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June hurch,
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City
g Connells.--A regular monthly
meetin of City Councils will be held
this (Monday) a ft ernoon, at two o'clock.
'surety. -Florence Acker was arrested
• for surety on oath of Sate Acker, before
Justice Cartwright, who, in default of
bail, committed, her to jail.
• Soldiers_ Oppose lt.—At a meeting of
Post 35, G. A. R.. held Friday evening,
resolutions strongly opposing the loos_•
" tion of the Allegheny county Soldiers'
" Monument in, the Cemetery were passed.
Larceny.—John Freak, charged with
larceny on oath of Charles Little before
Alderman Mullen, was, a ft er a hearing,
committed - to jail in default of bail for his
appearance at court.
Abandonment.—Johai Hourehaw, on
oath of his wife, Elizabeth Jane, charged.
with abandonment, before Justice Lipp,
was arrested and after a hearing com
mitted to jail in default of bail for his
appearance at Oourt.
Malicious Dlisctdel.—John McAnarny
made information before Alderman
Shore, Saturday, charging C. B. Tyler
with malicious mischief. Tyler. was ar
rested and after a hearing was, in default
of ball for his appearance at court, com
mitted to jail. •
State Central Committee.—The follow
ing named gentlemen have been desig
nated to represent this county in the Re.
7 publican State Central Committee for the
Re
ensuing
year: Thomas Ewing, Thomas
M. Bayne, R. W. Mackey, .1. la. Stewart,
John Heath, A. IL Gross, Charles Jere
" • , T. J. Bigham.
False Prete/IBM—G. W. Brook made
information before . Mayor . Drum Satur
day, charging W. H. Parsons with ob
taining money under false pretenses. It
is alleged that Parsons was a book agent
and that he ebtained subscriptions and
money ibr- the same and then failed to
deliver the ,books. Parsons was ar
rested and committed to jail in default of
bW for a hearing.
Odd Fellows of Pittsburgh.—The mem
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this (Monday) day, at two o'clock r. m.,
at their room, Curtis Hall, to attend the
funeral nf our late Brother, Frederick
- Feldbush, from his late residence, No.
194 Beaver avenue, Manchester. The
members of the Order are respectfully
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Seuetary.
Officers Bleeted.—The following MB
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R., held on Friday evening last: Post
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C. B. Drexintur Junior Vice—Wiliam
Atkinson; Adjut ' ant—Wm. Lockhart; 0.
.D.—.T. l). Johnson; 0. G.—Bruce Ken
nedy; Quarter Master—Howard Logan;
Q. hi. Q. A. Wegley.
We Invite the attention of our readers
to the advertisement in another column
of dVainable Suburban Building Lots"
to be sold on the premises by H. B.
Smithson, Auctioneer, on Saturday,
July 10th, at two o'clock P. M. This
property is a portion of the old "Watson
Powder Mill property," and for beamK
of location, variety of scenery, a
bility to the city, convenience to sch=xt,
and churches, we venture to affirm is un-
Surpaesediby any in the vicinity of the
city. The property has been most judi
cionsly
sub-divided into building lots of I
20x150 feet, fronting on fifty feet streets,
while the portion ..on the Monongahela
river has been laid out in large lots from
sixty to une hundred feet- front by over
four hundred to a fifty feet street, which
from their river view, size and beauty,
are most admirably a dapted for fine sub
urban reaidenoes. The ter on whic
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free from the dirt, noise and heat of, the
city, and yet convenient to business. A
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further information and plans •of the
Property.
Exhibition at Mansfield.
A public school exhibition was held at
Mansfield on Thursday evening, Tune
24th, in the First Prekbyterian Churoh.
The entertainment was - a complete suc
cess, reflecting credit alike on teachers
and pupils. At the clone of the enter
tainment the following resolution; pre
sented by Mr. Lee, was unanimously .
adopted:
- Readied, That the citizens of Mans
field return their thanks to the Princi
pal, Mr. McCullough, and to his assis
tant, Miss Jennie R. Davis, for the even
ing's entertainment, and also Tor the suc
cessful manner In which they conducted
'the school the past term.
Extract from proceedings' - of the
monthly meeting of the. Young Men's
Christian Aiisociation of Pittsburgh, held
June Mir, 1869:
Wicannes, A portion of our fellow
, citizens propose to celebrate the coming
National Jab ee on the Chriatiani Sab
bath, theref
i k ,
i
Resolved, this Association does
hereby exp the profoundest so w
and regret At unprecedented and un
-111. d tion of that holy day,
(held sacre d b the Father's of the Re
public, &swell by, their descondante)
'and would met earnestly hope that suc h
:.pro celebration op th at day may be
noosed red and postponed, In ecoerd
./ance the time-honored calstolos of
•:' the try writhe geboilla desire of this
rq e,
iponin3 t r. ,, ' -; \
=j Probable Fatal .A111,4r.;
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A suiting Wray of a very
ture oeitunvel Saturnay oVe
four 414 live o'clock, at
Pike and Walnut streets,
. nal Aldand Thomas
Davis, d which the 1
, knife freely, inflicting thr
/ on the former, two in the
one in the right, all of *hie
the lungs. It appears
t
got into a quarrel, when 1
Aldridge *flecked Davis /
striking him rkveral times,
ter, it is add, used tke knits
himself. The parties board
w ith a Brown where the
cured. Mr.
