PI THE DAILY GAZETTE. HOME NEWS. • Persons tearing the citty for the summer. and wishing to have the Gegens sent to them, will please tend their addresses to the office. Price by pall, TS cents per month. The VirnAdy Ge.iie The Wain' GAaarre is the largest, cheap ea and belt tinnily newspaper Mildlsbed In Pena/Tirade. It presents each week. In con gealeat Quarto form. fortpaight aolid . columns of (tiding molter. original And selected, and , up to suit the wants of country readers. It Is thoroughly reliable in politics, advocat ing the protection of hoine labor and the gen eral principles of the great Union Republican party. Carefully edited agricultural eohtmns. prose a valuable feature to the fanner. while the Literary, Religious. Political. Telegraph and General News departments are kept up to the fullest requirements of a live, progres sive, e . hterprislngand successful family news paper..` Tha dry goods, grocers, and produce markets are'freshly and correctly reported in each edition. and the full reports of cattle sales and operations here and elsewhere for the cui rent 'reek ate regularly furnished 'Toro editions are 111.14ee Cute on Wednesdas and one on SaturdaY. In order to salt the country mails, and subscriber- should deele nate which day'. publication the,' desire. A very limited number of unobjectiottal?le rd vertlaemants are published In the IgLeaLv (Luang, as the space Is too valuable to la used for other than news purposes. - Terms per year! One copy, SI 50; In club of Cie, r.s:la clubs of ten, SI 15; and 3 copy gratuitous to the getter up of the club. Specimen miples are sent free post paid to any address: Remesuher the Monthly meeting of the Y. M. O.A. this erealng. 0111.0 f. a property ail Penn avenue will dad u notice Concerning theta on oar first page. Kr, Georg.. V. 11a)* announces two lee lures fornext week In Dr. Howard'p eburch See kb stleerticentent on first page. /My Ceametle.—A regular monthly meeting of the Select and Common Councils of thid city rdll he held ?tondo): afternoon. at two . o'clock. Larceny of Lamher.—Geo. Hollmeister made Inforthation before Justice. Helsel. yes tarcler. elatraltur fleorge Jones With larceny. The parties reside In Ormsby boroush on ad 30lalug lots..cl the pmseeut or alleges that the accused took a lot of lumber from.hts Drew Ices. -A warrant was issued for the arrest of Jones. ' Ana Broken.—blichael Gannon:n Loy about twelve years of age, while amusing himself by sliding down tte railing of the stalre Iced- Mg to the gnllerr of the Opero House. yester day morning fell to the boor and fractured Lis arm. lie was removed to his father's residence on Third avenne, and the fracture reduced. Plower aues.—One of the most beautiful ornament! for a house •is a flower vase In which the fine, bright floral emblems may lie placed to beautify and all the room with fra grance. Messrs. E'er & Co., at the warehouse of the Rayatone Pottery. No. in, Liberty Street, haven choice assortment of these el, gent ornaments. ' Nazteenth Askeudinent.—Female Suffrage will be ndrocatte at the South Common N. E. E. Church Festival, Allegheny, on Monday, Tars day and Wednesday erenlngs. Juno 27th. tith and :Rh. A handsome silk banner will be Toted to the most popular Sunday school in the two cities. Refreshments at saloon prices. ,t Ytlll Another.—Aliegheny waa the scene of' -- another burgleuT yesterday morning. This time the thieves succeeded-in securing about SIOB worth of tbinnder—jewelrr from the real . dance of Mr. Geo. (Inger, IS'o. 39 Rebecca Area. They effected no entrance thwash rear window. A neighbor maw them l eaving the house. They are not known. The Cause of Death.—At the solicitation of friends ;Attie deceased, Coroner Clawson yes terday held an inquest on the body of Henry D. Brecht, who died suddenly at bia residence on Fifth avenne,,Monday night. Dr. Umbstaet isn. made a l imed marfem examination and in formed the ury that death had resulted from softening o the brain. and a verdict wan ren dered In accordance with his testimony. • Loom aire end will end their heart's de sire at Xegraws No. 45 Ninth atreet. Every conceivable brand of good tobacco, whether smoking or chewing, will-be found there. and meerschaums all styles are also fclLNhad there. Wholesale or retail purcha sers may be equally accommodated. If you would enjoy a luxurious smoke, make your purchases at Megrair's, No. 4t Ninth street. Mar Ram—Same). Hays, Charles L.' Hani, Chutes H. Hetzel, John Johnston. T. Itueigny, c. Lawman and J. V. Hays, members of the B. D. Howard Boat Club, and working men will poll a race In their "working boats" at 7 o'clock this evening on the Allegheny tic • from the Mechanics street bridge to the Sus ;motion bridge and return. The last man coming Inls to pay for a copper for the club. Moist so a ilseasaboat.