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WEER. TRISTRAIii BURGESS sat for
Rhode hind in the United StatimSenate,
the •inielleet , and statesmanship of the
Senator was on an inverse proportion to
the geographical importance of his con
, . •
stitnency. .11itt, today, Senator SPRAGUE
• presents tiilrlidng illustration of a jtuiter
fitness of things. But why need even
Rhode Island be so humiliated?
Tra i ; morrow.. • with the Indians. of
Alaska is said to be nothing very strange,
as they never rested calmly under the
- rnbiopeussia. In purchasing that vast
- and unknown territory the Government
*mina fapeck of Indian war, but we
guess it will be able to get through with
the contract. While the right arm is
dealing , heavy blows in the West, the
left can strike out in Alaska and make
the tribes there feel that that it is folly to
array ihemselves against their new master.
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Tax people would like to see Congress
do something, before it adjourna, to pre
vent the annual repetition of naturalize
tion frauds: There is, on the Congres
siorud flies, a mass. ef testimony strong
enough to justify, nay, to demand, the
most prompt and thorough revisionofth
_ laws on Mat subject: The need for this
revision' was the earliest and most promi
nent topic in the popular mind in Novem
ber and December last. Is the matter to
be forgotten now, or only deferred ,to a
more convenient season ?
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Tan Cincinnati Commerekt thinks that
HENRY C. °AMK in his recent series of
letters proclaimsl himself "artistically
stupid." We agreed with Mr. CABBY in
all his points, but when lines are counted
1 -and charged at newspaper rates, we do
think he might have spared manufacturers
a great portion of the cost attending the
intPication of his wise and unanswerable
arguments if he had been more bflef and
pertinent in 'the: discussion of the very
important side of the question he chant.
pioned:
CM
Tag "private dispatches from 'Wash
ington." of Which the Pittsburgh Pod is
boasting, seem. to be more remarkable for
their sagacious omissions than for any
positive additions to the stock of public
information. For example, they say got
a word of Mr. H. D. Foanta's proposal
to abandon-a contest in which his party
wish him to be their catspaw; and en
tirely at his own expense. Our neighbor
should stir up his "private" , correspond
ent, to . say something definite on that
point. He could append it to his te-day's
announcement, that Mr. COVODE Las been
awarded tile seat, to which he wasielected
by a legal majority , of several hundred
votss. In the meantime, remembering
that this is none of our funeral, we will
not offend the Post, by the tender of our
-'advice or consolations" to the victim
whom it Is now trying to whip in.
TEN SENATE, could, possibly find
before it adjourns, to favor the coun
try with some authoritative stateMent of
the proper American view of the Alabama
contrOVersy, or even of the pbsitions. of
/vino?le or fact, upon which the meat
• &WAND-JOB:RION treaty has been
shelved, the country would then be wiser,
in understsuding the precise . merits of
the controversy, and in anticipating the
policy which ought to govern the new
Administration.:/ At present, without
more exact infernnttietli• t4e Pee& are
left . to the'per - hapi unjust impression that
fienatars`are disixised to insist upon more
than theyare willing to antes!, and that
tieni to be tie by
two great na are er ,
the lack of tilitdieindor; good ie#.6lol
- forbearanoe, , to drift Mina collieion
as. dangerous ea it is needless. , It IsAttite,
likely that a frank and timely exposition
of the true,; Amnrica4 policy would cor,
renf an unjust impraHon, and avert inttr:,
*Atonal embarrassments.
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FRIDAY. MARCH 20. 1009.
WE MKT on the inside pages of this
morning' a GAzErrz— , Second page : Poe
try, "Dante;" Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia State Items, JUSedianeoUB.
Third and,Sixth pages : .FTnanciat, Com
mercial, Markets, Imports and River
News. Seventh page: The Old Times and
11 . 44 Nei, Clippings, Amusement Directory.
PrrnoLztrm at Antwerp, 54@56f.
U. B. Bortna at Frankfort. 87 871
(iota) closed In New York yesterday. a
"131 i.
