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211U118DAY. APRIL 8. 1889.
WE mein on thOneide pages of this
inorning's Elezzidrs Second page :
Ephemeris, Miscellaneous. Third and
Birth pages: Financial, Commercial,
-Markets, Imports, River Hews. Eleventh
page: Very snreresting reading matter,
Amusement Directory.
11. "Bonke at Fra.Rkfort. 87 @S7Y
PETTiOLEUY at Antwerp, 52P53f.
Gou• closed in New York yesterday
at 181!.
Tux. "Cnovford County system," of
making popular nominations, has just
been tried by the Republicans of Bedford
county, and entirely to their satisfacdon.
.1.-Tono HuTaunton, Esq., editor of
the. Aileghenian, a Republican, and
ai clam a gentleman as Cambria county
tentailllN has been appointed Postmaster
ni'l*suttatrg, a lucrative position and
one *far 'winch he is eminently qualified
sad atnerving.
Tax Barka Canal treaty bas net been
dednitely rejected by the Colombian leg.
Mame. The report, from a Conimittee of
its Smug% against ratification, is not sure
of the legislative concurrence. On the
contrary, late advices speak of the con.
fimmtion of the treaty as certain.
hasten FRADINAND, of Coboarg, ex
ling-Consort of Portugal, refines to ac
cept the proffered Spanish Crown. It is
for tha"ppure to determine whether this
_ la . %Woody absolute, or
wiethec the same offer is to be thrice
made, Upon the Iberian Lupercal, and not
to be . at last put by.
Tex mdnicipal elections in Ohio have
resulted generally in favor ofithe Repub
licans. Columbus•gives 500 majority for
the opposition, against 1,800 for them last
Worm. Cleveland re-elects her Demo
cratic Mayor, with a Republican majority
, of five in the Council. Newark .is Dem
ocratic as:usual. This Ineludes about all
the "Demeicratic victories" among our .
Ohio neighbors this year.
THE PLEASANT VALLEY RAILWAY
COMPANY have , circulated a petition,
which, 'When we saw it yesterday, was
Ihirty-four feet long, and closely filled
with signatures, asking for authority
- frcim the Legislature to extend their road
from its present terminus in Allegheny
into Pittsburgh, byptch route as the sev
eral Councils may authorize. This mon
ster petition is as indication that the popti
larientimeit favors any movement for
the increase passenger railway facilities.
HAVING deferred the Ohio River Bridge
question to ihe eve of adjournment, the
Artie now proposes to re-enact its former
"bill, providing for a survey by GIMTII.4
englieers, and prohibiting the
ere Ohm of any bridge with less than four
hundred feet span until the thither action
of pongern. This may pass the House,
but will doubtless be smothered in the
Senate, as before. The affair looks aa. if
the Mends of navigation-rights were sold
again; in this, however, we may be agree
ably disippointeci.
Tun message, of President GRAFT to-
Conies. b a well worded end wisely
dictated document He is cognizant of
the hardships to be entailed. on the lately
rebellions , States remaining unrecon
strtnited; by the proposed early adjourn
ment of Congress without making any
provisions for their .readmittance, and
arges consideration in the cases of Vir
ginia and MississipPl, and an early
&Sue to comply with the provisions of
the XlVth Amendment. We since.ly
hope that Congress will recede from its
deterthinitioP' to ' Inflict further punish
ment, by delay dr sctkur, on those State;
sndadopt such nieasures as will permit
their ban nediate entrance into their former
postilois In the "Union.
Tits Pacific Railway quarrel haa
readied Congress, Benatqrs debating the
respeptive merits of the rival roads, and
their claimsfor the extension of their linei,
=with an earnestness which certainly evin
ces a dee interest on, each side of the
question. the meantime,
ri pi
it is under
stoodv•thatt instead of working toward a
common pOnt of meeting, the Eaitern
send :Western Companies are about to over.
lap each other, their rerpective tracks
shooting by it at junction over parallel
linea, Let Congress fix a precise point
for their meeting, and then give to the
companies the option either of junction
there, or of continuing their roads reapec.
lively all the way through, but without
more subsidies. We are all agreed that two
roads will be better than one o nly, , and in
this way we might secure them.
