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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

FARJEoN, the popular English novelist. rat
ties off his stories on the typewriter Just as
though he were playing the accompaniment to
q comic song.
THE Prince of Wales is Colonel OF this and
that regiment, and draws a salary for duties
which he does not pretend to perform. He
gets large salary for being field marshal,
and does nothing for 1t.
GEORGE SAND made LOCO, 900 francs by her
literary labors, and gave it all away except 20
900 which she invested in order that, in case
she fell sick, her herb tea would not cost her
children anything.
EDGAR SALTUs, whose novels of an erotic
rot character have gained a certain notoriety
among an uncertain class of readers, has gone
to Italy for the purpose of further indaming
his already rather warm imagination. His
price for a short story is $3.50
STANFORD, Crocker, Cotton and Hopkins,
the projectors of the Pacific Railroad had not
among them all money enough to buy a supper
when they started, but by the success OF their
magnificent enterprise. they became railroad
kings, with Torture of twenty millions apiece.
HAWTHORNE had not the least taste or feel
ing for art, but because he thought it his duty
when in Italy, he wearily dragged himself
through picture galleries, though admitting to
himself that it was great trial. as he could
u q.
He thought he could appreciate sculpture, but
as to pictures he was in hopeless state of con-
fusion.
SAM BowLEs, the founder of the Springfield,
Mass, Republican began his life work SO early
that on his deathbed, he said he had had very
little boyhood. He had no aptitude for manual
labor. no relish for boys sports-could not
make kite or drive nail-but he was q hard
student and great reader. When he became
journalist he displayed push, an energy and
ambition that proved that he was the right
man in the right place.
BISHOP KEANE, the rector of the Catholic
University which will be opened at Washington
in the coming autumn, did not display any
marked ability at school. He was very fond of
cakes and candy, but won few prizes, and none
of the first order. His studious tastes de-
veloped when he went to.college to prepare for
the priesthood. which he did at the age of 90
after brief experience as clerk in q book
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
SHOOTING AT LAWBREAKERs.

Tie shooting of a man who was resisting
arrest, by an officer yesterday, is made the
subject of complaint. The law on this sub
ject has been clearly defined more than
once. The officer has no right to resort to
fatal weapons, in the ordinary police cases,
except in self-defense. The statement of
this case is to the effect that the officer was
in no such danger. But it may be well to
remember that the statements come from
quarter that is notoriously prejudiced
against the guardians of the peace, and
that the subjects of the arrest are promi-
nent for their readiness to resist the police.
Promiscuous shooting on the part of officers
must be stopped; but the judicious use, in
the yellow Row" quarter, as in the Owl
gang district, may have salutary effect.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
FATHER TIME.


In vain we search the annals Of crime
FOR SO mopstrous thief rs old Father Time.
Still no earthly being can boast OF the power
To hold the old robber in bondage an hour.
onward he marches at o furious pace.
Never halting moment in the terrible race,
And this hoary old monster lie only content
When on errands of plunder his footsteps are bent
He robs Us Of beauty, Of youth and Of grace,
IA bows the fair form and dishgres the face.
His rude footmarks leave deeper their impress
each day,
And he turns the brown locks and the golden to
grey.
He pauses not in his hasty career
To count o'er his treasures at the close Of the
year;
But moves bravey on, new victories to meet
Scarcely viewing the trophies that LAID at his
feet
His murderous scythe never rests in the sheath;
He mows thousands down at one pestilent breath:
He viii reign in the future as he reigned in the
past;
He has swept all before him and will to the last.
Through ages eternal this monarch will wind
His way fercely onward. for HE years never end.
And legions Of angels. with their pencils and
scrolls,
win measure the space as Els car onward rolls.
HARRIErTh CREssY.
RIrrsrIELD. MAss.s Aug. q
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

THE doubts that were aroused as to what
the people of the cities of Minneapolis and
st. Paul would do, after they had exhausted
the directory dispute as to their respective
population, is now solved. One of the
papers announces in flaming headlines that
the attendance at the circus eclipsed that of
the other city. In some places this might
be regarded as an unreliable basis for esti-
mate of population, but as all the people of
Minneapolis and St. Paul, who have money
enough, 20 to the circus, the returns of the
entrance money are regarded as conclusive.
Competition in this line will be highly en-
ioyed by the circus interests.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

