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VOLUME LXXXIII.
FIRST EDITION.
ww_mr,iirm O'CLOCK. M.
THE CAPITAL.,
Inevenue Appointments The
Case of Commissioner Rollins
—Transportation Regulations.
(BY Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
1 WASHINGTON, September 3, 1868.
REVENUE '.i.PPOINTMENTS.
The following Internal Revenue officials
were appointed to-day:
Storekeepers—David 0. Lee, Third Dis
trict, Ohio;Peter L. Downing, St. Louis;
T. L. P. Defrees, St. Marys, Ohio; Harvey
Compton, First District, Ohio; Jesse Byrket,
Urbana, Ohio; Jules Martagnier, Cincinnati;
James S. Mallory, Brooklyn, New York;
Wm. A. Martin, First District, Ohlo; Ches
ter F. Schiely, Lockport, New York; John
W. Redman Fifth Di-trict, Illinois; C. E.
Paddock, Louisville, Kentucky; Win. W.
Peterson, Fourth District, Ohio; Jesse F.
Madden, Brooklyn, New York, and the: fol
lowing for Chicago: Edward( Mann, Otto
Schost, E. A. Harker, John W. Connell, T.
A. Towner.
Gaugers—John Barker, Seventh District,
Ohio; Frank Koehle, Fifth District, Ohio;
T. 0. Ebaugh, Third District, Ohio; James
Hunter, First District, California.
The President ten-day . appointed Rev. C.
J. Faugherey Assessor for the Fourth Dis
trict, Pennsylvania, vice Thomas W. For
sythe. '
COMICIESIONErt ROLLINS
Rernains in Washington — engaged in the
duties of his office, and has no intention
whatever of leaving the city 'on any bus._
iness connected with the charges against
him in New York. His opinion is that the
United States District Attorney at
New York has entire, charge of the
matter, and that there is nothing
whatever pertaining to it which can re
quire his attention either personally or oth
erwise. Secretary McCulloch, in response
to a telegram this morning from the District
Attorney. inquiring whether the latter
should appear, replied: "It seems to me
that under the law of 1789 you should ap
- pear." Information has been received here
that the Deputy Marshal, who has the war
rants, - has been ins'rueted by Solicitor
Hinckley to make no more (arrests at pres
ent. It is understood that the respOnse of
Secretary McCulloch to the District 'Attor
ney at New York takes the matter of the
prosecution out of the hands of Mr. Hinck
ley.
TRANSPORTATION REGULATION p
. The Treasury Department •has issued
regulations to govern the transportation of
merchandize coastwise between Atlantic
and Pacific ports.
INDIANA COUNTY
Large Republican hives Meeting.
[ SP eCiai DOPit.C-I,iO.rittSPIZZII gazette.) ..
BAIRDSTOWN. Sept. 3, 1869
. large Republican mass meeting was
held at this place last evening. It was or
ganized by calling Mr. Joseph Torrance to
the Chair. Messrs. Samuel Barr and
Montgomery Baird were elected Vice
Presidents. S. S. Gilson was chosen Secre
tary. The Chairman introduced Mr. Ful
ton' of Greensburg. as one of the speakers
of the evening. Mr. Atkinson was next
called for, and spoke in a very forcible
manner'discusSing the leading issues of
the campaign ' in a speech of considerable
length.
On motion of Dr. Speer, a vote of thanks
was tendered the speakers. A vote of
thanks was also given the "Blairsville
Band" for their excellent music. It was
announced that Senator Sherman, of Ohio,
and Hon. John Covode would speak in
Blairsville next Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting adjoarned, giving three cheers for
the Presidential ticket of the Union party,
and, also, three. cheers for "Honest John"
Covode and the Assembly ticket. -
SOUTH AMERICA,
Puerto Cabello Surrendered---Death of
Geo. Ilruzual—A . Speedy Peace Prob
able.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.
N 4 .11W YORK, September B.—The Herdld's
Havana special says: Puerto Cabello sur
renderbd August 15th to General Menages.
General Bruzual, commander of the be
seiged place was wounded, but managed to
escape to Ciiracoa where he died on the
18th.
The schooner Josephine arrived at Tagus
gra laden With arms captured aethe evacu
ation of Puerto Cabello. The steamer Pur
ache • arrived at Curacoa . with seventy
wounded officers and"men" who escaped
trout Pnerto Cabello. - -
Marshal Velem, ex-President • of Vene:
zuela, now contemplates going to Europe.
Troops have been sent to Maracaibo, where
several Provinces had declared in favor of
Menages. A speedy peace is probable.
EstiUng Boat Rate
EBY Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
BUFFALO, Sept. 3.—An exciting race oc
curred on the Niagara river this afternoon.
