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FIRST EMTIOX.
craxdiocir:M.
THE CAPITAL.
General, Meade-7.30 .Counter
feits—More Appointments of
'Storekeepers and GaugerE—ln..
Allan Matters—The Conclave at
Gmenbriar—lThat• Gen. Rose...
kcrane says — Re-organization of
, Custom Hcitises. ' • •
[l3y Telegraph to the Elttebargh Glzette.]
• ' •WASHINGTON J Atignsk2B,
GENERAT, 3LEA.DE.
IMltijoi General 'Meade has arrived from
-Georgia, anCd wit-tat:llM `War 'Department
several hours to-day in conversation with
Secretary Schofield: :He 'will leave Wash
ington to-night on &Short visit to Pennsyl
'
COUNTEHFEIT•BEVENITHIRTIES
,
• It is stated at' the Treasury Department
that no counterfeit Seven-thirty notes. have
' been presented for redemption or conver
sion tor several months. •
ADDITIONAL APPOINTILMITS.
The following Storekeepers were appoint
ed to-day in the Internal Revenue service:
Shepard N. Spaulding, Bradford county,
' Pennsylvania; Martin A. Ammermani Co
lumbia county, Pennsylvania; Ephraim
R 7. Ellwetl , Columbia county; Pennsylva
nia; Geo. W. Porter Greene eoutity, Penn
sylvania; Samuel F . Primrose, Richtnond,
Virginia; S. G. Branch, Virginia.
%he following appointments of Gaugers
were made : John B. Lockwood, nd dis
trict, New York; Henry C. Plummer, Ist
district, New York; Chase D. Dunham, 3d
district, Massachusetts; Chas. Crook, 4th
district, New Jersey; Latimer S. Tyler,
.2d district, Illinois; Wm. W. Drake, 3d
district, New Jersey; Chas. Chamberlain,
sth district, New Jersey; Chas. E. Pease,
6th district, Kentucky; G. H. Faulkner,
3d district, Tennessee; S. F. Coder, 2d
district. Pennsylvania; Henry,M.Tß;ker,
4th district, Massachusetts; Daniel' Smart,
Jr. 7th district, Massachusetts- , J. Irving
Bairns, 9th district, New York.
_
PROM THE INDIANS.
The Indian Bureau has received advices
from Superintendent Murphy, dated Ache
son, Kansas, August 22. He says he fully
• concurs in the views expressed in General
Wynkoop's letter, that the innocent In
dians who are , trying to keep in good
faith their treaty pledges should be pro
tected, while he recommends that the In
dians who have committed the recent out
rages be turned over to the military and be
severely punished. In view of the impor
-tance of the case he earnestly recommends
• that the agent, Gen. Wynkoop, be furnished
promptly with the views of the Depart
ment, and that all instructions be
. given him for his future action. General -
Wynkoop suggests that he:be empowered
to take the Indians whom he knows to be
guiltless of the enormities committed on
the Saline river, and who are desirous of
remaining at pt•ace, and loc,te them with
their it dges and families at some good
point which he may select in the vicinity
• of Fort Lamed, and iet those Indians be
subsisted entirely by the Government until
this trouble is over, kept within certain
bounds, and let him be furnished with a
. small battalion of troops for the purpose
of protecting them from their own people
- and from being- fOrced into a war. Let
those who refused to respond to his call to
come within the bounds prescribed be prop
erly punished. By this means, if war
takes place, which he considers inevitable,
there will be ability to discriminate be
tween those who deserve Funishment and
those who do not.
THE CONCLAVE AT WHIT SULPHUR
SPRINGS.
Gen. Rosectans returned to Washington
this evening and resumed his quarters at
Wiliard's Hotel. Much anxiety having
been expressed in regard to the - object of
his visit to "Greenbrier White Sulphur
, Springs, he was soon after his arrival here
asked various questions on that subject, all
- of which he answered readily and frankly.
His responses showed that his purp ;see had
been mis-stated in some of the letters fur
nished to the press by correspondents at
the Springs, while in others there was,
to say the least, exaggerated accounts
concerning him. Sof from his having
been sent' thither o a political lids
/
sion, or of having act s in conformity with
advice of friendn_aft r consultation with
- them, the visit at his own option and
undertaken for his own personal satisfac
tion, to ascertain from representative men
of the South whether' there were any ob
. - Macke in the way of--peace between that
_Section of the country and the North. He
was satisfied the power which organized
=and sustained the Confederacy for four
years against the , gigantic efforts of the
United States Government to suppress the
rebellion, could exercise great influence in
restoring peace, order and stability every
-whefe, and at the same' time promote all the
material interests of the country. He was
received by General Lee and other promi
nent Southern soldiers with marked cordi
ality. In all their personal conversations
they were frank and unreserved andtheir
- conversations, were mainly with reference
to advancing the common interests, irre
.spective of the causes which for a time di
vided the North and South, and resulted
in the reconstruction acts of Congress : •
General aosecrans says that his visit was
satisfactory and that the temper and tone
of those Southerners was worthy and patri
otic. As to the authority for the statements
that he intended to . issue an address signed
by those with whom he has been in con
ference as his visit was for the purpose of
ascertaining for himself their feelings and
views he does not know that any publica-
Aion from him is required or niay become
necessary. The propriety of any such
course rests exclusively with himself.