444'tue '
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• 1.44 • • •
Discotateono by the fate, in the Sen
ate, of its former joint resolution for the
encouragement of Cuban filibustering,
the House has now undertrlken the sole
charge of that question', and, ignoring
the • Senate, proposes,, upon its own re
sponsibility, to address the President in
favor of the early recognition of the bel
ligerent rights of the insurgents. It is
not to be presumed, however, that the
Executive will disregard the constitution
al functions of the Senate, touching all
questions of foreign policy. • This action
of the Representatives will count simply
for an expression of opinion from the
popular branch ; beyond that, it would
be grossly an invasion of the rights of the
Senate, and must entirely . fail of effect.
The President'k sympathies are said to
run with the annexation movement, but
a superior tense of duty will govern all
of his official acts.
,
Mn. Bilox i of Congress, belong& to a
classof orators who should he held up to
our school boys to emulate and pattern
after. His language is precise and point
ed. His ideas are elegant. He boldly
asserted yesterday that Mr. BuLtocx's
chances fur the Senate from Georgia were
"as slim as the chance' of making a silk
purse, out of a sow's ear." What a beau
tiful synonym! Did the name of But.-
Locz suggest that of the other quadruped?
But Mr. BECK said more. A certainxbill
was the most unjust and iniquitous "ever
77....0
hatched in Congress ." Now, Bu ,
if - not a game cock, is cockeyed, and he
is the father of the objectionable bill, ur
friend BECK must feel that his hatchi g
allusion was quite happy. Persevere, Hr.
Back, DAN WEBSTER has yet to find a
successor, and who kno Re but you misy
fill the bill.
RHODE ISLAND elected her Governor,
with a full State and Legislative ticket,
yesterday. A year ago, BURNSIDE (Rep•)
for Governor, had 4,309 majority upon a
total vote a little exceeding fifteen thou
sand. Gninr, in November, had 6,443
majority upon an aggregate vote of 19,-
338—about one-half that which was cast
by our own Allegheny county. The
newly elected Legislature, assembling m
May, will act upon the XVth Article.
The election resulted in the choice of
SR= PADDLEFORD, of Providence, Re
publican, for Governor by about 3,000
majority, in an aggregate vote falling
nearly fifty per cent, short of that' polled
in the Presidential contest." The cam.
plexion of the Senate ren:ufixui about the
same, 27. Republicans to 6 Democrats;
that of the House .61 to 11, securing a
Republican majority on joint ballot of 71.
The contest was on the suffrage amend
ment, and Rhode Island has nobly re
sponded to the voice of Progress.
SENATORIAL WRECKS,
Good people, of all shades of
.political
sentiment, will unite in deploring the
melancholy spectacles which have been
occasionally—alas! too frequently!—ex
hibited in the American Senate-chamber,
by Senators who, growing reckless of the
commonest decencleaof public life, have
disgraced themselves r dishonored their
States and diagusZed all their countrymen.
California, Delaware, Rhode Island, each
in'their turn, have had occasion to bewail
the intellectual and physical wreck of
their honored and trusted representatives.
The latest, as it is apparently the most hope
less, of these wretched Illustrations of a
complete !Senatorial wreck, is at present
engaging the public commiseration.
