The Pittsburgh gazette. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1866-1877, March 10, 1869, Image 8

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On evenings when the weather is fa
vorable,and after vehicle travel has been
I almost suspended, the Nicolson pave
\ ment• on Fifth avenue is used as a prac
ticing ground by. a number of our veloci
pedestrians. '
S.nt Up.—Thomas Hart, charged with
disorderly conduct, on oath of Francis
. 01tiley, was arrested and taken before
the Mayor, who committed him to jail
• for thirty days in default of payment of
a fine of X 25 and costs,
•
The proposed vacation of streets to ac
commodate the Pennsylvania railroad
has not been spoken of since the organi
zation of the new Councils. We do not
think that the project has been abandon
ed by the railway officials.
Is said that none of the dry goods
men have inominated candidates for the
Government offices in this district, de
pending on Mr. A. T. Stewart to rely
upon their judgment and saga - city in
politics, as he has known them so long in
business.
Two Charges.—John Enright yester
day lodged informations for assault and
battery and selling liquor on Sunday,
before Justice Barker,
of South Pitts.
burgh, against Martin Rice. The aeon
sed was arrested, and in default of bail
committed for a hearing.
We have received from the Methodist
Book Depository, Rev. Joseph Horner
agent, No. 129 Smithfield street, the first
number of the Literary Bulletin, which
is a carefully arranged and complete cat
alogue of new publications just issued
by the leading publishing houses of the
eocmtry.
The Gas question has occupied the at
tention of the Dispatch for several days
past. It lea universal complaint amongst
consumers that the bills for the quarter
ending March Ist were entirely out of
the range of figures as compared with
previous accounts for corresponding pe.
riods. There Is certainly something
wrong, but how can the people remedy
_the matter so long as they are at the
mercy of the Gas Company and have no
place to carry their appeals?
Committed to Jan.—John Bratney.
damesti Cassiday and John Snyder, were
before Mayor Drum yesterday,on a charge
of disorderly conduct. The accused were
arrested the night before in a hay ',mow
on Day alley, Second Ward, where they
had rendeyoused,and were making a
considerable disturnce by singing, de
clitimiiitr, tto., =Oh to the annoyanoe
of residents in the vicinity. The Mayor
Imposed a fine of tad dollars and! costs
on each. 'Not having the amount on
hand they were committed to jail.
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81lgh Flre.--Lst evenh3gabout eleven
o'clock an alarm of fire *as struck from
Hex 27 of the fire alarm, located on the
i'oprner Of Grant street and Webster
`avenue./ The alarm was caused by the
burning' of a. bed and! bedstead in the
third story of a brick bones on Webster
Avenue, near High street, wup_ied by.
Mrs. O'Neil, a colored woman. :The en
glues were on the ground prompy, but
tbelfservices were not required,BA tho
are was extinguished with a few buckets
,of water. The loss was inconsiderable.
f •
The irtrdlct.—The inquest o the body
of InsePh Williamson, who was /tilled
in Allegheny on Saturday morning, was
• resumed yesterday afternoon at the Al
legheny Mayor's office. After several
witnesses had been examined, Its jury
returned a verdict that "the said Jalapa
Williamson came to his - death on the
sixth day of March, "1889 f by being
crushed against the lamp post at the cor
:,,tier of Ohio and Federal streets, First
ward, Allegheny city, in the county of
Allegheny, by a one horse wagon be
-longing to Jacob Soppier."
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CITY AND 81TBUBBA.N;
e public school property of Alleghe
ny county is valued at 1i25,000.
4‘Thermoinetrical” is the latest word
coinage of an eastern journalist.
Amusements never were better patron
ized in this city than during the present
winter.
The Allegheny Councils will hold a
regular semi-monthly meeting to-mor
row evening.
• `'Kite Flying , ' and "marble playing"
are in vogue among our youthlul popu
lation just now.
Yesterday was as warm, bright and
genial as a May day., The barometer
Indicates rain to-day.
This day week will be St. Patrick's
day. There will be a procession of Irish
men in honor of the .occasion. 1
The To-Lets are rapidly disappearing
- from houses as the first of April draws
nigh.. Not many will be left unoccupied.
Planchette, the mysterious humbug.
Is dead stock on the bands of dealers, as
the toy no longer attracts any attention.
Neither money nor friends can release
from the tombs any person once lodged
therein before a hearing is had before the
Mayor.
The Insurance Agents are preparing
statistics to present to Councils, at their
next meeting, in opposition to the Paid
Fire Department.
The -Watch House.—There were twen
' ty-three subjects in the lock-up vester
_ day morning, who -were disposed of by
the Mayor in his utfual way.
The • Fifth Avenue police guard are
highly creditable to the department.
They perform their duties' in a manner
.highly satisfactory to all citizens.
