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jbr six days of the wee Tor zo 0, 11 - 4 Per Tunt6nAv, October 14.—1 n the case of
iee k ; ra d, p r e annum: 8 mos., $2, the steamer Bayard vs. Coal Valley and
Arab, in admiralty, the Court delivers
vor Dr] , is absent Irom the citY. the following opinion: '
"This is a case of collision of steamers
navigating the Ohio river. - The Coal
Valley and tho Arab, with a tow of
eleven flats and barges, were ascending,
when, at night, near Grave Creek,
below Wheeling. they sighted the
- steamboat Bayard descending 'the
river. They gave the"authorlaed signals,
indicating to the Bayard to take the star
board, •or Virginia, shore, which were
properly and affirmatlveiy answered by
the Bayard. From ,this point of• time
there Is a mass of conflicting and contra
dictOry testimony, sufficient to unsettle
the nerves of any Admiralty Judge,,but
from which I deduce thiationcinsion , tha t
the lights required by law were properly
placed both upon the steamers and the
tow; that • both the ascending and de•
scending boats designed to avoid h colll
,sion, and that it was caused by, the defec.7
Live steering apparatus of the 'Bayard.
In any phase of the caae it is not with-i
out doubt, and must therefor ne decided
upon the principle of te " Grce G
1er,"47 Wa ll ace 196, that h where, a in case
of collision, With toss, ,there is reasonable
doubt as to which party.is to blame, the
loss must be sustained by the one upon
which it has fallen.lThe libel was dis
missed with costs. \
In the United States Circuit Court
bills in equity, asking that the *ties
be restrained from infringingon' the
Roberts Torpedo, were tilled, and pre
!winery injunctions granted against tile
fallowing persons:
Messrs. Dick, Fisk \ Co,, Ralph Bar
ker, I3enj. Slocum, Janina 'al. Kirtland;
R. C. Isevenedge, W. L. Holbrook,
Daniel P. Hesch,Dl W. Longwell, A. P.
Gotham. A. H. Simpson, Simpson -&
Bachns, E. C. Beardsley, G. Shamburg,
Piaget & Kinnier, H. H. Thomas, Carlton
A Rims, Producers Torpedo Company,
The latter respondents acknowledge the
infringement. Messrs. Bakewell and,
Christy, of this city, and Geo. riardling, ,
Esq., of Phildelphia, appeared on be
half of complainants, and Messrs. S. A.
&W. B. Purviance and B. F. Lucas, of
this city, and Madge Kelly, of New York.
for respondents.
onic ,.. deEs, formerly Cf the Allegheny
;°e office f orce, will herea ft er be found at
;le office of Alderman' Fourth
Mullen,
ward, Allegheny. , I -
Petty Theft.—A boy entered the saloon
- of Felix Henley, Penn Street. yesterflay,
and robbed the till of fire dollars in cash,
and escaped detection.
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Committed, Yesterday Alderman
Herron committed John' rady to anaw.er
a charge of robbery, preferred against
him by Sam'l E. Lull.
Burgiary.--A tobacco store on the cor
ter of Wood and Water streets, was bur
glarized yesterday morning, the thieves
securing about fifty dollars worth of
al
A Mlstalce.—ln the list of returns from
the First ward there as a slight mistake
in the name of J. M. num, Esq. That
gentleman having 3 5 w to tes instead of
255, as was mend ned in 7esterday
morning's paper.
„c party of his fellow
, hmentary, congatn
eaidence of D. N.
iednesday evening, to
e and satisfaction de
ion to the Legislature.
Plcasant.—A. hag
• citizens paid a Qoml
latory visit to thej
White, Esq., ones
assert their pleases
rived from his eleo
ioolson pavement on
t o have been a failure
)etween Wayne street.
.ossing, which was laid
ago as an experiment,
• and replaced with the
A Fallttre.—The
Penn street seems
That portion of it
and the railroad c
about three year
is being 'taken n
old style cobble
1p ) )
Coroner's Inq eet.—Yesterday morn.
lug Coroner Cie on held an Inquest on
the body of John Votnnoz, who Ml from
the rob( of the, lamond House ,Allot
glienY, Wedneed y evening. A verd
In accordance ith the facts as we gave
them was rendered.
