P ACHE DAILY GAZETTE. HOME NEWS, +.Personttleavlng the tlt) for the stutither, ind wishing to_ have. the_.(lizrrit . sent to, rpm, vrlll please send their addresser to the 4hce. Prier: by mail. iiimmts per month. . ;Hy reference to ant .eolumnof "Went. , " .fteh pelmets can learn of peel .itnad." , ;pd rood sraFe. at Ve Third avenue. Afderrnan :Unbent Faturlay Issued a war -t for the arrest of Mary Murphy. of "Tin •ot”. alley. for asysult and battry upon • ilip _ Three well dresFed young men endeavored 0 Amuse theMselVey by a wrestling match In be Allegheny. Park yesterday afternoon. ;bey paid #3 each for their fun. 1 To be called a thief was not rellnhed by Nary Kendrick, who, Saturday morning. had warrant Issued by Alderman O'Donnell for Sary Maguire fur applying thin epithet to her. City Connell. -A special meeting of the Se ed and Common Councils of this city will be led at two o'clock to-day for the purpose of denting a Wharf Master for the Allegheny Tharf.. • --- f The Methorth,t Episcopal oungregatton titer. .A. Lowman. paatorj:have purehased o tot It the earner of Sarah and Twenty-fourth drects, East EtlrniturhAm.. upon which they esign building n church edifice. number of 110)n llurrAL New-Ylninta the Great National Illii•frated Hung, Ltfrro Old ittnaly Nrirsyswer,) be sent fret: to ivory render of th GAXoTTb win) sends ad- Iress to D. D. T. Moore 41 Park How, New Kock.. j Bark gain.—A short time ago. William keville,. was committed to the workhouse. Re disappeared from the place Thursday cyc ling. esturday afternoon he went back main n custody of an Witter. lie was discovered II a house of ill-repute on Madison avenue. t ileg e h r a enu e nd front there remitted to his ' The A I - Addr‘s bctore the pupils of the Pittsburgh Female College will be delivered :his evening In the College Chapel by the Rev. Ur. W.l). Howard, who takes for his theme. oleoman. her place her work , and her des tinr.- The entertainment will be appreciated try those who admire literary and schoholY united to soon 1 practical logic and el • neat diction. . • k William beim niadeAnformation. before di,. irman Taylor Saturday,idieging that Francis tithes, on the night of Apnl lath. ISO. stole prom him OS. They were on a spree together. hod Scott trues his information upon the fact ghat he started out with the money, when nglies had none. and that at the end of the estiritiem he bean:l a cent and Hughes was r ash. Warrant issued. Uot off lEasy.-Ifichnel Bryan while engag ed In an .embraglio In Pollock's Intern. on Penn and Water streets, Saturday evening, threw a beer glass at some one which passed one of the door and struck Molly Poley,a little • in who was passing along the side walk, ntlicting a severe wound on her leg. Bryan was arrested and taken to the lock-up wnere be remained until yesterday morning, when he was fined five dollars and costs. He would have fared worse had the_parents of the child sppearod'agalnst him. • At It Aunte.—Ai report was currant:in the icitP4ast evening that W. .1. Robinson, who was recently returned to the work house from where he had managed to escape some months since, 1.1 been shot and - seriously I wounded by one of the officers nt the Institu tl on. It - was repelled that he rebelled against some order and when the officer attempted to enforce the order Robinson nt tacked hint with a knife and the onicerin self-defense drew his revolter and fired._statement give thestatementbat will not vend, tor the truth of It as we were unable to trace It to any reliable source.' Boy Rue Oree—Amputatioe Last eNenlpg abotit half-past six o'clock - Martin Flattery. a lad about ten years old. was run over by - acarriage on Penn street near E.eventeenLL Whoa he was picked op it was found that his right foot had been so badly crushed that the amputation of two toes was necessau. The operation was per formed by Dr.. 1.61 itt the lad's. home in the Immediate vicinity. The accidentwas wholly • unavoidable and ihe driver of the carriage, who gave himself liµ was released. Distingulshel Coleco i %Wren.. The coomtencement exercises of Avery Co llege, icoloredi Allegheny, will take place July 7th. when a number of distinguished visitors are expected to be preseit. among whom are Senator BerebbJudge J. J. Wright, of South Carolina, Major Chester. of t his State Beg. Mr. Thompson and others. In anticipation of their visit. the following committee has been appointed to receive them: Messrs. B. Pul preu. S. A. Menlo, • Thomas Lyle. Allegheny, O. S. Woodion. C. Brown, F. Harris.' Pitts burgh, E. Harris. Andrew Jackson, and Oliver Adams. Birmingham. • „Roo. Aimee Neighbor. There wan a misunderstanding-among the residents on Pike street Saturday. afterisOom , Nobody knows what it commenced about, but the remit no. apparent Saturday night in the shape of four informations made) before derman O'Donnell. Thomas Flinn appeared as prosecutor against Thomas Donald for as , malt and battery. trecond for surety of the ace. and third, against Thomas McCarty for - 1 Csault and battery, a - bile Mrs., Ellen Flirm brought op the litigation with an information against Mrs McCarty for tearing down her iTn. An attempt at !" I nure will de byTry Le\'ere'• Cbemleol Dlorsni. . • . . . . i This interettingentertainment will be givers ' this (Monday) evening,in the Pennsylvania no mute N. E. Church, thle;citY. The Programme of which, as arranged. is one full of interest, 1 consisting as It dOei, of accurate copies from the works of the great musters. representing Biblical and Historical scenes and paintings of all ages and nations of the world, together tjlmarinKc%'M"'r with eateebetrinthir<..lpets • should fall to be present, as nomore beautiful. '1 pleasing and instructive entertainment could be presented to en Intelligent audience. Admission TZ cents—proceeds for the benefit • : of Sunday Schools. • 131=12 A disgraceful scene occurred yeiterday af ternoon ut the corner of Penn and Second streets. Religious services were - tieing held thereunder the auspTces of the Toting Melee • Christian Association. during which a number of half-drunken men and ignorant women did antis their power to break up the assembly. by cursing, swearing and making indecent re marks. Such persona .should remember that this Is a country in whichpeople arepermitted to .. worship God according to the dictates of their own:conscience: . and that this is the grand principle upon which the structure of the Government is based. Those who are too !errant. tu a lea . rnthisisct In any other - ways la i' sX:f7h t ie u tf Nie?-I:lll ' c r g s = i es " misde meanorndrtb or otherwise. 12=X:1213 • Mr. John Martin dicesuddenly at his room, In McTighe's halidiog, corner of Fifth avenue and Grant street., yesterday Wonder at nine o'clock. The deceased had been 11l foronversi days past and •on Saturday- had recovered sufficiently to be about. He visited a drug Eon, and rchased no ounce vial of landunrun to be used as an opiate.