•• 1 . 1 : 1 : 211 - 4r t 4-- 1 4 ,1 frY. T •*, 151 1 . ; 0 - 0-ri r,T JUR • CITY AIThII#BAN. - Tss Giaarrea -is furnished in the city Ose . Sin Clays b/ `the for 15 cents per week; 'by snail, $8 per annum: 3 ma, V. . Mrs. Swisahelm wilLiedture in Butler, pa., !next Tuesday. Mayor Dram dispbsed of several com •mod cases at his levee yesterday morrdng. Alieged .Forgery.--Alderinan Taylor yestCrday committed James Dmxunont to the county jail for a further hearing, on a charge of fbrgery preferred against hi by W.B. Kelley. Work Conimenced.—Work on the pro posed improvement and extenalon , of the Court House was commenced yester dvi We have heretofore given In de tail the plan to be carried out. Two Charge:l.-4. W. WHlnley made infotmation-before Alderman •Battle yen ter( ay against Matthew Senereet for sealant liquor on .Butidity and selling 11- qgor to minors. Warrant !Awned. * • Watch Taketi.-:-Andrew Miller made i r nmatiod before Alderman Taylor. y rd ly against John Brown for ler. oen .. Ths 1 prosecutor alleges Brown etc e his watch,. an American lever, valued at twenty< dollen.. Warrants is sued. , , The Liquor Lain-L.Tiohn` Griffin made Inthrmatbin bare Alderman Taylor Mgterday against .411. Dittler: for-eels .llquor Sunday. The accused keeps a saloon on Fifth avenue, near his seestreet Be waa arrested and gave bail for a'hearing. libel inled.--Ekome weeks since in the 13.15.Distriot Court *libel was Sled against six-bundyed and thirty barrels of dis tilled spirits; valued at .15,199.80, owned bylameS Idolr.sin, against whom a' xale was issued to show cause why the same should not be sold, and Monday, April 24th, fixed for the disposal of the case.: The Fair now in progress in the,M. E. Church, Temperanceville. will be - con tinued every evening until Saturday, April 24th. The proceeds will be used in remodelling thevhurcb. Friendsof the church and ail others who wishto help the canse are respectfully invited - to at tend,: 41, monied. votes on. the 'Child's augU s go.sod.doll will Cikkie on Saturday eveolng l 'April 17th. In 'W.orkingr 'Order.:—The inspection and repaint to the Allegheny Fire Alarm Telegraph Were ~eompleted yesterday, with the exeePtion of the new repeater, and the alarm is' now in Voicing order. The new repeater will be forwarded in about twb weeki. :Mr. Rogers will' re main in the eitylMbl its arrival, to' don- neat it with the telexiaph line. Child Lost.—Yeaterdly morning a lit, • tie boy about fair years of age, who had accompanied :his mother to the city, while shit was n:taking someintrchases at Little dr, Baird's, 112 and 114 Second aye nue, left the house unnoticed by any one in she estabilihment. -and up . _ to a late hour had, not been fowsd.• Ise wore a snit of gray elotheirand a dark cap. Put Him ' Oat —Joseph Washington made infontiatlonbeSore Alderman Hal ite, yesterday, agginiit' Louis Hays for assault and battery,' Washington al leges he went to the shoe store, kept by Hays, to settle up ,some aecounts, instead of accomplishing hid object a dis. puts arose between then; which' resulted in his being'insceremonlotudy thrust out. ,'of the store. A warrant for the arrest 'of Hays was lamed.. Number pour of • Appleton.? Journal contains a pictorial supplement, called "New York Illustrated," consisting of a Series or verylifte and animated views of buildings and streets in the city. It Is the best seriesofMetropolitan views we recollect of, hiving;seen; the engravings are very superior in . execution, and the descriptive text very entertaining.. ` This supplement is worth triclre than the pride asked for the Journal. , • • The Comfy Treasirer . i—lt is generally conceded that bur gallant and esteemed friend, Maj. J. F. Dennison, the present efficient incumbent of the . Comity Treas urer's office, will have no op .. ;tion be fore the 'Union Republican 1; g gty Con vention for renomination...He has made an excellent and praiseworthy , offictr, affording the largest measure of satb3fac tion in the position, and his re-election would proves' - Matter of congratulation to all citizens Interested, in the affairs of the county. • ' • Professionals Arresteff.