Dislocation. Yesterday afternoon
about 'four o'cl k a little boy named
Co prnellous etn oyed about the etho
dtst Episcopal tlock, Smithfield street,
- while playing. • th a swing in the cellar,
fell and dlldeoat:d his wrist. He receiv
ed medical atte don.
erly House.—Aiderman
lamed a warrant for the
: Moon and her husband
a disorderly house, in
g been brought against
Davis. The parties are
reside in the Eleventh
Alleged Dl se
Shore yesterda
arrest of Hate J
for taaintaining I
forthation heal
them by Mollte
all dolored and
ard: I
on Becton Street, Alle.
attention of buyers
: sale, on Monday next.
'dwelling No. 43 Beeoh
nt external appearance,
mai arrangements, pleas.
1:8 and everything des'•
rthiement on fifth page,
!Auctioneer. .
Good House'
gttehy.—The
Is invited to th
of that first rat
street. Pleas 1
conveniens Yn .1
ant stirroondln
rable. See ad •
by A. Leggate,
—The election, with all
is:rapidly passing from
le people, but the impor
-11 as true as ever that
city can a better assort
' valises, traveling satch
n that line, be seen than
.ular emp orium, No. 104
.-. 11 in need of such goods
an early call. ,
The Electlo
its excitement
the minds of t
tart fact is *A
nowhere in the
ment of trunk •
els, and artioles
at Liebler's po
'We xi street.
should give hi ..
Slight Vire A slight fire occurred at
the corner of " ebster avenue and Ar
thur street abo t live °clock. yesterday
morning., A s ed inlitoore's brick yard
naught fire, bu was extinguished before
any serious inj ry was done. An Maim
was given fro box 66, and the engines
in the second -trict responded, but did
not go into rvice. • The damage was
trilling. "
Bills were alito:tiled against the follow- I
lug parties, wo. it was averred are in
fringing upo n cortain patents held by
Mr. Roberts and connected witn his tor
pedo: George West. Frederick Crocker,
Levi Collura, lames Whorry. Central
i Petroleum Co.Utpanv. Ocean Petroleum
Company, Flauel Kllncorderline, F 4-1
ward Vaugh, iselz Chambers, John'
v
Brooks, Sam uel A. Wood, Dixon and
Carman. "
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Sluff and tem
Mr. William Dobbs. champion bll.=
liar diet of .Western Pennsylvania, has
been Installed Manager of Mr. George H.
Bennett's palatial billiard rooms, No. 68
Smithfield street . The 'success of the
well managed place has been truly mar
, venous, but not any greater than is war
ranted
management of the proprietor. Mr.
Peter McCabe, an universal favorite and
as clever a gentleman as ever handled a
glass, presides, with grace and dignity
over the wine . and liquor department,
and has always a cheerful greeting tor
his Mends and patronk Lovers 'of the
ball and cue should not fail to pay this
-establishment a visit.
A Light Subject
The resolution introduced In Alle
gheny Councils last evening, looking to-,
ward - "a farther expenditure of gas in
keeping the public lamps lighted from
sunset to daybreak, is certainly very
opportune and should, not be lightly
passed by. This want of light hes been
chronic subject of complaint in Alle
gheny for some time past. and undoubt
edly needs attention. Its is no light
matter to attempt pedestrianating
through thoroughfares shrouded indark.
est darkness, and about every square be
• brought, to , a sudden halt; sometimes by
a misplaced boulder, which generally
leaves its impression upon humanity's
pedals, and again by huge dry
goods boxes, or "ye. gentle savage"
of 'painted wood, acting as a tobacco ad.
verusement during the day and an ob.
streiction of the night, or again, moat
• cruel grief, to be pounced 'upon by exul
tant sentinels of justice who-rejoice in
having secured in, the timid, mullions in
' dividnal groping suspiciously along, the
- identical nocturnal rambler, whose opem
rations have made him an object eif peon- :
liar interest: And all this f r want of a
little light.: 4 , ( 3re Opals." whose perairibn. ,
lotions of a . necessity' extend thresigh
some of these unlighted thoroughfares
lathe "wee ems hours ayont the
Whose pedals are a constant reminder:of
painful contact with sidewalk ekareseen
sea, whose optics have been sadly strained
by futile attempts to -pierce the thick
darkness ahead and all around, and
whose experiences with zealous jtolice•
men are of the most vivid and affacting
character especially appreciate thFs
great need, and are ready, Sanohio,Panza
like, to shower their choicest blessings
t upon the public benefactor who comes
to their relief with more light. More
light then, gentlemen, more light, and
the fervent benediction of each and all of
I
our belated constituents and pal
o,
lsrly the lasting inexpressible gistitude
of 'eye locals". shall be your reward here
niter, . '
District Court-J edge kirkpatrlck
TUIIRSDAY, October 14.—The case of
Lefeore vs. Lefeore's' executors. reported
yesttrday, was resumed and corwiuded.
