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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
GREELEY's CowHIDE BOOTS.
He Was Used to Them and wou ldn's Re-
move Them in the House.

move Tuem IN tne houses
p. T. Barnum in New York Tribune.l
While resided in New York Mr. Greeley
frequently called on me, and on one occasion
stayed with me overa week. He could never
write except by raising the SIX as high as his
head. I arranged In my library desk of that
kind expressly for his use. and there he sat and
wrote every day. his private secretary calling
for his manuscript for the Tribune.
He wore pair of thick-soled cownide. bootss
and begged him while in the house and at his
work to takekhem of and put on pair of my
slippers. He eperemptorily refused, and said he
was used to the boots, and 1t was all right"
insisted that slippers would be more comfort
life. Il guess not" said Mr.. Greeley, "but If
it did that would not be of much consequence.
1t is not the length of q mans life, but the
good or evil which he does here that counts"
urged him TO take off his coat and slip on one
Of my loose dressing gowns which he also de-
clined, but finally accepted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

WHEN the coke strikers have to resort to
riots in order to make workmen who are
satisfied with their wages join the strike,
there is decided necessity for practical
demonstration that this country is ruled by
statute law and not by mob law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

CHIcAGo's proverbial enterprise leads
her to the belief that she can make it an in-
ducement for the location of the Worlds
Fair of 1892 that she can offer visitors the
most peculiar and wonderful mixture of
diluted sewage under the name of water
supply known to any city in the land.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

WITH the two prize-fghters safely in the
Governor of Mississippi's game-bag, it
only remains for that official to get his
clutches on the railway officials who ran
special trains for the benefit of the fight;
and it will be pretty thoroughly demon
strated that prize-fghting in Mississippi is
hazardous occupation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

works of fiction, fails to include any opin-
ion from the editors and leading men Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul. This explains
the absence from the list of favorite works
of fiction of the famous directories of those
two cities.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
A Man Hard to Please.

They never do anything to please him. He
feels that, as an heir to big estate, he ought
to be humored, and, as his father has paid
something to have him 'looked after" the
stewards humor him. Despite this he threat
ems to report them for inattention. Just then
he suddenly discovers that he doesn't own the
steamer and for the rest of the voyage he sulks
He makes few friends. and when the steamer
arrives in Liverpool none of the passengers are
sorry to lose him. This isspecies of crank occurs
in large numbers on steamers leaving New
York, and they generally come back in the
autumn with bundle Of canes and an English
accent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
BLUE LAW PROSECUTIONS,
An Epidemic Strikes Asbury Park and the
Hackmen Suffer.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
RKDBANK, N. J.. August 5.-This was the
day set for the hearing of the Asbury Park
hackmen, who. it is alleged, have violated the
old blue laws Of New Jersey by running their
stages between Asbury Park and Deal Beach
station on Sundays. Some of the jehus ap-
pealed and paid their fines. John Cordes an
owner Of two or three stages, pleaded not guilty
to the charge of having violated the law, and
demanded Jury.
William A. Van Schock, Justice of the
Peace of Redbank, who made the complaints
against the hackmen, was put on the stand, but
he could not swear that Cordes drove stage
on that day. The jury returned verdict OF
not guilty. The case of Thomas Forsythe will
be tried tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

CANADA is reported to be real mad about
the seizure of the sealing vessel "Black Dia-
mond," while the United States Govern
ment has good excuse for getting mad at
the trsnsitory nature of the seizure. As
misery loves company, this mutually unsat-
isfactory affair ought to produce harmony
of feeling between us and our neighbor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
Amusing to Outsiders.

From the Philadeiphia Record.1
1t is one of the funniest things Of the dayto
see Chicago and St Louis acting in conceft-
the one lifting her huge foot and the othetex-
ercising her large and beautiful mouth against
New York.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

The authorities at Washington certainly
have some grounds for their opinion that in
the matter of the Black Diamond seizure,
England ought to be satisfied with the un-
doubted fact that the joke is on the Govern
ment Of the United States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
Other Specimens on Board.

