Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-03
HITLER AND THlTHER.
Movements of Pittsburgers and Others of
Wide Acquaintance.

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| Wide Acquaintance.
Bishop Whitehead, of the Pittsburg
Diocese Of the Protestant Episcopal Church, is
in New York City as a member of the House of
Bishops of the General Convention, now in
session at St. Georges Church, Stuyvesant
Square. The delegates from the Pittsburg
Diocese are: Clergy: Rev. Samuel Maxwell
rector of Trinity Church, Pittsburg; Rev. Mari
son Byllesby, rector of Emmanuel Church,
| Allegheny; Rev. Henry Purdon, of st. James
| Church, Titusville, Pa, and Rev. j. II. B.
Brooks, of Christ Church, Oil City, Pa. The
laymen are: I. c. Jenkins, Trinity Church,
Pittsburg; William Metcalf. st. Peters Church,
Pittsburg; Hill Burgwin, of the Church of the
| Good Shepherd, HazelwOod, and II. L. Foster,
| of Christ Church, Oil City. In conversation
| with Bishop Whitehead prior to his departure
he stated that the convention would deal meth
odically with the matters to come before it,
and that in his opinion, no serious divisions
would take place upon the very important mat
tiers of revision of the prayer book and hymnal,
as each change would engage the sense of the
| whole convention, and the majority would OBJ
| tain in all cases. Rev. Samuel Maxwell stated
that he did not believe that the talk in favor OF
| change in the title of the church would
amount to much, for the very reason that
millions of property held by the protestant
! Episcopal" Church would be clouded In title if
| held under any other denominational name.
Litigation would be entailed, and all to no good
| purpose The House of Bishops of the con-
vention, consisting of 6S Bishops, and cor
responding to the United States Senate will be
presided over by Bishop Williams, OF Connectl-
| cut, by the death of Bishop Lee, of Delaware,
the senior American Bishop of the church.
| The Lower House consists of 400 clergy and
laity. and will be presided over by Rev. Morgan
Dix. The latter Chalrmanship is elective.
General James S. Negley left for New
York last night. Speaking of river matters the
Congressman of a term said that the import
ance of opening up the navigation of the Ohio
to the requirements of its trade could not be
overestimated. Pittsourg he said, was the
initial point as well as the terminus of what
should be very extensive river transportation
trade, and business men would recognize the
necessity of having adequate carrying facilities
along the river, since they would tend to
diminish the freight charges of the railroads
| by lively competition He said that the coal
| markets were bare and the river blockaded,
owing to the construction of the bridges at
Steubenville and Beaver, and that the free
navigation of the Ohio was a matter of more
than local import; it was of national conse-
quence, having regard to the extensive nature
Ut its trade, and its numerous sources OF traffic
extending over each side of its waterway and
along the valley of the Mississippi. The Pitts
burg and Lake Erie Railroad was Indifferent
as regards the requirements of traffic else its
bridge at Beaver would have been completed
long since. The country was suffering through
the indifference of a railroad corporation
which decided to construct a bridge by the
slow and old-fashioned method of employing
false work in order to save money.
The Brigade Examining Board had its
first session last night in the Monongahela
Hotel. The board of examining officers COM
prise Colonel Hawkins, of the Tenth Regi-
ment presiding officer; Colonel Kreps, of the !
Fifteenth Regiment; Colonel Smith, of the |
Eighteenth Regiment; Colonel Hulings, of the |
fNfn Pnr
of the Fourteenth Regiment and Colonel |
Brchtield, of the Fifth Regiment Last night |
there were up before them officers of the |
Tenth, Eighteenth and Fifteenth Regiments. |
Tonight the officers of the Fourteenth, Fifth |
and Sixteenth Regiments will appear before |
the board for examination as to fitness and |
for promotion. Alfonso L. Neville was elected |
Second Lieutenant of his Company In the
Eighteenth Regiment
Rev. S. R. Frazier, who few years ago
was connected with the United States Legation
in China, will fill the pulpit of the Seventh U.
P. Church in Lawrenceville next Sabbath. He
is known as very eloquent speaker. This is
to be the reopening of this chureh's audi
torium. 1t has been newly frescoed through
out and the effect is very pleasing to the eve
The pews have been cushioned-this by the
way, through the liberality of single member,
and at cost of 5000. Upstairs and down new
carpets have been laid on the floors. The
wood work of the interior has been repainted
and grained.
e. A. Bigler, Democratic candidate for
State Treasurer. passed through the city to-day
on his way to hold a conference in Franklin.
where he hopes to fire the Democratic heart of
Venango county. To DISPATCH reporter he
made the following prediction about the vote
of next month: "Boyer, $4,000; Bigler S25, ,OOO"
This cheerful prophecy-for Boyerites-indi-
Gates that ex-Collector Bigler has become ac-
quainted with the fact that it is hard to kick
against the pricks, 1. e., an 10000 majority in
Presidential years.
Richard Quay-"Dick," as the bows
call him-will enjoy a little expedition on the
back of a more or less frisky goat this evening
at the Masonic lodge room in Beaver. Mr..
James S. Mexican will be present to stand
guard over the goat and keep Dick firmly
sober sense the son of his father intends to take
the last degree in the blue lodge, prior to chan
ter and commandery work.
City Messenger Edward Martin and
Harry Ford. son of James Ford, clerk of In
spector McAleese's Office, went to New York
last night for the purpose of bringing Mr..
Ford home. He went to New York to consult
a physician there concerning an incurable dis
ease with which he is afflicted over week ago,
but yesterday morning telegraphed that he was
much worse and wanted to come home.
AT the late commencement of Bellevue
College, at Bellevue, Neb.. the honorary degree
of Doctor of Philosophy lPh. d. was unani-
mously conferred on the Rev. Dewitt NJ. Ben |
ham, A NJ, pastor of the Point Breeze Presby- |
terian Church, of this city. DR.. Benham is a |
young clergyman of good address, affable
cultured and intellectual.
Ensign J. II. Rohrbacher, United
States Navy, son of Professor Rohrbacher,
Western University, this city. has been as.
signed to go with the Government scientific |
expedition, of which Rev. DR.. w. j. Holland.
,f this city, is botanist. to the west coast of
Africa.
General Hastings left for Jersey City
asst night in response to an order from the
Secretary of War directing him thither to take
part in the reception of the delegates TO the
Congress. The General will
ravel for some distance with them.
William Semple, of Allegheny, denied
that his firm was about to rent their
tore building to Manager p. Harris, to be used ,
8 a theater. They will part with the building,
,ut have not yet decided upon the nature Of
he disposal. ]
j. M. Mcclure, of Bradford, Pa,
lawyer and politician of Democratic {
Jews. is guest at the Duquesne.
-Bakewell Phillips, ESQ.,, went to Phila-
elphia last night accompanied by members Of
is family.