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.Open for TraveL.—Long alley, 4 .t). - the Sev
iiteelath•ward, bas been newly paved and
Vas opened to travel yesterday.
Twentieth Yitieet has • been paved from
Penn to Pike.) streets, Bdd was taken off the
• contractor'', hands yesterday, and thrown
open to trr,vet, , • ,
Vine 8i rect.—The paving' on Vine street,
Voln lide.id to Coldell, was completed yes
' terday, \ and the street will be thrown open.
'Acctrivir el to-day. ) . • -
Re) eased.-!Governor" Keefer, cotreentt-
Aed t o jail on the 28th nit., on a charge of
essi.alt and battery, was released yesterday,
ha' having_obtaltked the required bat!.
Spting Alley; Which Is now into:l4llpr COlL
rlract.forgrading andpaving, will he eon:L-
I - plated in a few' days to Twen-nintli
street. Only a square • r two remains to
Heard:l" privFA.te airk -P
atch re
ceived in,th .
ycsterdm, learn that
Walter Bio • ; was sebrild'his beat two and
a half miles below. Steubenville, at halt;
past twelve o'clock .yesterdtry. - • '
. Assaidt 'and ilattery.—P;nidget Slatterly
made information before &Latina Anunon
yesterday; charging Wilkeford McLaughlin
I I
—with assaulta nd 'battery. • A warrant was
lastted - foil arrest ofthe accused. - •
Held for_ T 14,-,Francis !Gallsgher,who
ayes chanted ft -Oath of - Margaret hieFaden
rwith selling 1 quor on Sunday, bad a' hear
ang before Justice Ammon yesterday, and
-.was held to ball ler his appearance at t3ourt
Miltenberger Street has been paved from
alfth . .ayenue te,,St, Patrittlis , alley,
_and
-was Inspected and' tat elt nfffhereontraetot's
]ends yesterday, by the City Engineer and
"Street Commissioner, and will be oi?ened
itravel'ter4laT. r )
The Washington B...Terter save: “There
4tre hundreds of deeds in ""this county which
-should be recorded. ...Why are they not ro.
*corded?". This neg./net may, under a re.;
*tent act: of Assembly, cause the holders
. - nnachAreuble in thp future. ; ,
Alleged' Perjury.—Patrick Haggerty al
.xleges that AllenArtlayebmmitted perjury
by swearing falsely In a case, in .which ha
(`*.vias• - ondior • the. prinelpals; - before Mayor
7131ackrnortfal'im clayit since.: The amused ;
• - was arrested and gave bail for Court.
Report.—Tliefollowing ie th
- - report Of the ' Allegheny letter carriers for
the month of November:
I -Mail. . Drop. Newspaper:
—. De11yerect,........:.30,726' 2,663 "1 7 ,3 89
YlolleOtOd .. .. ..10,924. 3051 439'
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A "Ilieldeditriprovanient.--Street Commis ,
- sioner annter is having flag crossings
- placed on 'Liberty street, from Matleet to
Ciair;in ftnatovethent wttlCit - was not
made too Mon.' WO Would Saggeit the pro.
• priety, I howerrer, of.making them wider
- -than most of the crossings: are made. ,
,
Much -complaint is made that tieonnd
•avenne;i between Smithfield mod Grant
Oreetaiiiilinost yierptituallytolockaded to
wagon ;travel' owing to a break. in the
.sawer. Is Aa laigh.tims that-the-bream was •
tTepaired.4n*Anfatell manner as '
>ta pre -ti
possibility of 'complaint ; Aare
after, ." • ; t•
Gro er
made three informations before the Mayor
yesterday charging H. H. IsTeeland with 11-
logallihaor 5b144,1 The :SccilUed:Avas ar
rested and held for a hearing,after which he
madeinforumtion charg,ng 4.4 rover with fe
lonious assault and'. bitttery, who ,In turn
was.arrested and held to bail for a hearing.'
New i Crosslng.--A: new crossing. le to be
;placed Staithfield street at its junction
with .Liberty. The stones fur the same
are hlriiady on the ground and will be laid
in a few days. This is only one of the many
improvements made bystreet Commission
er Hunter during the.pfresent yeitr. He is
• one of the tnostnicti#e did 'energetic of, the
city officials.
- Charlotte Street in the Seventeenth ward
Is new) under _contract, .and the work of
.grading la progressing rapidly. At one
•pointorgamsiderable cut had to bemade for
- nearly a square. It has been completed,
he,trever, and the curb have neatly all been
-set. The paving will be commenced In a
few days if tlie(- weather open so ,
that gravel can be obtained.
. A .Yoaug'Hopeful.—Tliomas Edwards, a
.ga.rdener at Oakland, macleinforniafion be
, rforia the Mayor yesterday, l'eliarging N. H.
White,'Ms stepson, vita. larpernye It ap
••paars that the boy 'stole's coat and vest and-
left home, but returned again' yesterday
morniug, after the infprination had been
made, and app cared eo n o reperitaid that the
:.steplather - r elented and ,Nylphdrpw the
—43hiugal
• -Le a rokeit.--bfr: James'Benham,. a
. .brak Man.bn a shifting train at, the outer .
-depo of the Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail
met with a serious aczident,tin Mon
dity eveuing,' by Which his leg was broken.
He was Ilanding at 'the rear. of• hintrain;
when An engine. backf3d' dtpwrnfarid struck
him, brea t hing his leg._ Re was removed to
_his residents and medical 'aid summoned,
whunthe"Tisctt(relf linikwnsreduced.'