-SOU= CAROLINA CONSERVATIVE CON
MI
James B. Campbell, NElL who came hither
from Charleaten, with a petition of conser
vative citizens', setting forth the disturbed
.condition of the State and asking for mill- -
, tary protection, WU received with cordiality
by Vie ?resident and Secretary Schofield,
who sympathize with the subject of his
mission.':They referred tarn to the recent
.orders of Gene. Buchanan and Meade and
Ito the opinion of the Attorney General in
'that connection, bat said nothing further
could be done unless an emergency should
:arise requiring olflecial interposition. The
43ixth regiment of infantry 'will, however,
be concentrated sit Charleston as a precau
tionary measure. ' '
- EMIGRANTS FOR VIRGINIA.
'The Richmond Whig of to-day. RaYs:
some forty odd Persons, originally from
Holland, but more recall' ly from Michigan,
where there is a large Dutch f•ettlenient,
arrived in this city on their way to Amelia
county, where they will purchase lands
Already set apart fel them and settle. This
Mile first of the negotiations Chat we haye
heretofore spoken of between Revi; . Van.
Koate and GenorAlnaboden, and is but the
beginLinug what we may expect in the
same was.
MINNESOTA_ LANDS.
The Commissioner of the Land Office
has transmitted the offices of Greenleaf,
St. Peter, and Winebago city land districts,
in Minnesota, lists of lanas• which have
heretofore seen appropriated ,by the Sec
retary of the bite or as inuring to the
the State for rail ad purposes. .The lists
emorace an aft agate of 323,324 acres..
RiOFIGA.I% TION OP OtrEITOM HOUSES.
A. A. R dell, special agent for the Tress.ury, will leave Washington within a few
days tinder instructions from the Depart
ment to visit the different ports of the.
northern frontier, iixtending from Penn
sylvania to Vermont, with a viewto the re
organization- and :reduction of the forces
employed in,Custom flotties at those ports.
MILITARY GAZETTE
Brevet Major General. Barry, Colonel 2d
Artillery,' has been ordered to. report in
person to the Secretary of War.
Brevet Major Wm. Russell, Jr.,4 th Cav
alry, has.beerr assigned to duty at head
quarters, Department of Louisiana.
GENERAL ROSECRANS
Is'expected to 'reach' Washington to-nigh t
from his visit to White Sulphur Springs.
General Rosecrans after receiving further
instructions from the State Department,
will leave Wa.hington for Brown county,
Ohio, to see his:family.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
—Gen. Meade is on a visit to his home in
Philadelphia.
—The wife of Victor . Hugo died a few
days since at Brussels.
—The Baltimore Schutzenfest closed yes
terday. It was an entire success.
—Wishart, of Pine Tree Cordial fame,
died in Philadelphia, ,on Wednesday, of
apoplexy. ' •
—Alex. Leitch,,one of the oldest ane
most prominent druggists of St. Louis, died
yesterday...
—The Republicans of the Ninth Congres
sionarDistrict of Missouri have nominated
Col. D. R. Dyer for Congress.
—The Republicans of the Third Ohio Dis
trict have re-nominated Gen. Schenck for
Congress by acclamation.
T. Elden, a youth, who has been
living by defiiuding banks all through the
States, has been caught at Philadelphia.
-The store of Leon Bloome. at. Wapako
neta, Ohio, was robbed of twenty-five hun
dred dollars worth of dry goods yesterday.
—Wm. H. C. Ring, principal editor and
proprietocoof the New Orleans Timm, died
on Thursday morning, after a lingering
illness. ,
—The Cothruittee having power to call
thelate Virginia Constitutional Cohvention
together again have decided not to make
such call.
—Heavy rains continue and 'have been
general throughout Georgia. and crop re
ports aregloomy,the-rain doing much dam
age to cotton, ._
—Governor Haight, of California has re
ceived from France a silver medal, award
ed to California at the Paris World Exposi
tion, for the display of cereals.
