Cis littobutt-Galrtts,
PRAIRIE GlWan AbD FIRES
(COrresoondenoe of the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
The great prairies of the west are clothed
heavily with grass. Some varieties are as
-coarse as rye,and grow about as tall; but the
greater part, especially on the uplands, is
about the heighth and stou , tless of timothy,
but has longer and coarser blades. This
variety, where it predominates, makes ex
cellent hay, equal it is contended, to tim
othy in nutrition, and animals are equally
fond of it. Many thousands of acres of
this are mowed, and it yields from one to
.. two;:tonr, to the acre -sometimes more.
Cattle feed-freely upon these broad prai
ries; - but so elastic is the grass that the
mower operates as well upon these pas
tures as it would were the cattle ex
cluded. But of course the yield is
diminished.
In some places the number of cattle is
too great for the grasses, and where that
is the case they rapidly decline, and the
ground• becomes foul with weeds, and the
grass unfit for hay. Indeed these prai
rie grasses are not hardy; and soon die
out if severely eaten off and trampled.
Where cattle are excluded and the grass is
annually mowed, it becomes cleaner and
better. Hence the farmers of the prairie
States are beginning to fence up their
prairie ground`aiithey would raeasow land.
Still in Kansas the grass on millions of
acres of prairie grows up, dries, and re
mains upon the ground over winter,
somewhat broken down by the snows,
but by no means laid fiat. Animals eat
it in this condition if they can get noth
ing else, but there is very little nutriment
' in it; and the owners of the land, whether
they '• wish to plow it, mow it, or pasture
it, set fire to this old grass in , the spring
and burn it off. Great care must be
taken, however, in this operation, as it
burns furiously, and sometimes gets be
yond control, and acts fire to fences,
stacks and even buildings. It is unlawful
- to set fire to prairie grass without the con
currence of the adjoiners, and I think the
presence of six men. This work is gen
erally done in the evenings, and the
calmer the weather is the better. But in
Somme, in the spring season, there are
few evenings quite calm; and sometimes
after the fire has been sta rted a stiff breeze
springs up, and then the scene becomei
grand, sometimes fearful and dangerous.
While I was out there during part of
March and all of April I saw no little of
this w ork, and took "part in some of it. I
haVe seen a line of flame half a mile long,
sweeping so fast before the wind that
thirty feet of this dry grass would be
aflame at the same moment. In such
cases it is in vain to attempt to arrest its
progress until its reaches a road or a water
course.
Nothing can be imagined more beauti
ful 1 than these long lines of brilliant
• flame approaching each other from the
boundaries of the track to be burnt over,
• sometimes several hundreds of acres. I
was while there on an elevated spot, and
some nights from ten to twenty separate
- fires were in view at once, lighting up the
entire horizon—some so near that we
could see the lines of 'fire sweeping in all
directions, ethers so far off that they
looked like brilliant spots on the dark
landscape.
In the unsettled parts of that country
these fires'n sometimes for miles, until
they are a opped by water courses.
be
Whether the r effects to enrich or to
rtl
impoverish e land is a mooted point;
but certain i is that the "range" is better
for cattle on ands over which the fire has
I
swept in th a; ring. In April the old
grass lies or !stands brown and sere; but
soon after it is swept off by fire the
black and bare surface of the ground be
gins to tarn green, and in a few days is
as Verdant as a well mown meadow is
with us in the spring, and cattle abandon
' . the ground on which the old grass is still
standing or lying and gather -upon, the
burnt districts.
There are'several varieties of grass on
these prairies, some very coarse, as
already mentioned, while some are quite
fine and delicate. East of Fort Harker,
which is about 220 miles west of the Mis
souri, the buffalo grass has almost entirely'
disappeared. It and the animals from
which it gets its name appear to recede
together. But there are some grasses
eqlly delicate in structure, and much
more tender, which maintain themselves
ani;ng the taller and coarser varieties.
On of these, very much . resembling blue
grass in form and color, sends forth in
April, from the middle of its stalk,- a
pretty delicate little flower, sometimes
pure white, sometimes a light purple. I
never found more than one on the same
stalk. The stem of the flower, short and
very slender, springs at right angles from
the stem of the 'grass. They are very
• curious, and well worthy of introduction
into the flower garden. I gathered them
on grotind over which fire had swept two
or three weeks before.
- Intermingled with these grasses are
. flowers in great variety and profusion,
/ some of which are very pretty. Passing
over the high prairies or plains near Fort
Harker, early in June, I saw, for miles
: -..'-! together, a display of flowers so. rich, so
profuse, so vast, that it had a bewildering
t and oppressive effect upon the brain. It
`',was beauty rising to sublimity—a sight
, r , that can never be forgotten. • J. C.
Decoration Day in Chicago.
CI4CAC4O, , May 24.—The Evangelical
. 2 clerimen Of this city had another meet
4-i
-ng t is morning to protest against the
leer ny of decorating the soldiers'
„ . graves on the Sabbath day. There was
- '
quite a large attendance, but represent
1. hog only three denominations, Presbyte
liana, Baptists and Methodists. The
Vine of the speakers was decidedly less
• radical than on the occasion - of the
previous meeting, and several well
..known - clergymen acknowledged that
, .. *if had changed their views, and felt
llii
little or' no harm could result from
ih pro_posed ceremony on the Sabbath
, :day. Finally. a Committee appointed for
- ' the purpose ' offered a series of resoln.
, *irs, which were much modified in tone
"BOrn those passed at the last meeting.
'They resolve that while they do
not I regard the mere act of deco.
1 ' Zing the soldiers' graves upon the
bath as a desecration of the day,
,they believe that with the ocecorg.
ts ' necessarily accompanying such
mony, In the breaking up'of relig.