Davis was Wrested,
man .Taylor, after taking Mt
or 41dridge. committed Davi
await thone result ofdge. the input
tided Aldri
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The Shugart Potsoldng case--Chemical
;'Analysis-rAbcovery Polsoti—illness
'of Deesmiseg-Lintesesting Testimony.
Nine ' s ' c orre spondence Pittsburgh Gazette:l
BtrrLes, Friday, June 25, 1869.
The Shugart poisoning -case continues
to exeite great interest' and the attend
ance in the court-room more than - equal
to its capacity. Mrs. Shugart to-day
seemed to take more tban wival interest
in the proceedings, arid conversed with
her counsel very frequently, explanato
ry' of some of the evidence. Below will
be found the fourth day's proceedings.
Court assembled at the usual hour,
half-past eight o'clock.
DR. DREDIN'S EXAMINATION CONCLUDED.
I did not get any information from
Shugart as to the cause of his sickness.
He seemed to have no idea of it and gave
no indications that he knew he was pois
oned. .
by
witness was then cross-examined
by Mr. Thompson for the defence. Mrs.
Shugart assisted me and seconded all my
efforts. She was weeping all the time I
was there. She spoke several times
about poison ' meaning by that, as T
i(
understood, the unwholesome food,
(frozen cabbage - and radishes,) which
Shugart ! had este the night befbre. At
the time. Mrs. Shugart appealed to me as
a friend whether she bad not treated her
husband right, I thought the appeal veil ,
strange. I did not know that had
charged her With he crime of poisoning.
I understood from Wise afterwards that
she knew she was suspected, at least.
The cross-examination was continued
at great length and was searching
throughout, but no additional facts were
developed. Thiel witness was on the
stand aboiut five hours altogether.
VIM/ I.ER 'EVIDENCES OF pontos.
Dr. Sawa/ Grahasi,iworn—Reside in
Butler. Am a physician by profession,
but keep a drug store in Butler. I was
in the army as a surgeon froth 1883 to
1868, having charge of a regiment. A
portion of the stomach of Jacob Shugart
was banded me and I made several ex-.
periments. I medetests about two weeks
after the death of the man. I first tested
with nitrate of silver and ammonia. The
result in regard to the color was not as
marked as by evaporation. By throwing
the result of the evaporation on the hot
coals. I got the smell which is termed
garlicy,-Which is a test laid -down in the
books.k . This proved the presence of ar
senicAut something else might have
produced it.
The second test was the copper one. I
took part of the solution and with am
monia and sulphate of copper got
Scheel's green color. This test was not
very satisfactory as regards the smell.
but was satisfactory in regard to the
color, which indicated the presence of
arsenic. 1
I next teed 's test, which was the
most satisfactory. I first tested the
chemicals to detect the presence of any
arsenic, but found them pure. Then I
tried the solution from - the otomach,
1 which resulted in procuring well marked
indications •of arsenic in a ring of peculiar
color, formedpn a porcelain plate, which,
with the othefexperimentsi-proved the
presence of arsenic in the contents of the
stomach given to me for examination. I
wait through Marsh's teat twice,
with similar results in each ease.
In proving March's test I took distilled
water and two grains of pure assents;
used half of this in making a trial test.
and the result produced nearly as much
of the peculiar steel color, indicating the
presence of arsenic, as had been pro
duced from the:contents of the stomach.
From my experiments, I am convinoed
of the presence of arsenic in the -con
-tents I examined. . . .."
This witness was not cross-examined.
CORROBORATING TESTIMONY.
Afiehael Zisrmerinata, sworn—Am a
medical student of Dr. Bredin's. Have
been reading medicine over two years,
and have attended one course of lec
tures in New York. Was in town' the
day Jacob Shugart, died. Gabriel Etzel
and Leonard Wise requested tut (wit
ness and Dr. Bredin) to go to the grave
'yard and make A - peat *torten examina
tion on the body of Jacob Shugart. Dr.
Bredli and I met\ at the graveyard and
proceeded with the business. The grave.
digger had commenced to till up the
grave,ibut he took oat the dirt and we
took oat the coffin.
The*itness then proceeded to 'give an
ed i k
account o the post mortens examination,
andlto c ela t ed experiments made by
Dr. Br th at which he was present.
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His testi onywas corroborative of that
given by he
Doctor. BeHe was not cross
examine . ,
H. .1"‘ erg, sr., sworn.—Am a partner
with Dr. raham in a drug store; delii
ered a rtion of the contents of Jacob
Shugar,' stomach to Dr. Graham; it was
given in by Dr. Bredin at his office,
where I ad gone to , get it; I brought it
away in a bottle.