Alexander Toleman and Dod Marvin, two
expert oarsmen, rowed for a wager five
miles up the Niagara river against a seven
mile current, through the rapids, and
around Bird Island reef, and three and • a
half miles on the return, in forty-eight
minutes and• fifty-seven seconds. Heavy
clinker boats wore used. Tolsman was
beaten by five seconds: For 'a half mile
over the reef the current is fully ten miles
an hour.
Homicide In Exeter, Iliew Hampoldre.
EBy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gaulle. I
•
EXETER, Eleptepiber 3.--Enrich - Fogg
killed Win. Quillen on Monday, in
,a quar
rel, beating him with a fowling piece. The
gun exploded in the fracas, badly wonnd
' ing Pegg in the foot. The latter was ar
rested.
' Eleventh Pennsylvania Congressional
District.
Telegraph to the Pittsburgh (kazette.3,
ALLI4NTOWN September '3.—Hon. John
D. Stiles has b een unanimtmaly nominated
by the Democratic Convention of the
Eleventh District for Congress.
Munificent Bequests.
IBY_Telegranh to the Plttaburith Usiette.)
•HARTP,oup, Conn., Sep dauber 3.—George
Hall, who died yesterday, , bequeathed
$30,000 to charitable associations In thlo
city, and a like sum to the, wane objects .1u
Savatwah, Georgia, where he once refolded.
Vermont State Par:—
EMLTelegraph to the PlUnburgh U ix^ tug
MAITLAND, VT.. Septeiriber ii.—Oreat
preparations are making at Buritngtori.Vt.,
for the State Fair next week. Hon. George
C}. Edmunds will deliver the annual ad
dress.
EUROPE.
FRO
,
[By Telegraph to .el Pittsburgh Gazette.] •
° EAT BIRIVAri.
LONDON ept.l 3.—An unsuccessful at
tempt w made , jyesterday to launch the
steamer Bermuda from the dry dock on
the Thames. Afi l (), with the single excep
tion of the Great Eastern, will be the
largest vessel in the world.
The 'ships Spendthrift and (Launeelot,of
the Clipper Fleet, arrived from China to
day.
AUSTRIA
ST.PETEnsnunu,Sept.3.—Bishop riattemc. ,
some time since received an order to send
a delegate to the Catholic Synod, then about
to convene under the direction of the Em
peror. The Bishop refused to comply, and
has been banished to Siberia for his refusal.
_ ,FRANCE
PARIS, Sept. 3.—The Emperor has gone
to Chalons.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
LONDON, September 3—Eveninb—Consols
94; U. S. bonds, 72;. Erie, 31%.
FRANIKFonm, ' September 3—U. S.-Bonds
firm at 751/A75%.
PARIS, September 3.—Bourse closed firm;
Rentes 70f.
LIVERPOOL, September 3—Eat ning.—Cot
ton closed quiet at ; , id. decline; Uplands
10Md; Orleans WO. Lard active at 7s.
- ANTWERP, September 3--Ev(ning.—Pe
troleum closed at 49f. for refined.
LONDON, September 3. Increase of bul
lion in the Bank of England for the past
week, £73,000.
MEXICO,
General Patoni. Assassinated-:s'ensation
Over the Reported Purchase of Sinaloa by
the United States—Lasoda Issues a Pro
nunclamento Against the Government.
CB9 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
SAN, FRANCISCO, September 3.—Mazatlan
adyices, August 25th, say: Patoni was as
sassinated on August 18th, in the city of
Durango, by the officers and staff of Gener
al Canto, commanding the garrison. Pato
ni had been ordered by Canto to report t o
the military headquarters, and not comply
ing immediately, he was shot dead in the
house of his friends. - This caused a strong
feeling against Gen. Canto. On receint of
the news, Gen. Carona dispatched a courier
with official instructions to the authorities,
ordering Gen. Querar to take command of
Durango,, and arrest and imprison the offi
cers connected with the assassination, in
cluding Canto. It is feat cd the latter will
pronounce against Corona and the supreme
government, rather thap submit to arrest.
The reported purchase of Sinaloa by Mr.
Seward created a sensation au►ong the office
holders. They oppose the sale, bat own
ers of the property and the great mass of
the people would. welcome the:Armtrimns.
The Press of the country is alarmed about
reports of filibustering movements from
Cuba, New Orleans, Rio- Grande, and the
--
I Pacific Coast..
Santa Anna, Lasuida and Marquez are
said to understand each others movements . ;
and are deierminad to destroy the Juarez
government. Lasods is reported to have
issu.-d a strong pronunciamento agaist the
general government, declaring himself free
and independent.' He has immense stores
of war material, and it is believed the gov
ernment dare not'attack him.
WASHINGTON TOPICS AND GOSSIP
It is true that Mr. Binckley has taken
affidavits in New York which show that
Commissioner Rollins is guilty of collusion
with Collector Smythe in regard to pre
venting the collection of Internal Revenue
taxesin the Eighth District, but no warrants
have yet been issued for either Mr. Rollins
or" Mr. Harlan, his Assistant. It is be
lieved that the matter will be referred first
to the Attorney General, and he - will issue
the warrants of arrest if he thinks proper.