There are other cranks of whom might
speak. There Is the religious crank, who wants
to convert everybody on board. who assures
you that perhaps this may be the very last
chance, as no one knows but the steamer may
go down. Then there is the political crank,
who believes the country he has just left is
going to ruin and wants to prove it by ''statis-
tics, you know" There is the funny crank, the
man who thinks he is q born humorist, and
never loses an opportunity to pIove the con-
trary There is the inQuisitive crank, the es-
special adherence of the captain and officers,
mind, IL You are going to Europe this season
you will meet them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
The Chicago Limited.
From Time.

From Hme.1
Gazzam-So young Briggs has taken part
ner for life, has he?
Fangle-No: not-not exactly for life. He
married Chicago girl.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
HER HUSBANDS GHOST.
A Widow Troubled BY a Spirit With Most
Annoying Habit.

CRAwFoRDsvILLE IND. August 6-The
ghost Of Christopher Hillard has come back to
drive sleep away from the eyes of his widow.
Hillard died from neglect, according to the
Coroner's verdict. and he appeared in spirit
form the very first night after the funeral.
Mrs. Hillard lives alone, and she aftirms that
the ghost has an uncomfortable habit of walk
ing back and forth across her bed after she
lies down. She spends her days at home un-
molested, but sleeps at neighbor's at night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

THE coke strike appears to be waxing in
stead of waning. But what hope can there
be of settling such dispute it the agree
ments of the representatives Of the work.
men are not to be relied upon?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
A sIgn of Peace.

From the Cincinnati Enqufrer.1
The fact that Turkey is rushing war prepara-
tions is . pretty good Indication that there
isn't going to be any war in that part OF the
world this season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
Forming a Cotton Print Trust.


Jean B. DuFoure, q rich wine merchant in
Colon, on the Isthmus of Panama, arrived here,
en- route to Havre, two weeks ago, on Pacific
steamship. He engaged passage on the next
French steamship for Havre left his trunks at
. hotel and started on o three days trip to
Niagara Falls. He never returned. The ar
rival in Havre without him of the steamship on
which he engaged passage led his friends on
the continent to request by cable an investiga-
ton Of his disappearance. His trunks are still
at his New York hotel. He left Niagara four
days ago, with several thousand dollars in his
pocket. Nothing more can be learned about
him
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
A Puzzle for the Alliance.

FROM the Philadelphia Inquirer.l
The members Of the Triple Alliance are still
uncertain whether they are going to hunt the
Russian bear or whether the Russian bear is
going to hunt them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
or High Standing.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.l
A young lady who resides at Reno New, is
% years old, weighs 2lS pounds. and stands
feet inch high in her hosiery. On clear days
she is the most prominent young lady in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
rho Boston Not BADLY Iniurcd.

NEWPORT. r. L, August 6-The cruiser Bos-
ton sailed this morning for New York to go on
the dry dock. She 10 not injured badly enough
to need assistance, ~ she went out alone,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

From the Atlanta Journal 81
Americas hasn't an ice cream saloon. There
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
r.r,,In Jame.H RI. Riabv.

BALTIMORE, August 6-Captain James H. Rig
By, aged65 commander of the famous First Mary
land Artillery. u. b. A., known As ''Rigby's Bat
terry. - n the late war. dropped dead from heart
disease e day at his home here. At the outbreak
Of the wat be organised the battery which bore
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

THE symposium Of opinion in one Of the
current monthly magazines. in which nu-
merous people state their preferences for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
GATHERED In GOTHAM.
An Ages Attempting Suicide.

