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SUBURBAN.
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The election Of - three City Poor Direc
tors will be the first business in order in
Councils to-day. :
A Velocipede race is being arranged
between a skilled operator and a well
known fast horse. The odds are against
the rpu.
tisTo-day.—The first reviler month
ly_ meetinn of the new City Councils
takes place at their Chambers to-day at
wo o'clock. •
Alleged Perjury.--lohn Hover was
committed to jail for trial on a charge of
perjury, preferred against him by Pa&
Shaft,. before Alderman Irwin, on Satur
day.
There was , not a single case reported
at NiaVor • )rum's Morning levee yester•
day, a cir .uu3stance which has no pare'•
lefsince ae .commencement of his, ad,.
ministrat on.
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Commit ed. Alderman' Lindsay on
Saturday committed Eliza Wallace to
jail.on an Information redprefher against
her by Mary Simpson'. eries
side in the Tenth ward.
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Assattited;—.7olan Doyle. alleges that
Daniel I..anpigau and iohti 'McCartney,:
altabited and beat hir4iritli a handy
:.
billy, on Saturday nix Vis, inflicting
very Severe bruists up.-Aihia-head' and
other parts of his body.",_ The parties
reside in the Ninth ward. Alderman
Taylor issued a warrant for the arrest of
. : , cused.
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Fel pious Assault.—Thomas Kelley al
leges 44tbat Martin Ragan assaulted and
beat him With a billy, inflicting serious
injuries on his 'head and breast. He
made, information ' befeie the Mayor,
charging Ragan with felonious assault
and battery. The parties reside in Hard
Serab le. A_ warrant was issued for the
arrest .f "Ragan. ' ' '
Handsome Profits.—The Orphans' Fair,
just, closed, netted about $15,000 profits,
or cleared $3,000 per week. Capt. Mun
hall, f Muuhall k McGraw, the well
grocers, carried off the cane
aWard d the most minim' merchant,
having received 'a majority of over 1,000
votes. May he live long to enjoy the
fruit of his victory.
Trotti.The Pittsburgh and AUeghenY
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Lain. ladl e dress with more elegance and
taste thati those:of any city Weattof the
mon tai. A promenade on Fifth ave
nue and the suspension bridge on a
Pret day, will prove this assertion.
e
We ere going to say that they have
mor beauty, too, but our sense of mod
est forbids the expression.
For neut.—We calk the attention of
•business ,men who want oboes Tfor all
departments of trade, to the advertise
ment of A. H. English & Co. under For
Rent in this morning's- - These
rooms are situated in their elegant blind!:
ing, entirely new, and well adapted for
ail kinds of : business as regards size and
location.. Parties . should eaLIY early. as
rooms like these don't often go Pegging.
.
A Wicked , Joseph Dillnaw, a
sal.oon keeper living in the Third ward,
Allegheny, alleges thaßoaer t because he or
dered a certain Jacob out of his
establisbuient that indiyidnal, while for
the - time feeling• constrained to depart,
threatened to return again and lay him
out ...cold. Jacob . was...brpught before
Mihflr.",Drurn, on • Battrdky. and
over to keep the peace - toward his sup.
losed enemy.
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tat ills twain Ilifti.-43amuel 'Donald
son, a young man, was committed to jail
by Justice Kerr, of McClure township,
on Saturday, on a_ charge of false pre
tence, . preferred against him by his
former landlady, 'Mrs..Margaret Griffith.
The offence consisted in obtaining biiard
ingilook,,the .amotult, of teu - dollars and
thergitiaappeariug without:, making any
arranOments to square the bill. The
accuaeliwill be held for trial.
Want an Engine.--The citizens of the
Seventh and Eighth wards, Allegheny.
want to have a steam fire engine located
in their• midst, and are engaged in collect
ing money-to that end. - They, bat* suc
ceeded-in raisin:lett Abetment dollars
and think it probable that enough can
be secured to carry their project
through. It is quite probable that if they
secure a reasonable share of the money
'required, Councils will help them in the
Matter.
Run Over.—A 1 oily lady whoie
name we failed to le ru was knonked
.. • down and run over by a two hor-e wagon
at the corner of Ohio street and East lane,
,- Allegheny, on Saturday evening. She
was very severely injured, although no
bones were broken. It waa found neces
sary to convey her to her residence on
Fulton street in a carriage and procure
medical attention. The attending physi
cian fears that she has been injured in- . .
ternally.
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The 46011ver 7) IProsecutions.—Alice Do
ran,' one of the parties against whom in
formation was made for larceny as bailee
, before Alderman McMaster% by Mouit,
Oliver, a fetvAart 4i10.1 Saturday was
compelled to take up he quarters in the
;,.•c , olinty jail, in order tha her appearance
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at the proper time for trialmight be
made sure. , The other parties against
whom varloru3 informs lons nave-been
preferred, by the same• , rosecutrix, have
not had. hearings yet.
An 914141iig Oftieer.—. hes@ Who have
bustneasto Inmost at , be ' ciffide of the
Cdunty Commissioners are unanimous
in their opinion as to the gentlemanly
qualities and efficiency, of Mr. W. H.