.I.4:Fetzer A; ;Bro., active, enterprising
• and • energetic 'tautness - gentleinca; 'have ;
just purchased. the store formerly_owned
— by M.', prchartz,- Butler. street,. near the
stables of the (Manias" Pastengelltailway,
- 'lnwrencemtlie,,Where they. will carry on a
first Clarisgracery , store. Their
stock is large and finely assorted, while
.? - -their prlciee.arri verY , +reasonable. We'
speak ;Yoe 'them a large share of public
patronage.
- • - 21 Fifth - avenue, have
just received a large and well selected
•
stock. of ,Dry Goods and Dress Goods,
which they offer to their...customers - at the
• • very lowest -rates. The high' . reputation
^. 'lbis house enjoys; '
is justly merited, and the
proprietors are determined to sustain it by
: ...adhering atrictly: to the' principles upon
...which the • btisinesa has always been
- aondicted—dealing honestly, and fairly
Wife 'Seaters 'Virginia Smith made
3rifonnatibn before Justice Sailsfskry"yes.
terdak, charging'*' her husband, Alfred
smith, with assault and batter y , alleging
: - that he beat andatiused her in a shameful
--manner. , Also,: Marigaret Stsiteler,-; at the
same thri: and place, made information,
charging. her hosliand, John Speeler, with
a like offense, alleging,thar he. pulled her :
. hair:',Warrants were. issued for the arrest
Alleged Aggritidted "Atistat.—Ohrl 3tian
,;;Putit,made,informat)on• Wore •Alpleginan
v litraitt yisterday, againat • bleorge Johnson,
aggravated. assault. and battery, The
-4tectiscil is charged with, throwing' a' 'stone
4at'the Aepouent's son, aged fifteen years,
twhich•strock the tw, knocking him down
stud breaking his leg.,. The accused was ar
• rested at his residence, corner of. Kirkpat•
• - rich and Reed streets, in the neighborhood
of Which the assault is alleged to , have been
,0613italtted.;!-Re'.urati held fuf triaL •• . I •
The "dull flints ° coniplained4)fblizta' qy
of the; business men in this city do not
seem to have anxaffact upon tile business
. 4 , at the Wall , knliwn larid, popular 4117%g00ds
nd.ciress goods establishment of, Bates £
21 „Fifth. avenue. -The continual
'tbt *ong of litdies 'that' visit this house. and
the amount of goods , the y sell , would f ai n_
-cote that the btoislmfas in that line was,nn
usUs,lly brisk. The immense stock of goods
to be ;r9utla ,, ,e4' , 410.,95:4blishiutrit affords
' the most ample facilities for customers to
make tilair purabases upon , ; the most sati n --
• ifietdryi;ternui. I •
PennaylValiia Railroad Beslness.—The
records kept at the Pennsylvania. 'Railroad
office show that during the month of No.
vember, just closed, 38,341 eight wheel
freight cars moved over the Middle Divi.
Mon of the road, being 5,947 in excess of tb e
corresponding month of last year. This
shows a gratifying increase of businen.
Annoying Amusemento.-Margaret Smith
alleges that Robert John amused binutelf
yesterday by throwing stones at the door .
of her residence, and when she remonstrat
ed with him she was assailed with every
opprobrious epithet which the fun•lovinq
BoberCcould call to mind. The parties re
side in Birmingham and a warrant was is
sued by Alderman MoMasters for the ar
rest of Rebt3rt.
Imported Cattle.—Mr. iVilliam Semple,
the well-known dry goods merchant, yes
terday received from Scotland three oT the
famous Ayrsehires cows , and one hull,
which be purchased while abroad with a
(view of experimenting with breeds at his
already well stocked farm. This breed has
, ever borne a high character for milk, yoke
; and shamble, and we trust that Mr. Sem
ple's enterprise Will be well rewarded.
Twenty-Ninth Street is tehig paved from
Penn to Liberty. The curb has been set,
the grading done, and the paving was COM
menced yesterday. This will be a decided
improvemeut, as it will relieve in a great
measure t ine heavy travel on. Penn street
from that point westward, - affording a con
venient outlet to Liberty street, which is
now' one of the best cobble stone paved
streets in the - sity, from Twentieth to Twen
ty-ninth street.
Masonic Election.—An election for offi
cers of Zernbabel •chapter,' H. R. A., was
held Tuesday evening at the hall, Fifth
avenue, with the following vesult: M. F.
H. P.,"1). P. Estep; M. E. K., W. F. Lang;
M. E. S., W. D. Spiking; Secretary, Thos.
W. Wright; Treasurer, J. Shidle. After
the election, the entire party adjourned to
, M'Ginlev's, Fifth avenue, where a first rate
supper was prepared. The feast , was well
enjoyed, and considerable fun and hilarity
prevailed among the guests.