—Yeaterday af ternoon officers Moore and Ruch arrested Wash: Frees and his companion, "on .a charge of being. professional thieves. Zt appears that the Mayor received a letter a few days ,since from Chimg,o, stating that Frees andtwo companienshad start ed for this city, and • would arrive here yesterday, and upon this information the officers opwited, and "nabbed" Frees and one of his conspanions as soon as they landed, but .did not get the third, he having failed to put in an appearance. They were locked up „fora hearing. The flankropt Law.--As thelaw now standitito person can obtain the benefit of the act unless he is able to pay "fifty per cent. or:his 'liabilities, or unless he can obtain the consent of a maiMity of his ctreditors, who may be wining to ac cept whatever he, as a debtor, is able' to pay 9, at ,of his estate—incase he has any. It a party commits an act of tankniptcy by the - skiPPKII of his commercial pa pert 'of an assignment of his rxi d i c .r picipwarty in freed of certain _e!" i. .other elaloling to be by Audi. procedure have the theCoipt to declare such a barikrapt within the mean. in • oftgth7l7. ,, •• , l ow i Vesostifat IPhestomenen.—,Last night t G . sweep the Imam of el 1 • sod ten teapot Frlitesvens pitmen ' , a bestitiful sp. nett, being gll f - ' ' - with an eleo. thud phenomenon Leh !brined s bow Street the Horizon', +ratio* 'oblides of oolor. It wail 'tiro& and bright, much retwonbling the tall of a comet in appear. , ants, It was dazzling ' at. time& and in Its flickering much resembledve glop given the heavens by, ,s ' fire In 'the dia. knee. ,We do not, revil:ober baring aver, *eon torahs remarkable exhibition:lln the heavens from "the 'augers berealii, and those who inland meting it were deprived of a rare speotaelO _ of WWI. , . - , lfetlgl to the FOLIC old PAW foldeStfle /12 1 !I frielidi tied hit liotreMP/ 45 1_,, dd 1141 oak Arnabil ter ,io the we ll heotrit eti o timuk-zrz— Inerk A lt l lt'j'et u rla Flutfteyert etteral tit ofour. , Mr . Otitemeyer het on hattel One fire 'heed* stooks -fr Ons *blob to seleitt firprjnit mg Summer multi, mid in t _ Jambi , or ellit g fibmi thst 10 uw found the the two eittee, 1 itheilt be pie Mere ell thy farmer ortetornere and ell Othefe *ho d . may Amite ototheit but , Vell , sled refute from goo 4 material seiffitet'd the atorve number.! _ _ th berme, bite *ger' 14`6 ' ! 'llB Merket streets Tiftlititt" " Burnlng onwtheißrolif. 021. Immense Destruction of Property— Another Refinery Partial) , DestrOyea —Han Burned -to Death—Divening House and Stable Burned. The terrible conflagration at Forsythe's Oil Works, a full account of which, up to 10 o'clock, Wednesday "evening, vre' published yesterday, continued to spread and increase until about 'l2 o'clock at. yestetday, destroying a large amount of oil and machinery, a dwellinghoube and several other buildings. „, In closing our report yesterday, we stated that the fire was confined mainly to two points, but was liable at any mo ment to spread to adjoining buildings, which was the ewe. At about half past ten o'clock, Wednesday : - night, the- dis tilled- oil tank, bontaing eight thousand barrels of oil, which. bad oontinned to burn from the breaking' ont of tbSfire, becoming p_artially_ emptied; this _cover fell in and the flames instantly spread, to: the, cooper shop h whigh wits near it,and also to the large crude oil tank, containing twenty' Thousand' barrels of crude oil, about. ne hundred feet east of it, which, it appears, was covered with plank. A short, distance from this tank the . barreling , house was located, and a similar tank cotidning about twenty-five thousand barrels of crude oil, was a short distance east of it, and all efforts were nod turned to - cave thettaroM the devouring element. The fire, continued to rage at the already mentioned until about half-past elevens o'clock at night, when the tank which had last taken fire bursted, and a' perfect flood of burning oil shot forth in every direction, devonringsverything with which it came in contact. The' barreling house was almost instantly 'enveloped in flames, and in a few minutes, with its contents, several thousand empty barrels and ma chinervfwas a pile of smouldering ruins. Tbairflood. of