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VOLUME LXXXIV.
FIRST EDITION.
.MIDJI^IGHT.
STORM AND FLOOD.
'Flciod in the East—Portions of New York
Inundated—Great Damage to Property
--Two Boys Drowned—(louses Sub
merged—Horses and .Mules Swept
Away—illachlue Shop Destroyed, and
Ten Persons Badly Injured—Full and
Interesting Particulars.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette )
NEW YORE, October 4.—The rain which
commenced on Saturday at midnight,
lasted till this morning, terminating in a
heavy gale, which, however, done no se
rious damage here-abouts. The railroads,
south, east and north are, however, much
damaged by the heavy freshets and gale-
The tracks of the Central, Hudson, Har
lem and Erie Roads are washed away in
various places. The upper Delaware is
twenty feet higher than on Friday.
The freshet in the Schuylkill carried
off several freight cars belonging to the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad.- It
'reached the second story of the Schuyl
kill-Navigation Stores, swept away largo
'quantities of lumber, merchandise, wag.
ons, &c., besides even mules and horses.
The covered bridge at Manayunk was_
carried away.
Two boys were drowned by the capsiz
ing of a canal boat.
A great many houses in the city were
flooded, particularly on Twenty-third.
The occupants escaped in boats.
.. The water rose seventeen feet at Nor
.iistown.
The flood exceeds that of 1850, and the
damage is immense.
The Lehigh River rose fifteen feet.
causing ,great - dating*, the railroad
`tracks being submerged. '
t In Baltimore the damage to merchants
' very considerable, goods being sub
.. erged in many districts, not having
been previously removed.
11, The foundations of many buildings
- ere washed under, and the pavements
horn up .
~ The damages to the railroads are not
"merlons and have been repaired.
PORT /
CH ESTER N. Y., October
S.—
t e rainmausedthelar dam at Rnselll rdsdivad,sirorboltwork,at
pemberwlck,twomiesnorhof i ort
chester,tobr:aktearingdownthema
, chine shop. Ten persons badly injured.
Loss 5100,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C., October 4.—Mucn
:damage was caused by the storm. The
I canal bridges were washed away, and
`many houses•damaged, but no lives lost.
'FURTHER DETAILS.
NEW YORK, October 4.—Accounts re
i ceived from ail sections show that the
!storm has been- general, and to have
:caused considerable:damage. The tele
'? grNik, save the cable; has been much in
terrupted. Many railroad bridges have
been :married away. ,
? From White Hall l breaks are reported
in the canal at various places. Two hun
t dred and fifty feet of torn path was car
ried away, between Mechanicsville and
Waterford; fifty feet at Dunham's Basin,
about three miles north of Fort Edwards.
At Fort Ann a man named named
Julies Lessoe, of White Hall, in endeav
' oring to escape to the road,was drowned,
, with his team.
' Several bridges on the Rensslear &
Saratoga Railroad are swept away, and
the track is washed out In several places.
Several bridges on the Rutland & Wash
ington Railroad are gone.
: Through travel on the 'baton and
. Albany Railroad
_is stopped, on account
• of bad breaks. both east and west of
Springfield. The fall of water at Spring--
field reached eight inches.
The village of Westfield is inundated.
and it is reported that the loss will
• manna to 15100,000.
No. trains through, on the Hudson
River road since early this morning.
Near Castleton two hundred feet of road
bed and both tracks are gone. The
bridge at Stuyvesant Light House is
also damaged, and the culvert near Liv
ingstone station is partially destroyed.
In the town of Rbinebeck, four out of
the five bridges are destroyed, and all
' the approaches to Rhinebeck are cat off.
The Harleni Railroad is washed away
in several places, - the main difficulty
being - between, Chatham and - Dover
Plains.
Passenger trains which left Albany at
6:20 this morning, left Poughkeepsie to
night at seven o'clock for New York.
Hudson dispatches report that the
bridge at Ghent, on the Harlem Rail
road was washed away, together with
many others on the line between Ghent
and Copeck. '
The livason & Boston' Railroad could
nut no trains through to Chatham to
day. About "fifty feet of the track was
• washed away near Claverack depot, and
other damage, was done to the road which
• will be replaced by to-morrow morning.