NEW YORK. August e-A man. . woman
sno ooy N.oe W sonl.ls saroluo sSNy,rS Ss
INC woman Ia y - success rnp " sI
, .as IoAgr uisax ~. -
carry sns nvlnink- ne ,olo snS ohhse. W..
afres'e1 n..' t snas ne nau seAen D's 80 -.
psils T, Dause ne "As , non.eess ea,s ~. ~. -
- "o P~D seen "as '
I'm ~ PamH - =, -,",.,
ne Nv We Ss ~ ~ Ss si'~'. a. a. -.
siie. So.s. D-'ne. IeSu s.Os - s...
pano pnnE ~ es'aDsnnen', a AZ p.ra.
nei sA .rx..Am..n ins.Sn x,S sa..;-a
~. .s -nso sne Aicnen "isI .sat s,,
.ioi N,s '.ss oe snu nevs ..s.s. Al,
s ss ~ .o .. .ese - DsSe ssss I,' nm -soovar NJ.
samue, slater, OF areenpoI., nsneeo nerse.
as.anrsS ~ suo Ssin - :. r.;uS aD1s A '''- -~N
s- N
Oeiancey Nicoii, as counsei iot Ooionei
schuyler Crosoy, asked tne supreme Court 10
oay 70 compei nus.eii %. harrison 70 ME ms
ans"e, 70 sne complain IN tne ceieorated hoei
suit Ai: Harnsohs lawyer opposed tne mo
nooeessiny uesaineu Ill E.urope W pus'n9ss sAi
90. ,ror,d No .hia 80 a.. ~. an.s.r -, senss,r.
bsr. nac,s,or 1.s ~ rasorn.S
Back at His Old Tricks.
Late last night Peter Corcoran found Mrs.
Jobanna HARDING alone at an elevated railway
station in RrookIvn with her nurse in her hand.
He snatchad IL from ber She screamed for
helm. He inmped from the platform TO tie
track ran half a block ALONG the trest,e. and
then dronned between the ties IN the street
He struck an the curbssone and hroke h;s Iegs
A mai who was waiting for him with a carriaee
drove him home His iniuries necessitated his
removal To a hosnital where a detecrive Ar
rested him Corcoran "a a member of the noto-
rions Wbvo gang Two veeks aoo he finished
serving a sente1ce of Ave wears In sing Sinp
for robbery
Record of Uuproken Victories.
Latter v,s -ooeivod .,-d.v hv Mavor or,,.
from Major Frost Canta;n of the Ameri'
can rife team It sa;d. .Tbe American riss
team. returning from England with a record of
nav an official call on the Mavor of New York
Immediately after leaving the steamer City of
Chicago, which is expected to arrive Saturday
morning, August lO.'
Death From n Peculiar DIsea.e.
William Koch o. wears of aoa a .o, a, An
drew Koch the veaitbv v.;shser h,ov.r d;.d
at his fathers residence at A o,cIock last sven.
inc of a disease known 10 the rosdicaI r,nfs..
sion as actvmecosis or a funous Growth In the
liver. peculiar N cattle His casa has .ttr,ct.d
the attertio, ~ sor,a a, tna -. ,-o-,,.....
doctors in tbs citv r. "a s.id th., or,. fo,,.
casas of +ha e,nSn.,o o.a,,rS Ia =; sy 80. ~.
Statss ., Ioo o-. n ~ s - INC n,'eo
ooa.so..s :. ,.s :. ss. supposou " ns'e
so u''o"so ~ s.o W" os~oioo VI
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
Seasickness Wakens Him.

He wants people to think that he is thorough
man of the world. By the world he means New
York. He tries to act as IL he had drunk the
cup of pleasure to the very dregs and has moth
ing more to be interested in. He Is very
naughty, very Indifferent and very blase. He
has never earned a dollar in his life, and could
not if he tried. No business man would have
him. His father has become disgusted and has
bundled him of to Europe, hoping that by some
sort Of miracle, he will come back different
being. He watches the preparations for de-
parture with languid indifference, as high
born youth should, and it is not until the steam
er is tarly out to sea that he takes the slightest
notice Of anything.
Then he notices something. 1t is-shall say
ttf-his stomach. He doesn't see 1t, but he
feels 1t, and for several minutes he makes more
rapid movements than he has for years. He
imagines himself on the brink of the grave at
nrst and an ocean grave at that, but as he
about.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
Plenty Of Precedents.

Far up Tygart's Valley river, IN West Vir-
ginia, above rocky rapids which entirely inter-
rupts the navigable connection of that stream
with the Monongahela, into which 1t flows, the
General Government has expended money on
the improvement Of the stream. and a stretch
of 20 miles Of coal nat boat navigation now ex-
ists concerning which not one in a thousand
Pittsburgers has ever heard. Other similar
tasks have been undertaken by the Govern
ment elsewhere, and no Congressman has ever
successfully disputed the right of the Govern
ment to spend money for the benefit of segre-
gated mmunities Why cannot the Secretary
of War from some ''unexpended balance" held
In his hands and appropriated for rivers which
did not need IL, afford to improve two miles of
the Counemaugh river. in Western Pennsylva-
mia? He does not lack precedents for such ex-
penditures-they are numerous,
But whatever Is done, should be done quick
ly, and Governor Beaver will no doubt receive
the hearty Endorsement of the people of the
country in pressing this matter upon President
Harrison aud his Secretary Of War.
r. p. R.
fas-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
TRI.STATE TRIPLES.

