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CITY AND , SUBURBAN.
TUE Geznprz is! furnished in the city
the aix daya of the week for 16 emus per
week ; by mail, $8 per annum : 3 mos., $2.
Committed.- Burgess Ballantine, of
Tern peranceville, yesterday committed to
jail Hugh Mohan,. for disorderly conduct.
Claremont is prohably Hugh's destina
tion.
Mania Again:—The 'many friends of
Mr. 'William Semple, the dry goods
dealer; of Allegheny city, will be pleased
to learn of his safe return with his family
from Europe.
Eisticuffe.—Patrick O'Brien is positive
in the assertion - that Michael Welsh
.struck him in the face three times. Al
derman Taylor's police are on the look
ont'for the pugilist.
Capsizedboys. --Yesterday afternoon a
cule ot narrowly ed
inog p
by capaizing a skiff escaped
in w aphichdrown
they
were seated and rowing on the Allegheny
river, near the StiaNpensionlbridge.
Democratic Conventton.—The delegates
elected by the DOMOOraqy on Saturday
will assemble in Convention, at ' the
Court House, this morning at eleven
o'clock, to nominate candidates for the
several county offices.
Fora Searing.—Yesterday Alderman
Strain committed for a hearing, Kate
Raney, charged with assault and battery
on oath of Eleanor Wise. The informa
tion upon which - the arrest was made was
preferred lag September..
Body Found.—r The body of an un
known man wad found in-the MOIIODAS
heIa river at Frankstown, about five
o'clock laat evening. Coroner Clawson
has been notified and will hold an in
quest upon it this morning.
Sanity_ .of the Peace.—Robert Henry
made information before Alderman Wee
per. yesterday, against Jacob White, for
surety of the peace. It appears that the
M ilies of the rties ti a squab.
fame
and the man pa interfergeod. nto A
warrant
was issued.
Begiatration.— r. Henry Paulus,
As
sessor, Fifth ward, Allegheny, 124 Ohio
street, and . Elias Pugh, Assessor of
the Sixth ward Mr of the same city, Ne. 409
Beaver avenue, announce that their
offices will remain open until the
election from three to pled o'clock 1..
Tilscbarged.—Some four weeks ago a
boarding - house, No. 88 . Beaver street,
was robbed. Yesterday the police cap
-tared a Man, whom they supposed to be
the thieL The proprietor of , the house,
`however, at the hearing, could not px.i.
'tivelY identify the man, and he was dis
charged.
Severely Up/red.—Yesterday morning
.Tbhn Hain, while tearing down an old
building on the premises of Thomas
Data, M dlberry alley, was seriously in
jured by thefalling of one of the walls,
some of the - tiMbers of which struck him
on the head. _ He received medical atten
tion after being taken home.
: LitinorCaser.—Hoo. Allen made infor
. Matton before Mayor, Drum, yesterday
, morning, against, Eiristein, pro
- prietor Gra saloon in the Diamond, and
James Nichols, proprietor acme on Fed
. street, for selling liquor to minors.
At the hearing . Einstein was held for
Court and Nichols discharged.
Dbin't Pay, , llp.—Yesterday David
:Aiken made information before Alder
_ man Strain, for false pretence, against
'Jotui' A. Evans. Evans is charged with
obtaining the measurement of a piece of
work for Ave dollars, which be promised
, to pair at a certain time, and didn't. He
was arrested and held for a hearing.
Assault and Battery.—Emma White
yesterday made information before Al
derman Neeper charging Mrs. White and
Miss White with assault and , battery.
The parties reside in the .Fifth ward, Al
legheny, and are neighbors. It is alleg
ed that the accused attacked and beat
the deponent. A warrant was issued.
The Duquesne Grays.—Any persons de
siring to become members of •the Du
quesne Grays must leave their applies , -
- de t
n with he membershi
of which „Aldermancommittee
Neeper is chairman.
The impression that none but old mem
bers of the organization would be admit
ted is incorrect. Send in your names
boys.
Sewerage - Improvement.—The work of
sewersge Isprogressing rapidly in Alle
gheny. The-city will soon be well sup
plied in this respect. Yesterday work
men broke ground on two lateral sewers,
the Pitt alley and West Common. They
will be finished before the close of the
season. The . Washington street sewer
was finished on Saturday.
Held the stakes.—Yesterday H. J.
Baler complained to Alderman Strain
that Wm. Reciick, having been ap
pointed stakeholder in a certai betting
arrangement, performed his n
duties
"wisely, but too well, and retained the
stakes after the bet had been decided.
.The amount involved was five, dollars.
A warrant for the arrest of Redick, was
issued.
