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FIRST 011101
ICNVELVE O'CLOCK., M.
THE CAPITAL.
tRy TelegTapb to the Ptttsburga Gazette.)
WASHINGTON, May 31, 1869.
FIGHT WITH INDIANS.
The following telegram hasbeen re
ceived at the War Department:
To Adjutant Genera Townsend, War
Department: An official report was re
ceived today of an engagement near
Double Mountain, west of Fort Griffin,
between a scouting party from the Fort
and and a baud of Camanches and Kiowa
Indians, in hioh• fourteen Indiana were
killed. I will send a detailed report by
mail. , •
[Signed.] J. .L zn
REIoLbs,
Byt. May! Com'dg
PEBSONAL.
The 'President has determined to at
tend the ball at the Naval Academy on
Friday. He will not leave Washington
for West Point until June 10th.
Colonel R. M. Douglass, of the Presi
dent's staff, leaves here this evening to
attend the funeral of his grand-mother,
Mrs. Granger, Who died it Clifton
Springs, New York.
Among the callers on the President
this morning was Hon. A. G. Curtin,
United States Minister to Russia. Mr.
Curtin leaves on the 17th of June for
Russia.
Hon. B. P. Wade was to-day commis
sioned a Director of the Union Pacific
Railroad. He had an interview with the
President this afternoon.
• REVENUE RECEIPTS.
•
The receipts to-day from Internal Rev
enue were $250,000, foe the month nO,-
277,796, and for ;the fiscal year to date,
eleven months, $135,830,171. • . •
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The New School General Assembly.
Tel3grapb Pfttiburgn Etazette.3
NEW YORE, May 31, 1869.
In the New SChool Presbyterian As
.
aembly, Judge Strong made a brief ex
planation of the composition of the Gen
eral Assembly to meet in Pittsburgh in
November next; It will be the same as
that now sitting. Alternates could not
take the place of Principals who had sat
in this body, nor tad an Alternate who
had sat'resign hit 4 seat to his Principal.
A Committee was appointed to arrange
the, question hoW vacancies occurring by
death or resignation should be filled.
A resolution was passed, looking to the.
fostering of a German Theological Semi
:nary at Newark,lN. J.
41 i"*; 400.—.01/Mo4.3lureiscdntions
.fronitha Ottl' School Assembly providing
for a day of prayer for the preservation
of peace between the United States and
Great Britain, in the course of which
Rev. Dr. Sunderland expressed the opin
ion that if England could get a good
sound drubbing from somebody, the
-cause of Christian.civillzation would be
put forward a hundred years. He did
not .:sere to have this country made the
instrument of Divine Providence to ad
minister the castigation, but that it
ought to come from somewhere. The
subject was finally indefinitely post
poned.
A special committee of three was ap
pointed to commend the 13Ohemian dele
gates to the churches, also a committee
to meet similar committees from the
churches in New York on the third
Thursday in October, to confer on the
subject of Union, viz : -Rev. Dr. Heacok,
Rev. Arthur Mitchell, Mr. Hastings and
'Judges Strong and Haines.
Reports of standing committers, on
home - missions, freedmen, church enc.-
tion and education were adopted.
Trustees for the church erection fund
and Presbyterian house were elected, viz:
Trustees of Church Erection Fund—
Rev. 0. Fred. Smirh,.D. D., Rev. Samuel
D. Burchard, for three years, and Rev.
Samuel Newel, for two years;in place of
Arthur Mitchell, resigned.
Trustees.of Presbyterian House—J. C.
Farr, Chas. S. Mertz, M. D., Rev. Daniel
Masch, D. D., Rev. Wm. Lea, Rev. T.
J. Shepherd, D. D. • •
Auditor of Church Erection Fund—Mr.
Tredwell Ketchum.
t After some unimportant discussion the
Assembly adjourned to meet in Novem
ber in Pittsburgh.
The Old :school General Assembly.
In the Old School Assembly the first
Sabbath in October was fixed for taking
, a collection. to defray the expenses of
- ilelegates to Pittsburgh in November.
- A protest against the plan of reunion,
stated by Charles C. Convey, was• read
and passed over without action.
Dr. - Prime, representing the Evangeli •
cal Church of Protestant countries
i-432' the world, addressed the As
sembly, and resolutions were adopted
sympathizing with the Conferences
_to be held under the auspices of
• that organization in New York this
and next year, and also Urging tbe em
ployment by oar ministers and people of
all suitable:means to resist the insiduons
. attempts of Roman Catholics: lo obtain
undue influence in this country.