The jury returned a verdict against . the
executors of Peter Lefeore, deceased. in
the sum of $223.50, and as to Jeremiah
Lefeore for the plaintiff in the sum of
$223.50.
Moore & Moore vs. M. dr. J. C'ughey.
Action for damages resulting from an al
leged breach of contract. On trial.
TRIAL LIST FOR FRIDAY.
84. Steel vs. Fin. Mains &Co.
86. Flinn vat Graham & McKee.
90. Ledwiok vs. Babcock et. al.
9L Tibby vs. Shane.
96. Bravo vs. Milliken.
99. Martin for use vs. Gambler.
59. Wood et. al. vs. owners steamooa
"Panther."
85. Parker & Paul vit. Martin et. al.
Oyer and Terminer—Judges Mellon and
Sterrett.
THURSDAY, October 14.—The case m
the Commonwealth vs. Michael Gill, in.
dieted for the murder of Andrew Tier
ney, was taken up. j
HISTORY Ow THE msg.
On the evening of ,the 28th of Aligns;
last the accused and the deceased and
two other persons were in Snyder's sa
loon, on Penn street, near the "Point,"
playing a game of eforty-ftinni" at cards,
when a dispute arose between the de
fendant and the deceased about the
game, Gill acensed Tierney with cheat
ing; when the latter called him a
liar. Gill returned the lie, when Tierney
struck him. Mr. Snyder. the proprietor,
then, it appears; put Tierney opt, and
shortly afterward Glll followed, when
the fight was renewed on the eidewalk
in front of the saloon during which
Tierney was cut several times with a
knife, onc on the neck and twice in the
abdomen, e
and from the effects of the one
In the abdomen Tierney died on the
evening of the lst of September.
The Commonwealth was represented
by District Attorney Pearson and Capt.
W. B. Cook, who opened the case to the
jury, and 11. J. Powers, Esq., and John
Coyle and R. M. Gibson, Es' qa., repre
sented The defendant. '
A number of witnesses were examined
on behalf' of . the Commonwealth, but
there was nothing elicited further than'
what transpired before the Coroner's in.
quest, which was published in full in
the GAZETTE.
Mr. : Coyle opened tho case for the de•
fondant, and after examining a number
of witnesses as to the facts in the case,
several were called as to character, after
which defendant's counsel asked leave
to withdraw their plea of not gailty
which was granted by the Court, and
ploy of guilty of voluntary manslaughter
WM entered. The defendant-was remand
,
ed for sentence.
Common Pleas:—Jud • e Stowe.--
THURSDAY, 0 tol)er 14+ Grey &I§liaf
t l
far vs. Peter W. Wolf. Action on a
°hanks Lein. Verdict for deferidan
Catharine ?Schorr vs. Christ. IP:o s.
and H. Zeddel. Action trespass • e
armis to recover damages! Jury out
Waldie & DarotioNs. Wycoff. Ac lo'
on book account, On trial.
TRIAL LIST FOR FRIDAY. i .
72 Yeany,vs• . Y9' 11136 1 et aL
105 YOung et al vs. McKee.
110 Pettit vs. Phillips.
115 Hagan vs, Ball. .'
118 Delphy vs Fairfax.
119 Kohler vs. Bluracret al.
121 Odd Fellows' Hall Association vs
Walker.
Quarter saloons. •
'TRIAL LIST FOB FIVIDAT.
U$ COM. vs. John Frank.
338 " " Owen Kelly.
841 •' ‘ 4 A. Kleinloti.
349 . '
11 Wm. Linn.
1344 11 11 James Danlavy.
349 " " John Wensworth,
848 " • " Charles Seely.
348 " " Edward Baviller.
855 11 11 'Wm. Bereridge.
354 " 6- " Pretlk. Geilekoh.
349 " " J. M. Robetzer.
347, 1 .1 11 Jacob Beusell.
TRIAL T POP,
No. asi.
,09m. vs. H. R. Tyler.
. 4 .‘ . 832. • is Nioh9las Smith.;
is 834. Charles MoGUI. ',
is 882. al t AMOS Graham.
'Ai 383. Jose h Reee end John
.TotrFaleley.
44 337.
Shawl..-112 all varieties. Itates &
-11'8.