tire and oil swept on and continued its work of destruction. The next building of any moment in its track was an elegant brick dwelling, the prop erty of Forsythe Bros., and occupied by Mr. James Forsaith, their oil gauger, which - - was ' 'situated some distance below the oil works, towards the river. ' The burning oil surrounded it, and in a few moments it was destroyed. The fdrniture, having all been removed on the previous day, was saved. The sheet of nameswept on' passing over the track of the Allegheny Valley railroad; burning the cross-ties and warping the rails to such an extent, as to necessitate their being replaced by new ones. Ad joining the house of Mr. Forsythe was a frame stable which was consumed in lees time than it requires to chronicle the fact. On sped the Renick — writhing and snapping_like . demons from . the lowertregions dniSiiiringeveryibing of a perishable nature„ pat lay in the course of the fi ery flood. Five telegraph poles...were burned , down, ..and, near by two large iron tanks containing about 8,000 barrels of crude oil, next fell a prey to the flames, and -whre totally consumed.. One of these tanks was owned by -Forsythe Bros.,and • the other was the property of lifesare. , Muns hemmer, Koehler & Co., wnprietots of the "Stella” 011 Works. Some distance farther down the river the barrel house, belonging 'to" Meeks: Barney & Jager man, of the "Clara" Oil Works was con sumed, with its contents,. Over three thousand barrels. A wooden tank be, longing to the same firm • was also' de. atroyed. The office of Forsythe Bros.. a brick building near the railroad, was also destroyed. Not until the mighty volume of fire and oil reached the river, or the oil was consumed. 'did the work of destruction cease. The damage done to the "Clara" oil works, beyond what we have stated„ was' comparatively small. The Messrs. Forsythe, however, have been very heavy losers. The entire loss, as estimated by a number of per sons familiar with the business and having a knowledge of the premises, will reach 5210,000, upon which, we are informed, there is 576,000. Yesterday morning while some men Were looking over the ruins on the ground where the 'stable had stood, the remains of a man were , found. • The head and - linibs and part of, the trunk were almost entirely consumed, but enon a n gh remained to show that it was the rem 1 of a human being. The buttons which had been on the clothing were found near. It was : reported last eve ning that the body was that of a Mr. Reed, who had.been about that locality for several days, but it was not known positively whether such was the case or not. Coronor Clawson was sent for but declined td hold an inquest, as it was impossible to ascer tain anything about the ofatkez. The tire continued 'to burnall day yes terday, but had abated cOnsiderably when oar reporter left the ground. It was not thought probable that any fur- Aber damage would be done, as the flames were confined to localitles from whence there was no possibility of their spreading. The railroad track was dam aged for s distance of four or five htin dred feet, and in conseqUence thereof all 'the morning trains were delayed several hours. A force of over a hundred men were.set to work early in the morning, however, and had the track relaid and in complete repair before twelve o'clock, M., and the' trains are now running regular. 7 Opened a Letter. Patrick Kearney was before Mayor Drum, last_, evening, on a charge of lar ceny. 'Patrick' is proprietor of 'a board ing house in the . gilthfWard, Allegheny. A short time since one of his boarders Alsappeared, leaving an account; of ten dollars unsettled. Soon after' a letter was left at the boarding . house for the •missing man, which Kearney opened and found to 'contain thirty dollars. Be thereupon proceeded to settle the ab sentee's Indebtedness by;.appropriating ten dollars and forwarding the remainder to the owner. Subiteonently a demand was made_ for the return of the ten dol lars, which, upan being retailed, caused ' the charge to be made as statbd. Zear.: ney at the hearing explained that he had bees informed by.the writer of the letter previously that theletter would be sent