• Considerable routine bluffness was •
*transacted, among which was a reaffir
mation, in reply to rf protest from a mem
ber of the church at Glendale, Ohio,svho
saidsuch practices were common in that
• church, of previous action condemning
the sitting pos ture during prayer and re..
:oponses Of Scri pture as being liturgical.
Di•r'UOrnb wer, Chairman of (Maar
. • eidal Assemblies, reads report in behalf
of the Committee, in which was 'given
.. sgenowslatattta of various seminaries.
TherepOrt watt submitted, signed by H.
O. Smarm and T. Q. Stewart. •
' -Exception was taken to the report of
awmajority of the Committee, claiming
that the trustees of the Chicago Seminary 1
' had not been legally elected and that they
bad diaregarded the will of the Directors,
.40 whom it said they were subservient.
' - A question was raised, if the report thus
presented was in order.
Senator Drake said according to par
liamentary usage a minority report was
in order.
Alter the hearing of the report a mo
.tion was made by Senator Drake that the
whole matter of difference be referred to
•it !special Committee of five, who, if no. ..cleilliary, should proceed to Chicago to ex
amine bito the affairs of the Seminary,
; .., and that a report be made to the General
i o
Assemb y to convene in Pittsburgh in
Novem er.
Much discussion trlok place, in which
Dr. Ski ner, J. B. Stewart and Dr. Horn
blower t k part. The two former main
tained e report of the majority was a
misrepr spntation of the affairs connected
with the Seminary. The latter attempted
tojustify the action of the Committee.
The minority report was accepted, and
farther discussion followed by Dr. Hall
and others.
A motion was made to lay the motion
to refer upon the table.
On division of the house, the motion
was lost.
Mr. H. Bay said he thought the action
of the minority was unjust, for they re
fused to make their complaints before
the Committee, and that •no censure
ought to fall upon the Committee.
Rev. Mr. Pharner said the Assembly
was not ready to' decide the matter be
tween the two reports, and they ought to
be reconsidered. •
Dr. Anderson, of New Albany, Lull
ans, hoped the matter would be settled
amicably by agreeing to refer it to a
Special Committee.
On the motion of postponement, Rev.
J. H. Morrow said he was opposed to it.
He said he represented the majority of
the West.
Mr. Shultz spoke in opposition to post
ponement.
The motion was lost.
The motion of Senator Drake to re
fer to a Special Committee was nearly
unanimously adopted.
The debate was a very spirited one,• In
which many of the ablest of the Assem
bly took part. The Question involved
gift of money to the Seminary and au al
leged right to control its application. Po
litical matters also are to some extent
involved.
A resolution was adopted that when
the Assembly adjourns, it do so to meet
in the First Presbyterian Church, Pitts •
burgh.
Tile report of the Committee on Sys
tematic Beneficence was read, showing
the receipts by all Boards during the
year at 1 , 652,567, or an excess over the
previous year of 140,787.
Resolutions looking to the appoint
ment of future contributions for the cause
of systematic beneficence were discussed
unt* the adjournment for the day.
Indian Depredations in Kansas.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette.l
WATERVILLE ) Kansas, May 3L—Par
ties Just in from the Republican river re
port that the Indians captured six buffalo
hunters and killed five of them. Many
settlers have gone to Lake Sibley for
protection. i Reports from Rose creek
and White Rock state that the Indians
were scopring north and west of
the Republican river and on the
Little Blue river, attackingamall hunting
parties and killing settlers remote from
settlements, driving off all stock they
can get. Settlers in Repriblican held a
meeting on Saturday and are organizing
to protect themselves. Several htuAting
partusersiriirettli otratiff it lit feared - eome
of them have been captured or killed.
News from Cuba.
CBI Telegraph to the Tittsburga 6asette.l
HAVAI3A. May 31.—Troops are in active
pursuit of the fillibusters who landed in
the Bay of Nipe, and have Captured three
of their cannon and killed Manuel
Guerra, commander of the riflemen.
A heavy engagement has taken:place
at Puerto Padre. The insurgents are
massing their forces in the vicinity of
LO3 Tunas. A skirmish is reported near
Cienfuegos between the regulars and in
surgents.
Capt. Gen. Duke's order sending num
bers of political prisoners to Spain is re
voked.