.-- lieridOells the gathering-together of a
riltatibide largely cotirposed of those who
;feel no interest lir honoring the Sabbath,
ithe; almost certain tendency to intern.
Mance, and the general removal of re
rstiiint, such a ceremony will inertia
- blrbe disastrous alike to religions and
-civil. influence. In another resolution
'it hey respectfully petition the Grand
lonimancier to change the day to Saint
-114; in accordance vnththe change made
jar Washington, Boston and Cincinnati.
A TRIP To Nom
(Correspondence of the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
HAMPTON, VA. May 21, 1269.
DEAR GAzErru: I had not expected:
during my present jaunt to do any "edi
torial correspondence," but finding my
self at this ancient. Virginia town of some,
historic interest—the home of one of our
presidential accidents.and kept indoors
by a driving nor'easter with rain, I pro
pose to make some "jottings down" for
the benefit of other travelers South and of
your-readers generally.
I left your sanctum, as y u are aware,
on Monday evening, had a ,E uick passage
via Pennsylvania and Northern Central
roads to Baltimore, where I was obliged
to wait seven hours forth Bay boat,
which leaving Baltimore at 4 r. at. on
Tuesday, brought me by 6A. .on Wed
nesday to Portsmouth, thence I proceeded
by rail, via Weldon and Gaston, 177
miles to Raleigh, N. C., occupying eleven
hours in making tuffs distance, quite be
low the speed;on our Pennsyl ania roads
of heavier grades and curvatu
I found Raleigh, the ancient capital of
rti
the good old North State, a q aint, old
fashioned inland city of some ten thousand
inhabitants, - with wide unpaved streets,
with huge and umbrageous monarchs of
the forest casting their .grateful( shadows
over the streets. The Capitol is a stately
edifice of native granite, occupying the
centre of irscittare which is handsomely
enclosed and planted. i
The Legislature adjourned '
weeks
ago; so that Ilwas denied the vilege of
witnessing the proceedings of a recon
structed Statel in her deliberative assem
bly, but I had the pleasure of seeing the
Diocesan Epiricopal Convention in annual
session, the venerable and good Bislop
Atkinson presiding. It was a noble
looking body of men, clerical and lay;
not so numerous as I had supposed, but
made up of earnest, devoted and pious men.
I also Yisited St. Agnstine Normal
School, for blacks, an institution in the
first year of its existence. It is incorpor
ated by the Legislature, and is under the
management of a Board of Trustees, who
meet - in council, and who consist of a
number of the most respectable men in
the State. Bishop Atkinson is President,
Kemp P. Battles, Esq., Secretary and
Treasurer, and Rev. J. Linton Smith, D.
D., is Principal of the School, in which
already about forty students are being
trained for teachers. They are male and
female, gathered from the more advanced
scholars in the common schools of 3Torth
Carolina.'
The North Carolinians are greatly
alarmed for the safety of their cotton
crop—the planting has been in excess of
former years, but the prevalence of cold
and wet weather since planting has made
a good deal of re-planting necessary, and.
rendered the prospect of a good "stand"
very doubtful. A failure of this import
ant crop, on which their hopes have been.
fixed, would, prove, very disastrous to the
State. I sincerely hope the case may not
be so bad as they fear.
Homeward bound from Raleigh I
reached Old Point Comfort last evening,
and laid over to visit the "Hampton Nor
mal and Agricultural Institute, " situated
just outside the village of Hempton, in
Elizabeth ,City county, Virginia, on the
" Whipple Farm, "
which lies upon
Hampton Roads. The Scho9l and Home
buildings, valued at $25,000, occupy a
beautiful site u pon the shore. They are
BO arranged d furnished as to offer to
the studentaJthe helps to a
.right living
which pertain to a cultivatd Christian
borne. , The Institution is under the
auspices of the "American 'llasionary As
sociation," which is greatly in advance
of all other public and private associa
tions in the extent and thoroaghness of
its Mors and expenditures in the noble
work of diffusing a common school edu
cation among the freedmen.
The 'lnstitute was opened in April,
1868, and was incorporated in the follow
ing September, "for the purpose of pre
paring the Youth of the South, without
distinction of color, for the work of or
ganizing and teaching Schools in the
Southern States," The very great ne
cessity foian institution of this kind, in
duced the Association to provide a farm
rof one hundred and twenty acres, and
besides the extensive_ buildings for school
house andlfarming purposes before men
tioned, supply it with all the appliances
-of profitable labor, and now I find it, in
scarcely more than one year from its ori
gin, exemplifying to a wonderful degree
both the great need of such an institution
and the wisdom and forecast of its
founders in the plans adopted and carried
forward. The Association was especially
fortunate in selecting for the general su
perintendence and oversight of the whole
establishment, Gen: S. C. Armstrong, a
gentleman yet young, but of large admin
istrative experience, of fine culture,
tin
tiring energy, and with his whole heart
in the work.
There are sixty-six students now en
joying the benefits of the training both
in school and upon the farm. In the
household and school five ladies are em
ployed. The Matron is an unmarried
daughter of an eminent clergyman of
Massachusetta. She is a lady of - more
than ordinary intellectual vigor and re
finement, admirably fitted for the respon
sible duties are
-to her. The other
four ladies are accomplished and experi
enced teachers, The Matron and teach
ers exert a most salutary influence over
the students, and are regarded by them
with great deference and respect. In
deed, the utmost harrhony between the
Principal, teachers and students is con
stantly apparent, and illustrates the per
fect discipline and order. which prevade
the daily operations of. the Institute.
. The Farm which is embraced in the
plan, is under. the management of Mr.
Francis .111cbardson, Tho has himself
been educated in the mysteries •of scien
tific farming,: and knows the value of
adaptation . of crops and soil, and of rota
don of crops, he has made the farm to be
regarded In this county as the model farm.