McCleary who has so long occunied the
positicn of cleric. He has ever e • :barged
his duties in a carelui mane tnd has
;le6n. not.'only. the res,,PeOIT and 3 svtidepee
ot those by.whom engaged, he likewise
oPthe publio generaily.---_ May
hts adVanceinient) be hits rap. dz 'as' lib
friends could wish.
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.Coroner's lnquest.---Coroner Clawson
beld•-sin inquest yOterday:evenlng upon
the body of , Christopher SiDatil, who
died at the hotel in Turtle Creek Friday
night. The jury returned a verdict
of death from .apopleay.
Deceased was a native`o f abou three and
has been in this country t
months, He was forty-four years of age,
and resided on• Washington street, in this
city. Itappeara that - he , shad _gone to
_Turtle Creek to Oat a friend and was
taken ill while at the hotel.
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Phillip
,sc wP g h i i viel l ps.— Theer t"Singing
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fP sial
rm" sng l thisOnanday)benign
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the
First Mthodist church, Fifth avenue,.
next toethe' GAZETTE (Mee: He sings
but one night in the city. Persons who
can possibly arrange to hoar him'should
improve this rare opportunity. His per
improve
arewonderful, simle
chid_
and
hearWnehitigt - •
' Vickatc - 5 0 tient p %
dren 25te b
nts. To eha M.ellor's.
I'diner's, and Clark's drug store. 'Many
have asked for reserved seats, bit none
will be sold. Go early.
TRU COURTS. 'MOM 03 C the R9i Cedwitittearag s,
form Inaugurated APProPitator
Asked: - •
o The Road Committeeof Councils has, ;
United States co rCand
t 10.--.l4pliffOrula: - -
organized,
cting r. George F. Me
-- The.JerniarY' special' term f Ihetrilted '
States District Court will commence te-
Leone Chairman. At the meeting, con
siderable discussion took place on the
subject of Road Commissioners and
there was almost an unanimous voice
for reform inthat directiOn There were
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three Road Directors last year, each un
der the direction of a separate! Commis
sioner, at a salary of 5600 each. One of
'these districts comprised the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth wards; another the
Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth;
and the thirdlthe Twenty-first, Twenty
second and Twenty-third wards. This
arrangement didnot work well, as the
Commissioners,.or some of them at least,
exhibited considerable feeling in regard
to the amount of money which should be
expended in their respective districts,
and seemed more intent on "grabbing"
from the appropriations than in making
judicious espeuditure. Same of the ap
pointnients Were unfortunate, incompe
tent men having been employed, and the
Committee for this yasx_entered upon a
discharge of their duties With a determ
ination to correct existing abuses. The
Committee, determined to appoint, but
one Commissioner, at a salary of $1,200,
allowing the reprepentatives on the
Committee from theleveral, districts to
nominate a competent . ,parson to take
charge of the working squad in the dis
trict, and see that the men perform their
work in a faithful and proper manner.
The bout in each dilated will be allowed
a compensation somewhat higher than
the men, but he ,is elm to be a “work
ing man." The Road Commissioner will
be- required to give bonds sufficient to
cover all sums falling into his lands;
geep a general day roll of all the men;
make contracts for: materials, etc.,under
the approval of the members of th Corn
mitte, and have general direction of the
affairs of the entire consolidated district.
This we conceive to be a move in , the
right direction and one demanded by
circumstances. The work will certainly
be much better attended to under the
new arrangement, and a more satisfac
tory expendiature of tLe public funds.
Captain John; Vandegrift, a gentleman of
experience .and entirely competent for
the position; was chosen Commissioner.
We trust Councils will approve the new,
regulation and second the action of the
Road Committee, as it is clearly to the
interest of the ci ty that the measure be
sustained. •
The Committee resolved to ask for an
appropriation of 1,40,000 for the ensuing
year—a sum considerably larger than
was appropriated last year, but not a dol
lar more than will be required.
No doubt the appropriation will meet
with the approval of the Finance Com
mtttee as much work must be done du
ring the ensuing year under the auspi
ces.of this very:Ltnportant. Committee, of,
Councils.
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TRIAL List.
The following is a list of bankruptcy
cases to be tried: . • ;
No. IL Frisbee vs. Thomas.
No. 442. Marshall vs. Seigel.
No. 198. Bacon vs. Laredo,
No. 201. Slocum & Frisbee vs. God
ban..
No. 276. Bonbright vs. Martin.
No. 364. Carson & Co. vs( Sheffer.
No: 401 Page vs. Ingalls.
No. 625. „Lazarus vs. "Brown.
No. 728. Putnam & Co. vs. Tanner.
No. 756.' Holmes &..Sonsys. Robb..
No. 888. Henry vs. Lacey.
Fo. 1,052. Stoner & Runkle Vs. Batten. .
No. 1,060. O'llsnlon & Gormley Vs.
Corley. - -
The following is a list of the cases, in
which the United States is the prosecutor:
[Tinted States vs. Thirty-two barrels
, -of distilled spirits owned by Robert C.
