Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-01

Halloween was celebrated all over the
two cities last night Hundreds oftaxpayerr
will get up this morning and find a con-
siderable quantity of their portable property
missing. The wandering tinker will also
have to be called in to repair disjointed
door bells, which the boys made jingle.
On the Southside the custom of making
quiet people wish they were dead was en-
joyed by the boys to its fullest extent The
little urchins took possession of the princi-
pal streets, and to say that they sspainted
the town red, or made night hideous, %
is not applying proper epithets to the man.
ner in which they enjoyed themselves.
One crowd of street arabs had a wagon
loaded with companions, who claimed to be
members of the Salvation Army. The
wagon was drawn along Carson street,
while the occupants sang and shouted.
Another crowd on one of the back streets
were dressed like iremen. They were pre-
tending to be putting out fires in the build
ings along the street. Here and there boys
were found playing police. One boy would
assault another, and then the manner in
which the offender was "run in" would
have more than done credit to Chief
Browns finest. The BOYS had lots of fun,
but SO far as doing real damage they were
very orderly.
THE RACKET ON THE HILL.
The residents of the hill were treated to
an old-time country celebration. The BOYS
paraded up and down Wylie avenue and all
the side streets in the Seventh and Eighth
wards, blowing large tin horns, beating
dishpans and annoying merchants. The
latter contributed quantity of nuts to the
night howlers, who scrambled in the street
for them. The storekeepers who did not
comply with the demands Of the boys for
nuts, received a shower of missiles and were
given dishpan serenade. This, in many
cases, had the effect of making the mer-
chants "sheli out" The usual pranks of
pulling doorbells, taking away front steps
and hanging gates on trees were INDUCED
in. A well-known citizen of Colwell street
took off the handle of his doorbell. A num-
Der of young miscreants took revenge by
stoning the house.
At the Newsboy's Home last evening,
Halloween was celebrated in jolly man
ner. All the boys who attend the Sunday
school, about so in number, gathered in the
chapel at o'clock. Superintendent Druitt
and few ladies and gentlemen who were
present treated the lads to nuts, grapes,
apples and sweet cake. There was an abund-
themselves to repletion. Several Jolly games
were played. The greatest fun was found
with the apples suspended by strings from
the ceiling, which the boys tried to catch
with their mouths.
The Home was visited yesterday afternoon
by Messrs. Roberts and Sawyer, members
of the State Board of Charities. They had
not been in the house for two years. They
expressed surprise and qualification at the
many improvements visible, and highly
praised the work which Mr.. Druitt has
been doing. zr
THE LOTUS BLOWOUT.
The Lotus Club, of the Southside, cele-
brated Halloween in their customary happy
and enjoyable style. the members congre-
gated at the elegant club rooms on Carson
street. and spent the fore part of the evening
in telling stories, eating nuts and partakinr
of refreshments of various kinds. At IL
o'clock the lights were extinguished and
each member, under q heavy, and, not to
give the "snap" entirely away, not very
pleasant penalty, told an original ghost
story. The man who ventured to relate an
old story was dealt with according to the
laws governing the affair.
DIR. E. A. Wood, DIR. Gundlach, Alder
man McGeary, @. n. Stolzenbach and ex-
Register Hoerr, had especially prepared
stories, and during the time they were being
told real ghosts were supposed to appear in
the room. The affair was exclusively for
the members Of the club, and none others
were admitted.
fashioned style in Lawreneeville. The bows
before the various grocery
stores, blowing unmusical horns until the
were forced to throw into the
crowd bags full Of nuts and cakes, so that
they would cease distracting the neighbor-
hood with diseordant noises.
In this usually quiet district the people
again discovered that the ubiquitous small
boy is alive and kicking. When they
passed out late at night from the kitchen
into the back yard the distance between
the floor of the apartment and the
surface of the yard was considerably
heightened. Instead of putting their foot,
as is their wonted practice, on the first plat
form of the steps, they found themselves
rudely precipitated into, the yard below
without any. apologies. From the usual
sedate householders a torrent of execration
was poured on the youthful celebrator of
Halloween. The air was rent on one side
with the indignations of annoyed proprie-
tors of steps and rippled with the laughter
Of the youthful onlooker of their parents
discontinue.
The Allegheny Mayors Office was fairly
besieged last night with indignant men and
women, who called on Acting Chief of
Police Murphy and wanted him to take
squads of police and scatter boys who were
making life miserable for them. The chief
promised them speedy relief, and on their
departure sat down in his chair, laughed till
1is sides aehed and remarked: "This is
Halloween; 1 was boy once myself"
snarched Ten Dollar Bill.