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THE WEEKLY POST, TEE P#E9TOEXTIAL CANCPAION The approaching Presidential Cain- Rign, which will open in earnest im -ir-.4aidiately After the nominations at „Chicago, is unquestionably 'the most '''iteperfaitit since the 'formation of the , 141 our Govenartent, We intend to devote :1 , 7 ourselves to• it, 'with all the earnestness and viellpnce 'we can Command ; and, in &der that , irt, may ,be able to coin ,..lll9sVjAkttthe greatest possible numb'er ti freadiirsi, we have concluded to issue the P,OBT to clubs, during the contest, 4 white t Nati' 'With the proceedings . of the dideago Convention, and end we u itrnst with the joyous intelligence that vtemortrhaa • Crowned our efforts in the election of our nominees. The price of the . Campaign POST will • lie aacheap ae we can afford to give it. ' 'Orders will be taken at the following - rates, 9i.. : Ten copies $ 300 - Twenty copies 6 00 Fifty copies io 00 Oue hundred copies 18 00 • !ilif Letters may be'addressed to the POST, ooriet of Wood and Fifth Streets, Pitts :l, A Serenade, " The Philadelphia Keystone Club did our office the honor, on Friday evening, clf .4. most charming serenade; but being =.ithsent at the time d we had not the pleas , nre' of bearing the nuisic, nor the satis ' factiOri of thanking the Club for its re f, ..;membrapee of the Post. Better late than ,•• ;never, however; and consequently, we itbw ri , Vtirn thanks 'to the 'indomitable B,eystone Clittoif Philadelphia; which, clupen their return from Chicago will, give-as another taste of their quality. . "The man - iirluihath not music in himself, And is not touched withconeot d of sweet sounds, Ie fit for.incianso;i, stisittem and spots. LittrtkatlPlrMin be trusted. , , CHICAGO CONVENTION_ - By a private dispatch from Chicago, received on i , fiaturddy morning, and published in another,polumn, we are as sured of tlie,nomination of the popular favorite; (3biti. McGtai.LAN. There are.ii few. "one idea" ,men in at tendance at the Convention, who would like to 4aie rtheir crotchets prevail in its deliberttioria, but the sterling sense of the . intu3ses, led by the sagacity of t and-wise leaden y renders their T of d croalcifigs -;harmless. . only opposition of consequence to .1 1.11 e nomination of Meer-it:malt comes from the. states of Ohior.Conneeticut and Indiana, but even their delegations are .diviiind. The powerful States of New• York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ken- tacky, Missouri and New Jersey are so enthusiastic in his snpport, that they _: , welgh Alain' s]] opposition. Besides, the people, assembled in - Chicago, from every loyal' State in the Union, create such an outside pressure in his favor, that the few impracticable persons op posed to him are entirely silenced amid 'the e general acclamation. We are, there fore, prepared to hear of Gen. McCLEL- LAN'S nomination on the first ballot, or may y be, 4y, ac.clamption, without the formality ea. vote. i His nomination we regard as certain, and his trium phant election may be regarded as be- • ing as certain as any future event can ' In the signs of the times, we can not be mistaken; the very stars have said it, and the people will confirm the shining 'Sibyl: Some of the ablest men in the Union —not delegates—are in Chicago from distrlnt fltates, pounaellhig the *per • course-to be pursued by the Conven tion; the Clitago Post, alluding to the platform likely to be adopted, enume rates as follows: 1. Theinviolability of the Constitution. i; IL, The maintenance the Union in =ail Its , integrity. • ILL Peacoat the earliest praetioablemoicent; this peace to he; sought by offers, 1. To treat fot return to their allegiance by those now in rebellion; convention of the States to consider the grievances and complaints of any ,or all the States, and to settle all disputed question?, either by amendments to the Constitution or otherwise. 3. Pending these negotiations an armistice suspending hostilities. 4. The action of that convention to be rati fied AV detrrtealtito enact in goodlaith. Tr. Nestle:lU of these offers trite followed by a vigorous execution of the policy enuncia ted in the Crittenden resolution, passed by Con- ANOTHER INVASION FEARED. After three years and a half of unparal lelled war,a Nvax,which those who , insist •eid npOn it contended would notriast more than "sixty, days," we are engaged in ethatisting our purses and Our male pop ulation, in raising another half million of volunteers. And notwithstanding the fact of the administration having en• Oitited•sevenhundredlippepsnd ren since na'st eictOlidr;therefs tiival necessity for the additional thousands now demand— ed. What have become of those men nR OF*9.,citottall; the , 0 4 1 3( Wing we do know is that a half million more are cal led for and what is worse they are badly needed—not to take Richmond but to tate'VWahhington and • Pennsylvania from mare rebel invasions. This is not, ~ tol"l"oo9ll r agingi but the, people will atilumeto submit( to it, until:they get rid ttinn,dering rtdere.i z Then, dwe tet re through the dark nem 62 1 .4whinkilioriet ' rC isa's stupidity ixiilliil4lo*..lo3 antelope& the na-- ‘- tibn. X But, , in the meantime we must prepara,tsinantroutipreeent danger; and. .o,ltbst,,tiaereacresson for Amigo Awre :,Yttlq040,01.111,b11(19Plly *OM . , i &Fol ex tractifr a.4 . ratihington to ,, this ) LIU ,Sl4 11 0 - 1 -All the motentente UL LUPO L ; ' 7I ' OISIL4 WWC)Irr.IOI , ..O. ~Agpf w ejdar, have been mttykud toy vigor, aitd good judgment, and their meat movement may well be looked for ==== with anxiety.. 