CITY AND SUBURBAN. Daily Prayer Meeting F rom 12 12:20 o'clock at thoz; - :Sfethodifit street; neat door to G awarTz offteZh:F CONITNTION AnOITNMENTS. I The delegates to the County Convention will meet at ten o'clock, a m., this day, at the Court House. The delegates to the Congressional Con vention of the XXIIId District will meet at ten o'cloClal:tis morning at the Council Chamber, City Building, Allegheny. - T l :l6fielegates to the • Congressional Con . ventioii of the XXIId District assem ble at 10 o'clock this morning at City Hall. lill Candidates. In accordance with a repolation passed by the Republican County Executive Com e•• mittee requesting all Candidates to give . in . their names on or before the day for nomi nating, we are enabled ,to'publish the fol lowing list, which comprises the names of all the gentlemen aspiring to office: CONGRESSIONAL cONVENTION. FOR CONGRESS . —Cierieral James S. Nog ley, Thomas Howard, Esq. OOUNTY CONVENTION. DISTRICT Arrontimr—Gen. A. L. Pear lion,. W. C. Moreland, R. B. Parkinson, Le A ßird Duff. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY-4Ohn W. Riddell, J. B. Flack. STATE SENATE--James L. Graham. Asakatnty--Pittsbargh, Col. George " .F. Morgan, George Wilson, W. R. Ford, Josiah W. Ella, John M. Killin, David R. Coon, J. 3. Covert, Alexander Chambers; Alleghe %. IV:, David. L. Smith, George R. Riddle,. Thos. S. Sloan, S. R. Oxley, Guyan M. Ir . _win; Sewickly Borough, David N. White; Hampton Township, Hans. 8.` 3 Herron; • Ross Township, Wm. Peters, C. C. Smith, W. B. Dummitt; North Fayette Township, Vincent Miller; South Pittsburgh, Miles S. Humphreys; Scott Township, William Rs py;McKeesport, Alexander Millar; EliZa both, Samuel Kerr. COMMISSIONER—Mount Washington, Jon athan Neely; Chartiers township. James . McGunnegle; McKeesport, Samuel .hiilli ken; Lower St. Clair township, Phillip Hoerr; Sharpsbnrg, Andrew Morton; Char tiers township, Jos. L. Duff; Liberty town ship, W. H. Irwin. Comirry. CONTROLLER—Henry Lambert. COUNTY SURVEYOR—R. S. McCully. DIRECTOR OF THE Poon—August Am- County Convention..-Addltional Returns. We have received the following addi , tional returns of delegates - elected to the County Convention: Upper St. Clair-William Anderson, Jno. SeottDr. J. Wilson, Hugh Lee. Robinson- 7 John Anderson, John Ed mundson. Snowden--Hemy Murray. Moon--Bogert Ferrel, Hugh Scott. - East Deer-Capt. Carr. - Tarentum- Dann, Lacey. Sewiekly-B. C. Christy, Fleming. Elizabeth Borough-Dr. Jno. E. Shaffer, Dr. Vankirk. West Elisabeth—Dr. J. B. McGrew, Wos ley Hobson. • Bellevne—Col. John Snodgrass, J. S. Ferguson, Esq. • , Elizabeth Township—Saml. Scott, F. J. Gardner. .. • Marshall Township—Geo, Neely, Thomas Simmons. . Aarrison--R. J. Taggart, Thos. Humes. Findlay—A. H. Burns. --- Byers. Pittsburgh Petroleum Association--Speelal Meeting—Resolutions.—The Attempt to “corner Dealers Condemned. A special meeting of the Pittsburgh Pe troleum Association was held on Monday, June Ist, at three o'clock r. sr., at their rooms, No 4 Daizell's building, Duquesne Way and Irwin street: H. M. Long, EN., President, in the chair. Mr. A. F. Brooks, Secretary, read the minutes of the preceeding meeting, which' were approved. Major Win. Frew offered the following resolution : WHEREAS, The new tax bill reported by the Committee on Ways and Means retains the odious principle of discrimination against the manufacture of refined oil, not only by a specific tax of nearly fifty per cent. on its value, but by a series of most embarrassing restrictions which threaten the most serious results to the business; therefore, be it. Resolved, That the Pittsburgh Petroleum Association respectfully urge our Repre sentatives in Congress, Gen. J. R. Moor head and Hon. Thos. Williams, to claim for, this important interest_ the same favor which has been extended to all other man ufacturers, that of exemption from special taxation, and a release from the unnecessa ry and almost impracticable regulations of the proposed bill. The resolution was unanimously adopted.