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CITY AND SUBURBAN.
City Councils will meet I.o.day at two.
+O'clock.
Alderman Butler, although stee piing
the position of Chief of Police of th',s city,
has not resigned that of Aidernir,n of the
Seventh ward; and all matter's pertain
ing thereto will be transacted as hereto
fore.
-- Meet To-night.—The new Allegheny
Board of Controllers kill. meet in the
Common Council Chamber, City Build
ing, this evening at seven o'clock, for
Organization and the transartion of such
business as may have been referred to
them.
rxt..
Foxes—Foxe. are said to be very nu
xnerous in dil,T ent parts of the country.
We, would suggest that the country peo
pl get tip so e -Kiwi., old fashioned cir:• -
cular lox hu ts. There certainly is no
znore:excitin., -sport than chasing the sly
Reynards.. 1 •
Sermon on Dancing—Dr. Greer, of
lloblestown; has consented to preach a
sermon on 1 - " Dancin g .," at his church,
(the 4 .11/114") in the course of a few
weeks. prom the Doctor's well known
ability, an :excellent discourse may be
_oxpeeted.
Secured Seats-=The sale of seats for
next 'Friday's anuttour concert at the
Academy of Music ':will open to-morrow,
Wednesday, at nine o'clock, at the music
stores.cf Messrs. FL Kleber le Bro., and
Mellor, Where diagrams of both
.parquette and dress circle-will be found,
and also the programme of the es/ening.
lierival.—Quite a revival of religion
has been in progress for some time past
at , the Methodist church in Fayetteville,
and twenty-tire Or . thirty persons have
connected themselves with the church.
The pastor, Rev. 'E. B. Webster, has, been
laboring faithfully during the winter iu
his two charges, Fayetteville and Nobles
;town.
Warden -Appointed.—The Board of
Prison Inspectors ypsterday ap r ointed
Mr. E. S. Wright, late Water Assessor,
to fill the position of Warden of the
Western Penitentiary, to supply the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of
Col, - Shallenbarger. The position is said
to be a lucrative one. Mr.. Wright will
make an efficient officer.
Railroad Station Robbed.--The sta
tion at Noblestown on the Panhandle
Railroad, was recently entered and the
case ortickets carries off. Fortunately
the robbers mot but three or four dollars
in money. The ticket case was carried
some 'distance down the I . l.lroad
.and
broken open with a crowbar. It is sup
posed that the robbers ' entered through
a window. .
Sworn lu.---,The members of the new
police force of Allegheny were swo n in
and went on duty last evening at sight
o'clock. The proposed changes i the
system of doing duty have not yet :en
made. The members chosen for the office
force and Lieutenants have not been
officially announced, but it is generally
understood that no great changes will be
made in these respects.
Threatened. VF ith a Bath.— "atrick
Easley alleges that Stephen • .gers
threatened to throw him into the Alle
gheny river. Though not opposed to
battling as a general rule, yet in this par
ticular instance Patrick objects to an
involuntary bath, and made i forma
tion before Alderman McMasters yester
day against Rogers for surety of the
peace. A warrant was issued.
Female Lecturer.—The charmi
versatile lecturer, Miss Julia Crc
Mystic, Conn., who has recently :
so much excitement in. New Yorl,
the New England States,ybill p
pass through this city in a... Week
Should she consent to stop and
the Pittsburghers, we doubt .
would have it. 'crowded house'.
very highly spoken of as a .
speaker.
Alleged Larceny.—James W. Thorn
ley made information yesterday, before
Alderman Lynch, against William Fitch
and Henry Halley, for larceny. Thorn
ley is proprietor of the bar at the St.
Nicholas Hotel, and alleges that during
his absence, a few days since, the de
fendants broke into the bar and
made free use of the contents of the
same. The accused were arrested hut
waived a hearing and gave hail for Court.
Annual Meeting.—The annual meeting
of the Stockholders of the „National Re
fining and Storing Company was held
yesterday, in the Board of Trade Rooms,
at which the following officers and board
of.directors were chosen to serve for the
ensuing year: Presidentf M. De Lange;
Secretary: John McCurdy; Treasurer:,
John Birmingham. Directors: Dr. .Ba
chop, A. M. Hamnett, J. K. Barbour;
Col. Monroe, M. Graver, M. De Lange;
W. W. Carson, Arthur Kirk, James Old.
The Velocipede Fever has at length
attacked Pittsburgh in earnest, and last
night considerable excitement was occa
sioned by four , young gentlemen, from.
Miner's book store, riding the queer
looking vehicles from Pittsburgh to Al
legheny and back. They were all adepts
and made their mile in a little better
than three minutes on, stnooth ground.
and about:double thaion going up hill.
They visited the Union Skating Park
and Grand Charity Fair. at both of which
places the odd procession caused much
excitement. ,
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Lectures.— Rev. J. D. Turner, of
"Union" Church, Robinson township,
lectured before the "Fayette Literary So
ciety," on Friday evening, January 22d.