Dispensary Report for November.—The
Dispensary Department of the Houio3pa
thic - Hospital continues well attended: The
report of the physician surgeon fOr Novem
ber shows4in increase over ,the previous
mouthy and over the corresponding period
last year, there having been two hundred
and sixty-one presoraptions issued to per
sons unable to pay for medicine or treat
rtient... The Dispensary Is open from eleven
to twelve o'clock every day except Sunday,
and is iodated on Second avenue, above
Sudtafteld street, 1 •
Savage Custetner.-officers John Wad
and James Blondin of Alderman Mcldasters
police, made information before that of:d
ela _yesterday against John McCune for
surety of-.the peace, and interferene with
',them in the discharge of their duties. The
deponente went to the residence of the ac
cused to make a levy, when they allege
McCune attacked and drove them from the
prerdses, and threatened to cut their heads
off with a trowel I; they attempted to re
. tarn.; A warrant was issued for the arrest
of the furious man. A
The Lecture To-Night.—Alreadv a large
number of desirable Seats in Lafayette
Hall have been secured for the lecture to
-night, and many equally- choice ones yet
remain unsold and can be obtainei;l , at the
Library Rooms, corner of Penn and Sixth
Gate St. Clair) street. We -hope none of
our reader will, permit the opportunity to
see and hear the brave. General Kilpatrick
Pass.Mlappreciated.. He is a splendid talk
eri and bundles his .subject— , Sherman's
March to the Sea"—in the most pleasing
and' itiresting Manner. ' ,
Binds° Lifc—Rev: Andrew Gordon, ten
"years a missionary in India, assisted, by his
daughter, will give an exWbition at the
Seventh avenue M. P I Cliurch this evening,
in Illustration of life among : the, Hindoos,
Mr. , Gordon and his daughter will appear in
full. Hindoo dress, will converse In fin
doostanee, sing Hindoo songs, and exhibit
interesting and instructlie scenes in Hin
doo life. The exhibition i will comprise
idols, curiosities and dresses from India, and
among the manners illustrated will be the
manner of courtship. The exhibition will
not only be novel, but decidedly interest
ing and instructive.:
Serious Accident.
A. Kloman, Esq., of the firm of Btierkle,
Kloman t Co, Sixteenth ' ward 'met met with
a serious accident on Monday, which, may
prove fatal, • Mr.- K.- was assisting •some
workmen to raise' a rafter ID4 new ,build
fug, When the rafter fell, striking him on
the head and' shoulder, 'cutting a fearful
Kash on the head and producing concus
sion of the, brain. The injured mun was
carried to his residence and D. H. H. Clark
summoned , to attend him. He was im
proving slightly at last accounts.
Charged Witt► Fraiidf
M. Verner made informition yesterdsy.
before Alderman licMasters, against Geo.
.Niw 'and George Free, for fraud: The
deponent alleges that, the defendanni gave
him' a judgement note some time since,
and about the time the note vos' , due
closed out most .of. the goods contained
in their store, Wand - Moved the remainder
out of the State,i'witli the libtention to de
fraud their creditors. /the accused, at the
time the note was given, were partners in
a store located at 011 City. A:warrant for
their arrest . was issued. •
Destraction of a Saw Mill.
...Yesterday morning a fire broke out in
the saw mill of Mr. John McKee, located
near McKee's 'Rocks, which resillted In the
total destruction' of the mill. The confla
gration was first- disooyered ,by the, fire.
man, upon his arrival at thee in the
morning to start the fi re. ThMill was
rentall,ky. 'Messrs. Esielets it Co., and the
logs la s aid to be; abont ten thonsandidol
lars, upon which there is no insurance.
The; Fiittattpposed to haire been the work
of an incendiary, as there was nu fire in the
eimiting."!
Highway
Notwithstanding the vast amount of
y
Ntlekedness, villabl,and crime .
present• abounds in our city, the villains
are not all within the city limits.. On Mon
day eveninglast „ a bold highway robbery
was perpetrated in the usually quiet bor
ough 'of Elizabeth.' Chibitian Geauf, a to
bacconist, who resides in that borough,
was attacked by two ' men aboitt- nine
o'clock,' while ,returning from his Store' to
his - dwelling, and robbed tiC one„hticidred
and seventy-iive dollars. He was, knocked
down' and considerably bruised, but not se
riously injured. •••• ,
The LiheM Street Accident
The jury empannelled to inquire after
,what manner,•&c.,ltud investigate the (nets
_connected with the death of John Collins
the boy who was killed on Liberty street
by, being run , over by a freight train on Bat
urday morning, met at the Coroner's office
yesterday morning at eleven 'o'clock and
concluded their labors. A number of: wit
nesses were • examined, alter which the
jurykrettunedsthe felkiivintr tetdltit t
That the deceased, , John Collins;came to
his death by being !tin over' by ; the freight
train of,the Pennsylvanin:Rallroad, on Lib
erty, near Hay Street, on NoyeMber 28th,
1868, while attempting to get °tithes engine
of, said train. We exhonorate the em
ploy& of the train, but censure the . officials
of the road for not havink a person walking
in front of the train.. We ftirth • er
that the Company employ an 'active man,
whose only duty shall bo to walk ahead of
the trains pa Liberty street.'
rriTSBURGEL THITIISDAT g, 1868;
AMIDST A want.
'A t :tempted Suleide—A Dose of Laudahum- .
The Attempt Frustrated.
Considerable excitement Was created F a t
the Union Depot yesterday afternoon by
the announcement that a young woman
had attempted self-destruction by taking a
quantity of laudanum while sitting in the'
ladies' Waiting room.• It seems that- tha:i
first discovery of the attempt was madakel
•
a lady whose attention had been attr acted
by the movements of the vroidd-be,victim,,
and who, supposing her to be sick;rozide
inquiries, and discovered the state Otthe
case from the answer given. Milady
Anickly infoimed the officers in clierge of
the depot, and in a•short time Dr. 'Hamil
ton, employed by the Company, was in at
tendance. The woman professed to be
tired of life and requested that she might
be allowed_ to die, but, notwithstanding
all her protestations, the physician
proceeded with his ditty, and in about an
hour after, by the aid of the usual appli
ances in such, cases, the patient was re
lieved and placed in a fair way of recovery.