ALLEGHENY, August 5.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
JOHNsTowS's NEEDS.
An Argument in Favor Of Governments Aid I'm
Clearing the sfreams--Much Work That
should be Done Before Winfer-NecessIfy

An Argument I'm Favor of Government A,d In
s.--nr..r -. =.
should be Done Before Winfer-Necess essify
Deeper Cnanne
Govsrro~ ps.v.- !. ,.,thou. aor,. ,,c,. g.
ask;n, tha r.n.rs, Gav.rnuant -, a., thc-s-1 -, -
- s.e uoneia oo' " " suo "orA
" esearng OUT tne asprls M 'ne Conemaugn
ing the objection which has been urged that
wealthy States like Pennsylvania should not
have constitutions forbidding the expenditure
OF funds for such objects. What else, we may
ask, can the Governor do under the circum-
stances? He is not responsible for the restric-
tions Of our Constitution, which in this respect
Is much the same as those OF other States. He
might call meeting of the Legislature, 1t is
true, and submit an amendment, but this would
nave 70 be indorsed by succeeding Assembly
A rise N sva fa.t IN tho xvaters al Jobrs.ovr
will flood much of the area formerly Occupied
by the best buildings of the town, SO that the
situation there is much worse than before the
great mood The beds OF the streams have
Deen nlied up TO a level several rect hlgher than
to moods every winter and spring it viii be far
WORSE IN tne future.
Inc cry tnat comes from Johnstown Is an
noness one, and her people cannot rebuild with
any degree OF safety SO long as this condition
OF Things remains as tits, and they unhappily.
are poWeriess 70 nelp themselves. we cannot
polnL tnem 70 Chicago. Indeed, Tor that mat
ker, SnlcSgO uu not reDuiid ltsenIlt was new
ork and Cnlcago SPECTATORS who furnished
Lne money-anu tney own the place 10 tnls Gay.
but tnere are no speculative interests at Johns
towa, anu conssquentiy tne only money wnlcn
has noweo 70 her relief was the gift OF the
cnaIisaoy uisposeo-and tnat money cannot Dc
useo ior engineering operations.
should Done.
30 here at Johnstown is a great and press
inc emergency. and the season annroachino
1.hor No ,-ork can ha dona = sro1arn"r Re-
"nsn nv ~v' 0as " uono. as suo,ernor pea.
loans for charitable and sanitary objects, with
out Call1ng the Legislature t0getner, why can
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
VARIOUS KINDS OF CRAEKs.
Beres and Nautical NumbskuIls Whom n
Passenger on an Ocenn Steamer is Sure