Tbe Veloeipeiie mania Is rapidly dying
out. It Is not thought so great an ac
complishment, after all, for offS to play
the part of a bed toa wheelbarrow.
Tile Cymnasinm is attracting large at
tendance each evening. It is now in
much better condition than it has been
since 1860, financially and otherwise.
Surety.—Mary Gordon made informa
tion before Alderman Lindsay yesterday
against Bridget Allen for surety of the
peace. The accused was arrested and
held for a hearing.
Joieph Gordon was arrested yesterday
on a chargé of disorderly conduct, on in
lbrmation made before , the Mayor , by
Wm. Shields. He was required to pay a
fine of Ilya dollars and costa.
Arrested in 7.auesvllle.—John Myers,
sixty years of age, and claiming to be a
resident of this city, was arrested at
Zanesville, Ohio, on Monday. while in
the act of, robbing a dry goods store.
Break Down.—Yesterday afternoon, a
wagon loaded with hay broke down on
lreftral Street, Allegheny, near the
Mayor'a office. ahe Manchester Pas
imreeßailway cars were delayed by the
rnt.
The Gar Questhni.
The bill presented in thellouse by Mr.
Morgan, entitled "an act to provide for
the appointment of an inspec tor
s of illu
minating.gas, &c ., for the protection of
consumers and manufacturers of gas in
Allegheny county," was rep#ted by the
Committee and passed the Eitiiise yester
day.
The bill provides as follows
First—That the'Judges of the Connor
Common 'Pleas of Allegheny county
shall appoint an inspector of gas and gas,
metres to ex - aniline the quality and puri
ty of illuminating gas and ascertain the
accuracy of gas metres.
Second-Said Inspector to hold his office
fOr three years, and to receive a salary of
$3,000. in addition to office, rent and ex
penses, to be paid out of :the county
treasury.
Third—Gas companies to be taxed two
cents per thousand cubic feet. thanufao
,
tured.
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The remaining sections provide for
the manner in which as shall be meas..
tired; requiring all inches to be stamped
or marked by the inspector, and a
penalty is imposed upon all persons al
tering or tampering With the meters after
they have been so marked or stamped
and setup. The bill also proildes thin
when a tenant haw moved out ofa house
without paying his gas bill, the com
pank shall not hold the next tenant
responsible for the same, and shall fur
nish said tenant with.gas if he requires
them to do so, and if the agent or trustee
of a gas company present an exorbit
ant bill the Commissioner may contest It
by giving security for the payment of
the same.
Sensation at the Academy of Music—
Sheriff's Officers In the Green Room.
The entertainment at the Academy of
Music was slightly interrupted last even
ing by the appearance of the Sheriff's
officers in the green , room, a few
moments before the curtain rose. It ap
pears that the agent of the Susan Galton
Opera Troupe made a contract with Mr.
Canning, Manager of the Opera House,
engaging to play the company at the .
Opera House on the week commencing
February Bth, which contract PM not
fulfilled, and Mr. Canning, claiming to
have sustained damage by the violation
of the same, brought an action of tress
pass on the case in the Common Pleas
Court against the several parties com
posing the company. A summons was
Issued, and it was for the purpose ofserv
ing it that the Sheriff's officers visited
thee green room. •
Why the summons was not served on
the parties at the hotel, or why its ser
vice was not postponed until this morn
ing, we are unable to say, but we think
either would have been preferable, as it
was merely, the service of a civil writ,
and the officer knew that the troupe did
not intend to leave the city until after
this evening. • ,
The interruption was not, however, at
tended with any serious consequences,ait
the entertainment went on as if nothing
had occurred. Messrs. McCullough and
Taylor, attorneys for the Galtons,
present, it appear ti, and accepted service'
on the writ, thereby avoiding the delay
of serving it on each of tne parties.
Little Girl Run Over.
Monday , evening, about six o'clock,
Mary Robtarger, a little , girl aged about
'five years, residing with her parents'
near the Sligo nails, Monongahela bor
ough,- was run over by a wagon . in South
Pittsburgh and very severely injured.
The child attempted to cross the street
in front of the wagon, - which was being
driven along at an ordinary rate ofspeed,
when she' was knocked down by the,
front wheel which passed over her
breast, inflicting Injuries which may
prove fatal. She was picked up and
taken into a house in the vicinity, where
she received medical attention, after
which she was taken home. Sho was
somewhat better yesterday evening, but
the physician entertains slight hopes of
her recovery. The driver of the vehicle,
it is said,, was not to blame, as the little
victiva was not noticed by him until the
wheel had passed 'over her. We could
not ascertain his name. -
Hilarious.
On Monday evening Leo Fence, John
Caruthers and Margaret Carr assembled
at the residence of Mrs. Jones . , a widow
residing on an alley between Locust and
Jdnlata streets, Sixth ward Allegheny.
