The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-01-18


Female College..A Model Institutions
The Revolution in Paris and its Effects.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 18th, 1870.
The heavy rains which have visited US for
the past week still continue at this writing
aud the rivers are unprecedentedly high. The
stage of water has been very good for the past
winter, and in consequence Pittsburgh has
shipped to Southern ports over 100000
bushels of coal sincs November last. The rise
of water makes trale lively, even before our
merchants have got off their long faces conse-
quent on January bills.
The Telegraph strike greatly affects our
business population. and especially the newspa.
pers. The organization of strikers is very
strong here, as at many other points, and we
are stagnant here for proper news to ill our
morning papers. The Congressional news and
State Legislature reports are very meayre, and
the Press has to rely principally on special
correspondence. 1t is rumorcd that the strik-
eIs are stronger than ever. but in the larger
cities reports to night show a weakening of the
organization. 1t is to be hoped that one or the
other party will YIELD SO that we can get the
news regularly.
Though this was for time the residence Of
the late Secretary Stanton, usthing has been
done here towards contributing to the fund to
be paid to his bereaved family, although up to
yesterday over $50, 900 had been raised in 9TH
er cities. Pittsburgh has the name Of being
very loyal, aud 80 she was during the war. but
in relation to Mr.. Stanton's memory she is be-
hindhald.
The quietude of our city has been much dis
turbed by Grim, within the past month but
owing to the promptness of our efficient police
force. we are after all perhaps as orderly city
as any west Of New York. Allegheny City,
which is to Pittsburgh what Brooklyn is to
New York. is not so free from evil. The po-
lice Of Allegheny are very inefficient and
scarcely night passes but what we hear of
burglary, robbery, and incendianism, and even
murder. Your correspondent has kept record
of what has transpired in Allegheny, concern
ing this matter for the past month. and have
found that % robberies, IA burglarics % street
fights and 10 other disturbances have taken
place without scarcely any notice taken of
them by the authorities. Only last night, a
young, innoffensive man was attacked on the
street while going to his home, by four ruff
ans, right in the heart of the city, for the pur-
pose of plumber, and was left weltering in his
blood, until some good Samaritan came along
and carried him to his home. Not policeman
was to be SEEM and on inquiry it was eicted
that the entire force were at supper given by
the ex-Mayor on occasion Of his retiring from
office. The fact of it is, the lives Of citizens
are unsafe under the present weak and inef-
ficent police force Of Allegheny City.
But it is pleasure to turn from the dark
side Of the picture and look to something
brighter. The schools of both Pittsburgh and
Allegheny City stand very high both public
and private. The private schools however are
the best organized and the most thorough. At
the head of the private institutions stands the
Pittsburgh Female College, organized over
twenty years ago, and at the head the Rev. Dr.
|. N. Pershing, d. D., gentleman Of expert
ence, talent and high culture. DR.. Pershing
has associated with him "A instructors, male
and female, very highly educated and compe-
tent. The course of study pursued is very
thorough, embracing in part, the English bran
ches, the Classics, the Sciences, NJ athematics,
partmcnt ranks very high, and is very compre-
hensive, some of its professors ranking very
high in this department both in theory and
practice. The manners and morals of the young
ladies are strictly cared for, and though kind
ress Is prominent feature, trmness combined
with IL, and perfect discipline, such as is
feature IN the College, is speciality. The
young ladies boarding at the College are made
to feel perfectly at home in the genial society
Of the doctor and his family, and no efforts are
spared to render learning pleasure as we'll as
a task, and this is the secret Of the success of
the College.
Tho number Of students at present in atten.
dance are several hundred from various States
of the Union. for the reputation of the College
is largely extended, and justly deserves the
praises bestowed upon it. The annual attend
ance is about 500. The location of the Coll
lege is very desirable and healthy. and ais
though central, it is sufficiently retired to ans
wer the purposes OF study. Every room is
beautifully furnished, and to pupils it seems
more lire home than boarding school. AM
other fact Of Importance to parents is, that
while the facilities are of the very highest or
der, the terms are less than one third of the
amount charged by many schools, which have
fewer teachers and less facilities, and are con-
fidensly believed to be lower tn An any institu-
ton of similar grade in the country Such is
the reputation Of the Pittsburgh Fema'e COL
!ege that in order to obtain an entrance. it is
necessary to apply at once to DR.. Pershine. as
the Institution is most always fall, and those
who apply first are entitled to the first vac.n-
cy. The reputation of the Pittsburgh Female
College is extended all over the Union. AZ a
Ladies College of the highest educational char
acter. sl }
The telegraph has just whispered of the Rev.
olution in Paris as progressing rapidly. Louis