Fine Poplini.--Seleated • odors.
ft nell'S•
Vor,ale.ithie family horse
gulf.) 1.1.6 Msrket street.
prritßinaciwieAtEVE: viduit geromm 5, 1881
ALLltililn iMMICItI3;
R egu lar m ee ßag , :— Deports of Commit •
tees—Controller '$ Repurt--PeUtions--
Resoltitions ',and Ordinances.
A regular semi-monthly meeting of
the Select and" Common Councils, of the
city of Alleglieny, was held thursday
evening, Octoblir 14th, 1868.
Select _Council.
Members pre4nt were Messrs. Callery.
Fatdkner,Gwln4er, Hall, Long, Gilmore,
Patterson, J. C.,lPatterson, A., Phillips.
Riddle, Reiter, Wettach and President
Mcßrier.
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The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved.
Mr. Hall presented a petition_ for the
opening and exteOsion of Taylor avenue.
Referred to the Street Committee.
Mr. Riddle, a petition for a sewer on
Middle alley. Referred to the Commit
tee on Streets.
Mr. Reiter, a petition for a gas lamp on
Sturgeon street. Referred to the' Gas
CoCommittee.
Also, a petition for: water pipe on
Ridge
street. Referred to Water Committee.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE. COMMITTEE'
I
Mr. Chairmen of the _Finance
Committee, presented the report of \ the
Committee; accompanying 'which *as a
resolution -authorizing the rontrollef'ta
certify a warrant for the payment of the
grading and paving of RplAnson street,
which - had -been assessed against She
West Pennsylvania RaProad dOomPatlY,
'as the court had . deo; that ' the aril
easement could not be ected froni the
railroad company.
The report was received and the reso
lntionffitad three times and passed. ,
P TER COMMITTEE.
Mr Wittaelt presented the report of
the Committee on Water, accompanying
which was the following resolution
Rtsolver '.13): 'he - Select and Common
Councils otAllegheny, that'the Super -
tendeht' of Water,Works be , and is here
by, instructed and drrected t 6 have water
pipe laid as follows: on Goodrich street,
100 feet; on Benton alley, 300 feet; on
Belmont street, 100 feet.
The, report was received and the resolu
,
ion adopted.
CONTROLLER'S REPORT.
Mr. Hall presented, the report of the
Controller for the month of September,
of which the followln is a
RECAPITULATION. , ,
1. Salaries
- • • 3. Engines and Rose
• 4. Pr111t111111......... .......
"S. titieets and Bridges....
6. Wharves and Landings
4, T. Surveys'
9. Gontluitesst Fund
11 4 it. Water Worts
•` 13. Gas
•'! le. Reel.try
" Pollee
Total for the month 1 . S . X.E.Ga . po r
The report was accepted and warrants; I
ordered to be drawn far the payment of
,he several bills. , I 1
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REPORT OF THE STREET CO M MIT T EE .
Mr. Patterson, Chairman of the Street
Committee, presented the report of the
Committee as follows: I \
In relation to paving Evans alley be.
tween Nixon and Washington avenue
with nt curbor sidewalk the Committee
repot adversely.
ative to changing the name of Car
roll street. An ordinance reported
cha ging it to Ackley street.
lative to the remonstrance against
the Construction of the Washington and
Liberty streets sewer, the Committee
deny the allegation of thel protestants
and give a number of facts in support of
their position,
1 1 lative to the opening ,
R of Fulton
str t the Committee report in favor of
ap Luting viewors.
b Committee report adversely to the
ope ing of Pasture Jne.
The opening of Buena Vista street was
recommended instead of opening O'ilern
street.
A resolution appointing viewers for the
opening of Lane *Bey, was submitted.
Mr. Reiter presented a remonstance
against the opening of Fulton street.
Accepted.
The report of the Committee was re-,
cawed and the ordinance and resolution
in the same adopted.
Mr. Patterson presented the report of
viewers on the opening of Rebecca street.
The viewers report that the damages
Would amount to 1185,000, and that they
could not find any property upon whim
t: assess the damages. '
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Mr. Long moved that the report lay on
e table until next meeting. Adopted.
i3Mr. Phillips, a resolution instructing
he Committee on Gas to have lamps
f ected on Ridge avenue, at the several
utrances to the Park. Referred to the
Committee on Gas.
Mr. Long asked for information how
it was that certain streets and alleys in
the city were without ga and how citi
zens could obtain gas on s,
atreets where
there was no pipe laid. .
' Mr. Mcßrier stated that under section
J 5, in the city Code. referring to the act
incorporating the Allegheny Gas Compa
ny, he thought the Gas Company could
be compelled to extend their pipes where
ever the City Councils should direct.