4!1 great apprehension here is, that theylf„Mill succeed injleceiv ing SHERIDAN .440 titeir 4 vni inten tions, by erossitiC the , Pkittitpac ! - 4t point considerabtwent qP t 1 Bms port, and advan4o 146 Batsylitnia, l and will thus dran.lasaftertftem, and then will ti ake their real ritAre'l` went directly on this city by way of Snicker's Gap, crossing the Potothac at Edward's Ferry. General SHERIDAN will probably, however, not be deceived by such a maneuver. His orders no doubt, require him to cover Washington, as a paramount consideration. If,the Confederates invade Pennsyl va ilia, I do not Hank General SHERMAN will follow them into that State, the de fense of which from invasion, will prob ably he left to its own militia. General STEVENSON, the commander at Harper's Ferry, has organized an admirable sys tem of scouting.by which he is enabled to know; every hour, the exact position of affairs at the upper gaps in the Blue Ridge; and by means of this, he knows that as yet, there is no indication on the part of the Confederates of leaving Gen. SHERIDAN'S immediate front for any movement toward Washington. What they may be preparing to do in the direction of Hancock is involved in more doubt. And the prevailing im pression is, among well informed men of military education that they will make no movement at all until strongly re-enforced, and will then cross the Potomac at or near Williamsport, and advance to and take possession of Ha : gerstown, and from that point will either advance into Pennsylvania or else move direct on Frederick and Washington. "If they do so it is difficult to see how General &MR! DAN can do otherwise than to abandon his present strong position, and throw his army in their path. It would be shameful in the Government to leave the defense of Pennsylvania to the militia of that State. It is not yet organized even, and could offer no resistance to the ad vance of a large army. C PAPER, NEW IN VMS TIOI!''aN SMALL ARMS.— The war has given great stimulus to the manufacture of Email arms. Espec iallY has this been the case with pistols. Hundreds of new improvements have been patented—breach loading, revolv ing cylinders, and self cocking pistols, of all shapes, sizes and weights conceiv able, for service In the field or for per sonal defence. As with muskets or ri fles, so with regard to pistols, military men and experts differ very much in their opinion as to the real value of all the many so-called improvements, how ever pretty to look at, practical shoot ers all agree in rejectingcomplicated ar ranged arms, for the reason that long service causes them to become unserv iceable, and this is generally the case When they are most needed. So dis gusted havc r some officers become with this great fault of newly patented arms, that they advise the use of the old smooth-bore musket for active, long continued service, and the old fashioned rifle • for accurate shooting, notwith standing the fact that newly invented guns may make longer shots in fancy rifle shooting. Exceptions are made however, in favor of the English En field rifle musket, and the regular Colt revolving pistol. Breech loaders are too apt to be as dangerous to the mau be hind the weapon as to the enemy in front. Like many other improvements it has been proven that small arm "im provements" may be carried too far, and involve great expense and no com mensurate benefit therefrom. The Derringer pistol was known long before the invention of breech loaders, and yet bolds its own for accurate shooting and obtaining the, whole force of the charge. This is the distinguish• ing feature of the old-fashioned rifle which, although not shooting so rapidly, yet more than pays for its superior ac curacy and freeness from getting out of order. AN UNDER SEA FLEET.—The • Iron monger and Mega, Trade Advertiser, in speaking of the trade of Birmingham, has the following statement: "The Messrs. Russell are now engaged in the manufacture of an extensive and very novel order for the Russian Government who seem to have resolved upon making that country a great maritime power. I fleet of war vessels, to sail under the surface, are now being constructed in Russia. To afford some idea of the magnitude of the Russian enterprise, it may be stated that the cost of the tubes alone for a single vessel of this subma rine fleet will be nearly nine thousand pounds. It will contain no less than thirty-eight lengths of wrought iron tube, of sixty feet each, having a thir teen" inch bore, and a thickness of seven eights of an inch. The specifications demand that they shall be capable of bearing a pressure of 2,000 pounds to the square inch,. and Messrs. Russell test every tube up to 2 000 pounds. The submarine boat, which these tubes are destined for, is of such dimensions that it is estimated that 200 tons of iron and steel will be used in its construction. The cost will, it is calculated, reach 175,- 000 roubles, or £27,000 and the expendi ture of this amount has been authorized by the Emperor. Each vessel is to have engines worked by compressed air, and to have a very strong break with provis ion for attaching large cylinders charged with powder, at the bottom of vessels, to be fired by electricity. The parties nav igating the vessel will see what they are doing by means of `bulls'-eyes,' and they will be able to regulate the depth at which they swim,. generally keeping quite close to the surface." TERRIBLE SCENE IN AN ITALIAN Couwr.