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THE DAII7T POST. PTTTSBTJRGIT FBI DAT. MAY 18. 1877 RIVER AND "WEATHER. THE SH00T1XU Urlil in music by Prol E.

E. Ktnehart and pnplls of Ns. 1 and 1 Peebles School class drill, reading, by Miss Mame Turumston, of the Washington school, and an address by W. I). Henkle, editor of the Ohio Educational Monthly, to be tol- 0RTH SIDE lOl'MlLS.

Ihe Election of City Fbysician Afjain Postponed. The Increased Water Snpply B1U PssMd-llty printers Elected. TUT COMMISSION JrlEKt UAXTS. The Prodare Men Oreaalie to Secure Kqual Taxation. The produce commission merchants held a meeting at the Seventh avenue hotel, last evening, to consider the present city laws relating to their business, or rather to consider the New Styles CARPETINGS low Opiro.

OUR SPRING STOCK OF OAEPETS, OIL CLOTHS, fiw ylend Style, introdaced at home SS 8urpasses a11 competition ia Upmarket. of Private Design on Exhibition, and not to be found elsewhere. OLIVER M'CLINTOCK 33 FlTtn A-xrexvcLo. FIFTH AVE. AND WOOD ST.

For a Good Ready-Made Suit at $4 For a Mtiy Beafly-Mafle Suit at $5 For a Good Plain Substantial Suit at $6) For a Suit fit to Wear to Cnnrcli at $7, For Coats at $4 00, $5 00 and $5 00, For a Mu Oyercoat, fine, $12 to $18, For Suits for Boys at $4. $5, $6 and $7, For Suits Male to Order, all All Goods at Rock Bottom Prices, AM GUARANTEED AS REPRESENTED OR MOXEY REFIWDED. EISNER PHILLIPS, Clothiers and Uercliaiit Tailors, 112 ASD WOOD STREET, CORNER FIFTH HEM E. Local Observation. Omct or tub Obskrvkr, V.

S. Si. Koom'ZS. 1 1 itsT National Baw. PlTTHBCROH, MaV 17, 187.

wind Miles Dir. ipr. h'r, We'r. Time. Bar i Th'r.

Hum. 7 A.M., 2P.M. 9 P. if. 30.024 1 70 2y.977l 78 70 43 60 iS.

W. Is. w. clear. iC'o'v.

I Clear. Mean barometer. 987 Mean HUrhest thermotn 86 Jbowest 65 River Intelligence. The marks In the Monongahcla river hist eveninir indisated 3 feet 8 Inches a very low stasre. If the water continues failing at the rate that it has been during the past few days, the navigation of packets will be Interfered witn.

The towboats Hawk, Ike Hammett and Coal Biaff arrived and the Express departed. Isrirtwoorl. The James Jackson departs to-day for Huntingdon, with 1,500 barrels of refined and 1,600 barrel? of crude oil for European shipment The Hawk departed yesterday with live Hats of coal and two hats of cinders for Wheeling, Par- kersburgand Steubenville Excursion parties on the river Were Inaugm-ated yesterday, when the Express left the wharf with a pirty Irom Liverpool to Parfcersnurg and return. On tbe 5th she will take a party of butchers from this city to Kochester and back The Ike Haminettand Coal Hlufl brought l.auo bins of railroad iron, part of the towol the Coal Hill The Charley and Sam lirown are on their way up with empties If the river docs not soon swell the tlranite State and Express will not return to thieport for some weeks JLonisville has reduced Its wharfage 33; percent, to steamboats and 20 per cent, on all coal boots, flats and bargei. niapatehes.

Mkmvhis. May 17 Kiver stationarr: 26 feet 4 inches. eather generally clear. Maximum thermometer sa dcg. Imparted Kevstone IVew Orleans: Chnrla? Bowen.

Ohio river; Shannon, late last niht. Cincinnati. New oiu.zans. May 17. Arrived Orand Republic, St.

Ixjuis. No departures. Weather clear and warm. IorisviLLE. May 17.

Iteparted Baum Mitchell, Cincinnati: Matte iloore. Pittsburgh: Morgan, New Orleans; Itliller. Memphis. Kiver falling: 8 leet 10 inches in canal. Cis isjati.

May 17. Kiver IS inches and falling. Weather partly cloudy and warm, clearing to-night. Arrived Courier. Wheellnr: Andy Banm, Memphis: Kobert Mitchell, New Orleans, iteparted Janra Lu Davis, Sr.

ljoais. VicKsiii May 17. Weather clear and warm. Kiver stationery, t'p-tiolorado, Iton-neily. Simpson.

Horner. Arrived City of Vicks-bunj, Phil Allen. No boats down. shuevepukt, May 17. Iteparted Col.

A. P. Kountz, New trleans. Weather clear and warm. Kiver fell 3 Inches.

Cairo. May 17. No arrivals or departures. Kiver ieet 6 inches and la'ling. Weather fair.

Mercury 74 deg. St. lAivin. May 17. Arrived tiolden Eagle, Keokuk.

Departed Stanard. New Orleans; Oolden Eagle, Keokuk: ienevleve. Vicksbur. Kiver rose 6 Inches. Weather cloudy and hot.

No rain to-day. ashville. May 17. Kiver tailing slowly: 5 feet 4 inches on the shoals. Arrived Celina.

Cairo. Iteparted Hillman. Cairo. Cincinnati. May 17.

Partly cloudy and hot. A light shower tf rain fell at noon. Wind brisk Irom the south. Mercury 69 to 62 degs. Kiver tallimr and is now 17 leet 9 inches.

Port list t'p Jack Bigley and tow. Arkansas Bille. Maargie Smith. Aetna, Itick Johnson. Thompson lteau.

I town Evansville. Urey Eagle, Iver-tnurn. Business dull. The hull ol the Nick Longworth. loaded with corn, is reported aground opposite Sbawneetown.

The barge Minnie is to help lighten her off. Omaha, May river has risen 9 inches to-dav and is 7 feet 6 inehe. Passengers re port that the heavy laud slid on the Hock I land road near Avoca. Iowa, yesterday, has been cleared, and all trains are moving. The I'nion Pacthe trains of vesterdav and to-dav are report ed as havicg crossed the bad place near Silver Creek, and will be here to-night.

It is raining hard. BASE BALL. 9io iit Betweeo the Allerrienva and rleUetn 1' enter lay. Xo game on account of rain," was again jtotded on tbe bulletin boards of tbe newspaper orhces yesterday and tbe crowd of ball-loring people who are wont to stand in front of the bulletins watching the innings aa they are telegraphed, turned their heads away in disapointment yesterday. The expected game was between the Allegbenies and Crickets, of Ilingbamton, Sew York.

Weather permitting the same clubs play to-day. At a meeting of tbe directors of the Allegheny club last evening "William Witherow was elected a director in plaec of James n. Chambers, resigned. The Choicest Teas, Tbe importer's original sample packages are secured by special contract with the largest diret't importers bought at less than Importation eoet, selected and graded by experts, and sold direct to consumers at less price than average dealers can buy. There can, therefore, be no competition as to price or quality in the Teas sold by Imi'Oktkks SiMpu: Tea Co.

of X. Y. Ageuoy 3152 Liberty, above Smitnfield street. 8300 Reward To any one that can produce tbe equal 1o Myers' New trleans Mead the Great Health ilnnfe. The trade supplied.

No. ill Market street. myl.3-HWF-$t Bote-i Clotblns 1 1 oh ne. The immense stock of fashionable ready-made clothing dicplayed these spring days at the Uoston Clothing house, under the management of Mr. E.

A. Rossiter, is something surprising to the visitor. If one cannot be suited at this establishment. with its immense variety and low prices. 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 ir iroiiiiii.v oi ineir wing satisfied anywhere.