-. The construction trains on the Hudson
River Railroad, which left Hudson about
nine o'clock this morning, to assist in
the repairs at -Livingston creek, met
with an accident at Mount Merino, about
a mile and a half from this city, by
means of the falling of a culvert as the
train was passing over it. The locomo
tive was thrown over, and the tender fell
through tile culvert. Several laborers
. were injured.
Scumszerster, October 4.—Several
dams in the suburbs of the city are gone,
and the fiats are submerged. Several of
. , the main streets of the city are under
, water. The Mohawk River is ten feet
; above low water mark.
The Erie Canal is in a' ism* bad condi-
L tioh. There are two breaks on. Four
Mile Level, live miles west of this city.
' A portion of the aqueduct is also gone
. - on Seven Mile Level. R will take two
weeks to repair the damage.
The Central Railroad trains going west
are all Water•bovind at this city. Tae
i track six miles west of this city is under
water, and a portion of the culvert• gone.
• The storm is the severest of the kind
ever known in this vicinity. •
ALBANY, October 4.—The storm has
caused great damage in this city by tear
ing up pavements, bursting sewers and
so (mat. ' ,The city loses at the low esti
mate 850,000. In many streets the water
was foiced into cellars and basements
doing great damage. Unfinished build
ings were flooded and the work de
stroye4l.. 1
A sewer in Elk street gave way, while
‘ a horse and wagon, with three person in
the latter, were passing over it, and they
were all precipitated ten feet into the
sewer,. 'One of the party, a boy named
Peter Jones. was, it is feared, fatally in.:
jured.
A brick stable erected in Hudson
street, by John E. Bells, is s) bully dam
aged that it willhave to be demolished.
A land slide occurred on the Susque
hanna Railroad. near Norman's Hill,
and a culvert was carried away near
iperance.
A bad break occurred on the Four
Mile Level on the Erie Canal, and part
of the aqueduct has been carried away
'i
t Hoffman's Ferry-
The river commenced rising at an
arly hour,, and has continued all day.
he water this evening was over the
ocks and still rising.
STILL FURTHER DETAILS.
ROCHESTAR, N. Y., October 4.—The se
vere rain storm caused the large dam at
Russell, Bardsall dr, Ward's iron bolt
works, at Pemberwick, two nines north
of Port Cheater, to break, tearing-down
the machine shop. Ten persons were
badly injured. The casualties, as far as
known, are as follo_livs:
Andrew Michael; aged 45Y - ears, real
ding in Eastport, Chester county, was
crushed to death. He leaves a wifa and
several children. David Beede, head
cut and otherwise injured. Samuel T.
Riker, • leg broken and other injuries.
Edward Greenwood, James H. Burn.,
Michael Fox. John C. Kane, Louis Diehi,
Emmanuel Balmer and Owen Dougher
ty were also badly injured.
A large number of men have been
thrown out of employment. Loss about
?.100,000. -
Wasursoros, October 4.—The rain
was unprecedented in violence. The
bridges over the canal are washed away.
About midnight the whole reserve
force of tht, Seventh precirkt was called
out to go to the assistance of
the families in Parcly's court, Penn
sylvania avenue- and First street.
the Tiber having overflowed into the
court; and to o of the women
and children, the officersffi were obliged to
wade in the water up to their necks.
The shanties bordering on the Tiber
were overflowed. but the inmates. Most •
ly colored people; got away with their
furniture.
. Three coffins were washed down the
Tiberandlodged near Adams Express
Calm
The flood did considerable damage in
Georgetown, owing to the rise of the
Potomac. The merchants on Water
street had to move out their wares.
BALTIMORE, October 4.--Travel on the
Northern Central Railroad has; been de
layed, the railroad between Annapolis
and Annapolis Junction being- washed
away in many places,
PHILADELPHIA, October 4.—The cov
ered bridge at Manayunk was carried
away about noon, and the wreck striking
the tow path the bridge carried that
away. Also in this city, on Twenty-third
street, all the houses are flooded from
Market street to Callow Hill, as well as
all-the property between• that and the
river.
In many houses the occupants had to
be taken out in boats. t• _ •
At Norristown the water rose seven
teen feet. The flood exceeds that of
18.50. The damages will be immense. .
BETHLEHEM, October 4.—Ths Lehigh
river has risen fifteen feet. The damage
along the valley is immense. The rail
road tracks are subnierged and tnere are
no trains running.