She gave her name as Agnes Owens, and
I stated that she came from New York origi
nally, but had arrived on Saturday last ,
from Smith's Ferry, about forty miles be
low the city. We learned from the officer
at the.depot that she had been back and"
forward to the depot since Saturday, and
seemed to be in great trouble in, regard to
her baggage, which she had pledged
as payment for her passage money
from Smith's Ferry /to Pittsburgh.
She told one of the officers that she was the
wife of a soldier wheliad been killed in
the army during the war and had loft her
without any means of support. When she
started from New York, she did so with
the intention of securing a situation as a
domestic with a family residing at Smith's
Ferry, but on arriving, she discovered that
the situation had been filled, and she was
thus thrown on the world. Hearing of a
place at East Liberty she came here, pledg
ing her bagga ge as she stated.. When she
arrived at 11 1 ` t Liberty, she was again dis
appointed. Coming to Pittsburgh she finally
secured a situation , with a family residing
on Fourth street, but after remaining
a day or two she had been sent away for
some reason, which she refused to give.
She wandered back and forward to the
depot, for several days, and on Tuesday
evening it is said slept in the ladies' wait
ing, room, having no other • shelter.
Being ,tired , of life, at last she con
cluded to put an end to her existence,
and made the attempt as stated. This was
the story-she told at first; but after she had
recovered somewhat, and while on her way
in charge, of an attendant to Mercy hos
pital, to 'kwhich place she was taken, she
altered the story in some important partic
ulars, which makes the truth of either
rather doubtful. She stated to the attend
ant accompanying her that her husband
,had died in New York about six months
since, and that she then started on her
travels,, as previously stated. After pro
curing the place on Fourth street she staid
there a day or'so, but had about concluded
to give that place up, as It was not alto
gether to her liking. While on her way to
the depot yesterday, to get her baggage,
she concluded she 'might as well be rid of
life as to live in constant trouble, ' and
in furtherance of this design called at a
drug store on the corner of Penn and Walnut
streets and purchased an ounce of lauds.
num. Going away from the store she
went to St. Patrick's church and told
the Priest, who, as soon as he discovered
her design, forbid her executing it. The
" Priest also searched her clothing to get the
laudanum, but failed to find it, as she bad
hid it in her stocking. He then accompa
nied her to the store and asked the clerk in
regard to the sale of the laudanum, who
acknowledged that he had sold her the
amount stated. Finding it useless to parley
further., the Priest left her after admonish
ingber again not to carry out her criminal
intention. Upon leaVilig the Priest, and
while walking towards the depot, she swat-,
lowed the lnudanum, arriving at the depot
a short time after, with the result as stated.
-The state of the case seems to be that the
woman is in trouble, the cause of which,
however, she refuses to tell, ami that in a
moment of .depression she made the at
tempt On her Ilfe t !which was.afterwards
gretted. She seems to beabauttwenty-five
years of age, with an expression; net at all
ill-looking, and is withal one in whose
mind most people would have thought the
idea of self-destruction had never entered.
When taken away from the depot to the
hospital she was very much better, and the
physician considers her in a fair . way of re-'
covery. It is fortunate for her that the sui
cidal attempt was quickly discovered, as
the case, if it had been neglected a short
time longer, would have added another to
the list of those who have labored under
the mistaken idea that by forcibly “shuf
fling offthis mortal coil" they will put an
end to all their troubles.
•An Unwelcome Wolter
Bridget Murphy made information y est er
day, before Alderman McMasters, against
Michael Mills for surety of the pea&
Bridget resides with her husband at No. .7
Penn street. ( Her husband is employed in
a blast furnace and is detained from his
home until midnight. On Sunday evening
Bridget states she retired' to bed and left
the .door unlocked so that her husband
might get in the house without ,disturbing
her slumbers. `-About half-past ten o'clock -
ahe heard a rapping at the door, and think
ing that her husband was outside she called
from her clench awl directed him to walk
,in, ,when in stepped "_a personage which
proved not to be her husband but Michael
Mills. After thus gaining. an entrance
Michael, it is alleged, unsheathed a hor
rible looking knife and swore that he in
tended to kill her, and that it was for that
express purpose he hact.entered. Bridget
made good use of her voice, which aroused
some of hig neighbors and caused the un
welcome visitor to beat a' hasty retreat.,
Upon a, further consideration of the, dire
threat 'Bridget came to the conclusion that
- her life was danger, and hence the suit.
Michael was arrestell and gave bail for trial.
A great error was committed by some
one, we do not know whom, when, Second
avenne'‘vadpavedilrotn the ,Selfool House
to the Birmingham bridge. Not in paving
the fittest, fiowever, turthat was well done,
but the error consists in'not hairing provided
dritinage or outlets for the water flowing
from the numerous springs along the road.
The ground over 'which the road vas made
is .of a "sponty" nature, and numerous.
springs rise immediately under the road bed
and along its side next to tha hill, causing.
a continual flow of. water,under the paving,
which has already injured tbd - sheet to a
great extent, notwithstanding nearly $2OO
doilard have been expended in repairing it
since the new pavement was put down,
only . about Wine - months since. Some
means of conveying the water away other.
than - now exists, will have to be adopt
ed ere long, or the entire street will have
to be repaved.
