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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
TO WINTER,
WRITTEN FOR THE DrsPATcH.1


Winter. cruel Winter, let your white tears fall
Lightly on the Cabin, gently on the Hall;
Do not bar the pathway chastened ones must tread,
Thinly clad and hungry, working hard for bread.
Winter. chilly Winter. bathe in Southern breeze
Winds that enter home nests where the fledglings
freeze:
Warm your icy fingers where the angels play
So they will not deaden rag-wrapped Jumps Of clay.
Winter, cherries Winter. songless, dreary, sere,
On your snowy pillow sighs the lab'ring year;
When II lays the infant on your icy breast
Lipger longer, sunbeam, In the blue-red West.
Winter. songless Winter haste to greet the Spring,
When the buds are bursting, when the freed brooks
sing;
Linger here no longer than the tired earth
Asks of you the nurture for maturer birth,
Winter ice-crowned Winter. season full of woe,
We sigh to see you coming. smile to you go.
Gently blow, ye cold winds, over hill and moor,
May He breathe upon you ere you touch the poor.
PrTTsBuRG, Dec. 10. GEO. A. MADDEN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

would take the light traffic and the
walkers to the upper story of the streets
would remove that most likely to suffer
injury from crowding, would relieve the
lower part Of the streets from the crowd
ing to that extent, would leave the heavy
traffic on the solid foundation Of terra
firma, and would, by the removal Of the
sidewalks from the lower street, so in.
crease the space available for heavy haul
ing that wagons could be unloaded with
out difficulty, and yet leave the tracks
clear for higher rate of speed on the
traction lines.
An attractive elevated structure would
raise the show rooms of the stores away
from the din and dust of the heavy traffic.
1t would increase the capacity of the por-
ton devoted to heavy traffic 66 per cent,
while relieving it Of one-third of its traffic,
and it could be built at fraction of the
cost of elevated or underground railways
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

election this year, most voters thought
that National issues predominated. They
may have been in error; but that was the
significance of the vote as plainly as the
vote for Blaine in 1884
The amusing Sapience of Democrats who
cry out against Pattison for his tolerance
OF the hated Mugwump, is sufficiently
answered by the double fact that Pattison
is the one Democrat who has been elected
Governor of Pennsylvania in this genera
ton; and that without the Independent
vote, the Democratic party in this State
would remain hopeless minority.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

1T is asserted that the Board of Fire
Underwriters of Chicago has put q stop to
the erection of "sky-scraper'' buildings in
that city by establishing rate of IS Is for
insuring buildings over nine stories high.
The complete effectiveness OF the proceed
ing may be doubted. II the new rate is no
more than is warranted by the risk owners
of high buildings will probably pay it. If it
is, as alleged, simply prohibitive rate. the
property owners may find other insurance
companies to take the risks at reasonable
rates, or they may insure themselves. There
is nothing in the charters of insurance
companies giving them the authority to
regulate the height of buildings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
HOPED TO DIE AT HIS DESK.
Last Service of the Oldest Man In the En-
ploy of New York City.


ploy of New York City.
NEW York, Dec. 19-[Speciul 1-About 8
O'Clock yesterday afternoon q closed carriage
stopped in front of the Stewart building.
A few minutes later some men came from
the building and helped an old man out OF
the carriage. He was extremely infirm and
bent almost double. His smooth-shaven
face was coIorless and he looked extremely
i'll. The men practically carried him, for he
was too weak to walk. Passers-by stopped
to look at the old man, whose face and dress
seemed to belong to past generation. He
was taken upstairs to the Controllers office,
where he remained for a half hour, and then
was carried back to his carriage again.
That was the last public appearance of
Jonathan Dayton Harris, nearly 90 years
old. one of New York's oldest citizens and
most faithful employees. Mr.. Harris was the
oldest man in the city's employ, and had
been constantly in harness since 1S40 He
was a picturesque figure, and the story of
his latter days is pathetic because of his
anxiety to remain at work when he was
physically droken down. He died last night,
five hours after his visit to his office. Some
Of Mr.. Harris associates believe he went to
the Office Yesterday hoping to die at his
desk.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
RHYNKLED RHYMELETs.

