The Pittsburgh gazette. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1866-1877, August 10, 1868, Image 8

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Political.--Alder—A, Bottler, of
the t3ixth ward, withdrew his name from
the canvass for the Republican nomination
ler ldavor 'on Saturday, although his
chances were considered by his blends as
way aa those of the' ether gentlemen in the
field. Mr. Butler desires& denial given to
the rumor, strengthened by &publication in
the Leader Yesterday, to the effect that he
la out in support of Mr. Jeremy.
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Forgot to Pay His. Landlady. -
Mrs. C. Keck made inibrmation on Sat
tirday before Alderman Taylor against
Win. Hartman for false pretence. She
alleges that the defendant obtained board
ing and money from her to the amount of
thirteen dollars, representing that he had
money due him with which he would set
tle the bill. Shestates thatshe ascertained
that hereceived the money, and as he h
not mid her she makes the information.as
Hartrnaii was arrested and settled the mat
' ter by paying the bill and the costs of pro.
_mention. _ .
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- Spelling his Orchard.
Alderman MoMasters on Saturday issued
a warrant for the arrest of three boys
named. respectively. George Robinson,
'Lewis Baker and John Lupp charged with
Inalialmis trespass. it is alleged that the
boys have been in the habit of entering the
orchard of Robert A rthurs, Esq., in Mint
*ravine, and not only stealing the. fruit
but damaging the trees to a very great
extent. Mr. Arthurs states that 'he • has
twarned them off several tim
a es, bt they '
have no heeded the w arningand be u is now
determinedforce to put a Stop to the practice by
the of law.
'Serious Accident.
The• norses attach- d to a barmiche own
-pied by-two gentlemen aid two ladies, took
eight on thellrownsvifte road, above IX*
wiingham, _yesterday afternoon, and - ran
off. They had not gone very far before
• the velifele upset. —The occupants, with
lone exception, ' Mn. towdy, 'escaped in
jury. Tbe lady was thrown violently
against the earth, and_beiddes sustaining
severe injuries from- the concession, re.
served a dangerous wound back of the right
ear from a splinter of wood being driven ,
into the flesh otthe neck at the base of the
ear. It isthought she cannot recover from
tier ir j ark's.
Aggravated, Assault.
Harry Bricker made information vn Sat.
iwday before Alderman MoMiuders, against
Andrew Moss for aggravated assault and
battery. Harry atates that owed Moat
who is tiroprietor of the Sheffield House, in
the-Fifth ward,= two dolbirs for drinks.
Hots employed at Hussey. & Co.'s mill, and
was paid off a day or two since, but being
delayed by other business he did not go to
the taveininimediately and pay the bill.
in' he a ft ernoon of the same day lie alleges
that Moss came to the mill and sent a little
boyin him to come out, and upon
his coining he attacked him with 4pair
7 forktinckleys, making terrible iamb just
above his eye. A warrant was issued.
The Opening of Larkner"Afienue.
In the Court of Quarter_ Sessions, Battu-
Asir, a petition. was pred. signed:by F.
B. McConnell and 'C. ROOVerer,asking that
the Clerks ofCity Council be directed. to
to the Court the papers in regard to ,
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the opening ' ; of Lorimer avenue, in, the,
3shieteenth ward, together with the report: '
-of -Of the reviewers appointed to assess .the
dgmages and. benefits on property ,on _the
dfile tif laid fiVetirle. 14r: McConnell in his
•Own behalf,,:and Mr, Hamner, in behalf of
-this tlerman Church, state'that the property
of thetorato *tut assessed #51(10, ler alleged
Lbetiefitir Wbielf is &milder - 0d grossly inequi
table/ while the- thatch -piroperty has been
asOrooettpied by ` the 0)**4(11160h/so o f the AV
40m*WitelenderiterOmbPatativebelhiihn
ahtlite, without arty.adeqttate compensation
.therefor. The pfifitiOnir Asks that> the
pars may, be certified to Court in order Mutt
Audi action may be taken id the nremiseti
that justice and equity, way be awarded to
`.The order asked for was *ulna&
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SUBITIllin:
To Advertisers. ,
Ad immense extra edition ofthe WEEKLY
GAZETTE will be issued from this •office
Wednesday and Saturday, of. this week.
The papers will be circulated 'widely by the
parties ordering them, and will find their
way into every eity, town and village of
Western Pennsylvania," Eastern Ohio and
Western Virginia. A limited number
ittapecial advertisements will be taken for
the occasion; which mutt be furnished be
fibre Tuosday noon, m order to intrare istb-
Bastion.
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Daily Prayer Meeting— From 12 x. to
180 o'clock at the 'Rooms of the Christian
.Assoclation, No. 23 Fifth street.
• Meets To-nlght.—The Pittstuulth Fire
znen's Association will hold a meeting , to
night, at seven and a half o'clock, at their
Hall in the City. Buildings.
• ersonal,-,-The Right Reverned Doctor
3terfoot is on a visit to Chicago, and is 'stay
in with his brother S. 11. Rerfoot, Esq.,
at his residence at Laite.View. ---- •
' est Point Cadetship.—Tha examina
tion of applicants for the West Point Cadet
from this district has resulted in tha
selection of a son of Mr. Charles Byrne, of
"Birmingham.
Comudtted.—Justice Herron on Saturday
twornmifted In default of 13,000 bail John
(Runt charged with burglary, on oath of
- vr tn .
