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CITY AID Qk kAL
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'Dix Gem's.= is furnished In Me city
, the six dikyl:lit the week for 16 cents per.
week ; 141,nAq . ,t3per annutn : 3 rule., 2.
estengky Tow remerkably i quiet. We
failed to hear, of a single fi).4turtianee.
Boy '% antett.—A. good, active boy is
wanted immediately. Inquire at the
GA2.s.pra composing room after two
4:0olook this afternoon.
‘Regniar Meeting.—A regular meeting
orthe Central Beard of Education will
be' held tomorrow, (Tuesda*,) the 13th
inst., at two o'clock v. at.
There were but six common cases be
fore Mayor Drum yesterday morning.
No business was transacted at the office
during the remainder of the day.
The cities were visited with a refresh
ing and' much•needed shower yesterday
morning, which cooled the atmosphere
somewhat and made the after part of the
day endurable.
Delegation.—There will be a large del
egaticna of Dea►ocrats, including -the"
:Young Men's Jackson Club, as a body,
leave for the Harrisburg Convention to.
day. Their pressure will be exerted in
favor of Cass drat, Hancock next.
The -Methodists in our:vicinity are
making active preparations for the
'camp meeting" Beason; ' '
which com
mences about the first of neat month.
These °cessions are always of great in
terest to the Methodists, who seem to
have adopter! them, as peculiarly. their
•
Commendable.—lt is stated that Wm.
L. Scott; the President of ,the Erie and .
Pittsburgh railroad. is about to build/a
theater lir Erie. ,"Pbat city has hitherto
had to get;Mong as best she could with
her old-fashioned halls, and Mr. ;Scott's
energy and public spirit will probably be
highly appreciated. .
Drowned.—Hezeklal, Miller, aged six
years, who was a ` passenger with his
parents on board the Waunita on their
way to ;Kansas, from Molf t ee.spi,rt, in this
county, where they formerly resided,
fell overboard and was drowned near
Cairo, on4lie Btbinst. - The body was re
covered on the following day.
atorning,Court.—At the Mayor's morn
intr Coarryiketprday morning there were
thirty-seveff cases disposed of. Fifteen
were Charged with disorderly conduct,
twenty with drunkenness and two with
vagrancy. They were disposed of as
follows: Twenty paid fir.es, fifteen were
Committed to jail, and two were dis
charged.. ,
Grand Social Pic , Skt--A. Grand Social
Picnic wilr be helf3 at McFarland , a Grove,
Thursda3r, the 4 19th inst. ' which prom
ises to be one of the most pleasant gath
erings of its character, of 'the season.
The Committee of Arrangementa ie com
posed of gentlemen in whom the utmost
confidence may be reposed, and we' feel
conEdent that under their management
the affair will prove a suCcess.
• Threatened Her Chit& en.--Mary Breen
and Mollie Alexander, neighbors, resid
ing in the Sixth ward, AlleghOny, had a
disturbance Saturday morning relative
to their children, ,when, it is said_,,Mollie
•threw a quantity of water upon the Breen
offspring and threatened to killthem if
they crossed her path. ALdermanStrain
issued the necessary , legal papers for an
investigation into the dispute.
Assaulted an Otficer.—John Hagan was
arrested on Saturday night about half
past eleven o'clock, in the 'vicinity of
the RusirillOuse,.where he was conduc.:
ing himaelf in a disorderly manner.
Whenthe officer made the arrest John
resisted and for his trouble received
several rags on the bead with a mace.
Yesterderrrtorning the Mayor required
him to pay a fine of .5.25 and cos:s.
Proposed Change..—There is a move
ment now on foot in Allegheny looking,
to a change in the term of the office of
Mayor from two, to thtee years, and
making the person having _once served
ineligible to re-election This is the same
plan as, that in force la PittAburgb. It Is
being considerably canvassed, and from
the general favor with whioh it seems to
be regarded will doubtless =mine shape
and be brought before the next Legisla
ture.
TII Linn Case.—The Cleveland Herold
says: 9Rev. S. - P. Linn, well' known in
this city, arsk about whom there WWI a
difficulty in the Westminlster Chu r ch
mugregation, is up for trial before the
Ohio Preabytm7 at Pittsburgh, on a
charge of tintrUnisterlal - conduct. The
trie has finally been *et for July 27th.
an as the Charges are riartly based on
circumstances_occurring in Cleveland,
we shall watch It with interest."
Bqy Drotyued:-Johli Boyce a boy ten
years of age, •Was drowned in the Alla.
ir bony river at the foot of Thirtieth street,
Twelvth ward, about fouro'oleeit yester
day evening. $ e
.was bathing with a
number of other boys,nd is it supposed
had an attack Of Cramps,. as ho was an
excellent swimmer. The body has not
yet .been , ree.oVered. 13e was; the son
*tow, with whom he resided; on Penn
street, betwimn Twentylixth and.