Ms unfortunate man who was bitten
by a "pet black and tan terrier" hi Cin
cinnati, died in horrible agony from hy
drpphobla on Wednesday night. Will
the Mayor enforce the ordinance relating
to dogs in this city, before we have a heaft
rending case to report, as, a consequence
of his dereliction of dutyi
EMI
E
WE COMMEND to our friends in theop
position, who don't like the Equal-Suf
frage Amendment, the careful considera
tion of two little circumstances. The
first is that, of the nine important offices
to be filled by the people of Connecticut'
next gonday week, the Democratic can.
didates for at least four stand committed
to the equal-suffrage principle, having
voted for It in 1865. This should be
borne in mind, if we are to hear -of a
Democratic victory. And the second •
fact is not less instructive. It'is that in
Indiana, the legislative conspirators of
their party have just been re-elected by
largely diminished majorities on that
very issue, and one of them, the Senator
from Blackford, has been.squarely defeat
ed by a Republican candidate. The lea
son is, that their party-cry of "nigger"
has lost its charm, and that, unless they ,
get out of its way, the Progressf e ve ad
vance of enlightenment will roll over the
late Democracy, and crush out its last
lingering breath of life.
TUE DANGEROUS ILLNESS of EX.-Presi
dent JOHNSON is announced. He is at
home, in Greenville, Tenriessee. When
we consider that Mr. Jorissox, return
ing to the repose of private life, after a
long career of activity in public affairs,
which was crowned at last by four years
of the most critically perplexing and men
tally-trying labor In a position where this
highest reponsibilities were complicated
with political •embarrassments and per
sonal annoyances of the moat painful
character, it is not to be wondered at
if brain and body alike should suffer, when
the unnatural strain is at last taken off.
It may be believed that AispnEW Joan.
sox has been qualified, by pertain intel
lectual and physical peculiarities, to bear
an amount of vexation and excitement
from personal and political conflicts
which would break down ordinary men;
but the dispatch before us seems to show
that the pressure has been too beat even
for his over-strung nerves, and that, with
this sudden remission to an absolute rest,
has come a reaction which may prove
even more critical than were the fiercest
struggles of his notable career.
PEIMSYLVANIA takes Tank as the four
teenth State to adopt the XYth. Constitu
tional Amendment. By a strict party.
vote the measure was carried last night in
the Legislature, the Republicans to a man
standing on the side of justice and eqbal-,
ity and the Democrats voting squarely
against granting the right of suffrage to the
negroes. Let the fact, be remembered by
our colored citizens that not one single
member of the opposition dared raise his
voice to secure them the privilege of a
vote in the affairs of government. They
crouched behind it popular antipathy to
the blick`scuM and feebly chahted a nega
tive iota to the intiendirientarillnitronee
recognized them as friends and brothers,
and granted them the full rights of Amer
ican citizens: We are proud of our Re.
publican members In the Legislature.,
They Base - acknowledged their &ties
add discharged them nobly in the
face .of the thundering opposition
br. tto bear upon them. They
pros?: . that the Republican party can af
ford to do right, and' in doing right the
people will not"wander-from them. or
hang 'in the wake. One universal shout
of joy should go up that the Keystone
State is true to her mission, and Wit, her
people, nolonger tied by prejudice and
bigotry, are willing to share the priceless
privilege of suffrage with the humblest of,
her citizens. GOD will bless the Com-'
monwealth that fears not to be`just, and,
by the last act of the Republican Legisla
ture, Pennsylvania has merited the dis
tinction:
TEE SPAnnor CORTES has adopted a
Constitution which, if in some particulars
not up to the modern idea of a free gov
ernnlent, is a wide step towards Republi
can • principles. The . government has
been changed from an absolute monarchy
to a limited or elective one, the riling
sovereign to hold his office for the term of
eighteen years, and a successor to be
elected, just agour President is exalted, by
a vote of We people. .The law-making pow
er shall consist of a Senate and a House.
The members of the higher branch are to
be chosen for the term of twelve years,
and thoseof the loier branch for thlve
years. Suffrage is to he granted the
highest and the lowest, without distinc
tion of, race, color or' creed-ithe Span
iards thus taking a step in advance of our
own free and enlightened country in this
respect, granting all of her. citizens the
high privilege of selecting those who are
to make the. laws. The MajOrity;.pf",,the
Committee are in favor of a separation
of the Church from the Government, but
the minority propose that - which will ba
probably adopted, the Napoleonic idea
of recognizing the 'Catholic religion as
that of the land, but tolerating all other
forms of religious worship. . Liberty of
the press and of meeting i pUblic•to
vocate measures or to remonstrate against
public actions of the law-making bodies,
are fully guaranteed by the new Constitu
tion. The Constitution is,extremely lib
eral and RepnbilCan, and altar it IS:adopt
ed Spain will occupy a place among the
few free and liberal governments of the
THE SUBJECT of the ninth census is to
betiointddered by the House neit l l'hurs.:
day, upon the bill now reported., by its
Select ponyAittee. The provisiens of
this 'measure -seem to be carefhlly `de
signed to meet all -the needful skull".