witb the money, and be was directed to. act as he did. As he appeared to have. no evil. intent in the matter ex pressed himself as willing to refund the money, the Mayor dismissed the case. • As Entarpristug tug; Wednesday afternoon some thief en tered the livery stable of_Mr. Owen Fitz• prald, on Irwin street, this city, and cut off a number of buckles, rings, bits, tie, from the harness, and escaped with out detection. The fellow was tracked Nome fa Allejakenz !Ind, the police there, notified of the affair. Yesterday after noon they succeeded in capturing the man, who nave his name an'John Wood. house. ,After be sstolen the articles , fronfthe IlVery stable to traded them to , the proprietor Of the-Hrnmel House, Al-, 'thoW. for breakfait, but a short tin* O Ortritedd restole and resold them.. He Wail to hive apeonllar duals forthiev. log, fltnees, hoWeyer. which , Menus' 'tomb its ptomain itsto trouble. Bel was looked up and Brill bare a heirtng- thts . . nor nap „ ; l et C P Urttid gf 11 " 2 14 11 !-; TIII3 : I7S3DAT, April 15. T.-ti e,. ay* of Hntchinien vs. the School - D ire of Indiana township is still on trial. Fo4owing Jape trial list. Por to 62 Steamer Fair Plav - vs. Stan. 64. Watters vs. Warden et al; 82. Mertz va. Dunning* M'A,nulty. 88. Fuca va.-Cochran. 90. Jenkins & Co. 311. Hodges, 98. Heastings vs. M'Eles. 10/. Napier et al. vs. Darlington. 102. Haller vs. Matthews. The Court of Quarter Sessions was no. in session yesterday, there being no bus hams ready. Common Plene 7 fuAges Sterrett and THURSDAY, April the Quarter Sessions room Judge Sterrett resumed the regular Commom Pleas list. The first case taken up was that of the De visees of Wm. Robinson, Jr., decezised, vs. Joseph Myers. Action in ejeetment for a lot of ground on Taylor avenue, Al legheny. On trial. Before Judge Mellon. the case of Jamas Barolay vs. Edward Davidson, previously repOrted, is still on trial. TRIAL LIST FOR FRIDAY. December Lid. Kramer vs. Arensbnrg. January List, Auld vs. Wain. Fultz vs. Rushenberger. Skating Park vs.Rhaffer et al. Powell vs. Little. Smith vs. Gray. Frank, Bros. & Co. vs. Franklin. Hageman vs. Kratz & Co. Cox & Co. vs. Davidson. Himmelrieb vs. Kain. Carter vs. Datlington et al. Lang vs. MoChirren, • McMaster. vs. Penna. R. 8.. Co. Behan vs. Sehaderman. Beatty & Potts vs. Cowan. A Severe Blow—Man Seriously Injured On Monday evening an encounter oc curred in the Twelfth Ward, on Carson street,. near Twentieth, between Johe Magee and John Powers, which resulted in the serious and almost fatal injury of Magee, at the hands of his opponent.. It seems that for some time past a grudge has existed between the parties, who are brothemin-law. On the evening named - Magee, in an intoxicated condition, called at Powers' house about nine o'clock and demanded adniittance. He wall refused and ordered away but persisted in his demand. Finally, expostulation being in 'vain, Magee \burst open the door and-en tered. His first object of attack was Powerii, whom he graspeal by the arm and was in the act of striking when the assailed party picked up a hatchet :from the floor and struck him on the head, felling him to the floor. An examination revealed the skull fractur ed and two of his ribs broken. Powers immediately called medical assistance, but for some reason the wounds were not attended to until Wednesday, when Dr. Murdoch was summoned. After an ex amination the Doctor,'aided by Dr. Fos. ter, succeeded in removing the fractured portions of the skull, a job requiring ..dellcate manipulation hue skilfully per formed, and rendering other needed Medical attention to the broken ribs. Yesterday - the man ,was somewhat im proved and the physicians considered his recovery probable. Powers -subsequent to the difficulty gave himself up to the authorities but was released when the circumstances of the case were made known. Magee is a puddler by occupa tion and resides at - Etna. Powers is a young man, unmarried and resides with his mother and sister on Carson street, where the difficulty occurred. On Thursday last a singular case of temporary mental aberration was devel- oped in Allegheny. A citizen of the Second Ward, whose name, ibeobvions reasons we'suppress, npocritUrning to his noonday meal, was lalike that an only son, a lad about- fenit -years of age, who had been ill for some time, had been pronounced in a dying condition by the physician in attendance. Upon re ceiving .the information he arose from the table,and putting on his hat, disap peared rom the house. 