Twentyseventh streets. • ' •
Belllgereut.--Michael Driacol Was Ar
rested on Saturday night on'a cliarge of
disorderly conduct. It appeara that MI•
chaelshiade-'. an iissitult;.. apart . a - aides _
Thornton
,ih'a Salobn at the , corner of
Penh.atui SeVenteenth ' straetii. James
refused to tight and Michael; being.of
belligerent vatrire;lritcated ppon it,:aed;
knocicing the former down caught, him
by the lip' teeth and bit him
severely. The Mayor 'charged 'Michael
425 and costa for his sport. which he paid.
At Glenwood Grove.—The first annual
excursion of the fit ;Cecilia ;Silver Cone t
Band wilt take place on .Thnrsday,•Abe •
22d Ms:, when a grand plc flit be
held at Glenwood43rove.. The band :is
composed ,of Y.Ottng men of charadter,
with several of whom we have the honor
of. s a personal accotaintancy,lit We N rV i °
.no bealtiatiW, fdrestoninieridin Fos tin
lic to participate in the excursion, as we.
feet 'ai)nadont that the affair wilt , be
properly condietedb;knda pleasant' day'
ti may he anticipated* .; Tickets for sale by
the members' of itheband. -
q• Deetdent4l doittfaltlftd - '4:rtArtdt
which we h av e.
the veneribledip?
tinguished American post, appears io
No.jl of the,..lloßo Paiei f 9t a u y
- Th thn same nn, r ofthat* 'be -
lent ptiolication, we ,aliso find the open
ing chapters of "Thnitchiliiiil3:lo a Rich
Young. Girl" by, Octave Tnillet, whose
" Po4l : Y oAtig ktaitPlgeti,e , A.svorld.wide
renown to the facile pen of that remark.
able wrAer.
,The „present' story Ls on
linaffih)e lionetrigintir de
signs 1 , 7 Bogo3, - engraved in Paris ,ex
orer- er-Ocorth and. upon the
order o enterprising publishers, Pit
tengil4 Bates it Co , b 7 Park itow,.New
York. i t
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r TJA . COIAtTS.'
District Court—Full, Bench.
SATURDAY July I.o—ln aocordancewith
the act of 4ssemblv providing fOr
appointment of a gas inspector for this
county, the ibllowing order was'made
appointing a Board of examiners :
In the District Court of Allegheny
county:—And now to wit: 10th July 1 869
under'and by virture of the second sec
tion of an Act entitled "An Act to pro
vide for the appointment 'of an Inspector
of illuminating gas and gas meters, to
regulate the inspection of the same and
to protect consumers and manufactiirers
of gas In Allegheny county," approved
the 30th day of April, A. D. 1889, the
undersigned are appointed a Board' of
Examiners, who shall examine. all
applications for the position of Inspector
of Gas and , Gas meters, and ascerra n
whether 'they are competent or not r
said position, viz. James Thompson q.
Philip Reineke, Esq.. and Semi. d
thorpe, Esq. The Prothonotary is t
ed to issue certificates of appoint nt
accordingly: Per Curi
Quarter Sessions—Full Bench.
SATURDAY, July . 10.—The folio 'ng
sentences were passed: Fritiak Fairman,
who plead guilty of assault and bait
upon James McCafferty. was senten ed
to pay a fine of ten dollars and costs Of
prosecution.'
Joseph Holt. convicted of the lan ce , y
of a keg of gin, was sentenced to pay , a
fine of six cents, the costs of prosecution,
and to undergo an imprisonment of one
year in the Penitentiary.
Arthur Martin. convicted of commit
ting an assault and battery upon H. C.
Matthews, was sentenced to pay a line of
twenty-five dollars and costs. -
Florence Aker was prosesnted for
surety by Mrs. Kate Aker. He was
ordered to pay costs, and to enter
recognizance to keep the peace.
TRIAL LIST FOR MONDAY
395: Com. va. Thomas Sinclair et al.
377. ,‘ Lena Memert.
306. ~ Hughes and Dignam.
234: Christopher Baker.
371. " John Fiank.
324. " John Mellirdy. •
372. " And. Marks and W. lane.
383. ~ Wm. Banners.
179. " Lewis Hay. '
139. " Andrea* Barker.
334. John Wallaker.
426. ~ John Roberts.
TRIAL LIST FOE TUESDAY.
2= Corn. vs. Robert Hague.
322. ' Jeseph Stewart.
305. " Joisepla Conavan et al.
439. " Elizabeth Eberlle.
382. "' Thomas Moore.
113.: Emma J. Hays.
307.• 4, Thorns Morgan.
298. •, John Law (2 caseg.)
242.. •' Jainca Jones.
240. •• Thtdamm Campbell.
142. John S. Jones.
392. Wm. Schettler et al.
Abstract of Collections In the 22d Die.
trict, Penns., for the Quarter Enclitic
June 3091,1869.
