CITY AND SUBURBAN.
Daily Prayer Meeting—From 12 M. to
12:30 o'clock at, the Rooms of the Christian
Association, No. 23 Fifth street.
:we call special attention to the card of
R. T. Kennedy ct Bro., on the fifth page.
•
Petition for the 662Vicelsou."—A petitiork
Isin eireal.ation - asking for the laying. of the
24Ticolsoa pavement on Sixth street, (for
merly St. Clhit".)
Meet To-night. --The Allegheny Conn
-ells will 'hold a regular semi-monthly meet
;ng in the:r chambers, city building, this
eyening, at se ve n and alkali o'clock.
lk,
: ineharar-The Grant - and Colfax
Club or liirtningbana will hold a meeting
at RepuLneart Ile.sdqitrters, Eiehley's
- Hall, Dennia., street, this evening. Major
Wlii• D rew wth deliVer an address. •
O Iserderly.—G: Taxob was brought before
Justice Ammon, of
'Llst Birmingham, yes
' terday, charged by So.
o Thompson with
acting ma disorderly
The accused was fined one 4.
'lia ln4 Lner in the street.
r and costs.
..- •, .
to Have
:.477 -41 " ---
Bound Lo nave a Dritiii.—A tin.,o,- diq
chde-of - B;cchus;entered one of onr r..,.,- 4 „_
rants the other evening, and after swailo ....
-,lng-ihree drinks took oft' his coat -and
' 'walked away; leaving the garment in pay
.
' went for the trizt.
•
• Base Etall.--The - Atlantic Base Ball Club'
of the Twelfth ward have challenged the ,
Olytdpic of Allegheny to play a mat'cl
Vane for the championship. The challenge
will doubtleSs be accepted and . an exciting.
same be the result.
A ponvention of the iron manufacturers
of Pittsburgh and Wheeling will be held
to-day at their rooms on Water street, to
take action on a proposed advance on the
prieepf iron and nails. It is highly probe
' blethat an advance will be,made.
Threatened to " ix" Her.—Margaret
Waters alleges that Mrs. NoJnan attacked
her daughter, Kitty Waters, and threaten
ed to split her open with an ax. Mrs..Noo
, nan was arrested on a warrant- issuedby
-Alderman Taylor and held for a hearing,
43 tnumiltted.—A.Iderman Herron yester
day ponamitted, for a furthor hearing, Wm.
chargii,'ort oath of John Doug
hiss:with aggravated. assault and battery.
Josephine Zang was committed by Jus
tice Arent for. assault and battery, on oath
of AdarirKuntzma.n. -- '
Skull Fractured.—Wm. .E. Harbaugh, a
y hia3ibmiti oh tho. Pennsylvania Railroad,
fiad life skull fractured yesterday, by fall
ing from a freight train at Turtle Creek'
' Station.. was: attended. to by Dr. Hamil
ton; Vat Rill hardly recover. He resides
on Rebecca street, Allegheny, and had
been on the road but a short time.-
Alleged Perjury.—R. C. Howard made
information y. sterday before Alderman
MeMasters against Henry Meyer for . per
jury. The 'information alleges that in a
civil suit tried in the Court of Common
Pleas, in which Meyer was prosecutor and
Hciwunl defendant, Moyer te,tified falsely.
A warrant was issued 'for the arrest cf the
accused.
Threatened Her.--Eliza Watt alleges that
Johnn. Heyary beat and abused her little
- daughter, Edna Watt, and threatened to
chop her into mince meatwith an axe. The
prosecutor resides near the Clinton Iron
Works and the- defendant is mate of the
Steamer Fort Gibson. He was arrested on
a warrant issued by Mayor Blackmore,
arid held fer a hearing.
, Tanners , Club Attention.—Elsewhere in
our (mini:tins is published a notice from
Marshal Brown, instructing all members of
the Cliib to be present at five o'clock this
&ening at City Hall,; for the purpose of
starting _to;Tarentutn. 'The members
should remember this announcement, and
be promptly on hand at the appointed hour,
Eiothat the Club eau start with full ranks.
Pure Candies. --With pleasure we reeozn
" Iliteifd . 'Our friend George Beaven, No. 112
Federal street, Alle , heny, to our readers
who may want anything in the sweetmeat
line. Mr. B. is a practical man in his bus
iness, and we know from experience, his
candies and fruits of all kinds-are the very
best.(: raities Wishitry'anything in his line
should give him a call. Remember 112
Federal street.
Officer
Police f Assaulted—Officer John
Stemmler, of Justice Barker's police, made
dnfoimation before Mayor Blackmer° yes
terday, against Mr. and Mrs. Joice for as
sault and - battery. He states that having in
his possession an execution against the de
fendants, he went to their residence to make
a levy, when Mr., and Mrs. Joice attacked'
him with an axe and endeavored to do him
bodily tutrut: A warrant was issued.
Lectures' by • Patistion.-- This , prince
among living English lecturers, Rev. Win.
Morley Pnnshen, M. A.; is engaged to de
llvet twa leethres in October. at the Key
stone Rink in Allegheny. • Tickets, with re
serfedabitts; can now be had at, the office
of, the Christian Advocate, No.. 72 Third
street. The reputation-of the lecturer is
werld4vide. No other opportunity to hear ,
him may.ever be enjoyed .
.by the citizens
of Pittsburgh. 2
Surety.---Lewis Smith made information
before' uitice Ammon, of East Birming
ham, against Henry Ganstadt, for surety of
the peace. &Rah alleges, that Ganstadt
boarded with him for a time but was noti
fied to leave last . Eiattirday. He left, but,
it laalleged, came back on Suriday even
ing and frightened hie wife by threatening
to lfilL her,
_accompanying the threat with
demoilatrations of.a hostile character. A
warrant . was issued.
