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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15

Every city large enough 10 depl0re great
thrOng of suffering poor; every city large
enough 10 boast Of AN organized society,
ana every heart large enough % give place
10 pity. annually unite IN giving "a Denehl
charity bail. Thursday evening, NoNem-
bar l2th. WAS the time that this object all
sublime was the magnet drawing together
such "a brilliant concOurse OF people, that
Tor the present they might CLEAN JOY, and
for the future the poor and needy CLEAN at
least few sheayes Of comfort.
Those ladies who not only lent OF their
taste in decorating. but their exhaustive Ia
Dor in she personal management OF every
particular Of the enterts lnmeni, have not
only the thanks OF every participant, but the
Qualification Of knowing that complete and
entire success in their noble undertaking
crowned their efforts. Those ladies were
Mrs. 4. G. McPhail. Mrs. j. Adair Plea
SAINTS. Mrs. VI. +. Peasants, Mrs. I. ].
stokes. Mrs. j. X. Branch. Mrs. Phillip
llaXaIl. Mrs. George Il. McAdams, Mrs. "
way Allen. Mrs. Charles l.. smith. Mrs. II.
II. Nash. Miss Jennie Mcphail. Miss Cor
don. Mrs. Archer Anderson. Mrs. James
Dooley. Mrs. o. 4. Creu-haw, Mrs i. T..
Patrick. Mrs. ". y. Gordon, and others.
The door managers were Mr.. Tom Palm
ar. MIR. Ed. Hannewinckle. MIR. Preston No
Land. Mr.. William Walker Mr.. Jack Plea
SAINTS and Mr.. John Mallory, who so gov
erned the dances that one and all were
pleased. I'm the dancing hall. opposite the
broad entr tnce-do0F. was hu &C. pyramid
i'm iropical luxuriance Of pains reaching
almost 10 the frescOod ceilin.$ aud above
this. i'm large letters wrought in WINE now
ers. was the word CHARITY Tie balcony
al.oxe the door was festoOned and draped
with many colorrd flags, NJ each corner .
group uuiurling against the wall. Here all
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15
NAsINO THEATRE.

(,ASINO THEATRE.
X NEXT DOOR 100 cry HALL.
WEEK CoMMENClNG uECtMHEH iorn.
An excellent ban this weeh: Nc'0r Hui
NcEvuv. little Nellie Mccoy. Mics AIc. u.
Evans. Hliy Gibson. Miss i'lhe Aalr A's'
Tia Phelps. Miss Mamie Jackson, liIrs /. i.-
gle 10 Nan. Miss Maud IHNt0u, Ni,. Way
Earle. Miss Lille Thompson, and Harry H'l-
leffe.
ADMISSION 10 and 2O cents.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15

Tr-Tcn1Ing nOUC'N III TTIIII y ~
II cents pcr line. Nonparicl loaded, ~ cents
per line.
ss-spcclsl contract rates Furnished on a.
plicai,on.
auction sales, Legal Notices,and Am"se-
,,ent Advertisements ~ per Inch each In
serllon.
re,ccted communications will not be re-
turned.
Entered at tho Richmond wa postoffice
n sccond-class matter.
Remittances should be made by drafts
shcc.s. postoiiice orders, or registered le'tor'
payable 10
TIE TIMt.s COMPANY.
Richmond. Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-15

SATURDAY Matinee
and Night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
A SERMON ON JEFF.
Rev. Mr.. Hills Ralkes the President of the
COnfederacy-He Calls Him n souIIess