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One of that enterprising class of Pro
fessionals who monopolize the organ
grinding, weighing tuachMe, air gun
and sitriilor puisbits, established himself
at the corner of Wood and Water stritets,
Saturday morning, with an apparatus
designed to test the lifting powers of
those who desired Information as to their
exact status in this respect. Among those
who availed themselves of this favora
ble opportunity were Martin Coyle,whitel,
and Nelson Key, oalored, both employed
is laborers about the boats at the
wharf. - the trial, unfortunatels.
Nekton developed cousiderabte mon
strength 'than Martin, which so aroused
the ire of that individual that be de- -
olared he'd demolish the “nagur," and
for this purpose followed the attrlghted
l object. of his indignation for several
*squares, flourishing, it is said, a huge
knife, with w,hicti he intended 4to carry
out his threat. Nelson „tingly, to. get
Cleir.bf the * ltifuriatiiid Miirtur, dropped
into Alderman' MoMiater's :office and
made information against him for surety
Of the Peace, which caused his arrest and
commitment to jail. •
4 • Not Frightened.
•
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The s several paefenger railway cOLCIpa.
-MEIN blast furnace proprietors and livery'
etablq u4n were not frightened at the
threats of the Liiitter Lesgae, and were
in operation yesterday as usual. Ins
soda fountains, so far as we could ewer
.
tain,Vere all closed, and it war quite
evident that the whisky shops were not
in operation, as there - were no drurikeu
men to be found on the street, mild up to
a late hour last night not a single arrest
had been made by thepollee. ,
If the program m e of the League la
folly carried out we presume all the con.
ductont and drjverP of str eet , ears, black
driver's Aid (titmice men who were en
gaged-at work yesterday , will be pro.
ceeded. against before hils Honor the
HeYer, this rnotillug.'• Staddese will be
lively as there will' be several hundred
Mallet •
tletw.of
Gothald Zang, foe 'wine, months past,
has occupied a terditniaht,ijOintly
the Bruder, : ismily on- klarwony. street,'
East Birthitigbariat 4 Latterlyi'hbwever,
tho interaitairee between the parties IV
not been of the moat amicable character,
and•the Bradawl have'stterripted 'several
tunes to get rid ofr:their •tenant. Failing
in all peaceable theanic'they it lath, it is
alleges:if,' attacked - him with a broomstick
on Saturday end chastised'him severelyc
Barbara,' the Wife, wieldink' the weapon,'
and Felix, the-husband, aiding and abet
ting ikr ewiguraging:wonls. 4v-fi set) aelk
-ucqnsinted Alderman idobrao;';
tereAvitittnef transaction, which' caused
the arrest of the Braden] on a charge of
assault and battery. They gave ball for
a hearing. -
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lirf i rginfalr -- TTA - ZErrt.MONDAY ) ----.FULYcI2, -1869.
MEE
laniittts . Leo, Mliinthiriteport • of the
' • 2 Vitniellle *aril& .
_ We ttave recehred the Tlinsville scrald
containing the monthly petroleum re
port for June. It accounts for the de
crease in production during the month
as compared With May by the natural
falling oft in the product of the old wells
having been greater than the enlarge
ment occasioned by the striking of new,
and resuscitating of old wells. The tor
pedoing of wells resulted less successful
ly, and the quantity of benzine used was
smaller than during the previous month,
while of,the new wells completed but
few were of importance.
• In most of the districts the production
increased slightly,• but the enlargement
was more than counterbalanced by a fall
ing off in other districts. In the Pleas
antville district there - was a decrease of
abo4rt26o barrels, and on the Blood farm
the average for the month was about
eixty barrels less than during last month.
There was also a considerable decrease
on itha Allegheny river south of Frank
:o4 at Tidioute and on two of the farms
on Upper Cherry run.
The principal increase took place on
the black oil belt between Upper Cherry
run and West Pithole creek. The farms
on Ch urch and Lower Cherry runs, and
near the mouth of Oil creek, also shovv
so ething of au increase. On Cherry
Tr e run the aVerage daily production
id ing the month was about the same as
4during thqiest week of last month, but
the average for the whole month was
about one hundred barrels greater than
during May.
The development, it says, - during the
month was very unsatisfactory: The
number of wells completed was as large
as usual, but the proportion that -pro
! dnced largely was much smaller than in
any previous month Mite year. Nor was
any new territory of importance found,
and the old territory was not extended in
any noticeable degree from its limits at
the date of the publication of our last re
port. Di a few Instances good Wells were
obtained, but over three-fourths of the
wells struck during the month were
'yielding less than fifteen barrels a day at
the close. _
The number completed during : .the
month was 55, and ten others were tem
porarily abandoned on account of acci
dents, leaving the number in process of
.drilling on July Ist, 305. This number,
as compared with that on June Ist, shown
-alining off or 40. Drilling was actually
commenced during the month on only
about twenty wells, but operations were
commenced on a large number of leased.
