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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-04

n or -EXten sion-top phaeton, In
/ excellent order easy To turn; wheels 90
under body in front; also nys over hind
vsaient 10 get in and out; wiz sell cheap.
,nnly 10 OWNER. PCS Nevins-st.. corner
- perrsw.st, Brooklyn, n. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-04
Conntrr Real estate for Sale

A GENCY FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"A for sale; lana by the acre OF lot;
TUBES & TAYLOR, Beekmsn.st.. N. Y,
A CRAWFORD, y. id minutes from
house Of 10 rooms bath and laundry. hot
ald cold water, furnace, open fire places
ShoiGe location; near depot. L. ~. WRAY,
10 WafreA-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-04
Dressmaking.

A RTIsTIC Perfect
n ntting costumes, jackets and wraps;
handsome dress for sl2. Nine. OWEN,
262 West 23d-st
A RTISTfC DREssMAK Err s-Sp:ing and
"A summer fashions IN unique oesighh Or
dcrs az short notice aud reasonable prices.
Mrs. MeELRoY. 80 East 9th'st. opposite
Denning's.
N REsSMAKER wants few more custom.
IL ers: cuts by S. T. Taylor's system
perfect lifting suits, %. 3i2 East Olst'st a.!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
A PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY,

A Dark Horse in the Person of the DEM
Ocratic Governor of Oregon.
Portland Oregonian.l
The Democratic party might do much worse,
and probably will do much worse than to place
Governor Pennoyer, of Oregon. upon its next
national ticket That party is not we'll sup
piled with available Presidential timber. The
desperate and reckless rivalry between Cleve-
land and Hill has crowded all other Eastern
candidates into the background, and forced
upon the party a dilemma, on either horn of
which hangs defeat. The rejection of both, the
only course of safety. turns simple dilemma
into complex puzzle. only to be solved by
happy turn of blind chance or a flash of inspira-
tion. The same considerations that exclude
Hill and Cleveland shut out every prominent
Democratic leader identified with the rivalries
feuds and divisions of the national Democracy
in the last five years. The times demand a
Franklin Pierce.
Governor Pennoyer is more than Franklin
Pierce. He is like him only in his freedom
from share in or responsibility for the party
divisions that have arisen from the clash of
personal ambitions He has the same warm
ana sympathetic nature, winning personal
friendship and popular confidence. He has
more of the political strength whose test is the
ability to command votes regardless of party.
He has twice been elected Governor of Re-
publican State, the last time with margin of
IL. 900 votes in his favor. He has had more ex-
resents a State of far more relative conse-
quence than New Hampshire in 1852 He is
a more available candidate. personally and
locally
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
BEHIND OUR ERA.

The town of Findlay, Ohio, brings in its
gas explosion at the tail of the procession of
natural gas events. The explosion of gas
which wrecked hotel there, yesterday, is
principally interesting for the chain of
iortuiiies which produced it, rather than as
an illustration of the dangers of the gas. A
leak that could not be discovered, room
full of gas, hole through the floor to let
the gas out, and stray match accidentally
lighted, all had to combine before this dis
aster came off; and of course they all had to
be preceded by a job of poor gasftting to let
the gas escape. Pittsburg has got far be-
yond the stage where such leaks or ex-
plosions are feared. 1t has arrived at the
less satisfactory stage where it begins to fear
lest it may be left without gas enough to
make an explosion.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19