_m a i m . We did pot hear the par
ticulars of the case. '
Postponed.—The reopening of the Alle
gheny Library, which was to have taken
place to-day, has been postponed until
August . 17th. Thee improvements have
been much more extensive than at first
. contempl t ated, which accounts for the post
ponemen. `-•
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A.Defeat.—The Allegheny Base Ball Club
zuffeted a defeat in their , gamo with the
Cincinnati Club on Saturday, the score
-standing
he i c y-five to twelve at the close
sof the ninth inning. Tee .Olympic Club'
will :play the victors this afternoon at the
same place. • k. •
Admitted.—Pro - f. a- N. Monroe was on
Saturday, on motion of R. B. Carnalui
n
Zeq., admitted to practicelew in the United
etates Circuit and District Court& He is a
gentleman of tine attainments and doubt
less will rapidly advancti.to high position
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in bia new profession. •
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Thee butchers or Pittaliurgh and Alla
' sheny for the •]ast few days have
_sold but a trifling quantity of -beef,
but there was great demand for mutton.
The cattle disease may be considered over,
and parties need no longer refrain from
ng indiscriminate purchases from
their butchers.
Serious Mall.-=Yesterday, evening about
seven o'cloCk a lady named Julia Ann
Brown fell over an embankment to the
track of the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and
Chicago'Railroad, receiving a severy gash
in the head above the right temple. She
was picked no np by some persona in the vi
cty, and conveyed to her residence on the
corner of Walnut street and Spring alley.
First Ward, and medical assistance called
in. The physician Rays she has been in
jured internally but with proper care will
recover.
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Sketches of the Prisonere....bioppartls Let.
ter from the Pittsburgh aall—Ths Ex
amination and Its Results.
We condense the following from the Ti
tusville Herald: We are able to add a few
additional particulars to what has been al
ready published in our columns in relation
to the Benninghoff case.. The public will
never be satisfied till the whole story comes
out. Important disclosures may be expec
ted. Theringleaders in this gigantic crime
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are sti ll et large, and only a few of the ac
cessories are as yet in Custody. We be.
Hove not a cent of the money has been re
covered. , ,
It has already transpired that "Jim Ste.
ger” was the leading spirit, the principal
actor in the affair, ',unfortunate" affair, as
we heard Lawyer Boles euphonionsly term
it, in addressing the Court in behalf' of the
prisoners on Thursday last, and Jim &eager
- is supposed to have the lion's share of the
money. -This "Steger" needs no introduc
tion to old Cetwford county settlers. His
father gave the "family" name to Stre•
town, and le ft Jim with 460,000 'capital
sge
to
commence, business with. Steger kept a
dry goods store In Meadvlll , for several
years, on a very large scale, d one of our
leading townsmen was a erk of his.
Whatever wrecked his fortune, it is cer •
tain
that his habits have been "fast" of late , so
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fast that he has become "ripe" for the , step
which has cast a stain on his tiame that time
will only turn blaoker—and which has
made him an outlaw, a fugitive from jus
tice and a vagabond in the earth.
Weide cornea next. As hail been stated,
Lewis Weide, one of the suspected -con
federates, alsO hails from Saegertown, was
a
few farmer and in it:volved circumstances a
months Since. Weide was half Ger
man, we believe, and kept a hotel in Saeg
ertown. Hewes a crony of Saeger's, and
when arrested tad,_settled in Ohio in the
ownership of a lintel, distillery, (Cm. Weide
was bailed one 42:4000 bond, and is now at
large.. ' I
We 'had the 'privilege of thejail at Frank
lin and a talk with the three other pHs.
oilers, Miller, Shopped and Geyer.
Geyer has not been in this country long,
and was Benninghoff's hired man, and one
who was in the house at the time of the
robbery. His face tells no tales, and to all
interrogatories -he 'says, "no speak Eng
lish." He is a regular Teuton, with a blank
expression on his , blonde face, indicative
more of simplicity than of craft.
Miller is a slim, pale chap, with a dissi
pated look. One reads at a glance that as
a repository of a secret, -of either good or
ill news, there coal:I:not bear more "leaky
- vessel."_ Hehas been'a constable for years
at Saegertown, and enjoys the reputation of
being a "rouge;"fond of the "merry com
pany" that frequent the "country danoe."
and consort in - bar-iooms for a friendly
game of "etiehre." That Miller was never
before a magistrate for a breach of the laws
is an item in his favor, and having neither
died "nor concealed himself, it is argued
that his guilt is rather that of an accessory
than a principal, more of knowledge than
The case of. Shoppart wears a less favor
oble aspect. - He told as he was a cooper by
trade, and followed that occupation at
Siegertown. He was a private in the aid
and 111th Pennsylvania regiments. He
was Properly secretive about his own mat
ters. He has already divulged too much
for his own good, but the evidence rather
inculpates him as an accessory. Ills "al
lowance" of the spoils was probably small:
and soon vanished, tint his flight and can
ccialment betoken that be was not free from
coiriplicity, remote if not direct, and the
following letter from his hafid would seem`
to point in the sanie direction. The letter
in question.was adduced, on the examina
tion.. by the prosecution, and„ Shoppart
wrote it while in jail in Pittsburgh, en
closed it In a sealed envelope, properly di
rected, and handed it with a confiding in
cautiousness to the Warden of the prison
post. I a c t in gay, ma matter of coarse,
the writerwi th solicitation or
inducement,, from any quarter, inconti
, nently exposed himself and implicated
others. The following is a verbatim copy
of the.original: `-
, FIFIOPPART'S LETTER.