Cholly-You seem all broken up, OIL chap.
Chappie-Yaas.
ChOlly-What Is the mattah?
Chapp1e-I don't know. L am suah; but my man
says he thinks am in loye.-L3s.
The youth was most prudent and careful
In making a choice of n wife.
So he married THE Fower of the Family
And she is the thorn of his life.-6eU York Press.
Jinks-How do know that Won Pedalowski
has mastered a symphony in fiat?
Filkins-Because his fiat Is next to mine.-NeD
York Herald.
Mr.. n. Peck-I should think you would
be ashamed to wear the hair of another woman on
your head.
Mrs N. Peck-shame yourself for you wear the
skin of another calf on your feet-Brooktyn Ea0Is'
81 wouldn't wed Brooklyn man.
She said '.for all the money
1t took to build the Brooklyn Bridge.
Now. tyou think that's funnyP''
81 don't, he answered her: ''because-''
His smile really sunny
II wouldn't wed New York girl
For twice that sum OF money!
Shokeasy-I am astonished to see that our
new minister's wife has such poor taste to bang
her hair.
Pcnnipunn-What of that! Her husband bangs
the Bible.-BOStOIJ Courier.
Gummey-l leiI my gun staAuinS III 'Ais
= corner half-hour ago, aud not it isn't here.
Gargoyle-Was 1t loaded?
Gummey-'No."
Gargoyie-Then it's gone of. Unloaded guns
always do.-Jud3e.
Christmas soon will come and pass.
Twill bring to no joy. fear;
For in the country we've gas,
And hence, alas, no chandelier;
So where can hang, want to know.
The dear pearl-berried mistletoe?
-Hrrpsrs' BGzdr.
Briggs-I see that CRANKY had to send
back the marble statue Of his wife that he ordered
Griggs-Whyy Didn't she like IL?
Briggs-No: she wanted one made wearing Q
gealskin cloak,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
THE LOUISIANA EIGHT.

The fact that the capture of the Demo
cratic Convention in Louisiana does not
make the triumph of the lottery gang
complete is shown by the open withdrawal
from the Democratic organization of a
large share of the delegates, their fusion
with the Farmers Alliance and the nomi-
nation of an anti-lottery ticket. In addi-
tion to this some thirty avowed anti-lot-
terry delegates remained in the convention,
representing the element that will vote for
the regular Democratic nominees but
against the lottery amendment.
This creates split in the Democratic
ranks, which will make the politics of
Louisiana more uncertain than they have
been and leave chance for the ultimate
defeat of the lottery at the polls. The
seriousness of the split is shown in the
talk already heard of the nomination of a
Republican ticket with the hope that in
the division of the Democratic fac
tions the Republicans might win. If the
Louisiana Republicans have any regard
either for their reputation or good tactics,
they will avoid such move, as urgently
as poison. If there is anything that would
unite the Democrats of Louisiana and in
duce them to swallow even the lottery, it
would be the presence of possibility of
Republican success. Respectable Louisi-
ana Republicans ought to be willing to en-
courage the growth of an Independent
party, and help to defeat the lottery, by
casting their support on the side of the
opposing organization.
The appearance of a regular Republican
ticket in Louisiana would indicate that
the lottery owns the Republican organiza-
ton. Unfortunately there is not much in
the character of Louisiana Republicanism
to indicate that such a capture could not
be made rather more easily than that of
the Democratic Convention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
BABY RUTH GETS A CHAIR
st. Louis Admirers OF Her Papa Make Her a
Christmas Gift

st. Louis Admirers OF Her Papa Make Her a
Christmas Gift
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l9.-The following letter,
signed by a wholesale furniture firm here
was sent this evening to Grover Cleveland:
"DEAR SIR-We forward to your address by
express this day a child's rocking chair
made from timber from the door OF the old
Log Cabin home of General U. S. Grant, in
this county, FOR presentation to your little
daughter, Ruth. Sincerely hoping that
little Ruth may pass safely through the
many physical trials to which childhood is
invariably subjected and believing that
when she has happily entered the gateway
of womanhood she will fully appreciate the
spirit of Peace OH Earth. Good Will Toward
Men which prompts this small gift. we
wish the little maid, her mother and her
fathor, q Merry Christmas.'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