- stating to- the drug gist that he had no glee_ p for several nights ed and need the opiate. He took an. over daze of the drag, and, althoagh two physicians were called in, who did all they mold to we him. he expired tinder At! effects as stated. Coroner Mallon yesterday had an Inquest and verdict In- accordance with the facts 34113 rendered. The deceased was a young man of many good qualities of head and heart. and his un fortunate death will be deplored by many warm personal friends._ He was a printer by occupation. about thirty years of age. and un married. His (uncial will take place thin afternoon at three o'clock. RESULT OF A RUNAWAY. Two Boys Thrown from w Wagon—A nmora Ambient. .Prather serious accident occurred Patur . , day afternoon ori Liberty street: 'Mr/ohn Diehl. while attending tO some business in the vicinity. left his horse nod wagon atm:idiot at She corner of Seventeenth and Liberty streets. Ins own son and Emil Richte. both small boys, were in the wagon. During Mr. Dichl's ate. Senna a train came along the Penturylvailla Railroad track when the home became fright ened and ran away. Turning from Liberty Into Seventeenth street the animal traversed 'that thoroughfare as far as the corner of Spring alley. whore in attempting to tarn o ff &collision occurred with a pou. Tho wuavn was demolished and the little boys thrown 0at...• Young Diehl escaped with a fewslight bruises, but Wade dangerouslycut lathe head in three places , and otherwise severely bruised. He yeas taken to the residence of his parents No. 7.3.) Penn street. and medi cal assistance procured. The lad'. lobules are quite severe, and (cars are entertained that they may result fatally. elthough -lest evening he was stilt living. Tho accident oc curred about tire o'clock. • LITEIIARY CONTEST ==l Western University. - • The sisal annual contest between the U sing and Philornatheen Literary Socletlei took place Friday evening hestUnivendtv Hell, corner' 61 - Diamond-and' linen streets. The hall was filled with en intelligent and ags. literary pottleace, and in addition to the literary feet; 'Mr. Julius Monroe orchestra favored the audience with delightful mimic. - The programme for the evening, which woo strictly followed, was as follows: • Declamation--•Th; Rattle:' 0. W. NN'Oceis, Phliomathetini "William Tell," -W. N. Frew. Irving; KnaY—"The Beautiful." W. A. Booth. Irving; "The Anglo-saran Language," W. H. Knox, Philomutheun; Oration—" The Tongue of Time." J. N. McGonnigle, Philomathean; "Skepticism and Credulity." H. J. McComb. Irving; Debate—" Should Education be Made CompulsOryr Affirm. A. T. Brown, Philo inathean;Ek. J. N. Patterson. Irving. The entertainment was a most excellent one, and the young gentlesnen participating In it acquitted tneineelvin With great crolit. .Thu edges gave the following decisiore - On declamations one of the Judges declined to give expression, and the remaining two de cided In favdr of Mr. - W. N. Frew, of the Irv- tag eni t T • the honor woo awarded to Mr. W. H. Knox, of the Philomathean Socletr. Oration-31r. H. J. McComb, of the Irving Society. bore off this honor. • • Debate.:-The judges announced that they were unable to arrive -at a decision. Moth oontestaate had acquitted themselves so cred itably that it might seem invidious to award the honor to either. This announcement was received with great applause. ''~~44 ~n'o",ja.TiKk"ii..bW `~ivl+_i Liili':dY.l"i "Y'"'w ~.v THE LtEGHRAN 'MURDER Otonet of flier and Terminer —Ju"Rees nierreit and.Collier—Trial of Nleholsallolfman for ]Order—Fourth Day's Proceed nge. MORNING SMRIO.. Court Met nt nine o'clock, s. yertenhiy. and the cane of the CoininonwMlth as. Skis ohm Huffman, which hoe been lending .lucc Wednesday morning, was renamed. David BrOsie was recalled to the stand mil the cross-examination continued: Can't SAY whetto, the door ovens. into the bar-room or into the hall. Nicholas Hoffman W. 13 On kis handsnd knees like. with his head toward the stain. I saw Steve when I was going to pull Nick out: when I run in to part them Hoffman. wits on his hands -and knees; when I run In Laughren struck at me. I saw Steve in the entry when I rook hold of Nick to pull him out: could not 'shy hose far I got into the entry. I got in Pelt and heard Nicholas moaning, and went In to pet 131010t1t. **'.."'2. 4 .naing :It Nick's head then I took hold of Nick to mill bito att. , '','.' uld not tell exactly hose we stood: I tr., excited;ei did not see Laughren after I too the "bill) from him. The door leading into the hall was open all evening. Nick Dorfman was bloody about the head and face when I brought him out; did not see any blood on his hands: had blood on my band where I was cyt. ttglerr James tattoo swum-1 tOlk Mr. Mas sie to the lock-up the •night of that difficult, I took a handy-billy out of his hand which'i gave to Captain Reed; I don't think ! could terogni‘e the bandy-billy.. : . • - , , i Cross-examined—Sete Droste' in lloaman's wow!: got him in there. Tb door wax not locked when I got Music; Valk him down to the lock-up; I can't say whether It was on Penn or Quint street.' thathopulled out a-han dy-billy and said he got It Inn scuffle; I took It from him and-gave it tOthiptaln Reed. James S. roams... sworn—l am Mayor's clerk: Capt. William need is ch of °nicer of the night police; I got a hantl i i-billy from Capt. 'teed one morning tide w k; 1 gave It to the Distriet Attorney; erbt billy woo pro duced and Identified - as the win which wit ness had received from Capt. Meet%) Cross-ernined—l never stance 1 a handy billy shortly after this occurrent:a and stated that a stranger hadbroughtit to the office; I do not remember of having chat bandy-billy in my possession prior to gutting it from Capt. Reed one morning this week. - 3fre. Henry liollntan, sworn—l can the wife of stephen Hoffman; on .Wednesday. the sth of October lost we moved to this house on Penn street: we went to bed about half {cast nine o'clock, the home was closed; locked the bar room door and went to bed. 1 fell asleep; don't know how long 1 had been sleeping when I heard a rap. which seas repeated several tinsel; I did nut waken anybody:qhe rap . as repeated and he called "Steve," he called another time; Stephen got awake then; be called again and Stephen. got up went to the window. raised It and looked uut, asked who was there; the answer came "open the door. Its me. Steve:" he gut up and dressed himself, told hint I was not coming down; he went down; don't koow how long he was down. but I - fell Into n item her: he came up and 'wakened me and told me to get no that Nicholas wanted to see net h-got tap and came down: Nicholas said we were awful hard to wake; we were con s ersing