Died Snddeniy.-..Mr. James Fender
great, a member of Trimble's Variety
Companyolled suddenly at Triinble's
Hotel,, .Penn'jotreet, where had been
boarding; „on :Sunday night. He has
been unwell- for some months past, and
was considerably debilitated. Coroner
Clawson was called upon to hold an in
quest, and the jury found that death en
sued from congestißn of the brain.
Assautt—August Ptlnmm, bar keeper
at Vierlieller's saloon, made .Information
before "Alderman Beeper, yesterday,.
charging Christy Bradford , with -assault.
Re alleges that
r Chri ed a sty came into tbe ea
loon and procu drink for which he
refused to pay. and when urged by the
bar keeper fa pay up, he drew a knife
Wade fin passe& upon him. Christy
wits arr e sted and held for a hearing.
Saved.--Sunday afternoon, while re
turning trod" the corner-stone fell
Temperanceville,,,-Bridget Shannon
off thelerry boat while it was under fall
head. She - was about sinking' for the
thlril time when John Leonard jumped
In and...rescued her. After being some
,:what vlsittsoitated, she was taken to her
boMelit the city, apparently not much
the worse for her involuntary shower
ischuirehp Verein Anniversam—we
learnfrom one of the members that the
Pittsburgh Schtitzen Verein propose
holding a . grand prize shooting contest
at their park in Oakland to-morrow and
Thursday. The: prizes are quite numer
ous, and are _really worth contesting for.
being neat and valuable, They are on
exhibition at Mr.'H. Knaebel's jewelry
store, No. 1113 Smithfield street, where
they ,can be seen by those interested.
The contest will be for best rifle shot at
target, and all comers are permitted to
enter, and a cordial invitation - 1i extend
ed tO.-the ppblie to be present as visitors.
Coroner's Inquest.—Coroner Clawson
held an inquest, yesterday, upon the
body of Moses Armstrong who commit
ted suicide at the "Buck" tavern Sunday
evening, an account of which we pub
lished yesterday. It appears that the
man had been suffering with delirium
tremens, for some time past, and that he
cut his throat with a pocket knife. The
jury returned a verdict in accordance
with the facts.
Revenue Seizure. -- Collector Davis
yesterday seized one of the principal
(wholesale liquor houses in this city for a
violation of the revenue law. The viola
'lion, so so far as we could ascertain, con
sists of an informality in keeping the
books of the establishment. Informa
tion was made against one of the proprie
tors, who was arrested and gave bail for
a hearing before the U. S. Commissioner.
Dismissed.—A. day or two ago was pub.
lished an item in which it was stated
that Capt Harvey had been charged with
adultery, on oath of Kate McManus.
The case was promptly dismissed by
Alderman McMasters yesterday, as there
was not the least shade of evidence to
support it. Capt. Harvey is well known
in this community and none of his
friends entertained for a moment any
doubt as to his Innocence.
Returned name. —Yesterday Mary
Walker, a young girl about sixteen years
of age - was' arrested in Allegheny, at the
instance of Joseph Rack, who alleged
that she had been engaged as a domestic
in his family and
an had agreed
nt to st
whichay
until she was of age, agreeme
she suddenly set aside, by leaving the
house, After a consultation Mary agreed
to return,- and the matter was compro
mised. Hack resides on Troy RM.
Tore his Linen.—Christian Shindler
called at Alderman Koening's, yester
day, and complained that he had just
adorned himself with a clean shirt, when
Otto Hammer attackid him, catching his
throat, tearing his linen, and otherwise
dispoiling his personal appearance,
besides threatening him with future
punishment of an ominious character.
The First ward was the locality of
the exciting scene. Otto was arrested,
and held for a hearing.
savage Attact.—Yesterday Michael
Mulherron made information before Al
derman McMaster% against Thomas Red
dington for aggravated assault and bat
tery. The parties worked together at .
Walker's Mills. The prosecutor alleges
Reddington beat him in a shameful man
ner on Saturday night,stamping upon and
injuring him severely. He was brought
to the Magistrate's office and from thence
was taken to Mercy Hospital. Warrant
issued.
"Gathering Iron" Misapplied.—Wm.
Greisel alleges that James Murphy at
tacked him in McCully's glass house
Saturday afternoon and pinched him in
the neck with a hot "gathering iron,"
and followed the pinching with a vigor
°us kicking, which made him sore in an
other part of his body in addition to the
scorched neck. Alderman Koenig was
made acquainted with the case, and at
William's solicitation, issued a 'warrant
for the arrest of James for assault and
battery.
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Small Robberitii.=At an early hour
Sunday morning, some one entered
Barnes boarding house, Middle alley,
Allegheny, and stole a silver watch from
Wm. Bar. one of the boarders. No clue.