Damages to Crops by Storms.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
CINCINNATI, May 31.—Dispatches from
Logansport, Vincinnes, Gosport and the
region of the White Water Valley, Indi
ana, report serious Injury to the crops by
the recent storms. The corn will have
to be replanted. Similar damages are
reported from the country.
—The ceremony of decorating the
graves of the Union dead in the New
York city and Brooklyn cemeteries took
place yesterday. The observance by the
citizens was more general than last year.
At Fort Hamilton the ceremonies took
place at 0 A. M., and consisted of prayer,
reading' of President Lincoln's Gettys
burg Inauguration Address by General
Nelson Cross. The cerenr ales at Green-
wood and at the Naval. Cemetery took
Clace at 10 o'clock. The graves at Holy
ross Cemetery, at Flatbnall and Ever
green Cemetery were also decorated.
At 10 o'clock the principal ceremony
took place at Cyprus MIL where there
are about thirty-five hundred graves of
Union soldiers, many of whom died from
privations at Andersonville and Libby.
The several details assigned to decorate
graves at other cemeteries all united at
Cypress Hill. The attendance was very
large and the services solemn and im
pressive, occupying several hours. Af
ter a dirge by the Fort Hamilton Band,
an anthem was sung by the Brooklyn
Choral Union, followed by prayer and
reading of President Llncolr's Inaugural
Address. Gen. Steward L. Woodward
delivered an appropriate, patriotic and
impressive oration, after which Rev.
Sylvester Malone made an address, - at
the conclusion of which the graves were
decorated, and after. the clo.ing hymn
was sung the assemblage dispersed. The
graves at all the cemeteries were pro
fusely strewn with flowers, and- every
thing passed off In the moat satisfactory
manner..
—At Franklin, Tenn., on Sunday, Joe.
RticGaVock, war stabbed with a knife
and killed by John F. De Gaffencide.
Both were young men of high social posi
tion and friends till a short time before
the murder. De Guffawlde had taken
offence at a' playful "remark made
by McGavoo and would receive no
apology, although one was made, but
armed himself with a knife, got a horse
and pursued McGavoc, who had started
to his uncle's, a short distance from
town. Having overtaken McGavoc, he
dismounted, and altbdugh McGavoo told
him be was unarmed, carried out his
InuPoB43, killed him, then rode off and
escaped:
1861 there ha been paid into
the National Treasury, e consalenoe fund.
amounting to $80,238. The amount paid
in each year is rapidly growing larger—
in 1861 only two hundred and fifty dol
lars; was paid in, while during five
months of the present year over dfteen
thousand dollars have Peen received:
SECOND OMR
POUR o . cr,ocs, A. M.
NEWS BY CABLE.
Church Disestablisbment Bill Passed by
the British House of Commons:.-Ad
dresses to.imerlcan Minister Motley
and Ills Replies Thereto... Protestant
Congress at Wornia..Twenty Thousand
Verson. Present. . .
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh (last tte.i
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, May f. 31.—1 n the House of
Commons to-night Mr. Gladstone moved
the third reading of the bill for the dis
establishment of the, Irish Church. A
large number of petitions against the
passage office bill were then presented,
after which James Maden Holt,
member, for Northeast Lancashire,
made, and Lord Elks, member for
Hadingahire, seconded, a motion that
the bill be rejected. A long but usin
teresting debate followed, terminati g
in the refusal of the House to accept l r.
Holt's proposition, and the passage ; f
the bill by a vote of 361 against 247.
The result was received with uproar.
ions cheering from the Ministerial
benches. The House shortly afterwards
adjourned.
LIVERPOOL, May 31.—Mr. Motley, the
new Minister of the United States, re
ceived the adaresses of the Chambers of ,
Commerce at his hotel this morning, and
in reply to that of the American Cham
ber of Corniiierce, he returned thanks for
the welcome he had received as a repre
sentative of the United States. He said
it was the earnest hope and chief wisti of
President Grant's administration and of
the people of America to retain faith
fully friendly and equitable relations
with the government and Ur. people of
Great Britain. The happiness of the
world, the advancement of civilization,
the best hopes of hUmanity and the con
cord of all branches of the human family,
more especially in that of the
two leading nations, both connec
ted by personal interest, allied 4by
blood, addicted to commerce and the cul
tivation of the arts of peace. Mr. Motley
concluded) asfollows: My most strenuous
efforts shall be devoted to further a good
understanding on the basis of enduring
friendship and kindly relations, in ac
cordance with the .great principles of
justice and honor. which are the immu
table and only sate and unerring guides
In the conduct of nations.
