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CITY AND StIIOJIBAIbI.
• ImprOvement..z-The streets of Minyale
borough are 13' aing paved with clinkers.
Fresh Pr Int Butter sold In market on
Saturday at seventy-flue cents per pound.
The L'ollw of Allegheny will appear
in.the; s nevnnifornis to-day for the that
time •
lefanypf ourifarmers have commenced,
- an thine have almost completed, ,their
p , Ing ploughing.
told.—YesteEday was• the coldest day
of the winter. The prospects for ice are
now pretty good.
The Ice Men are erecting temporary
booms across the Allegheny river, for the
purpose or catching floating ice.
A Report of the business at the Mayor's
office for the past month will be submit
ted to the Police Committee this everting.
The new Methodist Episcopal Cliapel.
In Jefferson, Gieene count's-, Pa., will be
dedicated on Wednesday, March 10th.
• Coal Structt.—ln boring for oil at .
Pleasantville a vein Of poai has been dis
- covered;forty feet frojii the surface, and
.eight feet in depth.
Revival.—Stnithfielq
las a Methodist revi;
=embers hare been ada
and the end is not yet. I
Fast Driving.—Tame. Garrett was ar
rested in Allegheny on Friday evening
and fined two dollars end oosts for fast
Adrivingathrough the streets. _
Short Measure..-MrS. Margaret Krell,
.a market woman. waq lined ten dollars
and costs by Mayor Drum, on Saturday,
Sor selling by short measure.
Cur.—James P Cosgray was badly cut
- while ejecting some T'oung men from the
Barroom of the 'Greene House; Waynes
burg, last week. He will recover.
Killed: Mr. Goorge Gullett, of BOcky
- Point, West Virginia, wits 4 killed by a
limb of a tree falline upon him during a
mind storm, as he was walking home.
We understand numerous petitions are
circulated by the RiU citizens
praying Councils to build a market ouse
-m the neighborhood of rulton street.
City- Councils.—A special ,meeting of
•City'Ccnancils will be held at two o'clock
to-day. The subject of a Paid moire
Department will probably be brought
- zip again.
Obitnau.Furman Fairall, aged sec
renty, died at lowa City, lowa, a short
time ago. E 1 was for manyyears a resi
41ent of this sunray, ru3iding on the Na
tional road.
Three common cases were • disposed of
at the Allegheny Mayor's office yester
day morning. - There were, no other cases
before the Mayor during the remainder
of the day.
Slight. Fl...re.—A slight Are occurred at
Morgrare's drug ' Store, on Pcm3; near
Twentieth 'iltreet, Friday evening. The
flames were extinguished without much
damage being done. • ,
Regular Meeting.—The Allegheny
Board of School Controllers mill hold a
regular monthly meeting to-morrow
evening in the Common Connell Cham
ber, City Building.
Street Commissioner Mceaden is de
molishing the noted castles on the line of
Wylie street, in the Eleventh ward,
much to the sntisfaction of the good citi
zens of that neighborhood.
Several office seekers left last night
for Washington to be present at the in
auguration and find . out how things are
working. We think that some of them
will find that things "have worked."
Returned.---The Huntingdon Globe*
says a citizen of that place has returned
the Penrutylvania Railroad Company for
running cars on the Sabbath( day. The
case "will be argued at that Court. in
April.
' Odd Fellows' Anniversary.—lt is ex-•
pected that seventy thousand Odd Fel
lows will be in Philadelphia, April 26th,
to celebrate the anniversary •of the es
tablishment of the order of the United
States.
Tne Court of Quarter Sessions coin
• mences to-day. Judge Stowe will be on
- the bench. The term will probably be a
lengthy one, as there era a large number
of oases returned, and many magistrates
have not yet made their retu.rns.
s Thoite Coal Dealers.—The coal dealers,
- whose arrest we noticed a few days since,
for the violation 01 a city ordinance rein
tive to weighing coal, had a hearing be
, fore Alderman Humtiert on Saturday,
and compromised the matter by filing
the required bonds and paying the costs
of prosecution. -
Hearing Postponed...A hearing in the
case of the boy Hamill, arrested on sus
piclon of being implicated in the robbery ,
of silverware, from the house of Mr. ,
McGinniss, in Allegheny, was to haver
taken place on Saturday afterroon, but
owing to the absence of an important
witness t Mayor Drumpostponed the mat
ter until to-day, , •
Excursion Tlcliets.—lt is announced_
that the Pennsylvania Central Railroad
Compacts, as well as the'companies con=
- trolling connecting lines, will issue ex
cursion tickets at half price, good from
the 2d to the 9th of March, to all perkons
who may desire to visit Washington City
upon the occasion of Gen. Grant's Ulan.
garation as President . I .