'Notice" to Lot Owners.—By reference to
Qur advertising -columns it will- be seen
that - a inceting of lot owners and;others in
terested in the old Seventh ward grave
yard has been called for Mflndav evening
next,l4th but. in the old Seventh Ward
wheel 'honse. It is earnestly, desired that.
.everY one interested in thp - rnatter will be
present at that time , as the business to be.
tranacted . is very important, and should re
ceive immediate attention.
Republican iifeetingin Fawn Township.—
There was a fine .tern-out of the
Republi
cans of Faarn township at School House No.
3, on Tuesday night. John Martin, Esq.,
presided. A Grant Club was formed, and
nearly every man present signed the Con
stitution. Speeches were made by L. p.
Stone, Edq.', and Col. Rrnisell Errett, and,the
• meeting adjourned to meet on Tuesday
sight,"September 15, at' Behool Heinle No.
2, when the Club will elect its officers.
Riotous Proceeding.—Officer John IL
Mangan,of Mayorßlackmore's police,
4
- havipg .tbority , to eject a number of the
~ ...:I t oscupanticif Fort Limerick, went to the
:place • yesterday with that object , In
view,'When 'he was sot upon s une of
them and beat and abused idsconrably:
He returned to the office and mado'infor
matitin against Mr. and Mrs. Conny, Mr.
', arid Mrs. Joins, Mr. Lee, and others, for
- assault ,sind ',battery and riot. Warrants
4iire issued.
•
Serious ACCi4enj4hrl Dittrnore, resid
ing on Grosvenor - street,q3lrmingbarn, met
seVernacelderd'yosterday morning,
lstWoodwell's furniture establishment, on
Fourth ay,eorte v ivbere hewas, employed.
- ?Xt.:seeing:that' he.`watiworking af circular
aaw when 4,lopse piece of hoard struck
-midi:tat the saW,and was thrown backward,
striking Dittmore's arm at the wrist, lacer
ating ft severely and revering the main ar
tery of the hand. He was conveyed to the
.4,cifilee'of Dr. Jas. King and the a nund was
Wrested, after which he returned home.
THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP:
Aquatic Sports Redeemed--A Race With
out a Foul...Broviti, the !"Portland
Beats Coulter, the Manchester
L 4) arstnausi.lliaraill Challenges the Win
ning Man. -
O f late-the science of rowing has fallen
into bad =repute through the fact that a fair
ractenever eonld•be• obtained; all: contests
being marred by "fouls" or other unfortu
nate circumstances, which prevented the
public from forming any clear opinions or
,
eslitnates of the merits of the respective
aspirants.. Hence it was that the raveyes
terday did not attract so much attention as
*lose which have prededed it.
The challenge for the race was issuedhy
Brown immediately after the race between
Hamill and Coulter. over the Schuylkill
course.. He had previously issued a chal
ienge to the winner of that:race,but Hamill,
in whose favor the race was declared, de
clined the "deft," and declared* his inten
tion to qua the field of aquatic honors. The
challenge to Coulter Was then issued and,
after the usual delays and remonstrances,
was, accepted. Articles were at once en
tered into and yesterday was fixed for the
race on.the Monongahela for one thousand
doll aside. The course selected *as just
glo ars
Dain No. 2 (between 'Braddock's
Fnims and Port Perry) down the river two
a c 4 fs-half riffles, to opposite the now res
idence ea H. Brown; Esq., (about a
quarter of
•
t-nlle below the. Poor Farm,)
and return.
- The contestants anchored
their beat housesnear the starting point,
at Darn No. 2, yest.t.„,ja.).-. morning.
From noon up till te.r o'clock, the hour
fixed for the race to takes niece, hundieds
of persons took their depah.,re in vehicles
of all shapes and style, on lit,,,d boats on
the river and the cars of the' Co' "ellsville
railroad for tha course. Despite
drizzling rain, which set in anout noon
there stood for three long hours on both , '
banks of the river fully 't wo thousand men,
and many women and children, patiently
awaiting the start.. •
The stake boats were anchored at Pal'ker's
Landing, opposite Braddock's Fields, and
athaP-past five o'clock Brown left his boat
house, which was moored on the opposite
side of the river. The cr..wd by this' time
began to show slges of impatience and 4
smart shower - of .rain.clid not:improve the
feeling. Jug. as the crowd was in hope
that the men were shout'Starthig, some
mysterious - authority, from the opposite
shore, ordered the removal of the stake
boat for the third time: The crowd
and'aStheanxiousspeculators rushed bolter
skelter through the mud, curses both loud
and deep were -heard. Coulter had by this
time entered his boat and rowed down to
the , starting point.
As the men oothsowed up tothe starting
. point they were greeted with loud cheers
from those assembled on the banks. fie
the JUdges 7 boat were Thomas Reese, Esq.,
the Referee, Messr . S. Robert, Elliot of Pitts
burgh, Charles. B. Elliot of New York,
Judges for Coulter, Capt. John Travis and
J. F. Randall, .fudges for Brown, and a few
reporters of the press. At the firing of the
pistol the signal- for starting, both men
dipped their ears instantly in the water - and
both boats darted out beautifully. Brown's
-first stroke sent his boat a few inches ahead
of his aival's and with each successive clip
he increased the distance. At abitit quar
ter of a mile from the starting point
Brown fairly left Coulter, who in spite of
vigorous and spasmodic spurts failed to
:lesson the distance between them. The bet
ting now grew animated, and those who
had staked their money . on Coulter en
deavored lo hedge by taking the odds of
one hundred to seventy-tire dollars offered
on the Portland stripling. As the - men
reached the buoy, Brown was full twenty
yards in advance of Coniter, and making a
neat and graceful rounding of the poiut;
pulled with renewed vigor on the home
stretch. Coulter's . boat swung consid
erably in turning the buoy and- de
f• scribed quite a large semi-circle. fi e
eagle up, however, quite lively and putting
in his larger strokes and best Welts gained
slightly on Brown. The race on the home
stretch was a beautiful one, and
.arnitist
the cheering of the respective - friend. of the
rivals, and the sounding, of bout whistles
was quite exciting. Brown seemed tomtit
-
prebend that Coulter was gaining, and put
ting fresh life into his strokes soon of
recovered hii - distance, which ho kept and
increased till he arrived home. He came
in sixty-eight seconds ahead of Coulter,
makingthe,best thne on record—tive utiles
in 34 minutes and 2.8.; seconds. Ile'
'was fresh, -and to all appearances could
have again gone over the course.