Mt. Richardson is making daily ship
' meats to the east, of strawberries and
peas, and. will by and by have shiploads
of potatoes, cabbages and other products
of his Sumer craft.
On the whole, I have been much pleas
ed with tillthat I see of the Hampton.
Normal School; and as ten or twenty ,
thousand dollars More Capital would en
able the Superintendent to carry out some
favorite, plans,fcir enlarging its usefulness
and Securing its perpetuity. I sbpserely
hope some of thephilanthropists of the
country will visit 'end ' examine its
workings and thereby be Induced, •as I
think they surely would, to further endow
it. No similar enterprise .that I know of ,
promises a riches or more' certain. harvest
of blessings and benefits. . IL.
rtiwtplarri pAzgrimi , W,EPNESDAY . ,,, : 3I47 28,
NATIONAL
LIFE INSEIINCE COMPANY.
F THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Chartered by Special Act of Congress,
Approved 'July A 6, 1888.
Cash Capital - - $1.060,000.
PAID IA FULL. °
_ _
I3RANCI:I OFFICE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
PHILADELPHIA.
Where the general business of tile Company to
transacted. and to which all general corres
pondence should be addressed.
\-- ! -
OFFICEE.S. '
CLARENCE H. 'CLARK, President.
JAY cooKE, Chairman Fir.ance and Executive
Committee.
HENRY D. COOKS Vice Vice President.
EMERSON W. PEE '', Secretary and Actuary.
\ .
This Company offers the following advantages:
It is a National Company. et artered oy special
act of Congress, 11308:
It has a paid-up capital of $1,000,000.
It offers low rates oP premium.
It turn labes larger Insurance than other com
panies forlthe same mckney.
It Is definite and est - fain In its e rms.
Its policies are exempt from at achment.
There are no unnecessary r rictions In the
policies.
Every4 o l , lcy is non - forfeitable.
Policies .), be taken which pay to the insured
their full amount, and return all the premiums,
so that the Insurance costs oily the Interest on
the annnsl payments.
Policies may be taken that will pay to the IT
lured,
T
r a certain number of years, during
lite, an annal income of one-tenth the amount
named the policy.
No ext rate is charged for risks upon the lives
of Dr:males.
It Insures, not to nay dividends t• policy-hold
ers, btu; so low a cost that dividends will be im
possible. -
Client is, Pamphlets, and full partienlars given
on appli ation to the Branch office of the Com
pany, or to --,'
K. W. CLARK & CO., Philadelphia,
General Agents for Pennsylvanitand Southern
ke' w Jersey.
• -JAY COOKE & CO.. Washingti!n, D. C.,
For Maryland, Delaware Virginia, District
of Columbia and West Virginia. -,
IRA B. IIeVAT di CO..
Agents for Allegheny. Beaver, Butler, Mercer
and Washington counties.
Sir LOCAL AGENTS AXE WANTED in every
City and Town; and applications from compe
tent parties - for such agencies with suitable en
dorsement. should be addressed Ts! THE COM •
PANT'S GE!iFILA L AGENTS ONLY. In their
respective district.. mh33:stw.tr
ORDINANCES
AN ORDINANCE
Estaibll&hlug the Grades of Varloois
streets.
•
SecTto.' 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the
City of P 'taboret. In Select and Common Loan
ells ass*. hied, and It is hereby ordained a d
enacted by the ant hority of the same. That the
grades of the following named steeets be. and the
same are hereby adopted and established in ac.
cord ance with plans ac •euips lay o g this ordinance
and di. d In the City Eng uetr's office:
THE GREENS 'ATM) PIKE from Butler street.
to the Pennsylvania Railroad crossing et Eas t
Liberty.
LIBERTY AVENUE from ThirtV-seeond street
to Centre avenue. .
t 011.TY.SECUND STREET . from the Allegheny
Valley Railroad to the Ureens L,tirg Pike.
MAIN- STREET from Butler street to the
Greensburg Pike.
BATE, LLEY from Forth street to ; utter .
street.
LONG ALLEY from thmAll gheny
out to Butler wort. •
PORTY•FIFTiibTItFF.T frmn the ALe bevy
al!cy Railroad to Butler street.
LOLLTOT ALLEY from Fortieth to Forty-thLd
treat.
NuIPT II STREET fromirortleth to Foil'ly-fourth
Wet t.
REMLOCK. ALLEY from Forty-I%llMb to
Forty.flfcn street.
CENTRE S REET from Forty•fouseb to Forty
flf.h strew,
WILWOW STREET from Portleth street to
Forty. fi.h street.
tIATeiELD STREET from Fortkth to Forty-
ABA %feet.
PROSPECT STREET frOm Bsitler street to
lini" Alley
G RACEDTREET from Butler etteet to the
,reerisl3llWl;lke7 ---
ALMON WALLEY from the Allegheny Valley
ih t ilroad to the Greensburg elke.
FORT IXTH STlte ET from 'lie Allegheny Val
ley Railroad to the Greensburg Pike.
one for 'lllllt IN SIXTH Is MEET from the
Allegheny Valley Railroad to Butler street.
One for TEIIuTY NINTH STREET from tile
Allegheny Valley Railroad to the Greensburg
Pike. that portion between Butler street and the
Turnpike to ne a uniform grade.
er.c. A. Tnat any ordinance or part of
.orth
bance conflicting with the passage of tale ordi
nance at tte present time, be and the tame is
hereby repealed so far a . the same affects this or
dl ,ance.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In Councils.
this 211 st day of May, A C. 111139.
JU}IN SHIPTON.
President pro tem of Seket Council.
Attest: E. S. Monnow,
Clerk of de'ect Council.
