~[~~r.~''x~u'r.~~.dun!a. ^. ~~. IM=l==ES itisburg 4_ ME ~Y ,0,71074 Z 111 . .0P raa crzir. 11 :2 - 0100 "HORNING, JAN. - 1881 CITY 4FFAIRS. MOlllOOOl.OlllllCALNiatiOOl for UIO Gussets, by pus, OpUtloo, 00 Fifth St.—ooreseds4 daily 11100. 1111 00 _42 DO • DS . 9 l i alook, . . ....... it .4 • Bismoter ihohaibor „ChPlane .—Tha Annual Fah 'hetiabsinth 'of 'Bi. R. C. Orphan A.sylam. 'iritri*itt CNy 1111kli sit Friday Rotolo& Doom :11w;ilet, nous for two weeks. Admission - - - 141 amts. loattod ou Saturday, as PIIIIIIOIIAL A. W. Looms, of tab off). was Want • on Taeoday lint, at Now Lisbon, to •IllitS Mist Woos I AL Dar .—We haws added Ssl9l. *pg., w►o, for many years, mooted with the posed Piwbursh, tor, to au'r reportorial foroe. For Maus sed energy,—qualities es. good reporter—be ►u no superior. fl be spared by Mr. Anderson, sod s, to :saki the lama oolumns of the rpsued fior full sod early reports of • f pablio ti terest transpiring to the lam boa • ell . ht ssatloa to No efforts his woe (Mutts o ill imettore oltlar sad .0. T Crer.4-we publish in toll the Wag7report of thlr. Atwell, eitilrman of uses Committee of lb. Allegheny Coon. 'our report of the proceedings of 8•Ieot tut coning. I Though long It will well ',nib, rani, beascise It sets forth fully the N'preetittil opetadon Oldie our Tax Leer to that isity: fastest or collection of lases, whloo soup good citizen, who has paid attention to the aobjeu, most desizta! - to we extended to the Ist elk weeety, The Mall fistures of that law are al + laves's) made to the 'tax payers for prompt pay meald ' etto the Treasurer, sad penaltlea for L tardy pe eel. The pulpier was the first under the se w i i , and serithsteedieg every e ff ort was mad to loforr4 the priblie, very mini . poisons k • sothist,of its previsions, sod thus separated hardly upon them. This year every see will b prepared,% sad so hardship will be ilzP•riklmo,Nevertheless. so admirably did AI sew gram volliti‘Alsi $67,912 84 were paid late lb .Trearcry b . , the let of Deoember, while at MX eorreapoeding time in 1889 there were but $15,284 48 Collected and paid to the Tresenter.. City interest, lest year, was paid • without borrowing; *may thousands of dollars of jcalgoteole were pald, while every department of the oily feels On beneficial effects. The statements of Mr. Attrelli in CODUlatiOb with the artielegiablialls those column some weeks aria relation to the operations or the Pittsburgh, tax law, must settle lbs quailoo of the entire *BOW of the new syeus. • -we will sot %Ittihad from 11,. Atwell and his asecolates of the Faisios Oomattee, gentlemen —of lesdlag Assaaisl ripulation, the commenda tions which they d" They bate freely gins their time sad okill to the affairs of Alle stiesy, aed have feirly lifted the oily from a perilous to a very sale sod daiiirable position. No false estimates of She value of poblio proper Sy ore um ads to mem* deficiencies, sod no hes- Motion be. been manitesied to retie by taxation a roinain saffialent td tiodaexpenesc The sx ppesNNwM tene r arCredand to the lowest no- hesitation In sails, that for safe, prudent and suoiressfel. management oar outer oily bps ao superior. . Cooar or Quoarsit Bsastooo—tirforo Judge. McClure sod Adorns Thsvaday, Jan. 3. 