Mr. Rollins treats the affair with indiffer
ence.-
Major Munro has been appointed Asses
sor for the Second District of Ohio. The
trouble between McCulloch and Rollins,
relative to the appointment of Supervisors,
will never besettled; every conference puts
them farther apart.
The case of O'Neill, who was appointed
United Sates District Attorney at Philadel
phia, presents some knotty questions, and
the Attorney Geneial is not yet able to give
a decialoff in the matter. -
• _ •
The Attorney General decides that com
promise eases arising under the new tax
law must be settled by. the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, but he may, ask
vice of the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Solicitor of his Bureau, or of the Attorney
General. ,
There no longer remains any d;•ubt as to
.the position of. Secretary McCulloch on the
Presidential cluesthin. In conversation
with a prominent official a few days ago, -
he said he could no longer hesitate as to
what course to pursue, but should give his
support, and whatever official patronage be
could control, to elect Seymour and Blair.
At the same time he expressed regrets that
he was forced td this position and com
.pe'led to"'unite with the party that had
brought so much trouble to the country.
He denounced, In' str‘,ng terms, the finan
cial plank of the Democratic platform, and
said •if it was carried out it..woald cer
tainly b•lng financial ruin to the country.
The only objectionable plank In the
Republican platform was that relating to
reconetructlon, but as this was paramount
at the preseht.time to' everything elsoi ho
preferred uniting himself with the Demo
cratic party, with its ruinous financial pol
icy, JO giving hiasuppcit to a . party. which
imposed such Conditions on the Southern
'Suites as war done by the Republicans in
their reconstrisetion measures. These are
briefly Mr. McCulloch's viewer's expressed
to the gentleman who informs your corre
epoodent. tlt seems 'clear . that if Mr. Mc-
Culloch was uninfluenced by the President,
he would be found among the supporters of
Grant, but under Johnson's dictation he ham•
apccumbed, - and thrown his intluence.and
vast officialpatrorutge of the Treasury De l
pertinent to Make the Seymour ticket a
success... , .- • • ,
Recent front Northville, Ten
nessee, to the effect that Senator Fowler
has come out openly, for Grant -and , Colfax,
excites no 'little comment i. among , the
friends of President Johnson. They assert
that the President Mid the, most positive
assurance from FoWler_that - he would sup
port Seymour and Blair, and why ho has
changed cannot be amounted for. •
'1 last Fren eh mall brings most
ifled n, from General John A. Dix,
our Minister to France, that ho is earminly
in favor of the election of Grant , and Co
.fex.. Hon. Henry -M. Watts, the recently
appointed Minister to Austria, has also de
cloyed himself unequivocally' for th e R e .
n oll ee e Whet, Similar (hada:W.lmi* have
been received from ether foreign Ministers
whose position has billion° boon disputed.
PITTSBURGH, Fill DAY, SE
ECHO EDITION.
POITR.
POLITICAL
The Vermont Election.
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
RUTLAND, September 3.—The Republican
vote in one hundred and seventeen towns,
about one-half of the State, give . Page, Re
publican, 23,631. Edwards, Democrat, re
ceived 8;351; Majority, 14,980: The towns
to be heard from will undoubtedly bring
the majority in the ( State up to 30,000. The
net gain in 147 counties is 4,843.
MONTPELIER, VT., September 3.—R&
turns of the Governor's vote i have been re
ceived from two hundred and eight towns
with the following results: Page, Repub
lican, 39,693; Edwards, Democrat; 13,725.
Page's majority, 25,973. Thirty-three towns
remain to be heard from.
Reports from one hundred and ninety
three towns show elections to the Legisla
ture as follows : Republican, 185;1 Demo
crats, 7; no choice, 4.
New York Democratic Convention.
ALBANY, September 3.—The Democratic
Convention met this morning. Resolutions
were adopted reaffirming and endorsing
the platform and nominees of the National
Democratic Convention, and urging that
the registration and excise law be applied
to the whole State. General W. H. Slocum
:tad De Wolf were chosen presidential
electors„ together with' ono from each
Congressional District, Following nomin
ations were also made: Canal Commis
sioner, 0. Bacom; Prison Inspector, D. 0.
McNeil; 'Clerk of Court of Appeals, E. 0.
Perrin. Resolution offered deploring the
death of Peter Cagger, and passed by the
Convention, after which it adjourned sine
die, with cheers for the candidates.' The
State Committee were announced prior to
adjournment; Samuel .T. Tilden being the
Chairman.
Congressional Nominations
SaNnusur, 0., September • 3.—Hon. P.
Noble, regular
. Democratic nominee for
Congress from this district, has withdrawn
in consequence of the refusal of part of the
Democracy of the district to support him.