The hosp;table people cheered him
on his . arrival, thus expressing their
satisfaction with the reKult,- although
the winner, was a stranger, vanquishing one
of the favorite oarsmen of this city. Coul
ter liketvise appeared ; fresh, and although
defeated, was greeted' with some cheers.
-The decision was at once rendered in favor
of Brown, as the race was one of the fairest
bad meat satisfactory ever held 'on Ameri
can waters. Fully -twenty thousand dollars
must have changed hands on the result in
this city alone, and as much more. else
where throughout the country. We heard
of one gentleman who pocketed fifteen hun
dred dollars on the result,- and rnmor has
-it that a purse of thirteen- thousand dollars
sent out from-New York to back Brown
goes bat& home doubled. = .
Hamill was on the water in his shell, and
appeared much interested in theHe
reels confident that he can beat Brown, al
though he is freeto acknowledge the science
and pastier r.f the Portland Stripling. His
challenge to row the winner, now in the
New York Clipper of nee,'with the accus
tomed forfeit, will be accepted - by Brown,
and the race will probably - take place on
Eastern- voters. The proceedings yester
day were high toned and orderly,. and did
much towards-restoring public inter. at in
aquatic matters. The public are satisfied
with the'reselt, believing - Coulter 'was de
feated fairly and squsrely.
Mow They Got Their Pole
The unterrified of Birmingham were in
need of a pole from which they could float
their colors to the breeze, and accordingly
the other day appointed a Committee to
attend to the matter. The Committee did
attend to it and in a short time a large and
stately hickory rose in majesty alongside
their headquarters. It is said, however that
the method of procuring the aforesaid pole
was not in strict accordance with equity, in,
support of which there was an information
lodged before Alderman- MeMasters yes
terday by Mr. J. S. Boggs, against Frank
Boyle, Jno. Shook, J. Coper and J. Simons
for malicious trespass. Mr. Boggs alleges
that the defendants came Ito his premises
in Lower St. Clair townsblP and cut down
two valuable hickory trees, thereby greatly
injuring the appearance of the property.
The trees had been planted especially for
shade and had been. carefully watch
ed over, for a number of years, so that they
were of unusual beauty. They wore valued
at •ten. dollars, but Mr. Boggs states' he
woUld not have, had them cut down'for ten
times that amount, as he h'ad taken special
pride_ in raising them. < Warrants were
issued for the arrest (tithe accused.
County Agricultmral,Socie An ty.
Aljourued meeting of -the County
Agrietdtural'Soeiety was held yesterday
forenoon at No. 10 St. elate Street. _ - _
Presentr-Messrs. James Kelly, n: B.
Phillips;JoSohn MeKelvy, James E. Parke,
John Murdoch, - , Jr.; and Captain John
Young, Jr., President.
In the absence t , f the Secretary, J. E.
Parke was chosen Secretaryp, o tem.
Judge •Parke, -from' the - Committee. on
Water and Motivp Power, reported favor
ably In regard to the errrngements for the
Fair, and the Finance Committee was au
thorized to make such expenditures as may'
be necessary to place the grounds in per
feet order for the exhibition,
PITTSBURGH GAZETTE : THLRSDA' , SEPTEMBER 10, 1868
TEllanng _TRAGEDY.
Ind of a Street Sevis-All'Oting Man Shot
DeiliVra.Arrest ofthe Supposed Homicide..
A most terrible/street row and shooting
affray occurred in Etna, heat' Stiarpsburg,
on Tuesday evening; resulting in the-shoot
ing and instant death of a young- horn
,named Robert Calhoun, a resident of
Allegheny. The circumstances of the case,
as near as we could .learn them. are as
follows: It seems that a party . of young
men, consisting of Robert Calhoun (the
deceased,) Charles Murphy, John . - Caskey
and another young man whose name-we do
not knew; left - Allegheny. about 8 o'clock
in the evening to take a ride. They were
seated in a couple of- buck wagons, two of
the party in each. and drimv a out to Etna,
by way of Duquesne borough, stopping
frequently along the road to drink.
At Etna they first entered the sa
loon of Philip Yund, in which were sev- I
oral men, one of whom, George Evans,
was very much intoxicated. He caught
hold of one of the party and jerked him
about roughly, but did not strike. The
man attacked was about to resent the in
sult
when a friend of Evans induced him
to leave the house, thus saving a row there,
the Allegheny party remaining. Some
time after Evans was s:anding on the corner
some distance from Yund's I when the
young men drove up seemingly
y in a fight
'among themselveS. Thestalighted and com
menced fighting on the sidewalk, Murphy
being knocked down. Regaining his feet
ho Went up to Evans and his friends and
challenged them to fight. Evans' friends
dispersed, but Evans tried to quiet Murphy,
failing in which the two got in
to 'a quarrel, during which Evans
was badly beaten and so much injured
as to be confined to . his bed yesterday
morning. As soon as he regained his feet,
the young men, with the exception of Slur
Irby, started to get into the wagon to drive'
off. 'Evans Started towards Spaug's Mill;
but had only gone a few steps when a pistol
wss'fired. Just at this juncture Calhoun,
one u the party, ' was getting into a
buggy , ato when the shot was fired he fell
back to the Bvonrid' and expired in a few
minutes, the ban h av i ng
struck him in the
left breast and
passel through' the heart.