Rev. Mr.. Hills Razes the President of the
COnfederacy-He Calls Him n sOuIIess
Traitor.
Rev. A. NJ. Hills, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, Allegheny, preached
at the morning service yesterday, onI 'The
Self Respect of Sinners as illustrated BY
Governor Gordon" The reverend gentle
man took for his, text, "There is a genera
tion that are pure in their own eyes, and
yet are not washed from their filrhiness, I"
and then he said:
Governor Gordon, of Georgia, lately de-
livered an address in Chicago. and in his
address he truthfully and eloquently ex-
tolled self-respect as a ruling element of q
noble character, but his application was
something astounding. Hesaid: 'Tbe peo1
pie OF the South (mea ming the white peo-
ple), cannot afford to admit that slavery
was wrong, or that rebellion was disloyalty.
or that the leaders were guilty of treason;
for to admit any of these things would mar
their self-respect.' Now, Webster defines
rebellion as an attempt to overthrow the
Government OF State or country, and if
the action of the South was not rebellion.
pure and simple, what was it?
Now listen to what the Times Democrat.
of New Orleans, on December 6, has to say
about the late Jefferson Davis: He was
tenacious of principle, the slave of con-
science. The giant figure of the ex-Presi-
dent of the Confederacy stalked ACROSS the
nineteenth century as some majestic spirit
that, strong in the consciousness of its own
right-doing, scorned the plaudits of the
world, and lived only that in himself duty
might be deifed.' Now, this is preposter-
GUS. Let us look at the career of JEFF
norr Il TrT- N.
the United States Government. He was in
Congress and took an oath to support the
Constitution. He was Senator twice and
took two more oaths. He was Secretary of
War in Pierce's Cabinet, and took another
oath. In all he took five oaths of
LOYALTY to the United States Govern
ment, and this five times per-
jured traitor is lauded as the slave of con-
sciencel The man that helped to drench a
country in blood is strong in the conscious
ness of right doing! The man that Landed
slavery with its chains, whipping posts.
auction blocks and all its attendant cruel
ties; that sanctioned the horrors of Ander-
sonyille, is held up to public admiration as
a man who lived only that in himself duty
might be deifedl"
The preacher then drew comparisons be-
tween Davis and other traitors who had
made themselves specially infamous by their
lack of moral principle. Judas Iscsriot
and BenedictArnold were men of the same
caliber.
History" said the pastor, "would place
the facts before posterity, and posterity
would judge and place Jefferson Davis In
his proper plaee-that of soulless traitor,
and an offended God would judge him as an
urregenerate sinner" He also said: "Dayis
had ample time to repent his periuries; his
haughtiness made him doubly guilty" p"
A large audience listened attentively to
the sermon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

Francisco and assist to ferret out the opium
smugglers. A report which he has sent to
the Treasury Department, reflects severely
on other agents Of the Government, for
deliberately or unintentionally "giving
away the fact that the Government was
about to take elaborate measures to
put an end to smuggling. Vessels
in which it was expected there would
be found large quantities of opium had lit
tie or none, and it was evident that the col
leagues Of the smugglers in China had been
informed, and had ceased their work until
the Governments spasm of vigilance should
end.
1t is well known that great majority Of
the special agents of the Treasury are ap-
pointed simply as a political reward; that
they have no qualifications for the work,
and rarely make pretense of performance
of duty, further than to draw their pay.
The report of ex-Chief Brooks, who is a
thorough detective, is, in way, protest
against assigning to these politicians the
duty to drag to light the operations of
opium smugglers, who are usually cute
enough to combat even the shrSwdest de-
tectives
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
AN INTERESTING VERDICT.

A Braddock Case in Which Natural Gas
Matters Are Handled.
The Coroner's inquest on the natural gas
explosion that wrecked the house of George
Koelsch and caused the death of his 4-year-
old son was concluded at Brsddock Satur-
day. The explosion occurred, it will be re-
membered, on November %, and the child
died on December 6.
The finding Of the Coroner's jury was that
fhs gas fitting in Koelsch's house had been
done by George Walters, brother-in-law
of Koelsch, who is not practical plumber
or gas filter; that the gas had been turned
off by George Walters. and then turned on
after coal fire had been put in a stove in
the house, and matches applied to the pipe
before first ascertaining in mechanical
manner whether the pipes were sound; that
William J. Householder, inspector Of the
Philadelphia Company at Braddock, and
George Walters were negligent and should
be censured for not doing their work in a
proper manner. The jury recommended
that all natural gas companies employ none
but competent, practical men as inspectors,
and that escape pies be placed on all streets
in the borough of Braddock.
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joint was found. 1t will be better under
stood by looking at figure No. 3.
Only the upper fsnges of the joint are
shown in the cut. The ,fanges on the lower
side are similar. They are thoroughly
bolted and riveted to the pipe. with an
asbestos lining and then sealed with lead.
HOW ASBESTOS Is USED.
The larger circle No. . is intended to
represent q solid ball of asbestos, which is
placed between the two hanges below the
bolt, and above the offset in one fange, as is
noted in the diagram. 1t is one inch in
diameter, but when the bolt is screwed up
tightly it takes the oblong shape shown in
No. 8. The smaller circle, marked 4, as it
appears at the side, and A as it is shown in
the joint, is also asbestos. but is mixed with
asphaltum. This is pounded in by man
who lies on the fat of his back (or his side,
or any other way that he ikes) inside the
pipe. 1t is made as tight as possible at
first, and is then sealed. The Offset in the
hange prevents it from going out further,
and the heavier the pressure OF gas in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
DIED.