About the same time Nichols' saloon,
on Federal =treet was broken open and
several boxes of cigars and bottles of
wine stolen. Alexander Leonard, a lad,
was arrested in a board yard, by of
ficer Poland, with a half filled bottle of
wine beside him. He is in the lockup
awaiting a hearing.
"The Man About Town," commonly
called "Markey House Ben," was picked
up on Biarketttreet last night in a beast
ly state of intoxication. He was con
veyed to the lockup. when, upon exam
ination,
a navy revolver and a horse
pistol, both of which were loaded and
capped were found In his possession.
Ben would be benefited by a .trip to
"Claremont Spritrs," as be probably
Wu; not been in the country for acme
time, and has been on a bender for sev
eral days.
Threatened DesapltaUon.—George Ben
son alleges that Michael Higgins threat.
ened to kick his head off. The revenge}
ful threat was made in Pipetown, where
the, parties reside. Since , then George
says he has-been living in constant fear.
of a painful and exceedingly inconve
nient decapitation, and hence very prop.
erly sought the protection of the law.
Higgins was arrested and gave bail for
a hearing, after which he made informs.
Lion against. Benson for disordery con
duct. Benson was also held for a hem 4
ing.
Logs Estray.--Ann Swindell made in
formation before Alderman Bolster yes•
torday. against Andrew Stahley for lar
ceny as bailie. The parties reside on ad
joining farms In Ross , township, and it
was - alleged by the proseantrix that
seven of her bogs having strayed into
Stabley's premises were penned up, and
retained there notwithstanding repeated
demands had been made for them. The
accused was arrested, ann after a hear
' ing compromised the , case by agreeing
to return the hogs and par the costs
of thesuit.
Aggravated Assault and Battery
Chas. Gerber, a resident of Temper
anceville, was attacked Saturday night
while on his way horde, in the upper
part of the village, by Frank Schneck,
and Robert Divers and beaten shame.
fully. One of the party, he alleges,
struck him with a stone' on the bead.
He came before the Mayor yesterday
and made information charging Sohneck
with aggravated assault and battery. and
Divers with assault and battery. They
were arrested and held to ball for a
hearing.
From the statement of Samuel Joie°
it would appear that Marv . McDermott
has discovered a new method of
war
fare. lie .states by some unfortunate
occurrence he incurred the displeasure of
Mrs. McDermott, who manifested her
feelings by treating him to a hot shower
bath, using for this purpose a garment
which she seized, dripping from a s boiler
of hot water, and stepped in his face.
Follottring.. up this advantage, $ glass
sugar bowl was rendered unlit for any
future , service, by coming in contact
with his head.
The programme was concluded by a
forcible rather than elegant deScription
of his character, from which it appeared
he wag especially adapted for intercourse
with these alone, who wore not a • whit
better than they should be.. This inter-'
estingsceneroccurred at -the Point, and
highly elated the spectators 'who gath
ered around, from the courts and other
purlieus of that classic locality. Recov
ering from the attack, Samuel, without
delay, sought Alderman Humbert's
office,
where be lodged information
against Mrs, McDermott for disorderly
conduct, upon which' die was held for a
begging.
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PIITSBURGH -GAZET'E : TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1869.
fifeilinis Cuffing AQiiy.
• An affray of a very serious nature — Oka
which may prove fatal to one of the par
ties participatingOiccurred at the farm
of Mr. James Ivan, in Reserve . ttiwn--
ship, about two miles from Sharpsburk.
Sunday evening. It appears that Conrad
Shisler and George Knoble rent jointly
the farm of Mr. James Irwin, of this
city, and that they occupy the barn in
C9muson with their stock. , Sunday even.
ing they both happened in the barn to
gether, with the hired men of both par
ties. Whilat there a disturbance arose
bet Ween the parties in 130111 manner,
ana a general fight ensued, 'in which
pitch forks, flails, &c,, were used as
weapons. In the course of the melee
Shisler was struck and badly bruised,
and Joseph Merdin, one of Knoble's
hired men, received four or five serious
outs onthe head, one on the right breast
and one on the left. shOulder. Informs.
tion of the affray was received at the
Mayor's office, upon which Chief LT.ague
made infor mation, charging Shieder with
assault and battery. A warrant , was is
sued and officers McCready and Moon
..entrusted with its execution. They pro
ceeded to the residence of the accused
and there found him and conducted hi
to the lock-up to await a hearing. -R
will probably be committed to await th
result of Merdin's injuries, whose recov
ery, we are informed, is considered
doubtful. , Shisler says that
him
thest fuss
started by Merdlu shoving again
while in the barn, and when he resented
it Knoble struck him with a pitch fork.
How Merdin received his injuries he says
he don't know.
Aquatic.