In answer to the address of the Liver
pool Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Motley
expressed his high appreciation _or the
iriendly, serial ontst - towar+-tarciericti, *air
Isstifed them that during his period of
office he should endeavor to promote
good underst aiding between two nations
of the same race, bound by a unity of in
terest hitherto unequally felt, and the
highest purposes or both were fulfilled
by faithful friendship. The American
people and the American Government
desired relations with Great Britain
on the. basis of justice. It was the warm
est wish of America to extend commerce,
but the question of free trade was be
yond the limits of his functions, its set
tlement being
_vested by the people in
GERMANT.
Worms. May al.—The Protettant Con
gress, which assembled here to-day, was
attended by twenty thousand persons,
including representatives from all the
States of Germany. The Congress, by
a unanimous vote, resolved against the
Papal exhortation to return to the
Roman Church and in condemnation of
the encyclical letter. and syllabus... The
idea of the formation of a united German
Church is mooted.
AUSIRIA;
VIENNA, May 31.—1 t Is said Ismael
Pasha's tour, w hich will extend through
out Europe, is for the purpose of determ
ining the question whether the Suez Ca
nal is to be considered a subject for the
neutrality of all nations and for. all bate.
MARINE NEWS.
LONDON. May 81.—The steamers Union
and Nevada, from New York, arrived,
out yesterday, and the ,Aleppo, City of
City of Cork, City of Brooklyn and St.
David to-day.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL 4
LONDON. May 31.—Consols for money,
94. American securities firm. Five.
twenty bonds at 80%; at Liverpool, IA
Fries, 19; Illinois, 96. Stocks firm.
LivEnvoot, may. 81.—Cotton market;
middling uplands at 114, do. Orleans 'at
114; sales of 12,000 bales. California
white wheat at 9s. 9d., red western Rt./3s.
9d. Western Fqour . at 225. 6d. Corn;
mixed at 275. 6d. Oats 3144 d. BalOy
ss. Peas 38s. 6d. Pork 100 H. Beef 911 s.
Lard 70s. Cheese 82s. Bacon 60s. Spir
its of Petroleum at 7 yid. re fi ned Is. 815 d .
Tallow 435. 6d. Turpentine 285.. Linseed
011 325., Linseed Cakes £3O.
LONDON, May 31.—Tallow 435. 9d.
Linseed Oil £3l. Sugar easier; on spot,
595. 6d.@403. Petroleum at Antwerp
firmer at 4735 francs. Cotton at Havre
quiet and steady at 140 francs, on spot,
135% afloat.
Additional IllarKele by. Telegraph.
Chicano, May 81.—At open board in
the afternoon there was very little done
in the grain markets and prices without
important change. No. 2 spring, wheat
is selling at 111,15%®1,16 deliverable im
mediately. Corn inactive, dqalers await
ing the results of the corner case now
before the Committee of the , Board of
Trade. Other grainsare also neglected.
Provisions dull. Lake Freights quiet.
Beef Cattle in rather light supply but at
unchangedprices; fairly active to the
extent of offerings; receipts 759 head;
sales 483 head'at a range of $5®7,40, ac
cording to quality. Hogs moderately Be
ttye; redeem <comparatively light and a
fair demand existed; prices firm and
steady at Saturday's .quotations; fresh
receipts 1,684 bead; sales 2,782 'head...
ALBANY, May' 81.—The demand fo
beeves was very, fair today. Between
2,000 and 6,000 head changed hands, at
NAM, light to ordinary Ohio, Ken
tucky and Indiana; and 4 B©B3;e ter good
. to extra. The supply 113 equal to the de
mand. Sheep are rather slow of sale at
61‘67,41. Holm lower; sales of 1,000 head
at,'9yol9go for weight.
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BUFF TELEGRAMS.
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—Six prikoners escaped from jail at
Detroit, on sSunday.
—Ole Bulk has tendered his services to
the Peace Jubilee at Boston.
$i
-Dr. W . Magruder, Ex• Mayor of
Washingto City, died on Sunday.
—The car age manufactory of L. Chap
man, at Ca bridge, Mass" was burned
on Sunday. Loss. $5,000.
—A consignment of new fall wheat
reaped in Panola county, Miss., was re
ceived at St. Louis on Monday.
`e —Extensive preparations are made at
Ransil City to celebrate the completion
of the bridge spanning the Missouri
rive at that place.
—The remains of Ex-Governor More
head, of Kentucky, were conveyed to
Frankfort yesterday morning under a
civil and military escort.