DIED.
CAMPBELL-In New York, Sunday morn
ing, December Is, Mrs. MARGARET CAMP
BELL, in her 80th year.
Funeral services in Forty-th1rd Street Pres
byterian Church TUESDAY AFTERNOON at
o'clock. 2
DAWSON Sunday, December Is, 1889, al
1880 P. NJ, JAMES HEBRON DAVIS, infant son
of DR.. John and Annie Cowden Davis.
Funeral services at the residence of his
parents, No. 2O5 North avenue, Allegheny
MONDAY EVENING at 7:30 o'clock. 1nterment
private.
LoNG-on Sunday. at P. M, December 15
1889, ALEXANDER, oldest son Of Jacob and
Isabella Long, aged 10 years and months.
Funeral will take place TUESDAY at 10 A. N.
from the parents residence No. IL Windsor
street. Allegheny. Friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend. 2
MCMORRIS-On Saturday December Il,
1889, at 7:l5 P. NJ, CHARLES GABRIEL. young
est son of James F. and Marcia McMorris, aged
q months, of diphtheria.
Interment private, MONDAY, December 16,
at 8 A. M, from residence, Meyran avenue. 2
O'CONNOR-At Sheridan station, p. q. q
st. L. r. R., on Saturday evening, December
IA, 1889, at o'clock, PATRICK OCoNNoR, in
the 9th year of his age.
Funeral from his late residence, TUESDAY
MORNING at o'clock. Friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend.
SEELY-On Saturday morning. December
Il, 1889, at 730 o'clock, Mrs. MARTHA SEELY,
in the 64th year of her age.
Funeral services will be held at the residence
Of her son;in-law, E. NJ. O'Neill, corner Penn
and Linden avenues, East End, on MONDAY
AFTERNOON, December 16 at o'clock. Inter-
ment private at later hour.
SPIELMAN-On Saturday, December IA,
1889, at o'clock A. NJ, MARTIN L. SPIELMAN,
aged IS years.
Funeral services at his late residence, Snow
den alley, on MONDAY AFTERNOON, at 8
O'Clock. Friends of the family are respectfully
invited to attend.
[Altoona papers please copy.1
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A CONIACKERs FAILING FIGHT.
Bribery and Many Other Devices Resorted
to in Vain for Him.


Bribery and Many Other Devices Resorted
to in Vain for Him.
tFRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, December 15-The Secret
Service Bureau of the Treasury Depart
ment has just received report Of the con-
clusicn of the longest trial of counter
feiting case ever held in the United States.
Gashie Stein, a young and wealthy Hebrew,
of San Francisco, the keeper of sailors
furnishing store, was arrested last June on
information given by man named Seeler,
to whom Stein tried to sell some of his
counterfeit eoin-several hundred dollars,
principally in S. gold pieces. After q
hearing Stein was admitted to bail in the
sum of s., 900.
Stein spared no money to prepare for a
thorough defense. He employed the best
lawyers; hired the best witnesses; paid the
expenses of one or two witnesses against
him to other parts OF the, world; had an
other pounded beyond the point of recogni-
ton when he refused to get out of the way
of the courts; spent 81 800 in distributing
photographs and circulars in regard to an
other among all the police headquarters of
the country, to discover if the witness had
uOG D6eu CIlmludl, Win Lue E6su1L VI
tracing him to at least one penitentiarY, and
that in Pennsylvania; and did things gen.
orally in style more thorough than any
other coniacker who ever stood trial in
stead of pleading guilty.
The trial began on November Is, and was
not concluded until December II. Every
inch of ground was fought as though it was
for life. During the trial it was discoV-
cred that Stein had laid the most elaborate
plans for bribery of the jury, and it is be-
lieved that at least one of the IL "good men
and true" had accepted money that was not
counterfeit from the counterfeiter.
The publication of evidence of attempted
bribery apparently deferred any OF the jury
from voting for acquittal, and Stein, after
hot contest of % days duration, was con-
victed. His counterteits were excellent,
and had great circulation in British Amer
lea and China.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