Go to H5 SmithtieUl street, tor tins is tlie number of this bouse, and ng yourselt out in a superb new suit at lit tle cost. Plrnles. Order your ice cream at Mvers' Steam ice cream Works. Ill Market utrer. Spoons aud saucers loaned without charge.

myl4-tf Whst We Moat Oesire is iiiie ucai iesi oy consumers ol our leas. will return the inonev if the goods are not 40 per cent, cheaper than the same nualities are sold elsewhere. "Ve know that our facilities for purchasing euauies us to sen cneaner than vtrao dealers can buv. Sample free. Importers Sample Tea Co.

of X. Y. Agtmey 3J3 Liberty, above Smithfield street. Uennine Sew Orleans Mead at Mvers'. Trv it.

inylS-MWi'-tit What Everybody Says Mnst le Trnp." Ihe incontrovertible tesrimonv nffi-ml Dy tliose who have used Ir. Pierce's Fa vorite rrescriptloii induced the doctor to sell it under a positive guarantee. Manv lauieg nave retrained Irom using it on ac count ot a general feeling of prejuaice against advertised medi cines. Let me ask a ones tion. if iiretuaiceu azamst sewintr chines because you have seen thetu adver or can you doubt the ingenuitv and skiu renuired in their invention? Again, umuiuu rei use to insure Tour Bouse be cause the company advertised that it had paia millions in losses, and yet had a capital of several millions? Do such adver tisements sliaKe your confidence, and create prejutitces inenvwhy refuse to ereon tne testimony ot those who have found the Favorite Prescription to be all that is claimed for it in overcoming ailments peculiar to yourself "Why sub mit xo tne use oi uarsh and perhaps caustic treatment, thus aErrrravati tr malady, when relief is guaranteed, and a positive, perfect and permanent cure has been effected in thousands of cases? Wabash Station, 111., Oct.

24th. 1876. V. PiERt e. M.

Buffalo Dear Sii Allow me to extend mv mont sincere thanks to you for the great benefit wife has received from tbe use of your Favorite Prescrintion. ShesnflV-rwl intolerably before using your medicine, uu urieu tne sicui ol several physi- fToJalJ10 llught rriigi, rntePrecriptiou l' arui fcUe ls now and well- ery gratemiiy yours, A. Ht'KTEE. ENGLISH CREAM BREAD. Vienna Bread.

French Bread. Vienna Rolls. BUNNS. Varieties Superior Crackers. 18 Fifth it k.

Ttalrd Day's Session of ilie Fxnm- luinsr Hoard. The Board of Examiners, who are in ses sion in this city, occupied all day yesterday in preparing questions for the examination of candidates for the office of Coal Mine In spector. Three Inspectors are to be chosen, whose principal duty will be to look after the safety of bituminous coal mines. At present the bituminous mines are without these officers, while in the anthracite coal regions Inspectors are already at work. The duties of the latter are almost similar to those laid out in the act recently passed for the bituminous mines.

As this matter is just now before the public, and is of great importance to all miners, we give the verdict of the Coroner's jury in full of the coal mine explosion wlrich occurred at Wadesville, last week, in which the Mine Inspector was censured. It is as fol lows: 'That John Durkin. William Kirk, Benjamin Mostly, Herbert Moore, Thomas uonners ana Joseph Milward were fciileii by an explosion of lire damp in Wadesville shaft, on the ith day of Mav A. I. Tlie jury are of the opinion that the gas was brought down In? fii nf rock or coal and Was ignited from tlm naked lamp of Herbert Moore.

mm Ti evident' pro duced, we are satUtied that the part of the mine. wllfirA thA PTnlrminn took place was considered very dangerous by both bosses and men, and that it shows great neglect on the part of the bosses in not ordering thn m.n to 7oi-lr with snfetv lamps ex clusively. R.liv-inir. as we do, that had the men been so working, the accident would not have occurred, the evidence Hhowincr that, the men in variably obeyed, when ordered bv the bosses to work with aafew laraiM. are also satisfied that Vi miiiirinAntu of the ventilation law wera not complied with, and the owners of the colliery are censurable for not comply ing -with the same.

We are of the opinion that, hail there been as the law requires, there is a jKissibiiiry at least that the lives of two of the men might n.ive been saved. The Mine lnsi-ctor, Sampson Barton, who is a sworn officer ol the Com monwealth, and clothed with the highest authority, whose commands, according to the law, should be imperative, aud whose orders no one is snpnosed to disobey, has been irrowslv neglectful of his duties in not visiting this collier oftener and compelling the owners to comply with the law. THE ODD 1'IXLOVK. Condition of the Order IlenefltH snld. The Pennsvl vania Orand LcKlire of Odd Fellows now in session at Krie wilt proba bly adjourn to-day, and the delegates will return home to-day or to-morrow.

The in stallation of oflieers and other features of the session have been given in our tlegraph columns, but the following reports are new and will be interesting to many of our read ers: KEPOKTOF TnK ORAND SECRKTAKY At the morning session on Wednesday the semi-annual rejiort of tirand Secretary .1. li. Nicholson was reao, showing that. during the year fourteen new lodges were chartered and four defunct lodges reinstated. The report gave the following summary of the semi-annual reports of the sub ordinate lodges: Members a i-er lat annual report U4.vJ Initiations a urinft the Admitted by card Ketn'tated to membership 64 102.1T." I ie" ps ed Withdrawn by Suspended Kxpelied .1.1.

lofj Present number oi Xet lois in membership Ke) eel ions Fat ttrands lnlktes in working on lition Hi. 7 if 4 Increased ol IhIkcs. lrt Apparent number ol Kebekuft degree 1. Number ol brothers relieved Wolowed re if vci. Paid lor the rchff of t.rothor I'aol rt-Iief of wid-wcd families Paid ior the education 'd orphan.

Paid lor burying ttie dead 11. 1. 71' 7.o7' Total amount paid liet 44 rr-a amount of relief from ltre- cm! iti vear. isaM 4 Total amount ol receipt? ol ihe 8uinr- dmate Ixlues 1764. Decreased amount ol receipts Irom preciina amount of assets by 74 berei ot laat annual THE GKAND IKKASt KJlU's KF.l'oliT.

The reptirt of M. Kuhards Mnckle, Ilight Worthv tirand Treasurer, ebowetl ml suet on hand on May IsTfi, of 10, -J 13 4. recetpta during the year ecu-bug 1H77, amounting to SAi.Ota Si, and SJ, 07S ill returned from the Ce.ntenui;i.i Kund; making a total of 5. The pay ments during the ytar amontstcd to MHO there was a proutrteti che lor gH5 H6; and the balance on hand on May 17T, was $8,,137 TH OKl'H A ASVLl'M Pt'N! account showed a balance on Mav lTtl, of Jll.TtTT 73, and interest on certificate of deposit and $1,100 city percent- bonds received during the vear, amounting to St9 2H, making a total of 12,47 01. The credit account is made titiof a certsfirate of deposit amouuting to 5i; Sl.H'K) city 6 per cent, bonds costing and cash balance ell 45.

THE IUIRTS. A suit was entered in Common Pleis Court 2, yesterday, by Margaret K. Hammett, widow of John Ilamrnett against the Pennsylvania Kailruad Corn pany, to recover for the death of Mr. Hammett. On the night of the 11th of January last he went to bis home at Wil- kinshnrg on a train.

As he was at the station he was hurled under the wheels of a freight train coming In the op posite direction, and instantly killed. Plaintiff claims the death was the result of negligence on the part of the agents of the company. uizaueia ntona enterea suit in Common Pleas No. 1 against George W. Boyd, claiming damages in the sum of $5,000 for the death of Frank Blond, her husbapd, who was killed on the Panhandle Railroad on the 16th of June, 1876.

It is claimed that deceased was a man of known intemperate habits, and that the defendant. knowing this, sold him liquor, the use of which was the cause of his falling from the platform of a train and being killed in stantly. The defense is that Boyd did not sell deceased liquor on the day of the acci dent. The case is on trial. (onrt Keeerd-Weaaeiday.

COMMON FLKAS NO. 1 Jroei tViutEK. Imam hisholm vs. James McfTltinr: renort yesterday. erdict tor plaintiff for -Hiri 40, Kllialieth Jane Blond vs.

IJeuree W. Kuril TRIAL LIST FOR TO-DAV. Neeley, trustee, vs. Armstronir: same vs. Dick son et vs.

Annntronir et Itakewel ei i. tii. njH iure. irusiee: isryan, trustee, v. anaerson; nasi vs.

ItlUly et al; Palmer KlaiiCi" et Aber vs. Simmons; Sr. vs. trrinnin: adiiiimtnitor vs. Lewis (il case.ij; pitrooei et al.

vs. l.recse et l'eters vs. ei ai. COMMON I'liEAS IV O. 2.

Judges KlllK rATRICKASD WHITE. John X'pdeirratt vs. the Pittshurirh. Allpuhnv and Manchester Railway I'onipany; beloro Tu- lioneu. rruiiii nr I'uLiiiLin.

