The passenger railway tracks will be Laid today. Idessra. - Piper.tt Co. are the con tractors for the work, and have acted with cornmehdable enord.. • A fellow who persisted in disturbing the audience ,at the Vld prittry" last nigh wak ebted =by the , volleemeri7:, in attendance. TheyeribMt, of always maintained at this populak place of aiimaefnent. TQe Rim Alarm bell toll' twenty .threelibilea Way, at noil e vommemo .11 . 111 thataitlaklireMPIEbM this being Athip e Zianntsimiarrof that portanteyani 64:wide/my, -.. A Wood street Attraction For any one desiring to beautify his home or to gratify his eyes by beholding beauti ful things, the best plan would be to go to the establishment of Messrs. Boyd, Mur ray dr. Fawcett, at No. .61 Wood . street. Every day this store is crowded with visiz tors, many of whom only go to see the , beautiful collection of paintings now adorn ing it. SeN : eral of these are by, European masters, and were brought over by a prom inent merchant of this 'city. Of these a wonderful landscape and a lovely little .qenure picture are the most noteworthy; 'but there is a view in the Allegheny Moun tains by Mr. Hetzell, and a sea side picture by Mr. -Woodwell, that are perfectly charm g; one almost feels the strong salt breeze, d instinctively catches at his hat, while ng at the latter. But these pictures are of the only attractions; there is a large and nely selected assortment• of engravings and choice English and German chromos, to which additions 'are constantly being made from the New York' picture impor ters, so that all tastes can be suited and every eye pleased... One of the most exten sive stocks of square, oval, pier and mantle mirrors is always kept on hand, and plain and rustic walnut and beautifully gilded' frames are in endless variety. Mouldings for frames' and cornices' ready to be made 'are always to be seen, so, that the purchaser can have any sort of decoration of this kind finished to order. The gilding done at this establishment is iiarticularly fine and worthy of notice, and s all done under the personal supervision f Mr. John Chapman, who for thirty years ~ as been at the head of his art in this city. ny one possessing pictures of any sort, rom the photograph up to the mirror which pictures his lady friends , ' can do no better than have them framedwith such gilding as this. And any one wanting to hang pic tures should be sure to have one of the new picture hanging mouldings to hang them on. This is a perfectly new idea. It is a gilt moulding for the top of a room, with a round gilt bar with sliding hooks, from which the cora of any picture may depend, and the walls will have no unsightly., scratches or nail marks to disfigure them. Mr. Boyd • (who has had over twenty years of experi ence in his business) and his assistants are gentlemen- of courtesy, and attend so well to their customers that few who go once neglect to go again The Gas Companies. Too Much Klnduess. Yesterday morning Jan . .es Cole,-a coun Street Robbery. Assistant District Attorney. Elsewhere in to-day's GAzErxt: will be found the announcement that Jonn W. Riddell, Esq., will be a candicate for nomi nation by the Republican County Conven tion for the office of Assistant District At torney. Without intending to disparage the claims of other candidates for the same position, it is but due to say of Mr. Riddell, that having filled the office with such en tire satisfaction, and having been so long and favorably known in - connection with the legal profession, there can be no doubt in respect to his ability to perform the duties, and .this consideration will bring him many ardent supporters. His political status is equally unquestionable, as he has been closely and prominently identified with the Republican party.; Singer's Sewing Machine. We advise our readers to call and ex amine Singer's new noiseless