Lyons.
Same vs. Robert M. Sillbeck et at
Sarno vs. M. B. Welton et al.
Same vs. Abel Bennett et al.
Sufic, vs. R. W. Bulkley et al.
Same vs. Orlando Reed et al. •
Same vs. Abel A. Bennett et al.
Same vs: The distillery et at of Edward
Lyon.
Same vs. twenty-six barrels of whisky,
°v.-fled by Michael B. Weaver'.
Same. vs. the distillery of Michael Tal
bert.
Same vs. 17,000 cigars et. al., claimed
by F. Zimmerman.
Same vs. Margaret J. Anderson et. al.
Same vs. Francis Sellers et: al:
Same vs. J. L. Cone et. al;
Same vs. Daniel Shovelin.
Same vs, John Wright et. al.
Same vs. Samuel Dilliuger.
Same vs. Robert Woods et. al,
Same vs. Same.
Same vs. Same.
Same vs. Arthur Ballou.
Same vs. Same.
Same vs. Same.. •
Same vs. James Warden.
Same vs. Robert C. Lyons. •
Same vs. John Ward.
Same vs. Robert Woods et. al.
Same vs. Richard Barrett.
Same vs. Same.
Same vs. John O'Leary.
Same vs. John Menges.
'Same vs. Micnael B. Weaver.
Same vs. Patrick Gallagher.
Same vs. Beuj..klai tshorn.
Same vs. Same.
Same vs. Spilling.
Ssme vs. Wm. Wyatt et. at -
Same vs. Frederick Andregg.
District Court—Judge Kirkpatrick ,
S,VIIIIIDAT, January 23.—Motions for
new trial and reasons .filed in the follow
ing cases: J. &S. S. Ross vs. Ja.S."Hun
ter:Mooney ct. Drennan, for use, vs. the
Franklin Insurance Company of Phila
delphia, and same vs. the Artisans Insu
rance Company; J. dr. S. S. Boss vs. A.
Knipschield; Gardner ct' Behleiter vs.
J. Y. Smith; D: J. Burt, for use, vs. J.
Herron.
In the matter of extending the width
of Jackson street, Second ward, Alleghe
ny, to fifty feet, from Pasture' lane to
Shields alley, the report of the I3crard of
Viewers was received. and there being
no objections • Made. was confirmed . by
.Court. The amount of damages sus
tained is estimated by the viewers at
$10,116, which is assessed • on the prop-
erty bent fitted bathe improvement.
Following is the triallist for to-daV
150. Henry Thompson vs. John Rose
land et al:
35. William 31.'Kee vs. Geo. W. Dith
ridge. •
52. Robert Arthnrs vs. - Penn'a R. R. Co.
53. Wm. Smith vs. Youghiogheny Iron
and Coal Company.
58. Owners steamer • f.Bob Conner vs.
- John O'Neill &Sons. • _ •, •
61. Risher ct Wilson Vs. N. J. Sigleyl
72. Dollar Savings Bank vs. Elizabeth
Aeschleman.
83. John Roberts vs. Geo. W. bi'Graw.
it Son. .
Common Pleas -- Judges Sterrett and
SATURDAY, January, 23.—Tetitions for
divorce and subpcenas awarded in the
following cases: Lavinia Magill - vs. Wm.
Magill; Elisabeth Miller vs. James Mil
ler; Maggie J.Donglas vs. J.A.W,Douglas;
D. Rudge vs John Rudge; 'Mary Jane
Bann vs. James Baun. '
The contract for circulating the Con
troller's report was awarded to the Ga-
ZETTE and Commercial.
The usual Saturday business was trans
acted, but nothing of public interest
transpired.
et. al.••
200. Rufus French vs. Jailleto Payne's
administrators. •• •.
225. Dithridge and Son vs. Jos. Ross.'
W 6. Same vs. Barna. ••••-
• 166. O'Sullivan and +Brown- va:Enen
Thomas,
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44,Mirter 'Sessions—Judge
Sx.ruituax, January 23.4—The jury in
the Allegheny political riot case agreed
upon a Verdict alkitit three o'clock Sattd.
day morning, and after Pealing it, some
of the jurors went home.
The verdict will be' opened in Court
this morning.
Stowe
TRIAL LIST•
Following is the trial list for today:
27. LOPFTie'S adniinistrators vs .Miller.
37. Large vs. Charaberlin.,....
184. Maffett and Old vs.. Jahn Morrow . ,
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OCTOBER LIST.
C.. Grahi?ll 'vs. W. M. Moffett's
inistratore: • • • '••••` -•-
Andrew Goehring vs. Isaac Mills.
John iteirdelii- is. Jacob Sehnaldt. "
Sebastian Haid vs. Michael Fisher.
SENT . ENCES.
James Culp, a.hoy, - who plead. guilty
to the larceny of a watch and gold can ,
a gold cross and thirty &Mari in'inOniw,
from W. T. Wiley, at Braddock's fields,
was sentenced to the Rouse of Refuge.