4, Thomas Hill, If. 11. Patterson. Kb. MoKTiVht and M.

Tlodle, partners as Hill. Patterson A adminrlr oi Ia, tractor: tel. a. on a mechiinlc's lien. Verdict lor I nlaintift, ikmo Aiivguvuy vuuiuj iu riKin oi Jacob Staler, a pauper, vs.

a.nriyt an Court. Rule on plalntiltii tu commence tneir second a-tion ol ejectment within two years berealler, or show caue wny me same caumn up no Drought. llnniel MctiiOItiS VS. Michael Kpllv onrsr. HI ja.

on a meeiiuiiit: neu. oil truil. t'aptaln oinmno is. nr-mii at befre reporled. er.liet tor plaintiff for fl.

sou. Mrs. L. PrwiKs vs. Jurs Aieo: an to recover rent an appeal irom an Alderman's do cision.

verdict ior luainuii tor Oitv ot Allftrneny if. niii iiuams. Motion for a new trial on nan oi ueicnuani. W. 'ox vs.

tjiwara apriug et ai. Report ed elsewhere. TRIAL LIST TOIl TO-DAV. Cox vs. the Concord Association: Ratchelor et al.

vs. Wilson Mros ivons vs. j-Hiierson; i-atter- pon vs. itoss; mev n. ci ZiiniDerman Jones vs.

I.ind say, owner Urunswik, rlaiKC v-o. inmim --hk Kume, tru-tee, vs. Hill (jckpiimhj -uciiniarht; ivictiuaid and McKelvey, afsiuuee, vs. Hill; Watt vs I 'arrii same vs. At rltittm; Eaton vs.

Eaion; Dithrldiie Ct. vs. Stearns MlK. Kowana, tor uo, u. user et.

and wife vs. city i rtieny. Mellon. aid vs. Iove; Ivannvs Roedcr; Jiiellon vs.

Cof- tello, widow. low Hlilftini are discolored teeth, and how mortifying they mnst be to persons iruumm iiiem. Yet it is unnecessary that tbey should be will since Loalth and i.ristine whiteness. bse it, for ia safe, aromatic aud eflecuve. Sew orleana Mead.

The only place in the city to obtain genuine article is a1; Myers' Steam Ice Cream and Soda Water Works, io. Ill Market street, mylH-M WF-tit Keyser cured ina of deafne.4 in a fuw n-wkn. Ixicis Mt'LLKR, No. 20, 6th street Keyser'a office 120 Penn street. dW "Oltte," "Ollte," "OUtc" J4M1- do for the 4iin 3Ir.

John rnu ic Cop. A uood Time eenerally-Work Scores of tlie The spring meeting of the Sportsmen's Associatien of Western Pennsylvania was a grand success yesterday in a social point of rie even if as much cannot he said ot it from a marksman's standpoint. The members left on the "Washington accommodation of the Panhandle road at 9:17 A. arriving at Ingram Station shortly afterward. The Committee of Arrangements had made complete provisions for the occasion, and there was nothing wanting that would add to the members' enjoyment, except perhaps a little more nerve and a little better sight for a few of them whn poppering at the glass halls.

Lunch was provided for them by the Vnion Depot Hotnl people under direction of Col. K. Unger. Seventy-five persons sat down to the table, and it is needless to say that this was one of the moat enjoyable features of the day. The shooting was pretty generally participant in by the members, and, considering all the facts, was not bad, although some of the members were dissatisfy with their record.

The Bogardu9 glass balls were substituted for pigeons, but the best shooters of the club have had more experience in popping at pigeons than at balls. The biills are only about one-third the size of an ordinary pigeon, and do not spring more than fifteen or twenty feet from the trap until they fall. The feat of hitting them is, therefore, considered more difficult than that of bringing down a live pigeon. Thn first was a social match, in which the majority of members present tried their nerve. Five balls were fired at by each shooter.

Many of them object to having their names published, so that we give the score of only a portion of the contestants as follows: Hobertson 1 row 0 Wilson 0 0 2 1- 2 11 1 13 13 0- 1 1 1 01 00 Ferguson 0 Haley 0 Woolsey Katon 0 Mcltonald 0 1 iyer 0 Philips 0 Thorp 0 McDowell 0 This was followed by a match between two sides, with Messrs. Walton Woolsey and Robinson as captains. Capt. Woolsey's sjuad carried off the honors. The full score is Woolev Carpenter.

1 1 1 13 011 I) 2 0 1 1 2 12 1 I 11 Robinson lirown Thorp Bigirer Dyer Lawrence En ton 01 0 1 1 1 2 2 01 01 0 erifiison Kenne 1 v. 0 McDonald. 0 Hunt 0 0 ToUiI 14 1 Total The third contest was for the silver cup, which was finally won by Mr. John C. Brown, of the South Side, after a third contest with Mr.

Eaton. Twenty-two contestants entered this match. Following is the score of the best twelve shooters of the number: Dalev 010010100 Thnr'o 0109010001 3 Fe'guson 1 1 1 0 0 Kohvrtfon 0 0 1 10 0 WoMsev 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Millorald 10 0 110 McDowell Op 0 0 0 1 Carpenter 1 1 1 0 0 Eaton 10 0 110 Brown 0 0 0 1 1 1 Soanir 0 0 10 11 0-S 04 03 0 4 0 1 1 4 1 Messrs. Hrown and Eaton being a tie, each took another trial at five balls, with the following result: Brown 1 0 1 0 02 baton 1 1-2 The last shut tired by Mr. Eaton wai successful, and again the two champions were a tie.

The soora of tha third contest was as follows: Hmwn 0 1 1 1 katon 10 0 0 01 Mr. lirown making a score of three to a -ort; of one by Mr. Katon, waa duly declared the victor. The cup will 1 formally presented to him at a future meeting of the club, and will remain in his possession till the next meeting, and longer perbapa if be shows a steady nerve at that time. Messrs.

C. II. LovmU, the successful pigeon shooter of Allegheny, and Mr. Spencer, were present, and after the above matche tried their hands on five balls each with the following result Spencer 1 1 13 Lovitt 0 0 0 0 00 Mr. Ixivett is well known as a good shot.

and the sportsmen of the club who failed to bring down one bail yesterday take their ill success with mnch more ease, since the Allecheman score makes no tv-tter showing. THE lrUSlllO. MHIETY. Msraujrera' 9f erf Insr Old Claicni Coming; Stiow. -The The Managers of the Pittsburgh Exposi tion Society held a meeting at their rooms in the Oenuania P.ank Building yesterday afternoon, William O.

Johnston in thechair.and Manager Sniy the officiating as Secretary. Clarence M. Johns was invited to give Lis views in relation to the art exhibit at the coming Exposition, aud was requested to confer with artists in reference to getting np an art gallery. Mr. Johns presented several old bills, aggregating in the neighborhood of SM, contracted by the defunct Tradesmen's Indus trial Institute, and stated that if these were paid there would be less obstacle to getting up a fine exhibition.

This led to an ex tended discussion In reference to paying bills of the defunct Institute, after which the following, offered by Mr. Ualzell, was adopted as tlie sense of the meeting: Whkkeas. The Plttpbnrjrh Exposition Society has no connection whatever with the Tradesmen's Industrial Institute, and is In no manner responslt le for its liabilities, yet. synipathis'n wiiu a larire nuinuer oi iraeeiuen, mecnam and artifts who furnished labor aud material and works of art for the exhibitions held hereto- lore under the auspices ot the Tradesmen's In dustrial institute, and who hve been deprived of payment therefor; and whereas, we do. moreover, tool decirousot seeinir all such bonfft indebtedness paid, deeming it a stain upon the lair lame oi our city msi tnere snouia De any huil unuer uie circumstances; tneretore.

it is k'oleed. That without a-isuuiiniir liabilities or making piedtces that we may not liable to keep. yet we earnestly purpose, il successful In the Fj-poMtioUB to be held durinir the present and. If nece-eary, succeeding years, laithlullv to dls- CJiartce me wiioie oi sucu inueoieaness. Mr.

J. C. Patterson offered the following, which Was also adopted: Hrtoirtn, mat the Wanasrer be directed to notify all merchants, manufacturers, and ail who intend to exhibit at the forthcoinlnit "First Annual Kxposition" ol the Society-, to make their applications tor space at as early a date as possl nie. Kivtnsr sue ami Kind oi nnaca iwa i. noor.