'Nothing was heard of him during the remainder of the day, and towards evening the family becoming alarmed at his prolonged ab sence, despatched messengers in every direction but without finding any trace of his whereabouts. At an early hour, Wednesday morning, the missing man returned home and explained his absence. He says that upon leaving the house, his mind became so much confused and depressed with the intelligence he had received, that he lost all knowledge of his surroundings and knew nothing of his actions untirnear midnight on Tues day, when he awoke as it were from a trance, and found himself, walking by a station on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad, about fourteen miles from Allegheny. He could recol lect nothing that occurred from the time of leaving borne, until the time men tioned. Upon recovering his senses he obtained lodging until the next morning, when he came to Allegheny on the first Subsequently the son died. John Seaver made inforniation before Mayor Drum yesterday against Mary J. Cragan • for conduct. Seaver , . owns several houses in the Third ward, and' Mrs. Cragan is one of his tenants. Yesterday the tenant imbibed too much fighting whisky, ahabit which It ouptfok she lei addicted to, kid; as' it' call quence, her deportment was altogether; out of the:bounds of i propriety. She.he• came so boisterous that at length some :of the neighbors called on Mr. Beaver 'and directed hia attention to the annoy.; shoe, which resulted in the information. • :Mrs. Cragan is the mother of, seven childreni in; the .. training of.which. she seems to think to spare the !rod, would be emphatically to spoil the child, hence , , i eccordlng to the stakmeht of her neigh - bore, lier chief ;maternal JO" couplets in wing the Aid, eaveratulty , when she In An der tha - billuerunior ihittor, as was the case Yegterday.SO was committed : jail 'in - default a fine. 41r e etilithi ll Constable Stork yesterday interne= . arrested, in the. Allegheny. Market,, woman who gave her name as Catharine • Freeman and ;who had puroluised a lot of dressed chickens to sell again. -.Wiled taken to the Mayor's office , she first stated she resided in Allegheny, but in a short time after made it counter . . Mate ment,4liing her residence JAR al te p Pittsbargh, and maintaining that, 4 e : had partftsed_the chickens for her own 'table. • The falsity . of thht i statement,wap • - too she walk -Accordingly 'OW AMA . She left the Viloksimi. n ines:Wein all, a seahrlif• for the pay ment of. the fine this morning. . _• 'TIE* "aittirri- - Melliin. Singular Case. Disorderly Tenant. Deatalef 141 1 Mir At , , 041, -,9, 12 . 1 .9 1 P 1 K 1 A • To the mystery hftibelgrave 'Weis, on Tuesday last,. tenderly left` by a few intimate •• friends who fornied his. only fanillY;• • the , mortar remains of a Man whOdifexisterice was itself an enigma which will never.be tkolVedin this world. After a long illness, but without painful sruggle, Slgncirtalamboniexpired at the age of seventy-five. So says the certifi cate of his death:, But hisexaot age was known to no one; and even the _disease which 'took him froiriku3 baffled the, pen etratioh of histhysielans. was born near Turin, from parents of affluent cir cumstances. Possessed of a rare voice, and gifted with a truly artistic nature, he never took to business, and early con nected himself with .musical clubs and academies:• .