Gent that it does not include special assess
ments, but is actually below the mark for
the general tax levy. By comparison with
a rate in Chicago OF S. SO per capita, and in
Minneapolis and Milwaukee of s. 25 and
s. 72, respectively. the Pittsburg rate is de-
cidedly heavy. But, on the principle that
misery loves company, there is some salts
faction observing that Buffalo and Cleve-
land come close to our expenditure with
totals per capita of S13 and S14 OS respect
lively.
As to the departments of expenditure,
there are some interesting comparisons.
Plttsburg has been thought to spend good
deal of money on her fire department But,
while her general rate exceeds that of Buf-
falo, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Galveston
and Springfield. the cost per capita of her
fire department is less than in
either OF these cities. 1t is larger
than in "a other cities included
in the list, but is only is cents per capita
above the average. In the comparison of
her police expenditure Pittsburg is ex-
ceeded by Albany, Baltimore, Boston, Fall
River and Providence, and is exactly
equaled by Buffalo with rate of 81 2S per
capita, this being 35 cents above the aver
age. On the other hand. it is singular
fact that in school expenditures Pitts
burg is very nearly at the bottom of the
list, her rate of 55 cents per capita being
less than that of q other cities, and only
Toledo, VITA rate of 90 cents, Is lower.
This last result is calculated to arouse
suspicion as to the exact accuracy of the
figures. Nevertheless, the approximation
which they make to the facts suggests that
Pittsburg may we'll economic In other de-
partments of expenditure; but might afford
to spend little more money in educating
the rising generation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
BLAINE'S GREAT TASK.
He Would Make America the Commercial
Center of the World.

HE Would Make America the Commercial
Center of the World.
Gath in Cincinnati EnquirerI
AT the present time Mr.. Blaine is understood
TO be engaged in great constructive piece of
work. the end of which is designed to be the
transferral of the commercial operations of
the world from Europe to the United States
was talking with an observer of the State De-
partment but yesterday. who said:
blaine has cut out the largest piece of work
that any of our State Secretaries has at
tempted. He desires to make the United States
the center of monetary and trade operations
dor the whole American continent, which,
standing midway between Europe and Asia,
can. he thinks, do the business of both of those
continents better than Europe"
what is your basis for that statement?'
There has been revolution in nearly every
South American and Spanish American State
since Blaine set on foot his Pan-Amercan
scheme Brazil has shipped its Emperor back
10 Europe, and there not the least prob
aDllity OF his ever returning to Brazil.
The Argentine COnfederacy has had
revolution in the streets of Buenos
Ayres, and has overturned the Government
there. and the result has been to break the
mouse of Barings and throw nearly all Europe
ana the whole world into a monetary panic
revolutions have taken place in Central Amer
1ca- There is little doubt that Blaine has in
splred. through his ministers, q class of
thoughts and hopes in South America all tend
ing toward concentration of American infiu.
ence throughout this continent and he has at
present monetary convention meeting In
Washington with the idea OF solving the coin
age question"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
wANAMAKER's FRUITLEss WORK.

Postmaster General Wanamakers deter
mination in urging the adoptIoL of a
certain measure of postal telegraph. de-
serves the public recognition, even though
it appears little likely to attain any success.
The attention of his own party in Congress
has been too much occupied with pursuing
The phantasm Of legislatiGg party su-
rremacY, not to speak OF the reasons for
suspecting that the influence of Mr.. Gould
and his associates is too strong with Con-
gressmen, to permit the adoption of Mr..
Wanamaker's ideas
Yet if there is one step in the extension of
governmental powers to which independent
thinkers OF all classes will agree it is that
proposed by the Postmaster General. The
postal telegraph is now as much of public
necessity as the mail service was fifty years
ago, and as clearly within the proper
function OF government as the latter. Mr..
Wanamaker's plan does not 90 to the full
length OF the government ownership and
control of all telegraphic lines. 1t is in-
deed an exceedingly limited and expert
mental measure. 1t does not infringe upon the
44SSuo1A VI Ilsuts ol any telegrapu corpora
tion present or future. In urging its pass
age by Congress the Postmaster General is
simply seeking an improvement of the postal
facilities which his department extends to
the public; and his stand is we'll worthy the
approval of the nation.
Yet there is no reason to expect that his
efforts viii be OF the slightest value, beyond
pointing the way to future action. 1t will
be one of the evidences of the weakness of
this Congress, that when member of the
administration it supports urges an i'm
provement of the services of his own depart
meut which the great mass of the people
indorse, Congress cannot pay enough
attention to his requests to get the bill out
of committee.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
BOUND TO LEAD THE SINGING.
An ObstreperOus Chorister in Court 1
Persisting in His Office.