—Laatig nht a Inoct Witte! light occurred between a couple of lock bands on the steamboat Chieftain. one of the Monongahela packets. One of the par ill e ty w h i elinVtWOWNLls944l 7 444lMM' • colored man. Both were subsequent') brought to the lock-up and the victim front ..teta feared he re removed to the Homeopathic Hospital It. will die. • Videos Husbene.—Peter •Whinge, me writing to theallegatln. of his wife, Frances lea dangerous customer. and should be pro:. sided with quarters at the Workhouse or soma other Institution of safety. She alleges that he beat. and abused her. put her out of the house and endeavored to shoot her. Justice Helsel, before whom the allegations 'were made, has issued a warrint requaing Peter to show cause, if nay, why he should not be dealt with according to law. In the Quarter Session. Court. A Felonious Awatdl.-111mry Grace a bar . keeper In a saloon on Fifth avenue llPSlttlitell olllcer McGee' with a knife Thursday night but was Dually overpowered. the knife taken from him and was conducted to the lock-up when be remained until yesterday morning whereafter a hearing he was fined FM nod Goats and In default was committed to the Workitonse for thirty days. Officer Greasier . Warted with him and had arrived-at the West -.. Fenn: depot when a friend advanced the re ' gaited amount of money nod Grace 'was din charged. • —toe— • The ihockhotaer• of the Peoples Portage Dank of Allegheny City will be pleased to see a dividend of gee per cent. out of the Mkt ., of the last sic months ban been placed to their credit by the officers of ibis institution. II is unnecessary for us to ley anything cornett mentary of the Cashier or Directors of t his Samishlng flank. 11.6 It 111 elf-known kir. E. P. Toting is one of the safest and beet MG,' minters in the two cities, and Its Directors are all gentlemen of high standing. We pre dict for it & prosperous Inture, and have nn doubt its stockholders will never regret their Intrui.ments. Ferocious Deg.—Mr. John W. Jones root palm that Charles Best keeps and Inkin Minx and permits to run at large a ferocious canine ,which bit him on the leg. Inflicting a severe wound. Jostles Helsel. before whom the complaint was made. Issued n warrant forthe arrest of Mr. Best, who in due time appeared sad asked to be discharged on the ground that be bad violated no law: He said the law only prohibited dogs-from running at Large, and that Jones was not mentioned In the act. lilt, dot had run at Mr. Jones. but It never saw Mr. Large. Ile was not discharged. but will have a hearing to-dal'. 15== Wz had the pleasure bf a call from Mr. Herbert Onyx. of the wealthy irm of H. A. Barrtett Sr Co., Philadelphia, manufacturers of Ba rt lett'. celebrated blacking, Inks, stove OoWh -and 'cubing blue. He is at the St. sftlisiee Hotel.. • tins: IW= Mcet.m.Lann Snowy, editrese of the Monitor. of Alliance, Ohio, one of the - estostrseitilbts aad aneerriplistma ladies in pub- Ito Ms of Ude country, and agraduate or the Pittsburgh Female College. lint ennning .101 present at the Alumnae meeting' of that la siltation and delirereci a brilliant and spirited address at the banquet. • =I • Dunseath's Jewelry store, Fifth avenue. be low the Opera noose, Is the model store a the thoroughfare in that dogistrimsnt of. trade. gvery conceirable article of jecrelty, from a plain ring to the costliest diamond, together_ with watches and clocks as varied In et le, price and make as the assortment Is large. can be had here. All of the stock bears with It the character and reputation of the house, which guarantee that it is all right. If you want an la the Jewelry line go to nutmeat ns, near the Opera monce. - Literary Exhibition. • The "pritqls of West Liberty xchnol gave two grand literarlexbibitionn rat the school .ball. under direction of Prof. 0. T. McCord, the principal. and hit worthy and accomplisb ad assistant. Miss Fannie It. p e „.y eee . Th e =me was a highly interesting one, in- In addition -to tbe mural literariex anises of deciamatlon i. select ccetteee. essa ys, &a.. excellent music tit vocal and instru mental. The scnolars partieltrating to the ex ercises acquitted tbentrelver with great credit and gave evidence of a bleb degree of Intellectual training and culture. 