Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

tloy uiu 50. Az tne same Time tney uis-
covered new kink in the phenomenon.
For the oscillation of the locomotive tender
suddenly threw out about tubful Of cold
wafer from the tank, and, unlike the gentle
rain from heaven that falls alike upon the
these two philosophers, ruined just two
spring suits, sent the cold chiIls up and down
just two spinal columns, and made just two
men go up town in a cab swearing mad. All
the rest OF the just and unjust world got
away.
Pillage of the Twiggs Mansion.
II SERVED on General Buffers stafY,n said
Port Warden Comstock, "was over fonr
years in the army, but never fred q gun,
was promoted for gallantry on the field and
never was in battle, and, in fact, never
saw rebel in arms, and 1 don't get PEN
sion. didn't carry away any spoons from
New Orleans, but I've got Shakespeare,
Byron and Moore in leather that brought
away from the Twiggs mansion; where we
made our headquarters while in New Or
leans. II anybody got away with the spoons
rebel family that moved out for us left the
family silver and everything else, and we
moved In and took possession and used the
laws of war a perfect right to do.
1--WE found, the famous Twiggs swords
there. They have long been on exhibition
at Washington. The Twiggs heirs are try,
X,
have as hard a time to trace that library,
I'm AFRAID. as they will the spoons"
Farming Ought to Pay.
THE Broadway florists will sell You single
daisy for cents. 1t does the heart of
farm-bred man good to note the dignity to
which this simple sheep p-pasture flower has
been raised in the great metropolis. At the
same time he is apt to stagger under men,
tai calculation as to his probable income
from the old place based on daisies at
cents apiece.
The Ubiquitous New Yorker.
"THE number of New Yorkers out in our
State, I" said Seattle man, would astonish
you if you were not accustomed to meeting
them everywhere there as 1 am. Washing
ton is chiefly settled by Eastern men. I
think greater proportion come from Now
York than from any other State, so far as
everything but farming is concerned. Sem
ator Fassett, the Chairman of your State
Republican Committee, and several other
prominent New Workers have large invest
ments out there, though they probably never
expect to live in that State. In Seattle you
can meet New York men you know here at
all hours Of the day-and night. They are
were alive he would amend his famous ad-
monition and say: GO to Washington, young
man; go to Washington"
As Jenny Lind Saw It.
THOSE who know Castle Garden only as an
emigrant station will scarcely know it now
that it has been denuded of the unsightly
wooden sheds and stalls and lanes and
fences that wholly concealed the old forti-
fcation. The Castle now stands boldly out
with its rusty stone walls and deep embras-
ures, just as it stood years ago when the
peerless Jenny Lind first entertained an en-
thusiastic audience of Gotham'S swell so
ciety.
Trunks Of the Stage Lights.
THEATRICAL trunks" observed a Sixth
avenue tradesman who makes a speciality of
that line of goods, '.must combine lightness
with strength. This trunk does not come
under that head" He placed his hand upon
a grim-looking iron-bound chest about feet
long,, 2 feet wide and about Is inches deep.
"This weighs empty about 100 pounds, and
when loaded for the road is about 700 or 800
pounds. 1t is the lithograph trunk and is
the belonging of the advance agent. He
carries Autographs in it. We recently fitted
out company with 80 willow trunks, canvas
covered. The heavy charges for weight
thusiastic over the result after one season
among the baggage smashers.
Every actor and actress of Importance
must have two trunks, one for the theater
and one for the hotel. Stars and other lead
ing people must have from four to a dozen.
The theatrical trunk has specially arranged
compartments to facilitate operations in
small, crowded dressing rooms. They have
to be as strong as drummer's trunk to
stand more than couple of seasons on the
road" CHARLES THEODORE MURRAY.