. —Geo. Kilpstricic,‘our Minister to. Chili,
has been granted a three months' leave of
absence to visit this country. He will
probably take the .s:ump for Grant and
Colfax. -
—A trot over the Fashion Crurse; on
Thursday, for a purse of one thousand dol
lars, between the horses "St. Lawrence"
and "Vermont" was-won by the former.
Time 2:52;5, 2:5214.
—The Prei•ident has appointed Mrs. Clara
A. Drake postmistress at Westfield, New
'York, Lleyd D. Waddell, Assessor of the
'First District of Gec rgia, - and base . W.
Webster, postmaster at Kenosha, WiscSn
sin. .
I—President Juarez, of Mexico, writes to
Consul General Day, of California, emphat
ically denying any negotiations for the sale
of the States of Sonora and Simla, or any
Part thereof to the - United States, as re
ported.
—Gen. Howard arrived at New Orleans
op Thursday night, and on Friday, in com
pany with. Gen. Hatch, visited the legis
lature and was invited to a seat within the
bar of the Senate. He left for Texas in the
evening.
I—A fire in Berley street, Boston, yeAsr
lin destroyed the carriage' factory of G.
. Dodd, the stable of Daniel Doherty,
the tail faotory of H. C. Skilly, and dam
aged other, property. .Tile loss is estimated
at.410,00X). Partly insured.
—Pigeon shooting match for four hundred
dollars took place at New York, yesterday,
between the President of the Massachusetts
shooting club and a prominent member of
the Winthrop club; IA hich was won by the
latter, he killing twenty-one of the twenty
five single birds to the former's nineteen.
—Gens. Sherman and Sheridan continue
to report Indian . atrocities on the plains,
and the latter thinks the Arrapahoes have
organized for a general war upon the
whites. He, thereiore, asks'for a consider
able reinforcement, and thinks the savages
should be severely punished,
—Harrison Young, a negro, was hung on
Tuesday, at Warwick Court House, Vir
ginia, in presence of-two thousand specta
tors and a company of soldiers from For
tress Monroe. Three others, connected
with him in the murder of Mr. WOoster,
have been sentenced to prison for fifteen
years.'
—Mr. Joseph' Babbitt, aged about aixty -
eight years. and for. many years employed
in the . Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's office at Louisville, committed sui
cide about five o'clock Friday evening by
shooting himself through the heart. Do
niestie troubles are said to have prompted
the rash deed.
—At Greenpoint, Ling Island, on Friday
Of last week, at midnight; a party of dis
guised men,five or six in number, took
Li
lieutenant: Colonel Andrew Harrison from
his house and covered him with tar and
feathers, threatening his life at the same
time. The act was committed because Col.
Harrison was a supporter of. Gen. Grant.
—The New York Cricket Club closed
their visit to New England yesterday, by
playing a single day's match with the Non
antuni Club, on their grounds at Newton.'
The New Yorkers were in hard luck, be
ing defeated, easily. The New' ,Yorkers
made sixty-seven' in the first . . inning and
forty-four In the second inning, with seven
wickets to fall, and the Nonanturn Club
made one hundred-and twenty in the first
inning and-fifty-four in the second inning.
The game was witnessed by a large num
ber of ladles and gentlemen.
Memphis Market
Br Telegraph to the Pltteburghllaaette.:
1 4 4Emprits, August 28.—Flour $13,00a13,62.
Wheat 51,95 , 12,00: Corn 95. Oats 60a65.
Hay 5221125. Bran 24. Pork $29,75a30,25.
Lard 20%a21. tßacon, 17 %alB for shoulders
and`clear sides.
c.
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SECH
: FOUR O'CLOCK A. M.
The Recent Railway Calamity
in --„Wales -- London Cabmen
Strike—Faris Editor Fined and
Infprisoned—Protection of Em
igrant& on Shipboard.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
GREAT BRITAIN.
LoNnorr, August 2S—Evening.—The Cor
„oner's inquest upon the remains of the vic
tims of the late terrible railroad disaster
at Abergele, Wales, was eomnienced. in
that town to-day. -A woman miined Dick
ens, living near the spot where the calami
ty oceurred, and whosaw the accident, de
posed that she went to'assist persons in the
burning ear,. , and . that some - might
lave been saved but for the fact
that aid was refused: Mr. Litteler, the
company's agent, discredited statements of
witness, lie thought it was impossible for
any one to go near thel fire. He asked
the issuance of writs to bring persons who
were on board the train to testify before the
jury, which were grantedi Mr. Townsend
and Mr. Hone, who were pasierigers on, the
train, testified that at the time they thought
the fire broke out iri the goods van they
were unable to see a yard ahead, and that
they left the scene unaware that any deaths
had occurred. The inquest then adjourned
until to-morrow.