They brought with them a supply of
whisky,and other stimulating beverages,
which was disposed of during the even
ing in a manner not at all calculated to
render their actions orderly or quiet. In
fact the leverets - Was the case, and the dis
order and noise produced was so great
that the attention of one of the , night
police was attracted to the spot. Realiz
in the situation, hepromptlyarrested
the g
trio and locked th e m m
u pt p for arres the re
mainder of the evening. The Mayor,
after hearing the case, fined the parties
twenty dollars each and costs. The
men paid their floes and departed, but
Margaret, in default, was committed to
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\ Bills Introduced,
Mr: Wilson, of the House, yesterday
introduco4. the bill creating a Water
Commission, - and providing for the lug
,
ing of bonds to liquidate the outstan
ing indebtedness of the city; also , a bill
authorizing the purchase of grounds for
a City Park which were thoroughly dis
cussed in City Councils a few days since.
Several bills relating to the borough of
Ormsby were passed.
The House bill requiring Aldermen to
provide personal °Metal seals passed the
Senate yesterday, with an amendment
by Mr. Errett excluding Pittsburgh and
Allegheny city Aldermen.
City Legislation.
There are two hundrad and eighty per
sons engaged in the different legislative
departments of this city, as* follows:
Soled. Council, 46; Common Council, 66;
School Directors, Id chiding the Central
Board of Education, 188; Firemen's Asso
ciation; 80. Councils meet regularly on
the last ktenday of every .month; and
hold, on an average, twelve special meet
ing's a year. The Central Board of Edu
cation, which is composed of one dele
gate from each local' School Board, aiso
meets monthly. The. Firemen's Associ
ation meet quarterly.
Proposed Improvement.
We are informed that the owner of the
property designs erecting, during the
coming season, a row of ilve4ltory build
ings with stone fronts <on Wood street,
near Fourth avenue and opposite the
Peoples National Bank. The old build
loge now standing on the prOperty will
be torn down as soon as vacated by the
present occupants, whose leases expire
April Ist, 1869. The new buildings.will
constructed in the latest improved style,
and when finished will form an addi
tional attraction to the architectural or
namentation of the city.
P.MSEURGH GAZEM: WEDNESDAY,
CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.
RegeiAlir Monthly Meetlng.—:Monthly
Reports.
A regular monthly meeting of the
Central Board of Education was held
yesterday, (Tuesday,) March 9, 1869, at
two o'clock P. at., in the High School
Building, • corner- of Wood street and
Sixth avenue.
Members present—Messrs. Anderson,
Brush, Chadwick, 'Craig, Cuddy, Dun
can, Getty, Harrison, Hartman. Hum
bert, Maya, Miller, • Mitchell, Necker
mann, Nobbs, Sergeant, Shaw, Taylor
and President Wilson.
' The minutes of 'the preceding meeting
were read , smd approved.
HIGH SCHOOL REPORT. -
The Secretary read the report of the
Principal of the High School for the
month of Feibruary,,of which the follow
ing is a recapitulation :
Attendance—Males. Feinales.
High Schools • 75 S 6 161
,Normal School 65 65
Commercial school 109 9 , 118
Total ' 184 160 ! 344
The Principal calls the attention of the
Board to the fact that several teachers
in the High School do not arrive at 'the
school building until after the hour for
opening has passed.
The report was received.
On motion of Mr. Getty, the Secretary
was instructed to notify the teachers re
ferred to, that they must be at the school
building at half-past eight o'clock.
REPORT OF THE CITY BIIPERINTENEENT
-CONDITION OF 'THE PUBLIC'HOHOOLS
-STATISTICS, &O. •
The Secretary read a report film the
City Superintendent, S. G. Lucky,.Efiq.,
as follows:
GENTLEMEN: Having nearly complet
ed my tour of inspection of the Public
Schools of the city, I desire to submit to
your body a somewhat extended report
of my - visits, and I do so with a desire
that the Directors may become more in
.terested in the prosperity and success of
our schools.
SCHOOL ACCOMODATIONS. •
As far as my knowledge goes, no city
in the 'United States ismetter supplied
with' substantial and comfortable build
ings for, school purposes than our own,
most of 'which are well supplied with
approved furniture. ,The only districts
that are yet without proper school ac
commodations are now engaged in the
erection of large and commodious build
ings.' ,
I am sorry to state that most of' the
schools are poorly supplied with maps,
globes and school apparatus, without
,which much of the teaching is ineffectual.
Considerable good has been done by
the - introduction of plain drawing cards
into many of the Primary rooms, and it
is to he hoped that each Local Board will
take steps for their general adoption
throughout the city.
SCHOOL GRADES,
Since the new grade was established by
the Board, the different schools are grad
ually approaching a uniform stanftrd,
and in the studyof arithmetio it has been
- nearly attained. At the beginning of
the year but little interest was manifest
,ed on thesubject of reading, and in many
of our schools it was almost entirely neg
lected, but during the last few months
much concern has been shown on the
subject and our teacheis are giving , it
ninth-extra attention, and - I - sincerely
hope that by the end of the. present
school year no school in the city will law
in this moat important branch of study.