Nearly all the desirable leases in what,
is considered sure territory have been
secured, and the commencing of new
wells has been - greatly restricted by the
scarcity of good territory. The Cherry
Tree Run district, which, a short time
ago, was the most promising one in the
region, now appears to be about devei-
oped, as the wells last sunk on the bor
dm of it have shown that the oil bear
ing sand rock runs out a short distance
from the largo producing walla. On the
black oil belt, between T Jppin . Cherry
Run and West Pistol. creek, the' wells
are only a little more lasting_than those
in the Pleasantville district, and there
was scarcely a well of any importance
on it that was not yielding less at the
close of inns than any time during the
month. Earlier in the year it was thought
that the territory in the vicinity of later
ley and Church runs, as well as that in
the districts above mentioned, would
produce largely, but the development
has proved beyond a doubt that the ex
tent of the oil producing sand rocks is
much smaller than was supposed. In
all districts lu the region a limited num
ber of new wells will be aunt, and irt•
some of them the production will most
likely be increased, bat it is doubtful
whether, with the present amount of de
velopment, the production can be in
creased materially. On the Allegheny
river near Tionesta, a well was struck at
the depth of two hundred and fourteen
!bet. It produced twenty-two barrels a
day for a time, but is now yielding but
fifteen barrels. The territory ih the vi
oinity of this well has not been operated
on since 1865 . .
At Parker's Landing, on the same
river, the developme,pt progressed fa-
Torably during the month. and about
twenty leases were.taken.
• The stock of oil hold in the oil region
,was decreased materially during- June
by very large i shipments to the outside
Markets. e total stock etti July Ist in
all hands, aggregated 309.246 barrels of
4B gallons, against 365,484 barrels on the.
drat day of the previotis month, or a
falling off on the.former date of about
56,000 barrels.' The amount in iron tank
age, which will he found elsewhere, was
decreased by 'about 55,000 barrels; the
stock at the wells by about 9,000, and
that on all other hands by about 12,000.
The shipments wore l d
arger uring ,
June than on any previous month this
year. The daily- average of crude,
equivalent of 43 gallons per barrel; was
nearly 12,000 barrels, against an average
for the preview! month of 10,000. The
shipment of relined' Increased about
4,000 barrels.
To Pittsburgh the shipment was About
62,000 barrel, larger .than that during
June, and to Now 'York about 18,000 bar.
rels, while that to Cleveland and Boston
fell off slightly.
During the early part :of the. month
there was considerable excitement in
the lnarket, and 'vices fluctuated via-
Jenny. At Abe beginning there, were
salmi at 84,05t0 85,30 on the creek accord
ingly to location. During the first.week
there wee great activity.. Prlceo steadily
appreciated end readied 05,26 at Miller
and.Tituaville, and $6,50 on the Lower
Creek.' From these pricxts there .was a
sharp decline which eentinnedyibtil the
15th, when ;sales were effected as low as
14,75 at this point, and 65,00, 1 at Petroleum
Centre. There was then a firmer feeling
end sales were effected st twenty.tive
ends advance on the , abbve figuree, but
the market broke immediately after
wards and the - advance wee lost the same
day. lildblierpiently another decline
took place and round lots sold down to
14,85 and pm on the creek, on the 21st.
From these figures there, wails gradual
.appreciation. On the 80th there were
considerable sales at 15,00 on the Lower
creek and.p,se at Titusville.'
Vuttuig Affray.
A cutting affray occurred on towtxmt
"Mary Ann," ly ing at the Monongahela
whart,..tteartheYoint, Saturday evening
between Atte watChtnatt, Of; tha boat and
John &twilled& ini.nich the latter Was
severely if not 'dangerouelywounded. It
appears that .Markiand had been eni
ployed Quilts boat in. the capacity , of it
deck baud, but in ccuseuuenee Of . a
catty With the Watehtnad, had left the
craft some slaty tulles down' the river.
Saturday knornitig he visited the boot fOr
tileiturposeof procuring the money due
him and when • there •Another - quarrel
took place between him and, the watch=
man. During the strOggie which ensued,
Marklanci was ' etabneci In the'Akeo
'Winkler; receiving a wound about'seven -
Inchon - in - length. Tneinfuriateta watoh.
Man was about to plune the knife into
kiln again when Marki and to avoid hinf
Alliped into the river and sw* l4l4 o9re•
wifaro ho fait exicaushici. , was
moved , to hiehouse, No. 10 Penn street,
where his injuries were dressed by Dr.
Stoneroad, The watchman has not yet
bean arrested.