Verdant.--The In diana (Pa.) lifesads
ler says : Tho man who doesn't take a
paper was in Indians last week. He set
his watch •by Young's sign, wiped his
nose on a bolt of calico banning out at
idarshat'S store; stopped at the National
Bank to find out the price of coal, and
paid twenty•flve• cents - to a smart drug
elerk for a Aria's alfusoao.,
Obltuary.--Lieut. Sdmuel Penney, of
- the regUlar army, died of consumption
at McKeesport, Saturday morning. The
deceased was a brother of the Eton.
James P. Penney, and has bBen -in the
.regular army
,since 1801. He has latterly
been stationed in California, where he
contracted the disease which caused his
death. He was about twenty-seven
years of age and leaves a widow and
Singular,Some years .ago, a man
. 4 named Brown was acquitted by a jury in
Misma county, Ohio on a charge of
vtturdering an editor in . Dayton.
thien every one of the jury has bacons
I n eane, committed suicide,.or met with
an .nnnatural death, and the judge' who
presided at the trial died recently in a
lunatic asylum. This an Ohio journal!
calls a "startling instance of the retribn"
thre justice of .Efeaven."
) lip for ThKiy , Gartle
was ariestrjel by officer DiesSley,i rester.
day, at ttie corner of . Fourth avenue and
Try street, for making an improper ea
posum of his person, and in default of a
fine of twenty-five dollars was commit
ted to jail for thirty days.
•
An °Lacer Ms ulted.-Saturday even
ing, about ten 'clock, a police officer
was standing at the corner of Penn and
Twentieth streets talking to a gentle
man, when a rough approached unob
served, struck . the officer on the head
And'kuocked him down, and then stole
his cap and ra,n!away with it. •
A Subscriber I at Brownsville, Pa., in
remitting his thirty-runth annual sub
scription, fiatteill ns wlth the remark
that the GAZETTE is a better paper - now
.than in all these years that have. passed.
Our rapidly increasing circulation is an
earnest that our Brownsville friend is
not alpne in his good opinion of our
journal.
. To be Rewardie.d..—Messrs. Haines and
McCartly, who have labored so faithfully
in defending Lewfs Lane, who ,has twice
been convicted dr murder. received a
letter from a son.of their client, now re
siding in Cleveland, thanking them for
the interest .they had taken in the case
and requested - them to do all they could
to save his father's llfe, and promised to
remunerate them so far as he is able.
Fire Atarm Telmraph.—The fol
lowing is a•mort of the number of fires
and alarms'for•the month of February;
Four on the second; one on the sev
enth; one on the -eleventh, and one on
the twenty-second; total,•bight. '
'Mere was no destructive or disastrous
fire during the mouth. The loss is quite
small, antis fully "covered by insurance.,
near 'Uniontown,
:1. Eighty new
ed to the church,
?S'ureti.—John Scanlon alleges that
Thos. O'Oonnor threatened to-make his
body a lodging place for a bullet, which
threat he yet fears may be carried into
execution: The parties are employed
'at the Transfer 'Depot, on Liberty
street, 'Scanlon in the capacity of a la
borer, and O'Connor in that of a clerk.
O'Connor was arrested on a warrant is
sued 145 r Alderman-Mc:Masters and gave
ail fora hearing. -
Allegheny Mayor% Office.—During the
month of February, 1869, Mayor Drum
bad before him the following cases:
Drunkenness, 03; disorderly conduct, 05;
vagrancy, 11; breach of city orninance,
29;.larceny, 8; surety of the peace, 1; as
sault and batttery, 1; robbery 1; main
taining gambling house, 1; total, 180.
Of these, 104 paid fines, 15 were dis
charged. 40 sent to jail, and 21 commit
ted for trial.
Allegheny Letter Carriers , Report—The
following is the report of the number of
papers and letters delivered and cone&
ted by the Allegheny letter carriers dur
ing the month of February:
. Delivered. Collected.
Mail letters—... 36,957 14,314
Drop " 5,399 2,125
Newspapers 19,916 1,231
Total
Passayant Mowing
bequest to William A. Passayant, the
founder of Passavant's Infirmary in this
city, was made by Mr. Jonatharr Burr,
who died recently in Chicago:
"15. To Willll3olA. Pasaayant, of Pitts
burgh, Pa., 55,000, in trust, to expend the
income to maintain a hospital in CM
cago, to . be organized and established ac
cording to the plan suggested by him; if
such shall be established."
Keystone skating BUlL—This place of
amusement was crowded Saturday night
by the admirers of the art: The ice was
in excellent condition; firm and smooth
as any sheet. during last winter, and was
the source of constant gratification to all
that were on it. It will be open to the
public this day, and we learn that Tues
day evening is set apart for a Grand Car
nival, at which many novelties now - in
preparation will be produced.
Maly Recovered.—The body of Mr.