In the study of geography, I find that
too much attention is given to the study'
of, foreign lands, to the almost entire • exp
elusion of our own country, but this
plan is gradually giving place to a more
practical work.
. A free circulating of. teachers, one with
another in attending frequently teachers'
meetings, and in visiting other schools,
would have a good tendency In enabling
them to extricate themselves from the
deep ruts of form in which,•'perhaps, they
have been travelling for years.
'SCHOOL DISCIPLINE.
The deportment of pupils in our public
schools is certainly commendable, and in
the Intel mediate and Grammar Depart
ments it is most excellent, and only_in
the Primary Departments have I ay
suggestions to make on the subject. The
pupils in this Department are not of that
age or advancement to be interested in
their studies, and teachers have a very
difficult task indeed to keep within
proper bounds these busy, pushing, ac
tive' untrained • intellects. Only a very
few teachers are endowed by nature with.
the faculty of governing the very young,
and many of our primary teachers find
themselves baffled at every corner In
their efforts to keep in proper subjection
their youthful subjects, and without
stopping to inquire the best methods of
securing obedience, they adopt the rod as
being attended with less thought 'and
study.
As an evidence of the statement that
the primary depaitnients are too much
governed by force, I submit ,the follow
ing from the February reports:
Total number of punishments 294
Number in Primary Deßirtment.:
I have made the above remarks in or
der to nonce the thoughtful attention of
parties interested in this subject.
I am noVadyocatitig the total abolition
of corporal punishment in the public
schools, but I am anxious that something
should be done to throw a proper; re
straint around those having in charge
the very young pupils in our schools.
THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
The success of this school has exceeded
My highest expectations, and the pro
gress of the pupils, to say nothing of the
benefits derived y the pupils of the Nor
mal School, speaks very highly for the
plan adopted at its organization.
1111111 SCHOOL-CLASSICAL DEPARTMiENT.
Never bitfore was the attendance so
large or the interest so great, and its
steadily increasing prosperity is a matter
of pride to its many friends. The addi
tion of another teacher has been of great
value to the departmen. When the
school is removed into a building suita
ble to its wants, I feel assured it will not
disappoint the highest expe3tations ef
our people.
NORMAN. DEPARTMENT.
The Normal School 'has :tatadily in-
Creased in numbers and efficiency-Alb.*
its organization, and fills & want long felt
in our city, It should be a matter of
pride to our citizens that it occupies such
a prominent place in public hivor, in. so
shortstime from its organization. Not
only have our own pupibi availed them
solve% of ita advantages, bat quite &-
number from abroad have sought &deals
sion to its, classes.
COMEROIAT:DEPARTMENT. •
This department was established to
meet a publics want, and many of our,
young People are be an rj i educited for the
busy walks of life without its aid.
would have been unable to secure any
Ilan of a business education. It is beinig
very successfully managed, and is be
coming one'ef the most popular depart
ments ofvublic education. ' '
STATIBTIOiL REPORT !
No. 'of p_npllo enrolled
I males
Fernaien . . ....
AVESIAGE A.'TTENDANOU
Males
Females
Total
..... 7,164
Per, cent. of attendance 82
The per cent. of attendance In the
Ihnirth ward is 91 being the highest of
any ward in the city.
CORPOREAL rorusamorr.
The number of corporeal punishme - jits
were- 294, as follows:. First ware•
12;
Third ward. ' 41; 1 Foarth, 5; Si t~h , 59;
Ninth, 18; Eleventh, 10; TwAfth, 30 ;
Thirteenth, 10; Fourteenth, Fifteenth,
19; Seventeenth, 31; Eig hteenth, 3; Twen
ty-first, 2; Twenty-tiara, 17; Colored
School, 25. In the, SeVenth ward (for
tnerly the Sixth) there were two suspen
sions.
There were no cases of corporel pun
ishment in the wardir not mentioned.
There is a .decrease of twenty-five per
cent. on the number reported for Jana
ary. The enrollment for this month is
greater than any previ rus: month in the
year.
The report was received and ordered
to be filed. ;
The Secretary read • communication
from the School Boarde of the Seventh
and Eighth wards, asking that 'said
wards be consolidated into one school
district to be known as the "Franklin
District," accompanying which was a
resolution providing fer the same.
The report was received and the reso
lution adopted. '
Mr. Luckey, City Superintendent, sub
mitted the report of the committee ap
pointed to examine W. Wood, the
teacher appointed for the High' School. .