Mr. Long then submitted a resolution
authorizing the Committee on Gas to in
quire into and ascertain the .powers of
the city relative to requirin t er Gas
Company to lay gas pipe whereve the
City Councils way direct,for the purpose
of lighting streets and common grounds.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr. Long moved a reconsideration of
the resolution appropriating Sherman
avenue as a wagon yard for market wa
g ,
gone.
.1 $
Mr. Hall held that : the. city had no atii,
thorny or right, either in law or equity, , ,
to appropriate the street for -such a pur
pose-
The motion to reconsider was lost.
Mr. Hall desired that his protest
avinst the passage of a resolution appro•
priating a street or avenue for such put
/ poses.
The protest was put in writing and en.
• tered upon the minutes.
In the above business Common COllll.
ell concurred+
council adjOurned. .
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President Sleek in the Chair.
Present—Mearirs. Comiey, Gilliland,
Hanna, Hastings, Krebs, Kopp, ?degree,
McNeill, Ober, Price, Relnetnan, Saidle,
Tate, Thompson, Voegti.V. Warner and .
Presideht Black.
Minutes of preceding meeting ,ap•
proved.
Mr. ?degree preiented a petition from
residents on Grays alley and Imo&
street, petitioning for a gas lamp at the
intereeotion of said thoroughfares. ,
Referred to Gas Committee.
The President read apetition ibr a gas,
limpet the corner of Ledlie and Federal
streets.
Referred to Gas Commitee.
Mr. Warner, a remonstrance against
grading and paving of Lake alley.
Referred to Street Committee.
Also, a petition for water pipe on m ile:
ghetly avenue between Hamilton street
and Ohio avenue. ' •
Referred to Committee on Water.
Alio,resolution.requesting Com mittee
on Streets to open negotiations with the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Rated Com-
Dan y relative to the grading and paving
of Preble street. Adopted.
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REBECCA STREET.
Common Council.
Runortrz FROM ,MARRE7I3.
Mr. Hanna, from the Committe, on
Markets, presented a report showing the
following receipts for the month of Sep-
tember:
run can Dallas. Clerk of Markets
B. T. Wblte. Second Ward Plcal.s
ti. B. McNulty, Diamond Beaks.
Tot)
• Report received and filed.
THE POOR FARM UP AGAIN.
Mr. McNeill called up the report of the
Committee on Poor Farm laid over at
last meeting.
The report was received.
The consideration of. the resolution at
tached to the report, relative to confirm
ing the purchase of the Boyd Farm, was
then taken up. Mr. McNeill called for
the yeas and nays on the passage of the
resolution; with the following result:
Yeas, Hastings, Krebs, Megraw, McNeill,
Ober, RBIOGIIIBD, Seldle—total. 7. Nays,
Cowley, Hanna, Kopp, Price, Thompson,
Warner and President Slack—total, 7.
So the resolution was lost..
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SEWER BONDS CONSIDERED.
Mr. Hanna called up the ordinance
relative to Sewer Bonds which was adopt
ed.in Select Council, but laid over at a
preceding meeting in Common Council.
SPICY PERSONALITIES.
The dismission on the ordinance was
- participated In principally by Messrs.
Hanna and McNeill, during which Mc-
Neill took occasion to refer to a previous
y to of Mr. Hanna in relation to the
Poor Farm question.
Mr. Hamm called the gentleman to or
der.
Mr. McNeill proceeded, but was- again
interrupted by Mr. Hanna, who, by
permisaion, aeked if the gentleman' was
a paid attorney for the Messrs. , Boyd.
[Laughter.]
Mr. McNeill, in an excited manner.
declared that any individual amebic!, of
making such an insulting insinuation
was not competent to !Uhl CC:mm.ll. He
again reviewed Mr. Hanna's action in
the matter, and characterized it as an at
te
g mpt to keep the city's money in a
ittle" bank, instead of using it for the ,
benefit of the city.
Mr. Megrawinterrupted the debate by
asking for a second reading of the ordi
nance.
Mr. McNeill moved to adjourn, and
called for the yeas and nays on the mo
tion, which was finally lost by a vote of
ten nays to four yetis.
TUB ORDINANCE AMENDED AND PASSED.
The , ordinance was then read, when
Mr. Hastings moved to amend by taking
out the word ' , hal - Salley" in the ordi
nance, which was finally carried.
The ordinance was then considered as
amended.
Mr. 4 l Megraw wished to know how
much meney would have to be provided
for if thsordinance was passed.