—The axle works of Barber, Sheldon
it Co., at the Auburn(New York).
Prison, were partially destroyed by fire
on Sunday. Loss heavy; partially in
sured.
—A terrific storm passed over portions
of Grundy and Coldwell countiesddls
souri, last week. Several houses were
blown down and considerable damage
done.'
—The first shipment of new wheat
to Memphis was received on Saturday
from Vanola county, Miss. It consisted
of 3,000 bushels and was classed as fair.
—ln the steamship Quaker City case.
at New York, the owners of the vessel
have filed their answer, which simply
denies all the allegations in the libel, that
the vessel was fitted out as a privateer.
—Wm. H. Andrews, an apparently, '
successful dr y goods dealer in Louisville,
has made an assignment. His liabilities
are said to exceed one million dollars, and
his income last year amounted to over
$7,000.
—Three men and two women. servants
at a hotel in New Brighton,Staten Is
land, were out * in a small b oat Sunday
evening. A squall came up, c the boat
was capsized, and three drowned. It is
said all were intoxicated.
—The Peruvian Government, says a
Lima letter, has recognized the Cuban
insurgents as belligerents. A Cuban
Commissioner had requested the loan of
the Peruvian monitors, butt e
had not been complied with.
Fl i
—Very he l vv rams have fallen in the
vicinity of I t dianapolis during the past
three days, and the streais are all
swollen beyond their usual proportions.
The damage to •farms and crops in the
bottom lands will be very heavy.
—ln the ease of J. D. Nicllenry, con
.Victed at New York: on Saturday last of
perjury, in making false affidavits, etc..
against Messrsi . Rollins. HaiTand and
bers.Ailantloict is tiff 'hie - made for ar
mat oflitagment, pending argument on
the motion for a new trial.
—The will of Dr. James E. Rush dis
poses of a million dollars, and the estate,
after providing for certain moderate leg
acies, goes to Philadelphia Library Com
pany, to purchase a lot and erect a
building to; be called the /qtidgeway
branch of the Philadelphia Library."
—Fosalll Creek Station, on the Kansas
Pacific railroad, was attacked by Indians
on Friday night last, and two men were
Jailed and four wounded. The Indiana
also tore up a portion of the track,,and a
train from Hays City was thrown off.
Gen. Costar\ sent a squad of soldiera in
pursuit.
—ln the I rase of Dubois and Augur
against the ' , Western Union Telegraph
Company, at Cincinnati,
to recover four
hundred and sixteen dollars damages
sustained on account of non delivery . of
i:.
dispatc , Judge Taft, of the Superior
Court, eve judgment for plaintiff in the
full am unt.
—The Kenna City, Fort Scott ik Gulf
Railroad was opened to Peen, Kansas,
yesterday. Quite a large excursion par
ty left Kansas City to celebrate the event.
It is expected the road will be completed
to Fort Scott about the middle of August.
New roll 3 lng stock has been ordered to
meet th wants of the road.
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Addittlonal Delegates.
The following additional names of del
egates to the Conventions to-day reached
us yetrday ; •
DE !GATES TO cOTTETT CONVENTION.
P.ttsburgh.
'Thirteenth—J. 3t. Mukha, W
btxteOta—J. B, Geyser. W. C. Barr.
A11,171/fly.
F rth+Atex. Patterson. Wm fleecy.
Sixth—W. le. TrIMOIe, J. 11. lirennert.
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Boroughs.
Beale ley—Jobe Way, Robert Glance)...
Etna+Koward Thomas. Henry (ladle.
bliarpshurg—J. C. Lewis, Jr., IA an. Burns.
TArelitilin—lames Lacey. It. 8. P. McFall.
Townships.
tintor—W. F. Cr men. R. White.
Klibuck—A. 0. ()Akio', Wm. Banterer.
AlArstrall—iicorge Betio. thus. rimmonds.
Franklin Jaanie Hun', Harrison 'Riley.
)Toler—James B. By. re, S. S. Burns.
East Deer—James ban:laity, John Kennedy.
Indian's—Alfred Kennett, 'tquire bouthett.
Moon-11. ht. Scott U. S. Free.
rattini—T. J. Chalfant, Win. Cunningham.
LIGISLATIVD.
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Tblrwentti—ltobt. A,rthurs, T. Dickson.
- I Allegheny.
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Firth—Ji. E. Parke. Christ. Hoch.
Sixth—James Barclay. John sneer.