The body was up and earned Into
Matter's tavern close by, where Murphy, in
a state of stupid intoxication, came and dis
covering it, patted his cheek_and called hie,
dead companion his friend. Ileasmis taken in
charge and kept under guard during the rest'
of the night, and committed to jail yester
day morning by Justice Smith, of Etna, an
a charge of assault and battery, preferred
agalkst him by Evans. 'Noire of .the: other
parties have been arrested.
It is altogether likely that Murphy will
be hold to ansWer"a charge of murder, as
during the Coroner's inquest one of the
witnesses, confidently - identified him as the
parson front whom the flash of the pistol
pr ceeded„ The deceased was about Liven
ty-four years of age and unmarried. He
.was employed as a driver by Messrs.
Spencer and Wilson, . livery stable
keepers on Ohio street. Murphy *was em
ployed at Stuart's livery stable on West
street, and had come. from Cleveland,
where it is said his friendS reside. Coroner
Clawson was notilissi and held an inquest
yesterday morning. The testi 'fumy sev
eral witnesses was taken, Gee moat impor
tant of which is as fidlows:
Ihrid 1. fleet!, sworrilloard at Jacob
Matter's; was in bed abOut ten o'clock last
night; heard wagons drive up to the door,
and heard loud talking and swearing; ono
of the wagons stopped at Matter's and the
other a short distance down m he road; when
I heard the noise I got out of bed and put,
my head nut of the window; the parties had
gotten out of the wagons, and seemed to lie
quarreling among themselves; saw George
Evans and another man come up to where
the other parties were; heard Evans tr 3 ing
to-quiet the parties; he laid his hand on the
shoulders of a man who wore a
white hat, when the latt.r said:
"hands oil', or' I'll shoot you. I'm from
Cleveland, and will sheet any man who
, Puts his hands on .me." ' He then said he
could whip any s— of a,b— in the crowd.
One of the men who had been in the buck
wagon, hit the man who had been talking,
exclaiming at the same time, "What do
you mean, d— you?" lie made use of
the expre..sion twice. After the man with
thd, white hat had been knocked down, lie
gotl up and ran toward the sign -post; ho
mime back in a moment afterwards; saw
bird jumping around among the crowd,
an saw him striking at George Evans; sup
posed he bad a whip in his hand, as I could
hods the blow, and the snapping, of the
"cracker end" of the Whip. Evans,-,wama
knocked down; amtwhile he was down the
parties who had beerisin the buggies' fell
upon him, and beat and kicked him;
could hear' the blows distinctly; Evans
had received ,aixiut a dozen blows, when
oneof the crowd asked him if was satisfied:
Evans cried' "enough,' several times, and
as soon as he coulthregain. hil feet he start,
ed away fm otn the crowd ; at that time the
man who hart Worn awhite hat was stand
ing in front of the game adjoining Matter's
house; as soon as Evans starteci - I saw the
flash and beard the reptCrt of a pistol; feel
confident that the man reformed to fired
the • pistol, as the flash came directly from
him; Isuppesed that the shot was fired at ,
Evans; heard the deceased fall; .the body
fell heavily ; two of the parties droVe away
in a buck wagon before the . shoot
ing had occourred, bet the wagon
In which this deceased had been was
left standing at the door; after thoshooting
occurred, I partially dressed' myself: and
went down into the bar room; Mr. 'Matter
'wasa there and. we went out together; we
found the deceased lying between the
wheels of the buggy; we carried hini into
the houses he gasped two or three tins a
before he died. He seemed to be either
getting in or out of the buggy at the time he
was shot; feel' confident that the man Who '
wore the white hat did the shooting.
Inquest was then adjourned until next
Monday morning, when the jury will re.;
asmmetnble at the Etna House, in . Etna
Alleged Larceny as Bailee. 1_ •
Catharine Woog made information yes
terday before Aldorman'M'Masters against
Levi for larceny as bailee. Mrs. Woog
IS the wife of the peddler who attempted to
commit suicide in Allegheny last week.
She states that - Levi, who is a nephew of
her husband, shortly before the attempted
suicide, gained an evil influence over the
mind of the unfortunate man and induced'
him to draw his money out of, the bank
and put it in his possession. By 'his influ
ence he is said to have procured -from his
uncle property, consisting of cash, bonds,
dry goods, silver watch, mantel ornaments,
etre : , rte., amounting in value to over $2,500.
It is alleged that he retains the money and
articles and refuses to 'give thorn, over to
-Mr. Woog, alleging that he is the.enly per
son to whom the property belong.. A war-
rant was issued for the arrest of the stir
cured.
A Politician Euttrapped
A reliable gendetnan tells the folloWing:
Mr. Samuel Allinder, and few more city
-politicians, wore made the victims ;of a
practiMl joke by German wags at the
Saengerfest picnic on Feiday last. Know
ing that they were * fishing l for votes,
those Germans. obtained their consent to be
tinitiated. into a mythical .society rejoicing
in the alphabetical appellation' of the
K. P. D. P. 13.'8," and which had ostensibly
for its object social liberty. and the freedom
of all people to-enjoy Sunday accordh,:ig to
their own notions. was singuleir that
',Ur. A., who looks' , for support from the
t-rnperance element, ,should hays. bean
-caught in a trap to expose his hyPhcrisy,
bat, we understand, caught. LK(' was, 'and
aava his pledgers . izir honor to halti - on the
Cause of the organizaticre._
This Day, at GO Filth ,-.ltvenuer-Prlvate
sales at 'auction pricett•L;booter; shoes, dry
goods, quilts, parpets,:oil eloths‘ tnirrons,
straw and fancy goods, artificial flowers,
umbrellas and notions. Palmer &Phillips,
No. 60 Fifth avenue. ,
111 ORTANT ARRINT.
1 Au Alderman Assaulted.
. i Alderman Lindeay, of the 7th ward, made
The Perpetrator of Robberies Secured— i information yesterday before Alderman Mc-
Recovery of the Stolen Property.