Dr. Bred*, retalled.—l deliveled part
-- 'of the contents of Jacob Shugart's stom
ach to H. J. Berg, Jr.
A PITTSEUROH CHEMIST ON THE STAND.
Prof. ritto Wuth, sworn—Reside in Pitts
burgh. I Have been for many years an
analytleal chemist. Studied at Heidel
berg, Germany, four years; was- in the
laboratpory of 'Professor Frascenius at
Weisbriden; was rive years in a chemical
establitrhment at Natrona, about twenty
miles ftom Butler. For five years have
had an establishment in Pittsburgh, and
have practiced analytical chemistry sr:-
elusively as a business. Received
from 'Dr. Bredin and W. H.
Pit
H. Riddle, IC ~ an or about
the 26th of vember, 1868, a
rtion of what w said to be the con
tpoents of the stomac of Jacob Shugart.
It was :a glass jar, which was corked
and ,sealed. Mr. Riddle, - whom I under.
stood to be District Attorney of Butler
county, requested me to make a thor.
cough analysis of, the same, L with a
view of ascertaining whether it con
tained !poison or ,not. -Dr. Bredin told
me of the symptoms under • which
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ugart died, and said he believed
it to "death from poisoning by atsenic,
as he made an' analysis himself and
found 'arsenic., I did as requested.
The whole part'l got weighed eight
tame* Was infbrmed that an indict
ment etas pending_ against a person for
all
the , . Or 'Of Shugart by Meant' of
poison. i In oases of suspected poilorting
it is 7 he duty of the chemist
to determine first the character and then
the quantity of the poison. In doing
this there are only five tests which are
admissible. The tests must be delicate
awl characterisao, se as to, admit of no
, doubt.. In cases otaturpeotedspoisoning
by usenie only those tests are proper
Which ilielOstate the arsenic from the so.
WIT In IL* , natural state. Of these there
are fi ve
v OW- The first is the one by
which ii ezelnio is reduced from ane-
MO thageold. The .second is a
210 11111 militates& of producing the
arsenic with ohartosi the arsenious acid
or the eloottiound is mixed with cyanid of
p_otaisluut. The other three are called by
the names of thee dbioormirk Beulah's,
Marshi.s, and Frasoenious. Dr. Dredin
explained the first one in his testimony
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_three' tests, 'which he did, not consider
sufficiently delicate for such an impor
tant case, went on to say: Marsh's test
is the 'moat delicate for arsenic, - Arifffir
applied correctly can leave no doubt. It
is based upon the 'fact that if metallic
zinc and oil of vitroil are put in a flask
the (vitroil) dissolves the zinc and
the hydrogen gas passes off After this
hydrogen has, been deprived 'of mois
ture, if lighted. It burns with a colorless,
flame. This hydrogen, when passed
through a glees tube, heated, leaves no
depmit, it be free from arsenic. If,
however, the hydrogen contains arsenic,
while passing through the tube that ar
senic will settle on the coolest part,while
the gas passes off. There is a still more
delicate part of this process which makes
the arsenic appear in the tube
more certainly, the success of which de- -
ponds on a proper test of the chemicals
by the aid of nitric acid. This process
also detects antimony as well as arsenic.
Antimony, except to one experienced,
could not be distinguished from arsenic.
In this test, if arsenic is produced it re
mains visible but a minute. If anti
mony, several hours. There are other
tests, but this is perfectly satisfactory
and reliable in every case. 1 tried
Marsh's test in this case. (He here ex
hibited the remit of his investi
gations. in Several small tubes
containing the arsenic secured from
- the substance received by . him.]
The last test I tried was Frascenius'.
By it the organic matter is destroyed to
agreat_ extent by metallic acid and
chloride.of potash. By adding gradually
the contents of the stomach, at a temper
ature below the boiling point, the or
ganic matter is often destroyed. It is
then heated until the* odor of free chlo
ride is no more . perceptible. The water
is now reduced by sulphate of soda,
cooled, filtered and put through other
processes.- This takes several days. The
altered paper and.the organic-matter are
now exposed to heat of about •
180 degrees until the matter is in
the _,shape of charcoal. This is then'
compounded with modelle acid and
water, when the arsenic matter is dis
solved. This' arsenic matter is again
treated with a solution of sulphate of
hydrogen, and if arsenic is in It, a bright
yellow color will be deposited. [The
witness described this process with great
minuteness.] He found by the test that
arsenic (es is the result always when it
is present) was deposited in the tube,
which satisfied him of the test and of
the presence of arsenic in the stomach.
He was here interrupted; and the
Court took the usual noon recess.
-AFransoost SESSION.
Court met at two o'clock. Three
daughters of the prisoner, Mrs. Wise,
Mrs. Loux and Miss .Amelia Shugart,
were present and occupied seat thin
the bar. They were dressed la ee
mourning and for the greater part of the
afternoon kept their fates veiled.