PITTSBURG, P., July ith i
FRIEND GEORGR : I seat A myself l to, n:
form you of my bad luck. I have ben ar
rested and am in Jale in Pittsburg. I was
arrested on; the Beneboof Case. I have
ben' here but a few days. Godam'a L.
Wade's Sole.' I wrote to him twist for
money to leave Illinois on. as I knew I
would be arrested if I did not get it, and I
made applications alter getting here and
never got even a scratch of a pen from the
darn - mean Sun of a Bitch, and so things
went on till I was arrested. ---Benehoof's
Son and a Detective from Pittsburgh ar
rested me; they have been clear to Rocky
Mountains after me and James Saeger and
to Omaho, George they know all about it
and they eventold me of things that , you
and James and myself: talked when we
was alone'.or' thought we was alone, and
told me where you and me got our money
and theyrget know almost all about it. - I will
never fo James Saeger and L .Waeldy
for their kindness to me and George I will
be true to you and wish_l had sent to
you for money but knowing you did
not get mulch and had sent me
money twist I could not ask you any more
you will be arrested in a few days as `they .
told me they were going to arrest you
before, long .but they wants get James
Saeger first if possible and I think you had
better leave but you must be Sharp if you
get away as they had a man on your track
all the time and you must be mighty sharp
or they nab you in getting away and you
will be arrested share if you dont and they
'told me Grift'Hunter ass, in the thing as
for that I can't say but the way they used ,
me and; ou maybe they got some one else'
in in stead of us Well I mast close, burn
this as soon as yo u read it and write just
aifsoon as ever you get this dont delay a
moment and let me know what yyou are
going to do Address Joss EAOARDIN
Box 710 Pittsburgh. Pa.
The examinati on of the prisoners did not
occupy much time. It was only a question
whether there was probable cause of guilt
of the prisoners and what amount 'of bail
would be required. Judge Trundey heard
th case. A. B. Richmond, Esq., aared
for the prosecution and W. FL Boles. ppe Esq.,
C. R. Marsh, ESQ., of Meadville and
Miller, Esq., of Pianklin, for theyprisoners..
The first witness, Mr. Jonn Bennlnghoff
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detailed the circumstances of the robbery.
The, amount of the' plunder was given at
1210,000, about a q.uarter of which was in
United States bonds, - the rest mostly In
greenbacks. He testified that the prisoner
Geyer was his hired man at tbe time of the
'robbery; that when the strangers approach
ed,the door and sought admission he told
Geyer to bar the door, Instead of which he
admitted them: It did not appear. whether
, Goyet Was bound and assaulted or not, bt
the- testimony was confessedly ea
wk affectu
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big G., excepting that Weide had come to
see Geyer several times before the .rokt.'
1 bery. Geyer bad previously worked for
Welds, and some of the prisoners affirmed
1 1 that "the Dutchman was the guiltiest of the
, lot." But little was developed by the testi
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ninny of the witnesses which we have not
already relited, the prosecution being evi
-1 dentiy unwilling tositsw their hand further
than was Actually needed to make a prima
facie case against the prisoners. It appear
ed, however, that both Miller and Shoppart
had manifested a desire to turn State's evi
dence provided they could escape and be
released hom , prosecution; :Some of th e
witnesses testified to fragmentary hints of
a stispicious character dropped from= fromthe
lips of Miller, of the sadden wealth he was
earning - Into; of his being tiny - free with
money, dte. -, : .;-; . ' '''
of B ut we havegivom„the sum and substanee
he proof, so hi , sig iciemloonsletat with
the.ends ofjuatioe:and•the future plans of
the prosecution. , The Judge dxed the bail
of. Shopper & , 5t.10,000,. that' Of ;Miller at
15.000, and that iit Geyer at 41,000 e The
latter only timid obtain'acceptablesureties,
anti the:ro turn*** tenumulediejail,
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PIIISIIIIItOR GAEETT Bt 1 1 1()ND,AIT 4.lJ,Citlil JO 1868.
-- RELIGIOUS.
bedicattetr - of ti'm New TrlaitY Church of
C e First German Evangelical Lutheran
ngregaUon—Descriptionofthe Edifice.
'There :vide dediciated with appropriate
services yesterday morning, to the worship
of Almighty God, the beautiful and costly
Trinity Church building Just erected by
the enterprising congregation of the First
German Lutheran Congregation of this
city. The edifice stands in a proud posi
tion ma High street, near its intersection
with Fifth avenue, a location eminently
desirable for church purposes, being quiet,
eeeluded, and in a good neighborhood. The
building is or a modernized Gothic style of
architecture, built of fine brick and orna
mented with cut stone facings. It is one hun
dred and thirty-tive feet deep with a front
and width of sixty-five feet. In the centre
rises a model spire, carrying a brick base
up to the height of about 120 feet and end
ing,
in an exquisitely beautiful steeple
covered with chequered and variegated
slate and ornamentally capped: The smith
from the ground to the cap is 180 feet high,
and can be seen from nearly all parte of
the city. .Exterlorly the church is another
valuable contribution to the number offine
architectural edifices reared by our cline
tian people to the honor and glory of God.