We have during , the. last few :Months Masters, against John Lade, constable of
the ward, fur felonions assault and aggro- ,
chronicled a number Of robberies which
have been committed in Pittsburgh and fated assault and battery. Mr Lindsay
alleges that Little cione into his office dur
.ADegheny, all evinently .by the same per
son or persons but of;whoin, notwithstanding the trial of a case and drawing a pistol,
ing the most earnest efforts of the he intimidated all present by his threats,
police, and forcibly rescued a negro who wsls the
no clue could be obtained. A majority of
defendant in the case. It is further alleged
the deptedations being committed in Alle
heny the that after taking the negro away he re-
g, police there ' set to work and
succeeded in investing the city so .elosely I knocking bins "jdown, abusing him, and
turned and i attacked the Alderman.
as to stole the operations for some time; but fit:all pitching the Alderman and fornituro
still the operator eluded their vigilance.. out of the office into the street. The oc
curred was arrested andheld for hearing in
The _robberies were committed in different
50
parts of the city and on the most frequent-
the sum of $1 0.
ed thoroughfares, which tended still more f Little's version of the matter is that a
suit was pending before the Alderman,
to envelope the a air in mystery. Some
and the prosecutor and Alderman, in order
time had elapsed rom the date of, the last
to enforce the payment by the defendant of
robbery, and the lice had concluded that
the operator findir g the place too warm for
him, had shipped o another quarter; but e a - a c d e e r d t a t i l t i r e s d u o u o r money, coifs, closed and sayi
ng
t b o a rt
fondant that he would not be allowed to
the arrest mado on Toes ivy evening
led to the clear" g rip of the whole
f .
r of ofthe
Little said be did no: like the proceeding,
depart s until he had paid the amount.
affair, and relieved the community of one
of the boldest thieves who ever operated in and asked permission to retire, when the
-
the vicinity. The circumstances attend-
door was opened for him, but before going
ing the arrest are as follows: On the even-
out he (Little) turned to defendant, (whom
he had Drought from jail for a hearing
ing in - question a clerk 'employed in the
and holding open the doer told him he
grocery store of Samuel Dyer, Jr., corner
of Lacock and Federal strew ts, returneffito might retire if ho chose, as he (Little)
the store, in which he slept, about half-past had no further claim upon bum. The de
ten o'clock. In endeavoring to open the
fendant did not hesitate to embrace this
opportunity, and departed. - The Alderman
door with his key- be discovered that the
was i ocensed at this conduct on the part - of
lock was filled with another key, which
Little, and after some words Little says he
could only have bOen placed thero s trom the
inside. Suspectinlg that all was not right, struck him with his fist.
- --
helqwetly called a watchman, who in turn
collected several dif his colleagues, and the
party commenced an examination of the
premises. Gaining admission intothe store
their discovered Concealed under the steps
leading into the celler a German.
whom they immediately arrested and
conveyed to the tombs and: locked up
for the night. In the morning it was found
that he could only speak in German. and
an interpreter being called, he gave his
name as Frederick John Dietz, but would
answer no further- questions. He main
tained his dogged snence until about two;
o'clock in the afternoon, when he became
very communicative, and made a complete
confession. He states he has been in - this
country about eighteen months, eleven of
which he has spent in Allegheny. ' 'He has
been engaged in his thieving operations for
about three months, during which time he
has committed sixteenrobberies. Ho says
I
lie generally commenced work early in the
evening between nine and ten O'clock,-
: which was the reason he 'rentable& undis
i covered so long. He has had no associate
in his labors; but managed the work atone.
Commencing at such an early hour there
, was less danger of detection, the police
' being scattered 'throughout the city at that
' time, but towards rnicliiight 'gathering near
each other. He resided at 37 Pik.street, in
the Third ward, is about thirty-five years of
age, and has a family tif children.! The
police searched the premises, and unearth
ed a large quantity of goods, consisting of
hardware, dry goods Musical goods, cloth
ing, carpet, and sonic small articles, all
of which have been identified by_ the
owners. He states that' he has not sold any
of the goods, being afraid to venture upon
their sale while the excitement about rob
beries continued, lie has had considerable
difficulty in carrying, on his operations on
account of his wife, who bitterly opposed
his proceedhr s .s, but was unable to put a
stole to them.
The police have suspected the man
for some time past and endeavored to
apprehend him by surrounding the house;
but there . being a private entrance, and
the chap being on the lookout, their efforts
in this respect failed. Great credit was duo
them, however, for the manner in which
they worked the case of the arrest and se
cured the property. The roost important
robberies which were committed were those
of . - Messrs. Barr, linacke Ltr, Buettlor's
music store, on St. Clair street, Camp
bell's shoe store, on Smithfield street,
and Dosch's tailoring establishment,
Federal street, Simpsen's and Godfriy's
banjo are stores In the Dimly:m(l, and :-ev
oral feed, dry mods, and grocery stores
seat tired thiongliout the city. H.• eon
lined himself to 110 particular branch of
trade, hut slealt promiscuously in all parts
of the two cities. lie is a simple, innocent,
ignorant looking German, and exhibits in
his appearance nothing of the bold, daring
operator, which he has proven himself to
be. Appearances, however; are very often
deceiving.