William Larwell, of Wooster, Ohio, who,
it will be remembered, was one of the
party of five who left Morgantown in a
skiff, Friday, the 19th ult., for Geneva,c
and were supposed to have been
drowned, was recovered some distance
above Geneva, about one hundred yards
below where the skiff is supposed to
have capsized. There were no marks on
the body. The watch, pocket-book, and
other valuables belonging to Mr. Lar
well, were found undisturbed on his
body.
Cool Impudence.—A boarder from 555
Penn street, appeared at the Mayor's of
fice yesterday morning, and made infor
mation charging a fellow boarder_ with
larceny. He states that upon retiring on
Saturday evening he left his overcoat,
a dress coat, pants, new boots and new
hat in his room, and when he awoke next
morning they were gone. After consid
erable search' he found a note on the
table in his fellow boarder's room stating
that he had taken the clothes and had
gone to get married. A warrant was
issued.
Forestalling.—Mrs. Doyle, contrary to
the ordinance in such cases made and
provided, appears, purchased a lot of
chickens in market house on Satur
day, and exposed them to sale, for which
offense she was arrested by officer Moess
ner and taken before his Honor, whoeim
posed a fine of five dollars and costs,
noon payment of which she was die
charged. charged.
James Freeman was also arrested for
forestalling,- by officer Moessner and
taken before the Mayor, who. held him
to bail for a hearing to-day.
Resulted Ratally.—The injuries receiv
ed by Charles Wright, driver for Spencer,
McKay & Co., by being thrown from a
wagon on the . Monongahela Wharf,
Thursday morning, the details of which
appeared in the GAZETTE of Friday, re.
suited fatally Saturday might about ten
o'clock. At the time he received the in-'
jury he was removed to the residence of
Mr. Joseph Spencer, on Second avenue,
where he remained until his death. -The
deceased was about thirty-six years of
-age. His funeral *will take place from
Mr. Spencer's residence this morning at
ten p'clock, to roceed to Allegheny
Cemetery. •
On Saturdiy the death of Mr. J. Russell
King, son of Dr. James Ring, was an
nounced in these columns. The de
ceased held for several _ years the ardu
%
ons apd responsible position of General
Freight 'agent of the Pittsburgh and
Connellsyllie Railroad, the duties o
which he discharged so ably and faith
fhily agtolvin not only the confidence of
his employers but likewise the respect
of the entire community. He was ar
young man of marked character, goner
ous, courteous, kind and charitable, and
was universally beloved by those who
enjoyed the pleasure of knowing him.
His death is a hard blow to his' parents,
as it has been but a few years since his
elder brother, Dudley, who was just en
tering into useful fa,. was struck Oown
-by-death. The,funeral exercises will
take place to-day according to announce
ment in another column.
.......61,472
't Eeath of J.Husoell Kiug, Esq.
itrriitlitGH CIA
Confidence Operators Felled.
couple of confidettee operators Played
their game on an unsophisticated indi =
vidual from Uniontown on sday even
ing, but were fortunately cheered up be
.
foii) they could get away with the spoils.
The man, 'who is somewhat advanced in
years, had arrived from Uniontown a
few hours before, and came over to the
Union Depot to get his baggage checked
to , one of the small towns in western
Ohio, on the- line of the Pittshurgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroadi Tho
gage master was not at the, derat just
then, and while inquiring in regand to'
the matter the man fell in. with the
shhrpers, who professed to understand
all about the business, and told
him they would have it checked
along with theirs, which was
destined for the same place. Unsophis
ticated thought it was a nicwolfer of the
Uninterested gentlemen to relieve him of
trouble and at once paid covet
they stated would be the charges, includ
ing his ticket. After thus receiving the
money the sharpers enticed their vic
(Um into the street and were mak
ing arrangements to leave him, when
a gentleman, who had been noti
dug the movements of the party and
had followed them, stepped up and re
marked that if the money which they
had receiveti from their victim was not
immediately returned he mould have
them arrested: Feeling themselves foiled
the sharpers instantly droppecithe game,
handed backlit(' money and decamped.
Their intended victim was taken into a
hotel by his rescuer and provided with
lodgings until the next morning, when
he departed on his way Vest, doubtless
with his confidence in the generosity of
affable strangers considerably shaken:
The two sharpers seem to be the same
Dirties who secured one hundred and
twenty-five dollars from a German at the
Monongahela House a few days since.
The police are on their track, and it they
have not left the city ere this they may
perhaps find their field of labor con
tracted behind the jail walls.
Allegheny Fire Alarm
During the month of February, 1869,
there have been but two tires in Alle
gheny, one at .Erwin Co.'s dry goods
store on Federal street, caused by an
explosion of gas, and the other at the
cooper shop of the Pearl Mill, on Avery
street. Neither of the fires were very
l extensive and the total loss amounts to
lless than one hundred dollars. There
lhave heed nine alarms struck on the
apparatus, seven of which were false.