In point of neatness and substantiality it
, will more than farabl y compare wi t h a
maiority of our te mp les of woreip. Its
ccat, excluding the valuable ground on
which it stands, will closely approxi
mate $50,000, and together with th
grounds and buildings for school purpose
and parsonage erected thereon, a
preaches 890,000, which the public spirited
congregation expended willingly to secure
the decency - cif divine Worship. The
rock al school house is immediately in t he
rear of the church to the left, and is a how
'Cactly built brick building of three stories,
containing all the Modern school furniture
and facilities for eaucating the outh. The
Parsonage, fronting the street - to y the left of
the church, is a neat and substanhal two
story building, finished, throughout in
elegant style. and altegether an ele
gt and desirable_retidence Or the
much appreciated I pastor. The t church
and grounds are enclosed with very beau-
Wel iron railings, and nothing his been
left undone to improve the fine 'utward
appearance of the edifice. In the i ntenor
the Church presents a magnificent ppear
ance, neither pains nor expense having
been spared to renderit the prettiest in the
city. The_points -of 'entfanee, through a
broad doorway in the centre and a door on
either side, lead to a finely finished vesti
bule paved with white marble. On either
side ascend broad white oak stairs wading
into the galleries, which are upon both
sides of the Church. • The entrance to the
main auditorium leads into a broad mid
dle aisle which ends at the steps of th e al tar.
There are three broad aisles in the Church,
and including the galleries two thousand
Person!. can be comfortably provided
with seats, while nearly double that num
ber can be present at one time: The arched
ceilings are frescoed in a highly artistic
manner, 'and are provided with fourteen
ornamental ventilators. There are seven
stained glass windows of large proportions
on each side of thechurch. These are sup
plied with emblematical figures in a circle
near the top, which are elegant specimens
of art. The following figures appear: A
cross and crown, a sheaf of wheat, the
Greek letters Alpha and Omega,. a iamb,
an anchor, a water Illy, an all seeing eye,
the tablets of Moses, a passion /lower, the
stork feeding her young, a dove, the l etters
I. H. S. The intelligent reader will need no
luterpretation of theme symbolic figures
and lettaw. The altar is alinply grand. It
is approached by five broad steps which are
covered with green velvet carpet. A gothic
struo:ure of elaborately carved white oak.
rises in the rear of the altar stoneand fornas
niches for depository of a virgin white,
Wel size statue of Christ and the four
Evangelista—hhethew, Mark, Luke and
John. Thetre were presented to the con
gregation by the architects of the edifice,
Messrs. Griese & Weill, of Cleveland. Front
of the gothic ornamentation is the altar,
the usual form. surmounted with an ivory
crucifix. at the base of which lay the aym,
bol of death, the skull and cross bones
cut out of marble. The altar is covered
with richly fringed ~and embroidered
crimson velvet, and has worked upon it a
verse taken fro the scriptures. Imme
diately in fr on oft he altar is the baptismal
font of highly polished marble. it bears
an inscription denoting it to be a gift from
Mrs. Hannah M. Nieman, and a generous
one it is. To the left of the altar, looking
from it to the congregation, 38 the pulpit
artistically designed to represent a chalice,
and cleverly carved and ornamented, bear
ing medallion portraits of illustrious men
of the,church. The sounding board above
the pulpit is richly painted and has in its
centre the figure of a dove etriblematio
of the - 'Holy' Spirit. Access is ots
tained to the pulpit ; through, a sacristy
to the left, of the altar, the stairs ascending
from that apartmentand being hidden from
outside view. The pews, like all the wood
work about the church, are grained in imi
tation of white oak and ate emth capable of
seating six peraone. At night the church
will he lighted with two magniffeent chan
deliers dependent ffom the ceiling and each
havihg twelve jets . Besides these there
are about forty brackets distributed about
the walla in convenient places. Upon the
whole the of the
_church is .grand
and enticing and speaks volumes in praise
of the architects, Messrs. , Greise & Weill,
of Cleveland, and the builder, Mr. Peter
Suelker. of Birmingham.
The dedicatory services were performed
yesterday morning before an audience var
iously estimated from three to four thous
and persons. The Church was handsome
ly decorated with evergreens and mottoes,
and presented a gala appearance. One
banner was specially attractive. It was of
blue silk, richly embroidered, bearing the,
following inscriptions in German:
"God's word mid Luther's teachings put.e.
yai throuh eternity endure."
'Behold -1 come' quiet!) ; hald that fait which
thou haat that no man take thy crow,,. "—Bev. 3d
than. 11th-verse.
M, the tnuch
valued pat ev ter of the congregatiouellern, officiated
at the altar and performed the ' dedicatory
services. The sermon of the occasion, in
German, was delivered by Rev. Prof. E. A.
Brauer, of St. Lords, formerly pastor of
this church. Chose who understood the
language speak very highly of the sermon,
It.being both brilliant and eloquent. In-
the afternoon, Rev. F. Schneicit preached
in German to a large congregation, deliver
ing a beautiful discourse appropriate to the ,
oecasion. In the evening the services wore
conducted by Rev. Samuel Laird, , of the
First 'English Evantrelical,Church, assisted
hy Rev. , H. W. Roth, pastor or , Grace
Evingelicsa- Lutheran Chnrch, Thrilling
..harm--The former occupied the pulpit
and delivered in English a masterly ser
mon, full• of fellgiour enthusiasm and re
plete with thought and beauty. There was
a vast audience In attendence, and many
were unable to gaits admittance
Be to _the
church. This afternoon the rvioes will
be continued,..when that well known and
zealous pager. Rev. O. A. Wenzel of the
Second German EVangelleal Church of this
city, will occupy the IMP% ' .
• The oongregation will occupy their • new
,church from this out. and it will lontratand
as a moraiment to their religious zeal and
enterprise. . : -
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T. l lO &aver Street M. E. Church; Re+. J.