—A fearful. dramatic scene took place the other day at the Court of Asia at Chieti, where the famous brigand, Sansalvatore Scenna, wag on his trial for a long catalogue of misdeeds, including assassination, rape, and arson, Perpe trated during the course of a long career of guilt. Sentence was pronounced in the usual manner, amidst the breathless silence of all present. Scenna was con demned to death, three of his' accom pikes to twenty years at the galleys,and the four remaining prisoners were ac quitted. A hum of applause followed the reading of, the sentence, and the judges retired, leaving the condemned men in the hands of the force. Scenna appeared to be utterly stupefied and un manned by the just severity of the sen tence; but on the approach of the carbi neera to replace the fetters upon his wratsi he threw a rapid glance around him, with a sudden, botuid cleared the / prilioners' dock, and, in spite of a bay - onet wound hurriedly inflicted on, his passage, by one of the soldiers, made his way,to the window, climbed up with th e agility of a cat, and flung himself down into the street. A dill crash was heard, from without, and those who had hribied out of;the court-to see what had 'titoiiiiktte,:ftitind 'Been& writhing in 4-"Obeauor bleed snd breathing his last. TgeibiehhilagprlitmeratbOksdVantage of the conftudon, andl'ltiedeNtiresPetrste , effort to' escape, but *ay were speedily overpowered and csrriedback to peon. THE - POST-PITTSBURGH, -WO . .1 . /MAT AORNING, AUGUST 29, 1804. gi n a 0 /3nbatitute. To tho'"Ectitoi• _of the Pittsburgh Uormries •• . • ~ Hoe you, as yet, got in your substi. lute of - representative fighting man for the usual green-back consrderation in ;that behalf? Have you ran the gaunt let of the bounty-jumpers, pimps and go iietweens who daily congregate in the vi cinity of Fourth and Smithfield ftreets ? Has your biped prototype been duly tes ted in wind and limb by the Surgeon, pronounced " acceptable," and finally given over to the unpitying catch polls of the Provost Marshall's office, who invested him with Mambrino's helmet and consigned him to the receiving vaults at the Girard House, and epicuri. an delights of hard tack and army ra tions ? If you have not experienced this patriotic felicity I have done so, as your readers must know. Having adjusted the preliminary ques tion of finance, we, 1. e. myself and "vb." at precisely three p. m. of the eventful day, stood before the Assistant Provost. He received us blandly, yet was a trifle distant and dignified, as be fitted so important a functionary. The stories of his having been an accessory before the fact to the recent flagellation of a refractory deserter we are satisfied now is all a bosh. Combe, Spurzheim and Lavater nail the slander, and the generous size of his cranium, to say nothing of his contents, forbids the dreadful thought. Was our proposed substitute, quoth the Assistant p. m., a veteran? He was, and we made_ imme diate and satisfactory proof thereof. We were thereupon directed to await the calling of our names at the back-door of the sanctum sanclorum, where we would soon be ushered into the presence of that hidden Mokanna, the Captain and Pro vost Marshal of the District and of his renowned medicine man Doctor Sangra do. At length we are summoned by one of the imps of the anti-chamber, and falteringly enter its precincts We were received with an omnious silence, broken by the imperious mandate of the medicine man (who seemed Master of Ceremonies), to "strip!" A hurried survey of the apartment re veal sundry inquisitorial devices--scales, metre, sponge, sulphuric ether, etc., and in the centre of the floor, lo! a semi-cir cular chalk diagram, within whose mys- tic limits there stands now in a nude state my "sub." Doctor Sangrado ma jestically arises and surveys him with the eye of a Hippocratic connoisseur. Having thus superficially measured his victim, the Ductul• proceeds to details, and requests him to place each hand by his side and assume the position of a sol dier. Would the "sub" raise both arms over his head and cough with all his might and main? He does as directed, with refreshing strength and vigor, dis playing a :full chest and sound lungs. Changing to the extremities, the Doctor suggested that he should stand on his heels and "work his toes," and then re versing the operation, stand on his toes and work his "heels." I began to re gard hiin with new and profound admi ration as a practised acrobat of the Ravel or Blondin school. Would he now oblige them by walking as fast as possible across the room and then running the same distance ? Certainly, and he steps off on the dou'l le quick with a lithe and youthful activ ity which evidently won upon the Doc tor, who, in his day, has been a man of parts and vigor., although now fast verg ing into the lean and slippered panta loon. This last test was evidently de• cisive, and as my "sub," like the knights of old, was placed on his right and then on his left knee, the Doctor formally pronounced over his prostrate form the words, " Captain, I see no defect in him!" The die was cast, he had passed the ordeal, and nothing now remained but the "muster in." This ceremonial was ,performed in a solemn and impres sive manner by the "Captain and Pro vost Marthal" in undress uniform, his elocution being somewhat marred by the use of the meerschaum, to which he is, it seems, constantly addicted, and the indifference of the profane bystanders to what was taking place. I bid my "vet eran" friend an atTectioaate adieu as he disappeared forever from my vision in the custody of a shadow conjured up for the purpose by the inexorable Cap lain, and wended my way homewards a poorer if not a wiser man. Mn. EDITOR : 1 object, 1 protest, in fact 1 call upon the Government to "sup press" in future the publication of such ribald articles as tIA above; articles evi dently intended and in every way worded to throw discredit and ridicule upon one of our greatest institutions—the Provost, Marshals office and its whole board of courteous and efficient officials. Why, sir, if such things are allowed to go on they will have a tendency to "discourage enlistments" without compulsation ! Why again refer to the little flogging scrape ? That was only 26 lashes at most, and they were not given to a col ored citizen of African descent, but to a whits man. The Provost Marshal, Sur geon, &c., may have