Four of these false 'alarms were struck
between Friday night and. Saturday
'morning, and each was in dlfferent sec
tions of the city. This business of strik.
lag false alarms has become quite exten
sive in Allegheny of late; and something
should be done to put a stop to it.
It is hard enough tcrturn out and labor
when there is a fire, without having the
men startled at unseasonable hours by an
alarm, which, when responded to, proves
to be false. It is said that a number of
Irresponsible parties %re in possession
of keys to the boxes. If this be so it is
a matter which should receive the atten
tion of the Commitee—on Engines, or
those having the fire alarm apparatus in
charge, in order that the evil may be
remedied at the earliest practicable mo
ment. We understand that there are
well grounded suspicions entertained as
to who the parties are engaged in this
busitiess of striking false alarms. De
tectives are on the lookout, and the of
fenders may rely upon having to suffer
the severest penalties of the law when
ever apprehended.
17,670
Coroperla 13usineas.
Coroner Clawson held thirteen inquests
dtiring the month of February, running
as follows:
February 2d. John Carr, Twelfth
ward, Pittsburgh, heart disease.
3d. August Brocken, Fifteenth ward,
Pittsburgh, killed in machinery at Reese,
Graff & Dull's rolling mills.
4th. Unknown child, Nineteenth ward,
Pittsburgh, violence from persons un
known. .
sth. Unknown man, Scott township,
cause of death unknown.
7th. -Edward Miller, Ninth ward, Pitts
burgh, shot by Michael Kaufman.
Bth. Samuel Torbet, Third ward, PlUS
burgh, appoplexy.
12th. Joseph Heiner, South l Fayette
township, killed in a coalmine by falling
slate.
13th. Amanda Matthews, Harmers
vile, Indiana township, suicide by
poison; James Spier, Second ward, Pitts
burgh, falling from the trestle work of
the Fort Pitt Coal Co.
16th. Peter Deppert, Third ward, Alle
gheny, death from natural causes.
- 21st. William Davis, Wood's Run, Mc-
Clure township, apoplexy; I William
Little, Ninth ward, Pittsburgh, scull
fracture by a fall.
24th. Wm. Johnston, Wilkins town
ship, killed on the Pennsylvania Rail
road by being run over by a train.
Seelid and Festival.
Our readers are reminded that the
First Colored, Regular Baptist Church f of
Allegheny. are to hold a sociable and
supper party. both this and tmorrow
evenings, in Davis' Hall, on Water, near
Federal street. Tickets maybe obtained
at the - door or at the Baptist Book Re
pository on Fifth avenue near Liberty
street. It is hoped that this effort in aid
of the chureh will prove successful.
The entertainment is under excellent
management, and will bo made pleasant
for all cOrners. The object is praise
worthy and deserves the sympathy and
aid of every benevolent heart. Let
hundreds appoint to meet for supper
thette two evenings at. Davis' - , and
thus advance a good cause.
Neighbors Quarrel.
Nelobbors will sometimes quarrel,
even though they may have pleviously
been the best of friend's. A case In point:
occurred on Saturday, in Temperance-1
villa, resulting in an information for as
sault and battery and surety of the peace,
preferred by 'Mary Dougan, before Al
derman MoMasters, against Mary Welsh.!
The allegations set forth that Miry
Welsh, after beating and abusing the
children of her neighbor, Mrs. IDougail,
threatened to cap thc climaxpof injury
by cutting their rains out, which would
have been a rather painful process for
the children at least.- A warrant for the
arrest of the alleged ungentle •dy was
issued by the Aldettuan. •
A difficulty occurred in a den, on
Smithfield street, Friday night, between
George C. Brown and Samuel . Under,
during which the latter,; it la alleged,
drew a knife and stabbed/Broth twice.'
oneco below the ribson the left side, and
the second' time in the region of the
heart. Neither of , the wounds were of
a serious nature, howevor, as the
quantity of clothing Brown had on pre
vented the knife from penetrating to as
great a cepth as it would othorwis o have
done. Information was mad before
Mayor Brush Saturday, Mown charging
Alllnder with felonious assault and bat
tery. A warrant was issu4d !for his
arrest. • .
•
Cutting Affray.
1; MARCH I.:r
MoND
Young Mena chrhuan A. 4o , oc l a t oth
.1 A regula r monthly . F,ieeting 6? the
young Meiii's Christl94 Assoblation was
held at their rooms , , - So. 21 Fifth avenue,
on Saturday ever:iris, February 27, 1869.
President H. K. Porter occupied • the
,f r .
Chair, with '. B. P. Jennings as Score
tarv. ' -.
The P..4' - tendance was unusually large,
and 'Ale proceedings quite interesting to
a:A present. Reports were received from
comehittebs having in charge the differ
ent branches of the Association's work,
exhibiting gratifying and very encour
aging results of their labors.
