The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-11-11
LETTER FROM PITTSBURGH.
PITrsBURGE, Nov. 9. 1871

NOV .. IS4i-
DEAR FREEHAN-Ihinking that an occasional
line from the city of smoke, hustle and general
demorel lzatOn would assist il some degree To
the Atieliofatlon OF the human race, have
concluded to employ Il few si3trU moments to-
wards contributing my share 10 the welfare
ana elevation of mankind.
THE above Is about as maguanimous as a
certain contribution from the highest official
in aid of the Chicago suTerers.l
: Niger viii be nigger, and Pittsburgh will be
flttsburgh We read and hear of the 'beaut-
ful. balmy, hazy autumnal days" Why don't
these meteorological phenomena glide softly
into Pittsburgh, as they DO over the mountains
and through the valleys? Why is the smoke
not beard, d in its den by these soothing influ-
ences? l can't imagine where the delicious at
mosphere we read about would be more appre-
ciatedthan in Pittsburgh. Daylight now dawns
upon us some time between the hours of and
10 a. m, and Mr.. Sol occasionally YOU 6hsafes us
a little siciIly sunlight during an hour two in
the afternoon. Frequently we don't ex tinguish
our gas i'll twenty-four hours Our gas, how
ever, is good and cheap; for this much thanks
sidered ''charninf," and on such occasions we
are happy community. Pittsburgh is the
darkest city on EARTH and in this respect she is
ahead OF Chicago and Ebensburg. But if clouds
of smoke continually hang over the city, and
the atmosphere is thick and Sooty, we at least
basl; in the sunshine of prosperity. Pedestri-
ans crowd our streets, and in almost every di-
rGctiOn one looks there is volume of business
being transacted that astonishes Strangers
Our women never dressed so richly as now and
papas and husbands must have stamps or wives
and daughters couldn't sport such CAV plumage
Our young men never had SO much money to
spend on operas, cigars and gin cock tails now;
the stoId man" must come down witt; the In
ere TO sustain such extravaganza. Real estate
never SO high and much sold, and next
season there will he more bniIdfnp done i'm tLa
city and suburbs thaniev er before in one season.
Does not all this betoken positive prosperity?
If we are in darkness, we are not in bankrupt
cy, that's very evident.
But MISUNDERSTANDING our wealth and CONNER
cial progress, disease and death are alartningly
prevalent among That terrible uHlady,
small pox, has become epidemic in Pittsburgh,
Allegheny and the adjacent towns. Hospitals
are about being erected for the accommodation
of patients, and every sanitary measure viii be
Immediately adopted, so that, if possible, the
no 4tt vent #
cold weather. FeVers are also prevalent, and
number OF deaths have recently occurred from
we had our usual number of accidents within
the past week, but believe only one suicide,
the victim in which case was Il suiall-p0X pa
tiCnt named John kinsman, who had been
sound wandering the streets in a dellrIOus con-
dition, on Monday morning last, and Temporal
riiy confined in the Allegheny lookup, whore
he succeeded in killing himself by beating his
head against the iron bars and wall of the cell
The sensation last week was the finding of
the dead body of a man named james Booth in
Decomposition had set in when the corpse was
first discovered. Il was thought that the
fortunate man had been murdered, as several
bruises wore found on his head, and the pockets
OF his pants were turned inside out. However,
the cOrOner'S jury returned q verdict OF death
from causes unknown Booth was unmarried
aud about 80 years OF age. His brother, Red
dy" Booth. committed suicide few years ago.
A young man named James Hutchinson was
badly crushed on Saturday night last by being
caught between two freight cars at the outer
depot of the p Ft. w. & c. r. Il.
\ man named Canaan had a hole some four or
five inches in length knocked in his head. the
same day in South Pittsburgh by stick Of tim
Der falling on him. His recovery is doubtful.
An aged man named Jas. Dulieid was knock
ed down and killed in South Pittsburgh on sun
day night last. Two boys have been arrested
on suspicion of causing his death. All the par
ties are said TO have been intoxicated.
A young woman named LOttle Gilmore at
tempted TO drown herself in the Allegheny riy-
er near the Suspension bridge on Monday night,
but IL couple of police officers grabbed her in
time to prevent her from even getting her feet
wet. She was intoxicated at the time. and for
that offence was taken in charge and locked up.
.jD MGIlgnIdllIT.
dead this morning in the hird story OF build
ing in Rcdoubt alley, in the First ward, where
him and his wife had been living in misery and
filth. The wife was hard driuller and had sold
all the furniture to buy liquor, leaving only
dirty mattress, on which the deceased was ly-
ing. she has disappeared. Death from lntCm-
perance and neglect say the cOrOUcr's jury.
To let your readers know W hat have to do
IN the way OF supporting HmuSetEcntS, ! VIII
enumerate what has been and - on the bills for
the present week: Mrs. General Lander il at
the Pittsburgh Opera House, Neil Warner at
the Fifth Avenue Opera House, Lydia IhOmp-
sou and her buriesque troupe at the Academy
OF Music, the Blonde and Brunette Female Min
stTels at the Varieties Theatre, Thomas con
cert organization at Library Hall, the Hibcrni-
the Museum. and Anna Dickinson Iectured
at Library Hall last night, All these enter
priseS must be or have been patrCnized iu order
TO sustain our city's reputation abroad us the
best show town in the UunIted States. Yes, sir
we are Il great people, and well We know u.
Yours, 6c-, VAC.