Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
Many Matters of Much and Little Moment
Tersely Treated.

"A
thing"
MONEY talks, but never so eloquently as the
want of it.
THE Toilet" legend appears ominously plen-
tiful throughout the suburbs.
COLONEL CHILL HAZARD addressed a
large meeting of the Grand Army boys at Bur-
gettstown last night.
Two women, Carrie Rudolph, of Homestead,
and Louisa Kunkle, of the Southside. are held
for court for illegal liquor selling.
THE man named Fred Smith, who fell from
the roof of his house and crushed his skull on
the fence, died yesterday afternoon.
STATISTICS show that % men who now are
general passenger agents for railroads were all
educated on the Pennsylvania road i
A CONSTITUTIONAL. amendment meeting,
with well chosen speakers. will be held in
Asbury Chapel, Fifth avenue, tonight.
DISTRICT PASSENGER agent MOODY and
General Baggage Agent Bentley. of the Pennsy,
entertained a number Of friends with dinner
yesterday. - 80
REV. DRs. NoRcRoss AND SMITH left for
tauqua Assembly there. DR.. Norcross is down
for speech. -,'.5.--
THE Friendship Engine Company has re-
ceived lot of books for the new library from
Mrs J. s. Wilcox. and it is said not one speaks
of the last fire of all.
AT special meeting of the journeymen
painters it was decided that all painters stay
away from W. R. Stoughten's shop until he
complies with the scale.
Mr.. BIGGERsTAFF purchased II pairs of
chickens at so cents per pair, when they were
selling at ST. % per pair, and he was held in $500
bail for buying stolen goods.
PLANS for the iron roof of the new postofice
are on exhibition in the Penn building, and the
probabilities are the mummy will soon look too
giddy in a bran new plug hat
JOHN GoTHART is no feather weight, and he
asked Pat Brickley to explain an assault and
battery case, all about some alleged spring
chickens of the vintage of '8S.
JOHN LUKE, of West Virginia, will either
take bath at home hereafter. or let her go au
natural He prosecutes A. W. Morgan for
stealing his clothes at Wood street bath
room.
Two houses of very inferior class in what
Is known as the Orchard. away out Center ave-
nue., were destroyed by fire. at loss of only
$500, yesterday morning. They belonged to one
Harding.
EAST END lawns present not a hint of the
lovely flowers soon to usurp mud, snow, ice
and confusion. 1t is claimed by gardeners that
some Fifth avenue homes will be howery
| paradise in June.
QUIET, gentlemanly Billy Riddle is in town.
just for few days he says, to look at old
| friends. The Oil Exchange rises in body to
welcome the man who once made them hustle
| as they never did before.
THE Equitable Gas Company sounds WELL
and with capital of 81, 600, GEO. with well-known
men at the head and lots of land, it should go.
| The stockholders are manufacturers, and will
| supply themselves with gas.
WEST ELIZABETH: Yes, it must be trial
| for man Of your keen wit profound thought,
editorial ability, and splendid Judgment to live
among common people. This earth earthly is
| no place for you-Take poison.
WHAT will Choly do to attract attention
when he must finally shed that cape overcoat?
Happy thought-he can envelop himself in
| those bifurcated skirts called trousers and ap-
pear big at one end, if not at the other.
RETALIATION seems to be in the air, and
| with Canada, Samoa, ct al as an example, Pat
Heron sues Joe Foster, because Foster sued
| his father and mother. Alderman Rodgers
| wrestles with the family snarl to-day.
| WILLIAM ROBINSON is said to have tried to
run the Salvation Army barracks on Sarah
| street last night. The men of the place violent
| ly objected, and Willie explains his peculiar
ideas of religion to Justice Hyndman to-day.
The Allegheny Wharves and Landing Com
mittee did not secure quorum, and no action
| could be taken in the request of United States
the river front for the proposed dam and lock
| at Herr's Island.
| REV. W. F. CowDEN has resigned as pastor
| of the First Christian Church, Allegheny, be-
| cause the labors of his pastorate were too ex-
tensive. He goes to Tacoma, w. T., to take
charge of Indian missionary work in the North
west Can that be very much easier2
AN aggregation and exaggeration of capital
| comes in the rumor that the Tehauntepec will
| complete the Panama. This is going back to
| first principles where the railroad succeeded
the canal. No matter, only so American brains
and American capital remain on the bridge.
THE Chamber of Commerce protests against
the passage of the the ''grade crossing act" and
| a couple clever Pittsburgers will watch the
| vote from this section closely. They also de-
cIded they could not guarantee $4,000 toward
bringing the National G. A. R. Encampment
here in 1870
WHEN a Prohib. leader like VIM. NJ.
Price begins to despair what shall ordinary
people think2 He says the temperance people
will be disappointed, and that he feels sorry to
see social leaders on the opposite side. He
| concludes his remarks by bewailing lost time
on the temperance side
WHEN the Anti-Cruelty society's agent has
to complain that Mrs. O'Brien of Madison ave-
nue., Allegheny, sold intoxicants to 15 per-
sons on Sunday. in order to show how
| it's time that either the seller, or the drinker
or both, quit the business.
ACCORDING 10 Chief Engineer James E.
Grow, of the Allegheny Fire Department, it
| cost SS4 6l9 08 to run the ''mashine" last year
| This was at the rate of S6, 500 for each engine
| company. There were 242 alarms in the wear.
representing fire losses of S54, 1858 81 which was
| only S., 104 in excess Of the insurance paid.
REV. E. s. BETTEs talked to the prohibition
| committee yesterday, and promises to erect a
camp here that will seat 5000 reople. He is
/ the famous "sailor evangelist" and travels in
| schooner instead of having the schooner
| travel in him. His boat is now at New Orleans.
| but will come to Pittsburg as soon as possible
HITHERTO science and Thomas A. Edison
have struggled along with but two poles to an
| electric light. 1t remained for the Pittsburg
Street Lighting Company to ascertain that it
| requires three. and i'll the suburbs seven poles
| to one light. The latter phenomenon is proba-
| anly caused by the smaller induction from
property holders pockets.
"IM blizzard from Montana" howled the
broad-brimmed stranger as he thumped the
bar. "And Pm only plain man from Soho" {"
| murmured the barkeeper, as he crawled over
the counter and made it 30 hot for that bliz-
| zard he melted and ran out the door. He will
| get dose of Central station justice this morn
| ing that will freeze him again.
MRS. QUINNEY, of IL Old avenue, is iniiail
! awaiting hearing on the charge of selling
| liquor without license and on the Sabbath
| day. The charge is made by Inspector Nc
| Aleese, who thinks the lady will Join her hus-
| band, now serving ten months for the same
| offense. The suit was caused by a row ensuing
| from the pitching ola man named Turner into