certainly been mis taken as to the popularity and honor of the situation, still I think, under the cir cumstances, they do about as well as others who would be willing to take their places, and, for this reason, I am glad to see that General Moorhead retains them in office—for which I presume the Dis patch will do a little for him this fall, when he will be asked to explain his rea sons for voting for the bill to send poor men to the field whilst the rich, who can afford to buy substitutes, remain at home. IL L. A. By order, G. V. P. Spider Cap turing a Snake The Orleans (New York) Republican relates that one day last week ex-Comp troller Lorenzo Burrows discovered, in a building belonging to him, a small snake suspended by the neck under a shelf. On examination, the suspension proved to be accomplished by nothing more snbstantial than the threads of a spider's web. The main web or nest of the Spider was just under the shelf, perhaps two and a hail feet from the floor. From this depended a caple formed of a num bet of strands, and from this hung the snake. The upper half of the snake's body seemed to be wound around with the tiny thread, which was so tightly drawn about his head and throat as to prevent the) reptile opening its mouth. Having thus secured him, the spider seemed intent on drawing his prey up to his net, and when discovered had so far succeeded as to have half the length of the snake from the floor. The snake manifested its dislike of the treatment by occasional violent struggles, in which he would spring from the floor and exert his utmost powers to break his filmy. bands. The .struggles were very complacently and unconcernedly watched by the spider from his nest above. The snake was about a foot in length, and the spider was by no means a large specimen of his species. The apparently unequal struggle was witnessed by more than one hundred persons during the day, at tracted by the report of the singular contest. But that the cable was acci dentally broken by a person who enter ed the room, the spider would hap un doubtedly drawn the snake to his den. This singular case presents double: room for wonder—that at the "strategy" of the spider in getting his coils abort the snake, and second at the r'wOrtderful strength - evinoed iu drawing up a-rep tile at least one hundred times his weight. IIIME:M , 1 113: — E C9NVEIiTibN. , •::. ,- a *Orikirrivais Cli. Delf.gatas and liotk-. 1 • Id•aa..lCl la Onsalp at the Hotels. At ilEthe plinWpal hotels the subject - of the nominee 'as the great and ab sorbing topic of ponvereation among del egates and poilticans o' every glade. The platform vgas quite ignored ; no body spoke of itior merged to remember that it was a' part o, the business to Mc Oe be done. n stock was up—high ital up—so high fact that nothing else could be thought of. Everybody was for McClellan—at least, everybody talk ed for him and seemed particularly as sured that everybody would vote for him. The prevailing opinion at the ho ttis, on the streets, whatever a knot of politicians Met together,twastliat the con vention would open with more than two thirds of the delegates in favor of Mc• Clellan, and that the nomination would probably be awarded to him by acclama tion. it was even asserted that Ben Wood and Vallandigham were in favor of McClellan—an assertion which it will be safe to receive with-some doubt. It is very certain; however, that all the apostles of Peace and Non coercion who have yet arrived in the city have shown much discretion in preserving an exceed ing demure and quiet behavior. It is already manifest that their strength in the convention will be - so small as to render any obstreperous conduct on their part quite unavailing. All day at the Sherman House, Val landigham was the centre of an interest ing and interrested crowd of people to whom he exhibited his sores and rehears ed his sorrows and sufferings as a politi cal martyr. But his tone wits that of a man who is disposed to acquiesce peace ably when he finds that opposition will be unavailing, rather than that of the juryman who reported that he had agreed upon a verdict, though the other eleven pertinaciously held out. From present appearances, the Anti-coercionists will number but a very small fragment of the convention—so small that they will not attempt to make trouble. The New York Delegation. The following named gentlemen are among the delegates from New York, who arrived yesterday and last night; Gov, Seymour, Albany; Gov. Hunt, Ni agara, Judge John Stryker, Oneida; F. Kernan, Utica; D. C. St. John, Gov. Parker, N. J.; Mr. Cassidy, Albany; Manton Marble, N. Y. I). E. Delevan, N. Y ; S. J. Tilden, N. Y.; Sanford E. Church, M. B. Champlain, Allegheny; Gen. John A. Green, Syracuse; Alfred Clark, Otsw.,go. The party It ft Buffa:o, Tuesday evening in the steamer Arctic for:Deiruit. They were escorted to the boat by a large concourse of citizens, amidst the blaze of fireworks and the boom of cannon. Prior to the departure of the boat a call was made for Gov. Sey mour,,i ) lo responded briefly saying that at lie was a out to perform a solemn duty as a dele ate to the Chicago Convention, and when he returned he would be able to name our standard-bearerand the next President. He thought we would soon meet again to congratulate ourselves upon a Union restored and a constitu tional Government once more respected. Three cheers were then given for Gov. Seymour, George B. McClellan, and Dean Richmond, and the boat moved out of the harbor. Senator Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, left Buffalo with the same party. The Kentucky Delegation The Kentucky delegation have arriv ed and are stopping at the Tremont. The following are among the names: lions. James Guthrie, J. F. Robinson, .1 R. Underwood, Paul R. Shipman, Hamilton Pope, Sarni. B. Thomas, Dr. Thos. Owing, Garret Davis, Jno. B. Bruner, Dr. David King, Col. Jno. W. Henry, Thos. W. Varnor, Thomas Bar ber, T. 