- Mr. Warden moved that a Committee of live be appointed to confer with our repre sentatives in Congress in regard to the above matter. The motion was adopted and. Messrs. Wm. Frew. James A. Hutch inson, R. S. Waring, John A.' Warden and T. W. Davis appointed said Committee. On motion , the Chairman of the Aasocia gcntwasadded to the above Committee. Maj . , Wm. Frew offered the following res olution: • Basolved, That the thanks of this ABBoCiti.- tion be and are hereby tendered to the offi cers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Compa ny, the Allegheny Valley Railroad Compa ny and the Western PennsylVania Rail road Company for the promptitude, energy and - liberality maid ested by them daring • the recent disreputable attempt to “corner" , the refiners of this city, by which we - were enabled to meet all our engagements. Mr: Kirk objected to the resolution and • I • reflected !..umn the conduct of seine of the members of the Association. The Chairman ruled him out of order. / Mr. Birk appealed from the decision. The Chair was sustained. After seine farther discussion on the res ::- olutkm, litr. Davis called for the yeas and ,nv nays; when the resolution was adopted by • a Tote,"Of 15 to 2, Messrs. M'Elwaine and Duncan voting in the, negative. While the vote was being taken Mr. Kirk retired from the meeting. . • - Mrs Davis moved that. the following reso.; Autfon; offered by Mr. Kirk, Ang.29th,1867, • *bier was laid'on the table at that meeting, , 41100 up and adopted.: ; • • - Resotoed, grhat, any rings or combinations for the purpose of eWVating or . depreasing the price of oil are a poeitivo injurr-to the ;trade, - and `when' any charge is made against atm parties for engaging in any corn lunation of the kind; it ihall be fully in , -• Vestigsted. and if.the persons so charged shall be found guilty , they should be. prop. erly punished. •. Adopted. Mr. Davis moved that a Committee be appoirtted to ,make': n• as to whether" irre lato disreputable conduct mitts pada day theineTbeng of ocia tion. , ' . After tone :dnoussion OK! motion was . • _ _ , to adjourned op - i ;,,,ilmi t ?..'. - - • day , the Bth Inman 4...0 'testia): 1 1;6 1 00 wholesale diryesibm,goo4lvd: -t- - •,, . 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A motion in arrest , of judgment was en tered in the case of Benjamin Ripkey and Benjamin Breen--: convicted of attempting to pass counterfeit money. The next case taken up was that of the United Shdes vs. Robert A. Colville. Adam Cosgrave and William Sturgeon. The in dictment upon which the defendants were arraigned, contains three counts. The first charges them with distilling without the payment of the special tax; the second, with distilling without giving . bond, and the third, with distilling in a prohibited place. We have already given the particu lars of the seizure of a still at the establish ment Of Sturgeon itt Cosgrave, on Liberty street, by George Keyher, Revenue Inspec tor of this district. When the case was called up yesterday afternoon District. At torney Carnahan appeared for the United States, and W. D. Moore, Esq., Gen. F. H. Collier, and Hon. P. C. Shannon, for the defendants. The case is still on trial. The following petitions for adjudication in bankruptcy were received on Saturday: George W. McGraw, Allegheny city; Silas J. McGinnis, Allegheny city: Anthony D. Anderson and William Wightman, Law renceville; John M. Appel, Allegheny city; John Hartman, Allegheny county; Hiram Clark, Crawford county; Alvin Tremont, Crawford county; Julius Weisert, Pitts burgh; Christopher Miller, Pittsburgh; Ab salom Craine, Blair county; Ephraim Ralph, Crawford county; Annanias Derat, Mercer county; Wm. F. Neal, Venango county; Walker Oakley, Venango county; Frank J. Webb, Crawford county; Henrys. Rodgers, Crawford county; Daniel B. Reober, Union , county; tie°. W. Fisher, Luzerne county; Robt. H. McCune, Luzerne county; Jas. B. Hutchinson, Luzerne county; J. M. Match in, Montrose county; Jos. Boyer, Luzerne county; Lawton Cummings, Tioga county; Constant