together; Beosie. Nicholas rind Steven were in the room when I went down; we sat and talked; the men had a drink •then; they were talking a good while: there W. a rap at the door: Stephen staid dou't • talk an loud. there was some one at the door. Nicholas said it. was noose 0110 going to work. and let them in to give theta a drink; Stephen opened the door and Heaton. Loughran and Lemon came In; Hanlon came in tint; Nicholas shook hands with Houlon and said be was au old friend; Hanlon asked Nicholas Hoffman whether he ' opened that house to-day; Nicholas said 110 it was his brother Stephen and gave him .. in troduction; - Nicholas ordereda drink and wanted to par for it, and Lemon would not let him, but said he t ' would pay for it; then Nicholas said, we will have another. They had not the second drink • drunk, when Hanlon said: "I ear Nick: you are no working man ant more:. Nicholas said.: "Oh yes, but not quite so hard." "Nick, you can't throw any coggles at us .4ort used to." Nicholas said he dial not throw more at one s than he dial at another ; Hanlon ld it was a f7--o,4—d lie, that he did. Ilan' n was get ting }lnv.?' and they were stilt ar dog on tee sublect: Nichol:. said, have a thcr drink i and I will pay for it : I don't thin we came her to onarrM. Idm sure I didn't Loughran wa. at that time strinding at the far end et the ountertownnl Penn street an 1 said smoo thing about those coggles: Nicho as told hint be was not Lalking to him; they a re arguing some few minutes, Loughran a Nick; be theh told Nick he would not go t work there 4,,,, again, to tug's; Nichol. wanted u know the reaSon: he would give him no tea on; Nicho l. told him he had ended to go t work there again 1.01110 day: Loughran told Id n he could • not'work there anymore; Nichol asked if be would go and ask the boss and get as job who wooldlynt tarn out/ Ste told h m the men who worked there would put hint t: Nicho las laughed, and said that was funny. nod told him he could get a job there to-morrow if he wanted one; Loughran said he was a d-41 liar, he could'at; Nicholas told him that was . „ . . . . a hard word to take off of aty one; Laughren struck Nick somewhere about the upper port of the body; I thought in the face; they both fell; Nicholas was lying under and Laughrau on top; I 'co, liehind the bar, right In front of them, at the time: lemon. ilanitio, .Nicholas, Steve Brosic.:and two strange men and myself, were in the room at that time; the strangers came in when the second drink was going to be drank: Hanlon went to the door and called them in; when the argument commenced my husband left the men and came droned behind the bar to me, my husband ran from behind the bar to separate the men when the fight begun; they got them separated: they had! no more than got up' when Laughren struck my Intaband with a .. handy-billy" on the ...side of the .head: Laughren got my husband by the throat and they both fell: I then ran from behind the 'bar and seen Loughran kneeling on my nsband's breast with his left hand no kis ro th I got hold of Laughren's hand and i t pull it off. He was'going to strike at me but turned round' and looked and did not strike and let go then. They then got them sepp % Led and he jumped onto Nick aga . ~, Wise he was ;mewling' Nick my ho.ba t ifd not to part then, and was pulling at Ling ran's bark toget thine away. !cried and told there that Laughren would kill him ,sills that thing be bad fa his hand. It was some thing With a ball on the end of it that Laugh ren bad in Ids hand. By this time they had all left: some at the front door and some at the back door: but Laughren. Stephen, Nicho las and Droste, and Droste had hold of Cough. ton trying to get him to the door. Laughren was still trying to get back towards Nicholas and Stephen who had roe back. I think Han lon ran out the back way but the rest ran out the front way. Droste wax trying to pot Laugh ren oat - and Laughren Was trying to get the over bend of him to get back and 1 help ed to put him out; we bad hin, out and be pushed the door-1 thought it was him—be. fore we could get the door closed: I told Dro ste for God sake, not to let him in again and Bopushed at the door as hard as we could; de locked the door:. Nicholas bad set down and wanted Stephen to go fora Doc- . tor; he wasbleeding about the heed and had his head leaning on his hand: I told Nick ant ' that I would not let Steve go out that they might kill him outside:—Steve told me to comeandlook at the awful cot that Nicholas bad got la the head; Steve told Nick to get up and walk the room that it wan not good for him to set no quiet; Steve got Nicholas hi' the arm and they had walked two or three times• up and down the bar: I was standing at the end of the counter next to the entry crying and they were coming toward me, when I recognized two men coming la the back way; one was Laughren, the other I did not know: they werein their shirt sleeves: Laughren had his hand uplifted and had the same wea pon in his band that I ha:, seen before; I hol ; lowed. my God. Nick, they are coming arid; Nick jumped around and threw up his hand; I can't' say whether. Laughren struck. Nick thee or not with the handy billy. They both clinched there and tasseled until they got out in the kitchen or entry or wherever they were; I saw no more after that: I could not. say what was said; Steve let go of Nick's arm and I ran after him crying and hollowing; I thought be was going out and I was going to follow after him; just at that time I heard Nick crying "Oh! Steve." My husband wanted to run out towards Nick to help him and I got hold of his .arm and tore the whole shirt sleeve Oatf. . bin Ault trying to keep him I back; told him they would kill him and be said they were killing his brother: be ran out. and I was crying. Bride had gone out Dist after Nick. I ran behind the bar when Lemon Mlle running in from the back way, going to 'run through the front door. He mid. "Open ' thin door or I will break it through.' I no , up to open the door and the key was lying on the floor in front of the door, and I picked It up and unlocked the door sad let him- out:. can't By whether I locked the dour again or not. By this time Brunie. and - Stephen were bringing Nicholas Into the bar-rootn, one having hold of each arm; Nick sabl.they bad nearly killed bilmendrold Bionic to rue force doctor; Droste went out and went for sidixtdr:' I went to close the doorthat goes ont into the entry and lock It, and I could not get it shut; I pinked something up and It wan a coat; 1 Oren' It on the table; shut the door but could not lod the key; heard a mane at the front ' door went and 'opened It and saw Lemon i standing with a-police; I did not knew that env one had been cut, lad the police said there had been a man cut: some of the police went heck and some stayed