-rip:primed •• •
NistsSitinitairlding 4 the fact that the \ pee ,
pie of this great Commonwealth, through
their repreifentatlififil in gerieral assem
bly, wisely decided Many _years' since,
that tho law Which authorized and sanc
tioned the arrest and imprisonment of a
man for debt, was a disgrace and a libel
on humanity, and it was consequently
stricken from the statute books, yet in
this still more enlightened day we fre
quently hear of Men being arrested and
consigned to the gloomy walls of a pris-
on cell for no- other cause, no greater
crime, than tbat of being unable, through
misfortune Perhaps, to pay debts honest._
ly contracted and which would be hon.
estly paid were it in the power of the
debtor to pay them. This state of affairs
is brought about by the.misuse or abuse
of section 119 or the Penal Code for the
collection of debts.
It is no fault of the law, which was en
acted to preyent cheating by false pre
tense; to protect hi meet men against
rogues, and not forte purpose of pun
ishing poverty as a crime; but through
the stupidity, and in many , instances the
cupidity of the magistrate who, for the
paltry sum of a few dollars costs, which ;
through fear of imprisorimeht, they ex,
pent to filch from the , pockets of the al
ready impoverished debtor, the law.is
thus unwisely and unjustly. Subverted,
and made an engine of tyranny rather
than a protection to-the rights of citizens.'
A case in point, if the statement of the
party arrested be true, wss the , arrest
and imprisonment in the lock-up of
Frank Moseby, a colored man, in this
city, Saturday evening, charged with
obtaining goods under false pretenses
from a man in New Brighton. It is al
leged by the accased that he pur
chased furniture.from • the pros
ecutor for a barber % shop, • for
which he' was to pay a stipulated
sum per week. jA balance of twenty
dollars was due on the furniture, and
finding business So dull in that quiet vii
lage as to render it impossible to meet
his payments, he resolved to close his
shop for a few weeks and try steamboat
ing. He accordingly procured a situa
tion on a steamer, and on arriving in this
oily on his first trip was arrested and
locked up. 'We beliere the arrest was
made on • the strength of a telegram
received from the prosecutor, and an
other was received yesterday morning
requesting the detention of the prisoner
until this morning, when an officer would
arrive from New Brighton to take charge
of him. We do not know what there is
in the case, but, whether the facts stated
be true or not. it serves to illustrate the
manner in ,which the criminal law is
„prostituted for :the collection of civil
debts.
MENEM
The RICK and the Ott Fire.
One of the most disastrous floods — with
which the oil district has been visited,
since the great flood• of the spring of
1865, occurred on Thurscitly night. Dur
ing Thursday afternoon dense black
clouds gathered over the district, and to
ward evening a , rain storm of unusual
violence set in. It was accompanied with
frequent and vived flashes of lightning,i
which, so far as reported, took effect with
disastrous results only on Upper Cherry
run. Therain, however, fell in torrents
through the night, and the small
streams within a radius of thirty 'miles of
this place were swollen to an unprece
dented height.
The destruction of small bridges, cul
verts, dtc., was general. • The bridges
over Puhole creek, from Pleasantville to
its mouth, were swept away, together
With two or three oil tanks and other
property. Nearly all the bridges over
the streams emptying in Oil and E.
Oil creeks to the northward and east
ward of the city, were carried off. Along
the track of the 0. C. & A. R. Railway
from lrvinetore to Titusville, there were
a great a number of slides, some of which
were very large. Several adverts and
portions of tits track' were also washed
away, and trains ran only between Titus
ville and Corry. Up to last evening the
track had been cleared batw!ien Oil City
and Petroleum Center. The'read will be
open te.day.
The Titusville Pipe Company's lines
were broken in several places, and the
Oleopolis pipe was not in working order
last evening. Altogether, a large awount
of property was destroyed and a great
deal of damage done.
The oil fire on the Tallman farm and
the Pittaburgh and Cherry. Run Oil Com
pany's tract, Upper Cherry Run, oc
curred substantially as reported in Sat
urday's issue. Three of the wells on
the Tallman farm, 'from which the rigs
were tairued, were started up on Friday
afternoon. Ou the tract above men
tioned, the work of erectinienew rigs in
place of these destroyed was commenced
on Saturday.
- A Vtgllaut Policeman.
n consequence of numerous corn
plaints having bean made to the Mayor
relative. to "street walker's" on Sixth
avenue and. Wood street, two officers in
addition to the regular force were placed
on duty on.those thoroughfares, with in.
structious to arrest all "street walkers"
who stopped to talk on the streets, and
all men found loafing on the street
corners after having given them noticed°
leave: One of ther new men was a Ger
man, whose former vocation wail not of
tie most pleasant and agreeable ebarac
`tsr. and which left an odor or "fragran
cy" about his -clothing not particularly
,Pleasing to the olfamories of the Chief,
who gave laini ,-- the instructions,
and fib a consequence, that worthy
official was perhaps more brief than
he otherwiee would have been. The new
offlcor was placed on Wood stre4g, and
almost immediately thereafter gave
virkiesee of LOS vigilance by arre sting two
gentlemen who happened to eel ou the
elrner of Wood street and Filth avenue,
and conducting them to the lockup. fie
then returned to his "beat," and in a
short time thereafter arrested two more
at the next corner above, who be like-
wise escorted to the "City Hotel." ,The
Chief was informed of his vigilence, and
relieved him from further duty, or it is
quite probable that the lockup would
have been full before daylight.