His subject was "Water.' Rev. H. C.
McFarland, of Noblestown, will lecture
before the same society, in. the M. E.
Church, in Fayetteville, on Friday even
ing, February sth. Mr. McFarland is
well - known as an excellent orator, and a
treat may be expected. He will be fol.
lowed by Rev. J. J. Beacom, of Mon
tours. who will lecture on the 18th of
February, on the subject of "Something
to Do." There will be no adMission fee
to these lectures, and the public are cor
dially invited to attend.
Confidence Meu About
Several days since - three well known
confidence operators arrived in our city
from the west, and put up at a hotel near
the Union Depot. They have not yet
made a victim of any unsophisticated
individual, but persons who have no de
sire to be victimized would do well
to be on their guard against any
fastidiously polite and aittble gen
tlemen, who' seem anxious to make
their aceuaintance. One of the operators
Jan tall, rather heavy-set man, youthfal
in appearance, with dark hair and mous
tache, and dressed in the latest flash
style. ,The other two are eyidontly quite
young, with short chin whiskers, and
wear dark colorsd clothing. The police
have a sharp eye on wolfllws, and it is
gate probable they il be arrested un
less they lot& town shortly.
GRADINO AND PA17103.
Liability of Property Holders ta Pay
Assessments Under Contracts fo'r Gra
ding and Paving—Legal 1191:cision—
Opinion by Judge Mellon.
Tun following important dr:eision rely-.
lye to the liability of prop , !.rty holders
o pay assessments under contracts for
grading and paving was delivered in the
Court of Common Pleas. by His Honor
Judge Mellon. yesterday:
Commonwealth of Penn-)
sylvania for use of the ,c.. • Fa. No.
Borough of McKeesport
760. March
The Pittsburgh and 11c- Term, 1868.
Keesport Car Company. )
This suit was brought to collect a mu
nicipal claim tiled for the cost and ex
penses of grading, macadamizing and
.setting curb stone on Fifth street, in front
of ; defendants' property. in said borough
of McKeesport:
The amount claimed is tt374.67, being
the balance unpaid on an assessment of
t. 831.37 against the defendants.
To this the defendants interpose as a
defense anailidavit that they have already
paid tnore than enough for this work,
because by fraud and Collusion between
the contractors and the borough author
ities the conditions of the contract in re
gard to the work were 'disregarded, and
I the work and materials were so defec
tive as to be comparatively worthlesS to
the defendants and the public.
To this defense the Borough Solicitor,
Mr. Taylor, objects, and insists that it is
not sufficient in law; that even if true, it
could not avail to prevent -- a recovery in
the case; that under the act passed
specially for the borough, it makes no
difference to the property-holder wheth
er the work has been well or ill-done, or
the contract fraudulently evaded; the
property-holder has no business with
these questions, nor any, right to object;
that his business is to pay his
assessments and ask questions;
that the borough authorities are the
proper judges whether the contract has
been faithfully executed, and the Courts
cannot interfere in the matter in behalf
Of the property holder, even if ho may
be the soondr again called on under an
other assessment to replace the defec
tively executed work. •
It is true this borough act is very ex
plicit and comprehensive in a design to
strip the citizen of all act or part in ° the
matter, except to pay the bills. It is
nearly as sweeping in this respect as the
act for similar purposes in the city of
Pittsburgh. I say nearl 9, for this Mc-
Keesport act almost concedes the right
of the citizen to do his own grading and
paving under the borough regulations
and the supervision of the borough offi
cerS, and expressly reserves to 'him the
right to set his own curbstones under
like supervision, that is, if he chooses
to avail hiinself of the privilege to do so
within a specified time after notice; but
our city act accords no such privileges.
This borough act also retains the protec
tion clause, very important to the citizen,
but rather unpalatable to contractors,
viz.: that to authorize the grading and
paving of a street the consent in writing
of a majority of the property holders
thereon must be first obtained.
.In the present case, however, the prop
erty holder admits the right to grade and
pave was properly obtained, and he did
not assert his right to do the Work him
self, but allowed the borough math : pities
to take their own course in regard to it.
They let it out by contract; and now,
that.the work is done, the question arises
whether he can object to the payment of
the contract price as assessed on him, on
the ground that the work was defective
ly done, and.so permitted to be done,and
accepted through the connivance and fa
voritism of the borough officials.
According to general principles,: it is
the duty of tne Courts to construe this
and similar legislation strictly as regards
the corporation and liberally as regards
the rights of private citizens. All the
rights, Which, under the act, by fair im
plication, may be left to him, ougiat to
be carefully preserved. Special assess
ments are an encroachment upon the
common law principle of equal taxation.
If unrestricted in its application, such
leg.slatiou could he used to appropriate
private property to public use without
compensation, and if the Courts will
hold that the citizen is to be refused the
right of jury trial, on the ground that the
facts of a fraud perpetrated upon him by
the borough officials and contractors
amounts to nothing and constitutes no
defense, it would, be hard to perceive
what rights or security fur his property
the citizen has left to him.