The friends and backers of Handll and
Coulter, notwithstanding several' meet
ings have been held to arrange a race,
have as yet failed to agree. If one party
makes a proposition the other objects to
it for a time, and if it is finally accepted
the other party takes exceptions to the
terms, and so the matter stands. The
principals, we believe are anxious for a
race, but their friends show no disposi
tion to come to terms. A meeting Was
held yesterday morning at Kennedy's
saloon, on Smithfield street, but the par
ties failed to agree upon a referee, and
the meeting adjourned. Last evening
Coulter's backer concluded to accept
Mr. David Carroll. who had been
selected by the Hamill party as
referee and deposited $5OO in the hands
of D. O'Neil l of the Dispatch, on
condition that the race 'take place .on
Monday, the 23d inst. The liammill
party covered the money but declined to
bave the race take place Monday, as Fri
day, the 27th, had previously been de
cided upon. We understand a meeting
will be held at the "La Belle" Saloon,
Smithfield street, this evening for the
purpose of completing the arrangements,
and that the Coulter men will in addition
to oonceeding the choice of referee also
allow the Hamroill men to: fix the
day. This looks as if they were_anxlous
for a race. _
Yesterday morning about live o'clock,
a gentleman residing oh Water street,
near the Jones Ferry landing, observed
a woman pass his door in a hurried man
ner,.
and on looking out to ascertain if
possible why she was walking so rapid
ly, saw her running toward the ferry
wharf boat. Her manner and so.
tions aroused his suspicions, and he
started in pursuit of her and reached the
wharf boat just in time to see her plunge
into the water from the opposite side.
Her dress floated orpl the surface for a
moment and then disappeared. He at
once gave the alarm and persons were
engaged during the day in dragging the
river, but at a late hour last night the
body had not been recovered. Diligent
inquiry has failed to discover who the
unfortunate woman was.
Hot Bath.
A Mysterious Affair.
Death of B. Robison, Esq.
We are pained to annountie the death
of one of our oldest and most respected
merchants and fellow-citizens, Mr. R.
Robison, whiCh took place on Sunday
evening. The deceased was a native of
Perry county, but at an early age, in
1838, came to this city and entered into
the produce business, with which he ever
remained associated up till his death,
having been the head of the well-kvown
Liberty street house of R. Robison at
' Co. A cautious, prudent and honorable
bushiest' gentleman, a devoted chriatian,
and a man eminently worthy the respect
of his fellow.citizens, the deceased passed
unostentatiously through life,
and leaves
an unsullied record behind him. His
funeral. will take place from Christ
Church, Penn stroet, this afternoon at
three o'clock.
Postonice Changes.
The following changes of Postmasters
in Pennsylvania have been made:
Bailey Hollow, Luzerne county—N. D.
Green, vice L. R. Green, resigned.
Shady Plain, Armstrong county—H.
H. Wray, vice D. D. P. Alexander. re
signed.
Charlestown, Luzerne county—F. H.
Mead, vice C. Montanye, resigned.
Chelsea, Delaware county—John H..
CheyneY, vice R. Watkins
Rose Paint, Lawrence county—Thos.
A. Humphreys, vice John Smith, sus
pended by change of site.
Werneraville, Berks oonnty—L. M.
Klopp, vice D. B. Buck, removed.
Land Cut, Wayne county—E. M.
Price vice'S. H. Rhodes, resigned.
Embezzlement.
A young man who for some weeks
past has been employed as an operator
in the office of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, in this city, was arrest
ed yesterday on a cbaxge - of embezzle
ment. It appears that previous to his
coming to this city he was employed as
station agent on tie Pittsburgh and Erie
R y ailroad. at a 'station in Crawford coun
t, and that after lea there it was
discovered that he was vin inarrears to the
Company bithe extent of 115,28. Detective
Whiting was employed to-work up the
case, and yesterday arrived here and
made-the arrest, The young man will
be taken to Meadville to-morrow.
The prisoner states that he was arrest
ed on the same charge once before, but
that through a thorough explanation of
the books he was .exoneratedfrom the
charge, and the case was settled.
Take Them Away.
Three nomadic canines, terminated
the race of life on Liberty street near '
the Grain glevator, Saturday night.
They were ""buttoned." No respect half
since been paid to their remains, which
have• been allowed to bask under an
August sun, for two days. The fragrance
of the atmosphere in the locality is not
improved by their stay. As they seem
to be neither useful or ornamental In
their present condition and resting place,
the Health Pincer would consult the feel*
lugs of every passing pedestrian, by hay
jug the bodies respectfully buried, or• -
moved to some soap matrufactory„out of
sight and scent.