'l'. Gerard. William M'Grath and Hon. Myer Strowse of Pa., arc also at the 'Fre mont. The Syracuse "Peace" Convention. Mr. 11. 0. Orderdonk, chairman of the "Peace" gathering in Syracuse, mani fests an a , obstreperous disposition by pub lishing in Eastern papers a card, de claring that the disorganizing resolu tions which that conclave attempted to adopt were not rejected, as the reported proceedings stated, but in fact adopted, and that the report of their rejection was "a trick of the war Democrats." This Mr. Onderdonk, also publishes the fol lowing: NOTICE —The delegation to the Chi cago Convention, appointed by the great mass Peace Convention, which assembled at ,Syracuse, August 18th,will meet at the Sherman House, Chicago, at 9 p. m. on Saturday, the 27th inst. Punctual attendance is requested. ONDRILDONK, Chairman. SAMUEL. T.pSUIT, Secretary. On this thd Argus comments as fol lows : CONSCRIPT . We doubt whether the annals of po litical imposture will show anything grosser than this. We suppose that the gang of Confidence men will be on ex hibition at Chicago; if they think it will pay to go through the show. The Syractise disorganizers will prob ably find when they reach Chicago that it will hardly "pay" to undertake the kind of exhibition they contemplated, and, like the Peoria disorganizers, will probably subside. Orders From Chief Marshal Willard Chief Marshal Willard has issued the following : The Democrats in the several Wards in the city are requested to report to the officers of their respective organizations, at the headquarters of the "Invincible Club," corner of Clark and Monroe streets as soon as possible. Officers of Democratic organizations, and delegations from other States, and from the State of Illinois, are requested to report as above. The place, and manner of forming the procession will be annouAcad hereafter. CRAB. M. WILLARD, Chief Marshal. Horrible Child Murder Great excitement has been caused in Paterson N. J., by the horrid murder of a smdll Child by two other children un der the circumstances. , A little daughter of Mr. Huriburt, aged about two years, who was playing on the walk in front of his house, suddenly disappear ed on Monday afternoon. After a fruit less search by the anxious mother, the services:of a bellman were procured, but two days' Search still failed to find the missing child. On Wednesday night, however, word was received that the lost child had been found in a well, an Investigation revealed the terrible fact that it had been lured away by two little beggar girls, named Long, aged respect ively nine and tslve years, stripped of its pretty dress, and then thrown into the well. The juvenile murderers con fess the crime, and say that they brought the child to the house of their parents with no other ctrvering than a shawl, and that the oldest girl, Emma Jane, threw it into the well. After committing the deed they ran into the house, but shortly afterward returned to to the well, and looked into it. At that time the child was still alive, and its struggles were plainly perceptible. The child cried bit terly when thrown in. The water in the well was only from three to five feet in depth, and when the child was found its side was visible and floating out of the water, its little legs, head and hands dangling down. . „ . The mother of the little murderers has been injail for some ,time. On . Wednes day iftetnodre she ' 'liberated, her timetutysng* cgt. Upon reaching home, her &it liter, devoid' of that cliff -oration whirl: Mahe live, may charac-: terize her more mature years, it old her ;Wit there watt a baby in,She well. The Indians and the Telegrapli z '' It is a singular fact apt while ti* Plains for some hundreds of miles ~west of Atchinson are no `, wept by 'hiistile Indians and all white - men are 4iriven, away, the poles and wires of the Wes tern Union Telegraph Co. ' are not dis turbed, It is said thit the Indians have a superstition which restrains thent froth' disturbing the wires . 4do which the "whispering spirit" travels. A writer to the World thus explains the matter: To the Editor of the World. A curious fact in ccnnection wirh the recent In• dian atrocities along the overland route probably not generally understood, and may not be uninteresting to the public. The Indians have never disturbed the telegraph line, although they have plun dered, burned, and murred at various points along the line. They regard the wire as the breathing spirit of the Al mighty, and are filled with superstitious awe over its performances. This feeling owes its origin to the following inge nious expedient on the part of Mr. Creighton a superintendent of the Over land Telegraph line, who, on the com pletion of the line, desired to protect it, against Indian molestation. By arrangement he secured the at tendance at Forts Kearny and Laramis —five hundred miles apart—of two in— fluential chiefs of the Sioux and Arapa bee tribes. They had not met for ma ny months, but were intimate friends. Their relations with each other had been such, that ques:ions and answers be tween them were wholly comprehensi— ble to themselves. They talked together fur an hour, but both manifested incre dulity, and suspected some pale face jug glery. To make the impression more forcible, Mr. Creighton at once arranged to have both chiefs start simultaneously from the respective points, and me( t midway for consultation. Two weeks were consumed in the journey, and the "red brothers" met in council. Of course a comparison of notes dissolved every doubt, and strengthened the superstition and awe which had at first inspired them. The effect of this ingenious arrange ment has been of great ad var ttge to the Overland Telegraph Line. The wires have never been broken by the Indians, even when stretches of hundredskif miles over which the line passes have been ravaged by predatory bands. The very fact that the line has not been molested during the recent troubles disproves the assumption that secession guerrillas have led the savages in their bloody work. If white men had been connected with these outrages, the wires would have been cut at a dozen points. EDWARD BLISS. A HAPPY CITY.