An Obstreperous Chorister in Court for
Persisting in His Office.
BOSTON. Jan. 1S-The district Court at West.
held to-day resembles the farm scene from
The Old Homestead" All North Blandford
is on hand as principals, witnesses or specta-
tors in the case Of Charles Gibbs, who is
charged by his minister with breaking up the
church service by singing SO loudly as to drown
the voices of all the others and purposely sing
ing out of tune. For ten years Gibbs led the
choir, until four years ago, when he fell into
disfavor with the church officials and was de-
posed, and congregational singing substituted.
Gibbs, nothing daunted. attended as BEFORE
ana Sunday after Sunday stood in front of the
pulpit, and with arms, feet and voice led the
singing. The presiding elder interfered, and
nnally closed the church for months as no
minister would preach there under the circum-
stances. When it was thought that Gibbs had
subsidized the church reopened.
That was two years ago, and during that time
Gibbs has made life a burden to the preacher
and all in the church and community who op-
posed his resuming the leadership of the choir
he has a voice as powerful as steam fog
horn, and when he sang no one else was in it
Ii he couldn't drown the other singers out
with his volume of tone he would sing off KEY
and quickly get the voices inextricably mixed
"Ill lead the singing in this church or bust
the whole concern" was his often repeated
threat. Last June, when asked by the minister
not to keep time to the music with his feet, he
appeared in church the next Sunday with big
sheepskin wool rug and ostentatiously opened
and spread it under his feet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
LAUGHING GAS.


"I,m short " this was his cry through life,
And even nj his DEATH
The doctors, after wordy strife
Declared MIN snors oA oreA'n;
"'''"Sso" r"s''
The man who lost his money Is in q posi-.
tion to denounce prize fighting and Its attendant
immorality-Nelo Orleans Ptca0uns.
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
FOREIGN STUPIDITY.
People Who Lack the Resources and In
genuity of Americans.

People Who Lack the Resources and In
genuity of Americans.
We had an exceptionally prosperous year.
1 consider that the whole land is wonderfully
prosperous, said Senator Stanford to Gath, of
the Cincinnati Enquirer. That can only be
felt by one who has gone out of the beaten
paths in Europe. was in Russia. for example,
and L marked how the women were sitting
down in the fields digging potatoes with their
fingers, assisted only when the ground was
hard by short, pointed stick. with which they
broke the clods 1 was acquainted with the
Russian Consul in San Francisco, an intelligent
man, and I asked him why there seemed so
little sense of suggestion in his country.
He said that the people did not seem to come
by it like the Americans. Machinery" said
he, docs not seem conformable to our agricul-
tural ways. Germans, English and Americans
furnish us with most all the new ideas. An
American went out there and establl shed me-
chanical works, and when he died they en-
ployed several thousand hands People then
began to wonder that we Russians had not
thought of dong the same thing / had, " said
the Consul ION my farm a reaping machine, but
whenever it got broke had TO send 20 miles
for ever SO slight repair"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
THE EXPENDITURE OF CITIES.

The Secretary of the Albany Board of
Trade has been giving exercise to an inquir-
ing mind by collecting statistics of the cost
Of city government in various cities, per
capita of population. The statistical ex-
hlbit is not as valuable as it might be from
the fact that some cities appear in certain
tables and are entirely absent in others;
while there is conspicuous absence from
all of them OF such eminent examples of
municipal expenditure as New York, Brook
lyu, Philadelphia and St Louis But the
comparison as to the expenditure os the
various cities named affords instructive in
formation to the citizens of each place.
In the first place as to total municipal ex-
penditure, there is instruction to the people
Of Pittsburg in that our rate of S14 62 per
head is nearly S4 above the average, and
with the exception of Boston, Providence.
Syracuse, New York, and Lynn, Massachu-
sets, is the highest on the list. AS the larger
cities whose cost of municipal government
per eanita exceeds ours, show rate of S3S
per head, it is fair to conclude that they in
clude such expenditures as sewer and street
assessments; while, as the rate which is as
signed to Pittsburg would only yield total,
on 240, 600 population, ,of S. 400 900, it is evil
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. MONDAY, JAN. 1s, 1891.
HILL FOR THE SENATE.