W. A. '.IO.IILINSON,
. President of common Council,
Attest: A. McSlAsTart,
'oun
AN ORDINANCE
Clerk of Common . Council, my2s
For Constructing a , Board Walk from
Ittineraville to Lawrenceville !station
on the Peizmylviinia Railroad.
SacTION 1, Be It ordalaed and enacted by the
City of Pittsburgh. In "elect. and Common Coun-
tile-aaaembld, and It is hereby ordained and
enacted by the antbority of the same. That the
City Jingle:eel- be and he is hereby authorized
ann dLia cted to silvertise for proses:La fur the
construction of a Board Watt along the township
road leading from Minersville to she Lawrence
ville Station on the Pennilylvanla liahtoad, and
to let. the acme In accordance with Acts of As
sembly and ordinancos cf 0 unclls relating
thereto.
no. i. That any ordinance or part-of ordi
nance cot:dieting with the passage of this ordi
nance at the present time, be and the same is
kereby repealed an Ur as the sames Sects this or
dinance.
Ordained and elected Into a law la Councils,
thin Slat day of Mayi•A. D-11169. •
JOHN 811IPTON,
President pro tem otlielect Council.
Attest: It. S. Moanow. •
Clerk of Select Council,
W. A. TuMLINSON.
President of Common Council.
Connell. — My2/
Attest: H.CideCrliikaoircaonn;mo.u,
A N ORDINANCE
a. the Cenetroetion of it Boardwalk
out' Slat ?street. t in o o Hi 9,l6 9) from .
Liberty avenue to the retina. 8.8.
• Recrtow 1 Be it ordain/4 and enacted by the
iyuy W PittebtirgA, in deleat and Pompton Un tn-
Mis assembled and 'a if hereby, ordain ed and
',awed tu authority cifthsseteut.That the pity
Engineer be and- hereby madtorized to adver
tise for proposals for a boardwalk on Elm street,
litoomfleido from Lieertr attune to the Penna.
Railroad, and toast ibo• same in accordance with
-acre of Assembly and city ordinances providing
therefor. •
Sul. S. That any ordinance ortrt ay °rainy, ce
conflicting with the passage of t ordinance at
the present time, be and the same is hereby re
pealed so far as the same streets this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a hew In Councils.
into Slit day of May, A. IL 1869. -
JOHN INETIPT"
President pro tern of Select Council.
A ttest: Z. ii:Mokiaow.
Clerk of beleet Coattail.
• • • W. A. TOMLINSON
• President of Common Counc il.
Attestr 11:Kontima,
• vieLtorcoasoa Conan. Tr'
. .
I:7;4I,KIENCIWN,CIEFL,
.
N ORD INANCE
rialtos. Convene*Hon for City line
. • neer.
Sictiort 11. - Be it ordained and enacted by the
eav of Pittsburgh, in detect and Common COUR•
efts anstrmhted, and a is hereby ordained and en
acted by the authority of the. same. That in
lien of the compensation now rovided by the or
dinances of the Mi. the City Engineer shall re
ceive as fall compensation tsr his services an an
nual salary of thlrty-tive hundred . dollars, paya
ble trnm appropriation No. 7, in such manner as
the Street Committee may direct. '
Aim hereafter the tee to be charged for
regulating .lots shall , be four dolls, a, _and fur
at. e t grades three dollars.
3. I hat she t:i.y Engineer eball keep an
accurate account of all fee- rec-lved by him.and
shall make a r.ts,n tiler. of to the C , -ntrolier un
the ft.-I Monu ay of essli month under oattl, and
shall pay all money so recel.eo by him to the City
Treasurer for theme of said city. •
Sic. 4. That any ordinance or part of 'ordl.-
nance conflicting wish the paszage of 04 ordi
nance at the present time, he and the same Is
hereby renealed so far as the same affects this or-
Maas ce.
Ordained and enacted Into slaw this the 21Ist
day . of May, A. D. 1509.
JOHN SHIPTON,
President pro tem of Select Council-
Attest: E. S. Monnow,
Clerk of Select Council.
W. A. TOMLINSON,
President of Common Council,
Attest: 11. MCMASTER,
Clerk of Commn Council
- N ORDINANCE
_
Authorising the Gradlng,Partnit azi4
Curbing or Liberty street.from Thkr
ty•tirst, street to Thtrty-third
street. • '
SEC. I. Be it ordained and enacted by the City
of Pittsburgh, in Select dad Common Councils
assembled, and it is hereby ordatnea and enact
ed by the authority of the same. That the City
Engineer be and he Is hereby authorized and di
rected to advertise for proposals for the grading,
paving and curbing of Liberty street, from Thtr
ty- first street to Thirty third street, and to let
the same In the manner directed by an ordinance
Concerning Streets. passed August 31, 1831;
also, an act concernlng.Str.ets, approved Janua
ry 8, 1884
SEC. 2. That any ordinance or part of ordi
nance conflicting with the passage of this ordi
nance at the present time, be and. the same is
hereby repealed so far as the same affects this or
dinance.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In Cannella,
this Bilisu day of 11:4, A. D. 1869.
JulIN BRITTON
President nro tem of Select Council,
Attest: E. S. MORROW,
Clerk of Select Connell.
W. A. TOMLINSCIN,
President of Common Council,
Attest: 11. MCMASTV.R,
Clerk of Common Council.
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing* the Grading', Pastas and
Cn•bing* of Apple alley, from Van
' Bream street to Marion street.
Szcnowl. Be it ordained and enacted by the
City of -Pittsburgh, in Select and Common Corn
etts aerernbted, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
City Engineer be and he is hereby autoorized and
directed to advertise for proposals for the grading,
Paving and curbing of Apple alley, from Van
Bream street to Marion street. and to let the same
in the punnet directed by Ordinance cr ncerning
Istreets, passed August 31st 1157; also, an Act
concerning Streets.approved January eth,1864.