"I"Preblible Fatal keelfdene'
A wagon belonging to Mr. Burns, load
ed.with rubbish,which it was the inten
tion to dump over the bill on Cliff street,
was accidentally thrown over the hill, a
distance of thirty or forty feet, demolish
ing the wagon and seriously injuring a
little boy named Bowman, about eight
years of age, who Was on the wagon when
the accident occurred. A colored man
named Johnson was driving the team,
and, it appears, was backing the wagon
close te the reci in order to facili
tate the unlopadingp,ice
and backed it too far
and the wagon, horses; driver and two
boys all went over the precipice together.
One of the horses was severely injured,
and the boy Bowman, it is thought, will
not recover from the injuries received.
Drs. Simpson and McNary are attending
him. The driver sad the other boy,
whose name we could not learn, were
I slightly injured.
SEM
In Again.
'Snibbs' Arnold, a notorious ruffian,
was arrested last night at Robinson's sa
loon on Smithfield street, on a charge of
drunkeness and Alsorderly conduct. It
appears that 'Snibbs' was standing in the
door of the saloon when an officer passed
with a prisoner in charge, whereupon,
'Snibba' beeamedisorderly and abused the
officer, who called for assistance. Another
officer came up and attempted to arrest
iSnibbs' who it appears- was anticipating
something of the kind and had armed
himself with a heavy club which be -at-
tempted to use, striking at:the officers
several times. The club was finally
wrested from him, and he then tore the
coat the officer was wearing into pieces.
A few taps from the mace, quieted him
and he was conveyed to the lock-up. He
will probably go to the work house.
Timely Fescue.
Yestriiday morning Patrick O'Connor,
in attempting to cross the trestle work
near the railroad bridge, Fourth ward,
Allegheny, slipped and fell. Fortunate
ly he spread out his arms and was caught
between two sleepers under the arms:
In this perilous position he was observed
by the watchman, who ; li ft ed him out
and led him to a p lace of safety just five
minutes just before a train came along
over the same track. He was intoxi.
cated and was accordingly afterwards
taken to the watch-house, where he re
mained until last evening, sleeping off the
effects of the liquor. His step-daughter
appeared, then, and by paying the fine
secured ie release. It was an exceed
ingly narrow escape, and Patrick may
thank his' stars and the watchman for
his fortunate relief.
Winny Maconnell has been guilty of
making a threat, one of no ordinary
character, if the story of Mary Brans
can be, relied on. Mary asserts that
Winny threatened to throw a bogie of
' , stuff" on her. She significantly re
frained from particularizing the atittiffA'
which made the threat more portentious.
There are some kinds of stuff, which,
used in that.way, might be rather agreea
ble, such, for instance, as some fragrant
perfume, but there are others just the
reverse, as for example vitrol. or. . a hun
dred others, which might be mentioned.
It is not at all surprising then that Mary
became apprehensive of the impending
evil, and endeavored to arrest it by com
plaining to Alderman Humbert, who was
moved to issue a warrant for Wmny's
arrest.
Cause of the Illgn Prices of Peaches in
It would appear from the following
note addressed to us by a highly respect
able citizen, that the Express Compan
ies are rival claimants with the huck
sters, for the honor or the blame of the
enormous prices, as compared with other
cities, of the summer fruits in the Pitts
burgh and Allegheny markets.
The undersigned bought a box ofextra
peaohesin Philadelphia, last Wednesday,
and sent them to Pittahtirgh by express,
(the only safe way DOW known for ship.
ping anal arttelea)and was charged one
dollar and forty.flve cents freight. "'That's
what's the matter."
David Hays and Robert Hafy had a
dispute yesterday, which progressed to
such an extent as to come under the pro.
visions of the assault and battery act.
David alleges that Robert was the offend
ing party, that Robert assaulted him, fol
lowing the feline method of warfare,
scratcuing, whereby his neck was con•
siderably damaged. IL is also stated that
the language used by Robert in express.
ing his dislike of his opponent, clearly
assumed disorderly,features, and wasof
a character nat recognized in polite so
elev. Under the allegations Alderman
Koezig issued a warrant for Robert's ar
rest.
Stoning the i3ath House.
Considerable complaint has been made
lately of boys throwing atones at the
"Free Bath House," at theloot of Eighth
street, in the Allegheny river. Yester
day Charles Barry, a boy about sixteen
years of age, was amusing himself by
throwing stones at the institution,
to the
great annoyance and imminent danger
of persons going to and returning from
the bath house. He was arrested and
looked up for a hearing, and will proba
bly gAt the privilege of spending a few
weeks at "Claremont Sprin"gi," where
he will be better employed than idling
around the streets throwing stones.