6tc.) need and nature of dinplav. In order thnt an eariy aia jnnicious aispositionoi the nuiiuiiiK in tii id respect may be made. Mr. Patterson, from the Building Com mittee, presented about a dozen proposals for re-roofing the Exposition building. The contract was finally let to Mr.

W. B. Lupton. The new roof is to be of three-ply felt and gravel, which will be a great improvement on the present covering. Manager Sinythe then read a detailed report of his recent visit to New York and Philadelphia which was received and laid over for action at the next meeting, when the IJoara ao journed.

TUK DI'llI KsSK URF.T VETKKASS Wno Are K.nlllle.l to 51 embershlp I'lMtn What Terms. On Monday evening next another meet ing of the Duquesne Greys Veteran Corps will be held to further complete their oi- ganization. Circulars have tteen issueu, which show who are entitled to membership arid upon what terms. Articles XI and XII relate to membership, and are as follows: AitT. Anv person who shall have served In the Jminene durlnic theiears from 1M1 1845.

and from 1K48 to 1x48, (Mexican War), and in 1M31. (dnrinir aervloe. or who may now, tiprPMlier liuve fi-rved live rears as a member the lifhiecntti Keirlinent, -V and were honorahlv diftciinrire-i irom pucn service, or wno mnv reninin in ine i nui states Pervice, may elwid a ineiur er oi una Hsttoeiation. A nr. 1 Any crson now a memler.

or who msv herelter become urh. election, shall ii.iv an initiation tee oi iwo in.nars and an annu tee ol one iloliar. payahie to tlie Pa; master uixin notice, anil ujion immre in pay me same six month', utter tteinir notiiied, be will not -ei united to sxercite any oi me priviiettea of nihersniii. XII Any menioer who. upon admission.

hull jinv tha cum ot twenty snau ie ex empt Hutu liirtner pK incin oi uuc. nuh oe eulitlcd to the privilege ot a lite memberihip. nr. RaasluK'i Syntem treating Spinal Afl'ections is meeting with uniform success. St.

Chai Hotel '-Clite," 1 so. it Dr. May 18, 1877. I'll tsbn rich. FrhJiir, MH AL BRIEF.

Weather Indications for lo-day Stationary or rising barometer; alight change In temperature; clear or loutuwest to outheast partly cloudy weather: rinds. Tuk Radical primaries will be held to morrow afternoon A kkw track will be laid by the Penn avenue Street Car Company shortly. Tub four-inch gas main on Butler Ptr 'i't Is being replaced with a aix-inch main. A rpecimex of the chameleon, a Tex-of ptlle, was received by mall from the I-one Star State at Little WaaMngton the other day. 1 he ri'ptile was alive.

A. Newman was comm itted to jail to await a ln-arl' ir a liiirire ol falce preieu, again.t him John Hoiback. The house of John on Bou-qnPt Htr-ct, fourteenth ward, wa- broken open lav or two ao, and thoroughly ransacked duriiiK tueabem-e of the lauiily. Til kub are about twenty delegates in alter dunce at the Nat'. nal Convention of color-d Ma una.

The Convention will close to day. Komeot the delegates left for their homes last ninht. The attendance at the art exhibition hue heen good, and the artlti are encouraged. A number ol additions wuj! made to the collection of picture yesterday. No lover ol art can atlord to ntlM the entertainment.

The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the First ItUtrtct hold a meeting on Saturday afternoon. May Wth, in the Hall ol Iron City Lodge, for the transaction of Important business. The proposition to cap the street lamps docs not meet with much favor anionic South Sulers. They object most strenuously, however, to the proposition to have the lamps extinguished during moonlight nights. The corner-stone for an A.

M. E. ehurrh will be lidd on next Sundav. May SO, at Eat Liberty. The Kev.

J. l. Mitchell will prrach the sermon on the occasion. The ceremonies will take place at 1 o'clock in the after noon. Tuk dedication of the new Presbyterian Church at West Eliiabeth, will take plaee on Tuesday, the 2d at 10 o'clock.

Kev. Ir. Seovel will conduct the dedicatlonal services. Treaching In the evening by Kev. J.

B. Dickey, ol Elizabeth. The excitement over the election for Chief Engineer ol the Fire Iepartment baa abated. The Allegheny base ball club will arrive home next Wednesday, when, perhaps. Manager Coatee will baTe time to attend to his dut ies as Commissioner.

There were four cases before the Mayor yesterday morninir, one of whom was retired to Clare mont, James Winn, a musician at the Fourth Avenue Theatre, preferred a charge of assault and battery against Daniel Sully, but subsequently withdrew it. While passing along Sycamore street, on Mt. Washington, yesterday morning a horse. driven by Mrs. Loomls and daughte, took fright and ran away.

Mrs. Loomts was severely bruUed, the daughter hud an ankle sprained, and the buggy was badly wrecked. Four members of the Thrty-sixth ward engine company, the loreman, colored driver, engineer and a hoseinan, have been suspended from duty fur non-payment of whisky bills, it is alleged. John J. Smith, a Temper-anceville saloon keeper, prefers the charge.

A driver of Provost flouring mflls, on the South Side, has mysteriously disappeared, taking with him f'iOO collected from patrons of the arm. It is not known whether the driver has absconded, or whether he has met with foul play. Lewis J. Kamaley is bis name. The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chlrag railroad has definitely determined to run a fast passenger train from Chicago to New York, In oppo-ltion to the Wabash train.

It will start at 4 P. and put passengers In New York btore 10 the succeeding night, making the trip in twenty-nine hours. Aldkhmas Krehan yesterday committed Christiana Zoerb, a bellgerant Herman woman to Workhouse for thirty days. She was cbitrge with disturbing her neighbors by throwing stones. At the Alderman's orftee she 1 'titie so obstreperous mat an express wagon ai found necessary to transport ber to the Cen tral station.

TnK first of a series of temperance meetings under the auspices of the Young Men's Temperance I'd on were held at the Cnm ber. and terian Church, sixth avenue. iat cvenli g. There was a fair attendance present. Jtev Dr.

Seovel opened the exercises by rejiotcg the Scripture and prayer. Geo. On: ber. I rank X. Burnf, Mike Lannlgan, lie pot Mi-tor Rutler, John Uetaand W.

P. Van spoke Ano'hcr meeting will be held to-nlgbt and also on Saturday noon. Cottl'ib Shore, a farm laborer in Ham; ton township, ied on Wednesday from the fleets ol a wound accidentally received sev eral weeks ago. As he was passing along the readway one day, he came acrofs a young boy named John Holter, who was shooting rats In a field. He stopped to asitt the boy In raising the lowr rai.s of a fence in order to get at the rare, when a mupket in the hands of young Hofier was accidentally discharged, the contents lodging in otieol Shore's arms.

Mortification followed and caused his death. Thomas Herrod, who was arrested en a charge ol adultery, preferred against him ty Wm. E. tultoe. before Alderman Mllllken, and committed to jail on Wednesday, hied a petition Id Common Pleas Court No.

2 yesterday for a habrai corjvt on Warden Smith to have hi body produced before the Judges lor a hearing' asbeclalnis he was unjustly and Illegally committed. The petition was granted and after a hearing at three o'clock Herrod was released on furnishing ball in the sum of II, 000. The Railroaders' Christian Associa tlon held another meeting last evening, when the vanraxsers among the employes of the Fort Wayne Railroad reported one hundred and fif teen applicants. The canvassers el the Penn sylvania road also reported a large number of applications. The Constitution adopted last week was ordered to be printed and will.soon be ready lor distribution.

On next Tuesday evening another meeting will be held at which the perma nent olftucrs will be elected. The railroaders meet at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association. Swindlers have boen extensively operating In Western Pennsylvaniaon the strength of the Murphy movement. They go to a well-to-do countryman, represent that Francis Murphy is at the head of a secret political temperance movement, swear In their victim a agent lor his district, tell him that rAOOu will be furnished him to prosecute the work, together with a book of instructions from headquarters, at Philadelphia, collect an Initiation fee of 150, and leave the victim to discover the swindle by the Jar, of time. This trick has been successfully played on quite a number of country Dersons- who don't read the papers.