t, A WISE ENACTMENT.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania has
done a good and wise thing in the pas
sage of the act allowing the Governor the
privilege of commuting the death penalty
to imprisonment for life or a term of
years. There have been many cases in
the past where other punishment thin
death would have afforded ample atone
ment for the offense committed, but the
Chief ExecutNe was so hedged in by
the law as tO either issue the death war
rant, grant frill pardon or permit the
wretelied. convict to endure a torment
even worse than death, of living in a
`state of dreadful suspense within &county
Jail. Perhaps the crime he committed
was, in the eyes of the law, murder in
the first degree, but it might have been
suriounded by attenuating circumstances
which made the visitation of theextrethe
penalty of the law an outrage committed •
in the name of Justice. To grant the
prisoner full pardon, however, was an ex
ercise of mercy for
. which the murderer
was unworthy, and the Governor was
Compelled to Issue a warrant for an exe
cudon when he should have been clothed
with the power to commute the death
penalty to a term of Imprisimment com
mensurate with the crime. We need go
no thither than to quote the case
oY Has
van VAIJOHN, the murderess of her in
fant. Her deed of blood was committed
under such circumstances as to cause the
public here and elsewhere to deplore her
misfortune, and to wish that the death'
penalty could be set aside. That she was
guilty of a dark crime, and one which
cans to Heaven for vengeance, her most
ardent friends could not deny; but an
almost universal public opinion held that
although rig,htftilly convicted, the sen
tence should not be visited upon
her. Imprisonment for life or a term
of years would fully answer all
that justice required. The Governor
was powerless. Ile could not permit the
guilty to escape altogether, neither could
he bring himself to sign the death war
rant. So the case rested, and previous to
the enactment of the present law the
PMbiIURGH GA2MIt
unfortunate woman lived betwixt • I
hope for life and fear of death in e
county prison, where, perhaps, she would
have been petmitted to continue for years
to come, laboring under the dieadful un
certainty.
We look upon the .law as a wise and
humane measure, and ,as a step looking
toward the complete: abolishnient of the
baparous and unchristian law which de
mands blood for blood. Capital punish
ment should be wiped out altogether from
the statutes, and imprisonment for life, or
a term of years, substituted therefor.
Public opinion has been undergoing a
change in this direction and we are glad
that the members of. the Legislature have
had the moral courage to take an ad
vance step towards the reform that must
eventually follow; Let us have less
hanging, and morerimprisolunent, and the
morals df society will be none the worse
from the change.
CHEAP FREIGHTS..
Notwithstanding that our country is
literally checquered with . railway Cracks,
joining cities, towns and villages together
as single communities, many people are
wont to turn back and wish for the rosy
times when not a rail stretched its length
on the ground and when all the transpor
tation of freight and passengers was by
water and wagon. True, we could not
afford to return to that era, and, hardly
appreciating the fact that we have made
rapid progress as a nation and developed
from a weak and insignificant country
into one whose boundaries have enlarged
so steadily as to close in a small world of
our own, the grumblers can enjoy the
innocent recreation of bewailing past
times, while men with more advanced
ideas can extract from their discontent
the germ of trouble—a lack of cheap
freight facilities.
The rallirays of the country have at
tained superiority in many respects over
those of foreign lands, but in this matter
they are away behind them and must
take their first lesson in that department
of economy. The high cost of living in
the United States is mainly attributable
to the heavy tariffs imposed by railway
companies for moving to markets the
products of the farm, mint and factory.
Had we a reform in that direction and
cheap tariffs established on all our rail
ways, it would be a much easier matter
to obtain a livelihood, as a reduction of
filly twenty per cent could be obtained
in the prices of articles consumed, and the
cost of living.
The subject, of cheaper, rates for both
passengers and freighto has commenc
ed to excite attention; and we are
glad to observe that in response
to a desire expressed by J. N. hicCuf.-
Locos, Esq.; General Superitendent of
~the Pittsburgh Ft. Wayne and Chicago
Railway, Mr. Joann' .1/.- Hiking, for
many years Freight, don't in Chicago,
and a gentleman whp has devoted 'finch
attention and study to the subject, has
published his views, setting forth that it
is entirely practical for the railways to
furnish taansportation at reduced rates,
without .the probaklity of diminishing
their dividends. He reasons that the
water carriage, which is now certainly
the only avenue for cheap transportation,
is an opposition easily to be overcome.
Shippers prefer water to rail, in trans
porting, simply because it is cheaper,
I and if the railroads can carry staple ar
tides to musket, the year round, at about
the same rate per ton, as the aver
age season rates by water, the rail most
assuredly would secure 'preference
Carefully prepared statistics are ftir
nished to justify the conclusion, at least
so far as the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayneand
Chicago Railway is concerned, that rail
road lines may be worked, where the
tonnage is large, so as entirely to super
sede water carriage when likes, canals
and rivers must be used between the ter
mini Of a long route; and that the capa
city of a single line of railway is equal,
if not superior, to that of five canals, as
the speed of the trains would be three
times that of canal-boat movement during
the season of navigation, with the five
moms' winter tonnage in favor of the
all-rill lines.