Sewing Ma chines before purchasing elsewhere: They are entirely different from the old Singer Machines. The Shuttle is carried on a new principle. The tension is really self adjusting, and all springs, wires and other complications have been entirely dispens ed with, making it the simplest, quietest, lightest running and most practical ma chine yet invented. Thee hemmers and others attachments are marvels of sim plicity and perfection. , All Sewing Ma chine Agents will tell you that the ma chines they sell are better than any others. The Singer Machine shows its own merits and will convince auy one who may ex amine it, as we were convinced that it is the best. Straw 4 Morton, No. 40 St. Clair street, corner. of Penn, are the' Agents. Special Private Sale. To-day will bo exposed at special private sale to wholesale and retail patrons at the mammoth auction salesroorhs of Smithson, Vanhook & McClelland, Nos. 55 and 57 Fifth street, a magnificent stock of superior made boots, shoes and gaiters, for men, women and children. Inasmuch as these goods must be sold, the order for the sale being peremptory, great bargains may safely be anticipated. The firm will also expose at private sale all descriptions of foreign arid American carpets, which they can afford=to sell at astonishingly low pri ces. All are invited to attend the sale tb day and look around through the stock to satisfy themselves of its superiority. Elocutionary Entertainment On Monday, April 13th, an elocutionary entertainment will bo given at the German Lutheran Church, in Temperanceville, for the benefit of the Protestant Episcopal Mission Sabbath School and Church of that place, Rev. W. A. Fuller, Rector. The en: tainment will be an excellent one, and the evening spent in aiding the Mission cause will be most pleasantly as well as profita bly spent. Tickets may be procured at the drug store of. Harris & Ewing, corner of Liberty and Wayne streets, and of Mr. J. B. Bryant, at the office of. the Western Union Telegraph Company, on Duquesne Way,' A Neuralgia of ten years standing cured by using alhree dollar bottle of IN olcott's Pain Paint.. David H. Shaffer, geologist and natural ist,of Cincinnati, Ohio, says: as an indi vidual and without fear of contradiction, pronounce Wolcott's Pain Paint one of the most wonderful wonders of the age for re lieving all who suffer pain." S. H. liAsTimis, Agent. for Pennsylvania and the Southern . States. The Weed Sewing Machine Company spare no pains to produce machines so per fect in workmanship as to give entire satis faction, and are careful to see that their reputation is well maintained. Admirers of the useful and beautiful, or those in search of the latest, most - perfect, and dura ble style of Sewing Machine, should ex amine the peculiar merits of the Weed Machine. Call and examine them at No. 112 Grant street. --- This. Day is Good Friday. To-morrow closes 'the lenten season and Sunday will be Easter. Ncw Jersey Registry Law Repealed. Mir 'telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] TRENTON, April9.—The bill to repeal the registry law has passed both Houses of the Legislature over the Governor's veto. CITY ITEMS Of Interest to the Public.. Persons in need of any kind of dentistry will find Dr. Spencer, '2.54 Penn street, undoubtedly the most reliable and skillful dentist in the city. He manufactures whole and parts of sets of artificial teeth on genu ine vulcanite plates, and holds himself in dividually responsible for every plate. He also extracts the most difficult tooth with out pain, adjusts the artificial human eye, nose and pallate, all without the slightest pain. Ten first class assistants are con stantly in attendance at his extensive steam dental establishment. Also two ex perienced young ladies to receive and assist fri waiting on ladies and children. • - New Plain and Figured Chintzes, At