On hnrsday afthrnoon last, as Mrs.
Schmidt, a young German woman reel
ding on l'fairty•seventh street,' was,
kindling afi re with petrolepm, the flames
communicated with'the can and caused
an exploalon,•covering iter,with,burning
oli, of d•setting fire tn the house. In her
PkTklll'..sho .4110- 1 k kJ) a little baby five
weeks old and Wished out orthe MAPS.
Both! mother .aud - giirent were eally
and.theirjives are yet in great
danger:but hop& for -recovery, en•
tertained in:, either .case.. When will
pcor de learn to handle
_petroleum -with
care? • • - ,••
The 'Davls.rniniung. keehialet iu the.
Allegheny Parlr,, hewe . ext Federal, and .
Beaver streets; 'bee tiecerne d very popu--
letrittnliptioniL 7 1 4 3 ';
tekleTt (rout::: morning te• • ulllielo
thirsty canal:tunic-4 of wen; .wocuen and'
ohildrcrn i who slaked their thirst from
its refreshing waters.
striotte ACcidt
Tim Late Con deuce OperaZot —A Card
Prost the Victim.
ALIMGE:MYiJuIy 11th, 1869.
To the Public: As an impression, unfa.
vorable to myselVas a man of shrewd
.
ness, has been ousted in the minds of
the people, through theterrible dwindle
practiced upon me by the two colored
men, Hall aiaeßeed, who robbed me of
83,000 on Thursday evening, July Bth, I
deem it my duty to acquaint my friends
and the Public with the facts In the case:
On Sabbath last, July 4th, Mr. Benjamin
Bolden, a' respectable colored man, living
in Allegheny,• told me that he was
stopped on the street on the 3d of J aly•
by a man who said he was a preacher.
Seeing that Bolden was a settled man, he
told him that he had a friend who had a
large amount of gold and silver which
he wanted to get exchanged for paper
money. So Mr. Bolden brought this al
leged preacher to me. He stated that he
had brought a man from North Carolina
who had in his possessidn a large quantity
of gold and silver-which had been accu
mulated by the slaves before and during
the great civil war, and that he
wished to sell it for paper money.
After relating other circumstances
which induced me to think • the ,
man was honest, I went with him to his
boarding house,' which is situated in the
upper pa t of Webster 'street, Pitts
burgh, and 'had an ; interview with his
companion. During the interview, they
showed me the trunk, hi which the
money, as they said, was packed. I
tried to lift the trunk. It was very
heavy.. They showed mesome gold and
silver, and I bought 815 worth, giving
them 815 in greenbacks. I had •two or
three interviews with them afterward?.
I then made groomed with them to ex
change the gold they , had. for $3,000 in
paper money. •I boriowed the money
and returned to Pittsburgh ,Thursday af
ternoon, intending to send a friend to
their boarding house to count the money
and see that it was not counterfeit. When
I arrived they made out that they bad
become dissatisfied and had sent their :
trunk to the Union Depot. We went to
the Depot and found their trunk was
checked. I made thorn unclieck it.
One of them said ' that he =had
to return to the 'boarding house
for some thinca. I paid them the 53.000,
placed the trunk In my carriage and ,
drove home with it. This was Thursday
evening about seven o'clock. As soon as
I arrived at home I opened the trunk
and found a box nicely fitted in the cen
ter of the trunk, I broke it open and to
my horror 1 found a large stone with
saw dust packed around it. The fact
that in the whole history of crime I had
never heard of colored men engaged In
extensive swindling operations, lulled
Tray suspicions from the first. The
savings of a life time have been thus
swept from me in a moment. I beg the
sympathy of the public. Counseled 'by ;
my friends, I shall with my wife,• solicit
aid from the people, to help me, in some
measure, to regain what I have lost,
through the villainy of two men of my
own race.i. \Very respectfully,
GEORGE W. DIVEY.
—,-
New Brigbtoa. Temperadee League.
reorrtsponatoce of be Plttabiaritt Gazette.]
NEW BRIGHTON, July 9, 1869.
The members and friends of the New
firighton Temperance League met this
evening in the M. E. Church, Rev. Mills,
pastor, and held their regular monthly
meeting, Rev. Critchlow, President, in
the Chair. After the usual opening cer
emonies, reading of minutes, etc., a.con,
stitution and oyder of business were pre
sented and adopted, from . r wtdch we
quote the
"The object q this SoCiety shall be to
teach the people true temperance accord
ing‘to the teachings of the Bibte and Sci
cacetselpecially in reference to intoxicat
ing drinks, and narcotics: to induce all
we can to;abstain entirely from their use,
or trafficking. therein, (unless for chemi
cal or medicinal rises;) to prepare public
sentiment for\lcgal prohibition of the
liquor traffic, and to aid the Temperance
!Reform in every prciper way.