. Andrew Frinnefrog and James Kelley,
who plead guilty to an indictment charg
ing them with.stealing an overcoat from
the h6ase 'of Leopold Kahn, Avers each
sentenced to the penitentiary for • fifteed.
months
BILLS IGICOUE7)
Solomon Morris, colored, charged with
larceny, and Jacob Thiel,,charged with
secreting property for the ppicose of de
frauding creditors, were dischaiged, the
Grand Jury having ignored the bills in
their cases.
DISCHARGED.
Adam Bistner , and Jesse Allen who
have been in jail, the former for six
months and the latter four, for surety,
were released by, order of the Court.
A Queer Appearance.
phoebe Frank made information before
Alderman Taylor, on Saturday, -against
F. Jpseph Barnettler for assault and bat-
Phcebe alleges that F.-Josepit beht
her with his . fist in the face until, In' the
language of the information, slit had , the
appearance 'of a roast potato° only more
so. For a countenance thld be
a new and decidedly queer i s wou
appeer,ince.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of the
pugilistic defendant.
Destructive Rire at Altoona—Pennsylva
nia Railroad • Company Car 'istiors
Burned—Lose $300.000.
'A disastrous fire occurred at Altoona
about eleven o'Clock op Thursday night
last, by Which the freight' car shops
of the Pennsylvania Railroad nom`
pany were destroyed. The building was
a frame structure abont two hundred feet"
In length, fifty feet deep and two stories
high, and was used exclusively for the
manufacture of freight cars. The fires
had been slacked about seven o'clock in
the evening after the workmen left the
shop and it is not known , positively how
or where the fire originated. When
first discovered the flames were bursting
out through the roof and windows, and
although the firemen and citizens, a large
number of whom were present, worked
nobly; the Were unable
the mad f u ry of the devouring el em e n t
and it Swept everything bbfore The
entire bui.lding, inclndlneall the Mg
ohinery in it and tvrenty-four nowfreight
cafe were burned to ,ashes; A.car load
of lard and bacon, and one loaded' with
produce, which were standing on a siding
near the burning building. and about
thirty thousand dollamworth of lumber
in the rear of the shop W ere also con
sumed. , The entire lose by the fire is es
timated at three' hundred thousand dol
lars. There were between four and five
hundred men employed in connection
with the shop, many of whom will doubt
less be thrown out of employment for a
short time at least. It was one atlas most
disastrous fires that has ever oceurred in
• - The Finabre Committee.
The members of the Finance Con'
mittee of the new Councils held a meet.
ing Saturday evening, at the office of the
Controllei, for the Purpose of organizing
and transacting , such bosiness as might
be brought, before them.
The Committee organized by electing
Mr. Win. Phillips chairman.
Communications from the several Coin
mitteeenamed asking for appropriations
as follows were read:
Committee on Streets - 881,305 28
*sr - •on Roads.:.,. .. . . 40,000 00
'‘ on City Property__ 25,000 Oa
66 on Fire Alarm ,Tel., 11,133 37
4' 01113OrVey • 20,000 00
•is on Diamond Market 10,000 00
on 9th Ward '‘ GOO 00
'‘ 011 Monongahela Wf 23,548 55
• onAllegbenyWharf 2,500 00
• ' - 4 on *Engines & 'Rose. 35;000'00
In consequence of several Committees
not having submitted the amount of ap.
propriation required by them, rio action
was taken on the appropriations. •
The contract forsuuplying the eity with
stationery .was awarded to.P/. S. 'Javan
& Co, .
There being no further business to
transact, the Couunitteeadjourned.
Notwithstanding the fact that it costs
less to run the 'city toverninerit , of Pitts
burgh thanalmost any other city'of the
same size, there is doubtleSs "a great deal
of money useless_ pApetide,d, andUere
appears to he a diSpositAiM'on the'pert of
the nuance Cdaimittee stOP al the
"leaks," and reduce the expenses for the
current year. - '
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Fatal Accident.
A distressing and fatal accident oo-
Curred in Allegheny. on tiaturday even
ing, about , six o'clock, by, which Willie
Woodham, - Ta littlaboy four.year of age,
was killed instantly, by, falling from the
frontplatform of a street car, tbe
of w hich ss
ch paed over his bodY: It wheels
ap
pears that then little fellotr had been
riding on the rear platform of car No:60,
ust as the
on Reimer% street line, and. j
car turned into Lacook street from Fed
eral he jumped off and ran to the front
platform, caught hold of the sup
port and was drawn under the car and
iterally crushed .to death. Bothb wheels
passed over him, th 'tuft tae elly inken
a most terrible manlier.
to the residenc-: of his father,..on Federal
street. Coronor' Clawson was Untitled
and yesterday morning impinnelled • a
jury. After viewing, the body the in
quest adjourned to meet at the Coronor's
office this - evening.
Mr. George. !Cochran, the conductor.
and,Wm. Bal, the driver; are both said
to be careful men. The matter will be
thoroughly investigated.