After a careful examination of the de
cisions. however, I think the law is not
so, and that neither under this McKees
port act, nor under our city act, can the
citizen be deprived of setting up fraud
and collusion or gross neglect on the
part of the officials, in connexion with
worthless or defective work on the part
of contractors, asa defense dgainst assess
ments for such work.
This question was raised In the case of
Allegheny City vs. Schenly. There the
Supreme Court sustained the lower
Court, in holding that
"If the contract for this work was
awarded in good faith to the lowest and
best bidders; if the work was executed
substantially in accordance with the
terms of the contract, and the provisions
of the ordinance; if it was well done, and
the materials, used were of it good qual
ity; if there was not actual fraud either
in the making or in the execution of the
contract; and if the Street CoMmittee
were guilty of no ,fraud, or collusion in
taking the work off the contractors'
hands, then tho more fact that the Mayor
and one or two members of Councils may
have been parties to, or otherwise actual 7.
interested In the contract, or that a
prea'nt of a gold watch was made to the
Street Commissioner, which was not re
tained, but almost immediately returned
by hint, will not prevent a recovery in
the case.
Biit if the work was not let to the con
tractors in good faith; if there was fraud
and collusion between them and the offi
cers of the city, having supervision of
the work; if by the connivance of the
Street Commissioners or Street Commit
tee, the contractors used improper and
defective materials; or failed, in other re
spects to do the work In accordance with
their contract, and the requirements of
the ordinance, so as to render it as alleg
ed, comparatively worthless, there can
be no recovery in the case, and ought to
be none." '
Now, if the language 'of this decision
does seem to squint at the practice of
Councilmen becoming interested in jobs
with the contractors, and of presents of
old watches, if the watches are prompt
ly returned when the fact happens to be
'come public, it does not hold that such
acts are not evidence of fraud; it merely
holds that - they are not conclusive evi
dence of fraud; and that if such transac,
lions. are entirely innocent, notwith-
Standing their appearance to the con
trary, the plaintiff may recover. Ido
not think, tnerefore, this case sustains
the plaintiff, as was - contended oh the
argument. It seems to me to hold rather
that if the contract was fradulently made
at a higher price than the work might
have been done for, or if fraudulently
executed, and the licials authoritively
connived at such fraud, the borough or
city, as the case might be, Would thereby
become a part to the fraud, and cannot
recover the contract price againtit the
property holder. The law regards mu-
Ira and
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and in
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Gil GAZ -TlitsDAT, BUARY -2,1869.
PITTSBUr
nieipal officers as exercisi g their officel
and authority as trustees in trust for_tit Pittsburgh Masora Of ce.
fi
The record of the Pittsburgh Mayor's
benefit of the private citizen, Bri,l
wherever that trust is betrayed 4:1,3 Office for the month of January, 1869,
citi
zen ought to ,be afforded An easy and exhibits the following summary:
efficient remedy either t 6 defend himself COURT INFORMATIONS.
or to punish the offender. ) The whole number of Court informa
tions was sixty-nine, classified as follows:
Surety of the peace, 6; assault and het
i tery, 14; Aggravated assault and battery,
6; le:onions assault and battery, 4; sell,
ing liquor on Sunday, 1; fornication, 2;
bigamy, 1; robbery, 1; dis Orderly house,
1, comm6u scold, 1: keeping a gambling
house and gambling, 2; larceny, 12; false
pretences,3; malicious mischief, 3; bawdy
house, 3: selling liquor without license,
1; burglary, 3; disturbing a public meet
ing, 1; forcible entry,' 1; receiving stolen
' goods, 2; larceny by bailee, 2; total, 69.
They were disposed of as follows:
Twenty -four of the informations were
withdrawn and the costs paid; fourteen
were dismissed; and twenty-two sent to
Court, bail having been entered for the
defendants' appearance. No arrests have
yet been made on three informations;
two are held over for further considera
tion, and oh the remaining two the offend
ers were committed for trial.
OTUitR CASES.—During the month
there was but one violation of the city or
dinance reported. The offender was pun
ished by a nominal fine and costs. On
the disorderly . conduct day-book there
were twenty-sti cases entered, which
were disposed of as follows: Eleven were
discharged, nine paid the fines imposed,
and the remaining six were recommitted
WATCII - HOUSE CASES.—On the watt
i house doeltet there were 236 charges
follows : Drunkenness, 237 ; drunken
ness and disorderly conduct, 72 ; vagran
cy 27. They were disposed of as follows
_ Disco. com•ii raid
Drunkenness t 7 57 2'
Drunkenness and disorderly .2S 19
VagrAuey 1
United States ptstrict Ceurt—Judge Mc-
isioNo,tv, Feb. the case of A.
McFadden c 4 Co. vs. James Henry, pre
viously reported, the jury found that the
facts set forth in the creditors' pet•tion
were true.