'pm undi es** rge and appeared to be bighly de liglited with the entertainment. I= KabaSteely Is a “poor married woman," hav ing lobed her fortunes for better or worse Kortleularly the latter) with Anton Steely. Aston is not:a member of coy temperance lasgselhat we know of, and Is in no wasot , Striding" of a free use of whiskey, ale or Siker, sad ll'ecnisequence thereof be frequently gets --sittuik and aliases his wife. A few eveninga okra* he kicked and bent her. as she alleges, and pat her out of the home and would not tO raturn. Kate did not like this and made complaint to Justice Who caused the arrest of Anton, and atter a hearing held to ball for his appearance at Conti to answer a charge of assault and lAttf".• Cerosees Imlnew Corona Clawson yesterday morning held an ingtiest on the body of the man found :goat - tog In the Monongahela river. on ThunduY . I=ein T ag: i c= w which we published Samos Effkorr.whornyilegg e dtt a pt i g t ,:j thew eke Bmwastille Packet Chieftain; on the 6th of Jaartatg. on which he embarked for the gnome of going to town. lie was aeon In the cabin a fewmontentS before that place - .war reached, but when the xboat landed to let Ohm off be could not be fonxidoted slams that thee until the ending of the body on Thum Th daY Vs& nothing has teen bowl ot tam. est merited &verdict ot toned drowned. body was interupd immediately, as It wen too Mach decomposed to allow ft to be kept =tit tie !Mends could beeMWa• • • . WESTERN UNIVERSITY liend-Centennial of the Western University of Pennsylvania. • . Fifty years ago- , so long that very few here can remember-so tong that It has become a tradition and a history, the Western Universi ty of Pennsylvania lens founded. Pittsburgh was a little town far out In the wilderness 'then, fast beginning to grow. but giving few signs of becoining the great metropolis it is to-day and the University was to educate the boys of that Period, because they could not be whisked ciff in a few hours to New York or Sew England, as they now are, and it was more of an undertaking to go to, the then nlready.venerable, Yale or Harvard than It now is to go to Oxford or Jena. - Fifty Yea , ' have gone, circumstances and people. sat - : rounding, and aspiration, all beer changed . since then, and now, when we are beca me we great c itywith railroads and telegraphs, . find the Fnivertity, ' after "Om • Pass: ag through the fire and once through a financial grave, resurrected and firmly on Ito feet again, KM whiff and lusty in MN Its second cht d, Pei it here , wee b e er ...planting Its feet i firm o ly on th e Te a, and nracing Itself, ready to bailie for. its rights rind to win them. Ten vent, age when the p resent. President of the Focal"' came bore he found It a puny school with n teacher or two earning a scant ii, i n , from Atte few tuition fees, and burden ed with the distrust and want of faith of the titizens. On ly- one decade has passed since hen and now a dozen capable orofessom n fine collection of physical and astronomical lost ruments, three growing libraries, one of the best observatories in the country, two hundred and nay students and an endowment of more than a hundre thousand dollars mark what the energy. p rseventnce, indus try and organizing ability f one man can do, 1,3 when he is such amu as r. Geo. so . Woods Nut that this work hag n done without - tnnce. and constant and able assistance too, but that Or. Woods was the generalwho or ganized the campaigns. achieved . what has Arcady been done and prepared for the uture—lt is to be hoped grekter—progress, Vesterday Ara. the semi-centennial miniver ary of the foundation of aid institution, and !so the day for the annual meeting of the Al torn. and proved. by the unusual interest how In :di of t he'proceedings, to be on occa ,n long to be res. mbared with alea.sure and atisfact ion. and tab° prominent In the an- Mt of the College. ItEgrixti OF THE AI:?'