ELS
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,Confhitritlon-Akber I& Cds Illiebitie
1" Mope I:testroyed, by , Wire. ,
lh'btwithstanding the excellent Aman
agement and the general effidendy,of the
fire department of this eity,, fires occa
sionally occur in localities and under dlr.
curnstances which ba ffl e all their efforts.
,
Such was the case at the fire at Faber &
Co's machine shops, on Quarry street,
near the Union depot, which occurred
about . half-past ten o'clock, Saturday
rtightly t. The shop NVB9 a wooden structure
par inclosed, and was situated• imme
diately in the rear of the engine house of
the ,Panhandle railroad company. An
alarm was communicated to the Central
office from box thirtY-four immediately
alter the fire was discovered, and the fire
department were prompt in responding
to the call, as they usually are, but de.
spite their efforts the entire building and
its contents were destroyed.' 'ln addition
to the main building in which the fire
originated, there were four others, small
(ratite structures, two of which were used
by toe Panhandle railroad company as
repai shops, and the others by Faber &
Co., also destroyed. The new en
gine house of the Panhandle rallrdad
corn
anywas in imminent danger of de'.
stru lion, and but for the fact of it being
alm t fi re prdof would have been burned.
It ppears that the property destroyed
was 'recently purchased by the Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Company, and a greater portion of the
machinery had been removed from the
bilildings oectiOsd by Faber & *Co.,
and thesworo. demolishing them bad
been commenced. The total loss is esti
mated at about 1110,000, upon which there
was bat a partial insurance- We rn
lean
that there was a policy covering the
tire buildings and machinery, but it' ex
pired only a few before the lire and ,
ha b el i e ve, renewed, in consequence,
weof the transfer of the prop
erty from Faber ,& Co. to the railroad
company. Whether the contract for the
sale was completed or not we were unable
to ascertain. The origin of the fire is a
mystery, the only explanation to which
is that it was the work of an incendiary.
Fire Marshal Murphy is at work and
wUI thoroughly investigate them atter.
An Old and Popular House Under New
Management.
There are few persona in the two cities
who do not know of the popular and first
class ice cream, confectionery and
ordinary, established many years ago at
the corner of Diamond alley and Smith
field street, by M. F. Kunz. Under his
management the house grew very;popu
lar, and his successor, Mrs. Morgan, by
careful management made it the most
select resort in the city, and gained
for it enviable respectability and j popu
larity. That lady was succeeded by' MO.
Neeper, who ha
g s ever held the trade and
added to the hi reputation of the hose.
He has just retired to be succeeded u by
Mr. James YOUDgI3OIOI, a gentleman who
learned his trade with Mrs. Morgan, and
who, is justly esteemed as among the
ve first class caterers confetioners
and ry
bakers of the city. ' ln his d charge
the old and popular house must make
new inroads into public confidence and
patronage. He will continue to keep a
select dining room for ladies and gentle.
men, a first class stock of swee meats
t
and confectionery, foreign fruits, nuts,
the., and will attend personally to sup
plying cakes, pyramids. ice creams, and
all that is required for weddines, sup
pers, and evening parties. We wish
our friend abundant succe as he 1.4 em
inently worthy of it, and ss,
bespeak for
him' a large share of the patronage of
our reader*.
Gone to "Barry It."
Charles Itsimmey, a rather gay 'and fes-
tive American citizen of Africa descent,
was brought before Mayor Dru ,on Sat
urday evening, on an -infor ation for
surety of the peace, preferre against
him by . Wm. Cooler, proprie of a sa
loon in the Fourth ward, legheny.
Charles acknowledged that he ad made
divers fierce threats against th prosecu
tor, on account of an ex ulsio from the
saloon, but avowed. his willingness to
"keep away , from de gemman and nebber
darken his door again." He was bound
over to abide by his pro:rases according
ly. Charles had also been intoxicated
when he was arrested, for which a tine of
two dollars was imposed upon him. Not
having the lands at his disposal, he
would '., have been tent to jail in
default but'for his pathetic and
moving, apt. al for clemency and
time to pay th e amount, He was pro.:
fuse in his promise* to return "lilts a
man" tit the, end of a week,' wiih the
money, if permitted to depart on his
own recognizance. The - Mayor finally
granted him until to-day to raise the fine.
and he disappeared to 'berry it." The
result of his efforts at "borrying" will
'-ct seen to-daY.
The Diseased Meat Question.
din readers will retnember . .the cir
cumstances, attending the arrest; and
prosecution of Patrick Brannon by .
Health officer Williams, for offering for
sale diseased meat in the Diamond mar
kets The case was tried before Alder
man Humbert, on Thursday last, and
attracted conaiderable attention from the
number of witnesses examined and be
cause it was understood to be a test case.
The evidence was somewhat conflicting,
some:of the witnesses testifying that the
article offered was totally unlit for
use, while others asserted that it was un
tainted, though of. a rather lean And
poor quality: 'After 'hearing the testi
mony on both aides, the Alderman re
served his decision until Saturday after
noon' when.he'inaposed a:: tine of twenty
dollars and costs:sof proseCution on Bran
non, which iirthritintirinium line accord
ing to the. ordinancriiilu relation to the
matter; - • .