Atlantic Monthly, and Our Young Folks.
Elsewhere wilkbe found. the announce
ment of ,Fields, Ctsgpatl, ft. Po., publishers
of these excellent magazines: The Atlantic
•
enicys , pre-eminenoe in magazine litera
ture.= Ithnstilwayebeen 4..•.otiduCted with
signal ability. Notwithstanding the nnm-'
ber of, gwahlies• con3peting, for Public).
favor,lt is widely circulated. 1 4:Jur Y' lig
Folka"Ais the s paragon of monthlies f or.
younfrpeoille. :It combines so many e cel
lencies that it is just the kind of a maga
zine for the 'family circle. Entertainknt,
amusement and instenotion, fi ll its "p ages,
and-, the illustrations are of- a superior
character. It will tie seen that the arrange.
'nienta j fcir i 869 exceed any fgrinerperiod in
the history of both magizlnes. r -
An. Oversigh!,
4 c . hree !longish Chaps Together," ,
•
h Three rongish chaps"—(conildence
operators)—fell into mishaps at the Union
Depot yesterday: It seems that the party,
consisting of two men and a little boy, ar
rived in the city on Tuesday evening from
the west, and yesterday morning they corn
lnenced operations in the depOt, but were
unfortunately blocked in their game before
it bad progressed very far. Officer Havid
noticing one of them in close conversation
with a rather green looking countrythan,
at once suspected what was going , on and
kept a sharp eve on the party. In a short
time the countryman and hid new found
friend left the office, followed by the officer.
They proceeded -to a saloon en Liberty
street, a square or two' below the depot,
which they entered,' and whither they
were tracked in a few minutes by theiwatch
ful official, who found the sharper treating
his countzy friend to a dish of oysters.
The conversation was still carried on brisk
ly by the sharper, and the officer was ena
bled to glitch the words "bonds," freight,"
and "just shippedi" as they fell from the
lips of the oily scoundrel. The country
man, however, seemed ' not to agree
with his friend on all points,, as was
'evinced by sundry . shakings of the
head and other signs indicative of
dissent. The sharper by this time noticed
the watchfulness of the officer, and at once
feeling that he was suspected dropped his
game. After chatting a few minutes long
er the two left the saloon, still pursued by
the officer. who finally saw the country
man safely landed at the Depot and clear
of the sharper, who bad been foiled in his
I designs. A short time afterward the offi
cers at the. Depot were made acquainted
with the character of the whole party, all
of whom, however, - took care to keep out
of the way. One of them, the principal, is
a medium sized man, light complexioned,
with light whiskers, and wore a dark brown
overcoat, black) veil and pants, and black
Kossuth hat. The other man of the party
was dark complexioned, had black curly
hair, black mustache and imperial, and
was dressed in light pants, box shaped coat
and black slouch bat. The little boylooked
to be about fourteen years of age,and Nitre.
a cap, with overcoat and dark pants. ,The
whole party, it is supposed, however,
left the city last - evening. They were too
closely watched, and found the field in this
place too well guarded. Perhaps they will
try their operations in some other locality
in this vicinity, and if so the deacriptions
given above will be of use.
reronees Inquests.
The:fpllowing Inquests were held during
the month of November, by Coroner Wm.
Clawson : •
Alexander Williamson, a laborer, killed
at Lloyd it
_Black's rolling mill by being
caught between the rolls; J. P. Hells, fire
man on the McDonald accommodation on
the Pan Handle Railroad, killed by colli
sion; Mrs. Christian Bendy, who died of
intemperance in Allegheny City; Frank
Stein, who died of starvation in Birming
ham; Catherine Monaghan, run over and
killed by a coal wagon on Gibson street, old
Eighth ward; D. B. Jones, brakeman on
Pan Handle Railroad, killed by wrecking
of a stone train; J. D. Ears, shot and killed
by Wm. Groves, at Temperanceville; Ben.
Davis, a little boy, run over and killed by
car No. 2 of the Birmingham Passenger
Railway; James Martin, residing on Forbes
street, who died suddenly of heart disease;
'Michael Gilbridge, drowned at Pine Run;
Joseph Rang, colored, drowned off the tow
boat Monitor at Haysville; John Woodall,
engineer .on the Pan Handle Railroad, kill
ed-by jumping from the train to avoid col
lision; John Collins, a little boy, run over
and _killed by a lopomotive on Liberty
street, (this inquest will be concluded to•
day); Christian F. Bauman, death by
suicide at Pine Creek; James S. Palmer,
death by suicide; George Mnehlegrest,
burned to death in the fire at Strub dc Zcih
ringer's Starch Factory at Glendale Sta
tion, on the Pittsburgh, Fort 'Wayne and
Chicago Railroad. Total, sixteen.
A Nuisance.
Several times within the past three
months residents on Second avenue, be
tween Cherry alley and Grant street, and
theannoyed public generally, have been by
the bursting of the water pipe iii that local
ity, yet, the proper method of remedying
the evil has not been adopted. The occa
sion of the pipe bursting Is in consequence
of its being rotten or worn out, and the only
proper remedy is to replace it with a new
pipe. This, however, is a matter for the Su
perintendent of the Water -Works, who is
presumed .to know his business, but the
fact is patent to all who have examined it
that a new pipe is needed. On at least two
former occasions, within thoitime mention
ed above, repairs have been made by re
pifiding the bursted section of pipe with a
new one, and we presume that will be
the method of treaties the present case.