Prof. Wiria'a examination continued—
After the tests [described in the morn
ing] I 'found that .448 or not quite one
halt a grain of common arsenic had
been,extracted from the eight ounces of
substance given me for examination.
As a proof that the chemicals used were
pure, 1 took twice the quantity I had
used in experimenting upon the portion
given me, and anair- - -W them. Not a
particle of arsenic was discovered.
I also was very Carafe to have
the apparatus used perfectly clean
by using caustic soda arid clean water in
scouring them. I put one-half through
Marsh's that, to determine thaquality,
and the other throughTrascenius' to de
tormine quantity. -When a person is
poisoned, it is the part absorbed which
causes death. From my experiments I
'am satisfied of the presence-of arsetilo in
the substance said to be a portion of the
stomach of Jacob Shugart. [The witness
exhibited the arsenic he had extracted.]
By the Court—l applied the tests de
scribed, and these things I sin now ex
hibiting are the results.
Cross-examlned.—lt would take a long
time for poison to dissolve in water unless
it was shaken. If a man died to-day, in
emunining his stomachthe day after to
smokrow would expect to find crystals;
globules might sometimes be found in.
the stomach, that would look to the naked
eye like arsenic. , The quantity found,
would be no criterion of that taken, es a
portion would pass off in .the vomiting
and purging. It is always supposed
when the stomach of a dead person his
been found to' contain aksetile, that death
resulted from the arsenic: I have known
of cases Whete . grains of arsenic Were nit
found. The Lane case was en exampl
and also the Grinder case.; &maim
people, will not die froth tlitietrects'of
half a grain, and others could take two
two and s half before death would ensue.
Casper, an eminent medical writer,
thinks:6o grains sufficient to produce
death in the average. Van Hazlett . esti
mates,the • dose at two or three grains;
Taylor and a half to three. • '
Dr. M. Lyincm, a practising 'Phyla - -
elan in Butler, next testified as to the
.general symptoms following poisoning.
ILLNESS Or DECE ASED — HIS OWN AC.
COUNT.
Joseph Baiph, sworn—Knew Jacob
Shugart for about twenty years. .On the'
twentieth of October, 1868, I was coining
into this place on business. Near ,the
old fair ground, a few rods below .where
- the roads meet, and in full view of town,
(I was , driving along: in a two horse •
buggy,)l saw a man walking ahead of
me on the road. It must have been about
half past twelve o'clock; came up with
him, when he requested me to take - him
into my buggy, as he was .not` able. to
walk home. He said he had taken very
sick in the held. •
'Mr.. Thompson objected. to the exami
[
nation of the witness, unless what was
propmed to be proved was stated.
Mr. McCandless said the Common.
wealth proposed to prove that the de
ceased was the man who got into the
buggy; that he was taken koine; that he
talked of being sick, and Of the cause of
his sickness. Objection withdrawn. .
Examination continued-4 asked him
when he - took unwell. He_said he had
beerinnwell the night before. I then re.
marked to him he should not have • Went
out to work. said he was better in
the m o rning,-and felt prett . p. well until
hie little .daughtelbrought him.'otit his
dinner. , He :said he took a .0018 of
bites or sups, sehen . ba got very' si c„. lie
. did not
_gay -whet his dinner 'We He
Showell Me town4he_place ,- he
As we were driving along - he said he wag
still getting Wrinsli;tauid at one time
said *things were all -flying -be
t Ween:. his eyes. i About halt way
between where Ifirst notiiied hiM and
the town, I saw a little girl walking
along near Mr. -.Barclay* toWard.towu,
and carrying something. He staid , that
was his little eirt that hve lirOtighl-;Mm
his dinner. I think 'he said. no„ Mere
until I let him out at door.
When I stopped at the*WAS laidte
did-not know whether he - was. able toga
out without ' assistant:. se' 'eft
someth yg in:Glernian or ,in such * WAY
that I aar*Qt underst and it. Therrataa
a woman.standing in the door, to ,srhom
I think he.spoke. - Th*Womarr - L•thialt
was the one there i withito filkskar , b en .
net on,• • (pointing to the' prisenee ' The
prisoner nodded her ,head awl". alid;
"Ira it war me.l
Loud. knoli the woManltt 010 ° -
1 then:.'ot out of the' buggy.
Shagged ontend got him On MO SO(' Tde
woman, standing_liy, said: toihslo. -"MY
God, did I not tell vote yotvought • not to
go to 'work this Morning/it My.the time
he got out utthe baggy &swoon in the
street and *helped him Into the house,
mating the 'same' exclamation several
times, and once adding, "Did I not tell
• .u-not-to_.v2P--This-was—all I saw of
Shugart. When I first noticed - the wo
man was when we first came in view of
the house. She was looking towards wt.
He used the exclamation as we were
coming along, "Oh, I am so sick; every
thing is getting blue before my eyes."
He moaned very little along the road.