From the Re¢ort of the Reception
Committee we learn that during the
twentyuthree evenings on which the
Rooms were open, about eight hundred
persons availed themselves' of the privi
leges thus afforded, the "majority bf whom
were not members of the 'Association.
The average attendance each 'day was
about one hundred and two, A number
of persons were; supplied with temporary
shelter, food and clothing at the Home
of the Destitute, which, under the man
agement of the Association, has become
'one of the best ;philanthropic institutiqns
for the relief of the poor and destitute of
the city.
The meetings at the Opera House on
Sunday evenings have been remarkably
well attended and-seem to have accom
plished all that was intended by them. ,
• The following resolutions relative to
the death of a 'member of the Associa
tion were presented and ordered •to be
recorded in the minutes:
Resolved, That the death of our friend
and fellow member ofiour Association,
James• Russell King, Esq., has given ns
great sorrow, but we mourn' not as those
having no hope, because we believe "that
for him to die was gain."
Resolved, That we hear our testimony
to his high character as a gentleman and
a Christian; that we sincerely condole
with his bereaved parents and friends
in their affliction, and rejoice with them
in the thought that he did not postpone
preparation for, death to his dying hour,
but having years ago given his heart to
the Saviour has evidenced, by a consist
ant life, the sincerity of his faith in
Christ. I •
Resolved, That the sudden death of one
of our number in the prime of life, and
in the midst of bright worldly prospects,
is another call from God for us "to be
also ready, for we know-neither the day
nor the hour wherein the Son of Man
coineth."
The membership shows a slight in
crease' in number 'during the month,
but in this respect the results have not
been as favorable as desired. •
The meeting adjourned with devotion
al exercises at ten o'clock.
Petroleum Fluid Not Explosive.
In these columns some, days ago we
announced that we were convinced from
actual experiment that the "Petroleum
Burning was highly inflamma
ble and liable to explede at slight tem
perature. We have prosecuted our ex
amination into its merits, and with can
dor must admit that; so far as the article
sold by }Winer (4 Co., under that title is
concerned, that we were wrong in de
nouncing it as highly explosive. Oar
first specimen must have been adultera
ted by second hands, as experiments
since made under our own auspices have
satisfied us that while care must be ex
ercised in handling the fluid, owing to
its great inflammability, still it is not He
ide to explode under all ordinary tests in
use or by experiment. The proprietors
allow us the privilege of selecting at
random out of any barrel in their
warerooms, and no matter by whom the
experiment is to be made, they will for
feit a munificent sum if the fluid be
proven to partake of an explosive nature
any more than carbon oil. We make
this correction on onrown motion, and if
any of our scientific friends doubt the
character of the fluid, we ask that they
visit our sanctum and demonstrate that
we were right in condemning the article
as unsafe and now wrong in withdraw
ing the charge, and we shi It at once so
inform our readers, as we are only in
terested in protecting the public agaimt
unsafe burning oils. In the meanwhile
we cannot justify the charge' that the
petroleum fluid is highly dangerous from
its explosive character.
A *3mi Cave.
A most deplorable case was brought to
public notice Friday evening, the sub
ject. which is, perhaps, ere this, sleep
leg his.last sleep. About six o'clock in
the evening a policeman arrested a Stan
at the corner of Grant and Liberty
streets in a beastly state of intoxication,
and conducted him' to the watch-house,
where he was placed in a cell .and re
mained until next morning. His actions
during the forepart of the night indi
cated that he hact mania potu. The next
morning, when the prispners 'wen; re
moved for a hearing, it was discovered
that this man was in a stupor and unable
to go out. Dr. Murdoch WdB sent for,
and npon examination found that the
unfortunate creature was not only suffer
ing from a severe attack of delirium tro-
VlCri3, buLwas afflicted with one of the
most loathsome diseases imaginable,
which must eventually cause his death.
A vehicle was sent for and the unfortu
nate man sent to Mercy Hospital.
- Robert Graham, Captain of the night
watch, furnished us with the following
facts concerning the case: Chrl4tian
Blenk is the name of the man. He is a
native of Germany, and has been in this
country - about eight months, and for four
months past he has been boarding at
Louis Kaufman's, on Fenn street, in the
Tenth ward. Ho was a brewer by ocr,u
paten, and some months since was em
ployed in a brewery in Allegheny, but
in consequence of his, disease was com
pelled to quit work. He is about thirty
five years oil age, and has no relatives in
this country except an _uncle, who re
sides in Allegheny.
.
Multstmese.
Saturday morning a couple of mules
attached to a rack loaded with barrels
came to halt on the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad crossing.
on Penn street, and could not be induced
to move on, until a train came backing
round the corner and relieved them of
their load by colliding with the vehicle,
converting it into fragments, and scatter
ing the barrels in all directions. They
then commenced to run, but were
checked up before proceeding very far :
The . driver of the vehicle fortunately
escaped without injury, further than that
inflicted upon his conscience -by the cur
ses hurled tit the heads of the aAlmala
for their exceeding mulishness, and . ,
'which almost made the air Writ' aroun d,
him.