Bailey, Tioga county; Eliza John ston, Potter county; Andrew B. Eckerts, Bradford county; George E. Humphries, Bradford county; James Baxter, Alleghe ny city; C. , D.. Whitney, Elie county; Joseph B. Cherry, Pittsburgh; Joseph Mc- Fadden, Blair county; Jacob Northup, Pittsburgh; Win. M. Murray, Pittsburgh; C. W. Porterfield._ Allegheny' county; George H. Burke, Pittsburgh; Thnmas Scott, Pittsburgh; Samuel J. Rankin, Se wickley; R. C. Sutton, Allegheny; Robert F Weddell, AlleghenY; Wm. Reimer,. Northumberland county; Asa H. Berg stresser, Northumberland county;`, John W. Ammerman, Huntingdon county; J. t 1 B. L. Silknilter, Huntingdon county; Jno. and Samuel Hays. Blair county; James Comfort, Pittsburgh; Mary A. Sands, Ve nango county: William Marken, Washing ton county; Jacob Report, Andrew J. Mar shall, Joseph M. Elliott, Pittsburgh; Chris tian 'F. Mankedick, Allegheny county; Austin D. Catton, Franklin county; James A. Wilson,Venango county; Ed. R. San derson, rawford county; Henry Weber, Squire Hall, James H. McComb, Alvin 0. Parsons, Veruingo county; Thomas R. Wil son, Sewickley; John F. Porter, Alvah P. Osborn, Warren county; C. B. Clark, Erie .county; M. B. Anderson, Erie county; Peter Suggart, Warren county; Isaac Wil liams, Allegheny county; John McGaffick, Pittsburgh. The following petitions for adjudication were filed on Monday, but when the peti tions for final discharge are presented they will be subject to the decision of the Court on the question raised as to the time speci fied in the act: Wm E. Allen, J. H. Rob inson, J. S. Clark, of Scranton ; George W. Copperthwaite, Edward L. Koons, Solomon Arnold, John Tinklefaugh, Lucerne coun ty; Jerome J. Lord, Wyoming county; Edward McGlade, Cambria county; B. L. Hewitt, Blair county; David Grove; Hun tingdon county; Samuel Mcßride, 'Mercer county; Henry Fulton, Venango county); Philander Langdon, T. A. Burrower, Mel vin J. Carr, Crawford county. Quarter Sessions Court • The June term of the Court of Quarter Sessions commenced on Monday morning, Judge Stowe on the bench. There are for ty-three persons in jail awaiting trial for various charges. The following grand Jury was sworn: Charles Hays, toreman; Charles Arbuo kle, John Anderson, Anthony Anderson, Robert - Bingham, Charles B. Barr, Wm- Bissell, Samuel Chadwick, David Alexan der, John Fitzsimmons, George W. Mur phy, David McPherson, George W. Riddell, David Robinson, Martin Salter, John Smithy. _ • Judge Stowe delivered the usual charge, briefly referring to the duties which would devolve upon the grand jury, and the man ner in which theirinvestigations should be conducted. During the course of his re marks His Honor referred to the charges of felony upon which the jury would be called upon to pass, and stated that in cases where the bill was ignored they had no right to impose the cost upon the prosecu tor. In cases, however, where they were of the opinion that the prosecutor should pay the costs, they could note the fact upon the indictment, and the Court would refuse to allow any costs to be taxed against the county for the prosecutor's &es. as a wit nes... The Court also called particular at tention to the charges of larceny by bailee and false pretenses,now so frequently 'natl. tuted, and directed the jurors to examine closely each case coming before them. The law had been greatly abused by parties for private purposes, and frequently - used as a means for collecting Mere debts where no criminal offense had been committed. His Honor directed that the bills be ignored In all cases where the charge was not fully made out by the evidence. • k The jury then retired, after which the returns of constables-were received. The remainder of the day was occupied in heariii,g surety and other trivial cases. Court of Common Pleas—Judge Sterrett. Smithson, Palmer dce Company vs. Dr. It Hostetter. This was an action to recov er commission for sale of property belong ing to the defendant. The paytnent was ,refused on the ground that the„purcbaser at the public sale declined, to receive the deed of the property when legally tendered to him. The jury found for the plaintiffs in the sum of 5151. ' District Court..