Tht. Finance Committee will hold a specliil meeting this afternoon, to consider what can be done towards raising money to pay Interest on the Penn avenue improvement bonds" Controller Snodgrass returned ycterday morning from Philadelphia with the discouraging ort that eastern capitalists could not be In dueed to take the temporary loan bonds. The to pay Interest already due has shaken the faith of the moneyed men eomewhat.and they are slow to see that Pittsburgh bonds would prove a profitable investment. It Is generally thouiint Attorney Blgelow will take the ground to-day that a tax can be levied to raise money for this and other Interest which shall tall due durl-g the year, and If Pittsburgh capital Ists do not come to time the levy will probably be janie. im question win te tully discujsed by me noaucicre mis auernoon.

1 hp. Aiiegneny oarbers are acting on cui-ocuiuu pint. pie since they have been compcucu t.uft muir mops on Sunday, and have notified ine j-ittssurgn tonsorial artists that they, too, must close under penalty of prosecution. To tins notice, given snme days ago the Pittsburgh barbers have paid no attention'and in cons que-ce three suits are now pending agaln-l Tliotn ton, of Liberty and Ninth streets ileorgo Vollinan, ot Fifth avenue, near Kinder Hlair'i, and C. F.Eang, whose shop is un-er the t.

Clair hotel. The hitter two Reprosecuted before McKenna. on Penn street ndjo nston before 'Squire Casidy Johnsfn will iiui'o a hearing to uiorr w. The act of April lues the penal at F2S for each offense and irupr oiiment for not loss than ten nor more than thirtydays. In case the Allegheny larbers press the suits their Pittsburgh brothers will be apt to close up shop on Sundays.

Tii it thirty-second stated meetino- of tlfi Ii i 1 1 M.i.i, 'r t. institute will beheld tin- e.eMu,, in the hall of the Peeble's I I wnrri 'li rl ward the li wind ft I will I gram morning at ii -huol hall on Penn avenue. Ninth irom the city at this eveninir's iii, A 0 ON the onncllsvllle road at 1 it tl--( turn on a special train which lose of the ever.1i iitr jro- 'or this exeninir lli. An ii; 1'. liay oo I'llKW- trle.1 lelumliv n.

Mar t'-lopticon as Applied In my and otber Subjects Prof A i brief felcel reUft.nK uu Al "beriy i morning win consist of ci oil lowed by miscellaneous business. Chief Ttoss denies the report that lie intends taking steps to prevent the sale of Sun-day papers on the streets. Edward Svrartzwelder, just from the Workhouse yesterday, after serving a term ot was sent back for a similar period lor vagrancy. The Dodge Club will drop in their lines near Harmony, Butler county, this jear. The Dodgers are among the largest fishing and sporting clubs In the county.

The work of repairing and cleaning the Exposition building Is progressing finely. It will be In better condition than ever by the time for the reception of goods. A boy named Alexander, who is employed at the Widows Home, corner ol Taylor avenue and Webster street, was badly scalded while working about the kitchen of that Institution yesterday. Zadock Street, the Humane Society man, preferred a charge before Alderman Mo-Henry against one Bowers for cruelty to sheep, which he (Bowers) purchased at the stock yards. It is alleged that be tied the lore legs ot three sheep together, which is not allowed by law.

Calhoun Gray for choking Hannah Klchardi at her bouse. In the Sixth ward, yesterday, was sent to Claremont for sixty days. Joseph Richardson will have to gf an account of him ell before Alderman McKelvey for beating Mary Kennedy at a pic-nie on Troy Hill the other day. On the morning of the 17th of August last. Alderman McKelvey joined In the holy bonds of matrimony, James Boyd, a farmer of O'Hara township, and a'dnughter of Farmer Brown, a well-to-do granger of the same After the ceremoney the couple left the oftice, the groom taking his newly made wile to her father's house, where he leit her and went to his own home, since which time he ha not visited her.

An information lor desertion was made Boyd, and he lurnlshed ball In the sum ol 1,00 for trial at court. W. B. Lupton was the originator of the new Duquesne Incline plane. James M.

Caldwell, aspires to Councilmanio honors In the Third ward. Rev. Dr. John Lord will be tendered a reception at the resldenre of Charles H. Arm strong, corner of Thirty-second and Liberty streets, by the members ot the Women's Club Uiis evening.

Erastus Uoeveler, of the East End, and Miss Katie Kim, daughter of Ueorge Kim, E.aq., of the South Side, were married yesterday, and lett last evening for an extended tour o' the Westernclties. General Manager D. J. Merrill, President i- Y. Townsend.

or Philadelphia, and Dr. Kennedy, the New Y'ork agent of the Cambria Iron and Steel Works, aTJobnstown, were shown through the Edgar Thomp'on Works at Braddocks, by Manager Jones, on Wednesday. The distinguished iron men al) visited several Pittsburgh Iron works during the day. Kev. Dr.

Alexander Clark was one of the attendants at the Convention at Baltimore at which the union was effected of the Methodist and Methodist Protestant churches. The Baltimore Gazette has the following concerning Dr. Clark's part in the Convention, where fraternal greet ngs and congratulations were the order: Key. Dr. Alexander Clark, editor of the tho-duit Recorder, Pittsburgh, said he was rejoiced bey nd measure at the union.

He had prayed that this resulv might be brought about, and when he came to Baltimore and mixed with the delegate, and observed the spirit of love which anlmared them, he had no tears of the result LOST. ounty, Peeraad t'lly Tax Exonerations for 1876. The County Commissioners are at prewnt engaged in making out their statement of exonerated taxes for the year 187ti. About two-thirds of the districts are thus far reported, and the taxes exonerate! here will amount to $12,711 00. The total loss in 1875 was between and 8 A large number of small taxpayers were unable to pay, during these hard tiniest, and the Commissioners relieved, them from pay ment to prevent imprisonment.

When all the districts have Deen reported, it is thonght the total loss foT '7i will not fall short of the losses of previous years. The statement of the Comniiitsicmers is as fol lows: STATEMENT. Tabular statement of lost taxes, exonerated tax's and taxes on unseated lands in the county of Allegheny "lor the fi(cal vear in the several districts mentioned below: County State Tax Tax 672-3 7 M1S5 15 no 7K9 04 -l 03 hifrt 71 40.C7 8 30 H.Yi frJ3 71 17 15 3o71 8.62 34S 02 43 H.W, 77 3o 6 isa.83 JH.IJ3 3 8 l.oi) Poor Tax Name of 1st ward. Pitts 4th Pitts 7th ward, Pitts lfcth ward, WW ward, 2th ward, Jttth ward, Vth ward, 1st ward, All 8th ward. Caeiden borough.

Total t'V 73 M7 in ew4 f40 W5 IH 23 14 4S I. is 28 2S.84 3V1.44 Yl.M 4 70 3.8 41 If. V. VI Ml 87.10 57 fwt.Ofl 4 17 3.1 0 20 12 71 07 47 VI 3I.K5 21 71 6 63 7.4 10 78 lw 30 23 UQ 7 os 1.5J 4.34 122 71 10 44 2 2 ia 6 OH 2S Hi It IH 71 6 47 W2 JIB 1 61 17 33 17 20 24 IX 47 71 70 1W OH 8 47 40 Elizabeth 44 40 Etna boro' "9 sa Mlllvale-boro' W7.74 Maiiatield boro'. 88.77 1st wurd, McK'p'L 5M S.28 2.77 3.K4 4 40 3.fi! VZ 00 lo 1J0 Kl K3 207 13 H4 Scwickley boro 4 67 1.

erona noro W. Ellxab'h boro'. W. Beiievne boro'. Baldwin t'p Collier t'p lYeseent t'p East Deer Eliiabeth t'p Fawn township Franklin tp Findiey tp Hampton tp 1 til H6 fo 15.41 11 x-l 114 4 3-J 7S 04 1 Kl 34 VI 173 18 a 6" 168 31 107 la 940 68 241 4H l'i 47 30 18 eo 37 04 VH.31 141 I'M 40 84 87 1.31 it 81 4 47 17 Ho 14 Si 27 1 1-4 74 3.S7 1 71 1.17 4-2 6m Harrison tp JeflersuD tp Iwer Kt.