IT is said that the failure to advance the
price of coke is due to the refusal of one
firm to come into the price agreement. But
if it costs more than dollar per ton to pro-
duce coke, what is the need of waiting for
any firm to agree to an advanceP The firm
that sells the most coke below the fair cost
of production, including the cost of the
plant, will be the most out of pocket by the
operation; and those who turn away losing
business will be the most ahead by it. Com
binations are unnecessary, except to put the
price good deal above cost
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
THE PRINTING DOES NOT IMPROVE.
Trouble In the Government Bureau of En-
craving and Printing.

Trouble In the Government Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing.
ESPECIAL THLEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.l
WASHINGTON. August l0-On account Of
its peculiar business of making money, the
affairs of the Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing are always of interest to great number
of people who keep Pretty well informed as to
what is going on. Among these the manage
ment of the new bureauIchief, Mr.. Meredith, is
the subject of good deal of discussion. Be-
cause it was well understood before his appoint
ment that he was in sympathy with organized
labor and with the movement to abolish the
steam presses and improve the quality of the
printing of Government securities, heireceived
the hearty support of labor organizations here
and elsewhere. In fact, these organizations
were the means Of his Withdrawing from his
candidacy for the office of Government
Printer, and presenting mis- application for the
who supported him and made him and his
candidacy popular, that he would do every
thing possible to further the reform Of the
office begun Dy abolishing the steam presses.
It was supposed that the disappearance OF the
presses would be followed speedily by the
abolition of the little CLIQUE which upheld the
presses and fought inch by inch, In company
bring back the printing and engraving of the
public securities to at least the standard of
excellence that obtained previous to the in
PRODUCTION of the steam presses. Assistant
Chief Sullivan is the head of this clique.
When Meredith took charge of the office IL
was his declared intention to get rid of Sul1i-
van and his heutenants as soon Jas possible,
but instead OF that he appears to have fallen
into their hands and is allowing them 10 run
the bureau as they please, even to the point
of promoting some of their own crowd and
reducing others not of the CLIQUE. Sullivan is
in reality the chief and Meredith figure head.
Nothing is being done in the way of reorganiz-
ing the office in the interests of improved
work, but on the contrary things are being run
in a slpshod style calculated to make the en-
craving and hand work more Indifferent than
ever. At least all of these things and much
more, are charged against the conduct of the
bureau by officials of the Treasury. Department
whose positions necessarily make them familiar
with the operations of the bureau. .
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
A GHOST WITH A CANDLE.
A spook In . Baltimore Saloon Attracts
Crowds of People.

n
Crowds of People.
BALTIMORE, August l0.-For a week or more
a portion of the people of South Baltimore
have been exercised over q ghost that was re-
ported to have made its appearance In q vacant
saloon in the neighborhood of Monroe and Nc
Henry streets. The neighbors said they had
seen the ghost at different times, and for sew
eral evenings lately the house has been sur
rounded by great crowds Of men, women and
children, who eagerly waited for the appearance
of the ghost. The crowd, several nights ago.
was SO large that the patsolman on On
This wonderful woman in white was first
seen Wednesday night week ago. In the
evening, little after dusk. number OF young
men were loafng on the corner. Suddenly
latch on the door of the vacant house was
heard to rattle. One OF the boys saw the latch
move. The noise sounded through the empty
ner. They all started, and one whispered .Tt's
a ghost" The crowd moved OF the corner, and
their fears were heightened by the story told
said she was standing on the corner looking up
at the middle window in the second story whom
she saw light.
Thinking It strange, she looked again and the
light, which had seemed to be in the far end of
the room, moved slowly to the window, growing
brighter and brighter as it approached the
window. She kept on looking at the window
and was surprised to see the figure of woman
standing there. The figure appeared to be
that of an old woman. Her hair was white
and her face was CHASTITY pale. There was an
unearthly look in her eyes. She was dressed in
white and held q candle in her hand. The lady
says that when the ghost saw her the ghost
pulled an apron over her head. and in moment
disappeared, and the room was as dark as ever.
This story aroused everyone in the neighbor-
hood, and the next night there was mob
around the house. A policeman went into the
deserted house one night and looked through,
but could not discover anything. The neigh
borhood Is still exercised over IL, however.
People say that several years ago an old lady
fell down the steps Of this house, and soon
arterward died from her injuries.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
FOLLY As 1T FLIES.