meats, promising to result in a more itc.'
curate , numbering ..of; the' - people; :milli-
El
PITTSBURGH GAZETTE: FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1
more reliable accounts of what,-we,havo
accomplished in material development
within the ten years past, than we have
ever before known bow to secure. ' We
have only to regret that this work is to be
deferred until the next year. Its results
cannot be ascertained, in that way, in
season for making the proper provisions
for the elections to the XLIId. Congress,
which will therefore be so Conducted, in
at least fourteen of the States, as to dial
regard the plainest requirements of the
Federal Constitution. That Maryland
and Kentucky are to continue to repre
sent a portion of their population to whom
the suffrage 'is denied, or that Missouri,
'Tennessee and ten other States are to re
main withottt the just weight -in Con
gress to which their voting populations
entitle them--these may not strike Con
greSsmen ds improprieties demancling to
be remedied, as long as they can be com
fortably put off. The adoption of the
.31Vtli Article will, in part, supply the
omission to legislate now, but we are by
no means sure of that reliance. Nor, if
adopted, would that meet the case of
those States in which a voter still counts
as only three-fifths of a man, if he has
color in his face.
Under the Constitution as amended, it
is plainly incumbent upon Congress to
give operation to all its provisions with
out a needless delay. In thii view alone,
there appears abundant reason for antici
pating the decennial period, and thus se
curing a reformed representation in the
next Congress succeeding. There are no
practical difficulties whatever in the way
of doing the work this season, • so that the
requisite returns would await the De
cember session.
NOTWTTRSTANDING the fact that the
Executive has given his assurance th j at
the bill reported from the Senate to the
House amending the Tenure.of.Oftice
act, meets with his approval, Mr. BENJ.
BUTLER has chosen to lead a formidable
opposition against it.. That distinguished
gentleman of Massachusetts, who le gen
erally more conspicuous for his contrari
ness, than hiadesire to legislate for the
good of his country, has picked flaws in
the amendment, and on a false ground,
urges its defeat, because. in his
opinion, at least, it is in opposi
tion to the desires of the • President.
This 'assertion must -be truthless, as•
we have the authority of Mr. TRUMBULL
only two days ago on.the floor of the
Senate in asserting .tbat President
GRANT stated that the amendment met all
his objections. We can.attribute no good
reason, other than a desire to be:over,
zealous on the part of the members of the,
House, following jn the lead ofMr. Err-
LIM, to oppole a bill sent from the Sen
ate, and'in which the Senate is exclu
lif:elY and rkenliarly :iatcrested. Other
things being equal, the question hrone in
which the House, having no share in the
constitutional prerogative of appoint
ments to office, should defer: much to the,
opinions oT that branch which attires this
power with the Executive.
It is apparent that efforts are on foot to
engineer the House powerfully in opposi
tion to the Senate bill—not=--because, the
Ammo is justly tender either of the &tie
torial or the Presidential prerogative, but
in order that mischievous differences
may bepromoted Within the Republican
ranks. We trust that members will not
suffer themselves to become, in such fash
ion, the tools of partizans and corrupt
machinations against Republican harmo
ny and strength. The present pressure
upon the House agiatAt the Senate bill is
entirely in the interest of parties, cliques
and rings, animated by in undying hate
of the political organization which has
steadily scorned their alliance, crushed
their opposition and disappointed their
hopes. If Representatives now yield
themselves to influences which would sac
rifice Congress,' the Executive and the
Treasury, alike,fr and which see in this
vexatious question their last opportunity
for evil, they will assume, a very serious
responsibility.
THE NORTHERN TIER RAILWAY.
Senator Eanarr's bill, to provide for
the construction of the much needed con.
nection between the Allegheny Valley
and Pennsylvania railroads, has passed
both Houses. A coteMporary says :
''The bill is understood ito be a de
termined movement to secure a new line
ofrailroad running east and west through
Clarion, Jefferson, Clearfield and Cam
eron counties. The new .railroad will
connect with the Philadelphia and Erie
at Emporium on the , east, and with. the
Alleg4enY Valley Railroad on the west.