Lorinorr—Evening, August 28.—An im
mense meeting of cab-men was held to"-
night. But few cabs were to be 'seen on
the streets, which present an unusually
solitary appearance. The meeting re--
solved to issue a protest against the con-.
duct of railway companies,—and that a par
tial strike should begin at once, which was
to become general if the terms demanded
are not granted in a week.
PARIS, August 28,—M. Henri Rochfort,
editor of the La Lanect ne has been con
demned to 'thirteen mpnths impris
onment in jail, and a tine of 1,7 0 francs,
in the second action brought against him
for a violation of -the pre,s law.
GERMANY.'
BERLIN, August 2.3.—Tim. North Gcirnan
Consul General sails for New York on the
sth of September, fully empowered to ne
gotiate with the 'United States for the adop
tion'of measures for the protection of emi
grants on ship board.
MuNica, August 2S.—The dew army law
of Bavaria has been put into practi•al oper
ation. The Landwehr were.out to-day for
drill.
_ ST. PETErt.snuno, August 28.—Official
advices from Bokhara state that the Emir
has made a treaty with, the Russian corn•
mander, accepting the terms offered by the
Imperial Government, and that the Rus
sian troops have evacuated Tamarind.
LoNbos, Auvist 28.—Later advices have
been re.teived from Japan. The country
was still in an unsettled condition. The
Mikado bad driven the rebels to the north.
Foreign troops were still guarding Yoko.-
hama.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Losnos, August 28.—Consols 94 for both;
U. S. Bonds, 713 ; Atlantic and Grea
Western, 39}5; Erie, 31g, Illinois Central.
, .
LIVERPOOL August Z3.—Cotton firm;
sales 12,000 bales. Other articles are un
changed. •
ANTWERP, August 28.-. Petroleum de
clined to 493 lamas.
FRANXFORT, August `2B:-Bonds 75g. ,
ARRIVED OUT.
GrAsoow,Aug.,2B.—The steamer Britian
nia from New York arrived to-day.
Depredations Continued—Etfarts to Over
take and Punish the savages.
By Telegraph to:the Pittsburgh thtzetted
Sr. Louts, August 28..,A Denver dispatch
says the Che, enne and Arrapahoe Indians
continue their depredations and are mur
dering inoffensive settlers in central and
eastern Colorado. On Tuesday they at
tacked Kiowa Station on the Smoky Hill
route, capturing thirty horses belonging to
the Stage company and carrying off one
'woman and child. whose' remains wore
found
.iresterday_shockingly mutilated and
.brought hero for burial. Another band
killed three men at Latham forty miles be
low, on the Platte stage route. They chased
the Smoky Hill' coach several miles yester
day, keeping up a running fire, but without
doing any damage. Governor Hall organ
ized a company .of sixty v.oluntoors. who
left at three o'clock this morning. General
Sheridan authorized him to call on the
commander of Fort Reynolds for assist
ance. No doubt every eflbrt will be made
to oyertake and punish the Indians. Great
excitement exists here as' the Indians are
stripping the country of all the stook and
provisions. Not loss than" twelve persons
are known to have been murdered the past
two days. A Cheyenne dispatch says:
Edward M. Pratt, of Peoria, Illinois, in
company with B. J. Everett, while herding
a number of horses, two miles from the
early this morning, were surprised by
five Indians and scalped. He was brought
into .the hospital, where , he died at ten
&Clock A. N. The Indians succeeded in
driving off thirty horses. .Everett escaped.
Another•body of Indiana are reported to
have driven away a large number of stook
belonging to Wells, Fargo & Co., twenty
miles west, on Crow Creek. Gen. Wessel
has sent cavalry in pursuit, but nothing
definite is known yet. •
A Helena, Montana, dispatch says: On
the 22d inst. a party of citizens captured
twenty Indians, who were out on a stealing
expedition, near old Mission, on the Mis
souri river. They are en route to Fort Shaw
to deliver the Indians to- the military au
thorities.
Brown University Commencement
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Guottio
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., Auguet 27.--The J our .
nut says: In place of the usual oration on
the day preceding Brown commencement,
it has been decided to have a general meet
ing of the Alumni of the University for the
free discussion of such practical measures
as may contribute to the promotion of its
efficiency and prosperity
South Carolina Legislature
B 9 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
COLUMBIA, 8. C., August 28.—There was
a lively debate in the Rouge to-day showing
considerable political feeling and a degree
of naiveness nndor the' recent assertion of
authority by the Governor, •
U EDITION.
FROM EUROPE.
FRANCE.
1.
JAPAN.
THE - INDIANS.
NEW YORK CITY
By Telegraph, to the Pittsburgh Gazette.?