The street between the points named has
Men barricaded since :Monday last, and no
ove has been made towards repairing it..
Clilef of Police.
It now seem to be pretty well settled
that Alderman Joseph A.‘Butler, of the
old Sixth ward, will be our next Chief of
Police. There is no man in the city, per
haps, more generally known, or whose
character for integrity stands higher. ' He
is now serving his second term as Alder
man, and in connection with his magiste
rial duties has for a nutdber of years been
Collector of Taxes. Having so far render
ed himself worthy of the entire confidence
of his fellow-citizens—and those who know
.hirn best esteem him highest—we.consider
that the Mayor elect,_3lr. Brush, has made
a wise selection for Chief of Police, as, we
confidently believe Alderman Butler will
discharge the duties of the position faith
fully and honestly. •
Oyeteoate In Demand.
The recent "cold snap," it appears, has
been felt by the sneak thieves, as well as by
the more respectable portion of the com
munity, and has had a tendency to cause
them to turn their attention to a line of
business whereby to fortify themselves
against the cold, by wearing Comfortable
and suitable clothing for the season. Tues
day, between eleven o'clock a. in. and ten
p. m., some enterprising gentleman enter
ed a boarding house at No. 49 Third ave
nue, kept by W. Taggart, and appropriated
four overooats,the property of the boarders.
One of the coats was a brown Melton cloth,
valued at PO; one a black pilot cloth worth
No, and the other two blue chinchilla, val.=
ned at 00 each. A. black hat and pair. of
gloves were also taken.
Allegheny Mayor's °Mee.
The following is the record of the 'btu:i
ns:a of the Allegheny Mayor's office, for
the month of November :
Disorderly cases, slaty; drunkenness,
sixtyone; vagrancy, six; breach of city or?
dinances, ten; assault and battery, five;
larceny, eight; robbery, oue; keeping baw
dy house, oue; fornication and bastardy,
one, (parties married): surety of the peace,
one; total, one hundred and.fifty-four. , Of
'these forty-three were bent to jail, twenty
one discharged and siaty•three paid fines.
Allegheny Street improvements.
:The following is Street Commisidoner
MeGra!'s 'keport of the street improve
ments during the month of November:
Name.! Ward. Length init.. cost.
•Isabelia Court 1 200 ; 488 88
,O'Hara street 3 - 661 5,740 24
Chestnut u 7
,228 1,798 24
Pine alley is 408 3,658 23
Union_' 8 216 965 09
Totplo, 1,713 V 12,618 68
' A Home Incident.
Thoall who pasaed through the Union
Depot on Tuesday afternoon and nicht
might have seen a pretty, poor, delicate,
thinly clad woman sitting on one of the
waiting chairs, and eagerly staring into
the faces of all who passed her, with great
large tear stained eyes, begging in elo
quent, unspoken words for cheer and com
fort.' She was nigh being a mother, a wo
man With all of woman's timidity, back
ward, afraid to speak out for aid, afraid to
whisper her condition and want to the
hundreds of her own sex who swept by her
in silks and satins, afraid to ask some one
to care for War, provide her shelter and
food. Shelves a stranger in the great eity,
had no friend, no acquaintance among the
tens of thousands who crowded around•
happy hearthstones. . She. was alone, all
alone in the world, leaning on God's arm
for support. There were no avenues open
to her save the broad one of vice, and
against that her spirit revolted.' She
'spent that long wretched night in the depot'
where she was safe from harm. When morn
ing dawned she, weak and feeble, hungry,
tired and sick, ventured forth to find rem
ployment and shelter. She shrank back,
oft after she had formed a prayer fOr aid,
from approaching the close muffled mer
chant who hurried past her to his' palaceof
profit, and she could not stay the mechanic
In his rapid march to the workshop. Every
body appeared to her to wear an iron mask,
and time after time she would venture to
make known her condition, but at the mo
ment of utterance the anguished heart
failed her and the person to whom she
,would have addressed herself was beyond
her call. Thus she passed from square to
square, from street to street, famishing,
wretched and miserable. Noon came on,
and still she was a wanderer. No door had
opened to her, no avenue save that of vice
intervened betwixt her and death. With a
sudden power, a quickly formed resolu
tion, a dangerous desperation, she resolved
on an awful thing—on death at her own
hands. With a few pennies yet in her pos
session she determined to buy a home in
the grave, rest in eternity, happiness in
death. She purchased the fatal poison and
between two prayers swallowed the dose
and resigned herself. to the consequences.
Reader this is true; Every word is true.
It is a chapter of-life cat out of the volume.
that •is daily being written at our doors.
Think you was not this poor, broken
hearted, suffering woman, not sent by a
wise Providence:just - at this time, to arouse
us 'to a sense of Christian duty, to the obli
gation resting on each and every one of us
to shield the weak, comfort the poor, take
care of the homeless? God's ways are
mysterious, and this incident may with
much farce appeal to the generous and
charitable for the support and encourage
ment of the Fair for Fallen Women now
being held at City Hall. If we had such an
institution as that proposed by the ladies
now engaged in that philanthropic work,
there would be no occasion for helpless
females strolling alone and friendless about
our streets, without a place of shelter out
side Of the awful brothel of iniquity. Hun
drede of wretched and miserable female&
would be saved from ruin in a single year,
and made fit to occupy proud plapes in so
ciety.
Let;the Fair then be well natronized.