la the bar room and I think some of them went up stairs; Lemon told the police that Nick was the man; they were taken to the Mayor's +Ace. About the time I told Nicholas to go, be fore the fun. I heard Addling. singing and dancing In at Lemon's, next door; heard it all evening; between the time of the are; diffi culty and the second, I heard Nicholav say his head hurt him: did not hear him make any threat corniest Laughren; did .not see a knife in hit hand; would • have semi It If he had had one: can't say distinctly how far Laughren came inside of the door. but I think from two -to three feet; he came inn running way: Nich olas was right In front of laugoin when the latter came In Qurea.examined—We moved into that house on the dth of October, and opened the bar and sold some ale and beer; closed aboriti'M o'clock; we moved from Troy 11111: the man who wo s going to boned with no who had heal the house before onshowed us how to lock up and went up to bed in third story; Stephen caste nomad wakened me: ...at and talked a long time after I went down; the only time I remember looking at the clock was when the police took the man away, It ' s then about four'clock, Stephen d the bar and stood by me: did n - do nothleri there was no hammer ut the place; I told • him I was afro there was going to be a light; he said ed not beafrald, there ',bum be no light . anion and Nicholas were talkinxphen came around the bar tint; I thought , Lanitiran was Intoxicated: he was leaning onthe center, nearthe door; the r,Lrti,,,,,li had c oa t,' on, except Lemon and my bilshaud; Laugh= said to Nick that he could not throw' no coffees at him. , At this point Court took a rooms until bail out one o'clock. • AFTEIL'qUON tiESSION Court convened at half-past one o'clock. and the trial was resumed. Mary Hoffman was no-called to the stand, and tha cross-examlnatlon proceeded with: The first thing Laughren said • tiv Nick was that be could not throw coulee at Mtn now; Nick made a roplyand said be could if he wan working there; I have no Idea of the time; Nick and Laughren went Into the entry until my hueband and Beetle brought Nick out of the halL it was twarly,four o'clock when v the _ Ili =is* e t.— " Wltness described . theltton of Ti Ard weee ka old. • • • , Cwt. William Rent. rworn—l was Captain of the pollee 00 thefeth. of October lan; was In charge of the loek-up; at the time one of the Hoffman was brouOt. down. I received from oglcer Colton a "handy-billy." whiebl put In B. p Pfi ge fate f , d" gu ef e w lt v g h :he " 4 ` .l ` . ' i7.74lo: Mayor returned to me; I then ept It until r the day before. when I handed It tt rson. Mayor's clerk; the "billy" co witness. Rod he Identified it as • ceived from the officer. • toed—The Maroc , returned the o e the day after I gave It - . 10 .r old It °a the desk cod matt it bad Le. op on the floor. a Huffman t I saw Nichol,. Human on the he vas arrested; he appeared to have "•cd hP. nod Ives bloody aberut d fat; there was blood oe his I note iniehre hk clothes par PITTSBURGH DAILY GAZETTE : MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 20,1 MEM Mr. Pal is trhom r COZZI ( billy: t roluvel o MIMI MUM te-airect • ml!igt. I=ctru held hes. ticularly. JtsrpA :Warr., sworn— I knew the house in bleb Ste then Hoffman lived; have been in it; aqui at the house last nig ht . Henry Meru and Peter W ilkhe.eh were there. 'lle window a uter , clos they ware halt shutters, n a t was light ed: ed. I stood on the win dow sill and looked in: Mertz,. Stephen and Nichol,” Hoffman, and I think Nicholas Hoff co father, were there. I could Bee the Me n, by looking over the sill. (Witness stood • Wan/ Merl.:, sworn nt Hoffman's house last night when 31, /limner wan there; wa.4 inside with the others named by Mr. Shearer. Shearer was standing up looking nvr the window abutter. I spoke in a very lou e d tone of voice. - Crose.exatnined—Spoke as loud as I could. Witness described the tone of voice. in Which he spoke. . . r. Shearer recalled—l , could eat under nd a word Mertz said when I was an the dow sill; I can. hear very distinctly; had u drinking nothing but mineral water; I nt Inside of the house and Mertz went not- The counsel for defendant called Stephen Roffman, and proposed to pot hint on the stand. , Counsel for Conutionwealth objected on the ground that he was 'Joined In the same indict ment with the defendant on trial. Mr. Ssvartzweldef, in support of the offer, said that many years ago, when the defendant was not permitted counsel and cross-examin ation was denied, and even the deposition of parties admitted inPevidenee against him, a co-defendant was not permitted to testify. There had, however• been a great change, and there was a tendency to a relaxation of that rule, as was evident from the fact that It had even reached toe Pennsylvania Legislature. so far as civil eases were sup po rt ncerned. lie cited several antorities in po of the offer. Col. Bayne followed In support of the. ob jection. and held that the authotitles cited by nonneel for the defemlent did not apple to the case under considention. w e ld d that the adtuisslon of the testimony ou be virtitally toadmit the defendent to testify in his own behalf. Mr. Marshall, for defendent, also addressed the Court In favor of the. admission of the testimony. Judge Collier delivered the opinion of the Court. He stated thnt he was fully convinced that the ndmissiOn of the, testimony would be the tnic.prindiple. but the Court has decid ed to exclude it on the ground thatsuch has been the uniform pr ac tice In this Court, and throughout the State. We do so for the rea son that he Is• Joined in the Indictment as a. principal in the second degree, and the Court are clearly of the opinion that an acquittal of the defendant on trial. an principal. could he pleaded in bar by defendant. Dr. Mcialre.y, sworn.—This witness stated that he bad attended defendant after the tight Tnd described the Injuries he had received. he wound on his head, he stated, might have been made by a handy billy. W. J. 3f cAttowitx. sworm—.l knew Thomas Loughran SinCe lOnt. Hia reputation In the. ward was that of a lighting man. . • Cross-exnmined.—l sell whiskey and ale and other soft drinks. Have been engaged lathe business a number or years. I any he .was a. lighting num from whatl know penonally. John Sclothcrt, swots.