The report set forth that the Committee
examined Mr. Wood andfound him fully
qualified for the duties of his appoint
ment. The report was received and
adopted. -
The Secretary read the report of the
Auditors appointed by City' Councils to
examine the accounts' of the Central
Board. ' • f- •
The report was accepted, and on mo
tion of Mr. Nobbs,it wasordered that the
Secretary be authorized to have it pub
lished in the papers authorized to do the
city printing, #lnd to haVe five hundred
copies printed - in sheet form.
Mr. Getty, from the Fourth ward,
stated that it was the desire of the
Local Board of that ward to retain the
name by which that district was known.
A communication of similar purport
was received from the local board of the
Second ward.
Mr. Craig moved that the local boards
be requested to name their several dis
tricts in conformity with the law, and
that those not having already done so be
requested to report a name at the next
meeting. .
The Ist ward was called "Duquesne;"
the 3d and sth wards "Grant" district;"
the 4th ward "North"- district; the 6th
ward "Forbes;" the 7th and Bth "Frank
lin;" 12th "O'Hara;"l3th "Minersville;"
14th "Oakland;" 15th "Lawrence;" 17th
"Washington," 19th -"Highland;" 21st
-'Lincoln;" and 23d "Peebles."
Mr. Taylor, Chairman of the Committee
on Teachers and Salaries, submitted a
report,•accompanyhig which was the'fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That from and after the first
Monday of April the Board of the Seven
teenth ward be authorized to employ one
male Principal of the first grade; and
that from said date the Sixteenth-ward
be authorized to employ one: female
teacher of the Grammar ;grade and one
female teacher of the primary grade.
The report was accepted.
Mr. Humbert moved toamend the reso
lution by making both teachers for the
Sixteenth ward of the Graminar grade.
Mr. Shaw moved, as an amendment,
that the teachers both be;intermediate.
The amendment was :adopted. The
question recurring on the adoption of the
resolution, as amended, 'it was adopted.
Mr. • Mays; from the Eleventh ward,
stated that the number of teachers in the
Grammar , Department was insufficient,
and moved that one teacher be trans
ferred from the Primary to the Grammar
Department. '
Mr. Miller presented a communication
from the Board of the Grant District ask
ing that the teacher in room No. 13 be
hereafter graded in the'i Grammar De
partment. '
On motion of Mr. Brush, both applica
tions were referred to the 'Committee on
Teachers and Salaries. I
The Secretary read the resignation of
Miss Heppie Wilkins, as ft teacher in the
High School. Accepted.' i
Mr. Brush moved that; the Board go
into an election for a teacher to• fill the
vatancy recasionesi by the resignation
of Miss Wilkins. 1 •
Pending the motion, two applications
were read. • ;
Mr. Brush renewed his !motion which
prevailed.
Miss Mary Wilkins and Miss Mary A.
Rutledge were the only Candidates for
the . pMticin. 1
A vote being taken. Miss Rutledge was
declared duly elected. •
Mr, Anderson moved that the Secreta
ry be instructed to notifyiour Represen
tatives in Harrisburg that this Board
was unanimously opposed to the law re
lating to the collection of school taxes,
passed recently, and requesting them to
have it repealed and thei old law re-en
acted. I
The motion was adopted unanimously.
Mr. Hobbs moved that the Committee
appointed to revixe the school law be in
structed to prepare a bill-and forward it'
to Harrisburg. Adopted. t l
. Mr. Craig stated that a bill had been
forwarded from Harrisb rg, of ISO, for
transcribing the school .laW. On motion,
it was ordered to be paid. j
The Secretary read a number of bills,
which were ordered to be' paid.
The Chair announced the names of the
Standing Committees.- 1
Adjourned. : ' .
Dlitrict Court_4udge Jilampton.
TUESDAY, March 9.—Jo hn M. Cooper
vs. Frank Wolff; action on a pro.
misory note. Verdict for the plaintiff In
the sum of 5127,20.
Same plaintiff vs„Nicholas Miller; ac
tion same as above. Verdict for the
plaintiff in 1127,20. '
On motion of G: R. Cochran, Esq.,
John B. Young, Esq., wire duly qualiSed
and admitted as a practicing attorney of
this Court. , -
C. F. Enable vs. , Joseph {Swint; action
on book account: Jury out.
The following is the trial llst . for today:
No. 9. Fry et al. vs. .Frazier .t Ken
ny. -
• No. 19. Hol ed tzman & Weiderhold vs.
• Morrow et al.
No. 20. Chadwicka vs. Hecker.
No. 24. Kingan ys. Arbuthnot.
No. 25. Duke et tax. vs.'Bickaonet tut.
No. 26. flame vs. Moore.
No. 27. Mitchell & Rowland vs. Berger
et al. _
No. 29. 29
00 . Hyde vs. Robison. Bill &
Common Piece-Judge Sterrett.