NE Yettx, August 28, 1868.
The "Foul P y" litigation was continued
in the Suprema Court to-clay. Arguments
were made on motion for an order of at
tachment agai t Messrs. Harkins &
Moore, of the B oadwayTheater,for alleged
contempt in con bluing the performance of
the drama afte the service ofthe recent
injunction. Th decision was reserved.
The funeral o the artis6 Elliot took place
this afternoon. A large number of distin
guished citizens were present, including
Governor Fenton and the pall bearers were
all well known professional brothers of the
deceased. Tire body was interred at Green
wood.'
Claims.are before the Board of Audit fur
$334,000 from the executors of late City
Chamberlin, Daniel ' Devlin, for COMMlS
slons,paid and received•bv him, and of Mr.
McKeeg for $15,000 for legal services itode
fending the old Board of Excise.
The big, monitor •Puritan is to be towed
to League Island to be laid up.
The Master Masons to day again adopted
their'reiplution to employ none but ten
hour men.
No new cases of cattle disease have ap
peared during the last twenty-four hours.
The Fenian Convention was very large
ly attended today. The consideration of
the question of Union was continued and
appearances indicate that a Union will be
ostablished. ' •
Leslie Chamberlain, one of the - sufferers
by the Broadway Theatre affray, is still in
a precarious condition. Stephen Wilson,
the other one, is out of danger.
The horse epidem,c in Brooklyn shows
no sign_ of . spreading, but extraordinary
_precautions are being taken by owners and
stablers.
Charles L. Kent has been hold for trial
for stealing government commissary stores
and other property from Fort Wadsworth.
Senor De Contz, editor of La Cronista,
was to-day held for examination, by the
United States Commissioner on a charge
of: assaulting and challenging to a duel
Igacio Dornez, Minister for -"Nicaragua and
Honduras to the United States. The trou
ble grew out of differences of opinion as to
the course of the Spanish government to
wards Chili and Peru.
Dania R. Colborn has been arrested,
charged with defrauding William J. How
ell out of one thousand dollars in g..ld by
means of two worthle-s bonds of the To.
ledo. Logansport and Northwestern ludi
ana•lttilroad.
-
A young woman„wbose name has not
transpired, died on Thursday night at a
privato 1,11 , g4n establishment up town
fr.in abortion. Au investigation is pro
gressing.
The s:ore of Beer Bros., Broadway, was
robbed of twelvo hundred pairs of kid
gloYes last night.
A Schutzonfest is being held at Hudson
City.
The Tui - ners' festival of the District of
New York begins to-morrow at Morrisiana
and will last three days. General Siegel is
to deliver the address.
A serious affair occurred in a lager beer
saloon at Gettenburg last night. Forty
Germans, were assaulted by roughs, who
were terribly punished.
A tire this morning at Elizabeth,
,N. J.,
destroyed the store and residence of E.
Woodruff. Loss heavy; partially insured:
A tire to -day at Hudson City consumed
the stable of Win. Bateman, a house owned
by him, the dwelling of Mr. Stephens and
other property.
The third annual convention of. the
Young Mens' Christian As.sociation of this
state commences at Auburn on the Bth of
September.
Gen. Rosecrans , Mission—A Letter, from
Gen. Lee.
By Tolegrapb to the Plttaburgh earette.!
New 'ironic, August 28.—1 t Is is stated
that Gen.. Rosecrans adilressed a letter to
Gen. Lee, on affairs of the country, request
ing a written expression of the 'latter's
views of a plan of restoring good feeling.
Gen. Lee responded, expressing reverence
for the constitution, a desire for a complete
union of the States as of old, and a belief
that his desire was shared by the masses of
reflecting people of the South. The South,
General Lee says, is anxious for peace and
a peaceful administration of the govern
ment. They long for the privilege of self
government, and that the Southern people
will treat_the colored people leniently and
humanely if left' to themselves. He em
phatically deplores the attempt to commit
the political destines of the South to the
colored people before they are prepared for
such a responsibility, and considers such
an attempt fraught with misfortunes and
calamities,.ank fraught with destruction
also to the negroes themselves. His letters
are endorsed by Beauregard, Stephens and.
Stewart.
Georgia Legislature.
Car Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
ATLANTA OA., August 28.—The Senate
to-day confirmed the appointment of H. P.
Farrow as Attorney General of the State,
and ailjourzied on account of the death of
Representative Moon.
In the House the discussion on ihe reso
lution to unseat colored members was re
sumed. The Chair decided that each col
ored member should have a hearing by
himself,"or attorney. After a speech by
Mr. Bryant against the resolution, the
House adjourned on account of the death of
a member.