.NLNI. The Alumni Association Cf the. Western University held its annual fleeting In the UlliVerAiLV 11111113111 g yest enhy afternoon. with Judge Mellon In the chair. The Recording Secndhry, Mr. W. J. Sawyer. read the minutes of the in;; meeting, the, being adopted, the members of the class of MO of the Unirenity were admitted as 'em bers of the Association. The following gen tleman were then elected officers for the en siling rear: President—Mr-J. C. Newmeyer. Vice Presidents—Messrs W. F. Brown and Joel Ingham. Secretary—Mr. It. C. Moore. Corresponding Secretary—Mr. K. 'Wight man. The elections were almost unanimous and all seemed pleased with the selection. Numerous letters were read from many prominent gentlemen, regretting their inabil ity to attend. Speeches being neat in order. several of the older members of the 11.0C111- a entertained the meetinit' with some Inter eating accounts of ninny pleasant hours spent in college; also some practical jokips xere gotten off. by the old gentlemen presPlit. on one another. Many other short addresses pere made, and altogether the hour wns quite easantly spent. The 'President elect. Mr. Newmeyer. then took the chair. and Judge Mellon made a few remarks on retiring. Several committees be- ng appolated, the asaoclation adjourned to he I.niveralty Finn. • TQL Dia.,,:gtt. At 4S o'clock P. M. one of the most repre sentative bodies of men we have - ever seen in Pittsburgh assembled In the hall of the Uni versity. Most of the leading men in the va rious walks of life pursued In our cityere there. Clergymen. Lawyers. Doctors. :told l w em Merchants and Teachers. All gathered around the four long and brilliant tables upon whiel. were heaped substantials and luxuries In al- most lavish profusion. The . blessing of Gtid was invoked upon the meal and the partakers thereof by the venerable Dr. Preston, of St. Andrews' Church, and then the gentlemen proceeded to award Justice to the feast.. For nearly an hour comestibles and conversation reigned supreme: then President IVoods called toxin the lit. Rev. John R. Kerfoot. for mer President of two colleges, to speak, which he did with that well known eloquence so pe colinrly his own.- The; Bishop r s followed br Rey. R. Malley Drown. President of the 'Westminster College. whose well timed re-' marks were abrevinted by the fact that he was to deliver an oration before the alumni • . . later in the etenlng. The Rev. Mr.Carnaghan succeeded Mr. .11rown with some pleas ant reminiscences of the class of laid. Then Her. Mr. Milligan. (Maintain of the Western Penitentiary, made a few re marks replete with humor and well told stories, and was suceeded by the Rev. Geo. P. Hays. of the Central Presbyterian Church, of Allegheny. who with eloquence, for which he Is renowned: rallied the professors. Pang puns at his neighbors, and with earnestness and wit combined, called on all to do what they can to glorify and push on our own uni versity. Dr. Woods then said there was an alumnus of the new era of the institution who bad In former times known host to speak in numbers, and though he bad since gone out among the money changers, he trusted he had not esen yet quite forsaken the muses, and therefore called upon Mr. George I. Whitney. Mr. Whitney's elocution Is remarkably fine and f7getype end paper cannot therefore do Jos to the following lines with which' he re am:laded to the President'scall. When we eroinirdand the board. . . . So pleatenualy stoma With all that the palate Could With 'Fleece wlset.that each. When called tor a apeeeb. Should soak. au laddre.A—t. DI. dish tint 'lace It appears, That nansti Itself, the ears. The dinnerloot at rot NO mastoni Ortlxlllll 48 W;niu eslra,.e __~ To eotroneht on these last - When such. repeat An the one Just before no Is spread Were owlets we feel; The dellahts or a meal Are rather of elowarh than head. Volversity halls. Familiar old wall, We greet you with [hotness sad mirth Ever Mauneh may you be. As the strong forest tree. With its root, sinking deer. into earth. her birthday we're told. lialf a hundred years old, • • And here we are gathered andied. New faces to meet. Old fac !Genereet. • On the of their once trilling ground University men. The time has been. when Thaelomethsdversity lay On our en dear. lint tree now from care. The - old glri - Is mating her way. Steil spend and not spare. mho Is wont, all the care ett=t=l= nui ..±;on thue .41;c bo's'n .