The people are pecuniarily interested
in Cheap freights, and we hope the move
mentlooking towards a reduction of the
present high tariffs will not be without
some practical, benefit in securing early
reform.
A NEIGHBORLY COURTESY.
The Connecticut election took place on
Monday, and its results were communi
cated by telegraph to the Pittsburgh
press the same night. We have searched
the editorial columns of the Post, for
some mention of these results, but in
vain. Not a syllable, or, a whisper is
heard from our neighbor, on that inter
esting subject. Indeed, Wednesday's
Pod says na a word about that election,
except a brief narairitph of five lines,
half smothered among its news-items,
murdep, bil*d-matches, flies and all
that sort of thlg.
The explanation of this silence is, how
ever,- palpable to its charitable cotempo
raries. The Post, for the moment over
whelmed with grief, is preparing some
suitable utterance, and takes time to
think about it. If, however, our neigh
bor has insuperable difficulties in its
choice of, expressions, for the treatment
of this melancholy visitation of Provi
dence upon the Democratic partiality for
a "white man's government," it may
suffer us to come kindly to Its aid. If
the Peat, in its dazed bewilderment really
don't know what to say, but with its ens-
1 111U7SDAT; APRIL 8, 1861, ij
te,mary conscientiousness is anxious to
display its attachment for the truth, we
submit the annexed paragraph, which is
cordially tenderid for its use—to be lead
ed up as editorial and appear in to-mor
row's Post, to wit:
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
The issue involved in the XVth Arti
cle, the lateit Radical dodge to rob white
men of their political rights, was sub
mitted to the people of Counecicut on
Monday last. The canvass had been a
thorough one, and the discussion of prin
ciples exhaustive; the anterior prejudices
of the white masses of that State had
been decidedly with the Democracy; the
perils of the threatened negro domination
under Radical auspices , were minutely
considered, and the entire question, em
bracing principles of such vital moment
to the Caucasian race, was, by the con
sent of all parties in Connecticut, to
stand or fall by the popular decision on
its merits. We regret now to state that
this decision is against us; that the Rad
icals secure an. increased legislative 'Ma
jority; that they have turned out our
Democratic Governor and State officers,
and two of ourjhree Democratic Con
gressmen, thus Nutting us at all. points.
We accept the disastrous situation, but
still renew again, upon the altar of the
Constitution (as it was), our sternest
vows of an inextinguishable hostility to
such...nigger-loving" Radicalism.
There, neighbor, something like that
will fill your bill, and your readers, who
don't usually see the GAZETTE, will be
lieve you wrote it.
We find good reading in articles, from
opposition journals of Monday and Tues
day, on the Connecticut election. The
Plifsburgh Post has'nt found tongue, up
to this writing, but other prints of kin
dred politics are more frank or less dis
creet. For example, said the Boston Post
of Monday:
The State officers who have adminis
tered the government for the past two
years can be re-elected if the effort made
to-day is earnest and unflinching. Then,
to make the triumph complete, and
round it off so as to be effective, it is ne
oessary to carry the Legislature, thus
blocking the game that la playing for
more power through the fifteenth amend
ment, and declaring that it is in the peo
ple that sovereign authority still resides,
and not in a fractional Senate, whose seats
are freely purchased from venal party
legiedaturts. We urge upon the gallant
Democracy of our sister State to give
every hour of this single day to the work
before them, and redeem this State of the
original thirteen from its threatened deg
radation at the feet of Congress.
Sound Democracy, every word of it !
"Venal legislatures"—"threatened degra
dation"—these are good hits, In our own
Post's best vein. Says the Philadelphia
Age of Tuesday:'
The Democrats made a heroic fight
for principle. Each foot of ground was
contested with stubborn and unyielding
tenacity. The true men of the party
headed the column, and the old cry of
the Union, the Constitution and the
rights of white men was the rallying slo
gan. * * Promises, were sown
broadcast over the -whole State and men
seduced by the weight of national plun
der and pickings. These were the potent
causes wh ich caused the defeat of the
Democradc party in Connecticut, and the
country should heed the lesson. The
Eadicals ttolonger rely upon a fair, open,
honest canvass and election to elevate
their men to power. They merely use
the ballot-box as a blind. The work is
done by money and promises. *,t
Against this whole system the Demo
crats of Connecticut protested upon the
stump and by their ballots, and,although
beaten, they are not disgraced or dis
mayed. * * The battle will be re
newed, and again and again until the
foul blot of Radical rule is erased from
the history of the • State. * * In be
half of the Democracy of the Keystone
State, we tender to our brethren of Con
necticut praise and thanks for their con
duct on the battle-field. They deserved
success—if they did not achieve it.