The news comes from the inner circles of
political gossip of New York that the Sen
atorship matter is settled, and that David
Bennett Hill will be the successor of Senator
Evarts. While it is difficult to congratulate
New York on this representation in the
highest legislative body of the land, there is
room for felicitating the country In this
probable termination of Gov. Hills Presi-
dental ambition.
The Senate is a notoriouSly unhealthy
nursery for Presidential booms. The lives
of Clay, Webster, Seward, Douglas, Conk-
ling, Thurman and Sherman attest this fact
A man who has made a colorless record as
Senator may be taken up as a compromise,
as IN the case of Harrison. But one who
goes into the Senate as pro-
fessed Presidential quantity must exhibit
transcendent qualities of craftsmanship to
make good mis- claims to leadership. Per-
haps the ambitious Governor of New York
may display powers which will place him
so high above his colleagues as to win the
adhesion OF all Democratic hearts; but it is
not hazardous to predict that his entrance
into the Senate will prove to be his retire.
ment from the Presidential field.
Besides which, the effect of this step in
practical politics will be to send into the
ranks of his enemies the barrel and the
knife of the irate Smith n. Weed. OF
those instruments OF political warfare, one
will be heavy and the other Will be sharp, if
Weed ever gets the chance to do execution
with them on the ambitions of the man who
goods for himself.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
A View Worth The Climb.

So we come to Holyrood. the palace and the
abbey. ,"Arthur's seat" towers up over the old
buildings, and indeed over the whole city. You
climb up to the top of the crag, past st.
Anthonys ruined chapel, and you get view
worth seeing The best view which you get at
the old palace, IS into the long past. Here was
enacted that fierce tragedy which was the.
crisis of the stormy life of the unhappy queen.
In this little supper room they murdered
Rizzio, coming up along that staircase hidden
yonder behind the tapestry. Here they dragged
him through this roor and through that, to
the head of the stairs, stabbng him as they
went The old rooms are kept much as they
were in those grim days, never very beautiful
and now looking forloru enough. The queerest
sight in Fl olyrood Palace is the picture gallery
Here are paintings of the kings of Scotland
beginning back several centuries before the
Christian era; they were all painted by one
artist who did the work by contract SO many
pictures month. The pictures are not all of
their speaking likenesses."
In the old town, and III the heart of the oldest
part of it is the Greyfriar's Church. There were
friars in gray cowls once saying their litanies
within these walls, and taking their monastic
recreation in these pleasan. gardens. Presby-
terians are now in occupation, and the old gar
dens are set about with the atrocious mouu-
meuts of a parish graveyard. There are two
in possession of the old church.
They have built partition across the middle
of it, and here they say their prayers and sing
their psalms, each turning his back upon The
other Every Sabbath" day this curious
spectacle of unbrotheriness is enacted before
the eyes Of God and men. II Is like the two
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
PEOPLE WE TALK ABOUT.

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nls "ne VI .e,us,ns w ivy nei nea' Donnees NC
Ano"s tnas ne na' no onanee " se''ins his
paper ui'oou"'eu AT 'nA' e''"O'iSne'
JUDGE FRANK DosTEK, apossipie candidate
Tor tnitec states sehatof IN hansas' served In
an INDIANA cavalry regiment ourlng tne war.
he mas pale, pea-dtess race with marked and
olstinctiVe Ieatures' sometnins IKE hooes-
pierre's. lie believes ID no Goa ana Is strongly
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
PROPOSED MARRIAGE LAWS.
Married Women in This State May Soon
Control Their Own Property