% oni of the Wood.. Mr. W.D.Nooref, flowed this with a stir flag. witty. earnest appeal for the projected law-school, intenningled witd comic remials cen4es and pithfanecdotes. After this a letter was read by Professor Crane. from a member of the class of 31 pro posing es a toast, 'The memories of Col-Sam. W. Dia,k and Rev. G. D. Foltnn, graduates of. that class, who have one to another 'world." To this the Rev. Mr. Critchelow, of the class of '34. ,responded vary feelingly. And then the while assemblage. tieing to their feet, song. led by prof. Crane, the hymn begin ning— 0 God, our help in ages past, Our hope for peon to come % After which they dbtpersed.and n rhentortMle vent was numbered with the past. We are sorry that we cannot print entire the-tent of the learned discourse of the dis tinguished orator. but time waits for no man. nor does it hold back a minute for the morn ing gaily printing. pm.. A gonteralmmrY.. Itself reeelving the copy at a late hour, sent u the proof eo near day light that we could not attempt to get it to ahape without greatly delaying our paper. Hence we mum reluc tantly deprive•nur reader. of the pleasure or reading the pretty and well conceived ad- The Voanh VIIIOIIII Celehmtlev'of the Belle Lent...a Ilioc*ty tithe Blebop BoteelM leittl tut, Wu - held last evening in the school room of the First Ltaptiat Church. A large audi ence filled the room, Fonsiating chiefly of the scholare of the Institute, with their parents and friends. Bishop Kerfoot and-the Rev . Mesm. Scarborough, Roberta..Crumnton'and Taylor Were also present. Rev. 8...1. Coster, Rector of the Institute, briefly addressed the wellence in explanation of. the object of the c ettration, and thanked the people for the interest evinced in their work by the large attendance. ••Cloudland." originalebY Miss Hersh. wane production creditable to th e Intellect and gen i uss of the youthful essayist. and was spokes with a clear and distinct utterance and grace ful manner. . ..... The neat exercise was beautifully read. It was ••Ibwn to Dust," A selection from ••[io chaaan Plead.” . . "Heroes." original. by Miss McComb. was alike good In thought, style and delivery. The "Goose," anonymous, selected by re quest, was then read by MI. Brashier, who exhibited a good conception of the combs wit of her author and amused the audience by her excellent rendering of. the piece. • Miss Briggs then read an essay of her own on "Earnestness," which must have been the product of much careful and well trained thought. Longfellow's "Lover's Errand" was next read with floe effect by Miss Preston. Then "A Night in the Vatican." was read by its author. Miss Bmshler, evidently a young lady of genius, culture and fine descriptim powers. "Aunt Avery in New York," an extract from "Fred. Maria and Me," was rend with great humorous effect by Miss Carnahan. "The Brave man," from the Clerm. of Bur ger, was rendered as the author might wish, by Miss Bing - wait, whose vocal inflexions were Judicious and well pronounced. The • concluding exercise was a' selection rroni"Pickwick." beautLfally read with elm" trßing effect br klim Fuller. bI y A e l ' n e s r t e rt e i n e s n ' til ' aln med ocal :full ' e t, t a n g; Brothersilverson, the Blues Butler and Miss Carnahan. - The large and Intelligent audience vrere very attentive and gratified listeners. The Rev. Rector and his acenmplished lady may felici tate themselves thaithe performances of their pupils were nearlY *Litton. and afford tO their patrons conclusive evidence that the skillful and periletent lake" of the teacher. are manifest In the proficleany displayed by the young ladles. In their Belles-Lettre. celebration. E==7"! - . . Stephen, the famous guide at the Mammoth Cave, used to say that more visitors tame from Europe to view that subterranean wofr der, than from all parts of the United States combined.. Thousands of Americana go into ectaales over the Wm* and Damtbe who never saw the beauties which Ins the tipper Nimissimil from St. Louis to St. Paul, or the strange Mr:Neese of "the coast" from Bayou Sara to New Orleans. The great attraction for hungry PeOple In Pittsbutifb, is the Conti , neatal, nett door below the POlttaift t Fifth avenue. If there Is anything that will tempt the appetite it la 11Prftd upon the board at this favorite restaurant every day. Stranger. In town who wish to_glit a good meal should fol low the crowd to Hottzbelmirea. \ • PITTSBURGH DAILY GAZETTE :SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1870. TII4 PEOPLE'S CALLE(4F.. Alumni .....e-unlon at The High Sehool—An latereutag Literary Entertainment—Yeast \ log nod erystehoresa. The Tent AnnualHe-unitn of the Aluitini of the Pittaurigh Central High Schou , occur red last crewing In the Ifigh School Hall and stun an ' e ceedloglY i enjoyable occasion. There woo uite a large audience in nttend ancaand Hi interest in the ege'rcises.