The projectors, clalm to have sequred
the aid and support of the Pennsylvania
Central, which•luta recently been work
ing in harmony with the Allegheny Val
ley. The route from Emporium , to the
Allegheny' will be by low grades, none of
them over twenty . . feet per Mile, the •
course being through valleys of Ben.
nett'a branch and Mahoning creeks. The
State will be asked to exchange the
bonds which it now holds of the,Phila
delphia and Erie COmpany. amounting
to three and a half millions, for bonds of
the new Mad, the payment of which
will be guaranteed by ithe Pennsylvania
Northern Central and the Philadelphia
and Erie, and to exchange the bonds,
which will not be payable until the
year 1912, for others payable at the rate
of one hundred thousand. dollars .por
annum every year after 1876.' The. State'
will thus secure an earlier payment, and
securities better indorsed than those
she now holds, and the old Philadelphia
and Erie bonds will be available $o build
iknew and variable road threngil 04/Inn
developed Mineral region. "- •
This bill has gone throngh both *Pies •
with such celerity, and with ao little op
Position. as to give the most , decided ovi :
deuces of its really meritorious chaf toter.
o The approVal of the
now await s,,, may- be cenfidently
paled.:.-Nor is
th ere any reasonabledoubt
that the construction of the Toad Wfillie'
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We IDnnal lieirt of the coipiirations
which are most deeply ecticerned in the
establishment of this very important, coil
nection, have united in their commenda
tory mention of the enterprise.. It is to
afford a long desired relief tolhe 'Penn.
sylvania, in the movement ( of its heavy
freight tonnage, while it offers to the Al
legheny Valley and the Fort Wayne very
nearly double their present advantagea in
the way of our Eastern connection.
Moreover, the new road will open to the
trade of Pittsburgh and Western Penn
sylvaula, a section of the Commonwealth
with which all our intercourse has been
quite too much limited.
The people of the whole Commonwealth
are to be congratulated upon the move.
merit now inaugurated. 4o less than three
and a half millions of dollars now rest
idly and unprofitably in the Treasury of
the State, where this immense sum would
have been listlessly unavailable for years
.to come. The bill just passed , makes it
once more available for our public es,
gradually realizing it by annual conver.
sions into cash, beginning at as early a
date as will admit of the completion of
the work. It is to be presuined that the
'law is carefully guarded, in all its details,
against any unfortunate contingeicies,
mid that its results' will be such as to il
lustrate the wise idelity of its friends in
the present Legislature.
A NATION'S SOLID WEALTH.
A correspondent of the GAZETTE thus
Illustrates certain popular fallacies, which
are frequently current _ .
The quantity of gold or silver, or of
that which represents money in a coun
try h not a standard of its wealth. So
far as it has exchangeable value it con
stitutes a measure of the national wealth,
but no more. , We do not estimate the
wealth of an individual by the number
of dollars he has in his pocket, but by
the command he possesses over the pro
ducts of labor. So, a merchant, as soon
as he receives money. endeavors to part
with it by laying it out in the purchase
of merchandise. Re cannot add suffi
cient value to dollars to make a profit by
keeping them. A manufacturer who
exchanges all his money, say a thousand
dollars, with a dealer for iron, has not
become poorer by the exdhange, though
he has exported all his precious metals.
The manufacturer may, by a judicious
use of the iron, add to its value, and in
sure a large profit, while the seller, if tie
does not himself export his thousand
dollars, will have kept his precious met
als at home and at the end of the year
will not have added a penny to their I
*due.
'The wealth of a nation does not consist
its circulating medium, but in that
which the circulating medium repro
siita-=The products of labor. If all the
precious Metals in the United States were
at once destrOyed, she would still be a
wealthy nation, for she would still pos
sess her fertile soil, her , roads and canals
and bridges, her buildings and manufao.
tortes, her coal, iron and wood, her ships
and merchandise. So far from the quan
tity of 'money being the standard of
mouth. it is found that money h always
!Amami in enterOrising countries when
ittitli be profitably employed; and Is al
ways plenty when from any cause, it IC
not pay the usual rate of Interest.
' Pr rtPszrgroi - to Wheat ? that Govemor
GEAItY has disregarded the advice of the
Commercial, by signing the Pipe and.