Married women IN This state May Soon
Control Their Own Property.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 1S-Married women in
Pennsylvania will have all the rights of men,
practically, if the bill introduced by Senator
Grady shall be enacted. 1t declares that mar
riage shall not be held to impose any disability
upon woman as to the acquisition. control or
use of property, real or personal, or impair her
power to make contracts of any kind. In the
eye of the law the married woman will be
femme sole trader. Property of every kind
owned or held by her before marriage shall be
hers, the same as if she was not married. The
bill will empower a married woman to make
contracts and sue or be sued by others the same
as q single woman.
But the most important feature of the bill is
that relating to conveyanclng of real estate
which will be greatly simplifed Senator
Grady proposes that a married woman can
execute a conveyance of her separate property
create mortgage upon it or lease it. without
her husband being party to the transaction.
Following this sentiment to a logical conclu-
sion 1t will no longer be necessary, IL the bill
becomes law, for man to ask the consent OF
his wife to sell piece of ground. He will be
able to sell the house over her head without her
name being upon the deed, providing the title
rests In himself exclusively, and such convey
ance may be made to convey the properly
clear OF the claim of either party as hus-
pand or wife. Husband and wife will
also be able to convey property to each other
the same as If they were not married and the
woman will not be liable for the debts OF her
husband if she has signed his note as accommo-
dation indorser. The same immunity will also
be extended to her when indorsing the notes of
otner persons as accommodation. Husband
ana Wlfe will have the same civil remedies
against each other upon contracts as if they
were not married. The relations of husband
and wife in regard to inheritng each others
property will Eot be radically changed. 1t will
not be possible for either to disinherit the
other, put the will made by the wife before mar
rage shall not be revoked by the fact of mar
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-19
A Distinction in worshipers.

Along the way from the castle to the palace
you pass the old Church of ST. Giles. At the
crossing of the street beside the church. great
heart in the pavement the Heart Of Mid
Loshian"-marks the site of the Tolbooth pris-
on. st. Giles is Presbyterian Cathedral" 1
went to service there one Sunday. They keep
the front door tight locked until the exact hour
for service has arrived. There is side door
which is open for the pewholders, The poor
people who want TO say their prayers, but have
no pews of their own to say them in, must abide
patiently in the rain (for it always rains in
Aud Reekie'') until their betters have taken
their places. They did not seem to be deferred,
however by this forbidding condition of things.
There was a crowd there which filled up half
the square, all patient, all seriouslyminded, all
conscious of the day of the week. The craven
image OF st. Giles, with his goats, confronted
US over the great door. and seemed not quite in
place among the crowd of eminent stone
Scotchmen who are carved beside him. Finally,
the gates were opened. A company of vergers,
most imposing functionarles, in black gowns
and broad red collars, carefully kept US from
getting into tie best seats. And the service
begun.
In marched the ministers in gowns, preceded
by majestic vergers in black and red. There
was an anthem, reading of scripture lessons,
a chanting of the psalms of David Tin King
James version-not Rouse's) and progress,
read out of book, each followed by an
Amen" sung by the choir and congregation.
Geddes made her name immortal They were
attempting it will be remembered, in Lands
day. to force the Book of Common Prayer upon
the unwilling people of Scotland. 1t was to be
read upon a certain day i'll this church of st.
Giles. Dean Hanna was to read If. The
church was crowded with an irreverent and
protesting congregation. The dean began to
read Whereupon Mistress Jenny Geddes
rose up, and seizIng her kneeling stool flung
it at the officiating parsons head.
That was the signal for the beginning of a riot,
and for the sudden ending of this ill-advised
endeavor. They show Jenny's stool in the
museum. And they have a handsome brass
plate in the church wall in memory of the dean
upon which is inscribed: He was the first and
the last to read the service book in this church."
But they come perilously near the service book
nowadays. And why not?
A little further down the street Is the house
where John Knox lived. There is a cheap res
taurapt now in John Knox's parlor and they
sell tobacco and cigars in his basement kitchen
But you can see where he ate and slept and
wrote In this little narrow study, built out
over the street. hardly big enough to turn about
in, that uncompromising preacher made his
sermons and thought out hard words for Mary
Queen of Scots, and did the thinking and the
praying which made him the leader of his peo-
pie.