- Judge Hampton, . , 0. Blackburn vs- William Dunsbee. This -was an action on a promissory note. Verdict for plaintiff in the stun of $132 80. There being no Oher case ready for trial, court adjourned until Tuesday morning. We are pleased to knew that the Pleasant Valley . Railway will not be laid. on North avenue. In neither city is there Leo fine a street as this; long, straight, tunooth f wen paved, and destined at no distant day to be lined on onevide withhandsome residences from end to end, and on;the ether with the best portion of the Allegheny Commons. To destroy this 'street, which. Is already the most popular .drive in - the - city, by en- , - cumbering It with zaila, would. be a crying shaine, whorl: there _sore other and parallel streets to which the road should be a real benefit. Wo understand. that the track shall be on*Banitoinktreot, where it-yrill,be accessible to. ,quite as nutny pea pleas it would were it plivied as at first In tended. We are sure that there can be but very few persons who will not Join us in applauding the wisdom of the new arrange. inent. it, Base lialt—Thir snatch gime br base ball _ betties/is theZietiqh at Philadelphia, and the Alleghen place in Union roost to pani4Q4s7.- PITTSBURGH GAZETTE: TUESDAY. JUNE 2. 1868 Steal Estate Transfers. The following deeds were filed or record lbefoin Snivel*, Best., - Reedit:ler 80th. jB6B. May Samuel T. Lowrie toJohn lteeaby, Maym, pm; parts of lots No. 24 and. Z. in Black's plan. on Elm street, Sixth ward, 40 by 45 feet 42.5(4 Wm. McCianey to Hugh Forrester .et al., January 21, 1468; lot Ism 2 in Dilworth's :Plan In Bellyuc. containing 4 acres *4OOO , WIII S. Taylor to Maj. itobt. Munroe., May 9, DM; six lots In Flemlnra plan, First ward, Allegheny, onEleming street, 1Z feet. frout Alleg he ny, Peter Alien to Adam Franz, May Z, ISCA; lot onJo sephine street, East Blrmlnghatn, 20 by 81 feet.46oo Hobert Flinn to Smithfield M. E. Church, April 8, 1469; lot on Logan street, Sixth ward., 24 by 100 feet. . • Fred. Olubousen to Mary Shirk, April's, 1868: lot In Baldwin township, containing 33 acres 2 rods and M perches Joseph M. (+lissom to Henry Smith. March t t 3. fro t. 1868: "LOGO lot on Butler street, Pitt township, 8100 Jacob B. Rippers to 11. Smith. March 6th, 1868; lot on 25 feen Boston street, Oakland. 25 by 134 feet - tiZO' Peter Beyer to Samuel Jackson. Nov. I. MG; lot No. 100 In Cole - ell's plan, Center avenue, Seventh ward, Pittsburgh, al by 100 feet 4;003 Hobert McAboy to Joha Weltzellineh. Oct. in. ,1866: lot on turnpike, Pitt township, Mi by 85 feev..WO John Weitzeltlach to Isaac Crown, May 27; Mk: above lot .310 Snumel S. Barnes to Hobert Conroy, March 20, 180; tract of land In North Fayette township, contain ing 10 acres and 25 perches $1,225 Allegheny City to Thomas Hunter, October 1. 1867: lot on Stanton avenue, Shales township, 24 .by 105 feet Joseph H. Drllles to Henry Loner. September IL lot on Franklin street. Allegheny, 24 by IZ3 feet $3OO MONDAY, June I, IRS. • Elizabeth 15. Denny to Edward Gray, May 18, Mg: lot ou MIII street. Pitt township, 24 by 107 feet. 4575 Thomas Motion to John Llerzapf, May 25, 1868; one half of lot No. Eastthe plan of Beftler property, Reitler street, Liberty, 25 by 103 feet....51"'.50 C. it. Love to Mrs, L. B. Holmes, October 15, 1868; lots 11 and C In Love's plan, Duquesne borough. 16 Mrsby 75 feet t r L. B. H o l mes to James It. Foster, May 13, 68 4° the above described lots $4OO Joseph Reneault to Mary Ams Roll, August 28, 1867; lot on Webster street, Pitt:township, .2 by 100 feet, 100 John Wehnem to James IL Milne, April 9, 1998; 0, lot on Juniata street, Sixth ward, Allegheny, 50 by 140% feet In,ooo Jacob Rosenstell to Fred Itlngley, May El, 1808; tract of land In Franklin township, containing nacres. 2 rods. and 39perches 03,000 Joseph R. Negley to the School Board of East Liber tyLesliem 7 1827; si lots - No, Bto 13 inclusive, in 's plan ' of lots I n East Liberty, on Eleanor street. 