By the Court—When I saw him he
looked very pale and prostrated. ]
By Counsel—He looked shrunk and
pinched. Reappeared very stupid. Said
nothing of haying thrown no anything
in the fold. ]
Question—Did he seem to attribute his
]
sickness W—
ier. Thompson—We object. I
- By the Court—This would only be -an
inference and the objection is proper.
Cross-examined—l. was not known by
any of the family except Mr. Shugart.
RIB CONDITION ; IN THE MORNING•
Christian .Fleeger,• sworn—l live in
Butler; am a laboring man; wait acquaint
ed with Jacob Shugart. On the 20th of
October was working in a field of corn
owned by Mrs. Groutt. I was husking
corn for Cdr. Miller; my son George was
helping me. Mr. Shugart was working
in the same field, at the upper end. •He
came out in the morning, after the bell
in town had rung, for nine o'clock. We
had a little talk together. He said he
felt " s
fl
t rate." Ile_was working in the
field th week before and - looked and
works well enough. That morning he
husks four shocks and began on the
fifth. e seemed to work well enough.
About the lame the whistle in town
sounded for noon' his little girl came out'
with his dinner. .I don't know the name
of the little girl. She had a little tin
bucket and something tied in a' handker
chief.
ItUS LAST MEAL.
He took the articles and began imme
diately to eat; he ate a good bit; seemed
to eat as if he bad an appetite. He was
in full view of me all the time. I could
have seen him if he bad put anything in
the bucket, 'When he had finished eat
ing he put the bucket aside and went
back to the shock he had first husked.
I then went home to my dinner. While
he was eating his dinner the little girl
was engaged in husking at one of the
shocks. Went back immediately after
eating dinner. Mr. Shugart was gone
from theteld when welt*); back. While
we,were away hefted up the four shocks
as corn-fodder. I saw-nothing more of
him. He must have come away soon
after wo left.
Cross-examined—l was about fifteen or
twenty rods away from Sbugart when
the little girl brought him bis dinner.
THE. FLORAL PAIR.
"The Floral Fair, which has been the
tementiniinwssment circles during
closed • • th inter
esting literary The ad. r
Mr. John Q. A. Sullivan, on
Of "Flowers," delivered by invite on,
was an elegant an 4 appropriate composi
tion, containing many original and happy
thoughts, and expressed in language
which' made a fine impression upon the
hearers. At its conclusior. Capt. Lyon,
(to whom, in agreat measure, the suo
cess of the Fair is justly attributed,) read
a short but beautiful poem, especially
prepared for the occasion by Mr.McClure,
a talented young member of the legal fra
ternity here. The exercises were con
cluded by the reading of a lengthy list
of premiums which had been awarded,
,and, which; so far"as wetould learn, gave
the greatest satishiction. The remainder
of the evening was spent in mirth, music
and promenading, which closed the en
tertainment. It is said to be the moat
successful gathering of the kind -ever
had in Butter ' a feeling in which the
people of the town join as heartily as
those more directly interested. The ef
fect will doubtless be visible hereafter,
'in developing a greater love for. that
beautiful and fascinating . branch of
knowledsre—Horticulture,—which is the
object of the Farmtlnstitute.
s-ri
Quarter Seanlon , udge Stowe.
SATURDAY, June - . , .—Virginis Hill
was held to bail in . he event of $2OO to
keep the peace, on oa h of Mary F. 'Edg
ier. . -
Jno. Gerty was held, in his own recog
nizance in the sum of $lOO to keep the
good
peace towards all - citizens, and 'par
ticularly towards lllam Hannan.
In the matter of t e assessment of dam.
ages for opening it - Street in Ormesby bor
ough, petition presented. and the Court
appointed John B. Davis, Jno: Brennan
and W. D. West, viewers. .
In the matter of , the information for
surety against . Jno. Thompson and Snm
uel Bryant, by J. Gessingerithe case was
dismissed at the cost cif the prosecutor.
surrErroks.
William Nel'lgen, convicted on two in
dictments of aggravated assault and bat
tery;-was sentenced in the first case to
eight months imprisonment in the coun
ty jail, and in the second to two months,
and to pay costs of prosecution in both
WS!.
Michael McDeithot, convicted on an
indictment for assault and battery, was
sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars
and costs of prosecution.
Thomas Smith, alias Hays, convicted
on an indictment for , larceny, was sen
tenced to pay the costa of prosecution.
and undergo an imprieonment of one
year in the Penitentiary.
TRIAL LIST FOR MONDAY.
187. Com. vs. Edward Dailey.
238. " R. B. Elliott and T. Gillis
pie.
237. " A. Hemderson and .1. Faun
bolts.
210. " " 'Margaret Edyrarde.
197. " '• Pat.,Shea (two cases),
". "M. Porker (three cases.)
251. " " Joe. Myers. ' •
254: " " John Cliernmans and Mary
Maloney,_ •
" " Henry Miller.
" Eliza McNutt.
11 "S. S. Seekett.
TRIAL UST FOR TUESDAY.
217. Com., vs. Jerenalah - Drisooll and J.
260. " " Thomas Murray.