PatrkrtgLpEriA,Qctober 4.—The water
in the Schuylkill River is above all the
wharves. Six cars were carried, away
from the Penna. Railroad track. Ninety
four freight cars have been turned bat
, tom up. •
ScitAX•rox. October 4.-:-Hiavy rains
i for the last 48 hours. No trains arrived
on the Lehigh ct Susquehanna Railroad,
Deleware. The Lackawanna it Western
Railroads are also suspended.
There is a great freshet:. at Mauch
Chunk. Two boats went over the dam.
The Lack asvanda_ ~ Iron and Coal Corn•
pany rolling mill have suspended work
on account of high water.
Lou Levine Races.
Lily Telegraph to toe Pittsburgh Gazette.)
LOUISVILLE. October 4. The Fall
Meeting over the Woodland Course
commenced to-day, and in every respect
was a success. The weather was cloudy
in part, and quite chilly. The track was
pronounced to be in very fair condition.
In the first race "Exchange" Was deci
dedly the favorite by great odds;
"Helmbold" second; "Nannie Doug
las" tbirl, and "Versailles" .fourth.
Summary: Gait House Stake:—Three
year olds—Two mile heats—entrance
450. Galt House adds 81,000. Cheatham
and Wood's b. f. "Nancy Douglass" 4;
distanced—W.; K. Thomas b. c. "Louis
ville," diatanced—W. Buford's b. c.
"Versailles," 2:3; W. R. Babcok's cb. c.
"Hemlock," blank; S. T. Drane's ch. c.
"Joe Aiken," distanced. Time 3:44,
3:44;‘.
Second Race—Green , Stake—mile
heats, 3 years old that never showed in
Public previous to the first of August.
Entrance fee 20 dollars; pool seller adds
200 dollars. James Shy's "Barbie" 3,
distanced. Bufords oh. f "Zuzu " 1:1.
A. Keen Richard's ch. I, by Mackey,
"Fred" 2:2. Time: 1:52. 1:48%. Richards
filly was thelavorite in pool selling foi•
two heats by two to one. •
From ISau Francisco.
(By Telegrsph to the Pittsburgh (3esette.)
BAN FRANCISCO, October 4.—Hon. De
'Long, Minister to Japan, Mr. Bhephard.
Consul to Yeddo, and several Consuls of
the. United Sta tes, Great Britian, Bel
glum, China and Japan, departed on the
steamer China to-day.
Chas. Walcott Brooks, Japanese Con
sul of this city, entertained the newly
appointed Minister to China at dinner
which, was largely' attended by prowl%
neat citizens.
A coast steamer will carry $878,000 in"
treasure-8809.000 to Hong Kong; eight
hundred and fifty passengers, eight hun
dred of-whom are Chinese, and, a
. large
delegation of missionaries.
Flour at $4,27(0,60. •Wheat inactive at
11©1,55, extremes. Legal Tenders, 76%.
Tennessee LqVtilatnee.
Clig Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette
HAI:m.IIII,Ln, Ootobtlir 4.—Tire Leklsla
tare met to•day. D. B. Thomas was
elected Speaker of the Senate and W. A.
Howard Clerk. M. P. Perkins was
elected Speaker of the House.
Local Election in Hartford, Ct.
CB Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
HARTFORD, Ct., October 4.—ln this
city the Democrats elect their entire
tickot for town officers by 600 to 700. •
PITTSBURGH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3:!! - 1869.
SECOND EDITION'.
FOUR O'CLOCK, a.. 211.
NEWS BY CABLE.
Insurrection Still Maintained—Town of
Reuss Deniares for . Liberty—Meeting
• of the Cortee—Constitutional Guaran—
tees to be Suspended—King or Repub—
lic in Eight Days•
[Ety Telegrarn to th.. Pittsburgh euette.]
' SPAIN.
New York, Oct. 4.—A Madrid special
to the Herald says the insurrection is
still maintained by the Republicans,
who have cut the _telegraph wires lead
ing to Provence and stopped the railway
trains from carrying government dis-
patches.
The populace at Bejar is excited, and
bands have been organized in Heresca'
and other places.
Madrid remains quiet.
The Cortes opened yesterday. The
government introduced a bill to-suspend
the rights of individuals till the insurrec
tion in the south is suppressed.