HEADING OF MEMBERSHIP RECORD.
"We herebysevera \
severally and Solemnly
promise that we will aid in every proper
way to carry forward t.lc l ittiect of the
New Brightbn . Tempera ce League,
which we hereby endorse, and of which
we now become members. •
We will neither manufacture, traffic
in, nor use (unless chemically, or medi
cally,) anything that will intoxicate."_i
The Chairman, Rev. Critchlow, &Le
ered his inaugural, which, being sound
doctrine, was well received.
The Committee appointed'to attend the
county court, and present remonstrances
against applications for license to sell
liquors in Beaver county. report com
plete success. Every application in the
county was rejected.
We all feel encouraged, and intend to
contlliine the fight on this line. C.
Alleged Larceny
Saturday evening, shoat eight o'clock,
John Kearney was arrested and placed
in the look-up for the larceny of a keg of
hinges. At abont.the :ime mentioned
Kearney was discovered by a boy in the
neighborhood of the Point, going toward
the 'river with a keg on 'hie shoulder '
which he carried-to the edge Of the water.
and threw in the rlyer.l The boy in
formed an officer of the circatestluice,
wile, on proceeding to the spot IP dicated,
found the keg, whicb contained hinges,
aixrit one-hair of which had been lost in
the water, the keg having bursted .when
it was thrown in. The boy teen pointed
out Kearney to the Officer, who arrested
and conveyed him to the tombs. where
he remains awaiting a hearing in the cast.
Thorottgrkfare.
George Hunter made informationi on
. ,
Saturday, before • Alderman McMasters,
against John McCready for surety of tbe
Peace. Bunter says he is kailding A
. house in Braddooks Fields:, and that hn
has been hauling the stone roil the fouli,,
dation from a quarry; the road which
loads by the house of McCready. This"
gentlemen, It is daid;liecamei ry much
i i
annoyed at the rumbling of t e stone
cart, and requested Hunter too MS hard.
ing along the road, threatenin if their
cook was not complied with to do him
bodily harm. Instead of doing as de4
sired .Hunuir . sought Alderman Mo.
:.Master's office and .remade.information
against McCready for surety, of theyeace
upon which a warrant Won issued ' ','.
/
Droveugd—Corme : x 4 k.lnq
James McFarland, a resident .ot Port
Perry, was `accidentally drowned about ;
eight o'clock on Saturday evening while
bat,hing in t he aloiongabela river* tthai
.
plsoe
He` with it number 'of' companions
had gthae into the riv er , distaliSo
4bovu the dash, at la *that Where the
water. Was about niri&teet ASelt,,,When
is 0013.1Xled ha took' the'' aramid,''site
sank , bkiiro any of hilt contradOst"could
reach' him, The -body wits _recovered , .
about an hoar raterward.aad -notice. sent
to trio coroner. who held an inqaest upon.
it yeatorday, jury returning's verdict
of accidental drowning.
1111=
The VY eleoutellorsellake.
• Wa olio the following froni the Louis
ville) Evening Times of the 3rd inst
giving a discriptiou'of the
_different ma
chines on exhibtion at the great Agricul
ture Fair being held near Louisville at
that time. . -
Among the field-implements ar. the
late trial, the tooth-horse hay rake; man
ucactured by W. W.Wallace,Pittsburgh, -
received hitch ecomiums. It is selfact
ing—a child twelve years ,old can op
erate it-and for Taking.hay or gleaning
grainfields it exceeds anything ever in
troduced. It was highly commended by
the committee and farmers who exam
ined it. The rake can be seen at the
agriculture stOre of Pitkin, Wiard It, Co.,
of this city.
•
Lawtiv,. Organdies, Hermani, Grena
dines, at Bates & Bell's:
A grand select pic-nic will be held at
Glenwood Grove, on Tuesday, July 13th,
in aid of the r netv, Catholic Church at Ha.-
zelwood. The parties having the man
agement of the pic-nic have taken every
precaution. to make it one of the most
pleasant of the, season. SVoexpect that
the laudable object will attract thousands
to the Grove on the 13th. Tickets (for
admission and dinner 60 eta.) can be had
at the gate. Trial= will leave the Depot
of the Pittsburgh and Connelleville Rail
road at seven, nine and eleven o'clock A.
sr., and at twoithree and fonr and a half
o'clock E. at. . 2
Lama Lace Mantles, in variety, at
Bates (tr Ben's.
“Fresh as e Maiden's Blush” is the
pure peachy Complexion which follows
the use •Hagan's Magnolia Balm. It is
the 'rrue Secret of Beauty. Fashionable
'Ladies in Society understand this.
The Magnolia Balm changes the rustic
Country Girl into a City Belle more,ran.
idly than any other one thing.