—an It 'Mould he iacveryt king connected with the college for the people,—watt Of the moat en thusiastic character. There watt the usual o ko im. of female ingenuity in the toilet, while the young , gents were tint hack ward either in thin respect. .A HIGH SCHIIOI. The members of the Association and invited guests were somewhat late in arriving, which delayed tire ekerclses beyond the appointed tithe for commencing. At a quarter past eight o'clock Mr. Anthony N . W. Smith. a 111.11- her of the Executive Committee, took the chair, and k•nlled cp`p Professor Crumb. Who opened the'nd,eting With a brief and fern...tut Invocation. =I The retiring President of the Associatinn. Mr. John S. Doltish., being absent, his valedic tory address marked upon t heprogramme was of necessity dispensed with. Mr. Smith. how ever. favored the audience with n few well timed remarks, In which he referred to the Many pleasant recollections' which were called up by theoccasion-- recollections of school ties which he hoped would never totally be severed. He welcom ed In behalf of his fellow members those into the setanciat lon who had Just left their Alum hinter and Were now about stepping forward in the snore stern realities of life. As I bey en gaged in the Tenth reunion exercises all shoUld feel in accord with the spirit or she occasion. These [were pleasant meetings. Here Were assembled old faces. retionnbranceS of friends who had been separated and were again called together to think and talk ever the happy memories of the days gone by. These re... were tWo-fold character. social and Intellectual, and their benefits could alike be felt by all. They who were among the first graduates of the High School looked back to the old building on titnithfleld street. ill-adapted as it rens fur the Dorm..., and lu that respect disagreeable—yet withal surrounded by pleasant associations. Here the High School had origluatledond front that point step by step. through persecution and dlideulty, the rause had advanced until it Was now triumph a nt. Its trininifh would soon be olgoullied more fittingly by a structure which is gradually risilg to o rnamem to ilf cI tr and CrONV to her intelectual char acter. In .'ears he e many graduates Would go forth trout its walls.tind the High School s l f he hereafter would continue to increase In lainience and power. Wit t hese memories Of the past. and Sheer hopes for the inter, the tenth annual reunion war on., of the too, Interesting and eventful character. All, were welcome. and new members . a eli as old. should take away from the occasion, resolves to work in the cause and to old in all efforts for the elevation and the maintenance of the dignity of their Alma Mater. Mr. Smith's remark'', were followed with music by the band, after which the President: elect for 1011. Mr. Robert .11. McKee. of the class of ISSU. was int...red and delivered his inaugural address. He .0111 one great characterlstie If the, age which Intuited It nbove all other. , was the general diffusion of knowledge. Thin wan a very important sign of the time, In oar efflintry especially the people should he educated. (or upon this. rested the stability of the Government. Yet thin knowledge. t his education would be de filed to the great majority oL the people but for the clod". SyStetn of .COnanton Schools. They had been planted like dower need all over the•land. and the .chlldren were being educated by the Government to be useful citi zens and susinineile'of that flovermnent In, future years. With the eMablisionent• and mince,. of the Common gehools however came the demand for a mill higher education. and to flit this need the High School wan rrented It had been \CP adated for the pu therpose. Front it from t he bet college in - land went forth the trained intellect which had there been prepared for a higher advancement In any si p on of the High rofession or walk •of life. This w. the mis Travelers. when retorting trout their tours: said It was oot when gazing into the magnifi cent acenery. but when the reality gave place to atter thought