The rebellious movements of the re
publicans will have the immediate effect
of suspending the constitdtional guaran
tees, and the inYestnient of the govern
ment with extended powers necessary
for the suppression of the insurrection.
It is probable that if the bill demanded
by the goverment is passed that the re
publican deputies will leave the Cortes.
It is asserted that the United States
prernment has renounced all idea of
intervening in the case of Cuba.
FRANCE.
Pans, October 4.—Pere Hyacinth is
threatened with major excommunica
tion.
The Emperor attended the races at
Bois de Bolonge yesterday.
All reports received here of the pro
gress of the Republican movement in
Spain are contirmed. The town of
Reuss, nine miles from Sarragona, has
declared for liberty.
It is said that ex-King Ferdinand, of
Portugal, has, by this time, accepted the
Spanish Crown—but if this combination
don't succeed within eight days, Spain
will be a Republic.
GREAT BRITAIN.
LONDON, October 1 1.—Sonie time since
a person was admitted' to King's College
Hospital, having met with a serious ac•
cident. He has since been , identitied as
Luther Kelly or Dea ,, y, one'of the kenian
prisoners rescued from the custody of
the police at Manchester. Armed police
men guard the hospital to preyent
another rescue. The patient is not likely
to survive.
It AL' ' .
FLORENCE, October 4.—The Italian
government has decided not to oppose
the attendance of Bishops at the Ecu
menical Council.
MARINE NEWS.
LONDON, October 4.—The steamer Do
pm, from New York, has arrived out.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCI AL
LONDON, October 4.—Evening.—Con
sole 933.. Bonds: '624. 3434. '6ss. 83
'67s, sa. Ten-Forties Eries 24; 1111-
riots 941 i,
PARIS, October 4—Evening.—Rentes
71f. 32c.
FRANKFORT. October 4. amino.—
Bonds 87@87N,
LIVERPOOL, October 4.—Cotton firm;
uplands 12%©12%. Orleans 12%@12%;
sales were 10,000 bales. Breadstuff un
changed. Provisions and Produce un
changed.
ANTWERP, October 4.—Petroleum 56%.
Flour and Cotton quiet and steady.
'paters and Thanca In Chleap.
( By Tel( mob to the Pittsburgh Bisette.l
CHICAGO, October 4.—The large paper
stalnery of Howell '& Co., at•Marzeilles,
1115., - was destroyed by ilre last evening.
•Loss about 1375,000; partly insured.
Judge John D. Caton, of Ottawa.
has declined the nomination for the Con
stitutional Convention. Judge Caton de
clines because he was nominated as a
party candidate. He says he would not
refuse to serve as a delegate if elected by
the peoPle without regard to party divis
ions or questions.
Horace White, of this ety, has declin
ed the appointment as uelegate to the
National Capital Convention at St. Louis,
for private reasons, and Mr. Palmer has
appointed Joseph Madill to till the va
cancy.
This morning about one o'clock a car
riage and horse belonging to: Wright
Brothers, and driven by a man named
John Thompson, were precipitated from
the south approach to the Wells' street
bridge into the river, and the driver and
orses drowned. The bridge had just
been swung to admit the passage of a
vessel.
Admiral Farragnt reached the city this
evening via the Northwestern Railroad
from California.
George Hodson, of the well known En
glish banking house of Baring Brothers,
is in this city. —He visited the Board of
Trade today. _ '
John S. Andrews, who has been oper
ating extensively in the lower grade of
wheat In the Board of Trade, bits 'sod•
denly disappeared, Quite a number of
checks given by him for , grain were re
fused by the banks to-day. He took
about seven'thotisand dollars with him
belonging to other parties.
To-day it special through train will
leave Omaha tor San Francisco, and will
be run regularly thereafter once a week.
.A Pullman drawing-room 'and a hotel
oar will compOsethe The distance
will be run in. three days and .a halt.
The fare from• the points named will be
8160 In currency.
Cuban Volunteer!.
By Tetegrapti to the Pittsbnrob Gozotobj tik
SAVANNAH, October 4.—This morn
ing's News has 'reports from Florida of
the arrival of the steamship Alabama at
Fernandina, Friday night, from New
York with 400 Men, includitig flOofficers; -
fur the Cuban Expedition now rendez
vousing on the .Gulf coast. The men
were immediately put on board the cars
and sent to Cedar Keys where steamers
await them. Two hundred men arrived
at Baldwin, Fla.;' from Savannah, on
Saturday night, supposed to be a pardon
otthe command now organizing In Mid.
die Georgia.