Clair tp. Lincoln tp i.eet tp Marshall Mooa tp Met and less tp. North Fayette N. Versalles Neville tp Ohio tp O'Hara tp Pine tp Penn tp Pat ton tp Plum tp lilcbland tp Keserve tp Koss tp 12W 7-i 48 145 42 "7 19.44 2 3 VI CJ 3-i 3iOI 23 00 67.47 7 2 63 M7 7l.0 4 64 3 01 SiO 3 1.75 3.oa 3 30 4 OH 3 7 13 01 SB8.S3 3a. 132 37 20 42 hi 47 51 lMO 00 lit XO 13 it 47 "5 14 10 81 6 01 X8 2H 4 si t5 13 01 213 10 13 14-2 05 10 tri IV 7 31 33 ii3 75 fO 11 6'J 4 44 f.

8 MM 1 TX fcO 8 1'X OS II 76 2-i 0 VI Vi 77 12 8 WJ I i 66 27 6(1 ll'J 44 H8 41 Kobfnsou tp Shaler South layette Spnngdale tp Stowe tp Snowdea tp r.lb 70 137 60 t2 00 4o 74 77 Sewlckiey tp Scott tp an 7 16 3d T'nlon tp 204 4tf St. Clair tp. Versailles tp 42 02 iKl 74 West Deer tp Total 37 39 112.711 00 IS IT ANOTHER MTREET JOB? nieaatlafavrtlon sis Temptraarerl le Street Location. A good deal of dissatisfaction has been manifested in the Thirty-sixth ward over the proiiosed location of Chestnut street from Carson to Wood street as fixed by an ordinance passed finally by Councils on Monday last. The ordinance has ben hangiug fire in Council for many weeks, and havinrr been nasned fioallv bv the Common branch, Mr.

Kodgers called it up Select branch on Monday, when was finally adopted there too. Proposed opening would give an outlet from Carson street, to the Little baw Mill Run Railroad, and it was thought oy -wr. noogers and others the ordinance provided that the openW Bl.011ld a line of unocenpied property, which line cienecw somewhat. There room for a street tnirty feet In width, with additional room for one sidewalk. One sidewalk it is claimed, would meet all the re quirements of people in the local ity.

It Is now discovered, how ever, teat tne orainance gives the street a different location, sending a por tion of it through a row of furnaces and on other property occupied by Mullen Ma- loney, the iron manufacturers. If opem.d under the provisions of the bill the property owners of the district will therefore be compelled to pay heavy damages. The other location will put them at a comparatively trifling cost. If the facts a. stated the ordinance! will i.

-J 1 I p- pealed at the next meeting of Councils. An Oil Salt. F. A. Curtis Co.

yesterday afternoon brought suit in the Common Pleas Court Xo. 2 against the firm of Waring merchants of this city, to recover the value of a large quantity of oil, which they claim to have delivered to them for sute keeping. It is further claimed that the oil which was reflned, was valued at 17,41.1 iiH and that the defendant sold the same and maintained the proceeds for their own use. Suit is therefore brought to recover the amount at which the oil i valued. to or of al lor be Of A special meeting of Allegheny Councils was held last evening, at which there was a large attendance in the lobby, besides an almost full representation of members of Council.

The presence of so many outsiders was principally because it had been announced that there would be a bitter contest in the election of City Physician. It was also thought that the awarding of the printing contracts would be unusually interesting. Representatives from the papers bidding were on hand. Sielert Branrh. When the members of this branch had taken their seats, President Patterson st.ued that the object of the meeting was for the purpose of selecting daily papers to do the city printing.

It was at first intended to make another attempt to elect a City Physician, but on account of the objections raised by some of the members, it was concluded to postpone the matter until the next regular meeting. The ordinance relatiug to the licensing of vehicles was taken up. Mr. McKelvey opposed the amendment, which provides that the penalty imposed upon teamsters, who neglect to take out their license shall fall due when parties have been notified they are in default. Referred.

Mr. Drain ottered a resolution asking that the report of the Board of Viewers on Harrison street be quashed. After an amendment from Mr. Voegtly the resolution was referred to the Survey Committee. The ordinances granting if.

P. Bmz and Kiefer, Stifel Co. the privilege of erecting frame buildings were passed finally. Common Branrh. The 6rst business considered was an ordinance providing for an increased supply of water, authorizing the proper committee to lay a twenty-four inch main water pipe on ort avenue, irom the present twenty inch main on Madison avenue to Allegheny avenue, and for the laying of a tifteen inch main on Irwin avenue from North avenue to Jackson street; also for the laying of a twelve iuch main on Irwin avenue from North avenue to Ridge avenue.

The ordinance passed by a vote of 22 to t. Mr. Alston moved that Select Branch be notified to meet in joint session for the purpose of awarding the cily printing. This was agreed to, and the Clerk proceeded to in-i ruet Select Council accordingly. A communication was presented from Mayor Phillips vetoing the ordinance granting John B.

Rothrinu the right to erect a frame building on West Knd avenue. I'poti motion the ordinance ras passed over the veu of the Mayor. Action was taken on an ordinance authorizing the payment to Tbos. Carson, sub-contractor, the balance due him for labor and material furnished in grading Rid well street, amounting to SI, AfTer some discussion theortii-rjanis was passed. A resolution passed in Seltct (Vmiitai, declaring 8-ats of meniliers vacant when absent from three meetings in succession, was concurred in.

Joint SeoHlon. At nine both branches met in joint session in Common Council Chain tier. Chairman Patterson presided, and stated that the object of Uie sessiou was for the purpose of awarding contracts for the city printing. Bids were read from the Mail, and it's frtund. Tlie bid of the Dixjxit: was accompanied by an affidavit, correcting an error in the bid made by that paper.

the reading it waw decided, on motion, that the papers lie selected by ballot. There being no op-JHWitioo to the bid of the J-'niltrin Irrund lor the German printing, the contract was awarded that paer by acclamation. Mr. Callrry moved that the contract for the printing in Kngiish be awardinl tbef'-i-O'or. 1 'emling the motion a vote wits taken which result! as follow: Vail, 4: 2 The two first name.1 paers reviving tbe largest number of votes were awarded the contract, after wbifb the joint session adjourned.

Tbe bid of the Vmn-Outx. was is cents for first and l'i cents per square for all subsequent insertions, ihsixrt h. and Pi cents: il'iii. 'M and 23 cents; t'mhrxt rfnul, 'J5 cents for eat Insertion. other business was transacted during the joint session.

THE mtli.KK IM1.1SE PL1SE. .4 Snrrewful Openlng-The Mach I nery Oftteera F.lc. The new Iiuiuneri Incline Plane, was formally opni yesterday and free pas senders were transferred by the hun dreds from tbe duaty nurture of Caraoti street to the cowl summit of Mt Washington. The cars were kept running ail day ami ail night and if but one tenth the nutaber of passengers carried yesterday patronize the road tbe stockholders wiil double their iuveetment in a short time. The new enterprise is a decided and com plete success, aud Mr.

W. II. I.npton who is the origiuator, as well as the other directors andoliice.rs are entitled to much credit. The plane was built by the American Uridge Company of Chicago, at a cost of a tritie over $40.0011. The tloox of the tapper station is 4oo fwet above Carson street, and the length of ths plane is 7lJ feet- The giaie is jo; a degrees equal to Sfi'J leet to the hundred.

ihe engiue is a beauty of l.W-horse power, and the machinery is built after the nsosr approved pattern. The cars are connected by two steel wire cables of an ultimate strength of thirty-five tons, while the greatest strain to which they are subjected ia three and one-half tons. One cable dot the work, and is wound around a single drum provided with grooves, ao that the strands are not subjected to any friction in tbe winding process. This is a big feature. Tbe safety cabie is kept constantly stretched, so that if the tirsUmention shouid break the cars would gain very momentum until arresttl by the safety attachment.

The safety cable windg three times about two wheels, ta which is fixed a very in genious and powerful break, by which the engineer can stop the cars at any point on the incline in a twinkling. I loth cables are securely fastened at haif-a-doaen plaoea in the foundation of the cars, so that they could not become detached until the cars are broken to fragments. The track and cars are as safe as art, kill and money can make them. The car were built by the Allegheny Car aud Transportation Company, and each accomodates forty passengers. The iron work was done tly different Pittsburgh lirms.

The design of the plane was- made by Mr. S. iJieseher. It should also be men tioned that the station houses are models of neatness, comfort aud conve nience and th view from the portico at the top station is one of the grandest to lie had in this part of the country. The ofn- cers ot tne com nan are as follows: President, Charles A.