'THUs far, remarks cotemporary with
regard to the return of some Liberian emf
grants, "the attempts to civilize Africa have
been as fruitless as the attempts at polar ex-
plorations" What then becomes OF Cape
Colony, the Orange Free State, the Trans
vaal and Natal? 1t is well to modify sweep
ing statements of this sort by reference to
the facts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

THE Weather Bureau is talking Of an
effort to predict weather three days in ad.
vance. This is all very well: but 1t should
guard against the mistake Of predicting the
third daysweather for the first day. While
it did very well with its cold wave predic-
tion, it has been forecasting warmer
weather" since Thursday and had to await
verif1cation until Saturday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

THE action of the corporation of London
bridegroom expectant suggests that if the
loyal corporations and the aristocracy can
be induced to put their gifts in the form of
cash or negotiable security the young
couple may be able to worry along without
that Parliamentary grant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

THE DISPATCH freely expressed the
opinion some time ago that Foraker would
not displace Sherman, and when the Gin
cipnati Commercial Gazette burdened the ex-
Governor with a slang-whanging boom, his
fate was sealed. The material change in the
situation since then is that the Foraker
boomers have begun to find it out
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

THE recent successful compromises in
prominent corporation cases call attention
once more to the fact that a very sure way
OF making a round profit is to annex or Soon
vey," in Faistaff's phrase, a round lot of the
assets and then settle by pay
ing back from 40 to 60 per cent, keeping the
balance as profit. But it is dangerously close
to a criminal procedure to try it on for less
than half q million.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

DIR. LEM thinks the condition of the
white slaves of christendom is such as to
justify them in envying the weli-fed black
slaves Of Morocco We used to hear a good
deal of that sort of talk in this country dur
ing pro-slavery days. and can judge just how
much it is worth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Grants Statue for the. Capitol.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. '19.-The Grant
Memorial Committee of the G. A. R. has de-
cided to employ F. s. Simmons, of Maine, the
sculptor, to complete the statue of General
Grant, to be placed in the United States
Capitol building. The work is to be fin
ished and the statue placed in position by
June l. 1894 1t is to be of fine Italian marble
and will cost SO, 600. The statue is the gift
Of the Grand Army.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

THE Hon. Thomas B. Reed is advertised
to address the students of Union College on
powers of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives Not Laid Down by the
Rules" Mr.. Reed should save this in
struction for Speaker Crisp, who may have
a chance to use it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

owe are, year by year." says the New
York Ss,a, drawing closer to the blooming
islands of the West Indies" The esteemed
Sun in its watchful guardianship over the
language of its contemporaries should not for
get to warn itself against the capital crime
of adopting British slang. =,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Obituary Notes.

REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS PATTERSON, U. 3. N,
died suddenly ut his home New Brighton, Staten
Island. Thursday night. His death was entirely
unexpected.
THE DowAGRR LADY DERos is dead in London
She danced at the famous bail given in Brussels on
the eve of the Battle of Waterloo and was the last
survivor of that ball.
BROTHER GONTHAN, for Ii years Director of
D,Evs reux Hall Asylum, Natciz, Miss. and lately
superintendent OF the Industrial Gardens Mobile,
Ala. died at 81. Joseph's Institute in Indianapolis.
Friday. DE was taken sick there two months ago
on his way back from visit TO his relatives in
France.
W. s. MEEK, awell-known printer, labor leader
and politician of Wheeling. who had been I'm the
Philadeiph Record Office for two months died In
hospital In that city yesterday. aud his rem aims
will return to Wheeling to-day. He WAS formerly
editor OF the &tos- Letter. and before going to
Wheeling was continent in Pitt,burg.
EDwARD RUSSELL died at Minneapolis yestcr lay
morning. aged 81 years. He was editor Of the
Daveni ort Gazehe for than 10 years. and post
master Of Davenport for II years. his commissions
having been signed by Presidents Lincoln, Grant,
Hayes and Garfield. During J9hnson's term he
OF the Hcnnepin Canal Commission for years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
New Coins Soon to BE Made.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-Mr. Leech, Director
of the Mint, who has inst returned from a
visit to the mint at Philadelphia, says that
arrangements have been perfected for the
striking of half dollars, quarter dollars, and
10-cent silver pieces of the new designs at
Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Or
leans, beginning on the End proximo.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
.eWAs not sugar put upon the free list il