THE CAPITAL.
[Bp Telegrath to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
WasursoTos, D. C., Oct. 4, 1862
NO QUORUM'.
An adjourned session of the Superior
Court was to have commenced this morn
ing, but no quorum was present.
THE PRIVATEER HORNET IN DUB/ NCE
The Government has information that
the Cuban privateer Hornet has put into
Wilmington. N. C„ and has been detain
ed by the United States authorities.
The United States Marshal has tele
graphed for instructions. .
NEW YORK CITY.
CBS Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
NEW Yons, October 4, 1869.
" Gen. Fremont's suit against the Kansas
Pacific Railroad has been removed to the
U. S. Court.
No mails from the Westarrived to-day.
James Brown & Co. have begun suit,
by capias in the United States Court,
for two millions and a half of dollars,
being the difference in seven millions of
gold sold by them through Albert Spey
era at 160, on Friday, to Fisk & Gould.
The Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Directors held a meeting to-day, brit
the results have not transpired.
James Brown & Co. have been non
suited in the United States Circuit Court
for t 2,500,000 differences on 57,000,000 of
gold sold by them through Albert Spey
ers at 160, on Friday, to Fisk & Gould.
Rae increased rates of freights to the
west went into effect to-day as follows: St.
Louis 7U, Chicago 50. Cincinnati 47 cents
per cwt. and others in proportion.
The Privateer Burlier, alias Cuba
(Velegraph to the Pit,sburgh Gazetta.l .
"th o'r
otiNox, N. C., October 4.—The
Hornet. alias Cuba, appeared off Smith
vile Saturday evening, flying the Cuban
colors. It has been definitely ascertain
ed; that she has two hundred men and
thirty officers an board. ,The majority
of the latter are ex-Confederates. She
an hored inside the bar and sent
bet- engineer and purser to this city
to \ secure a supply of coal, that taken
on
,board off New York not being adapted to quick movements. Suspicions being
soon aroused, the officers, after engaging
a supply of coal returned to their vessel
without malting arrangements to get coal
aboard. They left this city last night
about 12 o'clock for Smithville, 35 miles
below, in a small rcilv boat. Collector
Runaley chartered the steam tug Alpha
this morning at 4 o'clock, and having
plac d in the hands of a Deputy United
Stets Marshal a warrant issued by a
Unit d States Commissioner, placed
him on board with a large part of
the nstoms force, with orders to
letai the privateer until further
orde. Colonel Frank, commanding,
the U S. troops at the Post of Smithville.
are e pected to cooperate with the De
puty , arshal, if necessary, The officers
who v ited the city were 'Ors , bold and
confident, insisting thaDthere is no pro
cess by which the privateer call be le
gally detained. The eyelet creates much
excitement and comments.
LATER.
WIL INOTON, N. C., October 4.—The
private r Hornet, or Cuba, was aetzed ty
the Deputy United States_ Marshal at
Smittiville at twelve o'clock to-day, and
bronghtl np and anchored a half mile be
low the _icy. Tnis evening a number of
her offi era were in this city, and are
positive there is no pretext under
which eh can be detained by the author
ities longer than is necessary to have an
investigalion into her- armament and
crew. T e Cuba is a formidable vessel,
and is represented as having great epeed.
She is eh rt of coal and provisions now.
and her machinery consid9rably de
ranged.
St. Louis Fan* a Success.
My Telearanti to the Pittsburgh Gusette..l ,
Sr. Louis. October 4,—The ninth
annual fair of the St. Louis Agricultural
and Mechsnical Association opened to
day under the most iormable auspices.
The weather was very fine, and the at
tendance good for a first day.
Ali the departments are unusually
fulland complete, and especially
those of the Agrieultnral impli
meats and stock. - In the latter,
illinkis has sent the largest number
f cattle, but Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan,
owa, Kansas and Missouri are well
represented. The Mechanical Depart
ment is also very fine. • In the Geolog
ical and Mineral departments G. B.
Smith, of Chicago,
has a splendid collec
tion of minerals from all parts of the
World. In the arena the bahibi
,tion was for draft horses, for which
Illinois carried ofT most of the premiums.
