Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-07
PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
Incidents and Ideas of the Lightweight
Class Intermingled.

A FAD. Lazy aInleJes.
TINE to think of Easter bonnets.
DANeERoUs-Draught of all sorts.
LOVELY climate for an anas boschas
EvERYBoDY's pudding is nobodys pie.
COMING home from Wash isn't going to
Wash.
WHICH shall it be-umbrella, or overcoat,
or both?
W. 7. Dom, the Dawson banker, was in the
city yesterday.
CHIEF ELLIOT, of the Department of
Charities, went East last night.
TIE man who does not see the first robin is
offered pretty new hatchet as prize.
NATURAL gas tried to blow up the traction.
That is where it resembles some people.
WORK on the new foundry to be erected near
the Edgar Thomson will soon be commenced.
PEOPLE who insist upon moving regularly
every April l probably know why is called
'.All FOOLS Day"
THE fact that foolish young man says his
girl is a little chic, does not mean he will some
day call her an old hen.
FIFTH avenue and ridicuously narrow,
crooked. ugly Market, are becoming brilliant
with newly-sUrited shoppers.
wIGGINs says it will be warmer, and hints
that any umbrella will keep off the rain,
especially the other fellows.
W. P. DEARMITT, of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal Company, went to New
York last night on private business.
MEssRs. r. RICHARDSON and G. Hoover
will have an opportunity Of proving in court
whether they did or did not burgle.
THE decennial anniversary of the Grand
Council of the State ROYAL Arcanum will be
held in Old City Hall, March ls and "a
THE Duquesne rail mill closed down yester-
day until next Monday. Even puddlers and
rollers love to ''steel while away occasionally.
JAMES MASSEY is charged with walking
away with a wheelbarrow. 1t would be re-
marlzable if the wheelbarrow walked away with
Massey.
THE simultaneous blossoming of the spring
lamb, the spring dude and his spring overcoat
may be but accidental, but it's mighty hard on
the lamb.
AGENT DEAN, of the Anti-Cruelty Society,
yesterday made an informationeagainst James
Patton, charging him with abusing and neglect
ing bis family.
THEY say an irate victim told an Alder
man to go to a warmer place yesterday. 1t
made him so mad he went right down to City
Hall and asked for instructions.
AN Italian, whose name is not known. and of
course unspeakable. was taken to the West
Penn Hospital last night. He had his foot
crushed on the Panhandle Railroad.
WHY amt they no more White Chaps to
murder" asked a newsboy of reporter yester-
day. Its them White Chaps and noggera-
tions sells the papers-now you betr'
A LITTLE girl proudly told her 7-year-old
confdante the other day thather papa belonged
10 the common scoundrel, that being her pro-
nunciation Of the second branch of Councils.
In the spring the young mans fancy,
Lightly turns to thoughts of love;
But the man who sprang this stanza,
[He said it was original.
NEGOTIATIONS for 20 acres of land in Nc
Keesport, where a large iron plant will be
erected, are about to be closed. 1t is likely the
Wheel Steel Company will locate in Christy
Park.
WILLIAM TANNING, aged IL years, residing
at Ingram station. came to the city yesterday,
saw bewildering section of the city, and got
lost. He was given bed at the Central station
last night
SoUTHsIDE COUNCIL No. Sovereigns of
Industry, at a meeting held last night made
partial arrangements for their annual enter
tainment and ball. which will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall shortly.
The annual meeting Of the Pittsburg crick-
eters at the Duq1esne was a success. Not one
member was "bowled out" and the famous
London IL should look to their laureIs, else it
viii be lover" the fence and out.
EXPOSITION enterprise enables each ener-
thusiastic encouragement, excluding every
thing except entertaining. electrifying, elegant
exhibits. End Extraordinary eclat
IF married man must elope and pay two
adult fares on the railroad, as is gently limited
in another column. why should he not be will
ing to buy one of the tickets for his poor wife,
who has not known such luxury for years?
THE ghost of the deadly, il not dead, parallel
railway gobbler vanishes-iustfor day, The
Castle Shannon Railroad officials are glad the
State Line road is to be built twill not parallel
their line, and will reach some of their lands.
CAPTAIN WIsHART and his Mark will have
hearing Friday morning at o'clock on those
alleged disorderly cases. Justice Gripp will
conduct the ceremonies. 1t is said the gentle
men even object to riding high horse any
more.
WHATS in a name is most recently explained
by ]. o. Flower. He says he was not the
plaintiE in that highway suit against Leet
township, but it was G. K. Flower. So one of
them, it seems. is born to blush unseen. So
be it.
THREE members Of the Allegheny Tariff
Club were arrested early yesterday morning for
breaking windows in the building formerly oc.
cupied by the club. They were each taxed 81
and costs protective tariff The prisoners
all gave fictitious names.
WHO now will say that "a rolling stone
gathers no moss?" Here's one that gathered
freight train: a large stone rolled down on the
B. & .. roaG at Port Royal last evening and
struck a passing freight train. A few cars were
deralled but no one was injured.
WILLIAM ARRoGAsr, President of the Alle-
gheny Tariff Club, was arrested on a charge of
false pretense. He is accused of becoming
free trader by levying duties that he failed to
turn over 20 the only tariff people with whom
he had to do. He will have hearing before
Mayor Pearson to-day.
HAS anybody noticed the air of conscious
of gloves? A lady is a lady always. but the
man at that supreme moment seems to rise
above his common self, and shows himself to
be keenly aware of the fact that for the nonce
he is doing gentlemanly act
THERE will be Constitutional amendment
meeting tonight, March :, at 7:30 in the Second
Presbyterian Church. Drs. Fulton, Locke, Lit
tell and other good speakers will make ad.
dresses 1t begins to look more and more as if
whisky would either have to 20, or else be
drunk with cold water on top.
THE boys of the Eighteenth say they have
been maligned. They plead guilty to marching
for miles through the mud, they plead guilty to
sleeping in most miserable quarters, they
plead guilty of being patriotic, enthusiastic and
Republican, as far as Bennie is concerned, but
they deny the charge of drinking or being at
all disorderly.
THOMAS PRILL, who lives on the hill at the
head of South Thirtieth street, had dispute
with his wife last night, during which the latter
alleges her husband abused her severely. She
notified Officer Bredneck. who locked Prill up
in sle Twenty-eighth ward station house on a
charge of disorderly conduct The next lady
he meets may be Dame Justice.
CATHARIEE MCCARTHY made an informa-
ton yesterday before Alderman Schaefer,
charging Mary Mccullough, l3year-old girl,
with assault and battery, alleging that the de-
fendant struck Nora, the S-year-old daughter
Of Mrs. Mccarthy. while she was on an errand
for her mother. A warrant was issued. Pu-
nilierrn hu rrirls in their fnansi Rarid ien