WAS Hot sugar put upon tne 1ree IIst ID
the Mckinley bill before the reciprocity
clause was added" asks the New York World
in an attempt to show that reciprocity does
not reciprocate. 1t may have been in the
Mckinley biz, but it was not in the Mckinley
act. In the statutes of the country, the two
provisions we're enacted together and made
inseparable. If the esteemed World pursues
these inquiries long enough it may discover
the difference between the proposing and
shaping Of tariff measure and its final en-
actment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

'THE best advertised woman in the world
is Mrs. james G. Blaine, Jr.," remarks
Joseph Howard in the New York Recorder,
with little more than his usual petty
spite. Perhaps SO, but we observe that Mr.
James G. Blaine. Jr., is getting good deal
more of an advertisement just now, than he
ever asked for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Hiss Jennie b. Young.

A telegram received in the city last even
ing from Blairsville. Pa, announces the death
there OF Jennie B., youngest daughter OF Mrs.
Sarah A. and the late Robert Young. aged IA. The
young lady was well known In Oakland, this city,
where the family resided for many years on Ward
street. having removed but recently to Blairsville
Jennie was pupil for several years In the Belle
field school, and her late classmates will hear of her
demise with genuine sorrow Her widowed mother
has the warm sympathy of many friends in her
great loss.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
Patrick Il. Connor.

General Patrick Edward Connor, a vet
eran of the Florida and Icxican and of the
War of the Rebellion. and also noted Indian
fighter, died in Salt Lake Cay Friday evening.
General Conn0r fought the great Indian battle of
Beaver river January d. 1858 and extermina ated
hostile and. He was largely instrumental in OPEN
ing the mines of Utah, established Fort Dou glas
October 1851 and is spoken of by local historians
as 1.-THE first GENTLE @ Utah. -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

THE combination of two messenger COM
panies in New York raises the question
whether combined messenger boys can
travel twice as slow as the competitive
urchin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20

The South Carolina Senate has killed
prohibition by amendment, and the remark
Of the Governor OF North Carolina can be
followed by the regulation rejoinders.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
PRAYED HERSELF TO DEATH.

The Remarkable End OF . Centenarian In
the Capital of Maine.
AUGUSTA, Me, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Nancy Britt
Kennedy, the oldest woman in this city,
died this morning. At an early hour she
began praying that she might die, and con-
tinued her prayers for nearly three-quarters
Of an hour when she fell to the floor dead.
The deceased is the woman whose age has
been extensively reported as lis. Her exact
age, however, is not known.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
The Tariff Reformer's Brand.

In the future the official brand OF tariff re-
form will wear q red flower in his button
hole.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20