Prosecuted for Libel.
Mr. James 8,.-O'Neill made two Infer
mations before Alderman Nicholson,
Friday, charging D. O'Neill and A. W.
Ronk, Publishers of the Dispatch, with
libel. The first information is based
upon a publication in the Dippatch of
Tc°3tla Y las t , exPlaning or giving a state
ment of the ONeill.-IYittock Case, and
the other on the comments in the .Dis
patch on the result of that 'case,. Thurs
day morning. The irccused were held to
bail in the sum of 45 00 in each case to
answer at Court.
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Pittsburgh Teachers' Association.
The Pittsburgh Teachers' Association
held their regular monthly meeting Sat
urday morning, February 27th, in the
chapel of the High School, corner of
Wood street and Sixth avenue.
The meeting came to order 'tit ten
o'clock, Prof.' J. H. Crumb, in the al>.
aence of President Dean, taking tbe chair.
The Allegheny Qtiartette Club were
in attendance and enlivened the pro
ceedings at intervals by their excellent
music.
After the usual introductory exercises,
Rev.Wm.Evans read a selection from Ma
caulay's “Lays 'of Ancient Rome" in
a remarkably. correct and effective man
ner. f)
The question for discussion "Should
the classics be taught in our higher pub
lic schools and academies" was next
taken up, Prof. Burtt replying in the
negative to Prof. Crumb's argument in
the affirmative at the preceding meeting.
.In discussing the question the gentle
man occupied about half an hour's time.
and contended that the study •of
the classics had a tendency to
make the stu b dent ancient and im
practicable in thought • and action,
and hence untitled him for the
active -business of life -- supporting
this theory by several pertinent and hu
morous, illustrations. He thought it
would be better to drive these out of
the schools and lump)* their places by a
study of Political Economy, Law, Phi
losophy and Modena Sciences.
Professor Harrison thought the study
of the classics developed the mind and'
expanded its powers more than the ma
jority of modern studies, and they
should be accordingly introduced and
faithfully studied in all our schools.
Several other members. engaged in the
debate, which began to be quite spirited
when the Chairman announced that the ,
timeallotted'for discussion had expired!
The Committee appointed at a pre=
ceding meeting to nominate officers for
the ensuing year reported the names of
Prof,A. Burtt, as President, Prof. C.A.
Kenaston, Vice President, and Prof. L.
H. Eaton, Secretary and Treasurer.
The nominations were unanimously
confirmed. -
Prof. Lucky, City Superintendent, an
nounced that hereafter the Association
would be independent of the County In
stitute, it the • members so desired, is
the school law,,lately amended, allowed
the organization of a separate and inde
pendent association among the teachers.
The hour having arrived, the Associatio
adjourned to meet at the same pla.e
on the last Saturday of March.
Birmingham Pionslna:Bona.
At a meeting held by the Republicans
of Birmingham, in Market Hall, Sat -
day evening, to place in nomination an
didates for the several offices to be filleil
at he ensuing election, the follo wing
ticket was nominated:
Burgess—D. C. Ripley.
Council—William Doyle, Conrad Tog
ley. first precinst: SellersMcKee, Fred
erick Moul, second precinct.
maser—Alexander MdClean.
School Dweetors—t. G. Krehan, Charles
Evans.
Citmat4lb/e—JamesMcWillick.
Judge of Election-James McDonald.
first precthtt; Matthew Felker, second
precinct. _
in , spectors—John Bichelay, Brat pre
cinct; Win. Barr, second precinct.
Return Inapectore—David Thomas, first
precinct; Frederick Albright.; second pre
cinct.
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There was no considerable contest for
any of the offices, except Council, and,
although it was quite spirited, the best
feeling prevailed, and the result render
ed entire satisfaction.
The Renninghoff Robbery
The large reward offered for the cap
ture of the Betininghoff robbers has, had
a tendency to cause arrests to be made
on the Slightest grounds of suspicion,
and in many cases parties have been ar
rested against whom there was not even
a breath of suspicion. :.The last arrest of
this character- made was that of Ira H.
Pierce, Esq., formerly City Attorney of
Titusville, but recently practicing law in
Missouri. Mr. P. was arrested and
brought to Venango county, when, upon
eiamination, it was ascertained that
there was not the slightest particle of ev
deuce against him, and he was conse
quently discharged. Mr. P., we under
stand, has. instituted legal, proceedings
against ;the lierminghoffe to recover
damages for this unwarrantable arrest,
laying his damages at $25,000. .
Auction Sales of Real Estate.