Barker's - - - Spring Poplins, Beautiful Colors, At Barker's • Pleased with the thought of getting a beautiful Vulcanite set of teeth and all bad ones extracted without pain, for fifteen dol lars; the Laughing Gas free ,when teeth are inserted. Remember Drs. Sill and Gilles e have the largest and best establishment pi to be found in this place, with all the latest improvements. Teeth as cheap as ten dol lars a set Drs. Sill & Gillespie; 246 Penn street. Choice Styles, Spring Delanes . - At B arker's. / • Small Dwelling House, in Allegheny; at auction. A. Leggate, Auctioneer, will sell on Saturday (to-morrow) at two o'clock, a neat, lately built, frame dwelling house, situated on the alley, immediately in the rear of No. 83 Carrol street, near Monterey street, Seconkward, Allegheny City. To those in want-.of a cheap home, on easy terms, this is a good opportunity. Spring Colors in Delaines,_ "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it. To make assurance doubly sure , I'lltake"-- - Plantation Bitters, , • They never fail. • This great Stomachic Healer is jUst what the people need. It is a remedy they can rely on. For Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Head ache, Dizziness, A.gue, Liver. Complaints,' Pains in the Side and Back it has no equal; not the least among its virtuegill its extreme pleasantness to the taste and immediate beneficial effect. Try it, sUfferingDYBrlP• tics, and be cured. Such are the assert ons of those situated to know. From the vast amount of this article sold, •it Taunt hair() great merit._ , , • MAGNOLIA WATER. -A. delirtful toilet article--superior to . Cologne, an at half the price. xwP&F Linen Towels, good,quallty, 12,0 - porpair, At Barker's. To Country and city Merchants—We are thoroughly supplied with all kinds of Dry Goods, Stapletage and, Fancy, bought at unusual advan throngh our Naatern purchasing departruent, taking advantage of the recent_ large' aubtitoV gales aud Ittian. Ifoitett and *tin aell,4st r -than the lowest Eastern silk ;aides: Jertnvitg you to an inspection of our stable d - iintnNtiaon' of prices, at 69Idit.kalk, ' C4 it! a co. April war . - pople of the near appr of the hot, biirntng summer days, and . to the country are planned. The all portant tans connected with summer 1 el is a' good trunk—one that can stand usage and rough handling. Joseph 1 ler, the pr um trunk manufacti makes to ord and has on hand all sl t i cal of trunks, which are superior to any on in this marXet. The prices are very sonable. A Rill supply of valises, sate carpet sacks,:&c., will also be found a ware-rooms, :No.. 104 Wood street. any anti ever2thing in this lino favor Liebler with I call. We warrant the shoes of all deacripl to give perfec satisfaction as to wear' price. We de in no auction shoes, bu the very best.' Ladies, misses, gents, boys are requested to call and see our si at Robb's Shot Hou.se, 89 'Market streei Superior S : ing Muslin, 123ie At. Barkei Free Instruitions.—wanted, fifty to take Instrudtions in operating the ver ei.: Bakeripewing Machine. 'Lust 1 tions free. Apply to GROVER ct BAKER, S. M. CO' . 1 f M. Fifth street, Pittsburg --- Shawls, Nell Shawls, - . ~ At Barker l Country Merphants should extunin4 stock before b 'ing. We have full lin goods at ~less ! han Eastern prices, ha l f iv made our pn hoses before the advanq J. W. Barker Co's, No. 59 Market stl , --4.--• - 2 -- 1 Percales, al Colors, -' 1 1 Barker? I 112,tic 1 Barkell Ladies , and _Hemmed L Bed Quilts, ;fine assortment, $2,00 , • d At Barker! HARRIED: • • r s HUDSON.—POIII'ER.-00 Wednesday eye b Bth inst., at the ddence of the bride's fathe the Rev . J. H. S pe, JOHN M. HUDSON, 1 of Cincinnati, 014 • and Miss EMMA E.. dan of W. P. Porter, 9.. of Verner Station, P. Pi & C. It. W. NO • i DIED: LANG.