—A. Warsaw letter, says the Debate, which we find in the Moscow (Janette, contains the following curious details: " Warsaw has recover ed the plenitude of life which belongs to great cities. It has the French theatre ; it has excellent acrobats in the Swiss Valley ; it has music in the Jardin de Saxe and the park of Larienka. Every where the public assembles in great numbers ; but more than elsewhere they meet once a week at the station of the railway from Warsaw to St. Petersburg. This fashionable promenade assembles each time from 4,000 to 8,000 persons. There is music there also, but of a par ticular kind—tears, sobs, groans. This promenade entertainment, amusement— call it what you will—is named 'the adieus with exiled political criminals.' The fashion has been recently introdu ced by agitators. Although the day fix ed for the departure of the convoys is always kept secret, each time the whole of Warsaw learnes it through the night, and at four in the morning the precincts of the station are encumbered with a compact mass. Only some dozen per sons are banished at a time, and thou sands assemble . to bid them adieu The police appear not to care about it." People will see, says the Debate, that nothing is wanting to this pretty picture; %%hat grace, what delicacy, and what good taste ! It is an idyll. After that let any one deny that Warsaw amuses itself, and that joy and happiness have returned with calm, justice, and liberty, under a paternal administration ! INPRON"ED MANUFACTURE ('F GAS.-A well known gas engineer in London pro poses that the manufacture of gas be carried on in the immediate vicinity of the mines. Here the coal is to be sub mitted to distillation in the simplest manner, and the product collected in the form of coal oils; the oil so obtained may then be submitted to purification from the nitrogenous and sulphur compounds which are so fruitful a source of com plaint, when they find their way into il luminating gas, it being thought far easier and cheaper to remove all the nitrogen and sulphur from a gallon of coal oil, than from the one hundred and fifty or two hundred feet ot gas, of which. it is the representative. When the oil has been properly prepared, and purified from all deleterious substances, it is to be conveyed to the place where it is needed, and there converted into gas. The works necessary for this purpose need only consist of a few retorts, and a gas holder or two. The retort being heated to redness, a little of the oil is allowed to flow into it, when instantly it is converted into permanent gas, and car ried through a pipe into the gas-holder, of the ordinary construction; from which the illuminating gas is supplied, to the mains as heretofore. , GEN. BURNSIDE.—Gen. Burnside ar rived in this city Tuesday morning, in good health and spirits. It is not cor• rect, as stated by the telegraph, that he has been relieved. The Court of Inqui— ry in relation to the assault on Peters burg has not reported, and has not ex amined any witnesses 'except Gens. Burnside and Meade. We judge that one of those unfortunate military diffi culties, which seem inseparable from the service, has arisen between Gen. Meade and Gen. Burnside, and the lat ter, being the subordinate, prefered, as he always does, to sacrifice himself rath er than embarrass the army in the field by any controversy. He tendered ;his resignation, which Gen. Grant refused, and also refused to relieve him. The Court of Inquiry was temporarily ad journed on account of the necessary ab sence of some of its members. Gen. Grant then offered him twenty days leave of absence, by virtue of which he is at home. We have no doubt that his testimony before the Court of Inquiry will acquit him of all blame, and that he soon will be called to his old or some new command. —Providence Journal, THE LONDON TIMES ON AMERICAN Bio GDNS.—The London Times, after re hearsing the results of some experiments made at Shoeburyness with an Arm strong 600-pounder, concludes that this weapon is capable of smashing through the stxongest sea-going armor-clad that could be got to float, at a distance of 4,000 yards, or even more; and - it then informs its readers that "the Americans have now literally hundreds. of 600- pounder guns, and have just succeeded in casting at Pittsburg a 20-inch gun to throw a spherical shot of 1,600 lbs." It thinks the result of the experiments it re ports proves that we are not "altogether wrong" in trusting to heavy shot at low velocities, and frankly acknowledges Shp there is no charge - of pow *,that could be expected to send the'l,6oo lbs shot out of its gun which would not at close range "be sure' . ,to tell with' Onoet miniFing effect WI ',Very beet our . •iron -clads." That will do for the /Vines. Even Englishmen, it seems, .learn Wis dom be experience: sus, TRUSSES, • .R. RUSSES, TRUssEs, TRUSSES, TRUSSES, !TRUSSES, A superlokartkao of Trusses. The latest inV , prpvementr _ ef Hard. tlpbbefiturses, Hard Rubbeir.lTrussee, Hartkiltubber Tursses, Thor e wistang a BOhalTrusa and at a low price, should calTand ekairdue my stock before.pur chasing eisitwhere. Superior earbott rlll, Burning Fluid, Soda Ash, and Pot. Ash, Perfumery and Patent Medicines of all Ivnds. A large and complete assortment of Gun Elastic and Hard Rubber Syringes. Remember the place, At Joseph Fleming's Drug Store, At Riseph Flemin& Drug Store, Corner of the Diamond and Market street, Corner of the Diamond and Market street, 5u29411. Mf . FAC TS FOR SOLDIER S.