Robberies at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
By Telegraph to the Pittsburg h Gazetfo.]
Naw YORK, August 28.—Extensive rob
beries are reported at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, on the part of the workingmen em
ployed therein. It appears that for some
time large quantities of copper pipe and
other articles have been missing. So large
became the losses that the authorities set a
watch upon certain suspected parties. In
teresting developments resulted on last
evening. Eight or ton of the employes of
the Yard were taken Into custody on sus
picion of being irnplicate'd hi the robberies,
and locked up for the night. It is said the.
copper was taken from the Yard in day
ight in carts, and Covered Over with : ashes.
Soldiers ; and Nation! National Convention,
Illy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazottal
PHILADELPHIA, August 28.—A National
Convention of Soldiers and Sailors will be
held in this city on or about the Ist of
October. All Governors of States during
the war and all present Republican Gover
nors are to he invited, and Gens. Sherman,
Sheridan, Thom* Meade and others aro
expected.
The Spiritualist? Convention.
My Telegraph to the Plttiburgh Oasetteo
ROCHESTER, N. Y., - Aug 28.—The time of
the Spiritualists' Convention was occupied
last evening and this forenoon in' discuss
ing resolutions and a new constitution.
Both were adopted at noon. This evening
will ha tho last of the Convention. There
is to ho a Spiritualists', love feast.
Gen. Carl Schurz In the East
C By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
RmAut:vo, Autrust 213.—Carl Shurz deliv
ered an address to the Republicans here,
anti speaks at Pottsville to•oloht.
CITY AND_ SUBURBAN.
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The Smngerfest—The Rink.
Yesterday wo visited the Rink in order
to be familiar with it when the fmtivities
take place next week, and we found every
thingin an advanced stage of preparation.
At the west end of the huge building a
stage is erected intended to accommodate
all of the singers, and as there are to be four
hundred of these, the size of it may be im
agined.
.
, About the middle of the south
side a neat speakera' stand, with gigantic
sounding board, has been built, while in
the centre l of the hall a really charming
rustic fountain has been placed, in the cen
tre of which, on a high pedestal of moss,
rock work and ferns, stands an exquisite
statue of the witch of the Milne, the Lorelei,
who leans over her harp looking down into
the water below as if she were looking
from her own romantic home iii.Rheinland
down towards Cologne watching and wait
ing for the doomed victims of her witchery.
I This, most beautiful feature of the decora
tion is the Work of our accomplished towns
man, Fred. Mayer. The basin of the foun- • I
tain is. some fifteen feet in diameter,
and surrounded by a 'fringe of moss grown
rocks and waving ferns, from two sides of
which sixteen tiny jets of water curve to
wards the centre,a minature cascade trickles
down the rock work at the west side, - and a
marvellously beautiful mist fountain cools
the air on the west side, making altogether
as beautiful a piece of decorative landscape
gardening as we have ever seen. Ever
green wreaths are pendant from every one
of the many beams, and three score rustic
hanging baskets add variety to the decora
tion of the ceiling. Acrossc the front of the
stage three beautiful evergreen arches are
thrown, and in evergreen letters are seen
the words of Tom Moore:
"Music., oh how faint. how weak!
Laneuage falls before thy spell;
'Why should Feeling ever speak
When thou carat breathe her soul so well."
At the, oppoaite end of the building are
Schiller's words:
"Nichtswurdix ist, die Nation die nicht
Ihr Idles sem ant Hue Ehre•"
which in English reads:
Unworthy the nation that would not
aeritice all for Its honor.
Capt. Elliott, .the well-known landscape
gardener, has superintended these decora
tions' assisted by Mr. Donaldson, of the
Rink.
Besides these natural beauties, an im
mense amount of brilliant decorations have
been brought from Now York, and will be
in their places, on Monday night when the
reception and first grand concert takes
place. The tout ensemble of the interior of
the building has, we think never yet been
equalled in Pittsburgh, and is furly worth
the price of admission on the - first night;
when the _music will be grand, as may
well be imagined, coming tom 400 voices,
and an orchestra of 40 pieces; but the great
event of the whale festival will be the
grand concert on Tuesday evening, when
F. Moehring's "On the Open Sea" will be
produced with all.thd line solos, -quartettes
and choruses.
Seats for either of these concerts can ;be
reserved without extra charge, but as only
a certain number has been set aside for this
purpose, and as many of those are already
taken, we advise all to make haste to
secure seats, which can be done at either
Kleber Bro's. or at Mellor's.