A hard row to hoe must be o shad roe.
We have never heard of its being hoed. .--Harper's
Basar.
The peace problem Of Europe-"I wonder
II the other fellows gun is really loaded?"--
Puck.
Back From Rural Scenes-'T suppose
everything was very fresh on the farm2'
ayes; particularly the family. y."--Aarpsr's
BdEdr.
"Popularity is evanescent." says a phil
osopher. It'll, indeed. just see how quickly the
nonuiarity of popular subscription dies out
Boston Courier.
Along, Long, Weary Dsy.-Gus-What's
the matter. JackY You look all worn out.
Jack--I've been visiting young couple with
their first baby --Nep YORK Weekly.
One of MANIFOLD LADY, hope. my
dear, you never conceal anything from your hus-
band.
Young wife--oh,lno; nothing but my thoughts.--
Nsp York Weekly.
Accented suitor-won't you find it awk-
ward when you meet your other two husbands in
heaven?
either OF them there.-Lpe
A Thoughtful Girl.-Bessie-Flora Is go
ing to marry the Italian count.
Jennie--Indeedl Did she make him promise 70
give up drinking?
Bessie--No; to take patn once aWeek.--DTdkcs
Magazine.
Rebuking the Youngster.-Canada lin
great wrath to John Bull)-why don't you bring
your ironclads over here and teach these impudent
Yankees q lesson?
John BulI--sit down, child, sit down. 1 can't
afford to quarrel with them. Got too much
money invested in their 'blawsted country.--Chs-
cdgo Tribune.
Mrs. A.-You say brandy is good
remedy for collie, but don't agree with you.
Mrs. B.--what do you know about it? Mrs A.
A great deal. Before had brandy In the house my
husband never had collie more than once twice
a year, but as soon as kept supply he had collie
almost every day.-Terds SJtin0s.
Nervous and Tender-Hearted.- .-"Con-
ductor what was that?'' asked nervous old lady
as the wheels of the coach made little more jar
than usual.
1--WE went over a few frcgs just then" he re-
piled.
'sNfoss likely squashed the poor things, too"
she said with tremor In her voice.-Harper's
Bdzdr.
Reporter-You have led Q great many
choirs, / understand?
Organist--A great many.
s.And you have no doubt seen great msnylove
Affairs among the singers?'
yes
..weI, what wait to know is this. Does the
belle Of the choir generally marry the tenor or the
bassoy,,
.rhs tenor. He gets the most salssy,r-Sss
xors Wsskys
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
A LUCKY STAGE DRIVER,
He Elopes with Pretty Girl Who After.
ward Inherits 814O,OOO.

ESPECIAL TKLKGhAM TO THE pIsPArcH.1
NEW YORK, August 20.-William Underhill
used to drive the stage between Oyster Bay
and Locust Valley. l. !. Three years ago he
married Miss Clara Mason, the pretty daughter
Of James Mason, retired merchant who had
lost all his money. The Masons were cousins
of Louis Hamersley, whose widow recently mar
ried the Duke Of Marlborough. They felt
above young Underh:ll in social position and
he had to run away with pretty Clara in order
to marry her.
When Louis Hamefsley died the Mason
family contested his will, bu. under the decis-
ion of the Surrogate of New York, the Ouch
ess of Marlborough got the estate. Things
looked blue for the Masons, but year ago old
Joshua Jones died suddenly at the New York
Hotel. He was Mr.. Mason's cousin. He owned
the row Of white marble houses at Fifth ave
nue. and Fifty-eighth street, and left an estate
valued at So, 100000. Old Mr.. Jones left $40
600 to each of Mr.. Masons children, of whom
there are six. Clara Mason, now Mrs. Under
hill, of course got her share and now the former
stage driver and his wife have gone to spend
the summer in Europe.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