Szc. S. That any ordinance Or part of ordi
nance conflicting with the passageof this ordi
nance at the present time, be and the came is
heresy repealed so lar as the same affects this or
dinance.
Ordained and enacted Into a law in Councils,
thLs llist day of May, 1869.
JO HIPTOW,
President pro tem of Select Council.
Attest E. S. MonnoW,
Clerk of Select Council. _
N. A. TOMLINSON,
President of Common Council.
Attest: 11. MOJA-TER.
Cleric of Common Council. mr.ll
A /TN dRDLICILNCE
•
lzilboriaipir the G• adlna, Paving and
curbing of at. ontrick alley, fro
Marlon el Matt nberger.
Su. - 1. Be ft ordnine4 and enacted by
the tnty of Pittsburgh, In Select and Com.
mon 7 Vouncita aseembled, and it Le here
by ordained and enacted by the authority
of Mr same. That the Cite I.",n.lneer be and
he 1. beret, authorzeil and diracted to advertise
for proposals tor the grading, taming and curb
ing of et. Patrick alsey, from „station street o
nilit nberaer street. and tc let the same In the
manner directed by au concerning
streets, pastad August-31, 1837; els., an act
toricerhing :;creels, iipwored January 6,1864.
Su. l. 'that any ordinance or part of on Mance
conUlcting with the pa,Sniie of tale ordln rice at
the present time, be and tue same Is ha by re
pealed ear tar as tee name affecta this ordln nce.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In C netts,
this allst day of Mar. A. D. 1889. •
•
• Jul IN SHIPTO, .
t'nPstd en t pro tern of Select. Council.
Attest: E. U. Ittonnow, '
• Clerk of Select Council.
W. A. TONILINSO'N.
• President of Common Council.
Attest: 11. McMASTIC.%
Cleric of uotumon Council. m y 24
AN OIRDEVANCE '
Authorising the Grading. Paving and
Curbing of ilverh alley, from inane
street to . Miltenberger street.
dit.C7lOle 1. Be tt ordained. and enacted by the
City of Pittehurgh, in Select and Common Coun
cils aes.anbled. and it is tikroby ordained and
enacted by the authority of Pia lam*, '1 nat the
CI , y Engineer be and he Is nereby authorized and
directed to adTerthe for provearals for the grad
ing. paying and curbing of Beech alie3, from
Bride street to Miltenberger street, and to lei the
Caine la the manner directed by an ordinance
concerning Streeti,rasse I August 31,11857;also,
an act concerning streets, aperoved January 13,
1104.
Sze. 3. That any ordinance or part of ordinance
conflicting with the passage of this ordinance at
the present time, be and the same is hereby re
pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted Into a law In Councils,
this Mist Clay of Mat*, A. l).1889 .
JOHN IfIPTON.
President pro tem of beltcl, Council,
Attest: E. S. llounow,
Clera of Select Council.
W. A. T.uhl NSON,
President of Common Council.
Attest: 11. McMAsrmt.
Clerk of Common.Counell. my2ll
ANORDINANCE -------
eirinigthg the Grade of I.lb.rty
from Twenty-ninth Thirty•seconti
street.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained and enacted by tlie
City of Pittsburgh. in Select and Corrosion Coun
cils asserahlad, and it is hereby ordained and en
acted by the authorlt • or toe same. That the
grade of Miserly street be so changed, as to hare
fall from the pi esentArratle at Twenty-ninth
street of 0.70 foot per MO fe.st to Thirty-reeond
Street, thence a rise'of 1.05 feet per 100 feet to
the present grade at Thirty-first street.
SEC. SI That any ordinance or prima ordinance
conflicting with the passage of thls ordinance at
tie present time. be and the same is hereby re
pealed so tar as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a I .w in Conner's.
this Elit day of May, A. M. 1800.
JOHN SHIPTON.
President pro tern of Select Council.
Attest: E. S. MCflutow.
Clerk of Select Council.
W. A. TOMLINSON.,
•
President of Common Council.
Attest: H. DiclldesTat.,
Clerk of Common Council. rarr.
A N ORDINANCE
Pa Opening Forty third atireat, from
Butler to Davison
. Fscrior( 1. Be it ordained and enacted by .the
City of Pitt burgh In Select and Common Coun
cils assembled and it , 111 hereby ordained and tn
amed by the authority of the same, That the City
Engineer be and Is hereby directed to survey and
open - Tortv.third (late Ewalt) street, from. But.
ler to Davison street. aid to appraise damages
and assess benefits Prank Kobne. Henry Herr
and James T. McClure aoe hereby apointed.
SEC. That any ordinance or part • f ordi
nance conflicting with the pasiage of this
ggrdi
nance at the present time,be and the same is yere.
by repealed so far as the same affects this rdi•
mane.
Ordained and enacted Into a law in Councils,
this BLit day of May, A. D. MIL •
JOHN SHrPT
President pro tam of Select Council.
Attest: E. 8. PilOnnow,
clerk Of
_ • W. A. TOMLINSON
T
realdent of Common Council.
Attest: H. W.:;MAsTsn.
Clerk of Common Connell. my 2.5
AN ORDINANCE --
dews" sidewalks oa Thirty...gnash
wad -Far= directs.
gnomon 1. Be ft Ned and enacted by
the Olt_y at Pittsburgh, in Select and Com
mon Councils cresembled, and U te hereby
ordained and enacted hy the authority of
came, That the width at •the sidewalks-on the
west side of Thirty-nintly Its
on the east side of
Fortieth street be CO elm ed , front Butler street
to the Allegheny. Valley • as to Dent a width
of fifteen 1381 feet. , . • ,
Sec. I . That any ordinance or Dart of Ordinance
condictbig with the passage of this ordinance at
the present time: be and tee same I. , hereby re
pealed so far as ;he mime affects tali ordinance.