In the cases of the United States vs.
Arthur 13allon proceedings are suspen
ded for the present, on motion of , the
District Attorney and by instructions of
the Attorney General of the United
States.
Fred. Shnlz plead guilty to an indict
ment charging him with selling liquor
without license, and with keeping a ho
tel without license. He was sentenced
to pay the special tax in each case, a fine
of $lO and costs of prosecution.
The ease of Arthurs cS. Co. vs. Jas. P.
Tanner, petition to show-cause, why the
respondent should not be declared a
bankrupt, was called up for trial,Messrs.
Barton and Patterson appearing for the
petioners, and Mr. Fetterdian for the re
spondent. The petitioners' counsel stated
that they had no evidence to offer, and
the case was about to be submitted to the
jury by the Court when Mr. Miller ap
peared and claimed the right, as attor
ney for other creditors who had not
joined in the petition, to proceed to try
the case and offer testimony to maintain
the facts set forth in the petition.
Mr. Fetterman objected on the ground
that the case was an adverse proceeding,in
which the creditors whom Mr. Miller rep
resented did not appear on the record us
parties.
The Court was of the opinion that Mr.
Fetterman's point was well taken, but
concluded to hold the matter over until
teu o'clock this morning for decision.
District Court—Judge Kirkpatrick.
MONDAY, February I.—Risher t Wil
son vs. N. J. Bigley. Action to recover for
a barge of coal sunk at itisher's works on
the Monongahela river. The defendant
had purchased .the coal, but refused pay
ment on the ground that there 'WaSsIIO
actual delivery. On trial.
'num - . LIST FOR\ TcENDAy.
72. Dollar Savings Bank vs. Elizabeth
Aeshelman.
87. James Rees vs. Johd Morrow.
99. Ears. of Andrew Johnson; dec'd,
vs. R. K. Hemiup.
128. Catharine RumplT vs. Jsaac Vich
enstein.
134. Christian Wagner vs. Jones ct
Laughlin. - , • ' ' •
138. J. McCabe vs..P. Ft. W. t C. and
C. JP. R. R. CO.s.
140. C. C. Taylor vs. Patterson it
White. -
142. Ardesco Oil Co. vs. Fleming it Co.
Common Pleas— . Judge Sterrett.
3.JoNo.iy, February I.—Xavier Reibler
vs. Michael Snyder:et al.,late partners as
Union 011 Company. Jury withdrawn
I .
and judgment of hon•suit entered.
' The next case was that of Jacob Daniel
vs. William Phillips, action for damages
on a warranty deed. Verdict for plaintiff
in the sum of $1,068 82.
William •Reene vs. William Phillips.
This was an action similar to the above.
Verdict for the
j ia lainti IY in the sum of
$1,12353.
In the case of 'Jacob Stolz vs. - Ernest
Saale, the jury fohnd for the defendant.
Mueller et ux.. Kalleneauser. Ac
tion to recover n book account. On
trial.
Following is th trial list for to-day . :
No. 24. White N s. Gerttnau.
No. 25. Neely v . Neely.
~
N. 27. Coopor Co. vs. Harkness &
Co. -
No. 29. Hinman vs. Hopper.
No. 30. Dertrich vs. McDonald.
No. 31. Ramsey- and Hall vs. Freese-.
man.
No. 32. Sproul vs. Bonney. ' ' .
No. 33. Robb and McConnell vs. Car
lin.
No. 34. Saulsbury vs. McCallum. . ...
No. 35. Atkinson vs. McKelvey.
No. 26. Weber vs. "Lampe.
Quarter r4ebslons—Judge Mellon
MON DAY, February I.—The jury in the .
case of William Neel, Indicted for main
taining a nuisance, previously reported,
returned a verdict of guilty and directed
that the prosecutor and defendant each
pay half the costs.
Michael Blanken, a butcher, indicted
for removing goods to defraud creditors,
was placed on trial. The jury returned
a verdict of not guilty and county to pay
the costs.
Philip Haas, Indicted for aggravated
assault and Watery, Patrick McGuire
prosecutor, was arraigned and plead not
guilty. The parties it appears got into a
tWilt, In which McGuire got badly beat
en. The jury returned a verdict of sim
ple assault and batitery.
Frederick Meyers, indicted for buying
and receiving scrap iron, from miners,
William Varnum prosecutor, was placed
.on trial and plead not guilty. The de
fendant Is an old man, does business
in the Eighth ward, Allegheny, and it Is
alleged bought scrap Iron and brass from
several boys who made a practice of
stealing iron and brass and selling it to
the defendant. On trial.
TRIAL, LIST. FOR TUESDAY..
262. Com. vs. William Groves.
271. Corn. vs. W. W. Wallace.
224. Com. vs. James Gellepsie alias
James Scully.