IS 80 per lineal foot. The line, therefore,
cost good many thousand dollars.
But it has been so successful that in all
probability similar will be laid to the
Bellevernon district. To put down such a
line there will cost in the neighborhood OF
81 1000, but it may prove paying in
Vestment. Big pipes and low pressure pay.
And it must be borne in mind that every
dollar that will be invested in the line will
go to Pittsburg manufacturers.
c. T. DAWSON
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THE BURNED HOTEL.
Furniture Appraisers Still to be Appointed
TO Fix Loss.

Furniture Appraisers Still to be Appointed
TO Fix Loss.
There is still no definite decision of the
fate of the Monongahela House, though
those who are in position to know the feel
ing of the owners think that it will continue
to be hotel. The appraisal of the loss Of
$25, 900 refers only to the real estate, and the
gentlemen who will fix the loss on carpets
and furniture are yet to be appointed. They
will probably be upholsterers. The
furniture will prove to be almost total
loss.
People remark the fact that the house is
still exposed 10 the weather at the southeast
corner, where the roof was destroyed The
heavy rains of the past few days have added
to the ruin in the house. Large sections OF
plaster fell yesterday, and the rain was
dripping through the ceilings even on the
lower floor. It is considered more or less
dangerous to walk through the upper halls,
as plastering may fall at any moment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

.curste typographical survey was made. All
the inequalities of the ground were noted,
and the exact point recorded where it would
be necessary to have other than q straight
section of pipe. Whatever angle of curve
was required-and these angles ran any
place from two to ten or more degrees-the
section of pipe was made to fit the place,
and delivered there. In some places deep
ravines were bridged to prevent as much as
possible the pulling" of the pipe. Figure
No. 2 is made from photograph of one Of
these bridges
The ordinary lead-sealed joint used on
smaller pipe lines could not, as a matter Of
course, be used on very large pipe. The
lead-sealed joint where heavy strains were
maze would be very unsafe, and unproft-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
THEIR BIGGEST LINE.
Instructive Pointers on the Utility
of a S6-Inch Gas Main.
ANOTHER ONE, TO COST A MILLION,
To be Laid Before Long by the Philadel-
phia, Out to Bellevernon.
HOW JOINTS OF ODD SIZES ARE MADE

What is not true is sometimes said inno-
Gently and with no ulterior object in view.
Sometimes there is a motive for prevarica-
ton. Whichever cause led to learning the
facts that caused the writing Of this article
it is not necessary nor polite to say.
There certainly was great interest among
many people as to the success of the 36-inch
rolled steel, riveted pipe line which the
Philadelphia Company lay from the Muir
rysville gas district to Pittsburg. 1t is
now in use and has proved entirely salts
factory. It has been in operation over q
large portion of the way since September
"a, and from within a short distance of
NibIock station since the latter part of
November. 1t has proved to be the tightest
line that was ever laid by the Philadelphia
Company.
One of the first questions that would nat
urally come to ones mind when told that
line so costly as that was laid experimental
ly, and that the experiment was a failure,
would be, "Is it possible that parsons would
invest so much money without first ascer-
tanning what would be the result?'' The
laying of short line at comparatively small
cost would be sufficient to decide the cues
ton.
PINE OPPORTUNITY FOR A TEST.
Well, a short line was laid over two years
ago for testing purposes. In changing a
main in one of the billy districts, Mr.. T. 81.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

Gillespie. Superin-
tendentof construc-
ton, concluded that
there would be the
finest opportunity
yet offered for test
ing a steel plate
riveted pipe. The
other officials of the
compan y a greed
with him, and the
test was made. Had
the pipe proved a
failure there, it
would have been lit
tleinconvenience to
anyone, as the old
pipes were held in
readiness for use at
any time.
Anyhow, If the
36-inch main had
proved a failure, the
loss would me
upont the contractors
who made it, as they
guaranteed it to be
perfectly tight.
These contractors
were all Pittsburg
people. The steel
was made androlled
by Carnegie and by
Oliver Bros. & Phil
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
A COUNCILS ANNIVERSARY.