TURNERS' HALL—This building is' also
being handsomely adorned for the recep
tion of the guests of onr German fellow
citizens; we dropped in there, too, yester
day, and found several worthy German
women scrubbing for dear life at floors,
stairs and sills, and in the halls up stairs
and down we saw heaps upon heaps of
wreathing, but none had, as yet, been put
up. We understand that these wreathes,
and also quite a number of mottoes have
been prepared by some of the Gprman
ladles of the city, who ale going to try and
make the Turners' Hall rival the Rink in
tasteful decoration.
Judging by the pains taken, the enthu
siasm evinced, and the beautiful effects al
ready produced, the Germans intend to
make art unequalled display, and have h
week of unalloyed ewe% went. But, in
providing a musical festival, they cater
not only for themselves, but for all lovers
of music In the neighborncooed, and Ameri
cans-born will be heartily welcomed at the
concerts by their countrymen by adoption.
Narrow Escape7..Fall of a Building.
Yesterday afternoon about one o'clock a
small one storied building on Pennsylva
nia avenue, owned by Patrick O'Brien, fell
to the ground, the occupants making a
narrow escape from being buried in the
ruins. It seems that workmen have been
engaged in excavating a cellar on the ad
joining property, and had undermined and
braced the building to keep it from falling
while the work was going on. Yesterday,
at the time mentioned, it began to give
way, and the workmen had scarcely time
to warn the occupants and retreat before it
fell with a terrible crash. One;part of the
building was occupied by Mr. O'Brien as a
paint shop and the• remaining room was
taken up by a tonsorial establishment. It
was built with frame studding, the inter
stices being filled in with brick. A few
minutes before the fall there, were several
persons in the paint and barber shops, but
they all escaped without injury. We did
not learn the estimated loss.'
Triennial Convocation of Knights Templar.
Among the various meetings of impor
tance announced to be held this year none
attracts more attentio n and interest—of
the Masonic Fraternity especially—than
the triennial convocation of Knights Tem
lar and Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons,. to be held in St. Louis, on the 15th
of September next. Sir Knight-4. N. Ab
bey, of Philadelphia, has been entrusted
with the responsible duty of arranging the
trains over the various routes, and has is
sued a very 'excellent programme.' All
who Intend participating in the ceremonies
will meet at Pittsburgh, Pa., on the 12th of
September. which place they will lose' at
9:30 A. at., arriving in St. Louis on Sunday,
the 13th, at 3:15 r. sr. Special traills,w . x o:
out sleeping cars, have been provia _,.
cursion tickets for the round trip e 7.111 be
issued at half prime.
Very Disorderly.
A man named ItlcClosky was brought
before Mayor Drum, yesterday, charged,
on oath of Mr. Johnson, with disorderly
conduct. It seems that Johnson, who has
charge of tho stall in the market belong
ing to the Allegheny Poor Farm, 'covered
his products and went to see the fire at
has dry go9ds establishment. While
it is alleged that McClosky
he was avis.9
took possession - of the stand and corn
menced to sell the articles on htfnd. ,When
Johnson returned the new prOprietor re
fused to give up the stand, accOmpanving
his refusal with some language which
made the offense much more aggravating.
Officer Shaffer arrested the fellow, and,
after a hearing, the Mayor imposed a fine of
twenty dollars and costs, which he paid,
and was discharged,
Conflagration In Alicgheriy--De,trnctlVe
Fire In sample's Dry Goods Establistr-
Dent—S:2o,oHD Worth of Property De
atroyea—Pireman Injured,' --. I
A destructive fire occurred yesterday
morning in Semple's Dry Goods- Mouse,
Nos. 178 and 180 Federal street, Allegheny,'
destroying property ••to the nmonnt of
o'clock
A',
thousand dollars. About ten o'clock
A. ra., a gentleman on the opposite aide of
the street observed smoke issuing from the
third story of' the building, and upon in
vestigation found It to be on fire. The
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alarm VMS given immediately from the
central box, at City building, but the
len
tire fire department of the city were at that
time in the Eighth ward; whither
they had proceeded in response to
a test alarm, and before - 'the arrival
at the scene or conflagration the flames
had made such , headway that It was
with the utmost difficulty the entire des
truction of, the building with its' contents
was prevented. The flames were confined
to the third floor, but had burst. through
the windows, and were - raging to such an
extent that a general conflagration seemed
inevitable. The employes of the estab
lishment, when the first alarm was given,
endeavored to go into the room: where the
fire originated, bid the intense heat and
suffocating smoke drove them back. They
then went to work to save the goods, and
the most valuable articles on the first--and
second floors were collected together
and oiled on the counter in the sales
room, so that they could be readily ;re
moved if the exigencies of the case re- .
quired it. The fire department had arrived
by this time, and by a judicious disposition
of the force, through their energetic efforts
the raging element was birought into sub
jection and finally extinguished; but before
this had been accomplished the entire es
tablishment, from garret to cellar, was
flooded with water and the stock of goods
more or less_damaged.