Strange Case of Suicide —A Discharged
Stadler Shoots Himself In a - Bag-ale.
.
The Cincinnati eammerei4l of Mr:inday
has the following account of the suicide of a
discharged soldier, who it is likely was
known in this lose. lily: "About fi.vo o'clock,
yesterday afternoon, the sharp crack of a
' ptstbl; fired in one of the rooms on the sec
end floor of the house, N 0.272 Main street,
started the entire neighbOrhood. The re
port had hardly died away before a woman,
with horror-stricken features and wild,
dishevelled hair, came rushing down the
stairs and into the street, exclaiming that a
man had shot himself, and crying for help.
A beerwagon driver' and a number of other
men, who had gathered round the door,
went up the stairs, with her, and, in one of
the rooms, fohnd a man lying on.tbe bed,
with a hideous wound on his forehead, from
which a streamof blood was gushing, while
the brain oozed out. • One arm was hanging
at the side of the bed, and the other rested
across his.. breast. Two pistols were
'at Ms side., The men hastened to him to
raise him up, but before they reached him
he was a corpse. The Coroner was Immo . -
diateiy sent fors and at half-past six o'clock
arrived to commence an Inquest. • Wounds
were found on both sides of the head, and
the two pistols which lay empty at his side
had made them. Amanda Cumming, a
prostitute, and the woman who hail rushed
into the street, was examined by the Coro
ner. She test tied that the deceased had
been sta3 ing at the house for two days; and
that most of his time had been.spent ether
society. They were together at the time
the shooting was done. ' ife and she liar!
been lounging on the bed for some time,
and as he did not seem to be very well she
told him to lie over and take a nap. he
said he would do so.. At his request she
kissed him as he turned over, and when
she was about to leave the room he asked
her to kiss him again. She did so and left
him. She had hardly reached the door
when she heard the pistol shot, and 'forking
around saw him with a hole in his fore
head, and blood . streaming all over
him. Frightened almost to death, she
ran down - stairs and gave the warm
that brought the beer-driver and the other
Iron to the room. She heard only one pis
tol discharged, and did notsthink that ho
had fired the second time, for he was strug
gling with death when she went for help.
Other women or the house were examined,
but their testimony 'threw no light what
ever on the question as' to what motive ho
had In committing suicide. Infils pockets
were found, five cents; a lot of pistol balls,
percussion caps, a soldier's discharge from
the. First 'Pennsylvania Cavalry, in the
name of Thomas Lindley, and pension
papers from the - Department, at Washing
ton, addressed to hire at Pittaburgb, Penn
sylvania. ' He was plabrin features, but not
11l looking, and - was Cleanly and neat In his
dressy - He had lost a leg and worestit arti
ficial ono in Its stead." • ' -
An inquest was to have been held on the
body on WedriesditY morning.
--Sineethe above .was in type we learn
. that at the. haquest the 'fact was diaclosed
that the naine of.' the deceased was not
ThomaS
Ibitlewsind bleayke rb b u y t
tWadine.: a & Vhb ohrnis
family resided I.& this. city. On Sunday
last he was in compapy with a Mr. M'Nol r,
an acquaintance, from whom he borrowed
a sum of money to pay his passage bathe.
Theliiry returned a a - erdlets of ' death by
suicide,
Amusements
OPERA HOUSE.—The audience which as
sembled last evening at the Opera House,
despite the' constant falling rain, on the
occasion of the third appearance of Edwin
Edoth, was one of the largeet, most brilliant
and fashionable we have ever seen drawn
together in the gity. It was snob an ove.
tion to merit and ability as Pittsburgh is
ever - proud to bestow on those
deserving the acknowledgement. Rich
elieu, the powerful - historical play
of Bulwer, was presented. In sustaining
the character of the crafty and designing
Cardinal, Booth developed the power of
, interpretation which has made. him emi
nent. His capacity of rising to an intensity I
of feeling, his strength and power of de- j
lineating, faithful to - nature, the varying
emotions of loye,•revenge, hate, anger and
ambition. which are made to enter largely
into the Richelieu painted by Bulwer, who
took much liberty with history, marks
Booth as a historian second to 'no other
on the American stage. Especially in the
(Rise of the IVth act, where he utters his
do 4, to Cohnt de Barrathis and surrounds
Julie de Mauprat with the charmed circle,
hurling the anathemas of the church
against those who dared to enter, did the
actor rise to his full' height, and send a
thrill thretgb his audience, holding them
spell-bound and filling their sou !s with awe.
He was well sustained throughout, the
stock company being well up in their parts
To-night Hamlet will be presEnted.
MASONIC HALL.—Logrenia, the wonder
ful wizzard, had a crowded audience last
night, and of course all were highly pleased
with the neat entertainment afforded.
Many extra gifts will bo distributed to the
audience to-night, and an entirely new
programme introduced.
Original Method of Paying a Board Bill.
Peter Harrington being somewhat in ar
rears to his landlord, and having au insuf
ficiency of funds to square the same, adop
ted an original method of satisfying his
creditor, but one, whiCh unfortunately, got
him, as the proverb goes, "out of the frying
pan into the tire." The way in which the
matter was arranged according to the alle
'ration is this: Peter learning that a female
friend of his, named Mary Miller, had en
ga?cd herself as a domestic with a family
residing tin Fourth street, and knowing
that 211firy was . possessed of a valuable
trunk, in which she kept a quantity of
equally' valuable "s iggins," ' decided, if
possible, to obtain possession of said prop
erty. • Going to the house when Mary was
absent he, it is alleged, stated to the mis
tress that he was the husband of her do
mestic, and that concluding not to let her
work any longer for other people, he wished
to remove her trunk to his residence. The
lady not suspecting anything, allowed him
te.takii the article, which he did forthwith,
moving it to the hotel where he was stop-
ping and pledging it and its contents for
the payment of his board bill, and the run
of the saloon for a certain number of drinks.