Another convention is called, to meet at
Clyde, September 9th, to select a now can
didate. Hon.ißobert bee, the candidate of
that portion of the party who refused to
suOport Mr. 7. , i0b1e, will probably withdraw
h
in.vor thii nominee of *the new conven
tion.
ST. Louis, Leptember 3.—The Republi
cans of the SeCond Congressional Ipistrict,
in convention at Washingt , m, Mo., nomi
nated G. A. Tindleburg for Congress.
Bosconm., Wiscotu in, Septem her 3.--The
Third District Republican Convention nom-
Mated General Cobb for Congress.
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, September 3.
Philotus Lawyer was. nominated for Con
green here to-day by the _Republicans.
Nuw Yonu, September 3.—The Repub
lic`yins of the Twenty-first (Utica) district
have nominated Alexander - H. Bailey for
Congress.
Cmcoo — , September 3.—The Republican
congreselonal Cohvention for the Third
district of loiva nominated Wm; B. Allison
yes erday.
NEW (ORK CITY.-
I By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
NEW YORK, September 3.—The
investi
gation before United States Commissioner
Gutman, relative to the alleged frauds, in
t he Internal Revenue Department, was to
day, after some argument postponed
until to-morrow. Of the accused, Thos. C.
Smith and Daniel Murray were present.
At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,
Dr. Noyes, of New Orleans, gave a descrip
tion of the projected canal below that city to
connect , thh'Mississippi river with :Lake
Borgne. The subject was referred to the
Executive Committee.
The Twelfth annual games of the Cale
doriid-Club came off tO-dtit , at Jones' wood.
Two men were seriously injured, one
fatally, by the fall of a scaffold on a new
building in Canal street, Brooklyn, last
"evening.
An undertaker in Hudson City has been
arfested for opt3ning a grave an breaking
off a piece of a coffin to shoir its quality.
The 'punishment is two years' imprison
ment and a line of $2,000. A disputed bill
was the cause.
. _
The members of the Morrisana Trade
flit) ion, convicted of conspiracy in refusing
to work for a master mason who employed
a journeyman not belonging to their
union, Jaave been sentenced, the principal
to pay a tine of thirty dollars, and the
others l ave dollars each.
A resident of Minnesota was swindled
out of ,one hundred dollars by the confi
dence 'game at the Union depot, Albany,
by twe sharpers.
It is I reported that on Saturday last a
Prussian, named Jean Zudginski, em
.ployed in the service of the brick manu
factory at French Landing, Si,uth River,
Middlesex county, Wis., was murdered by
four men. The IlarflOg of two of his assail
ants are Henry Bootgar and Carl I iopp, one
of whom fractured tite skull of Zudginski
with a club. The assailants escaped to this
city. •
The Chinese Embassy have returned to
No York.
The second day's play in the cricket
match, NeW York vs. St. George Club, re
sulted in a draw, tho scorea'andifik for the
second innings at six o'clock, when the
ullkets ['were' drawn New York 93, St.
George SG, with the loss of six wickets. It
is pretty certain that Messrs. Commit and
'Mortimer, of the New York Chib, will be
chosen to play in the twenty-two against
the All-England eleven, and it is equally
certain Messrs. Gibbs, Bowman, Want,
Butterfield and Cross, and the professionals
'Wooley, Hai ty and Wright, will be chosen
from the St. George.
Georgia Legis ature—Colored Repregenta-
dies Voted Ineligible.
_. • •
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
' - ATLANTA, September 8.-In the House of
Representatives yesterday, a resolution
was remised to hold two s atsions a day while
the dlscluSsion of the question Of eligibility
continued. This mornb.g Mr. Turner,
colored, occupied the entire session. In
conclusion ho said "This thing means
revolution. ... - .Look out carpet-baggers.
When we go they will turn you out,
impeach Governor Bullock and upset the
Constitution.l t • • .
In the afternoon, session seVeral members
participatedlu . the debate., On a vote .be
mg taken, the negroes were declared
ineligible by a veto of so to. 28.
Tints twenty4lve negroes . are unseated
and four remain who. Maim to ho
white men. Their namo is to ho invetal
gated:- Turner, art titY walked out, brushed
the dust from hot Wt. The ether negroes
bowed to the speaker and waved their
hats to members. (
TENIBER, 4, 1868.
EW BRIGHTON, PA.
-
Aunnai Conference ofthe Methodist Church
-WEDNESDAY, September 2, 1868.—After
nooniv es, , ion opened with prayer by Rev.