TOZODAT, March 9.—Chxorge Patin
lie. Walker &Goo and JohnH. Goe. This
was an action fn replevin foi a lot of wool
valued at five hundre4 dollars. It was
alleged that' John H. Gee, one of the de
fendants, leased one thousand one hun
dred acres of land of plaintiff, is West
moreland county, upon which there were
ibur hundred head of sheet/. By the
terms of the lease John H. Goefurnished
to the plaintiff eleven hundred • pounds
of wool in July, 1868, and One hundred
pounds Oachyear during a period of ten
vearsj,wben the lease would expire. The
first installment, as in alleged by the
plaintiff, was shipped to Walker de Goe,
8,708
4,616
8,788
8,256
ARCH 10, IFj
THE counis
..12 this pity. This action is now brought
to recover the wool, which, it is claimed,
is the property of the plaintiff. On trial.
On motion of George R. Cochran, Esq.,
John B. Young, 'Esq., was sworn and
duly admitted to practice la this Court.
In the matter of the application of the
Twelfth Ward Building and Loan Asso
ciation, for a charter, final order made:
- in the matter of the application of the
German National Building and boon As
sociation, for a charter, final order made.
Following is the Trial Listfor to-day:
September List.
No. 54. Hyde's exec. vs. Tonsig,
ingston & CO.
.November
No. 82. Coleman vs. Fisher et al.
- No. 90.. Evans vs. Renouff.
No. 93. Haply & Miller vs. Gorbach.
No. 97. Metz. vs. Morrow.
No. .4. Christ et ux. vs. Dittman'et
ux.
No. 15. Weber et nx. vs. same.
No.. 43. Seiler vs. Huttlemeyer.
No. 62. Fisher vs. Feld.
No. 63. Cirson ye. Taylor.
No. 100. Kearney vs. Kearney.'
No. 83. Moore vs. Morgan.
Quarter Sessiona--Judge Stowe.
TUESDAY, March 9.—Eliza Soles was
placed on trial on an indictment charg
ing her with setting fire to.a barn owned
by 4. C. Crawford, and located on the op
posite side' of the river from MOCees-,
port. The defendant, it will be remem
bered, was tried and found guilty, but a
, new trial was awarded. The jury , found
a verdict of not , gtdlty, and directed the
county to pay the costs. The announce
ment of the verdict was received by the
defendant with the liveliest satisfaction,
and she exhibited her feelings, by seizing
and embracing one of the tip-staves. .•
John Johns was placed on trial for the
• larceny of a gold watch, a silver. watch
and four. gold chains, the whole valued
at ssoo,.from the jewelry store of Mr.
Stevenson; NO. 320 :Liberty street. The
larceny, was committed oil the 16th of
December last. The defebdant plead
guilty, and'was, sentenced to pay a fine
of $lOO and to undergo three ,months im
prisonment in the county jail.
John Weaver, John Sutton and Wm.
Rorick were placed on trial on a charge
of stealing four caddleit of tobacco, three
hogs and other articles. from the cars of
the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad.
The jury has not yet agreed - upon a ver
dict.—
The next case called np was that of
the . Commonwealth vs. W. J. Robinson,
indicted; on oath of W. C. Smythe, for
felonious assault and battery. Mr.
Smythe is manager of the American
Theatre, on Penn street. On the night
of February 22d the defendant was in the
Theatre, and, it appears, acted in a dis
orderly manner. Officer Keep, who is
.employed to maintain order in the The
atre, attempted to eject him; he resisted,
a scuffle ensued, during which the offi
cer succeeded in taking him to the door,
here Mr. Smythe came to the officer's
assistance and pushed Robinson out into
the hall.
: The events ust elaoccurred at
about nine o'clo j ck.. rt
t en o'elock Rob
inson returned to the theatre, and en
tered the saloon. Herr he met Mr.
Smythe and, drawing a pistol, said, "you
are the that put me out," upon
which he fired, the bail taking
,effect in
the fleshy part of the left thigh of Mr.
Smythe. These are substantially the
facts as testified to by Mr. Smythe, officer
Keep, Mr.•Thompeon, the Treasurer of
the theatre And others.
Mr. .Coch ran opened the case on the
Part of the defense. At the conclusion
of cis remarks to the jury, Court ad
journed till ten o'clock this morning.
TRIAL LIST FOR WEDNESDAY.
. -
No. 61. Com, vs. Nee]y Burns.
No. 73. Coin. vs. Patrick /11.'Cann.
No. 74. Corn. vs. Lee Robinson.
No. 75. Com. vs. G. W. Cooper.
No. 82. Com. vs. Atli= P. Stipe.
Ns. 86. Corn. 3rs..Winfleld Ross.
No. 8& Corn. vs.. Wm. Bowers.
No. 89. Corn.'vs. Geo. H. Pauline and
Wm. Fisher.
No 87. Cow. vs. Catharine Richards.
No. —.' Com. vs. Louis Cella.