The language of nature and experi
ence demonstrates that whoever would
enjoy the pleasures of food, the beauties
of landscape, the joya of companionship,
the riches of literature,- ot the honors of
station and renown, vutat preserve their .
health. The effect of foul, 'injurious food,
entering the stomach, is to derange the
digestive organs and produce headache,
loss of appetite, nnretreslaing sleep, low
spirits, feverish burnings, etc., which are
the symptoms of that horrid disease,
Dyspepsia, which assumes a thousand
shapes, and =points toleard a 'miserable
life and premature decay. PLatiTaxioN
BITIERS will prevent, overcome and
counteract all of these effects. They act
with unerring nower s aind are taken with
the pleasure of a beverage.
Ltosrotzt. 'WATER.—titarrerlor to the
best imported German Cologne, and sold
at halt the pries. 23
Public Sale of Lots. in Allegheny to
morrow (Wednesday) at two o'clock
will be sold by. A. Leggste,M AU/neer
ilfteen good building lots on Chartiers
street, between;Brady and Nixon streets,
Sixth ward, Allegheny. Parties in quest
of town lots, will do wellsto attend. A
;very fins collection of city and isnrbnr•
ban property can also be had at private
sale, at A. Loggate & Co., Rsal Estate
able, IN Federal iatilet.
The goSponsible Editor 2!
Don Platt edited a campaign paper in
western , New York some twenty-nine
years ago. Here is one of his reminia-
cences .
The talented editors were especially
objects of vituperation and assault, and
had rather a bard time of it. The office
was broken into and the limited assort
ment of type knocked into pi. "The
infuriated mob, instigated by that fiend,
Saxton," as the paper asserted, seemed,
however, to respect that sacred relict of
the great Franklin, for that was not
damaged. It may be that it frightened
them. The editors had their eyes in a
chronic state of mourning But they
were game and kept up the war, until one
day a long-bodied, broad-shouldered,
double fisted Democrat, named Jim
Moore, stalked into the4titorial sanctum.
and made the novel proposition of being
published as the responsible editor.
, "You ain't up to theie whig fellows,
you ain't. Just turnlem over to me—
say I'm the 'sponsible editor, will you?
This was novel, but, pleasing, and
Jeems was duly installed in the.post he
solicited. Not long after an inspired
blacksmith or eloquent tinker, addressed
the hard ciderites. Our notice of this
event reads to the effect that "our quiet
town was fearfully startled and alarmed
by a strange noise that broke out with
great violence, on Saturday last, near the
church. On repairing to the spot, we
discovered that the unearthly bellowing
came from a stray long ears that had wan
dered into our town. The owner of this
Oisagreeable beast would do-well to cap
ture and stable him,"
The paper was scarcely distributed be.
fore the eloquent blacksmith bouncedinto
the office, followed by a cruwd otetirious
friends.
"Where's the editor of this nigger
baby's dip ?" roared the stamper.
"Don't allow no profane language on
these premises," responded the ad in
terim editor, turning over the exchanges,
and scarcely looking at the indignant in
truder. .
"You be —! I want the editor, I say."
"Well, well, well," cried Jim with
dignity, as if his precious time was being
intruded upon by a fellow beneath his
notice, "I'm the 'sponsible editor."
"No you ain't, chorused the crowd,
"you're only Jim. Moore."
"Don't try to fool me," foamed the
orator, "I want the feller tat writ that,"
pointing at the somewhat personal par
agraph.
"Ef you say I'm not the 'sponsible
editor," exclaimed Jim. getting up and
it seemed as if he neyer would get done
doing that, "you are a liar You're a
liar anyhow!' —and- in the twinkling of
a telegraph the injured orator found him
self stranded on the curb stones, with
his lately sympathizing friends regarding
him curiously from behind corners. It
is necessary to say that we were not again
disturbed.
Stan.
rittabargh.
P,ITTsBuRGE
Feline Tactics.
=I
The Loss of Beauty.
I know it is sad to be young, fresh, and
attractive, and in a few years to be old,
indeed, and forlorn, with a weight of care
never lifted from aching shoulders and
the duties of six pressing upon one feeble
pair of hands. It is sad to see, inexprese
ibly more sad must it be to experience.
I recall a dozen, at least, ,of these hope
less women whom I once knew as fresu
young gtrls; and yet, I think of the hus
band of one of these hastening home from
his desk and the long column of vexa
tious fignies to take the ailing, fretful
child from the arms of the weep.wife
and mother.
Sometimes thil fading of a woman's
beauty is unavoidable. Poverty is hard
to bear, but, after all much is the result
of placing our standard in dress, and liv
ing beyond our means; so much that I
have sometimes thought the fixed classes
iu the old worls, with their unaltereble
customs and costumes, really blessed. 0
sisters, when will you learn that a simple
dress of inexpensive material, neatly
fitted, home surroundings 'suited to your
means—which your neighbors know as
well as yourselves—will do more to win
admiration and respect, to say nothing of
comfort and happiness, than silks or sat
ins, velvets and laces, in. which you ap
pear simply out of character and ill at
ease? This striving after the unattainable
is killing our women; living in houses
beyond their means, poor, if at all sup
plied with servants; buying the most ex
pensive materials,leaving no surplus sum
to pay for the making of garments; fol
lowing the constant changes of fashion;
and when some one, with mercifulintent,
provides a sewing -machine filling the
leisure time it should have given with
endless tucking, ruffling and embroidery,
till what was intended as a blessing has
become almost a curse. A woman should
devote a reasonable amount of both time
and thought to her personal appearance.