G. G. estfall, after which Dr. Reeves pro
ceede , with his sermon of the Deaconship,
noticing as the next important item of evi
dence that the office of Deacon is a
ministerial office, and_ order in the
Church. Their solemn ordination, which
is quite similar to the ordination of Elder
A. M.
r
He proyed that ordination is necessary in
order , to fitness for the administration of
i n
Bapti and the Lord's Supper. Deacons
admi tstered the ;sacraments , therefore
they ere ordainet ministers. The Dr.
also a gued that th
,qualifications of Dea
cons s evidence Oat their's was a minis
terial office. The?, mu be "g cave, sin
cere, temperate, witih. pure conscience, full
of 'the Holy Ghost land wisdom, soundness
in the faith." The Dr. quoted largely from"
the Greek Scriptures, as well as from the
Church fathers. It was certainly a master
ly effort,, occupying about two hours and
a half. His final conclusion was that the
order of Deacon is divine, t ministerthl, and
to be perpetual, in the Church. The. Confer
ence gave the Dr. a vote of thanks for the
sermon and requested its publication -in
book form.
List of the roll of members as far as re
ported on Wednesday afternoon. Others
are expected:
( George Brown,D.P., William Reeves,
D.D., John Cowl James Robinson. John
Scott, 1) D., Henry Pnliner,qi. B. McElroy,
Henry Lucas,J. J. Wo• d, Val. Lucas
(deceased.) R. 11. Sutton, William Odlier,
D.D., J. H. Hull, J. M. Mason, G. G. West
fall, J. W. Rutledge, F. H. Stockton, RD.,
C. P. Jordan, .1. D. Herr, David Jones; D.
J. K. Rine, J. B. Lucas, E..A. Briddley, A.
Hutton, William Wallace, Alex. Clark.
Aix. Patton, C. K. Stiilwagon, W. T.
Wilson, T. H. Coihouer, S. T. Crowther; i 3.
Edmiston, A. 8.., Michael Lee,William H.
Phipps, James Clary, Geo. Chappell, J. R.
Tygard, Samuel 'Young, P. T. Conway, J.
B. Graham. A.M., H. B. Knight,
Zacharlah Ratan, D.D.
Each church is represented at Confi r
ence by a Layman, who has equal rights on
the fonferenc , + door with his-Ministerial
brethren. We will not ask room for their
names in your columns. This statement
will suffice. .
The various stAnding Committees were
appointed, to-wit: on Itinerancy and Orders,
on Supplying Pulpits, on lidundaries and
Necessities, on Sabbath Schools, Temper
ance, Home Missions, on Statistics, Obitu
aries, Uniformity of Public Worship.
ltevs. Dr. Mahon,--President of Adrian
College, Michigan; Dr. Waters of the Bap
tist Church; Mils, of the M. E. Church;
Wallace, of the U. P.- Church; Wilson, of
the U. B. Church; Goodrich, Luty, Grant,
Gregory, of the Methodist Church; T. L.
Simpson, of West Virginia Conference,
Methodist Church, to communicate with
this body in .regard to ecclesiastical rela
tions. Ills message is looked for with in
terest, h .wever, as it is well known that
our brethren in West Virginia hr
peculiar troubles during the last'fo years,
growing out of the political connition of
that region, into loyal abd disloyal. Brother
Simpson represents the loyal part of the
Virginia Conference of the M. P. Church,
which portion of said Conference has he r
como a part of the Methodist Church by .,
the adoVion of 'lir Constitution and Disci
pline.
President Dr. Reeves read his annual
message recount ng his official acts during
the past year.
The Pastors of the different churches sub.
mitred brief reports of their work during
the year just closed. • I
Adjourned on time.
Prayer by Rev. John Cowl.
EVENING.—Wm, Collier; D.D., preached
an excellent sermon on the Divinity of
Christ.
THURSDAY MORNlNG.—Confertince open
ed with prayer by Rev. J. B. Graham.
Roll called—minutes of yesterday were
read. Dr. P. T. Laishley and D. R. Hel
mick, Conynissioners from West Virginia
Conference Methodist Church, were intro
duced and voted to honorary seats: Also
G. W. Burns, A. M., - of Muskingum Confer
ebee Methodist Church, and Rev. Wm.
Yourr, of Painesville, Ohio, reported that
the Ettston Luzerne 'bounty, Pa., Wes
leyan Methodist Connexion has adopted
the Constitution and Discipline of the.
Methodist Church, and wish to unite with
the Pittsburgh Annual Conference. On
motion, their request was granted and the
delegates admitted to seats in the Confer.
ence. • '
Reports from the preachers. were re
sumed. George Browne, D. D., stated that
during the past year he traveled 4,413
miles, and preached sixty-three sermons.
Pr..tty well done for a superannuated man
seventy-seven years old.
At ten o'cicck Dr. Laishley, in behalf of
the Committee frcm West Virginia Con
ference Methodist Church, on invitation of
the Conference, delivered his message, ask.
ing that the body they represent may 'be
incorporated into the Pittsburgh Confer
ence of the Methodist Chureh. They are
loyal to the Methodist Church, and to the
country.