Mr. Hanna, from the Street Commit
tee, said \he could not tell exactly. It
would probably bti less than V 20,000.
This was to pay for the sewers built un
der the present law In force. The re
funding business had nothing to do with
this matter.
Mr. Megraw said a great many people
had objections to the present sewer law
and thought it should be repealed.
The discussion here assumed a ram
bling character and occupied considera
ble time. The point at issue seemed to
be that some desired the ordinance to be
passed in order that money could be
raised to pay for sewers that are already
under contract. Others contended , that
the ordinance should go farther' and
make proyision for the refunding of the
amounts overpaid by„parties for sewers
under the old law.
Finally, the ordinance as amended was
passedtinder a suspension of the rules.
Mr. McNeil offered a resolution
for the appointment of a ,Committee of
Five, tb revise the present' sewerage law '
with a view to secure the district system
with some amendments. Adopted,
NNW GAS POST.
Mr. Tate, from the Committee on Gas,
presented a, repert accompanied by the
follow ing xesolution
Resolved, By the Select and COmmon
Councils of the city of Allegheny, that
the Superintendent of Water Works be
and he is hereby authorized to have a
lamp placed at the corner of Gray's alley
and Lacock. street.
Report received and resolution passed
finally. "
Mr. Tate, petition for water pipe on
Benton alley from Monterey street to Pas
ture lane Second ward. Referred to
Committee on Water.
Also, petition for the repaving of Pump
alley from Benton to Barnett alley.
Referred to the Committee on streets.
MORE MORT.
Mr. Warner offered a resolution In
structing the Mayor to have the public
lamps kept burning until half past stx
o'clock A. st., until the first of March.
Mr. Hanna gave an instance of the
need of more light from his own experi
ence, a few mornings since.
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The resolution was adopted miani
mously.
Mr. Tate asked leave to record his vote
on the resolution,!elative to the Poor
Farm question.
1 The President stated that as it wo
cha nge the result, permission could only
be granted by unanimous consept.
Mr. Hanna- objected to granting the
privilege, and a vote was thus rendered
-unnecessary.
Mr, Price presented a remonstrance
against the opening of Tayloravenue.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
In all business not othertvise noted S.
C. concurred.
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ring cold weather.. It is easily applied,
avoiding all the trouble of the greasy
eompounds now in use. It can be - need
by Mies with the most tender skin,
without irritation or paha, making it so ft
and clear. Bold bythe druggists gene?.
641. ' . vT
Ladles will please rembmber their'
favorite rworts for cream. candles:- wad
taffies, lozenges; roasted and cream
abolonds and extra fine cream bon bone,
it 112 Federal , street Allegheny City.
George Beeven. 6t
IPresentnumt of the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jury yesterday made the
following presentment:
To the Honorable Judges of the 'Court of
of Quarter Sessions of the County of
Allegheny:
The Grand Jury would respectfully
present: .
That they have carefully and with
,thelibesejudgment discharged the du
ties for which they were summoned;
they have passed upon all the bills laid
before them, and have visited most
of the State _and county institu
tions, giving as much time to such
matters as they could possibly spare
after the consideration of the long
criminal calendar which have the first
claim upon their time and attention.
Tne enlargement of the county jail, now
in progress, renders it difficult,if not
impossible, for the Warden to kep the
building, crowded as it is, in such or
der as is desirable, and would be in
sisted upon, under other circumstances.
The new cells are nearly all completed,
and are built after the most approved
modern plan; and, as ,a. thorough , and
I much-needed improvement in Court
I House comforts; we would recommend
Ithat the witness room adjoining • the .
Grand Jury room should be more thor
oughly heated. .
.$ 924.70
MEI
. 319.97
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41 5 M 9 7
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THE WORK HOUSE.
The Work House is also unfinished,
but is being rapidly pushed to comple
tion. It promises -to be a most useful
institution. It will relieve the county
prison of the incorrigibles who have
heretofore spent most of their time ih
careless idleness and will compel them
to labor for their own support, and there
is much reason to hope that strict disci
pline and useful employment may effect
mach in reclaiming, those who may be
utterly degraded.
THE coulny HOME.
The County Home for the sick and
destitute is a well managed institution,
and the increasing care and industry of
its officers of every grade is manifested
in all its departments.
wkirrEvrat rvirrklermaty. •
A brief visit to the Western Peniten
tiary enables us cheerfully to attest the
interests of . the State, and the permanent
reformation of the convicts at.e earnestly
subserved and sought after by the inspec
tor and the subordinate cificers of the
institutibn. Improvements in prison
discipline are constantly - being suggest-
ed by the philanthropic and humane.