—teas boarding at Stephen Hoffman's house when the light oe ' curved. I helped to close.up the tense that night about half-past nine o'clock. lkfore we closml uP I heard singing. Jumping and dan cing lathe next house, Lemon's and Hanlon's. I went to bed about ten o'clock. Sam Iv/ dihno sworrr—l know Nicholas Hoff man: have known him for seventeen or eigh teen years: so ferns I' know I never saw or heard anything against Nicholas Hoffman: I have -never heard a good citizen speak a hurtful thing of him. I bevel:ward others speak something of him; tint I could - nor take their word. Jnnn (kraal, sworn—l have known Nicho las Hoffman about ten years: I have heard pet, pie say he wonid take his own part: never heard a man say,that he was notes law-abid ing citizen. . • R.J. 3frGourtn : sworn—flare known Nicho. WHoffman for ten or twelve years: never ard ea anything against his reputation: never hear of him in any difficulty until this. A number of other witneseil were called 5. to reputation. after which the case for the defendent closed. • . - . The Commonwealth called but one trtinet..: . rebuttal. Officer Nth: sworn—%m a tlnstnee In this Coon: know where Stephen Hoffman lives: was there to-day; I stood by the window; °mad hear persons talking' and could dlstln• gulsh voices. INturt then adjourned to meet nt IU o'clock A. NI. Monday. 11(1/11. MST NH MONVAT IC Corn. vs. Henry Cramer et al. Chao. Hood. Matthew• Keep: Philip Durand. Caroline Schubert 3o -7 IT=tlT= Robert Ilausbue. - Philip Bauer. John Golden. James IL Hays. William RIPPIoY- Smith Elkins and W. J. Graham Chas. Carter et al. James Illakeley. Archibald Montatale. ALMOST A SUICIDE. t•Policemau Attempts sielf.Destraction Bat is limateeessful —The Cause and the Result. . Some eicitemeat was created In .Ulegheny yesterday by the announcement that Alf. Hobby, formerly of the Allegheny police force had attempted to commit suicide at his home In the Third wan]. flabby was on the. city (Mee under Mayor Drum, and proved a pill !Wu: and ellinient tanner. With the blear:,- ink of the n administration he retired. and Was empl oyed w by Aldermen Mullen. Mat ters seem not to have progrefred very satin-. facturaly since the change. and for the past two or three weeks he. It Is mild, hug been drinking very heavily. Satur day night about ten o'clock he alarmed hli friends by rushing into the house and pro- claiming that he was pursued by a man with a revolver intent upon taking his life.. .t •te Was evidently an attack of cutout pd.. a physician was-summoned. who left hint at midnight. In care of the family. Yesterday morning, about four o'elock, his mother heard a noise and entering his mom found be hail cut a gash about four Inches tang and one deep In the right side of his throat. He had used acase knife for the- purpose. She imme diately. but with considerable difficulty. took It from him during which ebe was .everely cat la the hand. She then called his two brothers from an adjoining room, but during the instant her attention was than called aw ay. the man grasped a pair of scissora and attempted to deepen the wound. These were taken away. and a third time he grasped s with his hands and er mi to tear the the fle wound afresh. By thlsndeavo time his brothers arrived and he was pinioned. The phi'sleLan wmt mime:toned and dreamed thelwoood. Considerable blood flowed from it, but no arteries or veins were rut, a.. the fletth had become bloated by eacessive drink- Ingi To thin clicumstance the physician ascribes his escape from immediate death. Nu serf' as consequences are apprehended from the Wound. but it is feared the delirium may result fatally. as it Is pronounced an attack of an aceedlngly violent and dangerous char acter. flabby is unmarried, about VJ sear. of age, and' resided with his widowed mother and his two brother. at the corner of Middle street and Third alley, Allegheny: While on the regular police force he was of temperate habits and one of the hest officers. Last eren- Ling he was still suffering from the 'lnemors." and It Is doubtful what the result. THE COURTS. District Court—Judge 'Utopian. itittiGHDAT, June 18.—The usual Saturday business was transacted In this court. none of ....blob was of gel:lend Interest. The argument anduity lists will be taken up this mornintr.'and the Jurors sunimoned for this week will not be required to attend. =I . the Bench. In then/Ise of Long and McKinney vs. John Fritsly nreviouahr felaaihd. Idlffnie 4 verdict for plaintiff for flit,hl). Virginia A. flaming - In vs. James K. Vomit ton.. In divorce. Petition presented and sub -, poems awarded. Marla J. Davis vs. Albert C. Davis. In di vorce. Petition prenented and subpoena awarded. Andrew Illayne'vs. Hugh Forrester et ni. In equity. Bill flied and Wedneedny next rat nine o'clock A. fr.. axed for heruiln.c of . PrellaclinnrY injunction. - -• • • ' TRIAL LIST JIOND.IV. alri John McKeown's executors vs. Kahan. MO. L.l Watterson vs. Allegheny Valley Railroad Company. 345 Livingeton 13ro. vs. Clark. • 348 The Merchants Manufacturing Company TN. Steamboat Great Republic. = Hamilton, Alga°. Arnold & Co. vs. Schmrts. 404. E=3 WE ARE mr.aern to learn that our young and genial friend Thomas A. Connolly,—Esq., a native of this city, but for come yews past a resident, of Washington, D. C., graduated with distinguished honors at the Fast annual commencement of the law department of Co- lumbian College. that city. Mr. C. has our beet wishell fora bright and useful career and attendant eminence In the honorable profes sion he has.entered. lir. Itgv. Manor Human, of the' Erie Cath olic diocese, arrived in the city on Saturday night, fresh from Rome rind the (Ecumenical He was the guest of Re. G COUIICII. ibbs, of Lawrenceville, yesterday. v and Father will to-day leave. for Erie. His many friends here and •in Erie. will.be be. pleased to learn of the return, in good health, of the. region's Blehop.. He reports Rt. Rev. M. Domenec, of this 'city, whom he left In Room. In the en joyment of pleasant quarters and robust health, and says that he will probably receive a leave of absence to return home about the month' of August.- Wt UNDERATAND 0110 of the Head Centres of the new Ring forty wriii In Rhalliehurif. on Saturday, soliciting signers to the forth coming call. When asked' the object. and why he was so enthusiastic in the movement, he re Iced he Vdheurgottrjiggsbt."4.l' he would be one of toe nominees.y" How are You Ring? ; M. W. Tarr, Esq.. of Tionesta, a prominent Yoanß lastTer. of the Tionesta Bar. has form ed a copartnership with lion. S. Newton Pettis. of Meadville, in the praetice 'of law. CeatainlY a good and strong legal team they will make. F. H. WON, Eng;. ‘ .....h0 ha. been eerioutily 111-roe time nounce, We:direly conilW!,:r glad to an. • the MA2OII. on S JAWS MIL IA et IteAdvtue, was to city aturday. • The MercantileAdimt7. e. handaio.