For carriage horses, W. P. Harvey, of
Mercer county, Kentucky, took a pre•
tOluin; and for buggy horses, L L. Dor
sey, of Kentucky, obtained a prize. On
the half mile track, James Rockey, of
Chicago, took a premium of 5150 for the
fastest team, and T. H. Bickley r of 1115..,
wit a two hundred dollar prize for the
f , -test trotting horse to harness.
Cincinnati Telegrams.
illy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette:l
is il o N u til d el y N w A i T th l,
in ; thermometer 59 at DOOM -
Sta es Commissioner today for robbing
aocltiosbehtr
rain 4.— Tihnethwceaevtheenr.
arr,v Howard was before the United
the mail at Hanoter, Licking county.
Au ust 18th. The clothes stolen at the
tim and a key , were found on him when
arrested. He was committed for exam!.
natio in default of bail. ' '
, A I rge delegation leaves this city to.
night or the meeting of the Arrierican
'fixed f Commissioners of Foreign Mis
sions o the New School and Congrega
tional Churches: ,
,RoberOuchananißepublictim declines
the position on th,e reform ticket fbr
State Senator. He has just returned
f om California.
The Cale of Weedy Thompson.
Telegiiiph to the Pittsburgh Btzette.3l
, MEmputs, October 4.The case of
' Waddy Thompson. accused of compile•
ity in the custom frauds at New Orleans
during. the administration of Perry
Fuller,. was up before Commissioner
rMorrison to•dav and postopned until the
, 15thof Deceinber, owing to the absence
of important witnesses. .
. .
—The old Sala Fe Gazette has changed
hands, name and politics. The new pa.
Per is called the Post, with 0. P. Sulli
van, Consoler of Internal Revenue, as
managing editor.
BRIEF TELEGRA3IS.
—The Philadelphia Councilmen left
Cincinnati on Saturday for Louisville.
—The indications are that full twenty
thousand strangers will attend the Com
mercial Convention at Louisville.
—A heavy rain storm prevailed at New
York Sunday night. The lower portions
of the city were partially overflowed.
—Thomas Dowling' was arrested at
Quincy, Illinois. last Saturday, for
fraudulently obtaining two thousand
dollars from partias in Kansas city, Mis
souri.
Poence, formerly a well known
resident of Chicago, mysteriously disap
peared from Central City, Colorado, last
week, and as he had considerable curren
cy, and about sixty ounces of gold, it is
thought ho has been foully dealt with.
A meeting of citizens Saturday night of
ferred a large reward for his discovery.
—The worm of excavating for the New
Orleans and Ship Island canal was com
menced on the 21. Mr. Bratt, the Presi
dent, dug the first dirt, and delivered 'a
brief address. Speeches were made by
Gov. Warmouth, Lieut. Gov. Dunn and
others. A contract has been made with
a dredging company to excavate the
canal from the Mississippi river to Chef
Montuer.
—The :New England Labor Reform
League was in Bastion at Worcester,
Mass., on Friday and Saturday last. The
resolutions adopted opposed all specula
tion, interest, rent, etc.. and insist that
an exclusive currency. whether of specie
or paper, is only for the advantage of the
privileged few; demand the withdrawal
of bank notes, their place to be supplied
with Treasury certificates; charge Secre
tary Boutwell with repudiating the obli
gations of law and justice, and state that
he should be impeached; justify the hold
ing of the convention on Sunday; charge
that the Protestant churches have epos
tacised from the true faith and aria unde
serving the support of Christians; oppose
the present political parties and recognise
the rights of working women, etc. The
convention adjourned to meet in Provi
dence on the 16th and 17th instants.
PETROLEUM ITEMS.
The Titusyille Herald says
An eight barrel well was struck a few
days ago on the northern part of Cottage
Hill, Oil City. It Is owned by Charles
Hinds.
Last week a new sixty barrel well was
struck on lease No. 65 of the Rynd farm.