WHEN we remember that the town of
Seattle was burned out, at about the date of
the ohnstown disaster, and then read that
the same town raised carload of provisions
and $40 900 in cash to send to the Spokane
Falls sufferers, we are afforded basis for
new and enlarged ideas upon the uncon-
querable enterprise of the Northwestern
State builders
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
HE JUMPS LIKE A RABBIT.
Wonderful Effect Of the Elixir of Life on a
Jersey OctoRennrian.

NEWARK, N. j., August MA startling
story comes from Burlington. up in Sussex
county. Jasper Grouse. 50 years old, has re-
Gently been treated with the 'elixir of life' of
DR.. Brown-Sequard by local physician. A
portion Of a rabbit was used as the injection.
After q week the old man grew perceptibly
str onger His youth seemed to return. Then
strange changes occurred. He left of eating
meat and took to devouring raw cabbage
leaves lettuce and clover with avidIty. He
nibbled at the leaves like a rabbit Then the
old mans step grew springy, and gradually the
spring has developed into the jump, jump of
the rabbit His body became stronger, but his
reason has nearly departed.
At the present time Grouse is nothing but a
twolegged rabbit, with all the habits of the
animal, portions of whose body was used as an
elixir. If q dog barks he makes long jumps
until he reaches home. Yesterday he dug a
large hole in the ground with his hands. The
Doctor and his family are now thoroughly
alarmed. No more elixir is being given
Grouse.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
DEATHS OF A DAY.
A. C. Hover. E.a.

The County Bar Association will meet on Mon
day to take action on the death of A. q. Hover.
Esq. This well-known lawyer died at Mt. Clemens
Mich. on Friday evening. He was a sufferer from
rheumatism and variety Of complaints and had
been accustomed to spend part of each summer
at Mt. Clemens. Although only young man. the
deceased had held many important Offices during
his lifetime. He was elected to the City Council
for the old Poor Board Department before
i was merged into the department OF
good political worker. his Services were
much In demand during the campaigns. He
had acquired q host 6f friends. His father is 1 :
pudding boss in Jarnegie's Union mills, one Of
his sisters Is teacher in the Fifteenth ward
schools and another is the wife Of Rev. j. y.
Bonsau in Beaver q 1nty, = = =,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

NEW YORK is chuckling over the fact
that the Western merchants whom Wana-
maker brought East to buy goods of Phila-
delphia are now coming to New York,
which does not at all detract from the enter
prise of the great Philadelphia merchant,
but puts New York in the notvery dignifed
position of grabbing for the crumbs OF trade
which are to be had after Wanamaker is
through with his customers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
GROWING RAMIE IN GEORGIA.
The Experiment of the Pittsburg Compnn,
Apparently Quite Successful.

ATLANTA, August 10.-The Ramie Plant
Company is an institution with headquarters
at Pittsburg. organized for the purpose Of
developing the ramie plant in this country
This company some time ago bought small
tract Of land near Townsville, Ga, to be used
as an experimental farm. A plot of ground
was set in ramie which grew even beyond all
expectation. In the meantime, owing to GER
tain troubles, the company failed to push its
experiments. The impression prevailed that
the machinery was a failure and that the COM
pany had gone to pieces. This, however, is an
error.
John M. Tiernan, who represents the COM
pany. has written to Mr.. Millsop who had
bought the farm in Thomasville, to learn how
much ramie can be shipped him at Pitts
burg. The ramie is to be used in
further experiments. The patch originally
planted has been left undisturbed, and this
year produced bountiful yield without atten-
ton. So It will be an easy matter to ship Mr..
Tiernan all the ramie he may need. The ques-
tion of growing the ramie has been satisfac-
tOrily settled. The next thing to be done is to
produce the proper machinery for its manufac-
ture.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

lated to create the impression that in the
opinion of the Republican politicians this
is not a reform year. There is reason to be-
lieve that our Republican friends think
that all the reform necessary was secured
when they got upon the inside Of the Gov
ernment Offices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