This addition will 'greatly enlarge Pitts
burgh Conference. -
Referred to a Committee. •
Adjourned with Prayer by Rev. H. Lucas.
ALLEGHENY COUNCILS.
A special meeting of--Alleghony City
Councils was held Thursday evening, Sep
tember 3d
Members Present—Mesisrs. Brown, Eng
lish, Faulkner, Gang, Gwiriner, Hall, Hart..
man, Krebs, Motheral, Myler, J. C. Patter
son;, Riddle, Wm. Smith, Weise, Wettaeh,
and President Mcßrier. -
• The President, on taking the Chair, stated
that the meeting had been called for the
purpos- of axing the manner of paying for
the construction of sewers.
Mr. Myler. flom the Committee on Streets
and Sewers, submitted an ordinance, pro
viding that eighty per cant. of the Contract
`price should be paid to the contractors for
the construction of tho Montgomery
avenue, Sedgwick and Federal street sew
ers, every , thirty days, as the work pro- t
gressed.
' • The ordinance passed to a third reading
and was adopted under a suspensiorrof the
rules.
Mr. Myler moved to suspend the rules in
order that new btt.iness might be trans
acted.
Mr, Hall Alerted, and asked the gentle-,
man to state the nature of the business.. -
Mr. Myler replied that it was business
from the Street Committed.
Th,, question was thee put and the Chair
being unable to decide, a division waft call
ed for. when the motion was decided in tha
negative.
Mr. Myler stated that as some of the bu
siness required the Immediaio attention f
Councils, he hobed that the vote would b
renonsidered.
Mr. Brown moved a reconsideration.
Special Meeting.
Selcct Council.
The motion prevailed, and on motion of Mr
Myler the rules wore suspended.
REPORT OP THE STREET OOMMITTEE
Mr. Myler, from the. Street Committee,
submitted the report 'of that Committee,
acrompanied \by .sundry resolutions and
ordinances.
•
The report was accepted.
The following resolutions and olinances
from the Street Committee were then taken
u Aresolution providing for the opening
of Rebecca street,• from its present western
terminus. . .
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Mr. Patterson objected and on motion it
was laid over until next meeting.
The following ordinance§ were then taken
up and passed finally: For the grading and
paving of Beech street; grading Ina paving
of St. Clair street; grading Race alley,
Chestmit street, Frazier's alley, Divine
alley, and Nelson alley.
A resolution providing for the widening
of Webster street was teen taken up.
Mr. Riddle presented a remonstrance
against the widening of the street and
moved that the matter Ve laid over.
The resolution to lay over Was adopted.
The following resolutions were then-
taken up:
A resolution to open Fleming street , from
Fairmount street to Belle avenue. Adop
ted.
Resolution to opon Taylor street. Adop
ted.
_
Resolution changing the name of Anna
street to Gallaher street. Adopted.
None of foregoing business was reached
in Common Council, except tho ordinance
relating to the manner of paying for - the
construction of seryices, which was con
curred in.
Councils adjourned. i
Common Council
Council came to order at half-past
seven o'clock, when the roll alias called.
and the following members .answered to
their names.
Messrs: Fleming, Hanna, Hastings,
Kennedy, Lindsay, McDonald, McNeill,
Ober, Reynolds, Reed, Richardson, Saints, •
Voegtly, White, and President Slagle.
The reading of the minutes of last meet
. ing was dispensed with..
Mr. Tate presented the-returns of the
election-held in the second ward, certify
ing the election of Alfn.d Slack to the posi
tion of Common Councilman. The report
was accepted and Mr. Slack sworn in by,
the Mayor.
Mr. ,Zilegraw presented the rencirt of the
Comndittee on Engines, setting forth the
agreement with Gamewell and Kennard,
for the extension of the.Firo Alarm Tele
graph for $1,8.50. Accepted and approved.
k :.
Mr. li,oeghtly presented the certificate of
the 6 ebtionot Henry C. Heineman to Com
mon uncil from the Seventh ward. Mr.
Reinoinan was sworn in by the Mayor.
Mr.iTate presented a resolution instruct
ing the Park Commission to reDort at next
meeting respecting the amount of money
expended on the improvement of the pub
lid grounds and other matters under their
cognizance. Adopted.
Mr. McNeill presented a resolution au
thorizing the erection of twenty posts on
the Allegheny wharf.. Adopted. •
Mr... Heed presented a 'petition fox' the
grading and paving oflinicm avenue. Re
ferred An the Street Committee. Select
Council entertained no Common Council
business.
Adjohrned._
THE COUNTY WORK - HOUSE.
Visit to the { New Building—lts Present
and Future Prospects.
Yesterday morning the Board of Mana
gers of the new County Work House, to
gether with the Prison Inspectors and a'
number of other citizens; left Allegheny
on the nine o'clock train on the Western.