252. ' 4 "A. Dougherty. .
255. GOtlelb*BMgieri
258. " Hannith-A.uanstine.
253. " -Martin :Loellier.
" " BLAtaggrof.
241. • " " James Herron.
585.' " " John Mnlhetion. •
289. " " Wm. Janieson.
234. - le Christ .Deltor. -
214. " " James Henderson (4 can.;
El
Zemmol' Pleal—Foll Benek.
SAitlaDAiftJude 26 * —The arigi nle p t
llot (*aided the tlizioof COurt. No
busineio of publiohnorestionistriussiboted.
J, TRIAL Lift ros wtrsDAT.
tt -
Taseiary List.
49. • 'buyer et al Vacates OU Co.
128. Laughlin vs: Burnset aL
• March List. • •
98. Mellon sre's yrs. Bloundlield et ut.
98. 2 1 411 vs. Wal4sebmidt.
101, , McElroy vs. Barker at 00. -; • •
108. - Ferguson vs. ltdolitsla et aL
108. Owens vs.•Robb . it Herron.
84. ,SteneyMeOutalusra et aL
114.• English `vs. Carson.
98. Kearney /mum?, vs. White. •
78. Massa OrOttr. •
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a OBPI'BARL
Death of J.W. Barker, Esq.
We are pained to announce the death,
froth - apoplexy, of J.- W. Barker, Esq.
which took place at his residence at Rah
way, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, -
the 28th instant, at four otplock. Mr.
Barker has been well known in these
cities for about eleven years as one of
our most enterprising and successful dry
goods merchants, and, as he endeared
himself, during his residence amongst
us, to a large circle of our fellow citizens
by his bland and genial manners, his
uprightness and honesty in commer
cial transactions, his Christian liber
ality and generous hospitality, the an
nouncement of his death will be, indeed,
sad intelligence to many ef our readers.
Mr. Barker was born at White Plains,
West Chester county, New York, on the
sth of December, 1815, and was therefore
in the 54th year of-his age. He entered
the dry goods house of Nathaniel Mead,
Grand street, 'New York, when be was
only thirteen years of age. Seven years
afterwards he opened a store of his own
in the same street and did a very flour
ishing business.
In 1841 be sold out to his brother and
opened an establishment in Catharine
street, New York, which was carried on
t in active rivalry with the house of Lord
.it Taylor. He associated one of his clerks
as partner with him in the concern, and
the house of Barker & Towle was well
known as one of the most extensive and
popular retail dry geode establishments
in the city of New York. So encoixtsfal
was Mr. Barker in businessthat heretired
with an ample fortune in 1851.
He then entered the arena of politics in
which, pecnniarly, he did not succeed so
welt. He was the opposition candidate
to Fernando Wl:mid for the Mayoralty of
New York city, but was defeated, fraud
ulently it was alleged, by a few hundred
votes. We believe Fernando said to him
on one occasion, "Mr. Barker you are en
.tirely too kind-hearted and honorable to
make a successful politician." This was
no small compliment.and in our opinion,
it was_ the truth. We never knew a
more kind-heartsil or- honorable gentle
man. He never laid, aside the gentle
'man when engaged in the warmest dis
cassion, with - political opponents.
In the latter end of the year 1858 or
beginning of 1859, Mr. Barker came to
Pittsburgh and engaged again in the dry
goods business, in which, as most of our
readers know, he was eminently suceess
fal. His history here is so well known
that we need not record it. No man was
more highly thought of in business and
social circle:4.
A few years ago he went back to New
York and purchased a splendid mansion
on Lexington avenue. There he resided
almost constantly, and acted as the east
ern purchaser of the house here, which
Thh - Fonirvisited once or twice a year. The
-- busium__Ltavin4T3eint — well_established
here, Mr. 1141k - eri - some_liine since, relin
quished his place in the & - M -- = , •
son, J. W. Barker, Jr., who seems to in
herit his_ business tact and all his noble
qualities; became the senior partner, and
eastern purchaser of the house.
Mr. Barker being now released from
active business life, was strongly impor
tuned to take the Presidency of "The
Eclectic Life Insurance Company of New
York City," to which he was - unani
%measly elected, and which prospered
greatly under his management. As his
duties as President of the Insurance
Company-did not require him to be in
the city early in the morning or late
at night, he purchased a beautiful place
in Rahway - , New Jersey, to which he re-•
moved last spring, and in which he ter
minated his earthly' existence on Satur
day last, rather suddenly, but not alto
gether unexpectedly.
The circumstances in which his death
was received were . peculiarly trying.
His son. J. W. Barker, Jr., who, as we
have said, is now the senior partner of
the firm in this city ,
s. and resides for the
most part in the IF at, acting as eastern
purchaser for the hotises on Market and
St. Clair streets, had just arrived from
New York on, Saturday morning, when
he received a telegram containing the
sad and melancholy tidings. In com
pany with A. D. McKee. Esq., one of the
partners, and Mr. John Fullerton, he
returned at ones to Rahway the•
Cincinnati Express, which leaires the
Union Depot at 12:30.