Last Tuesday a new well was struck on
the Consolidated Petroleum Company's
tract, on the continuation of the Cherry
tree run oil belt. It is being pumped
with a six horse power engine, and is
yielding thirty barrels daily. t is ex
pected that with a twelve horse power
engine the product can be increased to at
least sixty barrels 'daily. The working
interest is owned by. *num. Matson a
Shrleve. This is almost as important a
strike as that made by Arnold 4t Phinney
about two weeks ago ou the same belt,.
as,, by it, the producing territory!,is
farther extended. These strikes hve
made the Cherrytree Run district one of
the best in the region in which to oper
ate. The demand for leases on the new
territory is good, and quite a large num
ber of wells will be commenced on it be
fore cold weather sets in.
At Parker's Landing, on the Alle
gheny river, the development is progress.
ing satisfactorily. Within the last week
a new well was struck on the Robinson
tract, opposite the month of the Clarion
river. This well promises to produce
twenty.dve barrels daily. It, is owned
by Hon. Thomas M. Marshall and W. S.
Pnrvtanue, of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Craw
ford. Another_well was struck within
the same time on the Wm. Parker tract.
It is owned by Messrs. R. B. Allen &
Cooper, and yields twentv.tive barrels
daily. On Thursday Messrs. Geo. S.
Thomas and Sam. G. Morrow commenced
testing their new well. It is "showing"
tinely,and will undoubtedly be a paying
institution.
Cold Weather.
Now that cold weather is fast approach
ing, one of the first and most important
matters claiming the attention of heads
of households is in relation to a supply
of fuel for the season, and the establish
ment which can supply this want with
the best article for the least money is
certain to be very largely patronized.
In anticipation of this demand, lir.
Charles B. Armstrong, the well known
coal dealer, one of the most extensive in
oar vicinity, has made arrangements for
furnishing his patrons with the desired
quantities from his celebrated Youghio
gheny and Connellaville mines. There
is not a better article than this
the market, while the very eafensive
business and ample facilities enjoyed by
Mr. Armstrong entiblea him to dispose of
it at - the lowest rates. All orders,
whether for large or small supplies of
coal, hut coal, slack or coke, will be
promptly attended to. The office and
yard is located at the corner of Butler
and Morton streets.with branch offices on
Liberty and Clymer streets, and on Sec
ond street. Our readers cannot do bet
ter than to patronize 'Mr. Armstrong,
.whose long experience in the trade, and
high reputation; is a guarantee that any
article sent sway from his premises is
of a first class character.
Amused:ant s:
OPERA Housn,—There was quite a
large and appreciative audience at the
Opera House last evening, and the en
tertainment was one of the best lovers
of the drama have witnessed In this city
this Beeson. The beautiful French drama
entitled “Enstachet' was presented, with
the gifted young actor, J. W. Albaugh,
in the title role, and Miss Mary Mitchell
Albaugh as, , Louise. The piece is new
here, this being the lird time it has ever
been presented, and the audience ap
plauded Mr. and Miss Albaugh through..
out. It will be repeated this even
ing, • and all lovers of litstronie
talent should hear Mr. Albangh, who is
certainly destined to boons of the lead
ing men in his profession.
PITTSBURGH THEATRE.—The inclem
ency of the weather last evening seemed
to have no , effect upon this place of
amusements. The performances were
folly hp to.tbe Standard and highly grat•
Hied those'present, who seemed sitislied
wltti having attended notwithstanding
She bad weathei. A good bill is offered
for tonight.
NUMBER 230.
FAULDFINDING.
BY BERRY WARD BBECTSR.
If there is a luxury in theNvorlcl, it is
faultfinding! At any rate u l thus judge
from the universality of therexerose. It
is not only bread, but cake—at once a
necessary and a luxury of life. It some-
times rises into a voluntary exercise, but
generally it is something so thoroughly
inwrought Into the mental constitution
that a fish might as well attempt to swim
without striking the water with ins tail,
or a bird to fly without beating the air
with its wings, as for a person to speak
of his fellow-men without fault-finding.
In general, fault-finding may be di
vided into the Respectable and the Lass
Respectable. The Respectable is usually
called Criticism. The. Less Respectable
has a variety of sub-divisions, such as
rebuke, scolding, fretting, nagging, etc.
Fault-finding is, however, a quality which
refuses to be compressed into any defini
tion, or to be confined to any limits, and
though it flows far more copiously in
some channels than in others, it is by no
means wholly to be found there. It
flashes from the eye, it rides on the curled
lip, it is thrown off by the turn of the
head, it is seen in the sudden elevation of
the eyebrows, the hand is often lifted up
in mute and striking emphasis in its be
half, it even suborns silence, There are
few things so speaking as a skilful si
lence.