The room in which the fire broke out con
tained only a few boxes of goods, principal
ly water proofs, and some band boxes, and
they were only partially consumed. There
were some old doors, window sash and
other rubbish piled up in one corner of the
room, which furnished fuel for the flames,
and from them it is probable the fire com
municated to the roof. The origin of the
fire is a mystery, as there had been po fire
about the premises for some time past oth
er than gas lights. The flues of the chim
neys
are not connected in any way with
the adjoining buildings, and the windows
and skylights, so far as known, were se
cure.
The stock in store was valued at about
$150,000, on which there was an insurance
of $45,000. There was also an insurance of
$5,000 on the building. The loss on the
stock, which will be entirely from water,
cannot of course he correctly ascertained
at this time, but it is estimated that it will
not exceed $20,000. The building is dam
aged to the amount of $ 3 ,000. The "Etna
has risks to the amount of. $15,000, and the
balance is held by home companies.
Levi Kennedy and William Scott, mem- ,
hers of the Columbia Hook and Ladder
Company, were severely injured,„ Kenne
dy's injuries are very serious. He had as
- cended a ladder to the third story for the ,
puipose of directing a hose 'stream. Find
ingihe window closed he struck at it with
his fist, but it being of heavy plate glass he
failed to break the pane. , He made a sec
ond effort., and succeeded in thrusting, his
hand through the glass. Hiswrist came in
contact with a sharp piece of glass with
such force as to sever the radical artery,
and almost cut his hand off. -The water
which was pouring upon him kept him
from fainting, and he descended the ladder
as soon as possible, when he was removed
to Dr:Herron's office, close by. Scott,who
was on the ladder under the window, was
struck by a piece of glass on the head,
which inflicted a severe but not dangerous
wound. Dra, Rhodes, Kirker and others
dressed the wounds of the injured men.
We trust the fire will not loikg interfere
with Mr. Semple's business, as the public
cannot afford to be long deprived of such a
first class shopping depot.
The Opera House
The Opera House has undergone a
thorough refitting and renovation and will
reopen for the season on Friday night next.
The doorways have been handsomely
painted ; the staircases at . both. entrances
have been p'ainted, cleaned and otherwise
renovated; the interior of the house has
had its capabilities fully developed. It hiui
been repainted and repapered, and 'now
presents a very handsome appearance. The
ceilings over the dress - and family circles
have been papered with neat and elegant
'panel paper. The balustrade in front of the
gallery has been painted anew and the pri
vate boxes have been fitted up very nicely.
The new drop,curtain, painted by the skil
ful artist, Mr. Palmer, we haViialreadY al
luded to. It is a very beautifully executep
scene, and it will add to the ; al
ready high reputation of,the artist.
Upon the whole the Opera 'ouse as re
fitted and refurnished will prove quite at
tractive to the amusement lovers. If the
management has shown equally creditable
enterprise in securing a good 'stock compa
ny to grace the boards the coming season,
the patrons of the establishment will have
little cause for complaint. We have not yet
seen any special announcement of the stock
secured, but we feel. that the experience
of last season has prompted a reformin
this direction,' for it would be blind folly
to attempt to redeem the place front the
odium of last season with a repetition of the
same style of mean acting. We are hope
ful that our exertions to effect an improve
ment in the style of histronie artists at the
Opera House have not been wholly without
fruit, but that the management haa secured
bi e
prepared to criticize with a free
apen,ered ar e
butlta company.
We
with considerate justice and lib
erality, the performances at the Opera
louse during the coming season.. This
course we deem the proper one for a con
scientious journal to pursue, for the reader
should never be deceived into visiting
places unworthy a visit by any fulsome
flattery of a newspaper. Just enticism,
and plenty of it, may preserve anyplace of
amusement from running down so low as
was the Opera House at the close .of the
last seaion. If the members of the new
company have talent, and the Opera House
proves worthy the support of the admirers
of the drama,' none will be more willing or
better pleased to assert the feel and encour,
age the management than the 'GazETTF.; if
otherwise, none will be more decided in
condemning that which calls for ocindemna
tion.
Held for Court
The rioters engaged in the dlstrtrbanaat
the picnic of the colored folks had a hear—
ing before Mayor Drum yesterday. Daniel.
Wills, Charles Talbot, Thomas Hanson,
Albert Barber, Frank Roan, Charles Ram
sey and George Godfrey were held in g3oo
each for their apnearance at Court. Joseph
Smith, the remaining party, charged with
being implicated in the disturbance, waa
discharged, the evidence adduced bein
insmffHpnt _