Bores and Nautical Numbskulls Whom q
Pnssenger ON an Oceun Steamer In Sure
20 Meet.
One of the trials an ocean traveller has to en-.
dure in q trip to Europe is the crank. He oc-
ours in large numbers on all the Transatlantic
steamers, and his forms are a. various as the
waves Of the ocean. Foremost among this ar.
ray is the nautical crank. He Ia generally be-
tween Is and 80 years Of age and If he could
purchase what he knows about navigation and
sell 1t for what he thinks he knows it would be
profitable speculation. He hardly waits un.
til the steamer gets through the Narrows be-
fore he begins to air his knowledge of things
nautical. His aim seems to be to impress his
Fellow voyagers, and the tales he tells Of expe-
riences on previous trips would fill several
large and worthless volumes. He delights in
maFing timid people more timid and then he
tells them not to be afraid, that in times of
danger they must simply have presence of
mind. 1t is astonishing. says New York Her
AID writer. how quickly this individual dsap-
pears whenever storm comes up. If sought
he may be found crouching in his stateroom,
and If there is the least chance of serious DAN
ger to the ship he is the greatest coward. Early
IN the voyage he seeks to cultivate the cap
tain's acquaintance, but the commander soon
takes his measure and lets him severely alone.
Another crank is the photograph man who
wants to take pictures of the passengers in
groups. He disturbs everybody, and il there
are any prominent professional people on board
they are given no rest until their features,
divine or otherwise, are transferred to a mega
tive.
The Old Maid and the Blase Youth.
The sentimeptal old maid is another bane to
the ocean voyager. She is fond of sitting on
the promenade deck on quiet, moonlight nights,
and her conversation is as soft rs mush. Poetry
is her stronghold. She never has had an offer
of marriage, and If she should meet her fate on
this trip how romantic it would bel So she
dawdles and moons, talks poetry and disgusts
everybody. Without a shadow of common
sense or the faculty to make herself pleasing
or q comfort to any of her suffering fellow
travellers, and unblessed with physical charms
the sentimental old maid crank on an ocean
voyage is a sorry object as well as one to keep
away from.
Perhaps the most pitiable object of all is the
young man who has lived in New York all his
life and is just going abroad for the first time
He is the son Of rich parents, and he has grown
up with the idea that there is nothing outside
Of New York worth having. He is not going
abroad to learn anything, for he has already
graduated from Columbia College, and has
moved in the 'best'' society for two whole
years, besides taking Dip into the very worst
He feels rather proud Of his experience with
the latter class, and refers to it once in while
In complacent way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

Delaney Nicoll, as counsel for Colonel
Schuyler Crosby, asked the Supreme Court to-
day to compel Russell b Harrison to file his
answer to the complaint in the celebrated libel
suit. Mr.. Harrison's lawyer opposed the mo-
tion on tho ground that his client would be
necessarily detained in Europe by business tin
the end Of this month. He thought Mr.. Harri-
son would be able to file his answer on Sepeem-
Der L Decision was reserved.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06
Back at His Old Tricks.

A letter was received to-day by Mayor Grant
from Major ]. P. Frost, Captain of the Ameri-
can rifle team. 1t said: THE American rifle
team, returning from England with q record Of
unbroken victories, will do itself the honor to
pay an official call on the Mayor of New York
Immediately after leaving the steamer City of
Chicago, which is expected to arrive Saturday
morning, August To-"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-06

of West Virginia. and ia some localities q
getting more than their share of the crop.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-05
How He Paid the Bill.

Some years ago, when Judge H. G. Hick
was not as prosperous as he has been in latel
years, he owed q little bill of $25 to a vel
known firm, and one Of the members came t,
see him about it. The judge, then plair
colonel, lately returned from the war, frank
ly confessed that he was busted" and asked
for an extension Of time
Cant do it," said the gentleman; 'if you
don't pay it we'll have TO sue YOU"
How can | pay when | haven't got the
money!" asked the colonel. ''All want is q
little time"
We'll, we'll have to bring suit" said the
gentleman, as he started OFT.
Hold on," said the colonel, as IA bright
idea struck him: ''if you must sue me, why
not give me the case' You will have TO en-
ploy some lawyer"
That's So" said the gentleman: ''all right,
bring the suit"
Col. Hicks brought the suit, confessed judg-
nent, sent in his bill for so attorneys fee,
collected it. then settled the judgment From
that time on he had all the firms law busi-
ness. ess.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-05
WHAT THEY SAY.

The Colby CAT is an eight page, all
home print paper, and appears to be
Neutrality-suspicious. Record
The Thomas CAT is now an all home
print. 1t is good paper and has entered
upon an undertaking that requires plenty
of sand.-Oakley .Graphic
Joseph A. Gill has retired from the
Thomas CAT and will hereafter devote
his time to the practice of law. Chas E.
Kalb succeeds him in the newspaper bus
mess. We hope Mr. Kalb will shoot the
CAT.-Ness City Times.
J. A, Gill has Withdrawn from the
Thomas County CAT and c. E. Kalb. the
editor and manager, has improved it by
changing to all home prInt-Gove Gaz-
cite.
The Thomas CAT is how an all home
print paper. The CAT is progressive
journal and powerin local and north
west politics Times.
The Thomas County CAT, the oldest
newspaper in the county. mas taken
another step forward. 1t came out last
week with eight pages of all home print.
The CAT is a good paper and the largest
home print paper in western Kansas.
Success to the publishers. Brewster
Gazette.