B,edness, Sunburn, Tan, Freckles,
Blcitclies and all effects of the Summer
Sun disappear when it is used, anff`a
genial, cultivated, fresh expression is
obtained which rivals the Bloom of
Youth. Beauty is' possible .to all who
will invest 75 cents at any respectable
store and insist on getting the Magnolia
BaLm.
trst Norm so but . Lyon's Kathairon to
dress the Hair. rdwFF.
Wnite Bedouins and Summer -Shawls.
Bates & Bell's.
Economical, Reliable, the Beg:.
We mean DooLuit's BAKING Povnsga
-It is saoerior to all others in the market.
Free rrom any injurious stibstanws, and
so nicely couipoturden that.the contents
of each ,bam will make light. sweet,
healthy biscuits, rol:s, pastry; etc., with
uniform success. Only two teaspoonfuhs
to a quart of flour is necessary, while
those of ordinary manufacture require
from one-third to a half incrit Ask,
yoar grocer for Dooley's Chemical Yeast
Baking Powder, and take no other. Try
it and be ;convinced. latwr
The Purest and sweetest Cod Liver
Oil in the world, manufactured from
fresh, healthy livers, upon the sea shore;
it is perfectly pure and sweet. 'Patient
who have once taken it can take none
other. Ask for "Hazard and Caswell's
Cod Liver Oil," manufactured by Cas
well. Hazard & Co., New Yore Sold by
all druggie.s. • .ll
The place to got White Lime, OW
clued Plaster, Hydraulic Cement. is at
Ecker & Quikey's, 28 Smithfield street.
Japapese ti.litlcs—Redikeed priceis, at.
Bates & Bell's.
Household Furtuture and, a Chicaering
Piano at Auction.—This day at 2 o'clOck
will be sold at the residence No. 29E Fedr
oral street, Allegheny, the entire honso
hold furniture, carpets, Ciaickering pi—
ano, etc., etc. Owner moving west. A.
Leggate, auctioneer. :
Thin DreEs Goode. cheap, !st Bates it
Bell's.
FOREE` , T—Saturday morning', at - Onlf-Paatten
o?cloci:. W11,41;1.31 Ft)l2 - •Eta, hitt ILIPPIng
clerk ln Spencer,', McKay & CO.'s brevrcry, bred.
3* yearn.
11: 7 2NbEitt
TAMS% No. 1613 rotarril STREET,
ustaligh. Pa; COTT/NS of aLd Iue.s,CRA.PM
9LOVEr... ume ery.description or tPulictr:l Fus•
rttl ttg. floods Aire/shed. Rooms oper. cbty iutd
giabt.. Flours* and . Carri:sgem furntsta•td.
ILErrits.Nczl—Ntv.Datortu Kerr, .(' 11,(!):
*V. JscobrAN D. D., Ttoms3 EA Sw , ob
Miller: t
10111ARLES &r PEEIBLEii4 UN..
01TANDILS AND LIVERY S!....'ABL,-
evrnet • i dANDIJSKY STREET AND CHITRITE
AVENILL Allegheny City, where their CaerlN
ROOMS awe constantly tatolled Wit it real and
trait:War. Raz M.ahogaa? hut: Walt=
Colin s, at prices sMytng 'from ! ktnllloo., Bc •
tics prepared for tr.+tratent. Hearses ars! Dar.
rlages ;unlisted: also, .11 s..turta of Rournizig
floods, if required. 0t0tee..,37, tr. at - cal hovers, day
and alsrlit. _ -
WATCHES. •
BECOMING POPIIiAIit.;
THE UNITED f,TATE4 BATCH CO'S
KEY & rie,XDANT WINDING
dath.l r i s -40 3E - X iSi
•
The'test wrate tnadt , , and by tar the mosivima
senieLt. Call and examine them ut •
W. G. DITNISEATIELT,
56 FIF TH ; AVENUE, ,
- ()ITOSITE NAG' NIC BALL.
IVERCHANT ThaLOiLS.
aA.72.E., •
MERCHANT teilLOß,'
Arc,,:ad ,„.DOctraVg. Inform Yds ritiudz \ %DA' IND
public et:At:rally. tans big
SPRING STOCK OF GOODS
Is: Now compLETE,
soucimis AN timar, ema. •
COltiBT::; of Pao and" Sixth Sumo,
HESPENHEID at' CO.
"4' xi:4=4 tapr.T.T.' •(134e. Bt,
hire t just rt4STO L cti)p - the Saw the best
lot 0f1 , 2,4: etvis foloDrinB Bun* ever
so' %bit maAt t Thejtlrai warrant to cm ott at
tuld m4e eitrti!es etrtsper llDdbetterthiasany
ftist•elasp polse thir etti.;')s. nevi and iipitm.
did assortment 9140 1 #1321.111 ftlitNit3a.
INO 60038 are at times toiierOntift at ttili
/wEl..e., Our Al'unbar s; ex) wq.ITE !STOAT
Something" New.
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