This is better! An holiest confession is
said to be good for the soul. eonnec
ticut Democrats 4isere bought . up—and
their Keystone brethren thank them fur
it. We would'nt advise our neighbor to
print that indiscreet confesron. He will
do better, to adopt the little editorial
wliich we have prepared for his columns.
We take great pains to keep that bargain
and sale btisiness' very shady. It is nei
ther graceful nor kind to twit upon facts
like that.
Walt the Pittsburgh Post have the man
hood, to confess that Its Connecticut
friends have been fairly beaten, in a
square issue, on the pripciple of the : ' th
Article?
Extensive Conflagration "La ; ells"
Steel Works Partially Destroy
Tuesday evening; between ten and
eleven o'clock, a fire broke ,out in the
charcoal in the "bloom house" f the
"Laßelle" Steel Works, Messrs. eater
4t Co., _located on the bank o the
Allegheny river, in the Fifthard,
Allegheny City, near the lower Saw
Mill Bun Ferry. The watchma on
duty attempted to extinguish the
flames, but finding this to be impossi
ble sounded an alarm from box 5, which
brought , the Fire Department ' out.
There was a difficulty in giving the
alarm owing to the fact that some of-the
boxes in the vicinity had been provided
with new honks, and , the watchman was
thus compelled to hunt up a box which
could be unlocked by the key in his pee
sesaion. By the time the engines were
on the ground the roof of the main
building was almost destroyed. This part
of the works containbd the most valuable
part of the machinery, which was badly
damaged by the falling timbers and heat.
By strenuous exertions the axle factory,
spring shop and the converting and cast
steel houses were saved, without being
greatly injured. The "check house" on
the river side of the building was con
sumed. The firemen labored under
great difficulty, by reason of the short
supply of water, there being but one fire
plug in the vicinity.
The "La Bell" works were among the
largest in thovicinity, and employed be
tween one hundred and fifty and two
hundred hands. The buildings were of
brick one story high, covered with -a
sheet iron roof covered with tar and
gravel. The loss, as yet, can hardly be•
determined, but it Is estimated al be
tween $40,000 and ;50,000. The firm are
insured for $86,000, $6,000 in the Peoples,
$6,000 in the Pittsburgh, and the remain
ing $24,Q00 divided between five com
panies, of which Messm. Loomis and
Collingwood are agents.
?The work of rempvifig the debriihas
been commenced, and the works will be
put in operation again ag soon as the
damage can be repaired.
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MORE “FOUL BLOTS"
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Itetbno:ed Presbytery of Pittsburgh=
Preposial for Couterenee from Sus
,
P.tnilloOsts—Delegatai o Synod.
The Reformed 'Presbytery of Pitts
burgh held its regular semi-annual meet
ing in the First Reformed Presbyterian
church yesterday. Presbytery was called
to ordei 'at eleven o'clock. Rev. Robert
Stevenson was chosen Moderatoi, and
Rev. Jobn Alford, Stated Clerk.
Rev. W. H. Reid, of the Northern
Presbytery, being present, was invited
to take a seat as a consultative member.
The Committee, appointed at the last
meeting'of Presbytery to draft a pastoral
letter to the churches under its care, re
ported that they had discharged their
duty. The letter was read and approved
and the Committee discharged.
A petition from Pleasant Hill Congre
gation, praying, to be united with Her
man:Congregation was received, and its
consideration postponed till the next
meeting of Presbytery.
A number of persons connected with
the First Church, Allegheny, presented
papers which they desired to be trans
mitted to General Synod, in connection
with the! Presbyterial report. Their re
quest was granted.