Among them ore the plan of shortening
terms of imprisonment in a stated ratio,
as a reward for continued good beha
viour; also the occasional or partial con
gregating of the prisoners under certain
co - dttions and for certain purposes.
These projects, we think, should be test
ed and extended, as we are assured tliey
will be of great benefit to the prisoners,
and will tend to their permanent refor
mation.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
The Grand Jury- throughout the pro.
gress of their labors, were painfully, o3n
vinced that the excessive use, of intoxi-'
eating liquors is almost always the inci
ting and immediate cause of crime, and
the facilities for the' gratification of the
appetite for strong drink seems to have
-been increased, rather than diminished,
-under the present license law, which was
intended to be much more stringent than
that which it auperceded.
We are constrained to say, when we
look at the number of persons indicted
for selling liquor on Sunday and fcr fur
nishing liquors to minors and to the
habitually intemperate, that the grant
ing of licenses has not been attended to
with aufficientare. It is clear to us that
many persons Me been licensed to keep
taverns and drinking hones who should
never have been licened at all.
To deal with and to prevent vicilgteps
of the license laws, too much dependence
is or his been placed in the profeskional
inforrnersitor class of men, who, it is
clearly manifest, are not in the least
anxious to see those who violate the law
promptly punished, their licence with
drawn, and their doors quickly and
finally closed. If this class of agents,
who pursue a doubtful- calling for their
own interests entirely, and not for the
interest of the public, could be dispensed
with altogether, and all their tricks and
devices to entrap liquor sellers be given
over. it would be better for the publics
morals. And if the city police, and ward.
township and borough constables were as
vigilant and as incorrupt as they should
be, no other informers would be
needed within their recapective beats or
diatricts. They surely could keep watch .
upon the drinking saloons and learn the
names of the constant customers, whether ;
habitual drunkards, minors, or Sunday'
purchasers, and then by prompt action
and trial to secure all the witnesses
necessary to convict transgressors. As
it is now, the license law Is a dead letter,
so far as cutting off the supply of intoxi
cating ,drilts for minors or inebriates,. on
Sunday or any other time. 'Whether the
plan pursued in some other cities nf
making a very high rate of license and
thereby naturally reducing the number
of drinking houses would mend matters
is worthy of consideration. It is probable
that the many penalties for the
quite sufficient now, but u of these penal-i
-ties the smallest portion is legally levii3d
and the informers and their witnesses;
get the lion's share. And in this liquor
business. as well as returning frivolo
infortnations, many of the Justices an
Aldermen behave in a most reprehensi
ble manner.. They make returns whi
never should be made, and record co
plaints which should never encumber
docket. There certainly ought to
some enactment to restrain ignorant a d
greedy magistrates from promoting f f
ish law-snits, from plundering cont li
tiOUS snitors and from criminal con 1-
vance, when, as aometimes happen. ti id
liquor sellers are entrapped into a sin le
violation of the liquor law, ,
THE ROADS. 1
We would call the attention of i' tir
Honors, and the public, to the culpable
neglect of many supervisors, road com
missioners and contractors, for making
roads and streets, in so conducting their
weork as to annoy the travelling public '
and to make all kinds of transportation
en certain thoroughfares dangerous to
vehicles, life and limb. Several com
plaints on ant ffi
matters have been o
cially breugh to our notice, and to our
own knowledge other local nuisances
of this sort now exist and have been en
, dured for weeks and months. Thb re
newal and repair of pavements and the
grading and altering of roads and streets
should be done with all possible dispatch ;
arid with as little inconvenience to; daily
travel as possible. For some years past
contractors, supervisors and other om- -
dais having duties relating to .highways
do not seem to think that the- public
have any rights which they are bound to
respect.
IMPRISONMENT FOR FOR COSTER
The practice of detaining pris neis - in
t ee
jail for long periods 'when no pr titor
appears or cannot be found, is o n prc4 s
ductive of great wrong and ffi3ring.
Imprisonment for the non-pay ent of
costs is also a practice that should he
carefully looked into. In some caseslt
seems to many oppressive. It often
happens that pros , s are.l cited An
the heat of passion and the p tors
repenting of thisji haste, deolin tb sp.
pear, and the accused may be confined
for weeks before the case reaches , the
Grand Jury.. And it hi even more harsh,
to amid some simple minded prosecutor
to jail for costs be cannot pay, when, per
haps he was urged by adVisers or inter
ested officers to - bring a suit that cobld
not be sustained.