81111111.1 Egglmo *el imitated for assault and battery with Intent RI commit murder, on oath of Jets Davie The;partles to the,eteue were at UM louse of Mr. PeiMee, le Chattier, town ship, ow the eight of, b.:Lobar 1860. There was ei poll Cables at. the bone and a damn saeosittied It. AboaCeildnlght, according to the testimony for the Coiamonweelib, the promo tere4sted for hose, nod When a AIM distance from' the hum was} mooted by defendant. High weeds iteened Wittman the parties with te pid to aerials difacitiles between their Mende, sad resulted in Eggiseon cutting prosecutor - with a knife ea the . right mu, back and side. Several witaassee were examined on behalf of the Hemmosweekh o Vibe stated In substance is • above; also that the wounds upon the Orson of 'the prosecutor ware of so severe a character as to peril ifs life for 110011411, weeks. The defame stiletriptedrto show that during - tae sight of Clioutting, • party i in which the presenter termed had a diffumity with sweispeslesitrtyleh &Model& sad his bream fonald i-pari„ and that after they left the Ombra; Eggleacii, who was under the In. lees aliquot, folliwed them out oti the road Sad desired to lisow Who wanted to fight. The prasititierthen plekid up something andatrook detesdast, led ih a struggle which ensued Davis ' • for the!defeacv...vits Acne Shen 4,,,,,k,.,...m.posenimadiribliand eloquent - phut fe a jury. I The former maintained that the areas., if ear, was only an aggravated esesult, while the latter held that defendant was —clearly galley of assault with Intent to murder, wader theciode. Judge McClure charged stroogly 'going the twimmer, and after nu abosnos of 20 minutes, sist.jfary found • verdict of "golly in manse, sod form na loaded,' and recommended to the moray of Gm Court."'! . 16.:Oollier mods ilmotion in afraid of jud;- mai, sod foes wiwirisl. • disease if the CoMmonwsaltb U. Griffith, isitioliod tor tabs pritiso*, the jar, returned a Toadied of guilty, and defendant's crustal made • mottos is arrest ofijadgmant and for a now lii t ► s !I J mit of Bombsogb, iadictisi for anoint sad battorp tb dsfasdant was prosounced ...ply. sod mamboed :to pay • Boa of dfteso dol ire its Oanusotifrealth, and tho costa of Ofillestlos. • - ARPOBLIC/111 NOMUNATIONS.—At • preliminary seettag held Is . Birmingham, on, Wednesday entails, the following gistlemen were suggest ed if eandldates for the offices designated : Bur gewiL4... B. Stereesoir. Causal-40bn P. Pees, - F Jests, -Illeiteadee,Cassbers, Jesse Mold, Triderlak Teske, 8., Nasty, George Dine'n'• Joseph. WlCalgis, Hoary Whitfield, Jacob Ul rleb; Davitkidorgan,J. C. Shaffer, J. W. Rose, , Jew Peweett. (.1 which numbs; but five ere is he sesleatea). School DireatoraL-Thentes ll'[,l, W.C, Sagtenbaugh, Asa, Gribbin, D. Sr OtOolleas 'Constable-N. B HOsell, P. _Peesses, P. lUlNraid Bm. Ill'Cullyf-fone to be attsiestinfr: • The littlest*, tlolial has been nowlealed - In Damen borough :'I Ba gg gg a—George Idea Otuutell...tleitlet Wit's; John B. Elam, Cha& Maher , John Jibe Bober& Pins,. School Dtrititda—Andrew Han, Jesse Asseser-Laeorge Meal; Assistant s i4Jfieit: -Jitisetern, ;Andrew Here. ;Judge of giglidata-..111. grebe. , Joispietora--Jeue Saturn, David:ll.lesilteen., .i.thwtuible—Joba Long. Owriesness Anairier—Probabis Jleseads. - Oaf Wellesley lest; Pallet 'Carr and wire, re eltlieW wear the Dtteneene - depot; at the Point, beiiews 'Jsiltizlesied, Sid when their tester Peolgsent had forsaken liem • violent quarrel enewed between de* It la *Sapid that he *bond her .ta • mostantrapear maser, knock bit iier. down with Me fist, sad klekfug her fa the Woken with • heavy boot, list