A. Leggate, Auctioneer, invites atten
tion to the following sales of Real Es
tate. Cut this out for reference:
This day at 4 o'clock, the magnificent
residence of the late Orrin Newton, at
Sbadyside.
On Tuesday (to-morrow) at 2 o'clock,
a lot 62 by 267 teet on Butcher Run road,
opposite C. Wierich Co's. tannery.
On Wednesday next at 2 o'clock.. by
wholesale, twelve Brick Houses of four
rooms each, on Allegheny - avenue and
Ward's alley, near the outer depot round
house. This is a good renting property,
to which the attention of capitalists is
directed. •
On Wedneuday next at 3 o'clock, that
ood dwelling house of tight rooms, 24
Palo Alto. street, Allegheny. -
On Thursday • next et 2lo'clock, two
small brick houses, 38 and 40 Sedgwick
street, Sixth ward, Allegheny.
On Thursday next at 3 o'clock, that
good brick house, of, five vodka, on the
corner of Bidwell. street and Ohio ave
nue, Allegheny.
Also, at private sale, several good rest.
derices on the beat streets, including the
North and West Commons.
N. B.—A. Leggate's personal atten
tion given to auction sales of all kinds
in Pittebtugh,Allegheny city and county.
Go Mid see Prof. Yeakne do Mercury
on the Velocipede at the Rink.
Tbe Weather, although inclement, has
not interfered with the great :clearance
sale at the store recently occupied by
Dennison6c Heckert, trimming and no
tion dealers. Messrs. Macrum Car
lisle having bought out tha entire stock,
are determined to close it od't without re
gard to :oast, and readers who sandy,
economy should bestow 'a large share of
their patronage on No. 27 Fifth avenue.
Go to the Rink and , see Mr. Hnnte•
mans Ice Velocipede.
Reveilles Novelties, —The gems of the
season in Dry Goode, gousekeeper's
Goods, Dress (loads, Silks, Shawls, Lee
Mantles, Lace Curtains, PlqnetWinutzes.
We will open this week a most elegant
dislay of the mpat..select styles, which
we will offer at unusually low prldee,
BATES&
BELL. •
Go to the, Mut Tuesday evening, if
make
Cree Brothers are now selling their
entire stock to quit business. :A:rare op
portunity to secure bargains, as it is be
ing sold regardless of cost. You (nave
fifty per cent. by aalling soon at ps Fifth
avenue. , •
secure Costume tickets for the Cam
val. •
Pittsburgh Past and Present.
Pittsburgh Nat and Present.
Pittsburgh Past and Present.
Pittsburgh Past and Present.
Pittsburgh Past and Present.
. In Leisure Hours.
•In Leisure Hours.
In Leisure Hours.
In Leisure Hours,
In Leisure Hours. ,
A full and authentic "history of Mts.
burgh frontl7sB to 1816 is contained In
Nos. 1,2, 8, 4 and 5 of• the above Maga,
Fine, and will be continued to the pres
ent time. A few Nil sets of back numbers
are still on band and can be had at the
office.
The March liumber is now in pities
and will be out in a few days, contain- ,
ing another instalment of . the history of
our Smoky City, and a great variety of
choice reading by first-class writers.
O'DWYER ft CO,
6 Publishers, 59 Fourth avenue.
Splendid Skating at the Rink this day
and evening.
New and Splect.This week Bates di
' BelJwillopenamost
elegant Stook of Lin
en Goods, Shawls;
•Mantles, Chintzes,
Coverlets, Demitzes,
•
White Goods, Lace
Mantlee,and Moprn
icg Goods.
McDonald. Seibert and McCreery do
the Mercury Lightning Waltz, and Pow
er's jugap at the Skating Rink, Tuesday
evening. -
Valuable and " ReHable.,Mgßowies
BRONCHIAL Tnocitzs" will be found in-.
valuable to those exposed to. sudden
changes, affording prompt relief in cases
of Coughs, Colds, etc. For Public
Speakers and Singers, and those who
over•tax the voice, they are useful in re
lieving an Irritated Throat, and will ren
der articulation easy. As there are imi
ations, be sure to obtain the gentilne.
Many novelties at the Carnival Tues
day evening, a i l the Rink.
The Purest and sweeten Cod, Liver
Oil in the' world, manufactured' from
fresh, healthy livers, upon the sea'shorn
it is perfectly.pare anti sweet. Patients
who have once taken it can take none
other. Ask for "Hazard and Caswell'a
Cod Liver Oil," manufactured by Cas
well, Hazard dr. Co., New York Bold by
all druggists. Si _
Fancy Dress Carnival Tueada
at the Rink.
Phelan's Latest Improved Combination
Cushions are applied to , the billiard ta
bles in - the American House. Boston.
The Messrs Rice have one of• the largest
and best houses in the country.
Wanted—Trunk itlatters—Froni fifteen
to twenty first class trunk makers can
obtain steady employment at good
wages at the, Premium Trunk Factory of
Joseph Liebler, No. 104 Wood ; street.