Tank bill. As, however, we -have been
informed, on the same authority, that the
governor "enjoys the confidence of the
people- of the State," it may be hoped
that this "swindling Monopoly" is not
such a bad thing after all. But how could
His. Excellency overlook the remon
strances of our co•temporary?, If the lat
ter is to be flouted at Greensburg, slighted
at Harrisburg and not allpoirerful at
Washington, pray what is to become of
this country?
We owe it to 'oar kindly feelings bf
good neighborhood, to reprint the Com
mercial's paragraph of advice, which
Governor GEARY has ventured to disre
gard: Thus:
Gov. Geary has in his hands a bill
which he should snffer to go out again
only with his veto. We refer to the Pipe
and Tank Bill, a swindle which virtually
transfers the Petroleum District of Penn
sylvania to a monopoly through which in
future, if the bill becomes a law, the oil
business must be done. The ssign of
such a bill is in the highest degree derog
atory+ to the Legislature; and the, people
of the Petroleum District, the represen
tatives of the vast capital engaged in the
business, and the community at large
look to Gov. Geary to promptly veto the
bill. It is said that the interest repro
sentedfiy the monopoly is strong enough
to - pass the bill over the veto. Then let
those who do it take the consequences.
They can be reached, find we hazard
nothing when we say that the alders and
abettors of this outrage in the Legislature,
should it be consummated„ will realize
this fact. Familiar as the - public have
become with legislative outrages and
corruption, few were pkepared for a
swindle so bold and extensive as this.
Although the Legislature has, in a great
measure, forfeited the public confidence,
and In various ways earned the swift con.'
demnation in store for them, Gov. Geary`
enjoys the confidence of the people of the
Stat 9, and they look to him to protect
them from reckless legialation v Let us
have a veto.
Tait Annuario.Pontifico or Pontificial
Annual for 1869, reports that' the , Sacred
College • consists of 'six cardinal bishops,
forty-three cardinal piebyters, and eight
cardinal deacons, and that there are ,at
present . fifteen cardinals' hats vacant.
The oldest of the cardinals,. Cyril de Ala
medarr Brea, is eightreight years of age,
and the youngest, Lucien Bonaparte,
fizrtrone. . The number of patriarchs in
the Ronian"Crgholic Church is 12, arch
bishopel.B9, and bishops .723. Besides
these ihtire are 86 archbishops, and 198
bishops in partibusinfididium, 5 ecclesi
astical missions, 28 preiectures, and 107
vicariates. Of the embassies at Rowe'
the largest is that of Prance, which con
sisti of in ambassador, three secretaries
and Abu)•attach9s. " -
12 5 4.,,,r the Itabite Legbdatunkmas re.
Gently debating tha bill for the , abolition
of capital Onishment,4amendmentwcui
proposed,. that mad° ,the hanging of
a criminal cblorofoim and ministered t o
bitnralds:was veben*ltly opposed, -"be.
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Maki Court—JudgeKirkpatrick.
TatrasDA.y, March , 25.—Brown vs.
Needy, Ross & Co. Verdicofor plain
tiff as against Needy, Tor and assess
damages as to John Ross it Co. at the
- guru of $1,727,70.
H. S. Fleming vs. Harry ainpbell
adininistrator of Nelson Campbell..
tiofi on a promissory note. Verdict for
plaintiff in the suteof $902,50.
Union National Bank for use vs. Mor
row Jc Barnhill. Action on a promissory
note. Verdict for plaintiff in the sum of
$2,f7,22.
James M. Cooper for use vs. Ralph
Sa er. Action to recover rent due.
J y withdrawn and plaintiff takes a
n suit.
Judge Kirkpatrick announced that In
order to keep the Court in business next
week he should 'dispose of the first.forty
open cases on, the issue docket, and
desired attornies to prepare accordingly.
Forty open cases from the head of the
issue docket will, therefore, be put
'doWn for-trial, to be taken up next week,
as soon as the present list is disposed of,
and parties interested should make a
note of the fact.
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TRIAL' LIST FOR FRIDAY.
No. 56. Clayton vs. Liebert.
Nib. 62. McElroy, Dickson & Co. vs.
• I Knap.
No. 66. Negley vs. Dodge's adm'rs.
NO. 68. Heineman vs. Monongahela
I
No. 70. Holman o vs. McKnight &
! ster.
No. 71. Campbell vs. Zomm.