Petitions for preaching from the several
vacancies, under the care of Presbytery,
were then received and referred to the
Committee on Supplies.
In the afternoon, Rev. Thomas John
ston appeared on the floor of Presbytery
and announced that he had been dele
gated by those members who had sus
pended their relations to Synod in June
last to invite the Presbytery to meet with
them in Allegheny City, at four o'clock,
for the purpose of r having.a friendly con
ference. I Most of the members of Pres
bytery expressed their views in relation
to the proposed conference, after which
the following resolution was adopted .
unanimously:
.Resolved, That this Presbytery recip
rocates very cordially the fraternal spirit
breathed by Mr. Johnston in his address,
and assures those brethren who seceded
from Prebeytery on the 15th of June,
1868, by suspending relations to General
Synod, that, so soon as they shall rescind
their obnoxious action aforesaid, and
yield stibMission to the will and au
thority of the Supreme Judicatory of
the Church, the doors of this Presbyte
ry will be thrown open for their return,
and theywlli be welcomed most heartily
to seats on its floor.
The following gentlemen were ap
pointed to attend General Synod on the
19th of May next: Ministers, Dr. Doug
las and Rev. John Alford; general alter
nate, Rev. Robert Stevenson; Elders,
Messrs. R. C. Miller and Ji M. Imbrie;
general alternates, Messrs. Dickson and
John Blick.
After a considerable amount of routine
business; Presbytery adjourned to meet
in Bewail on the first Wednesday of Oc
tober next, at eleven o'clock A. 11.
Second Reformed Presbyterian Charcb,
Allegheny—Pastoi Elected.
A congregational meeting of the Second
Reformed Presbyterian Church, Alleghe
ny, was held, on Monday evening, for the
purpose of electing a pastor to fill the
pulpit made vacant by the resignation of
the venerable Dr. Sproull, who had min
istered there for nearly half a century,
and resigned to take a professorship in
the Reformed Presbyterian Seminary of
Allegheny. The election:had been antic
ipated for, some time, and was held In the
basement,ot the new church. Sandusky
street—nearly all the members being
present, with a large number of spectators
from sister * churches. The candidates
were; Rev. David Wilson, son of the late
Prof. Wilion; Rev. J. W. Sproul!, son of
the retiring pastor; Rev. David Gregg,
son of L. Gregg, Esq., and Rev. James R.
Newell, son-in-law ot Dr. Sproull... The
meeting was presided over by Rev. Mr.
Hunter, who conducted the preliminary
exercises: The members then proceeded
to ballot for pastor, - the elders -receiving
ballots at the platform. The Clerk, Mr.
Wm. Will, announced the result, as fol
lows: ,
Rev. David Wilson.. . • .
126
Rev. J. W. Sproull . . . . . 96
Rey. David Gregg . . . . 17
Rev. James R. Newell . . . . 2
The Moderator announced that Mr.
Wilson, having received a majorfty of all
the votes Cast, was duly elected pastor of
the congregation. The announcement
was bailed with demonstrations of ap
plane) freer the friends of Mr. Wilson,
which wail promptly checked by the Mod
erator. A motion to make the vote unan
imous was made, but quite a number vo
ted in ;he negative. The result of the
election was anything but satisfactory to
those who preferred the defeated candi
dates, but if right counsels prevail the
minority will "accept the situation" and
allay all Personal feeling.
, Failed to Appear.
Sunday morning Thomas Miller made
information before the Mayor, charging
Thomas Hughes and John Dignam with
1 1 felonious mann and battery. Miller, It
appears, occupies a room in the MoTighe
building, on Grant street. and he alleges
that as beim!' entering - the hall which
leads to his room about eleven o'clock,
Saturday night, he was attacked by two
men, one ; of whom seized him by the
throat and attempted to garrote hi m,while
the other struck him on the head several
times with some heavy instrument. -He
cried murder, And the attacking parties
fled, and aff they passed out of the door
met several persons who had been at
tracted to the place by the cries of
ler, and it appears that one of them was
afterwards identified by one of the par
ties referred to. Hughes was arrested
and held for a hearing on Monday. when
at his request .the hearing was postponed
until twelve o'clock M., yesterday. At
the appointed time the defendant was
present ready fbr the hearing, but Miller,
the 'prosecutor, was non eat. The hearing
was consequently postponed again, and
will take place on Friday. An attach
ment was issued for Miller, and placed in
the hands of officers Cupples and Moon
who, after a short search. found him in
the sixth ward, Allegheny, and he was
taken to the Mayor's office, when he was
required to give bail in the sum of $5OO
for his appearaece as a witness.