Ordained and, enacted into a law in Councils
t hi s glue day of *ay, A. 1). 11369.
. • - . JOHN 8111PTON,
President pro te a of Select Coanell.
Attests N. B.llossow,
Clerk of Beleet Council. •
• ! • W. A.
WW IOII COLIN . TOMLINSON
Preiidest Of
Attest:. U. Maxus C%
, CUM Csetaaaa Oman. _ ars e
ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE
.
thonging ,
the Grade of Penn 8
from I.lardeth Street to Thirty.
th!rd Street.
SECTION 1. Belt ordained and enacted by the
City of Pittsburgh. to eelact. and Common Couu
ails assemb e.,, and It Is hereto) , ordained and en
acted by the authority of the same, That the
grade of Penn street be so changed that it wl , l
be two feet above and parallel with the old grade
from Thirty-first to Thirty-third, and a uniform
grade Ohm the present grade of Penn at Thir
tieth to • the nPvr grade at 1 hirts-firat tax et.
r EC. Th it any ordinance or part of ordi
nance conflicting wrth the•passage of this oral
ounce at the present time, be and the,same Is
hereby :rep aled so far as the same affect. this or
dinance.
Ordained and a naeten into a law this the Blst
day of Slay, A Li. 11569..
11 JOHN SHIPTON.
, President pro tem of Select Council.
Attest: E. S. stounow,
N., Clerk of nilset Council.
W. A. TuSILINSON,
• Presirient of Common Council.
At tent: H. McItAsTER:
I Clerk of Common Council. my 2.5
NiORDINANCE
i ( or Widening Webster avenue. from
Cram' street to Seventh avenue.
ST CTION 1. Be it ordained. and enaete4 by the
Oit IPittoburgh, in Saiect 'aniCCommon (bun
aid alienated, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted: by the authority of the earn.% That the
City Engineer be and ne Is ' , hereby authorized
and directed to survey and open Webster avenue,
Nom Grant street. to ceventh avenue, to tne
width of fifty (50) feet. in accordance with the
• 'City District Plan," and to appraise damages
and assess benefits Aaron Floyd, James Grldin
and James Black are hereby appointed, in accord
ance with an act of Assembly approved January
6, 1864.
NEC. 2. That any ordinance or part of ordi
nance conflicting wlihi the passage of this ordi
nance at the present time. be and the same is
herebylrepeaied so far as the same affects this or
dinance.
Ordained and.enacted into a law in Councils.
this 21st day of May, A. D 1669.
JOHN SHIPTON,
j. President pro tem of Select Council.
Attest: E. S. 011110 W,
Clerk of Select Council.
W. A:TOMLPISON,
President of Common Council.
AtteM: H. McidasTE.R. I
r Clerk of Co
ap24
ANT ORDINANCE
•
Autherizing she G rad Paving and
Curbing of Forty.eighth atreet.from
Butler street to the Allegheny river.
•
SaCriox 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the
City of Pittsburgh, in Select and Common
Canne/a assembled, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the same,
'That the City Engineer be anu he is hereby au
thorlzad and directed to advertiee tor proposals
for the grading, paving and curbine of °Mr
elghthstreet, from Butler street to the Alleghe
ny river. and t let the same In the manner di
recteciSby an ordinance concerning scree ts,passed
August 31.1817; also en act concerning streets,
approved January 6, 1864-
approved
That any ordinance or parlor ordinance
conflicting with the passage of tubs ordinance at
the present time. be and the same Is hereby re•
pc:Lied:so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils,
this Ailst day of May, A. D. 1859.
JOHN SHIPTON,
, President pro tern of Select Council.
AtteE S. IdtaauCtw,
Clerk of Select Council,
W. A. TOMLINSON.
Preeldent 'of Common Coto cll.
Atteat: F. McMASTBreI
' Clerk of Common Council. .my2s
my2s
Ax.ORDINANCE
I •
authorising tho: Grading of Irwins
alley, from Fortieth street inForty-
Plenond street. •
Sac 2,1. Be it ordained and enacted by th! Mitt of
Pittsburgh, in Select and Common amides as •
trembled. and it is hereby ordained and enacted
by au , hority of the same, That the City Engineer
be and he is hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for proposals for the grading of Ir wins
alley. from Fort leth str. et to Forty•secund street,
and tso let the same in the manner directed by an
ordinance concerning Streets, passed August 31,
1867' also, an act concerning streets, approved
Janutity 6. 1864.
SEC....That any ordinance or part of ordinance
contllng with the passage of this ordinance at
the present time, be and the same Is hereby re
pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Orditned and enacted Into a law In Councils,
this %Ist day of May, A. L. 1869. '
JOHN SHIPTON,
;.,?, ['resident pro tern of Select Council.
Attest: E. S. 3fOnnOw.
Clerk of Select Council.
W. A. TO3II.IIUSON,
President of Common Council.
Attest: H. MeMAsTztt,
Clerk of Common Connell. my 24
„ri.A N ORDINANCE
Au, 4°FL:inn' the Grading. Paving and
Ctirbing of Forty-third Street, from
Butler streetto Davison street.
SEO. 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the Select
and -Common Councils of the Oily of Pittsburgh,
and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the
authority of the same, That the City Engineer
be aced he is hereby authorized and directed to
advettlse for proposals for the grading, paving
and turbing of Forty-third street from Butler
street to Davison street, and to let the same in
the manner directed by an ordinance concerning
Streets, pissed August 31, 1107; also, an act
concern lug streets. approved Januat y 6, 1564.