NO. 72. East Deer Tp. vs. Pa. R. R. Co..
NO. 73. a.Lioness" vs. Hutson.
Common Pleas—. Judge Mellon.
THURSDAY, IVlarch 25.—1 n the case of
Cha4es S. Reed vs. Isaac Mills. Verdict
for plaintiff in the sum of $2,499,65.
7 Patrick McNulty vs. John S. Davis Sci
fa on mechaics' lien. Jury out.
Mclntosh, Remphill de Co. vs. the
Pittsburgh Brick MaohinB" Co., action to
recover for work and labor done.
TRIAL LIST FOR FRIDAY.
10. Vance vs. O'Neal.
13. Graham et al for use vs. Jake
No.
No.
Hill.
No.
No:
No.
No.
No.
ols.
18. Campbell yes Dtiggen.
19. " vs. Williams.
20. is ve. 41
21. Weeks vs. Taylor.
23. Livingston vs. Rhodes tt Niob
No. 24. Thecker vs. Brocket.
No. 26. Regden d¢ Co. vs. WinterS et a
N 0.127. Patterson vs. Gillespie.
N0.!28. Meyer vs. Perchmant.
N 0.29, Robb vs. Rulings. .
Quarter Seeslons—Judge Stowe.
THURSDAY, March '2s.—Thos. J. Orr,
indicMd for assault and battery, put in a
plea Of voile contendre. Remanded for
sentence.
Charles A. Hunter, indicted for lar
ceny, Samuel Miller, prosecutor, was ar
raigned and plead guilty. Sentence de
ferred.
Frederick Rather, indicted for selling
IlquoF to minors, George Detrital), prose
cutor, was placed on trial. The Jury re
turned 'a verdict of "nob guilty," and di
rected that - the costs be divided equally
between the prosecutor and defendant.
In the matter of the vacation of Grant
avenue, rule to show cause why Wm.
Warner should not file exception to the'
vacation of said avenue.
Thos. M'Donald, indicted for Weeny,
S. C. Lyons, prosecutor, was next ar
raigned. The accused was charged with
tne larceny of a sliver-phied ' jug.
.The defendant plead guilty and was
sentenced to pay the costs Of - prosecution
and_underso an iintpri+aininentof %my
one days in the county jail. -
Thos. Murphy, indicted for fornex et
cet, Clara Carson proseoutrix, was next
placed on trial. The offense was allegod
to have been committed in the month of
April, l at Clark's Hotel, Twenty-lirst
ward. Verdict. guilty.
The next case taken up was the Com
monwealth vs. Patrick Enright, indicted
for assault and battery, Catharine Rice
proseoutrix. This case originated from
a row at the house of the proseoutrix in
‘"Limerick.P The jury returned a Vet
-
diet of not guilty and directed that each
party pay one-half the coats.
Death • Warrant Signed—Day Filed for
- the Execution of Lane, the Wife Poi
*loner. - -
The Governor has signed the death
warrant and fixed Thursday, April 29th,
as the day upon which Louis LEW% the
colored , man confined in the county pris
on for the poisoning of his wife, having
been convicted on two separate trials of
murder in the 'Asst degree. Since the
prisoner was arrested he nas preserved
a dogged silence and reckless air of in
difference, entering into conversation
with none any more than answering yes
or no to questions put to him. Yester
day, however, he appeared to undergo a
change, end became more cheerful and
communicative. He was visited-by his
attorney, John W. McCarthy, Esq., a
gentleman who has labored zealous
ly to save his client out of pure
charity,. who informed him that all
efforts In Ws behalf had failed, and
that , th e , time had arrived Dm
,mak
ing peaCe with that God before whom
he must appear in a very short apace of
time. The prisoner responded that he
no longer entertained any hope of es
caping the scaffold, and expressed the
belief that the Almighty would grant
him the forgiveness he so ardently de
aired, and take him into . the enjoyment of
heaven. He was not questioned as to his
guilt or innocence, but, unless he under
goes another change,it is highly proba
ble that he will shortly make a fall con.
fession of his guilt, 'for guilty he cer
tainly must be. This. morning or after
ternoon the death Warrant of the, Gov
ernor will probably arrive, and be read
by the Sheriff to the prisoner.'
I.ene,has expressed a detdre to die in
the Catholic faith, Di now undergoing
instruotkurs from a zealous minister of
that pwshasitm, and is regularly visited
and praYed With by the Sisters of Mercy.