Unruly Tenints..—Geo. Weisenber
ger made information before Alderman
Strain, yesterday morning, against Mar
tin and Margaret. Murphy for suretrof
the peace. Weisenberger it seems
owns a house, which is occupied by the
defendants, on "Cherry alley, Tenth
ward. ' Yesterday he served a notice to
give up possession of the house on the
Murphys, when he alleges they became
exceedingly wroth, Martin threatening
to whip him and break every bone in
his body, and Margaret, - not to be out
done by her liege lord, threatening to
scald him to death. Fearing these
threats might be carried- into execution,
Weisenberger hastened away and made
the information'as stated, upon which a
warrant was issued.
Abandoninent.—Sarah Barton made in
formation before Alderman• Strain, yes
terday, against her husband, Richard
Barton, for abandonment. She says that
Richard has been away from home about
six months, and has not in that time ren
dered any assistance to his family. The
parties reside in the Sixth. ward. The
accused was arrested and held for a
hearing.
Hand '"rushed.—Robert Johisone:'
laborer; while In the act of Coupling twb
cars together In a train on the Panhandle
Rrtlroad, in Temperanceville, yesteaday
morning, had his right hand caught and
badly crashed between the bumpers.
The injured man received medical
attention from a Pittsburgh.surgeon.
Country Sites For Sale.—We again
urge upon the attention of our, readerii
the sale of that superlative conntryprop
erty on the premises of Mr. Bissell, Per
rysville road, one mile from tciwilito
morrow afternoon at two o'clock.'`
similar fevorable opportunity to buy maY
not again occur for years. -See descrip
tive advertisement by A. Leggate, Auc
tioneer.
Ladles making up their spring Cloth
ing will find an admirable selection of
all the latest novelties in the way of
trimmings, buttons, velvets, &0., at the
popular retail establishment of W. W.
Mc,oorhead, No. 81 Market street. Also a
fine stock of lace goods, insertings, em
broideries, iephyr goods, white goods,
bonnet frames, flowers and ribbons,, all
of the latest style apd patterns.
Special Bargains are offered in lace
goods and embroideries at . W. W. Moor-
head's fashionable retail trimming and
notion house, No. 81 Market street. -
All Peranpi. having Books, in large or
small lots, CO dispose of, canal! them on
00131taisiOn or for Mob. at Vol. J. D.
Egan's, Sixth avenue, near Smithfield
street.
Stationery of all kinds, of the bassi
quality, at prices lower than at an y "other
store in the city, •at Col. J. D. Egan%
Sixth avenue, near Smithileld.street.
Cash pald tor seoondakand Books,
Novels, Magazines, Ito., at Col. J. D.
Egan's, Sixth avenue, near Smithfield
street.
I LA Sheeting Mudlur ij st opened at
J. M. Burchfield & Co.'s, No, 52 St: CIJr
street.
MI
House Furnhhltig Goods New and Cheap.
Napkins, Doylies, Towels, Linen Sheet
ings, Pillow Muslins, and Pillow Linens,
cheap. Bird Eye Linen, Mucks and
Crashes, Honey Comb Quilts and Ttiilet
Quilts, cheap.
50c. Good Black Alpaca Lusters.
62y,c. Black Queen's ClOths, silk finish.
20c. Linen Shirt Fronts; others cheap.
75c. per dozen, Linen Doylies.
Special bargains in New Dry Goods, on
west corner Market street and Fourth
avenue, No. 69.
E. R.-GARD:NKR.
Linen Goods—Every makeand dlscrlp.
Lion of Linen goods at Bates &Bell's.
New Dry Goods. •
1214 c. Prints, Tickings and Mullins.
- 5-4 . Pillow Muslins and Linens.
10-4 Linen and Cotton Sheetirigs.
Stripe Shirting Prints and. Chintzes.
Linen Shirt Fronts and Irish Linens.
25c. Double -Width ijountry Flannels.
New ;Goods and Low Prices, on west
corner Market street and Fourth avenue,
No. 69.
smwft,.
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Chintzes and Piques—Bates dc
for an extensive assortment.
Spriug Shawls", Lace Mantles—The
choicest from latest importation at Bates
do Bella. -=
.12. M. 4-4 Shirting'Masi ins and Sheetings.
:12;1.e. 4.4 Long Cloth Bleached Muslim.
12)40. Dark Domestic Gin hams.
12;0. Linen Crashes and Rucks.
- 123!c. New style Dark Prints.
25c. Grey. Twilled Heavy Flannels.
Blankets at ,a great reduction.
' Bed Spreads and Quilts cheap.
250. 4-4 Twilled Feather Ticking.
Pink Prints, Blue Prints, Oil Chintz. .
20c. Scotch Ginghams, all styles. .