None but competent hands iseedl apply.
This Week.—A rare selection of Im
ported and Domestic Dry Goods, selected
with great care; will be opened at
,Bates
dr,
The place to get White ,Lime, Cal
cined Plaster, Hydraulic Cement. Is at
Baker t Caakey's, 13 Smithfield street
See the new Stock of Dry Goode, this
week, at Bates & Bell's. •
Fine Ice at the Rink to-day and even-
MARRIED:
re:k,
THOMPSON —31 ERE IN ‘N. —On • ( ansday
evening, lebruary 25, 1869, at the Z deuce of
the bride's parents, by the Bev. J. C. 'Ur.
THOMAS B. THOMPr.ON, of Philadelphia, to
Mho JICNNIE MEBRIM Ali, of Pittsburgh, Pi.
(Philadelphia papers please copy.)
DIED:
KING—On Friday, February 96th, 1869, Mr.
JMSi ItUISSBLI. N.LNti, son of. Dr. James .
The funeral will take fdace TO-DAT. at SIM
o'clock P. x. from Central Presbyteries Church.
PHIPPS—On Saturday, rebrnary 910. 1869.
HANNAH FILIPPO, wife of Henry Phipps, aged
65 yeArs. •
Funeral from her late re:Mance, No. IBT Rob-.
!neon street, Allegheny City, Mower, * March..
Yet, at SI o'clock. P. X. .
UNDERTAKERS.
ALEX. AIR , EN. llNTlER
raszui No. 180 FOURTH STREET.(
whal E. e, Fa COFFIN'S ()fall kinda,CRAPES,
GLOVE.. one , dry description of Funeral Fur
Welting oods furnished. Rooms open day and
night. Hearge rad Carriages furnished.
Ricriratnczs—llev. Dam. Kerr. 1.1.D..11er.11.
W. Jacobus, D. D., Thomas Ewing, Esq.. Jacob
B Miller, Eau.
CMLA:IMES & PEEBLES, VII •
DERTAKERS tavEuy STABLS,
cornet SANDUSKY STREET AND CHILITtOR
AVENUt Allegheny City, where their COkliM
ROOMS e constantly supplied with real and
imitation It:. ewooll Mahogany and Walnut
Conies, at prices s arging trout *lto $lOO. Bo •
.dies prepared for in , , rment. Reams and Car.
riages tarnished; also, 11 stride of Mourning.
Goode,, If required., °Mee en stall hours( day
and night.
40ET. T. RODNEY_, UNDER. -
TAKER AND EMBALM En, N0..4.5 OHIO
b NET, Allegheny, seeps constantly on hand
a large assortment of ready-made Coffins Of the
t Bowing kinds: First, the celebrated American
Burial • Cases, Metallic Self-sealing:A i r-tizht
Cas,s and Caskets, and Itosewood, , Walnut and
Hamm) , d • Imitation Coffins. Walnut Coff in
from 1125 'upwards.. Rot eWood Imitation Coffins
from 65 upwards, and no-pains Will _be seared
to. give entire satisfaction. Crape and Gloves. ,
furnished free cfcharge. Best Hearses and Car
riages furnished n short notice. Curl:tees fur
nished to funerals at 6h . . .
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TIENELY G. HALE, -.-
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tre,,,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Cor. of Pella and Bi. Clair 8 ts,
Has now In stock ono of tliie largest and
yarn d assortments of
• ' '
. Fall and Winter poods
ever broarbt to tale city.. Me 'dock embnees
alt Me Wert /rep% and Zngllstk tuniti!setures of
CLOTEB,OIB3MBES AND OyEICIOATI,Eiff•
Aim). I'll2lllllm or.
isLEW GOODS. . NEW GOODS ,
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R A STYLISH OVBROOAT I :
VORA STYLISH DRESS COA_T,
808 A BTTLIBH BUSINESS OVAT I .
' BOR A STYIAIIIR WALKING COA T,
FM A BTYLIs IA PAUL Or PANTI% i
POR A STYLD3II VIIAT Or ALL IlAwi
' 'loaf of thei
Far all the latest st7les cut clothes, ...d atl
Pen material, tad by first-class worsomexhir 2ows. 1
tutees surprisingly, lots, Iwo to the well .
Merchant Tslloto .‘• ,' '' 1
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• , W. WESPENIIIEIMI
Ito. 50 ST. QLAIE smusier, now MO'
Titus. s. DAL*. Y. D B. is. 14
"IUNDEIFt9IGICED, NAVE.
* ASSOCIATED thomulves together MIAs n
PR&OTrO.F. OF biEDiCrNE.
(Mee. No. 19 BTOCIFCTOI7 AVENVEYAIIe.i_
ghtuY City. THUS. F. DAI.N,3f. D..
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