reputation often crumbles away under the
test of practical facts. Don't you put toe
much trust in your eyesight and dent be-
lieve everything you hear-at least, dom,
bet money on 1t. A prominent railroad
mapnate walked through a barroom near
the Equitable the other day and sat down to
lunch. He looked rather miserly, not to say
seedy.
"That fellow pinches the eagle Off every
quarter before he lets it CO." observed gem
tleman.
"That's what they say-but then they say
lots of things that are not So" said his COM
panion. "He comes here to eat eysry day ~
"EatG I'll bet 81 his lunch win not run
over 30 cents"
.I'n go you," said the other. The money
was put up. Meanwhile tho innocent object
of this financial interest was sitting at a
tn ole in the far end of the room calmly sip
ping a glass OF beer. The gamblers on his
appetite turned their attention to the bar
for half an hour. Still, the miser magnate
sat in the same place slowly slipping beer
and eating.
Its the same beer" said the cynic
ga dollar that it isn't" said his friend.
The bet was promptly taken, and the two
fell to smoking and politics for another half
hour. At the end of which time the magnats
sporting gentlemen prevailed upon the
cashier to tell the amount.
Two dollars and sixty CENTS" was the
When order had been restored and 81
handed over, it was found that the supposed
miserly magnate had eaten two plates of
OYSTERS three soups and two entrees and
drank six glasses Of beer.
This Might Happen to Any Man.
-Ahalf-grown boy called at an uptown
fiat the other morning and unexpectedly
met the man of the house. Theatrical Mana
ger Tom Davis.
81 want TOTO see-to see Mrs. Davis
stammered the boy.
what do you want to see her about?"
queried Tom. I'm Mr.. Davis-it will do
just rs we'll"
"Oh, no it WON'T" said the boy. II must
see Mrs. Davis particularly"
"Who sent your What's your namef
What's your business? Ii you can't"
ind the boy broke down under the strain.
Tom thought OF dynamiters and fat
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-09-25
Three BIG BlNk. IBEFTS.
Over Two Millions Stolen Mt Lon
don Within u Short Time.
A MILLION IN THE LAST HAUL
AMERICAN SNEAK THIEVES BE-
LEVIED TO HAVE ROBBED THE
LONDON AND wEsTMIN-
sTER (LIMuTED).

LONDON, Eng.-The fact has just
became known, despite police and bank
officials efforts to keep it quiet, that
A American sneak thieves (probably To-
Gated IN an apartment a by have
stolen $500 to 81 10000 from the
London and Westminster Bank (Lim-
ited), Nc. Al Lathbury. E. o.. an ini-
portant establishment with ffi een
branch houses in this city. The stolen
money embraced a parcel Of bills
RENTED from country banks. The
bank officials refuse to state their exact
loss.
Notice of the robbery has been sent
to the police centres throughout the
British Isles and on the Continent, and
the sailing of every passenger vessel Is
being watched.
The police theery ia that no attempt
will be made to change the bills in this
country, but that the thieves will have
| recourse to the Continent, where the
presence Of so many wealthy travellers
from England and the United States
makes such transa ctions easier than In
this country.
OTHER BIG ROBBERIEs.
This robbery recalls the fact that In
February last a clerk from the London
branch of the Bank OF Scotland wa
about depositlng $50, 900 in Bank OF
England bills at the National Provin-
cial Bank of England, No. 112 Bishop
of Devil hin, when his attention was
mOmentarilS distracted by n we'll
dressed sneak-thief while a second got
away with his intended deposit.
1t will also be remembered that
quite recently it was reported that the
Bank Of England had been robbed of
e250, 90, a statement which was de
MED by the officers of that bank, but II
Is believed to be true.
The Penn's Grove record., 1891-09-25
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The Penn's Grove record., 1891-09-25

wounds, forgiveness for all our crimes, res
cue for all our serfdoms.
And while we take this matches kindness
from God, may it be found that we have ut
tered our last bitter word, written our last
cutting paragraph, done our last retaliatory
action, felt our last ~revengeful heart throb.
And it would not be a bal epitsph for any
Of US II by the grace Of God from this time
forth welived such beneicsnt lives that the
tombstoue's chisel could appropriately cut
noon the plain slab that marks our grave q
suggestion from the text: "He showed us no
little Kindness"
But not until the last child Of God has got
ashore from the earthly storm hat drove
him on the rocks like Mediterranean Euro
clydons, not until all the thrones OF heaven
are mouptsd and all the ~conquerors
crowned, and all the harps and trumpets and
organs OF heaven are thrumnet or blown or
sounded, and the ransomed of all climes
and ages are in full chorus under the
iubliant swing Of angelic baton, and We
shall for thousands Of years have seen
the river from under the throne rolling into
the .sea of glass mingled with hre, . ana tnis
world we now inhabit shall be 30 far in the
mast that only a stretch of celestial memory
can recall that it ever existed at all, not un-
iii then will we understand what hehein1an
calls i'the great kindness, > what David caiia
sthe marvellous kim ines" and isaiah caiis
sths everlasting kindness Of Godl