New Dry Goods and Low Prices, on
west corner Market street and Fourth
avenue, No. 69.
smwfs
American Silks—Bates dc Bell have the
different makes. ' •
Black Thlbet Shawls, long and square,
at Bates &
Chapped Hands; face and all rough- 1
ness of the skin; certainly cured tiy
using the. Juniper. Tar Soap, made . by' 1
.Caswell, Hazard ISt Co., New York. •It f
surpasses all other remedies as it will pre- i
vent roughness of the skin if used du-
_A
ringleold weather. It is easily applied, — 1
avoiding all the trouble of the greasy 1
compounds now in use. It can be used• • 1
by ladies with the most . tender skin,
without irritation or pain; making it soft .
and clear. Sold by the druggists genez.
ally. •
~, wT
Ladles French made underclothing at
Bates 6r. Bell's.
,
The sale of the • large of trimmings,
notions, embroideries and lace goods at
the store recently occupied by Dennison
lleckert, No. 27 Fifth, avenue, and
which -was purchased by lldacrum dt
Carlisle at a great bargain, still contin
-11011 to attract many purchasers. Lathes
will find everything they may desire at 4 r,il
prices much lower than original cost.
Bates 8 Bell's new stock id complete
in all departments.
_ _
Phan, Pink, Buff and Blue Pereleos,
just received at J. M.-Burchlield dt Co t 's, •
No. 52 St. Clair street.
Bradley's latest styles of Hoop Skirts
. at Bates dr Bell's. •
liew Table Linens, Towels, Napkins
and Prints just opened at J. M. Burch
field & Co.'s, No. 52 St. Clair street.
Lace Lartainsates & Bell have an.
elegant stock.
• Black and Colored Silks selling cheap
at J. M. Burchfield & Co.'a, No. .52 St.
Clair-street.
The place to get White Lime, Cal
cined Plaster, Hydraulic Ceinent, is at
'raker de Caskey'a, IS Smithfield streets
White
.ds—Bate.sik.Bell'l3.
DIED•
atHABLETT On Tay, March 9th, 1969.
the residence of hiesou , 149 River ay.-nue. r.
Allegheny City, JOHN if ASIATT, -en., in the
86th year of his age. - • -
Notice of the funeral w:11 be given in to-mer—.•
row's papers.
TYNDERTAKEIRS
AL EX . Al LE N_, UNDER-
'FABER, NO. 166 FOLIBTEL STREET. .-
Li..t . R x t,
N 7 ,:. COFFINS of all kInds,CRAPFS, f'..
GLO and e , ery description of Funeral Fa.D.l,
nleldng ter nlehed. Rooms open day and t
night. Nears , Pnd Carriages faralaned. i;
Inarrazigrats—Rev. Kerr, D. U., ttev.ll.;,
W. Jae-tibia. D. D.. Thomas Ewing, Esq., Jacobi. Ifflller,'Esa.
.
ARLES & PEEBLES_, UNo i •
0 19 LERTABER8 AND LIVERY STABLE 3
cornet r d_ANDIISICY STREET AND CHUM : ..
AVENEL'', Allegheny City. where their Ctik
BOOMS a: e constantly supplied with real and':
imitation for ewood, Mahogany and walnut a l
Coffins,- at prices N arying from AK to 6100.
diet prepared for in'. rment. Hearses arida - ) 11 .
Magee turniebed; also. - 11 Linda of Mott _ m
Roods, If requ.lred... Office ot en at all hours, dis
and night.
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f1.. 4 1A1
a wing Madill' Firarikevelebtated Am eri 1
oases,..icetatiup Aor- seating Alr-tig ::
Cases and Caskets; and_ Ro s ewood, Walnat; .
808i3W0.11. • Imitation' ~ Cortina. Walnut . --,/,
from $155 upwards . -; Rosewood Imitation Coln r,
froMllgk tpwarda,_ and , no,Palnr,Wlll be !pare • .
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to JOTO „ratio) . _ ntlathetton. Crape and Mores .
furnished free t faxen. Belt ,llearnee and 041, .
nage' tarnished En short notice . Carriages
mead to M 1111
Morals at .•
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MERCHANT - TAILOR-' '. -
Would In form his - Milan iitici • -
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public generally, that his - -
TIMES G. SALE,
SPRING STOCK OF GOODS -
is NOW cci*L"4',V
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soucirmoAßiame
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oner of Penn and; 'St
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HESPENHEID & C* l
No. 50 ti ByßilatTi - (late 119 t.
Clair.) have lust received from the Nast the bark
lot of New Goods far Bpring Sults over bro %
im 4sll
to the market. The (Min vcjrzrant to cut 't
ssii,
and nuke Ciothes cheaper and better th say
erstrelass house , -ili .th1e.:*41 4 ,. A new and s*len.
did usortment oflitTLXll424,s PURME
DIG GOODS ars a 'times to be found Otitis
house, Our Number Is 50 scrim ssessvet.
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PRACTICE
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