312 by 210 feet ge,suo Samuel Canty to Ashby Gackenheimer. MaV 21..1866: lot on Fayette street, Finn ward, Allegheny, el by 124 feet 1/3.100 Nicholas Ladner to Anthony Forcher, Abgust 4, 1 8 66 1 lot ou Mary street, East Birmingham 20 by 60 feet, Martin Getzy, Sr., to Fred (lefty, NoVember M 1.425E67; tract of land In Indiana township, containing 113 acres, and 61 perches .1,260 City Water Extension. The special committee of Councils, con sisting of Messrs. W. R. Brown, John Shipton, Jarneti -Weldon, Col. Andrew Scott and Richard G. Morrow, accompanied by Col. Minor W. Roberts, Superintendent of the Ohio River Improvements, H. J. Moore, Esq., City Engineer, Joseph French, Engineer of Water Works, Mr. Wm. Tom linson, President of Common Council, and other members of Council, with several citizens and gentlemen of the press, visited Fort Herrpn and other eminences near the city, with a view to the selection of a site for a distributing basin suited to the feces. sities of the enlarged boundaries of the city. At Fort Herron, instrumental observations were made determining the Fort to be the highest ground between the rivers. It remains for the committee, by further explorations to prepare the materials for a report, which will embrace all the needful investigations pre liminary to the fixing of the point on the river from which to take the water and the method of its distribution over the entire city, urban and suburban. The subject is one of very great importance to the pros- I eat and future Inhabitants through all coming generations, and we trust no pains or expense will be spar. d to. effect the de- • sired object in the most judicious manner. I We have faith in the intelligence and prudence of the committee, and look to them for such an exposition of this most interesting topic as will reflect credit on I themselves, and eventuate in suchprovi- 1 sions of a water supply, as will be adapted to both the present and future necessities of a great city. • Phonography. Those desirous of obtaining a knowledge of phonography, or short-hand writing are hereby informed of the fact that Mr. S. 8. Gilson, a very worthy young gentleman, entirely competent, is now forming aohnis, and has met with such encouragement that he will likely commence teaching this evit fling at Duff's College, in the Bank Block, .nlTh street,w here be has secured acco ma. dations. He purposes to give twenty-five lessons, three in u week, for ben dollars. He has Just concluded a course of twenty les iions, and his class, after a rather elatiorate review of what knowledge they had tic. .itiired of phonography ' took occasion to return to Mr. Gilson their heaety acknowl edgment for his earnest efforts in their be half, an number of them at once made application to loin the new cisme, feeling that with a continuance of his assistance they would the sooner be able to write short-hand. We would add. that it is use less for any one to undertake to• learn pho nography unless possessed of the essential requisite of perseverance. Mr. Gilson will be found at Duff's College any evening dur- ing the week. Coroner's Inquest. An accident occurred Saturday - afternoon in Hays' Coal Works, at Six `AL% Ferry, resulting fatally to William Defeat, a coal miner. He was at work in the pit, when a heavy piece of ' , horseback," becoming de tached from the roof, fell upon bim, hint instantly.. Coroner Clawson held an inquest on the remains yesterday,_ and a verdict of accidental death was rendered. The deceased' was a Frenchman, . fifty-six years of agei. and leaves a wife. and two grown up sons. He had been eraployed as a coal digger for nearly thirty years. He wassuspected of having participated in the' riot at O'Neih's work; and Wheels had er r! ved to arrest hirn, with others, when they, learned of his death. - A Peculiar Case.—Mrs. Mb J. Reed, of Birmingham.reade informatimbeibre Al. dersannMasters, charging her sister-ln law, Mrs. M. E. Green, with. obtaining boarding under false pretence