A Jr. O. o. A. M. Council to Celebrate
December so.
The Seventh Anniversary of the Vine
Cliff Council No. 1O7, Jr. o. o. A. NJ,
will be celebrated with reception at
Lafayette Hall, Wood street, Monday even
ing, December 80. The Gernert Orchestra
will furnish the music, and pleasant time
is anticipated.
The committee in charge of the affair are
L. s. Johnston, james Torrence, Charles
A. Reckhaw, John @. Connor. James E.
Dietrich, Nathan Byron, Jr., and j. F.
Geissenhainer.
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the first asbestos and asphaltum packing

the first asbestos and asphaltum packing
tighter than it was before.
In fact the joint seems to be the perfec-
ton of safety and 6exibility.
Heat expands and cold contracts. Even q
boy knows that, But what is the amount of
this expansion and contraction on different
objects and under different circumstances
must be determined by observation. After
careful observation it has been found
that q 36-inch main will vary OF
an inch in length in every 100 feet, accord
ing to the hottest or the coolest weather.
Therefore there is put in the line
800 feet apart, expansion joints. The ascer-
tained expansion would be only 3-32 of
an inch for that length Of pipe, but every
expansion Joint gives an allowance of 2L
inches, which affords q great margin Of
safety.
BIGGER THAN YOU REALIZE.
To lay SO large pipe, and for such long
distance, necessarily required the services Of
q good many men. How many persons
realize how large pipe is, that is 36 inches
in diameter on the inside? Very few, prob
ably. Figure No. is taken from photo
graph, showing the engineer in charge of
the work making some calculations. The
Kodak was pulled on him before he knew it.
In spite of the fact that the Kodok makes
the front foot big and the hind foot very
small, still the picture gives q fair idea Of
the relative size. If It does not, figure 8
is from another photograph that will.
There were constantly employed in the
mere laying Of the pipe between 300 and
400 men. from the time the work commenced
until it ended. The nature Of the ground
determined the rapidity of the work, bat
from 700 to 1000 feet were laid each day.
The cost Of the pipe laid and covered was
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

Figure One, Yah Varg- lips; the pine was
ing Joints made by Ritter &
Conley and James Mcneil & Bro, the
fanges and special castings were made
by Robinson, Rea & Co., the Pittsburg LO-
comotive Works, L. Wertheimer, Hillard,
Sterrit & Co., and William Yagle & Co.
These names are mentioned to show that
nearly all the money invested came directly
to Pittsburg.
At first it was impossible to get steel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

No table can be considered thoroughly
complete without the presence of Klein's
''Sllver Age" Once tried you'll use no
other. Imported and domestic wines and
liquors from Max Klein's stand unrivaled.
Send for catalogue. MwF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
To DIspel Colds.

II eadaches and fevers, to cleanse the system
effectually, yet gently, when costive or bilious,
or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to per.
manently cure habitual constipation, to awaken
the kidneys and liver to healthy activity,
without irritating or weakening them, use
Syrup of Figs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

main, the closer and tighter it gets.
Should the pipe sag it is readily seen that
while the upper hanges of the joint would
come together closer, and the lower ones
separate to the same extent, it would make
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
Company D. eighteenth Regiment, All Rirh..

In reference to the recently published
statement of the failure of Company D,
Eighteenth Regiment, to pay their debts,
such as rent, gas, etc., Captain w. N. Har-
vey wishes it distinctly understood that
since he assumed the captaincy there have
been no irregularities whatever in the fnan-
cial obligations of the company. ALI such,
if any, occurred previously.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
The HIrh sohool PrelImlunry.

The annual preliminary examination for
admission to the High School will begin
next Friday and will be continued on the
following Monday. About 600 applications
for examination have been made.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16
AT oNE-sIxrH THE COST.

The cast iron fanges cost SIS each. and it
was hard to connect them with the 36-inch
steel main. But experiments were going on
all the time, and now the pipe makers have
succeeded in devising a fange and cap,
made of steel, readily and perfectly con-
nected with the main, and yet costs only So
as agsinst SIS for the castiron hange.
In laying a pipe Of such great diameter
there was the necessity of providing for
several things that would not be needed in
q small pipe line. A complete and very ac-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-16

ANOTHER lot of those fine glass mounted
panel pictures, at very low prices.
HARRIsoN'S Toy STORE,
MwF 123 Federal st., Allegheny.