It may be supposed that, in the imper
fection of all things here below, there is
never a lack of material for fault-finding.•
But in Booth, the cause of fault-finding is
to be looked for in the person who finds
fault, and not in external occasions. A.
sleepless night, a toothache, nervous ex
haustion, reaction from convivial excite
ment, the irritation of mild sickness, a fit
of indigestion—these are the predisposing
causes of fault-finding. There are moral
causes also. Persons that are veryjnearly
perfect usually employ their excellence
as a lens through which to behold the
magnified faults of others. Persons of
vigorous conscience are apt to be fault
finders. Persons of fastidious taste sel
dom find anything that quite agrees with
them.
A little experience will show that, If one
should put himself in another's place, or
should consider charitably his difficulties
and trials, or should make allowance foi
human limitation and weakness, it would
make fault-findipg well-nigh impossible.
And it is, I suppose, for th a reason that
fault-finding people do no allow
selves such liberties. - —V
While fault finding is a generic trait,
so that man might be defined as a fault- •
finding animal, and woman as a fault
finding angel, yet it is not left in its nat
urally diffused condition. Iris organized,
and becomes official. In its official sphere,
fault-finding becomes a duty as well as a
pleasure.
The' wife finds fault with the husband.
Very min after marriage, there are cer
tain directionsln - whielahis fieffelencies
'appear,' and 'paths ate duly - laid out up
and down through all his weaknesses,
and daily his affectionate spouse walks
up and down there's!, for her own exer
cise and for his, so Wing the seeds of good
advice, priming, tying up, hoeing and
raking; with the utmost diligence.
But he is not the subjectof compassion.
Hath he not reprisals? Are there not on
his part times and seasons? Doth he not
set the woman's sins in order before her
face? Sometimes it is a regular discourse,
sometimes impetuous outburst, sometimes
quiet but sharp criticism, but always in
the genuine spirit of criticism, that is,
fault finding. But behold , the royal qual
ity in all its glory! A fidgety mother
with romping, headlong, hqalthy children,
that don't care a fly for nothing short of a
general whipping! Froin the time of ris
ing to the time of sleep, something is
always the matter. The pockets, the
sleeves, the ruffles, the hair, the shoes, the
boisterous laugh, the rude shove, the loud
step, the sly pinch, the spite, the '
roguery,
the selfishness, the giggle, the suppressed
laughter exploding like a bomb, or rather
like the bursting of a water-pipe, the too
quick and the too slow, the awkwardness,
the clumsygrinding against polished fur
nitare, the endless questions, the want
ings to go somewhere, or to have some
body come here—oh, what a God send
children are to people who have a genius
for fault-finding—that is, for all ••mortal
creatures ! They are so many maternal
safety-valves.
If now one considers the duty which
ueighbors owe to each other, the fact that
every man is bishop over his neighrior's
affairs; if we consider, further what a
friend owes • to friendship—(oh, the
blessedness of friendship, that gives one
leave to deal faithfully with you! to open
the north door of January on you, with
the“ Wholesome assurance, "Now you
know that I am your friend!")—what a
pungent dig a man is conscientiously im
pelled to give you when he has been ad
mitted to the secrets of your life; if one
considers all these-things—and how cart
he help it if he lives in mortal society?—
he will be duly impressed with the won
derftil provisiiin which Providence (with
some human aid) has. provided for the
exercise of this innate, universal, and in
visible tendency to fault finding.
But are there no exceptions 1 1 - I am
sorry tolay there area few... There are
persons \ who weakly judge 'that good
nature is more refining than fault-finding.
Spiritless creatures there are who prefer
to wait, on, provocation, rather than to
let fly the suitable answer which folly de
empires. I ttalie known persons so lost to
self that they really took other people's
parts; they even let boys and girls romp
around them- all day without a single
snarl. •
We have seen. weak ; and sunshiny
natures so pearly demente d as to excuse
and palliate their neighbor's imperfec•
tions. They do seem to promote for the
present a degree of happiness. But what
becomes of the art,-the duty, the felicity
of result -finding Y—B. Y. Ledger.
AT Carbondale, Illinois, Argon, a mur
derer, 'escaped from custody, a few days
ago, while being taken out of prison to
swear to a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus.-
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