233. Corn. vs. John Neolus.
223. Corn. vs. Jacob Baer. •
216. Corn. vs. D. Brainerd Rorison.
273. Corn. vs. William Clark et al.
TRIAL LIST FOR WIWNESDAY.
2E6. Corn. vs. Myer Hanauer. '
203. Com. vs. Mary Sinclair.
222. Com. vs. Frederick Nagle.
265. Corn. vs. Thomas Smith.
$3B. Corn. vs. Daniel E. Groover (three
• cases.)
296. Corn. vs. Robert H. Bercroft.
303. Com. vs. Anthony Jaquay et al.
301. Corn. vs. Samuel Perry et al.
195. Com. vs• Bernard McGuire.
199. Com. vs. Eliza Pryse and Rudolph
Pryse.
A Naughty Little Girl.
Henry Lamehouse appeared before
Alderman McMasters yesterday and
caused a warrant to he issued for the ar
rest of little Mary Burkhardt on a charge
of malicious mischief. Mary, it seems,
on her way to and from school every day
passed the residence of Mr. Vamehouse,
and, according to the allegations, is ac
customed to amuse herself by throwing
stones at the windows of the' domicil,
much to the annoyance of the inmates
thereof. If this be so, we fear that Mary
has been forfeiting her place among that
happy class of young folks who figure so
largely in our Sunday School literature
(but nowhere else) as patterns of angelic
goodness, who never were naughty, and,
as a consequence, generally depart from
this incongenial sphere at an interest-
ingly youthful age.
THE COURT&
Caudle.ss.
=I
Court informations
I)l,•orxictly e 'admit (lay book)
Violatioo ox city urilinarces...
Watch House docket
,
l rand total 1112
Over two thousand court informations
have been taken during Mayor Black
more's administration, and the watch
house cases amount to at E ast four
thousand.
Regulations for the Government of the
New Police.
The members of the new polite force as
sembled at W II!kills 'Hall, k
yesterday
morning at nine o'clock, when the oath
of office was administered' to them by
Mayor Brush. Chief (if (Police Joseph I 1
1
A.Butlei, then addressed the men, stating II
I i
that the followin6ordli for the govern-
Ment of the force Woul bp strictly en-
forced:
Ist. A roll book will be kept at the I
central station, by the Captain, contain-.t
i
ing the names a a residence of all mem-
hers of the force.. . ' 1
• 2d. Each Lieu enant Will report to the
Captain when ring on and returning
from duty, and kill report to the Captain!
any miseonduct[9f any ! members of his
force. 11
3d. The belt, mace And cap-must b
worn by the members ,of the force while)l
on duty; and at no time must any office 1
appear on the streets Without some nor;
Lion of his uniform, except by permis. 1
aion.
9th. No member of the force will b
permitted to enter a tavern, hotel or
drinking saloon while on duty, except to
make an arrest or quiet a
i disturbance!
This under penalty of dismissal.
!
sth. When any member of the force- s
reported sick, it will be the duty of the
Lieutenant of his district to visit him
and report his case to the Captain.. L.
The above orders will be enforced
without respect to persons. By order of
the Mayor. JosErol A. BUTLER,
_ . Chief of Police.
JAMES PATTERSoN, Clerk.
January at the Corouees Cffice.
Coroner Clawson held inquests on the
remains of the following persons daring
the month of January : Jacob Hilty, an
old man killed -near Brinton's station,
Pennsylvania Railroad Thomas Mc-
Cracken, killed near the same place;
Frederick Fellager, drowned in the Mo
nongahela ever near Brown's Landing;
Herietta Merosee, death from heart dis
ease, Fourteenth ward ; John' .Aland,
John C. McPherson and Rev. J. G.
Archer, killed on the Panhandle • Rail
road at Cork's Run by sleeping car fall
ing over an embankment; Mary Burke,
a little girl killed by falling over a hill
' in Monongahela borough; Thos. Connel
ly, a child three years old,' who died of
br lin fever, in South Pittsburgh; Chris
topher Tallant, death from apoplexy at
Turtle Creek; Willie Woodhouse, a lad
killed by being run over by car No. 60,
Allegheny and Manchester Passenger
Railway in Allegheny; Henrietta Becker,
'of East Biriningham, death from hemor
rhage of the lungs; Mrs. Sarah Kiskadden,
of Pittsburgh, death from apoplexy;
Amos Sturgeon, brakeman, • killed by
coal train at Homewood station, Pennsyl
vania Railroad; David D. Jones, a lad
killed by the accidental discharge of a
gun; David Steele, drowned, in the 'Mo
nongahela river. Total sixteen.,
The
The Coroner has procured a book, and
hereafter the inquests held by him will
be recorded with name of the deceased,
age, residence, sex, cause of death, date
of holding inquest, etc.
The Tarentum Sensation.
