Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-02
NOTES AND NOTIONS.
Many Matters Of Much and Little Moment
Tersely Treated.

NUIEO AMI NUl1VNDs
Many Matters Of Much and Little Moment
TerseIy Treated.
THE Babes were spanked once more.
1T was Achilles who first felt the lost chord
SOME visits are more of the order of vista.
tions. !.
THAT man who nurses his wrongs has dan
gerous infant
1T is the hostler of the famous race horse
who always curries Favor.
A STRAW hat was seen on Market street yes.
terday. A woman wore it.
THERE were 8, 900, 900 people and Battery B in
New York City last Tuesday.
IT isn't what one says. but who says it; nor
what one does, but who does it.
THE lay of the feathered songsters just now
seems to average about three eggs to the nest.
WHEN Massachusetts doctors attempt to
form trust it is rather running the thing into
the ground.
PARIS has extended an open hand to Buffalo
Bill William. however. prefers only about
four fingers
CHICAGO boasts she had an intellectual Cen
tennial celebration. She probably means it was
| all in her mind.
THE Bureau of Fire yesterday located fire
alarm box No S36 at the corner of Bedford
| avenue and Frances street.
CLARK COUNTY, Kansas, has planted 5000
acres in castor beans. This is expected to cure
at least 3OQ 600 infantile achers.
No successor has yet been appointed to sue
ceed Assistant Engineer Patterson, of the Lake
Erie, who resigned few days ago.
Oh for a thought that one else has ever
thunk. AS that is impossible. an idea that the
| public has forgotten will do as well.
| THE nassappar arante of ba GaptraI Tro nio
| Association will meet in Chicago May a to
| elect successor to George II. Daniels.
THE public hears very little of the Exposi-
| tion SocieIy's doings, but the result of their
| labors is shown in their beautiful building at
| the Point.
SOME takers and writer's imagine themselves
deep, when they only obscure. and ponder
| GUS when they are only confused. Simplicity
| is strength.
AND now let g. W. be forgotten. while a
combined attempt is made to cure Baby Mckee
and Russ Harrison of another attack of too
| much wind.
THE call which was unanimously extended to
Rev. Melancthon W. Jacobs by the Shadysde
Presbyterian Church has Deen thankfully but
positively declined.
JOHN QUINN, boy, was held in 81, 900 bail
| yesterday by Alderman Burns on the charge of
Intentionally throwing stone at the head of
Margaret Lally.
NIKE MALoNEY afirms before Alderman
Wilson. of Woods Run, that John Kennan
knocked him down just for fun. The fun will
| continue at Saturdays hearing.
CLARA GLEIs was locked up in the Twenty
eighth ward station house last night on the
charge of having stolen pair of gold earrings
from Phillip Freund's store on Carson street.
DR.. ]. ScHAFFER, of Mcclure avenue, Allie
gheny, was held for court last night by Alder
cnf 1ffITrn
| out license and on Sunday. A. F. Weber pre-
| ferred the charges.
DIR. J. r. HoRNER has been elected a men,
Der of the medical staff of the Homeopathic
Hospital DR.. L. II. Willard was elected to the
head Of the surgical department, made vacant
by the death Of DR.. Childs.
PRESIDENT HARRISON left the White
House at ten minutes after midnight in order
not to break the Sabbath. Doesn't Mr.. Har-
rlson know that it was only lilo Sunday night
at that very moment in Chicago
PEOPLE who want to know of the marvellous
things that will occur at the celebration 100
years from now should leave their telephone
address with Belva L. The majority will
probably be reached by ground connection.
THIS city evidently prefers to carry monu-
ments of the noble dead in her heart. A few
statues in the Allegheny Parks however, may
instill as many beautiful ideas in the minds of
the young as those expensive gosling and duck
ponds
LEO WALDIsKI. employed in Oliver Bros. &
Phillips mill, Woods Run, was run over yes
terday afternoon by mill truck, and suffered
a crushed foot and slight internal injuries. He
was taken to his home on Market street, Allie
gheny.
WILLIAM GRIMM, a 13-year-old inmate of the
Tannehill Orphan Asylum, escaped and
ran away on April 19, since which time nothing
has been heard of him, though both his mother
and the officials of the asylum have been max
ing earnest efforts to find him.
WHEN certain Western papers run ont of
material the religious ed. sits down and writes
a lie about Pittsburg. The very latest is that
we haven't carriages enough to supply our
funerals. That gentleman should be told this
is better than not having funerals enough.
CHIEF OF PUBLIC WORKS BIGELow has
decided to clear the wharves on both the Ale
gheny and Monongahela rivers of the lumber.
iron castings, boilers and other stuff that has
been stored there and yesterday ordered the
city wagons to go down at 8 o'clock this morn
ing and clean off everything in sight
IT has been stated that the poles erected for
the electric wires for the Pleasant Valley
Street Car line will affect the teleI hone wires
but this Is denied by Superintendent Metzgar.
He says the wires will not parallel their lines
for more than half mile, and he does not be-
lieve they will seriously affect chem.
AN information was made before Alderman
McMasters yesterday by Mrs. Matilda Carson
agains. her husband, Joseph Carson, charging
him with desertion. She alleges that they
have been married 81 years and that he left
her on February list. Valentines Day-since
which time he has not contributed to her sup
port.
THE report of the work done by the patrol
wagon in the First police district during the
month of April shows the largest number of
runs and arrests made of any month since the
Gamewell system has been in use. The report
is as follows: Calls answered, $50; miles ira
versed 2l315; arrests made, 3S4; males included,
353; females, 81.
ton Company, day or two ago laid off a grip
man whom he heard replying in surly manner
to lady who had only demonstrated against
too sudden starting of car she was trying to
board while she carried a babe in her arms
Other officials of the company are also watch
ing the few of those reckless, impudent fellows
who remain.