Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-15
THE STROLLER'S STORIES.

I'LL OI InOIILU y OIUlIIOJ
Odd Opinions and Quaint Observations Gath
cred From Curb and Corridor.
CoNTRoLLER MORROW feels somewhat
grieved about the published statement that
an order has been issued forbidding persons
employed in the City Hall from going out dur
ing Office hours to take a drink. No such
order, he says, has been given. 1t is unneces-
sary, and the publication Of such as being
fact was calculated to convey to the people the
notion that the City Hall employees are drinkers,
THOMAS J. STEWART. Department Com
mander Of the Grand Army Of the Repu bic
for Pennsylvania, whose home is at Norristown,
was at the Seventh, Avenue Hotel yesterday.
He came to the city to attend the annual in
stallatiOn of officers of Post No. 259, in the
Union Veteran Legion Hall, last evening Com
mander Stewart is very popular with Grand
Army men, and a number of local members Of
the order called at the hotel to see him during
the afternoon. He is a tail, heavy man, with
bald head, blonde mustache. and genial
face. There are few better extemporaneous
speakers in Pennsylvania. His talks are
always full of humor.
COME of the police officials are poking great
deal of fun at Detective Sol Coulson over
an adventure which he had at Steubenville
last Saturday morning. sol and Paddy Fitz-
gerald were sent to Steubenville at midnight
Friday to see the two men arrested there for
robbery. 1t happened that during the day
City Marshal OF Steubenville had received
from the Marshal of Bulger, Pa. a telegram
asking him to look out for a man feet inches
tall heavily built, with large dark mustaohe.
well dressed, wearing stiff hat and carrying
silver watch; wanted for robbery. The tele-
gram was put into the hands Of a colored po-
liceman whose beat included the Panhandle
depot. Sol was pacing the depot platform
waiting for the o'clock train, when the police
man rounded up in front of him. The gentleman
in brass buttons recognized the big detective
as q stranger and eyed him suspiciously. The
large mustache particularly attracted atten-
ton, notwithstanding the fact that SoPs mus
tache is not dark, but of good brown. The
policeman, after gazing hard. stepped up to
Mr.. Coulson and said: 81 think you are the
man want" Sol was surprised and asked
what he was wanted for. He was then told
that he would have to go along on telegram,
and the message was shown him. The hand.
some detective from Pittsburg was compelled
to display his badge and show his papers before
the policeman was convinced. On his return
home Mr.. COulson hung his stiff hat on peg
and bought soft one.
Mr.. CHARLES W. MACKEY, of Franklin,
Venango county, is at the Hotel Ander-
son, having arrived yesterday forenoon from
New York. Mr.. Msckey is tall, fne-looking
man, stalwart broad shouldered, full chested
and with a fine, well poised head. He was
twice a candidate against W. l. Scott for Con-
gress and made gallant contests against wealth
and Democracy. MIR. Mackey is a lawyer, and
good one. His engagements, principally with
corporations, demand his presence very gener-
ally in New York, and during the past two
years he has spent most of his time in that city.
He is now on his way home. Mr. Mackey says
that he is no longer in politics. having become
convinced that there is great truth in the old
adage which says, "Ths law is a jealous mis-
tress." He is not an ardent admirer Of Sena-
tor Delamater, and will do what he can to de-
feat the Senator from Crawford.
r Ex-CoNGRESsMAN GEORGE W. GROUSE, Of
Akron, o., is at the Hotel Anderson and
will repain in the city for two or three days.
Mr. Grouse is one of the proprietors of the
Akron Daily Beacon, the oldest and most in
fuential Republican paper in Summit county.
He said that many Democrats in his part of the
State were much chagrined at the election of
Colonel Brice, but he was satisfied that they
would all fall into line. On the subject of
gerrymandering the State, Mr.. Grouse said: II
have no doubt that the State will be redis-
trictcd by the Democratic Legislature Sum-
nit will probably be put in a strong Repub-
hcan district but expect to see Stark. Major
McKinley's county, put in with Wayne and
Holmes and made undoubtedly Democratic. If
such a deal is made as 1 expect to see made we
will run the Ma or in our district. Ohio cannot
afford to lose SO good man."
THE gentleman mentioned in the Washington
dispatches of Monday as having been in
dorsed by Congressman Ray for Postmaster of
Monongahela City, as W. c. Robinson, is Mayor
William G. Robson. of that city. He Is
brother to Hon. Charles W. Robson, of Allie
gheny, and to Councilman Harry Robson. of
the same city. He is also a nephew to Quincy
Robson, the well-known cigar dealer. Mayor
Robson is the most popular magistrate Monon-
gahela City has ever had. He is about IS years
old and man of handsome personal appear
ance. He wears q neat brown mustache, and
dresses with great taste. A vote in this city
would elect him to any office in Monongahela
almost unanimously.
CHILL W. HAzzARD, who is daily waiting for
commission as Pension Agent, came
down to the PiJtsburg postoffice yesterday to
see If his commission had been delayed here
in transit He did not find it, but he met
number of Grand Army comrades. He was
accompanied by DR.. George Sloan. Of Monon-
gahela.
ONE of the pleasantest manufacturers visit
ing this city is Mr.. ]. Romlg, of New
York. He is one of the largest paper manu-
facturers in the United States. He will re-
main in Pittsburg for the week, stopping with
Mr.. ]. w. FOLSOM, in LawrenceVille. Mr..
Romig has placed remarkably large order
with Gusky's. THE STROLLER.
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