Everybody can afford to pay the entrance
fee of ten cents, and every persons can af
ford to purchase some little articles, from
the booths, which will help swell the pro
ceeds.
A Narrow Escape.
An incident occurred in. Mansfield, on
Tnesday evening—we say 'incident
,be
cause it was not an accident, but on the
other hand the legitimate result of gross
carelessness—by which Mr. William Ford,
of the firm of Ford & Green, grocers, was
seriously injured, . and narrowly escaped
fatal injury or, perhaps, instant death.
Mr. Ford, it appears; was engaged in at.
taching a weight to one of his doors in or
der to make it close, using for that purpose
an old bombshell which had been laying
about the establishment for several years.
The hole in the shall had become filled with
dirt, and to clean it out Mr. Ford, with a
carelessness that seems incredible, heated
a poker red hot, as we are informed, and
thrusted the heated end into the hole. An
explosion instantly followed, and apieceof
the shell struck Mr. Ford in the right thigh
and, passed through, tearing the flesh
badly, and producing a serious and ugly
wound, though fortunatelythe bone was
not broken. The force of the explosion
threw Mr. Ford down and in 'his fall he
struck his face agains t corner of the stove,
receiving a very severe cut, which, it is
feared, will destroy one of his eyes. A bar
rel of oil was standing near ,by, and a piece
of the shell passed entirely through, this.
The oil, as it ran out, caught fire, and the
utmost difficulty was experienced in saving
the building from burning down. The
force of the explosion shattered all the win
dows in the room. The• injured man will
probably recover,
A Mean Scamp.
On Monday night Win. Nanz. a butcher;
residing in Temperanceville, deserted hls
family and eloped with his wife's sister. It
appears that his wife, a few months since,
was called to Germany, - her native land,
on important business; and her sister was
left to take charge of affairs in the house
during her absence. During her absence
her husband and the sister referred to be
came very intimate, and the intimacy cul
minated in an elopement, as stated Mo
nday night. The wife, on her return from
Germany, having come in possession of a
considerable sum of money, appropriated
it to the payment of debts against the prop
erty of her husband, and notwithstanding
she had learned of the ir.timacy Between
her husband and sister, was disposed to
forgive him. Before leaving, it is stated
that he mortgaged the. property to its full
value, leaving his wife and two children in
destitute circumstances.
MaHelen,. Very.
Falkonbridge alleges that
Wm. Barclay entered the saloon kept b
her husband, at No. 1,080 Penn street.
in the Twelfth ward, and proceeded
to smash things, the fragments of seven
broken bottles and four large tumblers ,
givingevidence of his energy in the work,
added to the smashing of the 'furniture.
William is also charged with the wasting
of four quarts of whisky and one quart of
rum, by spilling the liquid upon the floor
—that is so much of them as he could not
spill into himself. The accused was arres
ted and held for a hearing.
1,000 Chlldrens Shoes; Heeled, only 50c,
at W.B.Clapp dt Co., 26 and 28 Fifth avenue.
'lest Patent Bed. Lounge in the country.
at T. B. Young & Co's, No. 38 Smithfield
street.
Throat Affections.—A. physician writing .
from Newfane, New York, speaking of the
beneficial effects resulting from the use of
“Brown's Bronchial Troches," says: . 4 Tor
alleviating that horrid irritation only,felt
by those who have suffered from any .13rots
chial Affection, and for Hoarseness and Sore
Throat, too, I am free to confess (though It
am an M. D.) they answer all you claim
for them." To avoid disappointment be
sure to obtain the genuine “Brown's Bron
chial Troches." •
The Long Required Want.—Paient Bed
Lounge, combining beauty, durability and
cheapness. For sale at the manufacturers,
T. B. Young t Co., 38. Smithfield street.
Gents Gum Oven and Sandals, only $l, a
W. B. Clapp dt Co., 28 , and 28 Fifth avenue
Asthma.—Upward of one thousand of the
worst oases of Asthma have been cured by
the use of Jonas Whitcomb's ,Remedy for
Asthma. T:TH:ST
Stationery of all kinds, wholesale and ro
tally at eastern, prices, at Colonel J. D.
Egan's, No. 41, Sixth avenue. -
No House is complets without one of those'
Patent Lounges. For sale at T. B. Young
& Co's, No. 38 Smithfield street.
-
Ladles Gum Oven and Sandals only. se,
at W.B.Clapp C0.,28 and 28 Fifth avenue.
New Canned Goods
green Corn, Tomathes, Lima Beans; As
paragus, Green Peas; Fresh Peaches, Cher
ries, Greon Gage and Damson Plums, Pears,
Quinces, Strawberries, Raspberries, and
Pine Apples. Orange, StrawberrT, asp.
berry and Pine Apple Marmalade in g R lass.
Spiced Salmon, two and four pound cans.
Picked, Spiced and Fresh Cove 'Oysters.
American and English Pickles, Celery.
and Cranberry Sauces. Raisins, Currants,
Prunes,Citron, Figs, Dates, Prunellas,
lies, leserves, &a.; &a., at 112 Federal
street, Allegheny City. George Beaver.
7' Combination Lounge and Bed with sp r i ng
mattress, an invaluable article for Vie nur
sery. For sale only at T. B. Total& ei
No. 38 Smithfield street.
Berta French Calf Beets, only $ll, at W.