— We have received a few copies (In advanew of OUT. 7CLIr EDITION- Of EXZERZNCE BOON. for the wicsrmus STATEL. Subscribers basins im mediate use for them can have one 4y canine or sending to our office. A 115 and of FOUlta IlVepUe. OW. W. • Xismser. The W Hewing Machine haamore strong pplats In Its favor than any other. Call at lie Market street and examine the "Weed." RAILROAD EXCURSION. Exeursionlnto at Erle—Centne In the a n y_ Mit to the gloop.ll-War ...11tebtaan"—An Internallnn Boy—Heittrn Trip—Compllrnen tail.latintionw—Presentation—Ale Brake to t , operrede the Iland—Personal. butheollutely atter breakfast on Friday cssing. the nth tust., the eseursiontsts crested from the Reed House In carriges to the pier at the foot of State street, when t hey went on hoard a scow, or nlc-nic barge. which was towed lip the bay by the steam tugs Walter Scott and Minnie tt,wris. as far as the Pitts burgh ducks. In the passage up the bay a fine view was afforded of the Erie Water Works, which are certainly the most simple and economical that we hare seen adywhere: They Consist merely of the necessary Machin ery for pumping the water out of the Lake, and a empty "pipe. - The machinery is driven by nattoul gas. which .fii supplied from a well on the premises. After surveying the Pittsburgh docks, the party "boated ship." and went down the bay. its_fxr as the Philadelphia docks, when they turdasi about again and proceeded to the sloop of war .. Michlgan, - which was lying at anchor some distance front the shore. 'I he Michigan,- which was built Insections in Lilt tsburgh in 1844. Is a third class sloop of war, t f and is pronounced b • her commander to be -one of the best vessel of -the kind afloat. SO much for Pittsburgh man s ixty Slie.ls a craft of five hundred lid sixty tons linrthen, carries six broadsidt tins and one diuwitzer, and ships a crew of i netysoue mem. Who, with the officers, number one hundred 'and fire, and can run at the r to of thirteen haat& an hour tinder a full head of steam. As it remin iscence of one of the most important and stio. coastal excursions that ever has Irec.ll Made In the country, we give the daisies of the }Wind pal officers, as follows i Commartiler..l. E. Jonett ; Identenald Continande, J. J. Heads . and Edwin M. She m pard; Lieuten ants. F. M. Herber and -- Itiorrls._• Mate, Cornelius Cisinin; Surgeon. Timor. ‘volver ton; Paymaster, 11. M. Hermiston; Chief En- Vineer, William 11. Brooks: Carpenter, Jonas bble. ' - The visitors were received niost gracefully at the head of the giurgway by 'dent Shnpard. and on deck by commander J. I:. Jonett, who Is certainly one of the most agreenhle gentle men we have ever met. Just an the Mat of the party stepped on the mingway the Qua, tee Ihelement tapped "four hells'-ten O'clock. The engine rooms and ( cabin were examined minutely and refreshments were furnished to such as Would participate. After spending a very pleasant hour nu Board the Anchigan, the party re-embarhed on the scow, and as soon es the how' title was clip ped sent uy three rimmin othersceek for coin mender Jouett and the officers of the sloop. Avbc. responded most lustily. Three cheers were then given far the crew, n , 11.1 al most instantly hounded Into the rigging, and, In nautical phrase, as nearly as they could in the short time in which they had to do it, • ..manned the yards." This Ssas.a high com pliment to the dint fished visitors. and Was by them duly appreciated and recognised. In a few moments the excursionists were lauded safely on the pier where they nt first em barked. . . . Our account of this pleasant in the far famed, Mad -locked harbor of Fri, would not be complete if we omitted to mention that the name of - the Captain of the 1. 4 c0w . and steam tugs Is James Hunter. Ills bon, Silas Hunter, a little boy (Atm:lye years. attracted the attention of all, and was an object of high admiration. Although he Is not yet thirteen years of age , he acted the Intrt both of engi otter and helmsman. So mar 'was the admi ration which his skillful management of hie • tiny craft 'excited, the excursionists made him a very handsome donation, which he re cold in manner that would have done seed e to the most polite and accomplished Frenchman. • ETERN TRIP The eseursi.n train WW. shifted front the Passenger to the Freight Depot of the, Phila delphia and Erie Itallmad, which abuts on Matti ktrem. close by the pier, .here the en eursktnlatt landed. At eleven o'clook, all had taken their seats In the huntioua suiteo..of earn It/robbed by the Pennsylvutin Rallinad for the occustou, and In two or three tuint4tes the train was under headway. on the return trip. A stop Of ten minutes was made at the shops of the P. k Railroad, to allow the s.arty an opportunity of visiting them. artenwhich the train sped on its any to Cunt, where It arrived at r. u.• From tarry the train proceeded down the Ptiladelphla and Erie road nt a rapid rate, and wired at Kane, which tr distant from Erie about ninety-ov° aloha, at 2 o'ric,clt. C. at Here nil partook of a very sabstantial dinner Ml= Shortly- after the train left Kane. it meeting of the excurrionist .4 was held In.t he main sa loon of Vice President beutt's ear. is Met) formed one of the suite. The Hoar% F. 4 Col lier. President of the Petersburg Railroad Company. wan called to the etude. an the fol lowing gentlemen were tirdmilnted ,' Tetariest P. L. Clenpor, General Ticket Age t of-{be North Western itallnutd, :rout h Corillina. and T. li. De Witt, Secretary of the Ward of Public Works of Virginia. E. J. D. Myers. i ' cl P sV i' n„ " lTa i rrti t al. a th n e d l o { 4 . l h e ' r ' il " .:Ve a rri n l rl r re ' Vol ' s lowing preamble and resolution.: which. no being senonded by the Iron.- t.'. Delano, acre adopted: At a meeting of the excursionists held on the train on the ITth day of June, l oon the fol lowing preamble ' and resolution were adopted: The Invited guests or the Northern i•ritrail; Pennsylvania Central, and Phlladel hie Sr Erie railroads. haring experienced or the apace of nearly one neck. the elegan hospi tality non sincere kindness of-the orricers and attache, of said railroad/i t decire to make known to our pains -taking entertainer our Tali sense or the extraordinary errort!l which bare been made to oontribute to our enjoy ment by nil whose isetition and connect ion en abled-them so to do. 