The trunk and contents were valued at
$5O by Mary, who appeared before Alder
man McMaster's andi made information
against Peter for larceny, upon :which a
warrant for his arrest was issued.
Political Affairs at New Castle.
NEW CASTLE, PA., Sep!. 9, 1868.
EDITORS GAZETTE:—The Rev. Q. A. Bur
-1 gess, late of seventeenth Illinois Infantry,
j addressed the Boys in Blue at White Hall,
last evening. Every seat was occupied and
even standing' room was at a premium.
The gentleman was fre'quently and raptur
ously.
applauded throughout his speech,
which was of a most telling character.
J. B. Do,nley, Republican candidate for
Congress of the twenty-fourth District, also
spoke.' Es-Governor TOdd, of Ohio is ex
pected to-visit New Castle this month, when
a big turn-out is sure. The Tanner Club is
fully organized and only awaits equipments
(from Pittock) to make a display. The
Democracy wore treated to a lengthy har
angue by General A. B. •McCalinont, (4*
Franklin, last night at their Club rooms.
Our Press were, of course, fully eulogized
in the - warmest terms. W.
Most Bitters of the present day that are
loudly puffed through the newspapers as
having great curative properties are vile
compounds and base impositions, contain
ing no medicinal virtues whatever, and are
really very poor whisky beverages, and,
instead of acting cola stimulant and tonic,
have a tendency to weaken the stomach by
entirely destroying the elating. The public
should therefore be very cautious and pur
chase none but Roback's Stomach Bitter;
which have stood thertbat as a remedial
agent fez many years; and are really as
their name indicates,,a,stomach bitters and
not a beverage. They combine the proper
ties of the best tonic and a stimulant—a
laxative, an of and anti-bilious agent
and the best stomachic known to the.world,
and when taken in conjunction with Ea.
back's 810 - od All; are the safest and 'surest
preventive against all bilious derangeinents,
thoroughly regulating the whole seystetu
and giving tone to, the digestive organs. 1
They are highly ri3OomMended as an in
vigorating tonic to.mothers while nursing ;
llncreasing the flow of milk, and ibr "conva
escents, to restore the .proStration
_which
always follows long-continued\ sickness,
t i ed
they- are unsurpassed. ' bto household
should consider ,themselves saf .from, the
ordinary maladies Without these nvaluable
medicines. They can be obtain of any
druggist.
This Day and Continued.
—Fine watches, clocks, jewelry, fancy
go - ods; show_ casts. iron safe, counters, dro..
at No. 37 Ohio street,. Alleuheny...,Dally
auction' sales at, 10 A. m., 2 and 734 r. m.,
until the entire stook Le dif.posed of. Pal ,
mer do Phillips, Auctioneers.
New Treiatmgut.—For manic diseageo of
the eye, ear, head, throat, lungs, heart,
stomacti,liver, &a., atitir. Ahern% Medical
and Surgical Rooms, 134 Smithtielsl street,'
half a equate from the Postoplee. No charge
for coruittittition. •
and Salaries at Auction.
•
This day at ten o'clock A. It.. will be sold
- Stni t [Leon's Auction Rooms.--55 and •57
Fifth avenue, hofisehold articles and sun-
At eleven o'clock A. li., choice
Teas, Soaps, Mustard, Tomato Sauce, To
bacco and Groeeriiris; to winch the attention
of the trade is called. At two .p. 3.1, New
Brussels, Ingrain and Stair Carpet=, with
out reserve. in lengths to suit purchasers;
also, a number of nieces remnants. At 3
r. 11., Piano and Stool and a large quantity
of superior Household Furniture,- - Book
Case and S.Ecretary, dc. See adver
tisement.
Pittsburgh Medical and Stirmical Institute
No. 134 Smithfield gtreet,.
Under the direct supervision of E. S.
Aborn, 'AL D., Principal, Consulting and
Operative Surgeon and Physician for Dis
eases of the Eye; Ear, Head, Throat, Lungs
and Chronic Diseases geneially. Throe ex
perienced Physicians and Surgeons in at
tendance.
Special interest taken in the treatment of
those cases that have been given np as hope
less and consiaered incurable.
Dr. Aborn's Medical Book sent by mail on
the receipt of 50 cents.
• Hours for professional interviews from S
A. r., to SP. M.
•
Can Always be Obtained at 112 Federal
Street, the Following Articles:
Cocoanut Candy, .Almond Nut Candy,
Walnut Candy, Vanilla, Lemon, Bose,
Mountain Tea, Pine Apple and Cream
Candies, Roasted Almonds, Excelsior Gum
Drops, Fruit, Rose, Sassafras, Mush, Cinna
mon, Peppermint, Cayenne, Lemon, Im
perial, lady, Wintergreen, Conversation ,
and Congh Lozenges, Cream and Dessert
Chocolates, double extra fine Cream Bun
Bons. Assorted Candies for the millions,
&c., &c. GEo. BEAVEN.
Positive Sale of House and Lot.—A. I,Fg
gate, Auctioneer, will sell without reserve
to-morrow (Friday) at 4 o'clock, the house
and lot, 134 Franklin street,. Allegheny,.
near the Sixth ward, lateManchsster, Pub
lic School. The lot is 24x139. The house
is a frame of six apartments and in good
condition. An inspection of the premises.
is invited.
•
asthma.—Letters from Ex-President Van.