Monongahela Palley Railroad. ,
• ,A meeting of the committees appointed
by the Councils of the South side bor
oughs, and a committee from the Monon
githela Railroad 'Company, was
,
held in the office of Justice August Am
mon, of ,'East Birmingham, Thursday,
the 25th inst., and was organized'by call
ing Mr: J. Badnum to the chair. The
Secretary of the Monongahela Valley
Railroad Company acting as Secretary. •
Theect of the meeting, de stated by
-the C hairman, was to hgve an inter
change of oPinioD, and to • get . " informs-,
tion as to the pro d, location of the
railroad. •
• All present united in the opinl94
the rciad, should. be runetruot6d, and
several speeehes were guide. • -
Mr. BEller„ of East; Blriningham;
stated fie thought there would be no op=
leotion to granting the right of way
through that botough.
• JusUdelAttunon 'addressed the 'meet=
,Ing on thirlinpoirtanbe of the enterplite,"
and also lhoughttpace would NS no o1:6;.`
Jeation to it
:The meeting tlit#-adjourued.
NM
ME
.
A most singular_ case of suicide oc-
curred yesterday morning, or some time
during Wednesday night, at the rag and
paper warehouse of Messrs:- Christy &
Benham. on First avenue, between Mar
ket and Ferry streets, the instigation of
which has not yet transpired, and in all
probability will forever remain a rays
ter v.
About six o'clock yesterday . morning
Joseph Driscoll, who is employed as an.
errand boy at the establishment, entered
the wareroom as was his custom, for
the purpose of sweeping out and prepar:
in for business, and upon opening the
door, he discovered the lifeless body.
of Mr. Horace C. Benham, junior.
partner of the fit m, hanging sus
pended by the neck near the centre of;
the room. He imtnaliately summoned'
assistance. The rope was cut and the'
body taken down, when it was found to
be cold, indicating that life had been ex-,
tinct for several hours. The rope with
which the fatal act had been committed
was at‘adhed to a ring on one end of an.'
iron poker, which was fastened in a hole
in the second floor ,near. the hatchway,
and the end of the roper on which was a
running noose suspended through the
hatch. Near where the body was hang
ing was a bale of rags, upon which the
placiunfortunate man probably stood while ng d the noose aroun his nec, and;
from whidh he took the leap whic k h sent
his soul into eternity. From the indica
tions the act had been calmly delibera
ted; and to provide against any disposi
tion to relent after making the start, it
appears that he had secured his hands
together by a stout twine string, and
then put one leg through between hi s
arms, thus preventing the possibility of
raising his arms to the rope. When the
body was discovered the rope by which
it was suspended had sunken deep into
the neck, and the features were distorted
in a horrible manner. . -,
Mr. Benham was last seen alive, so far
as has been ascertained, about six o'clock
Wednesday evening, at which time he
left the warehouse. apparently in good ;
health and excellent spirits, and, as
stated above, no cause ' for the rash apt
'has as yet been ascertained. He was ,a
man of good reputation and high moot
character, and the business of the, Arm
was in a flourishing oondition. It is
stated, however, that there was a pre,
disposition to insanity in "his family,
which, perhaps, is the only solution to
the mystery.
Coroner Clawson was summoned and
held an inquest on the body . and the fol
lowing verdict was rendere d: “The de
ceased, Horace C. Benham, came to his
death March 24th 25th, 1869, in the
That ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
by hanging himself." Deceased was
about thirty-five years of age, unmar
ried. He, resided with his widowed
mother and sisters, in Allegheny City.
Onefof the sisters, we are informed, has
been an invalid for a number of years.
Mr. Benham, it appears, -had an insu
rance policy on his life for $20,000 in the
Mutual Life Insurance COnSpany, which
sum of course will inure to the mother,
she being the legal - representatlie of his
personal effects.
Obituary.
We are pained to rbcord the "death of
Mr. George Raynor, which occurred
yesterday morning at nine o'clock, at his
residence. No. 188 Beaver street,
gheny. The deceased had' .been suffer
ing for several yearS with • the heart
disease, but had not been . contlned to his
room until within a few days past. He.
was widely known throughout the coin.
munity; and {highly esteemed for his:
Many_ eicelleint qualities
'assoced and
heart.• tits relatives and ates Wilt
abet xernember • him as an affectionate.