—At - Ireshlence In Braddocks Fl Wednesday. Aprii Bth, at 4:30 P. N., TllO LANG. in the 58th year of his age. Funeral on Frldqy, 10th inst., at 3 P. 3X. [Halt!':Niro pipers please copy.] WHITE-1n San 'Francisco. California. Morel 1868, FELIX BRITOT WHITE; formerlyof burgh, - Penna. DAY—At his laf residence, No. 38 Taylor nue, Allegheny city, on Wednesday, the Bth at twenty. minutes: past eight o'clock P, M., F.: TUS D. DAY, Esq. : In the 53d year of his age. Funeral will take place qn FRIDAY, April I at 2 o'clock P. N., I. proceed to HllldaleCeme (Warsaw, N. ; Y., pipers please copy.) UNDERTAKERS. ._.... C 4 G LEX. AIWEN, UNDERTAKI No. 166 FOUGTH STREET, ..Plttatroargh, FINS of all kinds, CRAPES, LOVES,'atn ery description of Funerali Furnishing Goods ; nished. Rooms op day and night. Rears Carriages furnished REFERENCES—Rent. David Kerr, D. D., Rev: W. Jacobus, D. D. Thomas Ewing, Esq., Jacci Miller, Esq. i . . . SgIARLES. 4 PEEBLES, ITIIDE TAKERS ANA LIVERY STABLES, corn! DUSKY STREET AND CHURCH AVE Allegheny City, where their COFFIN ROOMS constantly suMlieff :with real and imitation 1-1, wood, Mahogany and Walnut Coffins, at prices; Tying from 84 t 041.00. Bodies prepared for ir ment. Hearses anrarriagr-s furnishl: alsoS kinds of Mourning oodS, if required. 'Mee at all hours, day an . xt°BERT 'Ti RODNIgTOUNDE , TAXER ANA EMBALMER, No. - 45 iii "NERT. Alleghe, x and No. SO. DIABIC' SQUARE, (by Johcv 4 . 1150 n A. 8r05.,) /coups ali on hands the best :Veto!, Itcsewood, Walnut! Imitation Rosewoocli Coffins. 'Walnut COffins i 015 upwards. Rose Wood Coffins s2q ulrivrarcU other Coffins I proprion. Carriages mild Ilea furnished at low rat s. Crape. Gloves,. I'late Engravingight. I,turnishn gratis. Mice op day n • ~ t .i.": , !. MINERAL liiVATERS. ; ' { ri • • 1. r . , . . . .1 . We are now reeo TIER SUPPLY OF ;" ==l liCiss4agen Vichy Wale',' Congress Wri For sale by tb SIMOp . JO EMI3 SPECTACL ' mmo DUNSEArk , • -,•': 'POSITE 11140411 C HALL. ..• ^• - IV.: N . II It it reV GO Sus, LASS MERCIA)tiNT TAILIi 1 ' i" ' / 0, - • 1 4 1 . • . ~ , c, ' 4l; E. 1 . 1 A 4;. 1 OPENEN Lek' ' .' .• 1 4 . ? FP' 0 ; , i 4) , -,- 1: , • HENRY a. klikr-,E'S, 1 -'. , 4 't 1 ' ;:" ' s, t..,';4'''. Corner afro and liiii, (tkidr Street 4 ______4 r - IF ° R SA PP 4— li •. , , '''' TE:O• , balance of tho‘i destrable"Upt now ofre;xl at filivate sale, andiny one &kiln** tithe bullkq sltea would do well make siiselii . . The , 111 • 4 7 in located on a beautiful an&lieliltli pot , two flu half miler from Bhaisburg, PA LW eatern Pe ,:: ipik r a silvanla Railroad, *bleb runt eirai b It, makino,-;:k much more valuable 'and ^' ' ' ' e. ^ Exteciiri*, preparations are r.6ir making ` ling a numtg ac i •ofilne bonaes, which will motif kid rnament to r.„li, town. The remainder of these - '• will be , sold'lC - • • 'Teri reasonable Miles and On '; ''.. exceedln4 easy: , BILL & SLITITTERLYi : , , Estate 'and ' ..c, ; ' , 1,4,2 zriz a.' !amine A genti..LeArreneeville.',.-21 ;^ $..., _krt^;,..o SQPIRLING AVM S l 1,, 1 ,, I . FASCA Icßiss -.,. 'L - —P..,,,.- i H. SNICET.II:I. literebnupt 'rano-44A . 93'1VYLIE STREET,'CORNEWOF FEDERAL. ! , ••••=' , .4t misiatt iituine.l from the Est a well selec'V'i stoekor OLOTIN LE and Ait,r,, ; BEILLE/1 VES T Olt e t , approved pai-,•..,.:•. terns, selected esc nave runt T'ite4-elNii,r,2 whiehilto_ootuvltes ,_ s and the pt.7l , ^4..ye a ' lidto examm et, Annerktl-wl4 it up 1.,N2-r.4,;:.' - kqie that eannns betilsrptllleilh 'at a reasona---' pnee.! , ' 4. ..:z '..'t : **Taller, -.. , 5,. -, ,; rof redera l • 56 FIFTH ST., 6; NEW Adopted to it FIRST . . ING TRADE; At Barker's. ITY lefs 25c At Barker • 1 'ring our SPRIN(I3OiD • Spring Wallin". l , r 1 1 1 er, 4:e. bottle, doze 1144 , t055. :. NSTON, ~ , ggist, ' Corncr itlitield and Fp*lti Str e LOA ~3 i ~,- _ • TED TO :- rtt ,t ME TEE Ma* , I' AT . & HA ETT r AND OPTI ANS. JEWELEI JIIS
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