The body found in the vicinity of Ta
rentum Saturday afternoon, an account
of which we published yesterday, proved
to be that of a wandering B ihemian, or
Italian woman, about thirty-five yearsof
age, who had boon in that vicinity some
weeks previous, and was last seen about
the ninth of. January. It is stated that
on the evening of the Bth ult. she fell
through the trestle work of a bridge over
Deer Creek, and was rescued by a gen
tleman who crossed the bridge shortly
afterward, who took her to Curling's
Hotel, ere she received medical at
tendance and remained all night. The
next morning she left and was observed
wandering along the railroad by several
persons during the day, but no one saw
her after that time until the body was•
found. The injury or wound on the head
spoken of lin our previous account was
received in falling through the bridge.
The woman, it is presumed, was insane.
Justice William V. Evans held an in
9uest on the body Sunday, when the
jury returned a verdict of death from ex
piosore. The body was taken to the un
dertaker's in East Deer township, where
it will remain until to-day, when it will
be interred in the cemetery, if not iden
tified and claimed by friends.
A Big Job.
At a meeting of the Street Committee,
.st evening, the contract for the grading,
paving and curbing of Wylie street, from
Crawford to Kirkpatrick street, was let
Ohio,
for Mr. W. Stilts, of Steubenyllte, Ohio,
for 142, 16 7 . 12 , he being the lowest bidder.
There were some fifteen bidders, ranging
up to 850,000. This street is expected to
be finished by September next. When
coropleted it will be one of the finest
avenues leading out of the city, and will
largely enhance the value of property
abutting thereon.
Tired of Life—An Old Man Commits
Suicide by Hanging.
Mr. Daniel Malwain, an old gentle
(man who resided on Locust street,
'Sewickley, being tired of life, put an end
to his existance about nine o'clock Sun-
day morning by hanging himself in a 1
stable near his residence. The deceased
was sexton of the Presbyterian Church
in Sewickley, and, it appears, had been
drinking to excess for several days pre
vious to his death, and had, it is said,
expressed an intention to terminate his
earthly career by the use of intoxicating
drinks, if possible. He appears to have
relinquished that intention. however, as
he quit drinking on Saturday night, and
_Stitlay morning lie complained of be
ing unwell. Ellis Scott, a young malt
residing with the deceased, volunteered
to go to the church and start the fires.
While he was-gone the deceased dressed
himself-and started up the street, but
returned after a few minutes absence.
When the young man returned, lie found
the old man sitting at the fire with his
coat and boots off. Shortly afterwards
the deceased put on his slippers, and
taking a.bucket in his hand remarked
that he would bring in some water. His
' absence was somewhat protracted, and
Scott started out to look after him.
Upon entering the stable, on the rear
L part of the lot, he discoyered the body
of the unfortunate man suspended by a
rope from a rafter. Life was not ex
tinct, but the young man, instead of cut
ting the rope, started out to call in assist
ance. When some of the neighbors
reached the stable, life was extinct. The
body was instantly removed, and efihrts
made to resuscitate it, but they were
fruitless. It appears that the deceased,
after attaching the rope about his deck
tet the rafter, had jumned from the man
ger. Justice Starr, of Sewickley, held
an inquest, and a verdict of death by
'L suicide was rendered.
Dirs. Scott Siddons.
The Lecture - Committee of the Mercan
tile Library Association have presented
no name this season, among the many
brilliant ones offered, which created
more enthusiasm than that of the cele
brated Shakespearean reader, Mrs. Scott
Siddons, of England. The enterprise of
bringing to the city this versatile and ac
complished artiste entails heavy ex
pense to the Committee, but they trust
In the liberality of the Intelligent com
munity to reimburse them by generous
attendance. The press of the country,
both East and West, have joined their
brethren of the quill across the water in
bestowing the highest meed of praise
on Mrs. Siddons' professional character
as reader and actress, and we confidently
anticipate that her high order of talent
' and conspicuous histrionic abilliies will
not g 6 unappreciated here where the fine
arts are so warmly cherished and their
1 devotees so liberally patronized.
She will read at the Academy on Mon- 1
day and Tuesday evenings of next week
the choicest gems of Shakespeare, Scott
and Tennyson, for which occasions, unless
otherwise arranged, seats will be re
served on Friday evening at Lafayette
Hall. We hope the Committee will ap
point some other evening for. the selec
-1
, tion of seats, and thus do sitriple justice
to the large number of persons who de
sire to attend the grand concert of Prof.
Tetedoux on that evening. It •is not in
good taste to interfere in any way with
1 an occasion in which our home talent is
interested, and we feel that the Commit
, tee will see to it that hone are deprived of
a chance to he present at the concert on
Friday night by selling the coveted seats
for Sid dons on the same evening.
Lette# Carriers' Report.
Following is the report of _the letter
carriers of this city for the month of Jan
uary
Delivered. Collected
Mail Letters. 93,019 67,155
Drop Letters 16,755 10,970
NewspapL•rs 36,341 1,957
Total 146,115 90,082
Collections are made from the street
Loses alter eight o'clock every evening,
The attractions at the Charity,Fair are
numerous. Visit it. Come one, come all
to the Charity Fair.