, 1 . Boroughs. '
Temperancelalls—P.Weayer, T.C.Dorrington.
Mamie—J. J. Williams. A. A. John on.
West Pittsburgh—R. EL'Hemittp, W. eems.
. 4 1arentum—lienry.Thompnon V. H. umes,
B.arpsburg—J. A. Taylor, Charles Tmat.
Etna—Richard Jones, Peter Kilegens ith.
. Townships. itili
Robinson-I.S Precinct—W. Hill, Isu Bove.
Kilbuck—Mlnas Tlndle, J. W. Robluson.
- sinley—J. t*: Hood, L. J. Byers. 1
Franklin—Phillip Nes/hart. lax. Rosenstsln.
Marshall—David Robinson, Thos. Bonbon.
Moon—W. 11. Wel, Jacob Free. 1
Patton—Thos. McMaster,, W. H. Mrs:taker.
, • ' JUDICIAL.
Pittsburgh.
Thlrd—Jacob F. Slagle, J H. Miller.
F.lghth—Jno . %Valises. J. A. Marshall.
Tenth7Jos. , French,. 1:1k Wllllams—contested.
Elerenth , .-11. F. Kennedy. J. F. Robb.
Yourteenth—W. O+ 'Moreland, Joseph Jones.
Elgateenth—D. Holmes. J, L. LwlnOtone.
Nineteenth—F. D. Perohment, E. Di Kegley.
__Twentr-third—lVW. o.lstr. Sc., A. B. Ste
venson. ; ..
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Fifth—WM Vlisslnialons, B. Salto)
tlissn-r-Charles Tugh. -
Borotithf.
Etna—Andrew William., John Het
littArpsburn—W. A. Lewis, J.ldnnt
Torenlntn—B. 1). Hornell. H. M. M
. , Tolonshists.-
Mlblick - 131, Davis. J. H. Haelle
Ileldle—Almo.enneln, tiroetsl
Fluler—Heorne Barns, Alex Boot.
E&s Deer—Jo. Henderson, P. M. Z
Illarsnell—Janzes Robinson, Dsirlo X
oon—RobintWilson, Altrea Men
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CITY AND . SUBURBAN.
The Storm in Allegheny.
The heavy tedipest i of yesterday after=
noon. while resulting in renovating
thm•oughfares, reviving verdure . and
favoring us with an exceedingly refreah
• • •
ing atmosphere,' during its continuance.
was rather disagreeable. In Allegheny,
especially, it seems to have been notice.;
aby severe, and; was accompanied with
manifestations of power or a somewhat
unpleasant nature. On North avenue,
near Resacastreet, a new brick
house was beihg erected for Mr.
J. W. Arrott: The •workmen - had
just finished the gablei end of the strtic
tare -when- the storm came, and in the
twinkling of an eyodestroyed the labor
of many days, tearing down about half
the wall and scattering the bricks and
mortar in all directions. Fortunately
there was no pinion in the place at the
time, and we haye no personal injuries
to reebrd. The :loss will not be very
heavy. •
Are awning attached to Lutz k Ran
kin's drug store, on Western avenue,
was blown . throngh one of the large
wlndaws'of the store, entailing a eonsid
erolble loss upoir the proprietors. The
cars on the street 1. railways were stopped
from running,
the drivers and conduc
tors finding it necessary to seek protec
tion from the element in the interior of
their 'Vehicles.: The number of trees
blown. down it would be useless\ .to
attempt to record, as well as the pave
ments washed away by the floods.
Perhaps, the most remarkable instance
of its power was, found in the stoppage
of the trains on ithe Western -Pennsyl
vanial Railroad. • They were all compelled:
to lay to until the storm passed, and ar
rived in the c 4 considerably behind
time. A large sign bard on Ross' gro
eery establishment, Federal street, Alle
gheny; was blown off and fell into`the
street. Indeed, Sign boards, . awnings,.
and trees, seemed to be its especial sport,
and were blown& about with a reckless
disregard of • evelything. The destruc
tion to property throughout the city *as
considerable, but so' far as we could as
certain no injuries were received by per
sons, '.althoUgh number • were' olthe
street': during the tempest.
Soldiers' Orphans on Decoratioa Day.