• Some years ago one of his Minds, see ing him caress children with a fondness seldom found in old bachelors, ventured to ask him why he never married. "Be- cause," he answered with st readiness surprising to his reticent lips, "because the lady to whom I was engaged died a few honks before the celebration of our marriage, and I swore then that I would remain single." The sorrow with which this tragic end to his dreath of happiness must have stntektis young heart, may account for his extensive travels through out-all Europe. It was thus thatte be came acquainted with all the great cow posers and singers of -' - .is time; and many doubtless are those of our readers who enjoyed his interesting reminis cences and anecdotes, even, if they heard them more than once from the old art,ist. : _ • • • • - What mood of fate brought him to this country, nobody can tell. At first he visited the Atlantic cities, clinging, so to speak, to the shore, with the rote ation perhaps soon tó re turn to his beacitiful Italy, of whic h . he never spoke without tear* in his eyes. - Alas! the moment' perhaps came, when, asking himself whether the contact of•-men and things and the calm of years had. healed the wound of his youth, he dreaded as much as ever to see again the scene'or his mis fortune, and concluded to stay as far from it as he could. It was about at that time that he went to Havana., His friends suppose that his means majthen have been so reduced as to oblige him to contract an engagement as an operissing er. However, he never confirmed that supposition, and felt a great pleasure in speaking of that epoch of his life. Twenty years ago hO came to Pittsburgh, and now his history belongs to us. He had no sooner established. himself in our midst than he became thii - tentre of our mpsical society, and the delight of our most fashionable salons. A gentle man as well as an artist born, his gentle ness of manners and high toned affability made . for him mariy. Wends of tho ad mirer; of his talent. Nobody knows what were his thoughts when alone in his - two-story little house of two rooms in all, or how he lived there. It was his sanctum; he never in vited anybody to it, and, fond of soolety as he was, never received visitors. HU face generally wore a pensive eipression, nearer to resignation than tonadness. In conversation, without being exactly ab sent minded, he usually seemed to fol low a course of ideas of. his own; and while his heart was unmistakably in warm sympathy with his Mends, pHs mind lacked thwelainialty of adaptation. To this circumstance he •webably owed the reputation of eccentricity which he had with those who. did not know him well. But he was in fades •simple and natural a man as ever lived, neverallod- ing to his owntrotibles, never complain ing of his fate, accepting the decrees of Providence with a meekness and! equa nimity that the best. drilled Christian had hardly found in his religion. What mist of mysteriousness was spread over his existence was a charm, not an affec tation. . So with his love of music; it was sin cerely gennipe. True, be did not sing for display, but from a necessity of his organization, and with as little preten tion as the bird Itself warbles. He, the father of vocal Music in Pittsburgh, did' not seem to realize the good he was do ing by his example, ao worthy of imita tion, and his precepts so bountifully scattered. He never gave a lesson of singing; but where is the singer who directly or indirectly dew° not owe him a debt of gratitude? If fees could be col lected from all those who have been ben efitted by his gratuitous teachings and unconscious influence, enough money would be had to elevate to his memory such a monument as would rival the most sumptuous testimonials of loved respect in the Allegheny Cemetery. A monument! No, his friends know his grave; so does the robin. The soft rains and tepid breezes of spring will soon cover with grass the humble mound, and -a few flowers soon grow under the care of ' loving hands. Enough for the body ! As to his soul— whether a reflection of his last fond thought of his friends, or of the beati tudes of which he had a dim vision in dying—such a smile was stamped on his kind agml noble face as seemed to say "I am happy !" Amusements. OPERA HOUSE.—Mrs. Mary Gladstane appeared as "Xlizabeth, Queen of Eng land," at the Opera House last evening. There was a very fair audience present, and the entertainment was of a highly interesting character. Tanight Mrs. Gladstane takes a benefit, on which oc casion "Mary Stuart" will be presented. PITTSBURGH TanternE.