The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-27
INTERESTING FROM PITTSBURG.

TIKI WEATHER 80 BUsINBsB-TliB CONNBLLSVlLLB
RAILROAD BILL BUILDING MAGNIFICENT
RrygR sTRAMER--A NOVEL CHURCH CHOIR
HORSE CARS RUNNING AND RUN SHOPS CLOSED
ON suNpAYs-TIIE NEWSPAPER BUsrNEss-AN
EXTENSIVE FAIR EXPECTED, ETC.
EHVENINe TELEeRAPH SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENcE.l
PrrTsBURa, February 26.
We have not had glimpse of the sun here
for week; but, nevertheless, we read with
some astonishment of the snow storm which
has visited the East, and, in fact, all around
ms, without deigning to pay us its respects at
ALL The weather has been cloudy, but there
has been no falling weather.
Business, which has been dull of late, has
commenced to brisk up a little; and, like
Micawber. we are looking for something to
turn mo daily. Some twenty-five or thirty of
the iron furnaces are out of blast at present,
owing to a difficulty between the employers
and workmen-the former wishing to cut
down the prices, and the latter declining to
work for ANYTHING less than they have been
receiving. This state of things cannot con-
tinue much longer, as the spring orders have
already commenced to arrive. Some of the
glass-blowing establishments are also closed,
and ouite a number of the coal mines are idle,
ON account of strike among the miners.
Considerable indignation is manifested here
nm account of the conduct of the Legislature
I'm defeating the COnnellsville Railroad bill
The Pennsylvania Railroad comes in for a
share of the abuse, as it argued that that cor
poration was instrumental in defeating the
bill. The old charge of corruption and bribery
is brought forward, and the Eastern members
who voted against the bill have ''red-hot
eoals'' heaped upon their heads by the bust
ness men of Pittsburg; and it's not much
wonder. At present there is no outlet to the
Rast from Pittsburg, save by the Pennsylvania
road and every piece of merchandise must
necessarily pass over that road, or go by way
of Wheeling to reach Philadelphia, Baltimore,
or Washington. This, of course, is com
pIete monopoly of the business of this section.
The Connellsville Company desires to extend
their road to Baltimore, and thus give to Pitts
burg another avenue of internal commerce.
So bitter has this feeling against the Legisla-
ture become that some of our people are
going so far as to advocate the formation of a
new State, to be composed of all the counties
west of the mountains. This idea is a little
extravagant and impracticable, but it never
theless goes very far to illustrate the feeling
which is prevalent in almost all circles of
society.
A matter of considerable pride with our
people Just now is the building of large
double-deck side-wheel steamboat. She IS
called the Great Republic, and will be finished
largest boat every built in this section; and
as she is built entirely of Pittsburg material
and by Pittsburg wOrkmen she attracts con-
siderable attention. l visited the boat at her
moorings on thes esMonongahela, yesterday, and
in Justice to her owner, Captain Donaldson,
must say she is the finest craft | have seen
west of Long Island Sornd.
The Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev. DR..
Swope, near the corner of Sixth and Smith
l,np .hn NUh Inh
for novelty is a little ahead of anything in
the State. Nine boys, whose ages range from
five to fourteen years, assisted by powerful
organ, supply the music for the church, and
they do it well. The boys sing with more
force and volume than one would suppose
who never heard them, and the effect is excel
lent. Each little "shaver" has his role, and
the novelty of the thing, together with the
good music which the boys render, attracts
numerous strangers to the church. 1t is q
New England fashion, and very good one.
A matter which concerns our Philadelphia
visitors considerably is the fact that our street
ears run on Sunday, and our grOgshOps are
closed; while in your city it is clce UerSd. 1t
is seldom, if ever that you see any rowdyism
in this city or the environs on Sunday; and
our people use the cars for attending church,
and would not be without the accommodation.
The newspapers all appear to be in flourish
Ing COOulIlOI, II L may except lL6 IC6HtHy
Journal, which breathed its last on the 22d
Another evening paper will take the place of
the Journal in the course of few days. 1t
will be called the EUening AdUocdte, and be
published by Mr.. Pollock, the present owner
of the Soldiers Advocate. 1t will advocate the
interests of the workingmen, and Mr.. Pollock
is confident of success. A new magazine is
also on the tapiS, which will be published quar-
terly, by Mr.. O'Dyer. Mr.. O'Dyer has secured
some of the best talent in the country, and
his magazine will no doubt be a readable one
The enterprising and clever publishers of the
Morning Dispatch intend issuing Sunday
edition of their paper next week. Other lite
rary "cOncerns" are talked of, but>as they may
end in talk, forbear mentioning them. The
willingness with which men launch into tn,
publishing business here is astonishing; it i
a wonder some enterprising book publishing
house don't start. While speaking upon thi
subject, let me mention that one of you
Press Club men is here, and efforts are being
made to start Press Club. We want one.
Next month one of the largest Fairs eve
held in the State west of the Alleghenies will
be held here, for the benefit of the Soldiers
Monument Association of Allegheny county
The site for the monument has been alread,
purchased, and the Association believes, will
the money to be derived from the Fair
that they will be able to erect very large ant
beautiful shaft to the memory of the departed
heroes who now lay buried in the many grave
wards of the South The object of this Fair i
a good one, and feel confident that the patri
o.G, ,;4;yars of Allpoheny will cont rih,t