EDITORS Gazrrrm: Though the papers
have been full of the proceedings on Sat
urday last, it seems to me that there
ought to be a word said in regard to one
of the most interesting sights in the pro
cession, to-wit: the soldiers' orphans from
our own city. Through the persevering
exertions of Col. Barr of the Post and the
co-operatiou of the editors of the various
papers and many of our benevolent and
active ladies, these fatherless children
were present and; made a markedisature
In the procession:. How few of them, as
they rode cheerily and gladly along, en
joying the pageant, were able to appie
elate the terrible:loss this day commem
orated to every one of them. The little
girls, from their Comfortable home which
overlooks the first dam on the Mononga
hela: a' l d: • 'sad in white with their cheer
ful r,obms and pretty faces, deservedly
attracted the attention of any observer,
as they went through the streets, and as
the stood at the Cemetery, sang in a
most ouching manner Colonel Kevin's
beautit song, written and set to music
by himself-foT thiaoccasion. We believe
these ehlidien•were the only part of the
procession that fhmembered there were
-tierces graves at St. Mary's Cemetery,ad
join'ng the Allegheny Cemetery—or at
least they were theonly ones that we no
ticeil.going to pay their tribute of respect
to this brave men whose remains rest
there. I blame hone, and yet there is
always danger that while officers are
always remembered—the "unnamed
denizens" who went "to stop bullets at
half a dollar a day"are too often forgotten.
Even in this land of boasted Detnoc
-1 racy we too often forget the rank and
tile. Do I not( speak the feelings of
many a heart when I say that torn and
tattefed, soiled land battle-stained flag
carried in the procession brought tears
In my eyes. What a story of suffering,
and of heroic endurance does it tell ?
OBSERVER.
Fatal AccldentLady Killed by Light
. •
During the brief thunder storm which
raged•in this locality, about three o'clock
yesterday, a moat distressing accident
occurred. in the, Sixth ward, resulting in
the instant death of Mrs. Mary Tustan,
•an estimable lady residing at No. 350
Fifth avenue. While the storm was rag
ing Mrs. T. started up stairs to put down
a window in the second story, and it is
presumed that while in the act of lower
ing the windowshe was struck by light
ning and instantly killed, as one of her
daughters, not knowing that her mother
had gone up stairs, went up to lower the
window, when ishe discovered her lying
on the floor, apparently lifeless, and her
clothes ou tire.! •
The cries of the daughter were heard
by the neighbors and perstSns passing, a
number of whom rushed in the house to
ascertain what was the matter, anti found
the deceased lying as stated. The flames
which bad communicated to some arti
cles in the room were immediately ex
tinguished by Ithose who had gone in,
though in the mean time an alarm oftire
had been sounded from box 63, to which
the fire department responded, but were
not called into service. The deceased
was about forty-five years °rage and was
the mother of 81X children, most of whom
are grown up. Two physicians were
summoned immediately after the occur
rence, but on the arrival at the house,
lite was extinct, and from the appearance
of the corpse, it was presumed that death
had ensued almost instantly.
Noma School Committee.
The Committee appointed at the May
Convention of School Directors to consid
er the matter of eitablishinent of a'State
Normal School in-the distridt composed
,
of Allegheny, Beaver and Butler coun
ties, net yesterday at Curry's Institute,
and organized by the selection of Felix
O. Negley, as Chairman,
and A. T. Dou
thett, as Stion4. ary. 'A resolution was
ated inetrUcting the Chairman to no
tidll/ t op he SchoorS u perintend ants of Beaver
and Butler counties of the organisation
of the committee, and to request them to
appoint similir committees, with a view
to conference on the subjeet of the Nor
mal School. After which the committee
adjourned to meet at the same place on
m o nday, June 14th.
THE COURTS.
District Court—Judges Hampton and
Kirkpatrick.
Moxixty, May 31.—Frearick- Reader
vs. Morrison, Coegler & Co.Taction to re
cover for work and labor done. • The
jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of
$l6l 60; subject to the opinion of the
Court ore question of law reserved.
At the conclusison of the above case.
Court adjourned till ten o'clock this
morning.
TRIAL LIST FOR TO-DAY.
47.. Schmidt dr Co. vs. Boehm. '
62. Monongahela Turnpike Company
vs. McClaren,
60. Connor et al. WS. C. & P. R. R. Co.
82. Cooper dt . Willis ear's use vs. Snap.
I 88. Faverty vs. Bender Co.
100. Taylor vs. Reed. •
101. Oakland Ry. Co- vs. McDevitt's Ad
• ministratrix.
AM—Honeg g er& Co. vas Graham de Bro.
garnishee.
%Mt °nommen Pleas—Judges Sterritt,,
, .'Mellon and Stowe.