But we destroy our charms in our over
efforts to enhance ~..them. A little atten
tion to the blending of colors, to the style
prevailing, to the hang of a garment, as
we women say, will do more to produce
the desired effect than any .amount of ex
pensive material and trimming alone.-r
Hearth and Home.
Apothegms.
As Hannibal's soldiers, after triumph
ing over the, frozen Alps, were van
quished by the luxuries of Capna, so has
many a strong spirit after its victories
over adverse fate, been conquered by the
prosPerlty it wearied every energy to ob.
tain. 1
_
There -is a tree ,In Butam... ..obt puts
forth its leaves and flowers, fraught with
the richest fragrance, only in the night.
Day. sees it robbed of its breath and
stripped of its blossoms and its green. So
the darkness of ,adverse fate draws the
brightest and sweetest virtues from the
same soul that in the sunshine ofsrosper.
ity shows but a scentless barrenness of
good.
Truly Is life akin to grief, and how ne.
cessary it is to our nature! As the light
consumes the 'inanimate substances it
rests upon; so that it requires the night to
restore what is lost during the day, thus
' does prosperity fatten upon what is best
within us, only to be restored by the
blessing of sorrow.
TEE monster. English balloon is doing
service in the cause of science. Mr.
Glaisher has been up to different heights
at different times, and .he finds that the
decline.of temperature •up in the air at
the approach of night is smaller than the
decline within the same dale at the sur
face.' From three o'clock to seven in
the afternoon the decline of temperature
on the earth was 3 1.8 degrees, while at
the height of 1.000 • feet it was 2:1.4 de.
green.. This and other experiments con:
-vines Mr. Glaisher that shortly after sun..
set'tbe temperature of the air it of the
same value up to a very considerable.
height. ' • • •
A Granrarrnamed Carl Schell married
a young country woman just•from home.
at Omaha, some . three weeks ago, in a
most peculiar manner. He purchased a
pair of ear bobs,
put them in her ears,
and informed the young lady "that
this little ceremony constituted a mar
riage in Arnerica." After a week had
passed he took them out, and informed
her of another piece of news, viz: "This
little ceremony constitutes a divorce in
America." He is now in jail for stealing
a trunk.
Ax Terra Haute, Ind., last evening, t
Miss LAURA TUTTLE, dsughterof a prom
inent merchant, was cut to pieces by a
railway train of coal cars. Accompanied
by her mother and a young man, she was
in a carriage, and as they reached the car
track, in the darkness they failed to notice
the backing train, which demolished the
carriage. The other occupants escaped
with trifling injuries.
:NEW JERSEY has no law against de
facing natural scenery, and her 'boasted
Passaic Falls have been sacrificed to the
utilitarian spirit of the age. The water
po ver is needed'for the increasing busi
ness of Patterson, and the river'is being
damned above the precipice so effectually
that no water will- flow over the fall, ex
cept in a freshet.
"Mosquito Bites.”—Snnburn, rough
ness of the skin removed immediately
by using Milk of Violets. - Sold by drug
gists and fancy ;roods dealers. V. W.
Brinckerhoff, N. Y., general agent.
Bates A; Bell are Sallltg JiiPatiese
Silks, Summer Silks; Thin rasa, +3oOds -
and Shawls, at very low prlces to i close
the stock.
Becker's Farina forms a very agree
able light nutritive food, a s parlor arti
cle fbr puddings and jellies, and is highly
recommended by physicians for invalids
and children. Sold by all grocers. T
Special Redaction. — Bates de Bell - offer
Shetland Shawls, a fresh stock, 25 per
cent under regular prices.
Williamson , i; Shop, 190 Federal street.
Allegheny, is first class for a luxurious
bath, for shaving, hair dyeing, hair cut
ting and dressing, plain or by curling and
frizzle; also, for cupping and leeching. x
FigureC Gran ed In es.—Bates It Bell offer
Silk Granedinea for 50e, worth 75c. hal
Granedinee proportionably cheap.
Constitution Water is a certain cure for
Diabetes and all diseases of the Kid
neys. For sale by all Druggists.
TrasT.
SNYDIE—THOMPdON — On - the 3d day of
July, at Latrobe. by Boy. 8. M. Dash. Mr. W.