In the absence of those who could give
ne more minute information in relation
to the life and virtues of Mr.-Barker 'we
present to our readers the above imper
fect: sketch. He was, indeed, a remark
able man, and his success, taking into
account all the circumstances of his case,
was almost unprecedented.
Br. Barker leaves a wife and two chil
dren, we believe, together with a large
-circle of relatives, to mourn his loss. We
tender to them 'our deepest sympathies
in their sad and distressing bereave
ment.
From a dispatch received by his friends
in this city, yesterda y , .we learn that Mr.
Barker lived only thirty minutes after
he was attacked with the disease. He
was conscious almost to the moment of
dissolution. His last words were, 4, 1. am
resigned, and not afraid to die."
His funeral will take place on next
Wednesday.
Death of John Quinn, Esq.
The above named gentleman, a mem
ber
, .
of Select Council, and an esteemed 1
and worthy citizen, died at his residence.
on Ross street, on Saturday afternoon,
after a comparatively brief illness from
severe cold,resulting in inflammation of
the lungs. The deceased came to this
city in 1828,when a lad of ten sum
mers. , After receiving fair education. to .
fit himself for the active didies of life,
he entered business 'as a bfillding con
tractor. His strict honesty, moral up
rightness and high toned, honorable
characteri won for him a .large share
of public confidence aid patronage,
and, he...l.,rapidly amassed a hand
some . coiripetense. Some years ago he
retired Mom active business life, but
continued - to devote hirraielttopperations
in real estate and such . other employ
ments as proved congenial to his tastes.
For many years, not condeentive -heir
ever, horepresented•the out-Third Ward 1
in the Select branch of the ClityCouriCile,
a pwition which he tilled .wftli- credit to
himself and his oonstitnehoy. 'Hit *aka
gentleman ofe understanding, hon
est'dirft purpose ; id bearing, and, while
firm and unyi elding in opposition to that
'which :he> hethought wrong, he was ever
willing to embrace's course he held to be
right careless as to what might follow
hiss action as a political or. financial eon
. sequence to himself personally. , , ,
Ms funeral wilt tske,plaoe this more•
ing at nine o'clock, Proceed from his res•
idenee to St. l'auts'Agathedral and fro&
thence `to St. Mary's Cemetery. *The
members of Coaster . will doubtless be
present to pay a last mark of respect to
their highly appreciated and. respected
fellow-member.
Death of Mr. Jl. S. Gallagher.
gentieman; asides' and 'general
finsitilee of the American Iron orks of
J o na & Laughlin, died su d denly at the
Monongahela House on; Saturday.
hid butoOmpisininit a week previous
alrerrOkliu l but none of his friends lin.
aghled that death wan so.close. Swims
s clever gentlemanand respected tiy all
who knew hint.. #e will be bnriedto.day
in Steubsziyil/e.
•_:-., • Practice.
. ftial t
i - i
On Saturday eV,, ni g a young. nun of
prepossessing arearance _entered a
wholesale liquor tore on Fi ft hz?enne,
about the time the proprietor clos•
ing up, under the \pretence of waiting a.
bottle of whisky. The propriet said
that he was about closing up d did
not wish to go to the cellar for it, but the
customer said it would be a grey accomi
modation; an,d the dealer co nted to
get it for him. He started to th cellar
and shortly afterwards returned th the,
liquor; but his customer had parted,;
and upon examination it was fond that,
he had taken with him a etbool4
containing fifty dollars which h whisky;
dealer had left , iii a drawer. H has not
been heard of slime.
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lEconomicalOeliable, the B
I
We mean Dooirv's BAKING OWDEB.. /
It is superior to tall others in th market.„
cos,b .
Free irom any iiljurious an c ilud
so nicely compounded that the contentak
of each box will make SA sweet,'{
healthy biscuits; rolls, past ry,' , with . ,‘.
uniform success.t Only two t poonfuls';
to a_quart of flour is necessa • white",,
rdi
those odinary—mannfactur • require:'
from one•third to a' half mo e. Ask! :
your grocer for Dooley's Chemi.• Yeast;
Baking Powder, and take no of .n . Pryi
it and be convinced. It WP
siFresh as a Maiden's Blush' is thet
pure peachy Con*lesion srhicil follows ,
the use Hagan% Magnolia Bales. It ist..
use
the True Secret bf Beauty. - Fasbitmable.
11
Ladies in Society understand t
The Magnolia Balm changes t rustic}
Country Girl into a City Belle . re rap-3
idly than any other one thing. I
Redness, Sunburn, Tan, eckles,l
Blotches and all effects of the. ammer ,
Sun disappear when it is use , and a
genial, cultivated, fresh expresaion is,'
obtained which rivals the BloOm oh
Youth. Beauty is possible to ell who]
will invest 75 mute at any respectable;
store and insist on getting the Magnolia;
Balm. , !