Larceny of a Ring.
Yesterday afternoon Aldermah Lynch's
police arrested Edward O'Connor, a lad
about twelve years old, charged with
stealing a gold ring, valued -at ;25, from
Mrs. Mary 'Quinn, residing on Pennsyl
vania avenne,atear Tunnel street. The
lad, it seems, was noticed loitering about
the yard of Mrs. Quinn, who invited him
in the house to dinner. Be accepted the
offer, and Was sitting at the table eating ,
when the lady went into the yard for a
bucket of water. Upon returning she
noticed something suspicions about the
boy, but thought nothing of it nntilabout
half an hour afterwards, when the loss of
the ring was discovered. The lad was
soon after tfrrested f rom essed to hav
ing taken the article a pitcher' irk the
cupboard, during the absence of the lady.
He had given it to his sister, but it was
returned promptly when the dream
stances were made known to her. The
Alderman, bn the boy's confession had
him committed to the house of refuge.
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The Allegheny Controllership
Several weeks ago Mr, R. B. Francis,
at present the efficient and gentlemanly
occupant of the City Controller's office,
Allegheny, signified his intention of re
signing the position, and desired Coup"
ells to appoint a successor. The matter
was not officially brought before Coun
cils at the time, but the undeistanding
was that as soon as a suitable person
for the office could be secured the resig
nation would be accepted.
Mr. Francis resigns the Controllership
to assume the duties of cashier of the
Diamond Savings Bank, an institution
which has been organized within a year
past. The fitting tip of a house for the
Bank will be completed In about three
weeks, in view of which fact we under
stand, the resignation will be formally
presented to Councils to-night. Mr.
Francis will, however, remain to assist
his successor in the business of the office
until the Bank is ready for. operation.
When the proposed vacancy became
known, a number of applicants foil the
position began to press their claim% all
of whom, however, withdrew from the
contest with the exception of three, from
which number, in all probability, a se
lection will be made to-night. The
candidates at present are Mr. C. iW.
Bonney, of the First - ward, Captain
M'Cleane, of the Third ward, and Mr. J.
C. Porter, of.the Fourth ward.
Mr. Benney is well known throughout
the city, having formerly represented
'his ward in the City Councils, of which
body he was at the time President. He
is at present one of the firm of Pratt &
Benney, }Litters, and has an extensive
business acquaintance. Capt. McCleane
was, until lately, in the Custom House,
Pittsburgh. • He beara a high reputation
among his acquaintances and those
having dealings with him. Mr. .
Porter, for the last two years, has
been engaged in active business in
the Fourth ward, and has always
been highly regarded by those with
whom he had intercourse. Either of
the three gentlemen, judging from their
reputations, would in every respect be
perfectly competent and giversatisfaction
in the office. The contest thus far has
been quite spirited, each candidate of
course corking and feeling doraddent of
success, but from all we cart learn the
chances aie pretty even. It is quite
likely, however, the action of Councils
to night will settle the question. ~
Almost a Conflagration.
Yesterday morning, near seven o'clock
an alarm of lire was struck from box 21,
coiner of Pasture Lane. tied Taylor ave•
ride, Allegheny. The alarm was Caused
by the burning of the floor In the boiler
shop at the outer depot of the Pittsburgh.
Fart Wayne Chicago Railroad. The
flames wore quickly extinguished by
the workmen, who had assembled for
work just at the time. The loss weaver"
slight., The origin of the fb.e is not
known. Had it happened a short time
earlier, the result might have been quite
disastrous.,
Bulk Boat SanlL
Tuesday evening a bulk oittioat, con
taining about eleven hundred barrels 'of
oil, was sunknear Freeport wnile being
timed toward this city by the . steamer
"John Hanna." The property was
valued ut 86,930, and was owned by
Messrs. Fisher Bros. The .accident
was caused by the
.giving way of a
stancheon on the boat, to which the line
was attached, and whichallowed it thus
to sweep round and be run doWn by the
steamer before it could be checked up.