-=Full houses are a nightly occurrence at the Pitts burgh Theatre under the present man agement. Mr. Williams has as tine a Varieties Company as was ever collected together in addition to which Mr. James Taylor, zthe celebrated London Come dian, appears _nightly in ins inimitable comic acts and songs: ACADEMY OF MIIEEIO.—As previously announced I "The Field of the Cloth of Gold.' will:shortly be pre3ented at,the 'Academ_y of Music by Mr. fleas' com pany. The ',View lias had an unprece- , dented run of over two months in Philo,- delphia, artier° it was given by Mr. Hess' company- MAsoNIO gALL.—The concert at Ma sonic 114 hist Alight, by the Allegheny Quartette Club, was a rich musical treat. To-night. a dramatic.entertainment will ~be given by a number of amateurs. '.. G. members of the G. A. It ,who contemplate taking part in the dra mall° entertainments to be given for..the benefit of Poste 85 and 88, Allegheny, are requested to meet at Post 85, corner:;, f ,Lacock , and Federal streets, Saturday *night, in order that a cast of characters, may be made up for rehearsal. • The New Bounty Act. The bounty bill which passed Con gress provides that every soldier who was discharged by reason of "expiration of term of service" shall be held to have fill'ed his full term of enlistment. and be entitled to a bounty accordingly. - Also, that a widow, minor children or parent, ;in the order :timed, ofant. soldier who shall have died -after being - honorably discharged, shall be entitled to receive ,the additional bounty .to •which -- . such soldier would be entitled e li vin g . All vasina tbr•*Nulty tmder 'vat ,of July, 1)168,4hall be void unless presented prior M December 1, 1869. An-Afflicting &defile. ,The suicide of Mr. Wm. A. BlaftelsleY, of. Glade township,Warren county, a few days ago, was attended with painful cir cumstances. His body was found in the Woods, some distance from his residence, and appearances indicated that he must have climbed a tree, where he affixed one end of the rope to a limb and the other to his neck. He then shot himself through the brain, feirfrom the limb and hung suspended by the rope. He used a looking-g la ss to assist in taking aim with the revolver. Mr. Ifiakeley was about fifty-five years of age, was oansid ered in good circumstances, and left a wife and several children to mourn his loss. It is thought by many that he was laboring\ under a fit of insanity, as he had once before attempted to destroy hiniself.l He was considered educated, once followed the vocation of a minister, and hell the office of Justice of the Peace at he time of his death. The following letter was found in the pest pocket of the deceased: My wife is a good woman. We have had no difficulty. IRA only knows what I suffer in rcy side and head. I can never be any better. lam almost blind, my - eyes are failing very fast. Oh my poor head, my poor head. lam living in con tinual fear of being blind and crazy. I can't stand it any longer. Bury me down below the barn by the line fence, and if the Yankeebush folks are willing you can take me up there some other time. The neighbors will help bury me. I `don't want any regular funeral. I trust myself to the mercy of God, and to 'the alluring sacrifice of .the Lord Jesus Christ. I love you all. My wife - and children be good. Take care of your health, I have ruined mine and now suf fer more than tongue can tell. Farewell, I have no hope in this world. Bury me Just as I am. W. A. BLAKESLET. N. B.—Let me be in the barn until you are ready to bury me. The Allegheny Controllership. The members of the Allegheny Cour . oils assembled in caucus in the Select Council Chamber, last evening, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the office of City Controller, made va cant by the resignation of R. B. Francis Esq. As we - have heretofore stated, three gentlemen were in the field for the nomi nation, viz: Messrs. C. W. Penney. of the First, Geo. B. McClSane, of the Third, and Wm. M.iPorter, of the Fourth ward. The caucus, although a brief one, (eon tinning in session about half an hour,) was quite animated, five ballots being taken before a choice was made. On the WM ballot Mr. WM. M. Porter received a majority of the votes cast, and was accordingly declared