!V_L / 14 _ /iPrt Oasioort.:ljok rrooPonl:Ylatof
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day for "publin _Warship with Interesting
exercise% This Church has been cleftd
for 03 mellme past. for the purposeof being
renovated end repaired.- During the tittle
, it has been thoroughly cleaned and repaint
ea Waldo austontaide. -"The - Walls an cell.
lug of the auditorium were handsomely
fresoned and all the lide wood work
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grained , enew._and- a be aut iful 110 W carpet
Atoeditta the Soot. The houss --, notagra•
sent% a very altar/. oosy d acerb:it fill;
.7-3 - 2 - fsi.ui't t' f. ,, ..•-,•?, • e • -'...- -. :A ~ ', ,r•- , t-.•-•..i• f
pavane° and spi3aka well brittle liberality=
and enterprise of the Congregation. The
exercises yeaterday were oonducted by the
pastor, and attracted - large audiences
throughout the whole day.
The. Cattle Disease—Another Meeting- of
• , Allegheny Butchers.
In pursuance of previous arrangthents a:
second meeting of the butchers of Alle
gheny was held in the Mayor's office, Sat
tnrday afternoon at one o'clock. ,
On motion of Mr. Joseph McDonald, Hon.
J. L. Grahano was called to the chair,
taxiesthe repo rs a cting rte of the press aas secre.
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Mr. Graham, on taking the chair, said
that as he understood it,-the Meeting had
fbeen
n a te ll r e chaongethef pu i r ni p on e f roofmobhtaein b i u n t g c hers
and citizens in general in regard .to the
best method of preventing the sale of dis
eased cattle in the city.
Mr. Joseph McDonald stated that at a
previous meeting a committee had been
appointed to take note of and inspect all
cattle corning into the city on Saturday.
The ComMittee had prepared a report
which exhibited the following arrivals of
cattle during the morning:
Two car
ed to Krauss it s
Heads. from C
- .adiz, Ohio, consign
Two car loads from Portage county, Ohio,
to Jas. McCollister.
One drove of cattle from Washington
county, to Stakel.4:lc Bro.
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Sixteen head rom Washington county,
to Myera & Nee .
Two car loads rom Belmont county, Ohio,
to Hazelwood ek. Illackstock.
Two car loads from Edward Thayer, Por
tage county, Ohio.
One car load from East Liberty, to L.
Sheinberg. Re-shipped back.
The'Committee stated that they had no
knowledge of any diseased cattle being of
fered for sale in the Allegheny yards.
The report was accepted.
Air. Greenawalt, a drover, objected to the
resolution passed at a previous meeting,
preventing butchers - from buying any cat
tle coming from Chicago. He thought they
should be idlowed to buy cattle coming
from any place, providing the Committee
of Inspect on prononncethem sound.
Mr. M'Donald moved that a committee'
of three be appointed by the Chair to visit
the yards in the city and report the con
dition of affairs there to the Mayor onMon
day.
' The motion was carried, and Messrs. Jos.
M'Donald, J. F. Bellstein and Wm. Badder
appointed on said committee.
Mr. Sanderson asked information 'wheth
er the diseased cattle could be readily die
timmished from the others not diseased.
Mr. Bellstein said he had paid a visit to
the East Liberty Yards to . investigate that
matter, and he found that there were cer
tain infallible signs on each of the diseased
cattle which could easily be discovered by
any person at all familiar with the trade.
From these signs the firstsimptoms of the
disease were revealed, and the committee
of inspection would ,have ho difficulty in
separating the healthy from the diseased
ones in any drove.
Mr. Beilsteinia statements were corrobor
ated by several of the butchers present
from their own observation.
Mr. James Sanderson moved that the
Committee be instructed to ptiti Coun
cils at their nest meeting for thenppoint
ment of a meat inspecto r for the city. Car
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ned. .
On motion of Mr. Robert Gray, Richard
Denver, was unanimously recommended
for the position. •
Mr. Greenawalt asked for infortnation
whether the cattle pronounced sound by
the Committee could be purchased by the
butchers, regardlekts of. the plat* from
•Wbence they had been shipped. •
The Chairman stated such to be his un
derstanding of the action of the meeting
in appointing the Committee.
On motion, adjourned.
—Since writing the above we have been
banded the following report of the Com
mittee on Inspection. The Committee it
seems visited the yards on Saturday after
the meeting and yesterday and make their
report accordingly:
ALLEGHENY CATTLE YARDS, • /
August 9, 1868.
We, the undersigned Committeeappo nt
ed to, nvestigate the arrival- of all cattle
coming to these yards, have paid due at
tention to the matter and found them per
fectly satisfactory. The arrivals are all
from the adjoining counties.
JOSEPH B. MoDONALD,
7. F. BEILSTEIN,
W. BADER.
Did He Take It Back t
A man before he gets through the world
is very often met with the demand, "Take
that back," accompanied by - a fierce threat
If not rapidly complied with. (None are
better accitniinted with this fact than re
portent.), A little "taking back" transac
tion; however, in which George Maxwell
is said to have figured, instead of bringing
him relief was rather of the reverse order.