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Bloom of Youth to the fading cheek and
changes the rustic Country Girl nt4> a
Fashionable City Belle.
In the use of the Magnolia Balm lies
the true secret of Beauty. No lady,
need complain of her Complexion who
will invest 75 cents in this delightfaliar-tt
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Lyon's Kathairon is the best, Hair.
Dressing use. warsq".
Real Estate.—See advertisement. o
McClung dr Rainbow, Real Estate and
Insurance Agenta, 195, „*. 7 and 199 Cen
tre avenue. tf.
Plain and Dress Goods.—All colors,
Bates dt Bell's., 1
Constitution Water is a Uertain aer i e ibr
Diabetes and all diseases of the Kid.
'lays. i f I For alder by all Druggists. .
a.,
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Goods of all kinds. Bates do Bell's.
Colored and Black 8111ro.- - 13ates &
Be - I
MARRIED.
BUTTERFIELD FOSTEE. On Thursday
evening. October 14, 1869. - a; St. John's Uni—
corn church, Pittsburgh, by Rev. William H.
Roberts, Rector. JONaS R. BUTTERFIELD.
Esq., to Hiss MARY BURGESS, daughtei of
Henry B. Foster 800.
DIED•
B 4 TNE— On 'Wednesday morning.Octeer 13.
11560 M .BY ANN. wlte of Andrew Bayne, in •
the 60th rearof her ag".
The funeral will take place from the residence
of her husband, at Bellevue,on BBtnex •71 4 11.-
NOON, at 2 o'clock, Carrlageswillleave
1 Bradley's stable, Ohio street, Allegheny, a l t.
123 i o'clock, Friends of the family are invited
to attend.
MeNULTY—On Tbdrsday evening, October
14th, El o'clock, J'AMVS, youngest son of
John and eattatine McNulty, sod 4 years,
months and le days.
(Funeral will take plate hem the residence of
his parents, 22 Tunnel street. THIS APIRR3 I IOOIT
at 3 o'clock. The frlet ds of the family are re—
spectfully invited to Attend. ,
UNDERTAKERS.
Lict. AIREN. UNDER
TAXER, No. 166 FQ_Diall STREET.Agbart o ra. COFFINS of all kinds,GßAPleld,
GLOVE and er ery description of Purteral
nightlife goods furnished. Rooms 'onErk day and
nistbt.‘ Carriageg furnished for cityinnenils at
at.oo each.
itsrsamscss—Rev.David Herr, D.D., hev.ll.
W. Jaeotms, D. D., Thomas Zsrlag, Sai:ob
14 Miller. Ego. ,
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ICIIPii & PIIEBLES__, IIN•
LErNTAILEILIS AND LIVERY lfrAl can q
cornet of fIAIiDIR3ST STREET AND
AVRRUE, Allegheny City, where their OOP
ROOMS me ocmstaatly_ ;applied with real as
imitation Botewood, Mahogany and Walooll
Maas, at prices miring from s town°. Boa.
dies , prepared for interment. , hearses mad Oar.
Magee hrnlshed.• also, all finds of Mourning
Goods, If tea . Office open at all hours, day
and nlithi. , .
JOSEPH MEYER & MON K
lINDEIMA3N-V.13.43,
No:. 424 PENN BTEXIVE.
Carriages for losterals, 83.0 0 Zack.
COFFINS and all Funeral Punishment at ra 7
(laced ratea. an
WATCHES, JEWELRy, &a .
Personewho are afflicted With weak eyes and
dimness of - vision,' we would ask you to try the
cetcbratcd
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Which are guaranteed to Improve the sight when
otner spectacles f ail. They can be had of
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56 FIFTH AVENUE,
Opposite Masonid Hall.
CHANT TAILORS.
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JOHN M. COOPER dv CO.,
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made Promptly to Order.
RABBIT'S METAL
Made and. Kept on. Hand.
proprietors .74.11szvaractarers of
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OFFICE 4.1011 .FOudrortr,
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CHARTEBED , IN .1882. j •
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SATURDAY EVENING, from May Ist to No
vember Ist, from 7 to ID o'clock. and from No-
Tember, lst to May lat. (Ito @o'clock. Interest.
paid at the rate Of MI per cent.; free of taw.ainl
if not withdrawn compounds. semi-annaallye
January and July. Books of By-Laws, &c., furs
ladled at tbe °face. •
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8. H. Hartman. Jas. Park, Jr.,lTice Pied:feta=
D. E..ll.4l.tniey „Secretary and.Treamirer. •
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