Rusband and father, a sunny hearted
and sympathetic friend and an exem
plary christian gentleman.
. • ,
- EXAMINE BEFORE CONDEMNING..
One of the most important consid.rationi. to.
those who wish to live hapitily.' is that of hulloes:
health; a fact well known and deeply deplored
by all who have lost or had it impaired." We:
know well enough that the thousands of com..;
pounds for Os restoration are. In Many intitax4es..
merely the inventions of those who desire to ke....
guile thepubile and enrich themselves: -It there.'
fore becomes those who do not wish to' benne'
posed upon, to examine the proof of. the , efficacy;
of a medicine, btfore trusting to ittf - Inerite, or,
tampering with their health. DR. -REISER'S
BLOOD SEARCHER, • it the class of•tllseaset fOr z
which he recommends it, is , without a peer or, a` -
rival. It stands among blood purilying.,and ai-:
terative medicine, as the Alps among mountains,
overtopping them. The rich Vegetable Juices of
which It is composed are sure to renew the blood
and re-Milo:irate the frame of man.- We wish It t:
enders, however , that we speak solel y of
chronic eases—and those which have their
origin in depraved and cache:A state of this
!
M
system. e would much rather that not one hot=
tie of thl mat Blood Searcher should' ever be
sold, than it ahould not do good; and in every .
case to which It is suited, it will do good. There
are thousands of readers of the (Urn= who
have some slight Indisposition or ailment incon- -
'cute:icing or interfei log with the enjoy.
men; of life, who could be cured by the
use of less than i bottle of Dr. Rey- .
oar's Blood Searcher. Especially is chip
true at this season of the year, when the powers
of life, like the' changes Of the seasons, are_
emerging from the state of winter to spring. and
spring to simmer. The dollar that you expend
to buy it will be regarded as of little consequence' s .
when placed In tile scale with that-renewed en- '
ergy and elasticity of health with:alt. will be sure ,
to impart. And besides, 'the tone which it gives.
Is lasting and real, wholly unlike the "fiery and .
spasmodic glow imparted by most alcoholic
stinlulants; for whilst these corrode and depress
the system when their stimulating effects have
passed off, that invigorates the stomach, renews
its vital powers, heals its irritated coma, and
enables it to concoct and convert into et4la the
food which is received into It for that end. No
one can over-estimate _the value to health of a
single' bottle of Dr.R.peer's Blood Searcher at
this season of the year. - It "will • make life and
health to bloom under its Influence Site the genial
rays of the sun invigorates and starts into We
the whole field of Nature. SOW BY THE
GROSS. DOZEN OR SINGLE BOTTLE. AT
THE DOCTOR'S GREAT NEW MEDICINE:
STORE, NO. 167 LIBERTY STREET. /I/
KEYSER'S CONSULTING OPVICE TOR A LL ;
CHRONIC-OPMASES. -NO; "IMO PENN
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THE TRYING BEAtHIPit
,The searching winds+ the cold. 'drizzling rain!, '-
the'
the' heavy trigs, and ,occasional warm and moist
days of 'hilsreh, render 'burin the whole, the most
unhealthy month of the year. Its depressing Ip.
dunces are especially unfavorable to invalids.
and thousands of pergola with. Amble constant-
Von., who have borne the winter bravely break
down lathe first Month offiptleg.., Thelowlitiona ,
of temperature and cold east winds are &variant, •
trial to the peptic anti billouswilesetYntlnamir
dys ) , aggravate. • Intermittent fever is
also rift ver her. , / 4 evolvable Pelson lu the
wiser or thenn. Toe nable the intern to Combat
these evils, there ls nothing like *geed veleta
ble tonic and among this class Or
UTTER'S STOMACH BITTY
_Medical men prescribe!. !ti
the tont* prenarstions
They aro aware -that tit'
extracts are ail based •
is surcharged with ar
solntely ,poisonous
band; that the reetifieu.
grown in this trountrypall
tient of HOSTETTERtg,
Fable medicinal Mem
are of ranyeMeatry
ens of s edan s r•
male where no mho ,
aanettoned. -
A emir* , of the Si
mended to persona, o
sexes at,thts season. /
triout.ef tbe West mid 41.
ahnoartileMaill
Matt,'able antidote
lif its stead,
the change: , for
Ketotia , altaloid,lre.
tnewaileatlye effect to
ilina
Singular suicide.
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