Ss 2. That any ordinance or part of ordi
nance conflicting with the passage of this ordi
nance at the present time, be and the same is
hereby repealed so tar as the same affects this or
dinance.
Ordained and enacted into a lady in Councils,
this Alst day Of May.. A. D. 1889.
JOHN SOWTON,
t President pro tein of Eelect Council
Attest: E. 8. Winnow,
Clerk of Hemet Council.
W. A. TOMLINSON.
President of Common Council,
Atiest: H. McMasimit, --
Clerk of Common
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the Grading, Paving and
Curbing of nixtrenth street, from
Pihe street to the Bridge.
SECTION 1. Be ft ordatnect and enacted by the
Cftyyqf Pittsburgh, in Eckel and Common Coun
cils assemb led. and It is hereby ordained and
enacted by authorUy of the same. That the
City ;ED gineer be and he is hereby authorized and
etrehted to advent e tor proposal) for the grad
ing, paving and curbing of Sixteenth street., from
Pike:street to the bridge, and to let the same In
the manner directed by an ordinance concerning
streets, possed August 31; 1.1451; also, an act
-conctirning Streets, approved January 0, 1564.
SzO. 3. That any ordinance or part of ordinance
Conflicting with the passage of this ordinance at
the present time, be and the same Is hereby re
pealed so tier as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils,
this II Lit day of May, A. I). 1509.
JOHN SHIPTON,
sl t lvii t t n yzi tern of Select Council.
Atlest6:7 r i
Clerk of Select Council.
W. A. TOMLINSON,
-President of Common Council.
Attest: H. MCMASTER,
' I Cleric of Common Connell. my 24
WALL PAPERS.
W ALL PAPER
WINDOW SHADES,
sew and Handsome Designs,
NOW OPENING AT
N 4... 107 NAarlKet Street
(NELB FIFTH AVENUE.) '
•
Embracing a large' d carefully selected stock
of tie newest deslams tom ihe FINEST EITARC
ED I ROLD to the'Oß EST ARTICLE known
to the tr de..Ali of oh we orer at prices that
willipay hnye r is to at e.
408. 8.. GRES & BRO.
WALL PAP
THE OLD PAPER BTO ; B IN A NEW PLACE,
3 W. P. DIARS/E6ML'B
1
NEW WALL PAPER STORE,
19/1 Liberty Street,
• 1 unwr, Kuuct-r,)"
iTuxo (tem Asammi mum. aU
muion Council
my?.{
mysl
OF
AnnlrstrTs.
a'NEW OPERA HOUSE.
Levee...
Manager
Brilliant an• cm of the charming young Ccme-•
Mantles and Vocalists,
CNA OMAN SISTERS
And the popular Comedian, Mr. C. D. BISHOP.
WIrDNESDAY EVENING, May-26th, 11369,.-
the Sparkling Operatic Burlesque of
FRS. DIAVOLO;
OR THE BEAUTY AND THY BRIGAND.
The performance to conclude with Bishop's
specialty. called
WANTED -1,000 MILLINERS.
Taursday - Evening—ALADDlN and YET OP
TilE PETT IC .AT-.
Chapman Sisters Matinee on Saturday.
'PITTSBURGH THEATRE.
1.1: W. WILLIAMS. Lessee imp Manager.
Second and last week of the gorp'ous sneetactila
burlesque called THE FoRTI THIEVES, with
all I s beauties and the magnificent TuANSFOR
MATION SC -.lv E..
TONIGHT Th 6 Great American Comlque,
GUS WILLIA3IS. -
Fcrt, Thieves Matinee an Wednesday and Sat
urday; Admission to Matinee, 50 cents; Galle
ry, 25 cents;
M - MASONIC HALL.
THREE NIGHTS—TUESDAY, WEDNES
DA.Y AND THURSDAY, May 215, 26 and 27,
HAVERLUS 111111LTRELS,
From their Minstrel Hall, Chicago . . J. H. Ha.
verly,Manager. Compo•ed of eighteen brightest
lights of minstrelsy, among whom are Charley
Pettengill, S. S. Purdy. Charley Reynolds, 0. P.
Sweet; Sig Gustave Manx, with a full and etti•
dent Quartette and Orchestra.
Admissi,n, 35 cents; reserved seats. 50 cents.
Matinee Thursday afternoon at Sfo'clock.
roy22 P 1311.0 CLARKS, Agent.
arACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Grand Exhibition (second time) by
SLACK DAVIS' pupils. on TUESDAY, MAY
25th, 1869. Parlor Dancing. consisting of light
gymnaitics, and also a Fairy Drama, expressly
adapted, from Shakspeare,s
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM.
Price of admission, 50 cents to all parts of the
house. 7 icketi and programmes may be had at
all the music stores.. Doors open at 7; commence
a quarter to B. _ me 1a:j5.2
PROPOSALS.
I FICA OF THE.
CENTRAL BOARD OF EDUCATION,
rITT6IIIIR6H. May 90, 1869.
SEALED PROPOSALS, for the
Masonrc of the foundation .walls of the High
erhool Building will he received until 12 M..
JUNE 2d. riders will ,fate theprire pert of
superficial forre out atone work, and the price
per cubic foot for rubble work. They will also
slat the who e amount for which they will do
the work.
Plans ands cifications can be seen at the office
of BARB WEIL Proposals to be left at the
oiBce of theeentral Board,corner of Wood street
and.Bizth avenue.
kidders will b• required to accompany their
bids with a EpeLimen of the stone proposed to be
used for the outwork.
Bids. wilt also be received for the excavation.
By order of the Building Cornmttyce.
my2o•Jel JOHN A. SERGE ANT, Sec'y.