'and our grateful assu rance of their complete oneness: Theretore. be It Reo olrni. Tbat our ackutoriedgemelits are • • hereby tendered to the for their imotfore and elaboratepreparnt ion. fur our rotes ta noun. I iwt rurt I". rind Mr 0•4.1110.1 1 ,. That we hail with .atilfactlon the fteinonstrntions of welcome with which we hare been greeted throughout the extensive and beautiful region, which It has been our privilege to risit. - /trzoltud, That our t hanks are eupeulllly fine. and' are hereby tendered to the Coronslt tee of Invitation:. Tito, A. Scott. let Vice President • , P. IL It., Ttuunaa . T. Firth.. Treasurer P. It. IL. A. J. Cassatli Generd Superintendent.' P. IL N. D. Barry. Vire Pres!dent N. C. Rye A. R: Flake. General Superintendent N.C. ItY. ..nd W. A. Baldwin. General tkiperintenden RT. ./treoired..Tbat Without being Insidious we Cannot forbear a sm.cial reference to 3bOur Ttannas T. Firth. irtstirer of the P. H. R.. the true type of the finished gentleman, and Niessrs. A. J. Cassatt. General Superintendent P. It. It.. Robert S. Rollins. Secretary N. C. Hy., W. A. Etaldwin. General Superintendent P. k E Hy., )lessra. D. N. Hord. S. T. tie Ford. James Ake. Creighton and H. P. Dunbar. as contributors in an eminent degree, to our en- Jurrnent. fle.olerd. That the high rate of speed—tiny-. . . . four millet an hour at least—which we attain ed on payer-al occasious on our tour with tier feet safety, and the regularity with which we made. the different points. according to the special schedule. clearly del:misstate that these roads are substantially construct/stand . . . , tinder the most excellent mannitement. Ronlrol. That the press. pmernllv, be re quoiOod to publish theft reoulutiool.. t e 1. r 1 . . was running at the rate of nearly fifty miles an hoer. 'rid mans . did not like to pass Into the saloon where moor . of the ezeteralunista were.assembled. Those who were present could not hear distinctly. owing to the rattle of the train. and when the resolutions were examined at Reno, many thought they were not strong enough. and determined to hold another meeting In Baltimore on Saturday. when they would be chic to motors some thing that would more ade..telY exnress their intense satisfaCtion with the treatment they bud iveelved. and their high admiration of the solidity. Safety and excellent Manage ment of the Important thoroughfares over which they had passed. Besides. It was noted that there were some mills• stuns in the resolutions. No mention . . was made of the Allegheny Valley Railroad. one of the most substantial and best managed over which the excursionists had the Pleasure of passing. Nor of the 011 Creek and Alle gheny Hirer Bead, which is also in excellent condition. for or Co). J. .1. Lawrence and John Pitcairn. Esq.. the General Superlnten dent and General Manager, respecticella of • these last mentioned roads, nlthongt Giese gentlemen contributed In no small degree to the comfort. safety end entertainment of the party. These omissions we are towered were purely accidental, and are sufflclentlY eX plalned by the high rate of speed at which the train was running, which made it difficult for the passengers to sit upright on their rents, and much more so, to collect their thoughts or write them when collected. The meeting to, be held In Baltimore will no doubt simply everything that was omitted, for we never heard gentlemen speaking more enthu siastically of their entertainers than those. who composed the railroad excursion party. A handsome donation In greenbacks was made to the colored waiters who accompain ell the excursionists. The presentation speech was mode by J. Ross Thompson, Esq. &Bet tor of the P._ g E. E. It; and was responded to In a decidedly neat and sensible speech by , Mr. Henry Williams Motored!, In the course of which he said the colored people did not think of such a thing as social equality. They were thankful for, and contented with, the enjoy ment of their political rights. Daring a stop of some thirty minutes at Benne% the party were afforded a good op portunity of examining the workshops of the P. & E. it. it. ri== The Pittsburgh - north= of the party only went as far as Loch Cloven, whence they pro ceeded ever the Bald Engle and IP. R. It. to Altoona, where they stopped for the nlght.and arrived home at half-past ten o'clock on Sat urday wonting. • As soon an It was known that they would take their leave of the partyanany of the Southern gentletnen exchanged cards with them, and tokens of friendship were thus given that will no doubvbe lone cherished. = The balancaof the party proceeded to carry out the programme. which they have done by this time most successfully. M= Not a hand brake was ue d during the entire trip. The Westinsthotuse i, tent Alrlimke was used most satisfaatoril and successfully throughout the tour. IL In destined, In a short Linn, to supersede entirely the one of the . 1 1 hand brake. Frequent xperiments demon strated that on the Mewl It grade IL will bring a train, running at the 13 ghest rate of speed, to a perfect "stand still." within the length of Itself. 0 e of the South ern gentlemen remarks to us thnt, In his opinion, it was the great st Invention of the age, emd will be a gre !saviour of both life and property. Every railroad In • the country should use it at once. • I . ' Frimotrat.... . We received the kindest and 'most gentle manly attention from ai , L Our special . thanks are ttue to our firm and !ably esteemed friend rn Rua Little, ~klyzgexad.d. Mr. Little. with hie us foresight. provided for the occasion a skeleton map, which showed the different lines of railroad very distinctly. and was al source of I great. satisfaction to those a wife Could not, withoutits aid, have disentangled the net work:of - railway. with which our State is covered. Also. Boyd, Fag., Aesistant General Passengrand Tic We li fct not A lilo c at f t l t o ' w e I tlereVersi l o a nists could have got along without Mr. Boyd*s agency. lie is one of the most polite and oldie ' Inc of gentlemen. and being possessed of rare ability, he makes a drst-rate omeer. and is perfectly at home In all the Intricate ,detans of the general ticket and passenger, de partment. EverybodY know.. that me.rs ' Robert Pitcairn and James McC. Creighton, of the P. It. It.. and Col. J. J. Lawrence, of the A. - 1 V. 11..1t, could not benrsent without show ing attention. and It I/unnecessary for us to say that on this occasat, as an many others. they placed us under teat obligations. Our special thanks are nix due to John Pitcairn. Esq.. Geueral Manner of the 0. C..t . A. It. IL. and Messrs. W. A. Malaria. General &merits tendeat, and J. W. itrnolds. Superintendent western Division P. a. R. R.. for the urban ity they displayed no the Information they Rare. THAT "'MUM" AGAIN o.—. The Proper. Claime by Varlet. ramie.—.l Constellation Meld. City Aetheriti. The Matter Cneeriesostderation. The GAZlerrg of lat. Monday alluded td the fort that in new clithant had appearedlor the land known as SITIOY Wand. The matter, it Is loot deeded to end ell in smoke. as since then it has dolled considerable attes t ion- Not one, but noteroua claimants maestro on the 11l As allirs assoumed Importance the City Property Committee of AllegbellY Connote, by public.ot lee requested the claim ants to meet at Cit Hall in consultation with them, which had te effect of calling together' a goodly delciratlo at the decimated place Friday evening. The meeting wascalledto order by Mr. Geo. D. Riddle, Chnlruxn of the Committee. who elated the object f the gathering. end Invit ed the el:dimwits in present their claim,. General J. K. liborhiad, the first speaker. annhunced that hl represented about a dozen old citizens, clalmng what wax tintoky bland; their title conic though the Neal patent. and was purchased about lel% They were willing to part with thelrelalin to the city. end ready to rote into negointions as anon as the city yells prepared. 