— .yhrougbout the • Indian and Crimean Campaigns, the only medicines which proved themselves able to cure the worst oases of Dys entery, Scurvy and Fever, were HOL LOW AY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. There fore, let every Volunteer see that he is suppli ed with them. If the reader of this "tiotice" cannot get a box of pills or ointment from the drug store in his place, let. him iwrite to me, 80 Maiden Lane, enclosing the a mount, and I will mail a box free of expense. Many dealers will not keep my medicines on hand because they cannot make as much profit as on other persons' make. 85 cents, 88 cents, and 31,40 per box or pot. au22.-Iwd A UNIVERSAL MEDICINE.—BY what we eat by the air we breathe, or by the water we drink, we can be made sick; or by fatigue, or from debility induced by heat, because theite effects end by producing impuri ty of blood. To regain health we must purify the blood, by the organs of the stomach and bowels ; these organs must be continued in the regular performance of that duty which nature has assigned them, and should there be any im pediment, to what does experience point 7 TO BRANDRETIPS PILLS, which cannot injure, and which will surely re store the bowels to the regular performance of their duties. The dyspeptic, the billions will find them a treasure of health and the same may be said to all who, are sick in any way, take Brandreth'a Pills and be cured. Sold by THOMAS ItIIDPATII, Pittsburgh, and by all respectable dealers in medicines. aufl4yder.wc tarITNPRESEATABLE Ii KA D S are in a moment beautified by the of er &Um of CRIBTADORO'S HAIR DYE, which, without the slightest trouble, imparts to the hair of the head, the whiskers, beard or moustache, any shade of brown or the most perfect black. Ladles can use it without soil ing their fingers. It is the most expeditious hair.dye in the world,and the only one free from every.p hing oisonous ingredient, anvegetabled that 'containspr p a nouris and ein. URISTADORO'S m HAlR ollient PRESERVATIVE, a valuable adjunct to the Dye, in dress !nu and promoting the growth and perfect health of the hair, and of itself, when used alone —a safe guard that pretests the fibres from de cayunder all circumstances and under all climes. Nanufactured by J. CRISTADORO, No. Astor House, New York. Sold by an Drug gists. Applied by all HairDreasera. auB-lyd&wc I:4rDR. TOBIAS' VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT, pint bottles at fifty cents each, for the cure of lameness, cuts, galls, colic, sprains, Re., warranted cheaper than any other. It is used by all the greit horsemen on Long Island courses. It will not cure ring bone nor spavin, as there is no liniment in ex istence that will. What It is stated to cure it positively does. No owner of horses will be without after trying one bottle. One dose re vives and often saves the life of an over-heated or driven horse. For colic and belly-ache tt has never failed. Just as sure as the sun rises, just so surp z is this valuable Liniment to be the Horse embrocation of the day. Office 66 Oortlandt street, New York. Sold by THOS. REDPATH, Pittsburgh, and all respectable Druggists. auB-Iydaiwc larA FACT. • • • • I. it a Dye. ** • In the year 1866 Mr. Mathews first prepared tke VENETIAN HAIR DYE; since that time it has been used by thousands, and in no instance has It failed to give entire satisfaction. The VENETIAN DYE is the cheapest in the world. Its price is only Fifty cents, and each bottle contains double the quantity of dye in those usually sold for $l. The VENETIAN DYE is warranted not to in jure the hair or scalp in the slightest degree. The VENETIAN DYE works with rapidity and certainty, the hair requiring no preparation whatever. The VENETIAN DYE produces any shade that may be desired—one that will notfeule,crock or wash out—one that in as permanent as the hair_ itself. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents. A. IMEA.THEWS. General Agent, 12 Gold at. N. Y. Also manufacturer of MAT MIMS' ARNICA HAIR Gcoss, the best hair dressing in tise. Price 26 cents. janl6-Iyd rENETIAN HAIR DYE, VENETIAN VIJNIALIaiT and ORLSTADORO'S HAIR DYE, sold at JOS. FLEMING'S DRUG STORE, (lon of thentamond and Market at, tgr LYON'S KATHAIRON.-IKATHA iron le from the Greek word "Kathro," or "Kuthairo ' " signifying to cleanse, rejuvenate and restore. This article is what its name signi fies. For preserving, restoring and beautifying the human hair it is the most remarkable pre paration in the world. It is again owned and put up by the original proprietor, and is now made with the same care, skill and attention which gave it a sale of over one million bottles per annum. It is a most delightful Hair Dressing. It eradicates scurf and dandruff. It keeps the head cool and clean. It makes the hair rich, soft and glossy. It prevents the hair from falling off and turning gray. It restores hair upon bald heads. Any lady of Genleman who values a beautiful head of hair should use Lyon's Kathairon. It is known and uaed throughout the civilized world. Sold by all respectable dealers. DEMAS S. BARNES & CO., New York. IWIIEIMS'i'REET'S INIMITABLE HAIR RESTORATIVE, .NOT A DYE, but restores gray hair to its original color, by supplying the capillary tubes with natural sus tenance, impared by age of disease.. All instan taneous dyes are composed of lunar caustic, des troying the vitality and beauty of the hair, and Wont of themselves no dressing. .He is Inimitable Coloring not only restores hail to its natural color by any easy process, but gives the hair a Luxuriant Beauty, Promotes its growth, prevents its failing off, eradicates dandruff, and imparts healtliand pleas antness to the head. It has stood the test of time, being the original Hair Coloring, and is constantly increasing in favor. Used by both gentlemen and ladles. It is sold by all respecta ble dealers, or can be procouted by them, of the commercial agents, 1). S. BARNES & CO., 202 Broadway, New York. Two sizes, doe. and gi. HAGAN% MAGNOLIA BALM.