Pennsylvania Railroad, for the purpose of
visiting the new Work House, located on
the line of the road, in Indiana township,
nine miles above this city.
The foundation of the east wing of the
building has been completed, and four
hundred thousand bricks already laid.
That portion of the edifice which is under
contract, is 270 feet in length by 53 feet in
width, with an extension 80 by 50 feet.
The walls are built of brick, and orna
mented with eu‘stone thessings. The
front will (be thirty six • feet high,
and on the first story will be four
double tiers Of cells, each containing fif
teen apartments, seven ly_ four feet two
inches. The tiers open .on halls fifteen
feet wide, which runs through. the centre.
The doors of the eel's are of iron, and are
grated, for the purpose of ventilation in
summer, and for admitting heated air from
the halls in winter. Ou the same floor
are four large rooms, to be used for prison
reformatory purposes, the' store room,
wash room, clothing room, and directly .
above these is theworkshop, 76 by 50 .feet.
The first story of the extension will con
tain the kitchen, 44 by 30 feet; Wining-room,
25 by 30 feet; (bakeroom, laundry, ice house,
Cooling room, etc. In the second story witl
be the guard room, physician's room, msle
and fewale hospitals, sewing and ironing
rooms, closets, etc. Above these will bo
the school room, 21 by 42 feet; chapel, 44 by
56 feet, and the library. The inside • doors
are of iron, and the joists rest on the iron
girders. In the front windows iron -grat
ins are placed inside the sash.
A meeting was held, at which_addresses
were mrdo by Messrs. .Geo. R. White, Col.
H. S. Fleming, George Alhree, James L.
Graham Russell Errett, A. M. Watson,
after which Robert H. Davis, Rig., offered
the following - resolution, which was adopt
ed :
R. solved, That we approve of the action
taken by the managers of the Work House,
and recommend to them the completion of
the work at the earliest possible moment.
Mr. Watson also submitted a i.solution
of thanks to the managers, architects and
builders, which was adopted.
The railway train being about due at
this time, the meeting adjourned, and the
company returned to the city much pleased
with their visit.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
—The ball worm has appeared in cotton
fields in North Mississippi, causing cir
siderable alarm among planters. '
--Ex-Gov. Thomas H. Seymour died at
his residence in Hartford, Conn., on Thum"-
day evening, of typhoid fever, aged sixty
one years. . .
—A billiard match of fifteen hundred
points,-for two hundred dollars and the
championship of Illinofs, between Henry .
RhiveS and Joseph' Vormuelon, came off
at Mush, Hall, Chicago, Wodneaday night,
. 1.
and was won by the former. beating Ver
inuolon ono hundr d and twenty-three
points.: . ' .
--
. Accounts from coop- say :.,The Ore
,tan insurrection is fi urishlrig; the Turka
aro nearly worn' out' and 'dieconraged. It'
will be with groat difficulty
the
can con
-
1 tinue the contest, Idle the Cretans are
-flushed with success and infuriated by re
cent massacres to osperate enterprises.
Through the interne $ non of Gen. I gnatiff,
the Porte hal been o diged to dismiss Por
ter Raabe, comman • hag in Candia„ and
other officials there.
NUMBER 213.
POLITICAL ITEMS.
HON. A. P. EDGERTON, Democratic can
didate for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana,
owns $198,000 in five-twenties, and admits
that he has paid no income
,tax upon them.
Give us equal taxation, by all means.
A VOTE was taken on board the steamer
carrying passengers from Washington and
Baltimore to the scene of the larefight be
tween Sam Coilyer and Billy Edwards, re
sulting as follows: For Seymour and Blair,
98; for Giant and Colfax, 4.
GEN. CHARLES W. ROBERTS, of Bangor,
who is speaking in the Democratic interest
in Penobscot county, Maine said in a recent
speech:"Take out the churches and the
temperance societies, and there will be noth
ing left of the Republican party."
THE Seymour and Blair Club of Wash- ,
ington had a thoughtful time the other night
over a letter from a negro in North Caro
lina asking whether negro votes for the Dem
ocratic candidate would really be received.
There was some reluctance manifested about
opening a correspondence with negroes.
THE Boston Daily Advertiser has the •fol
lowing letter from A' literary g,entlemffil of
this State who voted for Douglas and Mc-
Clellan : "You pay small compliment to
my sense of patriotism in you assumption
that lam for Seymour. No ; I ama square
out-and-out 'Hiram Simpson' man, - and
work and talk for 'him every chance I get.