Mrs. McNally, his landlady, in relating
the circumstance states that George came
into the house with a companion on' Satur
day to pay his board bill, amounting to
1 fifteen dollars. The money was laid on the
table for a few minutes, and while the lady
went to another part of:the room 'George
and his, companion departed, the money, e
also, mysteriously disappearing at the sa me
time. Thinking the matter a little strange
she consulted that courteous official, Mayor
I Drum, who by some means prevailed on
George to call, at his allele, there the mat
ter was explained to him, with . the intima
tion that he knew something about ii. He
-denied all knowledge of the affair, but tbe
appearanoe of a commitment soft ened, his
heart a little, and he , generouslypaid over,
the amount, saying that be would see his
companion and have the matter investi
gated. 'He left shortly afterwards, and at
last accounts no report of the result bad
been received at the office. .
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A Little Wanderer.
On ,Friday night. there arrived in this
city a bright lad about thirteen years old,
who told a short story of wrong perpe
trated on him. He says his name is Jarrett;
that his parents reside"in lowa City,'lowa.
from whence he was enticed by a man to go
to Brooklyn, N. Y., to sing in a choir.
That while in the man's keeping he was
treated badly and almost starved. On ex
pressing a desire to return to, his home his
guardian accompanied him to Jersey
City, where he left him to pursue his
journey as best he could. He bad
means enough to get this far, but his
funds gave out and for protection.. and.
aid he visited the Mayor's office. There.
happened, fortunately for the boy', to be a
number of the members of the 'Vigilant
Fire Company in the °Moe .at the time.
They provided for him liberally, attending'
to his every want, and with a new suit of.
clothing and some money and a railway
ticket in his pocket he will depart to-day
for the home' of his parents. This act of
'kindness and - charity to a mere child On
the part clothe le Vigy.boya , tis its own com
mentary, and no word ofpraiae should mar
the noble deed so well and generonsly per.
formed. •
• - fillarvest Home.”
Grays, at.Bhonsetown, on the, Phlo
river s sixteen miles below'the city, was the
Inane of a quite interesting and memorable
affair Friday night last. A. genic Partly
moonlight, partly candle light, was held by
the people of that goodly neighborhood,
aided b
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borhoo
With such romantic surroundings, inch
delightful breezes, such • inteiring music,
and such a display. of beauty and - artistic
skill, there : la little wonder that everybody
declared it the happiest eveht of theseason.
• , At the witching time of night" the as:
seMblage dispersed, hoping for an early op.
tobliniiiik to' lea up belt sports ajpurt 4.
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- A nOllll6 Thief Jailed.
Frank_Willianm, the thief who was , de
tected in ransacking the dwelling of D. W.
C. Bidwell, Esq.. on Stockton Avenue. had
a hearing before Mayor Drum on Saturday,
when the following particulars of the case
were developed. It see ms t hat he had gone
'round to the rear of the building, and
when discovered had broken the sash of
the windows. A lady diving near by saw
his action, and with great forethotfght TBllll
- no alarm, but quietly went out and no
tified a police officer of tne affair. He im
mediately repaired to the house and sue
ceeded in capturing the fellow inside. On
his
being
nani conveyed to the lock-up he gave
e as Prank Williams. - He was
searched, and about a half dozen pawn
tickets were fel:lad in his 'pockets. Secur
ing these- the officers called at the pawn
offices and recovered a considerable
amount of clothing and valuables, which
the fellow had evidently been some, time
in collecting. The family of Mr. Bidwell
are away, and the house was left unoccu
pied, a fact which the fellow seems-to have
been aware of. None of the stolen prop
erty has been identified vet. He gave a
different name at each pawn shop, and the
name given at the Mayor's office was dif
ferent from all the rest. He seems to have
a faculty of inventingnames but, unfor
tunately, that is a talent not' required in
the every day life of an honest man. Afte r
the hearing, in default of $l,OOO bail, he
was committed for trial.
Sewing Machines.
People should be careful how they are
influenced by the representations of sewing
machine agents in this city during the con
troversy now indirectly going on between
them. Some of them, being unable to set
forth 'any special merit for their machines;
endeavor to make up for this by claiming
that. the particular companies they repro
!sent have sold agreater number of machines
than any other. But while thIR fact is not
settled, each agent reasserting his claim
and backing his statement by figures, it is
pretty Well established thlit the Weed Sew
ing Machine is the favorite in this locality.
Special minim and which p ren d er ich can
not be disputed it supe
rior to all others. Simplicity of construc
tion, ease of operation, and the infrequency
of its getting out of order, are the main
advantages. It is quite as "noiseless" as
any other machine, since in its construc
tion and operation fifty per cent. leas
machinery . Is employed. It is not run
by cogs, and in no case is it neces
oilin
sary'gto
This takc
e It 'apart for cleaning or
. - an be one w re
moving a screw, as it tur ns on a hingeand
all parts of it easily accesiible for any pur
pose. That the Weed Machine is the-fav
orite In Pittsbuh is lainl sho
the published lista rg of w e ll - kn o wn c wn itizen b s y
who have purchased it. In nt borhoods
where one has been sold , itis a istinguish
int fact that. other orders i
ve quickly
followed. In the last ninety -,days
there have been more Weeds sold at retail
In Pittsburglrand vicinity than of any other
fact which cannot be'succese
fully disputed. They can be found in fam
ilies in nearly every street In the city, and
In some neigftorhaxis' are plentifully dis
tributed.
Tile Newell'mutate,
We take pleasure in ealling attention to
the notice found in oar advertising col
.
mans, of the reopening , on Septemberlst,
of thd "Newell Institute," No. 287 Penn
street, which is alrea solhvorsily known
in the community. it will be Be e n that the
corps of teaehera Is composed of the best
talent that can be obtained. Mr. James R.