Colton: Vice Presb dent, W. 11. I.upton; Secretary, Kirk O. Itighain, Treasurer, John E. Wood.

Directors Ueorge L. Hollidav. Frank Semplc. C. A.

Carpenter, W. B. I.upton, Charles A. Colton. Creighton, Jno.

Severatn K. Abel, M. Marlin. There is a tine pic nic eroundon ton ot th mil ana in antici pation of the wants of beer quading populi -tion Mr. Joseph McK.ee has oiteited a summer garden near the upper of the plane.

terminus AMrSKJIISTs- Opera Hocse. "Down in a Pennsyl vania Coal Mine" is one of the best hnalta re have ever seen performed by Minstrels. The comply perform their respective done. The otber parts as well as could features of the programme too are exce lent, and a very enjoyable entertainment is given. The Minstrels will remain tne rct of this week.

Library Haix. The Oates Company are greeted nightly with large audiences. The performance of "La Joiie Pertumeuse last evening was an eminent success. This evening "Blue Beard" will be presented when Mrs. Oates will take her benetit.

To-morrow afternoon "tlirotle-Girona will be given. Gobnoii Clvb. On Thursday evening next tbe Gounod Club will present at Li- bray Hall a popular programme of choruses, ballads, duets, etc. This will lie tbe final entertainment for the season by the home artists. The sale of seats will be commenced at the Library on Monday morning next at nine o'clock.

Decorative Wall Paper, Under the immediate personal supervi sion of Mr. David De Zoucbe, the firm of le Zouehe Co. have work now in pro- press in some of our hamlanniest residences. Through his ert'orta. and rhrouch apprecia tion aud study of the art of decorating, they are well in advance of all competitors.

The bet workmen only are employed, who their work with care and fidelity. The firm are permitted to refer to some of our best citizens in confirmation of what they advance. They were awarded the first prize silver medal "in a liirtre majority" I SO. the handsomest display and vnrk-ntanshij), in the recent contest. For list, of latest eems in tine nnr hamriuus see advertisement in another column.

'Ollte," "Olite," "ftlite." AtTBead Dr. "WaiTTiKB'e AdYertisement. ot in iu it all At is by can a arts our ago, and as con, with fcticn and Will lias goods. And effect of these laws upon their business. Thirty houses were rep resented, and although no definite action was taken to relieve them selves of the odious burden, the merchants' meeting showed plainly that they mean business, and a vigorous warfare in Councils may be predicted Mr.

K. W. Voight was called to the chair, and Mr. S. A.

Schupard was chosei Sec retary. Mr. Voight set forth the object of the meeting and the complaints of the dealers in an extended speech, He declared that the legitimate com mission merchants and produce dealers of the city are heavily taxed by the city while dealers who bring their merchandise here by rail and river escape all taxation. This gives them a great advantage on the city dealers and the business of the latter sutlers extensively. This phase of the ipiestion was fully set forth after which Messrs.

II. J. McCrackin, J. H. Ijoh and O.

X. Head were appointed a committee to draft resolutions and a recess was taken while the committee -tired. Shortly afterwards the committee presented a series of resolutions which were adopted, but were not furnished for publication. Tbe meeting then gave Charley Foster's Grocer a boost, and adjourned to reassemble in the near future. AM CASE.

Suit to Recover 25,000 for the Sale of Properly. E. W. Cox instituted suit in the Common Pleas Court No. 2, yesterday afternoon against Edward Sprung and others, partners as the Concord Association.

The action is brought to recover the sum of It is claimed by Mr. Cox that on the Sth of December, 18, a contract was drawn np between himself and defendants after negotiations had been made for the sale of ti.OOO acres of land in Wetzel county, West Virginia, owned by plaintiff. As part payment for the same, plaintiff alleges. Sprung et al. gav a check for aud when the second payment was due tliey refused to come to time and declared they would back ont of the purchase.

Mr. Cox, therefore, claims the amount yet due from the THE VICrOR'S I.AIREI.S Still on Hebcr's It row. Siuce the Stein way agents have been s-aten so badly in their attempt to mislead the public as to who received the highest award for Pianos at the Centennial, (we showing conclusively and by indisputable facts that Weber did receive it they have dragged in issues that are entirely foreign to the matter. What does the public at large care for the private or personal business of either Mr. Kleber or Mr.

Mellor? It has no bearing whatever on the merits of the Welter or Su-iuway Pianos. The dragging in a call made in company with Mr Jardineor Mr. Stein way in lHlio, which made simply out of curiosity to see the gentleman and his ware rooms, and at which time Mr. Stein way treated me with the greatest courtesy and consideration, and the attempt of the Su-inway agents here to manufacture this visit into capital to sustain thr-ni in their defeat in trying to wrest from Weber his well-earned laurei, as victor of the highest awifrd for best Pianos at the Cenfennial is well understood by the public as showing the straits to which they are reduced to uphold their lost catw. We might dig into files of newspapers of years ago, and into the musical scrap toks are in our possession, and find quite a variety of spicy reading matter that wotilii brush the hair the wrong way, b'lt all this has nothing to do with the quest We have proved to the satisfaction of every intelligf nt reader that the Weber Pianos carried off" the highest honors at the Centennial, and in proof of thia we again subjoin the following lull figures 'f the four judges: WEBBR.

Kupka. 6 6 Settled -Oliver, meyer. Tone Epinl.Ty T.i i on T.ulI.. out STJINWAY. S-hled-Dtever.

6" 6 24 fl Iirutow. a 5 5 Ollrtir. ine Quality. 6 6 Total -il 24 SS ont oi a wfl. Tf anyVtocly can twi.st the atiove figures into mwanin anything else fhan that "Weber beat Steiuway four ixtintu, we think the petitliinau must have graduated iu arithmetic at one of the lusuruaoea or Savings lUnks in New York that have Iwf "shown np lately.

AVe must atkiloiiize to the public and Mr. Kleber for uot having this answer ready for this morning's paper, but customers were t.t tiumtrous yesteribiy to allow to find time fur wminp: one of whom (a rault oftii-ial tviti a VS etter S'luare: an other, a Square Piano; another (a teacher), a Square l'iano: a teacher in the cotintry, a Maniti liitniiin Organ; a gentleman in Washitifcrton county, a tt-honitmer Organ, at a a younji uercliaiit in Allegheny, a Jlasuu liarnlin Organ, We hope this excuse for the delay wiil be satisfactory to the gentleman. A fresh lot of "Welter's Firat Prize Oen-tennial Pianos jimt received, to which the attention of all interested is invited. If you want the acknowledged kingof l'ianos, go at ouce aud select a eber. C.

V. Mr.i l.ftii, Sole Agent, for Weber's First Prize Cen tennial l'ianos, DJ Fiftb avenue- Connelly Fire Eatlnatulaber. am uow receivins and tilling orders of all the different varieties of my Patent Fire K.Mingnishing Apparatus, from the small est, hand tip to tbe largest size stationary apparatus; also all sizes of portable, adapted to hotels, machine shops, school houses and villages, and especially for oil tanks and refineries, and am now taking and fully prepared to fill orders upon my tuitent Mvxteui for the protection oi covered oil tanks from fire by lightning, displacing the air and oil vapor bet ween the oil and roof of tank, bv forcing in carbonic acid gru; being heavier than tbe air and oil gas, It Settles or s'ratmcs upon me auriace oi tbe oil, thereby destroying the explosive compound of the mixed air and gas, aud will not allow the oil to ignite by lightning or touch heu thus provided; also my large Portable or Stutionarv Apparatus ready to be brought, into action promptly, to ex tinguisb when tire should occur, either in the tank or anv otber combustible material iu ojien air. i'E al. to the prm.it I further wish to call particular attention the public to my Auxiliary nemical Compound Powder, ef which si'Li'HfK is the hase, which I onlv use as au adjunct connection with mv regular system, wherein I can use it to a good advantage certain cases, being particular not to use where there is danger ot persons being exposed to its funics, as it is well-known to intelligent persons that sutrni KOUs il is very destructive to lite; if not known it, certainly should be, aud no man justifiable in imposing uxin the public, assertiug that it is "perfectly harmless," aud "ran be used indiscriminately in from the fact that no life exist iu a close room where any com- ui nd containing stirphur is burning to rout fire.