Proposed Removai.l •
There is some talk of 'removing the
headquarters of the Gclneral Grant Fire
Company of .A.l.logheny froai the pres
ent location, on East Lane; Third ward,
teChestout Street, several. squares fur
ther eastward. The i reason for the pro.
posed removal • consists in the clearness
to each other of the Ellsworth Hose
Company and the- General Grant,, their
headquarters being only separateda
n few
squares. Rhi thought that by the change
the eastern part of the city may be bet
ter supplied with the advantages of the
Piro Tlepartment. As yet,' hriwever, the
matter has 'assumed'no definite 'shape
and may not be consummated. 0
A couple 'of hilarious youths, while
roaming 'round Allegheny on Friday
night, or tather Saturday morning.
stopped at the Grant Souse, Federal
street, near the Suspension Bridge and
demanded adMittance,. Being e'
fused, they attempted to force their
way through a window, but were baftled
In their endeavors and only succeededin
breaking the sash, for which they were
arrested by one• of the night ,poltee and
locked up. At a hearing-before. Mayor
Drum, they compromised the matter by
paying for the damage done, and were
discharged.
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Amusements.;
.
Opgue Honsg:—Durtng the past Week
the Opera House has been the scene of
unusual mirth and merriment. , The
Leffingwells with the very amusing bur
lesque' of "Cindrella"• have kept the
amusement public laughing well
throughout the week. “Cindrella"
proved such a !leaded attraction that it
was n t found necessary to change the
bill dring the week. The second week
of th /e Qe Leffingw%ll engagement begins
this vening when
Brut of or the Best
of Methers, with a Bru of a “Ilusband"
and ..Allaciin, or the Wonderful Scamp"
will he presented. For the nest week
the Worrell Sisters are announo id.
PiirTssunoix TaIIATE.B. —.• Mr. ' Wil
limns, mana;cr the Pittsburgh Thea
ter, announces an entire new varieties
cowany at his establishment, and will
ope to-night with Wile Coutellier and
i:)
her brother, the- wonderful trapeze per
for ers,in addition to his regular comps
ny of vocalists, danseuses and delineators
of negro character. The great local
dratna entitled "The March of Time, or
Pittsburgh in 1069" will be presentedto
night. • •
AMERICAN THEATRE.—Mr. William
C. Smythe, having , taken the manage
ment of the American Theatre, (late
Trimble's Varieties,) has just returned
from the Eastern cities, where he has
been for two weeks past securing a com
pany for the establishment, announces
one of the most brilliant and attractive
companies ever assembled at any one
place of amusement in this city. The
American Theatre will open to-night
with the best variety entertainment
imaginable. The company comprises
some of the most brilliant artistes in the
country, and, under the, management of
Mr. Smythe, the American Theatre is
sure to succeed.
Musaum.—Burneivs Museum i isrow
ing more popular every day, and now
a favorite place of resort for all amuse- i
ment foving people, who upon each visit
find some new attraction. The educated
pig, the infant Esau and the wonderful
twins are among the many attractions
presented by Maj. Burnell, whose enter
prise is fully deserving of the liberal
patronage he receive*.
LECTURE.—Miss Anna E. Dickinson
will deliver a lecture at the Academy of
Music to-night, under th auspices of the
Young Men's Mercantile Library Associ-'
ation; subject, "A Struggle for Life."
Miss Dickinson is eminently popular in
this city, and will doubtless have a large
and appreciative audience this evening,
as, in addition to the popularity and elo
quence of Miss Dickinson, her subject is
one of unusual interest. There will be no
reserved seats, and persons desiring seats
should go early. .
CHARITY Ferg.—For the benefit of the
sick and poor of the city, the young
ladies and gentlemen of St. Paula Cgthe•
dral will commence this evening a grand
Charity Fair end Festival in the base
ment of St. Peals Cathedral. The hall
has been specially adorned and the vari
ous booths will be presided over by
young ladies who enter with zeal Ivor!
the good work A newspaper, published
nightly', a veloalpede, in charge of an emi
nent 'French yelocipedeatrian, an old
curiosity shop, a floral pagoda, and altos
elan hut are the chief attractions. The
fair will last two weeks and we trust will
be well patronized.
THE MensFuzma Fern will continue
during th e
i present week and is worthy
a visit, ing within a few minutes ride
on the Panhandle road from the city.
The booths ere really grand and are pre
sided over by the fair and entertaining
young ladies of
-the borough. In the'
contest for the cane our worthy and
genial young friend Robert G. Grier, Dap.
Cashier of the Second National Bank,
has already a handsome majority and we
dare say will carry the trophy away in
victory. There should be very general
attendance at the • Fair, as it is well
worthy a visit.
Professiobal Pickpocket Arrested.