'The heirs of MlShael Tanner (colored) next presented their claims-tu the property, but failed to throw any new light on the subject further than liennay, Ors at some indefinite Period in history. ,heir ancestor nquetted upon the inland, built Ifs log cabin and continued for some years inshe occupation of nosing tatots. etc. Then is on deed or other writing ninon record to slow that he ever 1/1111.11 the land open which le appears to have lived end the premmiption a that besimply dwelt there fur a considentile time; and thin fact has given rime to the belief among his helm that' ho oyes actually once in posscoolou of the Island. The Seel (If It ever existed) was never pia on rectrd, and thin neglect in likelV to prove a serums bar to its recovery. D. W. Bell,Esq. 'on Whet( of the heirs of the Into John Irvin, presented their claim to •Nelnion's Inland, and there appears to le no other claimant be thin hart lon of the pro perty. Their tide tonnes directly thmogh Kira IL Nelson. who patented the land from the State stbout oixti yearn ago. Dot the queer part of thit claim is Un the original map of the rivet front. now to possession of the cityy thins lo only olle foisted. viz: Kll buck or Smoky Island, no trace or evidence of any such thing this second Island. Querr when, did It come from? Some osty it has been funned sin, 1720, the dater! the above map. That sohltion won't to:. for many, yet living. remember the. tall Old oaks and mow Muter that stood upon the island that gave evidence of much greater nee than eighty or ninety Tars. The pest solution appears to be tint Nelson'. I gland - has been formed from the original Island, by the action of the water cutting it in two, and if thin las ported. Is it not the sense bland end dubs not the Neal patent cover the whole property, thereby cut ting Minos Nelson-Irwin claim entirely? After hearing those claim:lnto. the inciting adjourned until Friday crening,. July Pt, when the matter will Lc again considered. Water Catomitier tronernet. Mr-sso.a. EDITORS: Yesterday's tender con tain...l 0 paid notice in the interest of Mr. John Flinn, contractor. giving a very. Witt - lie statement of the action of the Mater COmmit tee in letting the contract for excavating for water pipe. The forte of the case arethese 3lr. Flinn made a bid. mot accordion . to the specifications as publinh s eti In the official paper,,) but inserting certain provisoss. In case rock was encountered. he was to get a certain price mom tee. Messrs. to. McEihmay & Co. hid strictly In accordance with the specillentions. with nu provision for . extras." Sc. The Wnter Committee shaving had valu able experience in the matter of - extras." amounting tonsure then the otiginal contract.) gave the contract triMecsrs, McElhanv .k believing them to Ise the lowest and best bid ders. if Mr. Flinn wishes to bring the Waster Committre before Councils toothy. he ran do so. and I hare no doubt but Councils will sus tain their Committass Tim Water Committee are• all honorable . gentlemen end meting under °nth. nod it is their ditty. no they hare done, In thin rale. to rive the contract to the Itsocert nod heel bid der. and thereby save the city stet Matt thous and dollars. There has been entirely too men , of certain provioos in contraits by the commit.m of hope, in the future the Committees will throw oat all bids with these 11ttc "merinos" in, and make the contract°rs hid strictly in accordance with the opeciatatimits. and thereby save the city from extravagant emsenditure. I may Slaw that in cemiquence of the "pr o s vises - of Mr. Flinn. the Water Committee visited the ground where the eaeavotions are to be made, Vesture awarding the contract. • s Dicr. Kau Knows: ' Real notate Tramfers. • .The following deeds were admitted to re cord 10 the ofnee of Thomas Hunter:Record er for Allegheny county. sisiturday. .111171[ le, KO: . I Alex. Cowley to Hobert Hunter, May' T. /$7O 4 arra. and 3 perches of land In Ohio t om own- Jos J. (inston to Wan rinydere,Marett 0, 1270.: 107 ures of land In Snowdon township, with buildings. • • • • . Ins• Ilayb to Conrad Neck. June 14. 1S70; 12 nee,. and 4 perchel. of land In Itahlwln town ...hip.with humane.. • ~, . $0.:07 .1. McLain to F. Frosesenth, June Id. 101 h 2 b it 3lcLnin pinn in McKeesport. with bulhl. Inge Ist, t s in Rrnli ard'. l'lttntiur tt Rh building. • Can) Wm. Diehl Co Mary I/. Moore. May IN Interest In 2."! by SO feet on Fern' Areal. litt.o.arra r. 11. linve to 'rhos Cunningham. June 11,1WIC ' 2 bets In Love's plan in North Fayette, toWn. sh ip . John P. Ford to - Jos Graff. January 2. IN7Ck. lot No. P.' In 111rhonl 'Evralt's ildnn of 101 l In Lawrencei,ille, with buildings .. .14.9011 Chess 0 Smyth to Nick Welhelao March 3. INTO Lei by I feet on Whuton reel, bortiugh of Enstlllrminithant with buildings • .t•ONi Wm. Snyder to Fredrick Hommel. Igebroary 17. 11e10: 2 ncres in Penn township.— _ . John H. Sawyer to Deo). F. liesson. August 11 , 79; Ai by Lk/ feet en Sawyer street, 10th ward. Pittsburgh. irr Sawyers }Minn Raab/ Henry linekenstine. Mar 4. PICO; 21 by 1121 feet cos Adams street. 411e giieny city, with building. 24.000 A. H. Miller Adlints to John Wunderlich! Jnne 114711; XI by 41 feet on Second street. I`ltts blirghea-Ith buildings #.2,405 The Wn %rules Mae*tar bee more strong pint. In Its favor than any other. call t 116 Market street and examine the . Wced." The Syrlng 'Stork of Wan, IL Hale. Me eh•at Tailor. at corner. of Penn avenue en• Sixth atreet, in now large and complete. Mon Meer Uonpain continues to preside at the eat Ling. • tf Riney. Mot Gnu., lieVdlvern, Pistols, Am munition and Gun material of all.kind, at re duced prices. at J. 11. Johnston's Great West ern (inn Works, 179 Smithfield street. Repair ing neatly done. Guns for hire. Army Rides. Carbines and Revolver"; bought or taken ill e:change. Celt and see ur write fur a Price List. • 111WIr wancroad'a Cathartic Myrup is used in all cane. Intend of pill, castor oil, epsom snit, ax. Highly flavored. Twenty-fira cant , Try tiold by . all druggists. • wrm The Weed Mewls g Machine has room strong points in Its favor than any other. CSII at 118 Market street and examine the ''Weed." Try Italtahelmer• intattsental ir you whit o good rettaurant. It is located on Filth as tone below the Postotnact DIED: MAILMAN-0n Friday evening. June• 17th Mrs. CATIIXRIMM A. MAILMAN. relict or the NW J. W. Hallman, In the 7.lLti year of her The funeral will. take .place (mu Lae kW Ye (- dente, Shady erlde, Mast Liberty. Taw (Mcwiarsr CORNING, June 7117thost. 111 o'clock. Corrine, will leave thirteen L learteon'e,