Valuable Property at Auction.—The
attention of our readers is called to an
advertisement in another column igider
the head of "Western Avenue Residence
at Auction." The sale will take place on
the premises, at two and a half o'clock,
to-morrow, (Wednesday.) The proper
ty Is located at the corner of Western
avenue and Bidwell street, fronting on
the former one hundred feet and extend
ing back two hundred and twenty-seven
feet. The house contains tifteeti spacious
rooms and is constructed with all the
modern improvements. The sale will be
positive. H. B. Smithson it Co., Auc
tioneers.
Take a chance in the velocipede at the
Grand Charity Fair. Fifty cents per
chance.
Superior Spiced Jumbles, manufac
tured by MAnviN, No. 91 Liberty street.
For sale by all grocers. 27:2w.
President Grant's Cabinet. —There is
a groat deal of speculation about the men
who are to compose the Cabinet of the
President elect; but those of our read
ers who wish to speculate or invest
in real estate or homes of any kind, will
find it greatly to their interest to obtain
a copy-of the Pittsburgh "Real Estate
Register," Croft & Phillips,No. 139
Fourth avenue, Publi'hers. tis given
away gratis or sent free to any address.
Vote on the baby's beautiful carriage,
at the grand Charity Fair.
Superior Spiced Jumbles, manufac
turcd by MAuviN, No. 91 Liberty street.
For sale by all grocers. 27:2w.
The Weed Sewing Machine, beyond all
question, is one of the very best that
mechanical ingenuity has yet produced.
In this community this fact has been
fully demonstrated in the large number
sold at the agency, No. 119 Grant street.
The sales of the agents, Long and Har
rison, continue to be large, owing, aside
from the merits of the machine, to the
liberal terms offered purchasers. Call
and get a machine.
If you Want to buy a Home get the Pitts
burgh Real Estate Register. It i 3 given
away gratis, or sent free to any address.
Croft & Phillips, Publishers,
Real Es
tate Agents and Brokers, No. 139 Fourth
avenue. :.w
Beautiful Floral booth, at the grand
Charity. Fair. •
Superior Spiced Jumbles, manufac
tured ,by MAnvis, No 91 Liberty street.
For sale by all grocers. 27:2w.
Burnett's Cocostue dresses the fair
perfectly, without gressing„ drying or
stiffening it.
Admission to the grand Charity Fair,
twenty-flye ants.
The place" ,, ,to get White Lime, Cal
cined Plaster, 'Hydraulic Cement. is at
Diker & Caskey's, 13 Smithfield street.
Foreign Opinion. •
Extracts from English testinionlars;,
giving evidence of the efficacy of
"BRows's BrtONCHIALTROCELES
"Thave deriVed greater benefit from the
'Trochee titan frost any thing I have ever
tried." BituoituousE 80w1,E11..
Prime Tenere of the British Operatte
Association,London.
"I never .:netv such a wendetfiii caV C for
hoarseness.? , , W. RANDALL,
Oxford Music Hall.
"I have tried your 'Troches,' and tes
tify to their efficacy."
CHARLES' SLOWMAY,
The English Improvisator.
"The 'T, ocher' give great satisfaction."
• T. R. W. LEE,
-"l'ery benert-ial V;1. clearing
Rlitor of -Loughborough Monitor.
the Throat,
when compelled to sing, though suffering
f, oat cold." A NSLEY COON.E.
01 the "Royal Italian Opeia," London,
Iss Louisa ItyNl; of the Itcyal Ital
ian Opera," speaks of "The Troches - in,
the highest terms, and uses them con
stantly to clear and strernithen the voice.
For Coughs, Colds, and Throat Diseases
the Troches are invariably eiticaciou&
The Grand Charity Fair is open every
evening in the basement of the Cathe
dral.
Many Years ago the writer of this 'no
tice and an invalid physician, while vis
iting the Island of St. Croix for their
health, experienced and witnessed many
surprising and beneficial effects of the
rum there produced upon many of the
invalids who were, like ourselves, seek
ing health, and upon inquiry and inves
tigation, obtained a full histOry of its
medicinal virtues. Ha - Was . delighted
and surprised, and determined to make
it the basis of a Tonic and Bestorativa
Medicine. The result of his labors ; wan.
a glorious success for himself and suffer-.
ing humanity. The celebrated PLANTA
TION BITTERS was thus made known to
the world. Being an article of real merit,
founded on new principles, and relying
wholly upon the vegetable kingdom for
its medicinal effects, it worked a rapid
' revolution In the treatment of physiCil.
debility.
MAGNOLIA WATER.—Superior to the
best imported German Colodhe, and sold
at hall the price. TEI.S.T.F.
Visit the grand Charity Fair in base
ment of Cathedral.
Superior Spiced Jumbles, ruariunio
lured by MARviic, No. 91 Liberty street.
For sale by all grocers. 27:2w.