* * * I'm a Grant Democrat, ande
lieve that there are enongh just such in this
country to elect the staunch little man to
the position T know he will dorn as he has
all others in which he has ben placed, from
the tanyard upwards." I -
AT a Seymour and Blair arbecue held a
few days since, at Forsythe Georgia, Ben
jamin 11. Hill, the great De ocratic
pion of that State, made a peech. In, the
course of his remarks he referred to the
Union men of the Commonimealth in these
words ; "The Bible speaks of them. -The
wicked abound on every hand, and the
vilest rule.' These men are false to their
own race. They will deceive and demor
alize your society. They are false to aIL
But there is one-remark I wish the people
to ponder well, ‘.l" hate them. It is a Chris
tian duty to hate them. !No man will ever
get to heaven unless he hates them."
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JUDGE ALEXANDER RITES, of Virginia,
has come out earnestly for Grant and Col
fax. He has long been a Conservative.
The letter from Hon. J. S. Carlisle, of Vir
ginia, giving his reasons for abandoning the
Democracy, is a strong document. Regard
ing the work of the'Democratic Convention,
it says: It is my opinion that Hendricks
was defeated because be was not a believer
in the right of secession. The war record
of Hancock defeated him. Mr. Vallandig
ham's patriotism nominated , Seythour and
crushed the astdrations of the Chief Justice.
The friends of thelost eautriumphed over
Unionismthe of! the "Con ention, and the
strife of the battlefield is t be renewed and s
to be fought out at the ball t box.
Tim, Philadelphia Ledger, an- independent
journal of strong Democratic pfoclivities,
says :
Mr. S. S. Cox, in a recent speech at
Poughkeepsie, spoke at some length on
financial questions, and declared that he
would never consent to issue for any pur
pose "this miserable, debauched currency,"
and•said further: "I like the chink of the
old Bentonian legal-tender. If we are to
have paper let us make it worth as much as
its face in gold sterling coin, and we shall
be out of our trouble about the bond ques
tion." .This is as forcible as true, and if
every aspirant to Congr, essional honors will
adopt the same tone and sentiment, the bond
.question, which now threatens national dis
grace, will adjust itself as honorably as
easily.
The German Republicans
The. Philadelphia Post says: The Nation
al Republican Club, of which we spoke
yesterday, is 'doing even more good than
we had thought. It has quietly perfected
the best organization the Germans of Phila
delphia have ever had. Under its direction
German clubs have been established in.
every ward of the city, with a membership
of from fifty to two hundred each:. Next
Saturday night these clubs will hold a grand
meeting at the National Guards' Hall, and
will be addressedby Gem Carl. Schurz, one
of their ablest leaders. On Monday they
will have a Republican pie-nic. This is
- what they are doing in the city, and we
know that such systematic and energetic
work must add thousands to our Republican
vitae.
• Thea War made Republicans of thousands
of German Democrats, who abandoned a
party which betrayed the Government. In
every State theSe men will wield vast in
fluence. The German Grant and Colfax
Campaign Club of New York have just
issued an eloquent address to their country
men who served in the Union army. The
address declares that the choice is between
Grant and Blair, and asks if veteran soldiers
will support the man who has renounced
their standard: "Are the veterans goitig to
vote to have themselves and their sons once
more beat their plowshares into swords,
and shed their blood, in a new /civil war,
and to have the nation barter away its honor
by acting the part of a thief toward its credi
tors, thus leaving an-inheritance.of want
and wretchedness to our children, and chil
dren's children ? Veterans, are these, the
fruits which you ,want to reap frorn your
victories? The old battle-flag waves high
again, and the hero who led you to victory,
he it is, who bears again before you to the
front. Once more, rally around hiin. Rise
up once more as one , man and follow him),
for victory follows in his path l" TheSe are
noble words, and will have countless echoes
from the brave Germans:who fought for
their adopted country. • - _
.New Orleaus Market, •
(By Telegrrph to the Pittsburgh, Gazette";
NEW ORLEANS, - Sept. 3.—Cottan in fair
demand, with middlings at 27c; sales-702
bales; receipts-154 bges. Starling,:lsoX
458, New. York sight. Exchange a_kaa%
per cent. premium. Gold at) 143. Flour
quiet; with superfine at - 5717,25. - Corn
'firm at j1,07a1,10. Oats .firm at Siaf3so.
Bran scarce at 13c. Hay . ht - $25a25.- Pork
steady at 530,50. Bacon quiet; shoulders at
kite; clear sides at 18ce Lard- inactive at
1734 c, tierce, and 220 per.keg. •
Buffalo Marliet.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh GaYette.)
Buviri.r., Sept. 3.—Flonr inactive.
Wheat dull;.sales 10,000,bush No 2 Chicago
at $1,83, and 6,800 - bush arab& Michigan at
$2,10a2,12; also 8000* bu"h red Ohio at Et,
also 3000 bush red at $2,05; also .14,000 bush
do at 52,07. Corn dull but firm; car lotsof
No 1 void at $1,13. Oats dull; ear lots sold
at 64865 c - Rye dull and unchanged. Bar
ley dull and unchanged. Mess Pork firm
at $3l for heavy. Lard dull and unchang
ed. Righivines In light demand. _