Mrs. 'Nagle, aki., McLaughlin, a pro
fessional pickpocket, was arrested in the
Diamond Market on 'Saturday after
noon, by officerlVriglev, for taking the
pocketbook of Mrs. Mary E. Jenkins, of
South Pittsburgh. Mrs. Jenkins detect
ed the thief in the act, and raised the
alarm immediately. Mrs.Hagle on be
ing taken before Alderman Humbert
was positively identified by Mrs. Jenk
ins, who accordingly made information
against , her for larceny, upon which she
was committed to Jail for trial. When
arrested; she bad two pocketbooks and
twenty-two dollars in money in her pos
session. • Mrs.' Jenkins secured her
pocketbook •and• the money amounting
to three dollars. •The licensed is.said to
be a professional thief and seems to be
well known in this vicinity. •
1111lar1ous.
Neighbors Quarrels.
Sarah Michell and soma of her neigh
bors, in the Tenth ward, seem not to get
along pleasantly, in their intercourse
with each other. At least this seems to
be the case with Sarah. They had a lit
tle difficulty on . Saturday, which resulted
in an information fOr assault and batters'
before Alderman Lindsay, Sarah ap
pearing as prosecutrix and Susan Rosen-
bath astlefendant. Susan was arrested,
and, in default of bail, committed for
trial. Subsequently another information
was made before Alderman Mays, r a h
this din() appearing as defendantn
Luella Dunham as prasecntrix. The re
sult of this case lodged Sarah in jail for
trial, in default of. hail. -
Entered Proseeuthm.--George Hall on
Saturday made, information befdre Al
derman Strain against .James Sims for
felonious assault and battery. The diffi
culty occurred some time ago at a ball in
Turners! Hall, Sixth avenue. The par
ticulars of the affair, were 'published at
the time, and must be still fresh in the
minds of odr readers. , The patties, it
seems, had a disagreement and quarrel,
during which it is alleged SIM ms shot his
opponent, the ball entering his abdomen,
inflicting a painful wound. For a time
it was feared that Hall would die, but he
gradually recovered, and Is now in his
usual health. The accused was arrested
and gave bail for' a ihearing this evening
in the slut of two thousand dollars. The
case' has already excited some talk, and
promises to be one of more than 4:4111-
'1 nary interest. ' Sims on Saturday had
summoned , more than a dozen wit
nesses, and la' still hard at work.
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Bola itenbery.---A. bold robbery was
perpetrated at the. chestnut street sta
tion, on the West Penn railroad, upon a
young man named C'oyle who resides
some distance out Of y, up the Al
legheny river. The y oung man and his
father had been st, the horse market in
this city and made some purchases, and
before starting for home the father had
become intoxicated. On reaching the
station the young man took what money
his father had :and put it in his own
pocket for safekeeping. A his
o
afterwards a man• came in and seized
oung Coyle, and placing his hand over
,his mouth took the money from him and
ran before any a'ar ai could be, given.
Ile got aboutelevendollars. •
As your Grocer for Diaryln'a ouperl
or Spiced Jumbles. . eodur
. •
plettitirf..oo _Allegheny Pollee Com
adttee.
The Allegheny Police Committee will
hold theirfirst?meeting this eVening ibr
the purpose of for
the ensuing year. _There. are - a large
number of, applications for positions on
the force, but as it will be : impossible to
accommodate them all, a goodly, number
will have to be disappointed. So far as
we have heard, the present force has
given satisfaction, and the members
of it will probably be re-appoin
ted. The only posit on 'of Impor
tance lets vacant is that of Captain of r,
the Night Watch, caused by the election
of Mr. James Hunter" 0 the tVeighinas
terahip of the Second Ward scaled. For
this position there are! some half.dozen
applicant a, s ome of whom have had ex
perience In police business, while the
others hake not. Each is doing his best
to suzceed, RR the position is regarded es
second to the Chief of Police, both
in pay and importance. Th.? ques-
lion of increasing the force and uniform
ing it, will also be discussed by the •
commitee, but it is hardly probable that
any definite action will be taken upon it •
until the next meeting. There is also
some talk of changing the hours of duty,
and adopting a plan by winch one-third
otthe force will go en at noon of the
day and be relieved at midnight by the
other Mb-thirds, who will remain until
morning. The force will thus be divided
into three sections, each , section. al- , t
ternating In doing duty during
the day -and first part of the night.
From six o'clock in the morning until
noon the two policemen who always stay
around the. Mayor's office, it is thought
will be sufficient for every ordinary pnr-
pose, and in'an emergency some of the
others ma lie called. This Wou cer
tainly be a y
much better plan 'than ld
is at --.
present pursued and .wotild, we think,
increase the effectiveness of the force in,.
a great measure. It is a matter in which
every citizen is interested, and we hope
that none but good men will be appoint- ,
ed and that the systein be inaugurated so
as to give, he largest amount of seenri ty
to the public.
If you want to buy ,a Home get the
given Pitts-
- Beal Estate Register. It is -
away gratis, or sent free to any address. ,
Croft dt Phillips, Publishers, Real Es
tate Agents and ,Brokers, N0:139 Fourth
avenue. •
Burte's Photographs are tinted, if de
sired, without extra charge. ,
Ask your Grocer for Ilarviu's supes . lT
or Spiced Jumbles. . ecod2w
The place to get White L '
ime Cal
cined Mager, Hydraulic, emen. la at
Ecker Caakey'p, 13 Smithfield street.,
Go to Bitrkes Gallery, in Dispatch
Building, for your pictures.