— This is the most delightful and extraordi nary article eyer discovered. It changes the sun burnt face and hands to a pearly satin texture of ravishing beauty, imparting the marble purity of youth and the distil:gut appeirance so inviting in the city belle of fashion. It removes tan, freckles,Dimples and roughness from the i leaving t he complexion fresh, traneparent a xit smooth. It contains no material injurious to the skin. Patronized by Actresses and ()pep:, Sin gers. It is what every lady should have. Sold everywhere. Prepared by W. E. HAGAN, Troy, N. Y. Address all orders to DEIN AS S. BARNES re 00., New York. mriNEJLICAN MUSTANG LINI MENT.—The parties in St. Louis and Cincinnati who have been counterfeiting the Mustang Liniment under pretence of proprietor shiphave been thoroughly estopedby the Conrts. To guard against the further imposition, I have procured fronrthe United States Treasury, a pri vate steel-plate revenue stamp s which is placed over the top of each bottle. 1. h stamp bears thelaaetrwk of my signature, and without which. the article is a counterfeit, dangerous and worth lesadmitation. Examineevery Ottle r This Lin.. imebt has been in use and growing in - favor for many years. There hardly ertikts a /mullet on the I habitable globe that does of contain-evi dence of its wonderful effects. It is the ben emolleirt in the world. With its present im proved ingredients, its , effects upon man and beast are perfectly remarkable. bores are hes& ed, plains relieved, lives saved, valuable animal, made useful, and untold ills assuaged. Tor cuts, bruises, sprains, rheumatismriwellings; caked breads, strained horses, he., it is a Sever signdruggist& remedy that should never be dispensed It should be in every family. Bold by all 4tg AL,P ! Ra t 4NPSi t SHE ABOVE ARTICLEM POE VOA' SIMON JOHNSTON, by oar. SmtUttleld isad Fourth so. 4110NladaiM40d =CM WHOLE BIMZ3 R OF BOOTS ANI) SHOES GO TO Concert Hall Shoe Stare, No. 62 Fifth St. me-For cash we can atler superior induce. meats tonny house to the West. Every vaidety of Boots and Shoes from 10 Gents perualr and upwards can be found at this celebrated house. Call In and look at the •bargains. Next door to Express Office. su2T itiyo:4lA:ri;t:4:4l:jiif.Ll.lr4l Barred Flannel, Grey Flannel, Scarlet Flannel, Twilled Flannel, For aisle by WHITE, ORR & CO. No. 25 Fifth Street pouitTii WARD, ALLEGURNit.- RALLY! RALLY-! The Committhe are requested to nuke: one more determined effort to raise the money ne cessnry to clear the Want. from 3ha 4rakft, and report to a meeting etthe house or t. Feud harper Chestnut street, THIS (Monday) EVENING, at 7g o'clock. MEMEISME N TI C . rritlF. STUDIES AT ST. VINCENT UGLLEGE, near Latrobe, 'Westmorland county, will be resumed on MONDAY, gep tember sth nu29.5t BOILER'S MEETING.-;-T will be eioieeting of the Boilers of-Pitts burgh and, vicinity on TUESDAY EVENING, at 7 o'clock, Corner of Fifth and Smithlied sts., all ate in vited to attend, as business of importance will be transacted: auSikat DR. BROWN'S REBIEBTE6'-4ARB known only to himself. r 111 cure certain diseases when all other remedies fail. Recent cases cured without htnderance from buliness in a very short time. The cure is Made by destroy ing the poisonous taint that th. "food Is sure to keep unless the proper rented- t used: This is what he claims for his remedies, that they ate the afire and only remedies for that foul disease, Syphillis. Office, No. 60 Smithfield street, Pitts burgh. auia•lt CLOSING OUT SALE OF SUMMER BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITERS, P - rt, Y G.- O c) P S . Hoop Skirts, Hosiery &0., M 'CLELLAND'S, 55 FIFTH STREETi FNIIIIRD SALE OF THOSE BEAIPPI- N_ PIM BUILDING LOTS, in Maple Sub- Division, of Braddock's Field, on MONDAY AFTERNOON, A ugust 29th, at 2 o'clock, on the premises. TIMMS : One-Third cash, balance in one and two years with interest, secured by Bond and Mortgage. eto sash to be paid on each lot when sold, as part of cash payment. Excursion Trains, as heretofore, will leave both the Co unelleville and Pennsylvania Depots at the same hour, oneOclock, precisely, on day of sale, returning at 6, and take persons (ladles or gentlemen) to and from the sale Dee of charge. No Tic eta required. Plans to be had.at Am non Rooms, No. 54 Fifth street. au26-3t A. M'ILWAINE, Auc'r. NEW GOODS. WE ARE NOW DISPLAY= W and very desirable styles of EAU, DRESS GOODS, in the following materials : Very handsome Plain and Brocade Alpances, NEAT FIGURED IRISH POPLINS, Very Heavy French Poplins in new patterns: French and English Chintzes, dark colors and neat figures BALMORAL SKIRTS at very low flgnrts. A splendid line of 33 mi ci x xa is The best assortment in the city of the above goods. . HUGIJS RAMA 5u23 corner Market and Fifth ay. Maj. Gallupe's Heavy Artillery GARRISON SERVICE. HAVE AIITHOILITY PROli MB ExileSency the Governor of Peranpylvaxiis, ap• pi:Oieifky the Secretary of War, to rithle One Regiment: of HEAVY ARTILLERY, to serve for one year HIGHEST LOCAL BOUNTIES will be paid by . the Recruiting Officers, besides the regular United States Bounty of ONE HUNDRED - ricniuM3 ail , trikeUlqtuirtels Wfl BalL ezo. S. eALL#Fir. Orr= or Tits Ai:Kum frAlitsse 00, 2 Prrrystraon, AmtArtsll4 NOTICE N ow.. SIIIPP f. On-and afteePSONDriailtibiltit4 bat peatcle *Ube regebreill* memo% to ket itethetiotimilkeDdleert : Item 11/140)Lbik-Arit• ttSPEDlMata_tAtalt tad H05t,2.7 stavuLELLVWS_MILANi trod- _ ars., . 0,:"
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