Such iuowu to the utries A full generate sufficient gas to put compound has long been in this and foreign couutries. A full account ol its uses was published in one cf proiniucnt journals about eight years and used it niyt.elf over seven years since enough to discover its character. I made no claim for it as new or patentable did not consider it of auy special value, unless In combination with some fextin- gtiiBuiiij; sieiu using impregnated wat it only extinguished tlaine in confined spaces, and would not thoroughly extinguish incandescent coals. I use ibJ pound, however, where it wa be done safety to good advantage in connection with apparatus in confined places a holds of vessels, cellars, oil and in chimneys an fire it acts ctuiokfv thoroughly. I will furnish, it ta those UJf j.xutj, ray apparatus (to SfEc lAi.

r.IKECTIONS for (JO t1' Uud in rkag of 5 to 30 quantities tor 50 cents per ttELLY. Vood street. Banplag's Truss hold any rupture. St. Charles Hotel.

J. F. PK5ZOLD. Mereliant Tailor, 70 S51ITHFIESD STREET, PITTSBrROH now on hand a fnll m.vlr Prices in keeping with the times! KlndenU, others desirlDsr pleasant boardinir in central location can he aci omuiodated on reaona-ble terms at59 Sandiisky ttxeet, AjiejrheDj-cy. It.

my 100 PHILLIPS, Fifth Ave Wood St. eisxer phillips, Fifth Ave Wood St. EISNER PHILLIPS, GOTO Fifth Ave Wood St. (EISNER PHILLIPS, Fifth Ave wood st. AKUSElnENT ADVERTISING RATES.

Following is the rata eUanred for advertU. menu under ths head ot "iunnMineftU" la una column- Sq. I OO 1 Bq. 7 1 Sq. 3 1 SO 1 Sq.

8 times ft 1 bq. 2 g.Vl Sq. tlmas 1 Sq. 4 OO 1 Sq. I my 1 Sq.

73 1 Sq. 11 times 7 1 Sq. 6 times 4 OO 1 Sq. 12 times 8 0 A USEMEXTS. PITTSBURGH 0PER1 HOCS J.

KlWlOl OMTHflLH BE-ENQAQEMEKT FOE 1 WEEK filr.Y Commencing Monday, May 14, 1ST" SIMMO'S SLOCUM'S MLVSTfiELS, ENTIRE CHANGE OF PKOUKAMME, Concluding with the SeDfational Ethiopian Meln-nrams. in the PESKSTLVASIA O0AL MUTES Or. The Poreuit of the Mq'jje Maeaires- Popular Reduced Prices So. 2. and lSeeni.

Matinees ednesday and Saturday. LIBRARY Eluslks 0ATES ENGLISH ltd Managers' Cdmic opera. FRIDAY V'ENINO, May 18, lit. OF BI9IE. ALICE OATES, BLUE BEARD.

Saturday Matinee, Saturday Evening, Positively Last AppearaM TRIAL BY JURY and LES BAVABDS. HBEAEY HATX, On Thnrsday Evening, May 24, THE GOUNOD CLUB Will present a popular programme of CHORUSES, BALLADS, DUETS, e. rii.uii.ivt,iii or tnis season. Library Hail Ki.t OfHej. oin JT.

served seats Monday, May 21. at 9 A. M. myls tf reserved seat, tl OO. LIBRARY TTAT.t, Theo.

Thomas' LIST GRIND COMERTS ur TBI 8KAS03. Monday Evening, May 2Sth, Tuesday Evening, May 29th. AssHted by MlbS Annie louise The Oreat and Favorite PRIMA notwiv PAKTICULABS HLKEATiP1rom fP ART GAXLERT LIBRAKT HALL. SFiJltfO LXHlBlTlON Association opbs Djt-ijD mrjo, THE PERMANENT iNifflATMAL ummm MAIX BUILDING, Centeiinial Orouncla, Will be open on and after MAY loth, 1H7T with a welllasslnBd arrantrement ot so displayed as to lacilitato tne Insitecrion and study of them. la5ou 0KE3 AUD MTSEEA13, GLASS ASD 'CEBEMIGS-HOUSEHOLD aBtTGLE1'10 bSITTTBE, A DFACTDBIH PROCESSES.

Specif PBODUCTB. ED CO ATIOJN? aT 1 A PPAK ATTTS vA article, showlnp 1 ora TWENTY ACHES talllml achlevemenu of mankindln 4 Usa A GKA.ND MUSIC STANU tmcw north end ol tbe main trahIT-P horns of twenty-riv AtmJnal toT Organ or otber ersons, and. Will be grVCB. ArTKRKrK The Orand jfc EvEiriSGB. WASHIKtiTO" ot shown without AT YORKTOWN table tra ctiaixr, alfo a life-lib.

LlECLAK of tfte eiKnir.c ol the Vhl OF IN'JEPENDENOE. Thevu 'e of Almlsson Is 25 Cents. the In'' wtthttnt extra chanre, vtult Horf '-urial Art Alosoam in Memorial Hall. Tes oultural Hall, and the Botanical (larden (without iarther p.ymentl to the Permanent Eihituf.oa. All desirable oaoveaieoces bare been provided In the way of Waiting roonn.

BaKitajre-rooma. Ionch Count, and Iiiuinif-Koora in tbe 11 part men et Public Ooniiort. The bwt place Ior Jjicorelon Parties to Im found In America. i TUKREY General Agent. DE.

BANNING HAS OPEXED A PERMANENT OFFICE the ST. CHARLES tuirv, from Kanningr-g mode of treaUng Spinal Dieas ane Ueformtt Uterine IententTHn Plies, and otier mechanical system of -i BRACES AXD PROPS Has earned for him a world-wide rer hi proportion of cures la largely tr ZL those made by other treatment. Send for IesoiipUve Fampale. Hott9 You re In," mailed free. LECTvnr.s.

DR. JOM lOBD'S Lecture this afternoon, at CEVTKAL PRks-BYTEK1AX CHVHVH, Smit-nielJ Kireet, oter Sixth avenue, (EISNER GOTO TEA OA. TS. ST. LOUIS ANDJUSSOURI RIVER.

fSHfiW-ZZZf For St. UoK, IU nek Htlla, fciTi Tir mm lorl BcBlen aailall Psinlii on (lie Yellow atone and IlMaourl Klfem, THE FINE IJOHT DKAUOHT STEAMERS ROSEBUD and BIG HORN, Will leave for all the above points, on SATURDAY, May 19. For freight er apply on board, or at No. WATER STKEET. BOOTS, SHOES GAITERS, 8-5 SMITDFIELD STREET.

AUCTION SALES. T)T J. M. JT Auction FlvlDAY, Mi HARTF0RD. WHOLES A I.F.

AucUoneer. 109 WtXD STREET, on 'AY. Mav ltth. at an riixie nuug itajr carpet 15 Koils Insrrain Carpet. Rolls Alt Wool Carpet.

IS Rolls 3-4 and 4-1 A II Wnnl v.i.1.. Kolifl Sutieriiir List At ilam-t- rt.i kc lOO Lotp TCntinns XI i Poeketbooks, Uuut Blanket, itc. tLC ki-ws assorted 'luilet 20 Boxes Wax Soaps. 1 Kvt.r,'ta CntAan. X.

1 2 Pictures, Frames, Ac SO doz. All Silk Cords xnd Tassels 50 Ladies and Children's Trimmed Hats la.OOO Seirars Of VMrfmia lranH, Tottetlier with a varietv of not mentioned to be sold In lets to the trade without reservs. uns Kners will nlease send In tht early on Thursday previous to the sale. goods J.M.MAKTFr.KD, bolcsale Auctioneer Ilia wul myia-at. i AUCTIOV 31 LOTS AX1) PATrsf -WJL.

I ACRE TO ACRES. File Large Brfct Mansimi. mri staWM EXCELLENT BUILDLXU SITES, on OharUers Vallev 11 A I May 19, 11,77, TERMS EASY. These E'ts and Farms. tnntitT.tiTr WAn known MIDDLES WART TKAOT, are Only Twelve Miles from the Citj, And are NEAR THE STATION.

Sale by order call on J.O.BKYANT JOHN HICKMAN, Administrator GOLD Pens and Holders, Fancy Glass Ink Stands, FINE POCXETEOOKS AND PURSES AT Myers, Schoyer STATIONERS, IMPORTED 1XD 1.MERIC1N rZ At be atd affatlame leStneI. JS77AT MIEES SCEOIES I (ft S.S.MABVIN&CO. 149 Wood Street..