B. Clapp & Co., 26 and 28 Fifth avenue.
Deafness, Blindness, Catarrh,
And all affections of the Throat, Lungs,
Heart, Stomach, Liver and Nervous Sys
tem, treated successfully at Dr. Aborn's
Medical and SnrgiOal Institute, No., 134
Smithfield street%
, •
It Is strange to see with what'carelessness
sortie invalids attend to their health. They
will procure a box of PLAIVEATION BITTERS,
Which ought to be used up in a month or
six weeks, and }}pm inquiry it is found
that they hays used only only two or three
bottles. Some days they have used Mao
cording to the directions, and others have
not touched it. The whole trial has been
irregular, and of course-a less favorable re
sult has come from their use. If it'be true.
that "what is worth doing at all is worth
doing well," how emphatically is it'true in
matters relating to the health. A few bot
tles of PLANTATION BrrrEns have often
wrought wonders while in other instances
disease has only been subdued after weeks
of resistance.
111.AcororrA WATEn.Snperlor to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price.
The cheapness of the Patent Lounge, for
sale by T. B. Young & akes it come
within, the reach of all. Co., dall and see it; 38
Smithfield street.
Burt's French Calf' Galterg, only $B, at
W. B. Clapp t Co., 28 and 28 Fifth avenue..
The place to, get White Lime, Calcined.
Plaster, Hydraulic Cement. is at. Esker
Caskey's, 167 First street.
Call and see the Patent Lounge at T. B;
Young 6c Co's, No. 38 Smithfield street.
Gents Arctic Waterproof Overtly ..only M.
at W.B.Clapp dt C 0,28 and 28 Fifth avenue.
• ,1
Infant Esau, infant Esan, Infant Esan,
Infant Esan, at Burnell's Mnsenni. 4t.
UNDERTAKERS.
egra. AIKEN, UNDERTAKER,
No.lBB FOURTH STREET, Pittsburgh, Pa.
INS of all kinds,ICRILPES, GLOVES, and ev
ery description of Funeral Furnishing Goods fur.
Dished. Booms open Iday and night. Hearse and
Carriages famished. . .
Itapsnawczs—Rey. David Kerr, D D., Iter. H.
W. Jacobus, D. D., Thomas Ewing, Esu.. Jacob H.
Miller, Elm. ' I .
atAcRI;ES &IPEEBLES,AINDER• , '
TAXERS AND JAPERY STAID:NB, corner of
d •
DUSKY , STREET AND CHURCH AVENUE,
Allegheny City. where their COll IeIN BOOMS are
constants y supplied with real and imitation Rose.
wood, Mahogany and 'Walnut Coffins, at prices va
rying from 64 to 6100. Bodies prepared for inter.
ment. Hearses and Carriages furnished; also, all
rinds ef Mourning GoodS, if required. Office open
at all hours; and night. •
ROBERT T. OODNEY, UNDER
TAKER AND BALMER,- No. 45 01310
RET, - Allegheny, :seeps constantly on band is
large assortment of ready-made Cortina of the fol
lowing kinds: First, the celebrated tAmerican Bu
rial Cases, Metallic (Self-sealing Air-tight Cases
and Caskets, and Rosewood; Walnut and Rosewood
Imitation Coffins. Walnut Coffins from $95 up.
wards. Rosewood Imitation Coffins from $5 up•
wards, and no pains will be spared to give entire
satisfaction,. Crape and Gloves furnished free of
charge. Beet Hearses and Carriages furnished on
short notice., Carriages furnished so funerals $4.
GENITII4E •
SCOTCH PBBLE
SPECTACLES,
waßgarrED TO IMPROVE ' TEE WORT
iron sizac BY
DUNSEATH & HASLETT•
56 rtirin Emit Err.
SQUIRES , (S.ONDON),
GRANULAR EFFERVESCING PREPARATIONS.
Granular Eifel vesciUg M. Car. Potasai.
do do Vichy Water,
do , do Citrate Magnesia.
.do do ,, `" - Seidlits Powders,.
do - do LE.lssengeis Water.
SQUIRE'S TRUE GLYCKRLIE SOAP,
Contains 40 Der cont:fipy:cerinit
SLUG'S VIENNA SOAP
contains 30 per cent. GlYcerine:-
s4,Krirm , s czmanzicA.i..s•
Ithported sad sold oMk by.
SINION JOHNSTON.
Corner Smithfield and Fourth Stieets.
no.23:ive
HENRY G. HALE,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
Corner of Penn and St. Clair Streefa,
Eas now In Mock one of the largest and most vartee
assortments of
Fall and Winter Gooth3
ever brought to this city. Ms stock embraces M
the latest French and English manufactures of
Gloths, Cassimeres, Suiting', OTercoatinpi
Also. s fall line of Gent's Farah!'Meg Goods
NEW GOODS.
FOR A. STYLISH OVERCOAT.
FOR A STYLISH DRESS COAT,
FOR A STYLISH BUSINESS COAT,
a VAT
FOE A STYLISH PAYE OF PANTS
FOE A STYLISH VEST OF ALL RINDS, • '
For all the latest styles cut clothes, made ()tile met
material, and by first-class workmen, and at price*
surprisingly low, go to the well known klerchal4o
Tailor, ' •
• W. HESPENHEID.
"wo. 59 ST. CLAIB STREET, now BLT.th.
nolS
THOB. Po DALE, H. -.D 8. BEIO E, X. De
THE UNDERSIGNED HAVE AS..
SOCIATZD themselves together for the
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE.
Office, Ncr.l9 STOCKTONAVENUE, Allegben*
city. • THOO. F. DA114_74.41.,
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