McoNnewriAday 31.—1 n this Court the
argurnentillici. was takes: up yesterday
morning - . 1 Its consideration will be con
tinued oaring the present week. and
there wilt therefore be no' jury trials dur
ing that time.
naited States Courts-4 ud ge MeCandles,.
IdoxDeka, May 31.—1 n the Circuit Court
the jurors. were discharged:
in the District Court the jurors were
excused from farther attendance until
Monday, June 7th. At that time the
cases in which the Government is a party
will. be talcen up and.disposed ot; but all
the other cases will be continued.
Amusements.
Orica.4%. Housa.—Maffit and Bertha
mew's comic pantomime tionpfrom l3os
ton, numbering twenty-Lve artiste, ap
peared in an initial performance at the
Opera House- last evening.. The first
presentation was a success in every
respect. They will appear sgain to-night.
PITTSECTB6II3) THEA.TRE.—rxion will be
presented for the last time at the Pitts
burgh Theatre to-night. Those who
have not seen • this capital burlesque
should remember to-night.
FAIR ANDFESTIVAL.-TlllB evening a
fair and festival for the benefit of the
Seventh 11. P . . Church, will be commen
ced. in the church at half past seven.
o'clock. It will continue every after
noon and evening during the week. The
arrangements._ have been on the most
liberal scale, and we. hope the efforts of
the fair managers will be amply re
warded.
THE MIISEUM.—The Museum continue§
to hold its place among the first class en
tertainmenta of the city. Major Burnell
is constantly do the alert for fresh at
tractions, and the result of his vigilance
and enterprise is exhibited in a marked*
manner at his establishment. Enter
prise should always be rewarded, and we
are glad to see that in this case it is re
ceiVizq proper /rapport,
Street Crossings..
The street ( authorities of Allegheny
City are pursuing this 'year, as they did.
last, the liberal and wise policy of pro..
viding foot crossings at the intersection
of her streets. We notice preparations
for a number of additional crossings over
the streets that cross Federal street. We
deem the suggestion opportune ayhis
time that these last.natned crossings and
all others on Federal street should be of
about double the ordinary breadth. On
all such thoroughfares as Federal street
these necessary provisions for the conve
nience and comfort of our citizens should
be made in order to answer fully their
true object, wide enough for two persons
abreast going in. opposite directions to
meet and pass without either having to
step off into the mud. We hope the
Street Committee will see to this', and
by an example of wide pavements at
Allegheny's chief street. The customary
narrow foot strips may do well on the
obscure and less frequented streets, but
not so with Federal,. Wood, Fifth, St.
Clair and other great thoroughfares.
For Assembly
To THE r EDITORS OF THE PITTSBURGH
GAZETTE : At this time, when every in-,
telligent voter of the Republican party is
casting a glance over the names of the
different candidates presented for politi-,
•
cal
.preferment, we, as an adviser or
honest men; have not been able to see
one that, for sterling integrity and moral
honesty will surpasathat of Col. William
Espy, of Scott township, whose , name ap
pears in your columns as a candidate for
the Legislature. Au old,stattrich Rephbli
can, an industriOus and intelligent farm
er, having all the qualifications for afirst
class representative, we take pleasure in
calling the attention of the .nelegates to
the legislative convention, to his claims
for political preferment, and feel confi
dent that should his name go before the
people for their vote at the October elec
tion, such a vote would be given to a
ticket composed of such men as to hilly
satisfy any intelligent voter that the peo
ple only want to have an opportunity to
exemplify to the community at large,
that it is honest men that they delight to
honor. Jusricx.
Distressing Affair•• Child Scalded.
Yesterday afternoon a grandchild
Jas. Neely, proprietor of a hotel on Fed
eral street, Allegheny, was so dreadfully
scalded that fears are entertained of its
recovery. The little victim, aged about
two years, was sitting on the steps at the
kitchen door of the house, when its.
grandmother, not knowing of its where
libotits, threw out a large pailftil ',of hot
water. which almost deluged i lt. The,
lady immediately, but too late thr pre-.
vention, saw the scalded child, and. after
bringing it' into the house summoned it
physician. Dr. Dickson arrived in
short time and administered the_usual
'remedies, but from the first gave-fhb
friends no hope of itb recovery. van
still living last evening in great agony . ?
which. however, was thought, wow".
terminate before morning in destit;' The
affair is one of the most distrvoinlift
character, but, under the elpfefttuttlateeillo.
maid not have been prevenfed.'s:
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