Newell, so well known as an elocutionist
and a teacher, has long been regarded as a.
leading educator. Mr. Alien lileCrum,
late principal of the Second ward , Scheele,
bears a reputation that will - insure success
wherever he`m_lty be called to labor as a
teacher. Mr. W. Sloan,. late of. Ccllntribla
Coliege, brings with him wrap - citation not
to be excelled-. Memrs. W. A. Burchfield,
teacher in the Higher Pnglish department,
H. Newell, teacher of Sciences and Draw
ing, R. Johnson, former • teacher_ of-Book
keeping and p. entnanship iu the I
College, A: Daum, ron City
, teacher of French,
teacher- of Ger man , Spence4,llllll and litliss
retain their connection with
the school. The ladies' and boys' school
are entirely separate. The school certainly
re co mmends itself as a most desirabloplace
to obtain a Ant-Wass education.:
! . Twelfth Ward, Plitoargh.
A large meeting Of the Republicans Of
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the Twel ft h (old Ninth) w'rd, Ire; held' on
Saturday evening in .lbe'-ogan air, ful_da
Grant and Colfax Club waii,organizetl. irat'
lowing ere the.ofilcera: ~, . .
.P.viid_ent..Oharlea ECAirrnatioog. ' ' .
, . - Nee z•ranaeggs.,.einitielidelCee, .Tobh - a
Normine. William A; Audi R. M. Reed.
Paul Seibert, James Potto.
ikeirg d„arids.Wrwtlirkei.T. 1ic.111.6161.0.
Frederickr lifetagor. ..
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markiand. Samuel lititaltelli =John realer,
W. I. ireeerleed,. ThOeme RalioWeW Chlra• '
tophir Woods, &keit ger m , J. F. Riven!.
Awigwalll Will be built in tide Tgrd.
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Upset--,A Litt.le Child injured. -.
Yesterday evening about six o'clock sev
eral one-horse buggies, filled with young
men returning from a pleasure trip; were
being driven down Pennsylvania avenue
when one of the horses became frightened
and started; to run. Coming in contact
with a two-horse barouche one of the
wheels of that vehicle was torn off, the
buggy also sharing, a similar fate. This
accident so fiightened the other horses in
tne train that they became unmanageable
and started. off also. When near the corner
of Pride street and the avenue two of the
buggies collided and were upset, one of the
occupants hiving several ribs broken--tbe
otherP sustaining no injuries beyond a few
slight bruises. , The remaining horse, at
tached- to a buggy - in which were seated
three young men, nothwithstanding all
their exertions, continued on his mad ca
reer. Just above Stevenson street the
horse shied on the pavement, coming i n
contact with a post, and the vehicle was
overturned.
Mr. Eris, residing on IloYd's Hill, was
driving along in apuggy,containing, beside
himself . , his son and a little daughter
about six years of age, when he heard an
outcry, and looking behind him -saw the
last mentioned runaway coming. He im
mediately droveon the pavement to beam'
of the way. In the meanwhile, just below
Stevenson street, the affrighted animal
shied on the pavement, coming in con
tact with a post-and overturning . the vehi
ble. Quickly breaking away from the har
ness, he ran along the pavement, "and in at
tempting to pass between the fence and
Mr. Eris'
,buggy, he 'overturned that vehi
cle also. The father and son both escaped
injury, but little girl was thrown under
the feet of their own horse, receivinga
severe gash on the top of the head and being
otherwise badly injured. She was taken
into a neighboring house and Dr. Batten
called in, • who dressed the wound. The
Doctor thinks the child will recover with
careful attention. it seems a miracle that
she was not killed outright. - Some, of the
animals. continued their flight till they
reached their stables, and the others were
secured before going far. With the excep
tion of the, persons mentioned none were
seriously injured. 'We failed to learn the
names of any of the pa.iy, but will doubt
less hear. further of the affair to-day,7 one
of the parties, it is said, threatens t 0 bring 4
snit for reckless driving against one f his
compianiona. We experienced considera
ble difficulty in getting the '-circumstances
of the affair, several parties who seemed to
be in possession of the facts refusing to
give us any information. As near as we
could learn, however, the particulars are
as we have reported them.
ti.rabof Setiini Machines. •
jndl a ea--The•whole world. The trial fif
teen y ts' duration and practical use' he
test. '
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The Wheeler Wilson Sewing' Machine
the chainpion.
The universal verdict, number of ma
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l ies manufactured by the different oom -
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°Pending September 10, 1867.
Whteler it Wilson (round numbers).3oo.ooo
Singer & Co- 202,000
Grover & Baker .. . .... ....... _165,000-
Wilcox & Gibbet. . . ............ .. . ........... 87,000
Rowe CO ...-.... .. ....... . ........... 68,000
Florence ........ . ..... . .... ... .. . 35,000
Finkle it Lyon .. . . ..... : ........... . ... .. . ... 19,000
Empire.; ........ . .... .. . ... ... ... 14,000 ,
.Mtna:
............... .. .. ............. 12,000.
. ....... ..._.. 7,000
Leavit
- 6,000
It Shosld be remembered that one of
these; the Singer's, is fully three years
older than any other, and that, all of them
haie been the market at least seven or
eight years, and all except the Wheeler it
Wilson; Florence and Wilcox it' Gibbs in
clude in their amount of sales their heavy
mannfticturizig machines. which of coarse
is a lame priportion of those manufactured. *
Wheeler • & Wilson manufacture - only
FamilYlfachines, and therefore' have had,
an actual sale_ of -Faintly Machines nearly
aa many as all the rest gether. This
is the verdict-of fifteen y ear s.r Their office
in this City is 27 Fifth 'street. Their terms
are as liberal as any other Machine I,Com
pany, ziotwithstmiding their trtiperionty..