OFFICE OT THE PITTSBURGH GAS COm..ANT. I
PITTSBURGH, May 15, 1869' t
pROPOSALS FOR \
COAL, SLACK AND LIME.
6RALED PRO'OSALS will be received at the
office of the PITTSBURGH GAS CONIPANY un•
tit W6DNEnDAT, May 26th, for the delivery of
500.000 bush of good Bituminous Coal;
110,000 bush of good merchantable N at Coal
and thick.
.000 bush of good Lime. - •
In the stores of the Company on their works. All
to be of such (meaty and delivered in such quan
ti' les and at such times as may be approved and
disemed by - the Engineer of the Works. Pay
nients to be made monthly, retaining teni.l.oMer
cent. in the hands of theiias Company omit the
cotnpl, tion of the contract.
Any information that may be required will be
fund •hed by the Km gineer at the Works.
Proposals to be saaressed to the Pr. sident of
the Pittsburgh Gas Company. endorsed "Pro
posals for cot., slack or lime." as the case may
be. ! J.lll.En THOMSON,
myl7:Jil . Engineer.
OFFICE OF CONTROLLER. OF ALLEMIENT CO,
Pa.. Pittsburgh, May 17, 1E49.
NOTIC.I. TO CONTRACTORS.
_ I
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this office until the 31st inst. Inclusive for the
erection or a new bridge over Plum Creek. ou.
the Leechburg road. on the line between Penn
and Plum townsblps,on the farm of Wm. Bright.
ALSO. for the erection of a new bridge over
Crooked Run, in Vesatlles township, where the _,
State Rovd leading from Canonsburg to the
Greensburg Turnpike crosses said Run.
ALSO. for the erection of a new bridge over
Ll.tle Deer Creek. on the road leading from Her
marville to \V. V. ConuelPs mill, in Indiana
township.
ALSO, /or the erection of a new wooden struc
ture, exceptiug the ptank,at the.bndge over Deer
Creea.on the road le %ding from the Three Degree
Road to the Kittanning road in %Vest Deer town
ship.
Plans and s pecifications can be seen on applica-
Von.
By direction or the County Commiesionerr.
HENRY LAMBERT.
.10-414.1 2 ' Controller.
mylB
OFFICE OF THE
CONTROLLER OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. PA..
PITTEEURGH. May 21. 1869.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEALED PROPO4ALS will be received at this
Oriee until the 31st lust, for the creel lon of a new
wooden structure at the bridge over Turtle Creek,
near Brinton's station, on the road leading from
borough of Braddock to the Greensburg turn
pike, to Wilkins ant' Versailles townships.
IGSMIIMagi6=I
By_tlireotion of Connty Commissioners.
LAMBERT;
Controller,
my=:l6B. dkTl
LEGAL.
SARAH MAY by her next,
frUnd David Late vs. Robert-May. In the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county,
No. 476, Dec. T. . 1F 1 66.
To the above named respondent:
ROBERT MAY: You are hereby notified to be
and appear at the next term of this Court, to be
held at Pittsburgh en the FIRST MONDAY or
JUNE, A. D 1869 then and there to answer
the complaint of the above named llbelawt, and
show cause, If any you have, why the prayer for
divorce a vinculo matrtmontt should not be
granted. _
NAMBEL B. CLBLE7R", Sheriff.
rays:law -
I N THE MATTER OF THE AP
PLICATION OF THE SEVENTH WARD
PREMIUM LOAN ASSOCIATION OF ALLE
GHENY CITY, for a Charter of Incorporation.
No. 820, June Term, 1869. Notice is hereby
given that applies non has been made, to the
Court otCommon Pleas of Allegheny County, to
grant the charter of Incorporation in this ease,,
that it !snow on die In the office of the Prothono
tary of Allegheny county,
,and will be granted at
the next term of Court, (June, 1869,) unless ex
ceptions thereto are filed in the meantime.
ROBEKT POLLOCK,
Solicitor for Petltloners.
my5:l66•A
TN BANKRUPTCY. Webtern
District of Pennsylvania. At Pitaburgh the
lota day of May. A. D. 1889.
The undersigned, Asaignee of the estate of
'CHARLES C. ALO I, O, Bankrupt.' hereby gives
• not ce that a general meeting of the creditors of
said Bankrupt, will beheld at the °Mee of JOHN
N. puny's:los. Esq., one of the Registers ht.
Bankruptcy at said dattrlgt. at Nn. 118 Federal
etaeet, Alleg henyClty An said District, og
the FIRST DAY 4 .VJUNE, A. D. 188114 . at 10
o'clock M. for the purpose named in the twen- •
ty.seventh section of the bankrupt act of March.
A. D. 1889. • '
•
• ~ B. MCLEAN,
myli-stw ' ' • Assignee.
, . .
peyeOTICE.-41hereas letters le*-1
tanteatery to the estate at Panted Wallace,
• e Of the borough of ktlrmingbani ' deceased.
been'granted to the Bit bidriber, all per. one.
Indebted to the mild estate are requested to mate
immediate payment, and thole haring chums or,
demands mains& the estate of the said decedent!
will make known the sants,_erlthont delay, to
. , ItOBID9T WALLAOB. Executor.
• 'No. 80 Water street.
'Pittsburgh, Aprll9Bth.. 1869. m5:167-W
Orriar.ol , CITT ENGINBSII AND thinvsTOE,
• rirriniunou May AS 1809. t
.
VOTICE.—The Assessment tor
thelloardwalk on Pearl street, from
Lo.Lanretstreet, A now ready the 'examination.
and can be
. scen at, this office: until WEDNII3..
DAY,_Juite., AC when fo r will be returned to, tha
City xcersurer I Ofice collection.
llt • 11.4.41(00112.
sa • . City liniflAtilr.
El
WY. lI2NDIIIRBOX,
W. CANNINY.