USE 17011112413 but LyeresKatludroti to
dress the Hair. wiPF. I
i'Good Haase at Auction—Positive Sale,'
Lis Day.—That good new double brick 4
, welling house on Grant avenue, near :
Western avenue, Allegheny. will be
sold at three o'cloik this afternoon. No
reserve price. A rare chance whiob.i
should not be overlooked. A. Leggate,
Ant:Ali:facer. _ . I
The Purest and sweetest Cod Liver;
011 in the world, manufactured frota!
fresh, healthy livers, upon the sea shore; l
it is perfectly pure and sweet. Patients
who have once taken it can - take none;
other. Ask for “Hazard and Caswell's;
Cod Liver 011," manufactured. by Cas.!
well, Hazard dr. Co, New York sold byi
all druggists._
The in• • . •AL__7____l-.lt - bi ley-12 • '
had Ms . own irreversible --prejudieesi
against all Washing Machinesi cemplet:
ly reversed in favor of The Bmpire'
Clothes • Washer, by tests in his own and ,
other fawdlies, and has secured only . a
few•for his customers. They are worthy;
of a trial n.
•
Tourists will find the American House,:
Bostv, the best point frum which to:
visit neighboring places of interest.;
Cafe, billiards, passenger elevetorosuiteal
of rooms, baths eta.
The plane 'to get White Lime, Cfal-!
clued Plaster, Hydninlio Cement. is at
ficker & Caakey's. 18 Smithfield street.
DIED.
Llitrld—On Fiairirday evening,. June Afith.
31 AR Y, wife of William I!. Lew is, in the 3lsti
year of her age.
Funeral from the restdenCe of her husband, MO. ,
31 Reed Street, THIS (MONDAY.) AZT/MITI/ON
R o'clock. Friends of tke family are respect
fully invited to attend.
QUINN-On Saturday afternoon, at half past
four o'clocki Mr. JOHMQUINIT, aged 53 years-I
The funeral will-take place Tuts (111o3mkro
xffinagoat 9 o'clock. from his late residence oil
Boss street„ to proceed to St. Peals Cathedral„
and from thence to et. MaryslCethetery. Thel
friends and acquaintances, of the, family are re
rieettuuy invited to attend.
eALLLQIELZIL-At &tie MortonhehelaHosse,oni
Saturday eveaing, at ,7 o'clock, AMBROSE 8.0
GALLAtildEft, to the 80th yea; of his age..
Hit remaths will be taken lo ) fieubeitville,Ohlo.l
Funeral lon. IdorruAY, the 318th last., at 8t
o'clock, team the residence of his father. I I
Dlfirr -{ri liriday, at noon, 80PHLIL, Wife of:'
-Capt. Edward Duff.
The friends of the family are , respectfully invl-1
ted to attend the (antral on MinunsT, the 28th'
inst., at 10 o'clrck, from the residence of her I
husband, Mill street, East Liberty. • ,! ,
Carriages will leave Falrumn &Samson's, cor-j
ner Seventh avenue and Smithfield street, it 9!
UNDERTMCM3.
.
AILEX, - AIKEN,____IINDEII. I
TAXED, No; 166 YOUBTH /WEBBY. .:
U-S=. COFFINS of all kinds,CRAPFH, 1
GLOVE and e. cry description of Funeral Far..
lashing furnished. Rooms open day sad!
idaht.y Hearse sad. Carriages ftiraisb•id. I
ItiYiessitcsa—Bev. Davin Herr. D.D.. Rev.'''.
W. Jalsobal. Di 11.; Tlionuni Ewing, Esq., Jacob i
b Miller. Xso. • •
rIBIABLES & PEEBLE4, 11124 •
lJ DERTARRES AND LIVERY STARLIT
cornet . f SANDUSKY STREET AND CHITRO
AVENUE 'Allegheny City, where their COYIPI
ROOMS w e constantly supplied with real and
thlitatlort Rokewood, Mahogany and ilialunt
Corms. at prices varying front 14 tollloo.-
dies prepared for interment. Hearses and Csr.
1
m
ties furnished: also, 1,11 Wads of Mourning
Goods. if required, Ornce open at all hours, day y
and night
HENRY 0. SALE*
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WOuld respectfully tatirm Ills Mends end tut
PubltO geu t ually. that his
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SPRING STOCk OF GOODS -a
IS NOW OOMPLETE,
sorgraNG,AX . Y e ARLI CALL. r, r.l
&tier tf Pena and Sixth Streets V'.
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; No. earrs WBXIT. Oita
r '43lOtr,) hare tut metro" ttorn the Zoos the toot
lot of New , ooas for Ittrlnt Bolts eta brood*
to' the ,Inorket. , The 11M Wall - tO eat vadat t,LI
owl melte clothes dweller sad bottle thaa any
trot-01000 how, UL all city. A new and sig4m,.. ;Tr ;
edam:men of SlNTLlntiglite 7111011311,..k,2
ING 000D8 art cot illtmas to to !Quad to this
house. thir Neasitsr U 1 i 0 01=1
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