the nominee, after which the caucus adjourned. Mr. Porter will be duly elected at the neat, meeting of Councils, which takes niece, Thursday Ovening, April 29th. , The nominee, though, comparatively a young man, is well known throughout the city and enjoys a high reputation as a business man and gentleman. During the war he entered the army as a pri vate, and after serving four years in, the 'fienrice, was honorably discharged' by reason of wounds received in battle. From.a private's position he raised him self to a Captaincy. and Was finally bre veted Major for gallantry at tha bat tle of Cedar Creek. For two years past he has been engaged in blisiness in Alle gheny. In his new position he will doubtless, as elsewhere, prove compe tent and reliable, and fully merit the. confidence reposed in him, as evinced by the action of the members of Councils last night. The Ben Franklin Insurance Company. ' Few fire insurance companies in this country enjoy higher reputation for honor and honesty than our own local Ben Franklln, of Allegheny. -Conduct ing its business on a careful system, as suming no extraordinary riske, issuing policies with prudence and lodgment, it has won the universal confidence of the business community, and is .deemed as safe and reliable as any other similar or ganization in the country. Its , board of directors and officers number businesa, gentlemen conspiconus for their shrewd ness, integrity and responsibility, whose names alone are sufficient gdarantee df the staunchness and high character of the company, whose affairs they manage and direct. The Secretary, George D. Riddle, Esq., is a clever, courteous anct agreeable gentlemanovith whom it is a pleasure to have business transactions, and our readers wishing to insure in a company which they can rely , upon be ing safe and trustworthy are referred to him at the office, No. 410hio street, Al leghenyv for all needful information re garding rates and terms. New Lit) Insurance Company. Elsewhere we publish the advertise- ment of the Co• Operative Life Insurance Company of Western Pennsylvania, a newly formed organization, embracing in its officers and stockholders many ofour most responsible business citizens. The system on which .it is to be conducted is strikingly peculiar. and on examination 'will prove decidedly attractive. By, co 'Operation it Is enabled to combine with perfect security a degree of simplicity, _equality. conveniences; liberality and economy which has never before been attained by life insurance companies: We commend this now institution to our friends as eminently worthy of conti °deuce and.support, and hope those -con templating life : insurance *ill closely examine into its superior plans for., abac i ing with the assured and rendering life A l ettratiop 'popular and profitable. Hydrophobia. Yesterday 'afternoon considerable ex citement' was created on Oh o, near, d , dle street, Allegheny, by the vagaries of a mad dog. which suddenly Made its SD learanceimuch to the dismay of the 'pedestrians who Crowded the thorough- Are at the time The aninial, after tearing around conaiderably;.finally brought up in an• empty dry goods box on the pave "ment,,wherait wasdespatehed by a blow in the head from a hatchet, weilded by one of the least frig,htened of the epode ' tors.who witnessed its conduct. Fortu nately no ene was bitten, but the result 'might have been different. When will Pittsburgh and Allegheny have a proper' ,dog erdinanoe. Fashlono-011denfenny sends to us itMme. Demorest's Mirror of lossbjons" ibr ki,s i y. We examined it long enough to see how fearfully and wondeifully made are the feminine Ashton* of the day, and then put the Mirror out of the sight of all our handsome young baohe. lora. ' We' thought they:should , not be permitted to know too mush. To pnmarrie4, Ladiee.--An we were on our :muds we noticed a new mita, b. liohment at No, le'Diamond, Allegneul and looked in, and Were Plestae4l to tin that our friend" *ad *hag* stook queenawarc almoet'equal to alum We recommend all thole who contemplate matrimony to 041,0 n & ItteGralr. and examine'for themselves. Don't tar get the placei Nr4-10 Diamond; Allegheny. . . , Get a good erupt