BurkePa Gallery, 69 Fifth avenue,.
Ask your Gretrei for Marvin's superi
or Spiced Jumbles. • eod2w
•
—Gen. Schurz was serenaded at St..
Louis, on Saturday night, by a large
numner of his rt friends, bothAtner
loans and Ger pa man y
s, and responded to
their congratulations in a brief sDeech of
thanks. ,
DIED.
110Y6.—Sunday ;January 24th, JAIIEg - EL
LIOTT. infant : son of Ns ililsto. dud Bilaubeta X.
Boyd, aged 6 montlui and 14 days. 1 .
Funeral from the resldence of the parents, 1.4'0.
20S. Pandusky street, Allegheny, vine. AFTER.
COON. at 3 o'clock.
10
WRo'clock.lGElT. CIIABLE —Satardny evening, J hf Ca n t 23
X. 5.,, at "
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S it. .
and S. F. Wright, aged 04 son
"roars, S months and
15 days. • • . ' -
Funeral from the resierarce or the parents,
1
Bluff street, Sixth ward, Tali AITSBNOON, at
.. , .
IN o'clock. . .
UNDERT43WM ,
A. . .
LEX-; . AIKEN, 'UNDER
TAXER; No: lii6 POIDITTI STREET, 1
"LAurv, Ps COPPINti af all kinds, CRAPES,
ULAN E. 0., and e try description ot It . .. Literal Par- .
nisttlng -tioodt it rsistied. Rooms open day and
rasps, 1-10,reki..,. sit Carriages furnished. !,
BYYLONCIS—Iiev. Davi., Atri, 4.). u., Itec.ll4.
W. Jacobus. D. D., Thomas Yawing, Enos Jaede !
H Hiller„Zsa.
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COILILBLES & PEEBLES, ErN.;
DERTAMERS ,A_RO LIVERY STABLES.'
come: • t tiAN DUSKY tSTBEET /LSD CILURCM• t
A VENt A Allegheny City. sybere their 001 ,- 21
BOOMS a: e coustanily supplied selth•real' and
Imitation no evrootl . Mahogany and Walnut
Coffins, at prices arying from 84 to 8100. Bo
Wes prepared for in- =fent Hearses and Car. ;
!gages furnished: also. 11 iinds Of Mourning
Goods, tf required. CM'ea •.•, en at all hours. day
and night
ICRT. T. RODNEY. UNDER.. =,
TAXER AND emniamv.u, 'No. I% 0110
ET, Allegheny. seeps constantly on hand 1
a large assortment. of ready-made Co ;Ens of the' i
f Rowing kinds: 'First, the celebrated American '„'
Burial CilSetl, Metallic Self-sealing Air-tight . 1
Casts and Caskets, and. Rosewood, Walnut and
Rosewo. d Imitation Coffins. Walnut Coffins .
from $2.5 i petards. .Rotewoodimitatlon Coffins
from 4.5 upwards, and no. paint will be e_pared
to rice eat: re satisfaction. Crape and le-loves t
furnished free t I eliarge. Beet Hearses and Car
riages furnished tII short notice. Carriages fgp•
Mailed to funerals at 14. . ,
GETirULNE
SCOTCH PEBBLE
spEarit.ciss,
W.LiITLOTED TO lIIPEONI3 TEE OISE T.
DUNSEATH bc, HASLETT.
66 FIETS.STREET.
LIENBT G. 11A.LE,
MERCIWT TMLOR.
Cor. of Penn and St. Clair Streets,
.
Ills now in stock. 44 o of tke largest and moat
varltd assortments or -,
-, Fcal. and ,Winter Goods ?,
erer brought tp this city. His stock embraces
all the latest French and Eugilsb mtmoractures of i=
CLOTHS, OASSLIDIBIS AND OVHItCOATINOE.
Also. ifull line of Gsni,ls Furnishing Goods
NIENV GOODS y
' • FOR A BTTLISHOTERCOAT,
. • FOR.A sTYLIstI DREW COAT; -
FOR A sTYLISI3 BUSINESS COAT,
808 A STYLISH WALKING COAT,
FOB A STYLIsEtBATH. OF PANTS,
FORA S,
For all the latest styles cut clothes, made of the
Jest material. and by drst-class workmen, and at::':1
prices surprisingly low, gu, to the well kudwa
Merchant dior, ~ •
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w. lIESIPENIEIEIII.
NO. 50 ST. CLAIR STREET, now Sixth.
nou •
THOII .Y . DALY. 32. D R. B. SUTTON. H. D.!'
THE UNDERSIGNED.; gAvr.!-
1 JthiMJCIATED themselves together for the
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PRACTICE` O F ME.DICINF.,.. t
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01life.' tio: 19 STOCkION 'AVENUE, Mie.;
gbei y City. THO. F. DAI.E, M. D..
no 11•13 R. B. SUTTON, M. D.
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lon BALE SY
NEW GOODS.
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