1)11ED
COOPER.—At Tarenturn, Pa. on Friday, the
29th inst.. Rev. WILLIAM Pa.,
of thb-
P.itsburgh Conrrrence.
Funeral or. TCESDAY 3IGRNING, at 10 A. M.,
froth the rasidence. of Mr. James Clark, In Tas
rentum.
LOUGHRIDGE.—On Sabbath. January 31st,
at 12 o'clock, Miss NANCY LOD9IIr:ID(iS,..
in the 831 year of ner age.
The funetal will take place from the residence
of her neohtw, Mr. James Longhrldg 136-
Web,ter avenue, Tilts MORNING, February 2d,
at 10 o'clock.
(AP •Ek—on Saturday, January 30th, 1669,
ALFRED CAPPER, aged 32 years.
The funeral will take place from his residence,
Spruce &Vey, near smith street, TWelith ward,.
Pittsburgh, THIS AFTERNOON, February sld, at
3 r. at.
The members of the various Lodges of A. Y. M.,
of this vicinity %lit meet at tit- Hal, on Fifth
avenue, at 1:30r. as. By order,' of W. M., or
219. . •
UNDERTAKERS
ALE![. A IKEN,__ • UDDER
TAXER, No. 166 FOURTH STREET.
• sburgt. FaCOFFINS of all kinds,CRAFES.,
GLOVE:, in s , err description of Funeral Fur
nishing Gads ft rrashed. Rooms open day and .
nicht. 14.ursa nd Carriages furnished.
REFEWEICES—Icev. Davis, nerr, 11. 0..
W. Jacobus. D. P., Thomas Ewing, Esu.iJacob
B ESQ.
OUARLES & PEEBLES. UN
DERTAKERS AND LIVERY STABLEA.
cm um d..k.N DUSKY STREET 11D CB
AVENIi r Allegheny City. where their COIF
ROOMS a e constantly supplied with real and:
imitation lsu ewood.. Mahogany and Walnut-
Collins, at prices arying from la to clOO. Bo •
dies prepared I'm in., rment. -Hearses and Car
tinges wretched: a:-o. 1/ Linda of Mourning
Goods, if required. (Mee en at all hours, day
and night.
TiBT. T. RODNEY, UNDER..
TAKER AND EMBALMER, No. 45 OHIO
T 1 KM. Allegheny, ceeps consta on hand
a large assortment of ready-made Cons of the
f Bowing kinds: First, the celebrated American
Burial Cases, 'Metallic Self-sealing Air-Or/tit.
Cast s and Caskets, and Rosewood, Walnut and
Resew° d Imitation Coffins. Walnut Coffins
from '1,25 r Awards. Rosewood Imitation Callas
from pwards, and no pains will be spared
to rice en LC re satisfaction. Crape and Gloves.
furnished free , f charge. Best Hearses ann Cu,
riages furnished n shed notice. Carriages fur—
nished to funerals at el'
SQUIB ES I (LONDON), •
GRANULAR
EFFERVESCING PIEPARLTIONS.
Granular Eifel voicing Bl.Car.Patuszl.
au do Vichy Water, '
do do Citrate lilagnesia.: .
dodu Seitilitz Powders.
do .do . Klesengen Water,
SQUIRE'S TRUE GLTUER.INE SOLP.I
Cdutains 40 per cent. Glycerine
SABO'S VIENNA SOAP
contains 30 percent. Glycerine
SQITIIt3,'" Si C kI..ENUCAI4EIs
Imported and sold only by
SIMON JOHNSTON.
Corner Smithfield and Fourth SU.
uo=:TTli . •
HENRY G. HALE,
MERCHANT TAILOR;
Cor. of Penn and St. Clair Streets,
Has now in stock - alto of the largest and wost
vain d assortments of
Fall and Winter Goods
ever brought to this elty. His stock embraces
all the latest French and English manufactures of
CLOTEI3,OA2BIMERES AND OVEROOATINGEL
Also. a ft:11111ne of lieut.'s Forniehlne Gonda.:
NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS.
N'
YOH A STYLISH OVERCOAT,
FOR A STYLISH DRESS COAT,
TOR A STYLISH BUSINESS COAT,
808 A STYLISH W ALKING COAT, '
FORA STYLISH PAIR OP PANTS,
FOR A STYLISH VEST OF ALL KINDS,
For-all the latest styles cut clothes, made of the
oest material, and by first-class workmen', and at
priceit surpristngly low, go to the well known
Merchant Tailor,
W. lIESPENIFIEID,
NO. 50.5 T. CLAIR STREET, now Sixth.
nolB
THUS. F. DALE, M. D R. B. BUTTON. M. D.
THE UNVERSIGNED HAVE
AtMCIATED themselves together for the
PRACTICE OF .111 EDICIZI
Mee. No. 19 STOCKTON AVENUE,
gbany City. THOS. R: DALE, M. I).,
no18•al3 R. S. SUTTON, H. D.