THE declaration of the small kingdom of
Greece, that if the other European powers
do not interfere in behalf of Crete against
Turkey, she will take hand in the game
and play it alone, may not be very discreet,
but it is decidedly plucky. A little of the
same sort of backbone developed by bigger
nations might bring out some new and inter-
estihg features of European politics.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
AN esteemed New York contemporary as

AN esteemed New York cotemporary as
sures its Western friends that the WASH
ington arch "will adorn the entrance to the
Fifth avenue when the great Exhibition
opens at New York in 1892" If it could
add to that assurance the one that the long
promised Grant monument will be COM
pIeted at that time, it would elevate the
reputation of New York, in the opinion Of
the country at large, by an indefinite
increment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

THE information that Mrs. Maybrick is
to be hanged not for murder, of which the
evidence is slight, but for her confessed inf
deity to the marriage tie, reveals the
hitherto unsuspected fact that adultery is a
capital offense in England. This raises ap-
prehensions of a coming defamation of the
ranks of the aristocracy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

THE knights of Labor condemn the riot
Gus proceedings Of the Hungarians in the
coke regions; and similar action would be
pertinent with regard to the strikers near
Braddock. All true friends of labor must
know that the cause of the workingman is
most injured when it is placed under the
rule of unlicensed mob law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
he WANTED A DIVISION.

Why A. ]. Orton Sent Scurrilous Letters TO
Prominent Men.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.i
NEW YORK, August l0.-Azariah jackson
Orton, who sent scurrilous letters to President
Harrison, Jay Gould and other famous men.
was brought before United States Commission.
er Shields this morning. 4
He said that his purpose in writing the letters
was to demonstrate the inequality in the distri-
button of wealth in this country and, having
failed to ventilate his views through the medium
of the press he decided to address the accumu-
lators of vast riches individually. Orton was
held in 81 800 bonds.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

SENATOR DELAMATER's speech at the
State Convention is highly approved by
the Philadelphia Press; but the Press omits
to enlarge upon its chief characteristic,
namely, its remarkable resemblance to the
platform, adopted after the speech was
delivered. This permits the inference that
the speech and the platform were drawn up
by the same master hand.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11
TRI-STATE TRIFLES.

For four years past company has been con-
stantly working the feldspar mine at Brandy
WINE Summit, Delaware county, with success
The daily yield at present is about 40 tons Last
years uplift of spar amounted to about IA 900
tons. which was sold for an average of SO per
ton.
, JOHN SHCLTZ, foreman at Lights rolling
mill, Lebanon, while working scrap threw into
the fire an old gul-barrel, which proved to be
loaded. The ball entered his forearm, lodging
in his elbow, and he will probably lose his arm.
A RECENT freshet washed out some rock on
the farm of Sidney Harrington, about two miles
above Elkland. Tioga county, which contain
some mineral, which was broken up and melted,
yielding large per cent Of lead. -----
NEWTON, near Williamsport, has had game
of baseball between the short and six-foot-tal
men-or the "Runts" and the "Eiffel Towers"
The Towers won by 7to2
FRANK P. KEYS, of Mcintyre, near VIII
Transport, is an enthusiastic angler, and as q
peculiar caper Of the late flood his house now
sits in the middle of the creek.
9. sHILLfTo. Of Chambersburg has two
pound threeounce tomato. which nearly stag
gered the seven-foot stalk it grew on.
A FARMER in Belmont county, o., states that
a awoodchuck and q blacksnake inhabit the same
hole in his clover lot, and are apparently ou the
bessof terms.
A AMoNoSaALIAcoUxr w. Va, gardener.
Is now gathering his second crop Of straw
berriea
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

THE remarkable rainfall of this year is
not without its obvious purposes. 1t has
proved adequate to lay the dust in Pitts
burg. So far as can be seen, no other means
of disposing of that nuisance has been pro-
wiIa1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-11

THE people who contemplate travelling to
Europe are at present engaged in denounc-
ing the coming ocean race, and waiting to
see which steamer wins, in order that they
may take it when they next 60 across.