TRUSSES AND HERNIA.
The sod and deplorable condition of many wise
are afflicted with he: nia or rupture of the bow
els, calls loudly for some efficient and unmistak
able remedy that will not only in every ease give
efficient relief, but in many cotes effect a radical
and thorough cure. These cases of hernia have
become so frequent, that it is computed that one
s'xth of the male popuiation are said to be
troubled, in some way or another, with this ter.
riffle a lment; and in very many eases do not
know where to apply for an appropriate remedy,
oftentimes not knowing whether an appliance Is
really needed or not; and If it should be needed. '
they often do .not know where or to whom they
should make. application. The world Is full of
Trusses for the retention end cure of this lamen
table evil, oftentimes an incontestable proof of
their total and inadequate fitness to relieve the
sufferer. This need not be; Dr. Keyser, at his
new medicine store, No. 167 Liberty street, Is
abundantly supplied with every appliance, need
ful to the retention and relief of ties ten lble
affliction, so that every: one can be proyerly
fitted at a moderate cost, with the full assurance
that the appliance is the best that the mechanical
department of surgery can ail ord. The Doctor
has pursued the investigation of hernia with
more than ordinary care for over thirty yeare,
so that the afflicted can place implicit re- •
thence on his skill and integrity with the fall es
t trance that they will not only Orit the best-truss,
suitable to tne case, but likewise &thorough and
efficient knowledge of its proper applkation.
There are many persons who not only saotlice
their health, but even th .ir lives, for want of a
proper truss, or a truss properly applied. Straw.
gulated and irreducible rupture, is a far more
common ailment not than in iformer years; and
may we not justly arrive at the conclusion, that
its frequency is often occasioned by the sestet&
and carelessness of the sufferers themselves. I , le ,
one would be regarded as sai.e or excusable who
would go for a whole winter without the proper
clothing to , shield them mom the Inclemency of
the weather, but, at the cattle time, It is thought. • -
a light affair to suffer for yeariwith a prot• talon.
that not only subjects the person to Inconveni
ence, but even places life twat in jeopardy.
Those of our readers who may be untortunate to ,
need lippllanees of this kind cannot act more "
wisely than to cut this advertlsentent out and
preserve it, so as to enable them to retain the
place where such Important preservers of life and
health are to be procured. •
DR. KEYSER'S NEW MEDICINE STORE,
NO. 107 LIBERTY STREET, TWO DOORS.
FROM ST. CLAIR. CONSULTATION ROOMS,
No. L9OPENN STREET, from 10 A.. AL until
4P. IL apS
WOMAN AND MJER NEEDS.
Subject by the law of nature to many phyalcal
afflictions from which man h exempt, woman is
peculiarly entitled to the best efforts of medical
science in her behalf. Fora majority of the ail
ments to which her sex is eiciasively liable,
HOSTETTER'S IsTOMACH BITTER'S are warm
ly recommended on the authority of wives,
mothers and nurses, who have tested their genial
tonic and regulating properties, sad "know
whereof they speak;" and also with the sanc
tions:lf able physicians, who have admhistered
the prenaratton to their female patients, in ob-
Minute cases of functional derangement, with
the happiest results. Almost all female com
plaints of special character are complicated with
mental gloom and despondency, and the gentle
and lasting est:Months effects of this wholesome
medicated stimulant adapts admirably for cases
of this complex nature. As a remt dy for the
hysteria and mental hallucinations which some
times mark both the earlier and the later crisis
In the life of a woman, it has no eqbal in the rep
ertory of the healing art, and as. a means' of re.
Hering the nausea and other unpleasant feelings
which precede maternity, It is equally efficacious.
Nursing mothers also find It an admirable inv
orant. It is highly sattsfactory that a prepara
tion, which embraces in Its remedial ranges so
many of the complaints common to both sexes,.
should prove so eminently benlolal to the weak
er one,