M. SNYDER. of P. & M. College. Lancaster
City, Pa., and Miss LIZZIE M. THOMPSON,
of Westmoreland county, Pa.
Oft A.HAM—On Sabbath afternoon, at 5 o'clock,
Mrs. PHAN CEs oItAGAM, relict of-Win. Gra
ham, dec'd, in the 81st year of her age.
The funeral will take ➢lace on TuluilrAT
rattOoN. at 3 o'clock, &anther late residence
on Sandusky street, two doors north of Ohio
street, Allegheny City.
ROSISOIi—On Babbtth evening. Aug. 16th.
7869, a' 'AO mtoutes put 7 o'clock. RObAtir
BoBISON, Sr., in the 78th year of his age.
The faneral will take. place from Christ M.
F. Church, on nits (Tll[6ll2q) AFTERNOON, at
3 o'clock. The friends of the family are re.
spectfully Invited to attend. .
z{::
e. LEX. AIREN A _ UNWEItt-
T AIM% No. 166 FOunTH STENZT.
its v ingt o rs. COFFINS of all kinds,CIIA.PES,
DLO and or err description of Funeral Fur..
nishing furnished. Dooms nn.Y. dtv.
inanisges fttraLsned for city funerals it
00 each.
-
sisaiscra--Ilev.Dsvid Kerr. D.D.,
W...iscotnas, D. D., Morass Ewing, Esq.. Ja.ob
Miller, Nan.
CiIIMES PEBBLES IJIII.
DIisTAILEIts • AND LIVERY ST_ ,
ABLER.
cornea • I SANDUSKY STREET AND CHURCH
AVENTIA Allegheny Clty. where their COPYIki •
ROOMS s e constantly supplied wick real and •
Imitation Ito ewood, Mahogany and Waltmt
Galas, at prices %saying from 114 to Ero •
Wes prepared for inttrment. Hearses and f."ar.
rine' furnished: aLlo,_ ends of - Mourning
Goods, If reonlred. Once open at all holm, d
and night..
JOSEPH. ?SEVER & SON,
trINTIVERTAIE-V,IIS,
Carriages for • Funerals, $2.00_ Each.
COFFINS and all 'Funeral Furnishment st re
dueed rates. ' • • • • au7
SPEC eriCLEkt
Wld i EYES !
Persons who are suffering from weak eyes or
dimness of vision can Sinn DOthlllif better to re
store them to their proper standard than by using
THE SCOTCH PEBBLE SPECTACLES •
An article we can gnrantee to be genuine, and
at anon a price that • hey will come within the
teach of all. 11 we ask Is for you to call and
examine them, and we will prove their saved-
mit] , over all others.
W. G. DUNSEJLTII, -
JiWELER AND OPT CIAN, ItIPTH AVE
-3124 2.TUE.
DITTSBURGII
BANK FOR SAVINGS.
NO. 87 FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH.
CHARTERED IN 18851.
OPEN DAILY from 9 to 4 o'clock, and on
SATURDAY EVENING, from May Ist to No
vember lst, from 7 to 9 o'clock. and from No
vember 'lst to May Ist, Bto 8 o'clock. Interest ;
paid at toe rate or six per cent., free of tax s aud
if not withdrawn compounds semi-aunnally, ire
January and July. Boas of By-Laws, ac., fur- i
Matted at the office.
Board of Managevi-Geo. A. Berry. President;
S. H. Hartman; Jas: Perk, Jr.. Vice Presidents: I
In E. WElnier._ticeretary and Treasurer.
A. Bradley, JO', Graham, A.. 8. Bell, Win. K.
Nimick, Joun Dilworth. F. Rain]. Pollan.-
bee,Jinnua Ithodes,Jno.Scott,Robt.(3.ectunertz.
Chrtstopher Zug.
p. W. & A. &Bell, Welters;
tra that
MERCHANT TAILORS.
laElVitY 6.
TAILOR,
Would re_stectfiallv =form Ws Asada sad the
Public generally. that bL
SPRING STOCK. OF GOODS
IS NOW- -COMPLETE.
SOLEMN AE EAIILY CAM
Corner of - Penn and Sixth Streets,
10Vr • HESPENHEID , CO.,
W r • •
No. 50 Erni STRENTi • (late Bt.
Olall;.) have Mgt received from the East the best
lot of New Goods for Sintnif Sults ores brought
to the market. The limn warrant to eat and At
and make Clothes cheaper and better than any
first-class bottle 11 this city. `new and Olen
did usd rtitedt of GIOSTIMEIN , II TOMBH.
ING GOODS are at all tholes to be found at. his
toes.. Oa 3tlaber LSO SIXTH' EITBRIM
MARRIED.
DIED:
484 PENN STREET
BAMCS.
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