Our readers will noti c e d the advertisement
in •
our colums today of LAPORTE'S Paris
Kid Glpves, and will, no doubt, : recall the
name of g' Laroszt," hose peculiar sig
nature they have seen' in the beautiltilly
cut and elastic Rid Glove brought home by
many ft.-Teti:lmpg tenrisi from London.
The introduction' ofthew admirable and
widely ;known Gloves into the United
St
Ar ates, deserves more than a passingnotice-
Lowrit's Kid Gloves have been in use -
for nearly a quarter .of a century by the •°.'
Queen avid Royal Family of England, and
also • by; 'many of the most noble and dim
tinguiahed families of that and other coup
tries. It is noted for its beautiful shape,
giving to the hand that giaceful outline so -
rarely seen in ordinarygloves, heighten- •
ing the :effect of a handsome hand, and •!'
ooncealingin a measure any natural detest ,
in those that are otherwise. -
Our 'enterprising merchants will not •
be
slow in aVailing themselves* of the advan
tages which have already been•derived
by
European dealers in this Glove. One house
in London (the well known firm of J. &
Mourxy) sell mini:tally, 30,000 dozen of
Leroare's Gloves. "
The Purest and - sweetest Cad Liver Oil
in the world, manufactoled from fretth,
healthy liver s , upon the sea shore; it is per .
featly pure and sweet. Patients who have
.once taken it can - take, none, other. Ask
for “Hazaid and Caswell's Cod Liver Oil,"
manufactured by CasWoll, Hazard .t.Co.,
New York . fkold by all drumists.
Few Treatment-4W chronic diseases of
the eye, ear, head, throat, lungs, heart,
stomach, liver, etc., at Dr. Aborn's Medical
and Surgical Rooms, 134 Smithfield street,
half asquake from the Postolfice. Nocharee -
for consultation. '
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Valuable' ,
Farm for Sale.—We l
- call the ;..
attention of our: readers to an adVertme- ~
inent of a valuable farm for sale in to-day'S
;taper, containing one hundred and thirty .. 'f
acres, tinderliild with coal.
Irving Institntei. select clamiCal school
for young ladies, Bissell's Block, Noe. 10,
L?, and-14 St. Clair street. Mrs. E. A. Smith
and Miaalif. Markham, Principals. Circu
lars at the book stores.
Likeness of Gran' C.—Full-sized portrait of z.
t, on colored card board, the bast and
cheapest lik - eness to be had, for twenty -tive
cents, at No. 84 Fifth street. # dsw
Hydraulic Cow .31liker—See advertise
ment in another column. et,. "4
REMINCRAY—On findaymorning, Augnat.9th,
1808, at 4,1‘ o'clock, of miter kin. CAROLINE ..,
11KM11.40 HAY, of Fleming; Istailon, rellet of RM. " -
inn 0. Remingray, agedtottl.t.re-yeers, three ',..-
months and three days.
The ftmeral will take plea. on TVZBDAY, llth
111 rt.. from the depot of Ile P., Pt. W &C. R. 8.,
Allegheny city, Carriages wiltbe in attendance on
the arrival of tho one o'clock train. The frienda of ! 7
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- the family are .
resimian:illy Invited to attend. : -4'
UNDERTAKS
ALEX. AIKEN, UNDERTAKER, '-.
No. 10 6 FOURTHBTftERT; Pittsburgh, Pa. 4'
INS °fall kinds, CRAP_ES. eLOVES, and vv. '6
ery desellption of Funeral Tarnishing Goods fur: ,••
Dished. moms open day -and nig& Hearse and ..,
Carriages tarnished.
Esmaitsiscse—Rev. David Seri, D. D. * l Be'. M. ;•:'
Milleracobus, D. D., Thomas Rwing„ Esq., • &cob Hi, ;.;•.
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1: • : II &PEBBLES UNDEIL., ,E
TAKERS AND LIVERY STABLEI earner at
8 DUSKY STREET AND CHITRCII VENII 7
Allegheny City. where their CUS kIN ROOMS
consian_ Sly supplied with real and Imitation Rose. :'
wood, mahogany and Walnut Coigns, as prices va•
Ong from .11, to .100., Bodies pre d for inter., 7,
went. Hearses and Carriages sheg la also, all .-
&Inds of Mourning tioodit, ilif required. on ope
&L ail hours. day and night.
ROBERT T. RODNEY . , lINDERI.
TAKER AND .IOLUIALMER, .No. 45 OHIO :: if
EET_. Alleghenpnd No. SO DLUtiONW•O
SQUARE, (by JOhn n'd Bros.okeeps always .
on hands .the best etal. Rosewood, Walnut an of 't
imitation Rosewood Coffins. Walnut Collina.frina
$25 upwards. : Rosewood Cotlins PAO upwards 4 i
other Celan. I proportion. Carriages and Hear..
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Ufurnishod at low tates.• OrapecOlores, PlateaZ
r t rin g Rua/shed gratis,. Once um day ant
GENUINE
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YOB BALE BY
DUNSEATH & HASLET;
66 FEETII STREET.
SPRING GOODS,
A ti dis i phat ) a z, FUMT CLAES EfMacluar? TAILCUI•
JUSTAirEMTD.
HENRY 1L4,L11%,,
&titer orPenzi end St. Clair Stnoti"4 r
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