Buren, also from his physician, expressed
Much gratification with the result of faking
Whitcomb's Asthma Remedy. rrs,kT
The place to get "White Lime, Calcined.
Plaster, Hydraulic Cement,is at Ecker &-
Caskers, 167 First street.
3lcf'ULLolloll—On Thursday evening, &Nem—
ber 13th ' at o'clock, JIALN e...IICCULLOUGII,
in the 52d year of his age.
The funeral kill take place from the Lawrence
ville Presbyterian Church, Pike street, on Virus- - C
UaY MbIINING, at 10 o'clock.
CUI.P—On Wednesday mornlnr. September 9th,.
ROBERT R. I). CULP, aged tai years.
The funeral lint take place THURSDAY AFTF.R
NOON at Ii 1", o'clock, from the residence of his pa
rents a - few doors above the head of Federal street,
Allegheny, to proceed to Perrysville. The friends
of the family are Invited to attend.
INLEX. AIKEN, UNDEVITAV.ER,
STREET, 160 FOURTH STRET, Pittsburgh, Pa.
C 'FINS of all kinds, CRAPES, GLOVES, a:ed tv
ery description of Funeral Furnistinr , 'Goods fur.
nislied. Rooms open, day and night.' Hearse and
Carriages furnished.
REFEuLscES—Rev. David Kerr, D. D., Rev. M.
W. Jacobus, D. D., Thomas Ewing, Esq., Jacob H.
Miller. Eitl.
. _
icILI.H.LES &PEEELES,EIE33EII..
STREET IVERY' STARLES, corn - -r of
8 2 , 71/USE.Y AND CHURCH AVENiiE,
Allegheny City. where their Mb .I , IN R0U.11.8 aro
constantly supplied with real and imitation Coss
wood, Mahogany and Walnut Conins, at prices va
rying from *1 to 4-100. Bodies prepared for inter
ment. Hearses and Carriages furnished: also, all
:Ands of Mourning GoodS, if required. Office open
at all hours. day and night.
AOBERT T. RODNEY, UNDER-. 0
TAIKER -AND EnitALME.I::, No. -15 OHIO
'KEE?, Allegneny, ,seeps constantly on Laud a.
large assortment of ready-made Collins of the 101--
limb:), kinds: First, the celebrated American Bu
rial Cases, Metallic Self-sealing Air-tight Cases
and Caskets, and ltosevrood,.Wainut and Itosewood
Initiation coffins. Walnut Coffins from $25 ul 3 - -
waids. Ithiewond Imitation Coffins from 85 up
wards, and no pain; will be spared to give e.ntire
satisfaction. Crape and Glove, furnished free of
charge. lest Hearses and Carriages furnished on
short ',Mace.- Carriages furnished to funerals 34.
W.
ELESPENIIEIDE,
MERCIIANT TAILOR,
No. 50 St. Clair Street, Pittsburgh,
•
Having Just returned from the East with all the
latest styles of European Goode. is now prepared to
make - them up in the latest fashion and most oura
ble manner to his customers and the public ener
ally, thanking themlor past favors and hoping for "
new ,ones. at PuIt:E S Tu SUIT EVERYBODY.
ENRY G. HALE,
Center ofPenn and St. Clair Streets,
Has now In stock one of the largest ald most varied;
assortments of
Fall and Winter Goods
•
ever brought to this city. Ills stock embraces all ,
the latest French and En gnat' . manufactures of
Gloths, Cassfineres, Suitings, Overcoatings..
Also. a Lnll line. of Gent's 'Furnishing Goods
GENUEVE
SCOTC4 PE BBL
WARRANTED TO IMPROVE THE SNIH'I'
DUNSEATH & HASLETT.
GENUINE
GLYCERINE TOILET SOAP,
. •
PETER SQUIRE, 277 Oxford street' London
This Soap has been, by a peculiar Process, freed
from the excess of alkali ahicu.t Invariably found
even lit the purest Soaps, and at the same time it Is
made to take up a large quantity of Glycerine (40
per cent.. his to tnis latter substance that it
ch istly owes Its soothing Quaid y—soilen ing the skin,
preservlug the complexion, preventing chapping
andthe unpleasant roughness experienced in cold
weather. It is found most useful In allaviating the
irritation produced by dryness of the akin. On ac
count of its great purity it recommends Itself to all
persons that suffer from the use or common Soaps;
for delicate skills it la the only soap that can be tol
erate& :It' is particularly usufni for cleansing die
naryd ale, where the irritation produced by 01*(11-
Soap. causes so Pinch inconvenience. It is tho
111 , st agreeable Shaving Soap that can be, used, tear-
Ing - the skm soft and comfortable. 'i he neaps usually
sold as Glycerine'SOaps-contain little or no Glycer
ine. it is only necesaary to apply the tongue to the -
surface and the genuine will be distinguished by the
sweet taste.- Agent, . -
toinxow JOIINSTON,
7orrier Smithfield and Fourth Streets.
AWN:agent for BABG•S VIENNA AiLIiTERINE
BOA V.
nuiS:rrs
i
A ___
PPLICAT.IONi TO SELL __
LI
Qt1011..1. filed in the Clerk's (Moe.
Josteti ritEDENRICII, tavern, Borough of
East Blnnlngharn.
The License Doan, will aft on PH tritsDAY. the
10th Inst., at 0 o'clock A. Y. for hearing the above
apellcatrou.
,aelhatC .10$g G. LIELOWpa ~.----
1
Furuiture, Carpets, Plano, Teas, i Soaps
DIED
UNDERTAKERS
MEROHL.ATT TAILOR,
SPECTACLES,
FOR SALE BY
56 FIFTH STICEET.'v
--J_
MA I 4; II 7ACTIIILED BT
OM