Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-30
cURI0S OF THE TOWN.

ElIkIlJN tJt IHf ItIWN.
Chief Murphy's CHEEKY Quarters-Mechan-
les Getting the Mastery of Music-The
Wav 20 rise rar,v-F,o-snc.,. Cor.r,
D.t.., r, Co.. ..--,-- s--
A-e 'o
80 an.
obenv c,i,y,s fs.v t.as,s :. : .. ~ s,,oa,ad
minion, orn d,rsc,s tse;. a,s..s.s .-s,.ss ~,
rascals and nnrnlv ,oos,srs 4. a I,s ;rnnrove-
ment over the old a.rx A. vh..a .ha on;ef
used to be at home on the oround aoor of the
CITY Hall. The nav ouartars are on the third
floor and convenisnt 70 the .iac,r;c.i denart.
meut. II seems to he the nsnaI thing To make
the ofics of a high police magnate as gloomy as
possible, and surely no more awful apartment
was ever planned than the sapctum sanctorum
of Superintendent Byrnes, at police head quar-
ters, New York, But Chief Murphy,s room il
as CHEEKY and bright as the big man who sits
there. 1t Is lit by three big windows that look
out over the tops of the trees, now splendid
with their new foliage, toward the hill at the
rear Of City Hall, The room is fairly well fur
nished, and the chief sits at big desk behind
railing where he can see every one who en-
ters. Two stasuettes of firemen in old-time rig
represent the artistic side of the department on
topo the desk. and the pink pages of the
Fohce Gdzette furnish bit Of color on an ad-
joining table.
Chief Murphy is not a bit less good-natured
and hearty since he obtained a new title in an
old line Of work, but he has spruced up good
deal. the boys think, In his attire and he carries
himse.f with trife more dignity than Of yore.
Music by Machinery.
"THE Improvement in automatic musicaI in.
struments has teen so great In The last t,vo ar
tnree years" said musical expert yesterday.
not vat dresn. ~ No.. 80, 1e ,r,s .s. .
fection of ,na .,,or.a,;. .a, g. ,-a..
moLss a. ~ -, - 60, go y. @ -"
20 .,.I.v ,hs s.s,s s.,S. W. .aA .n " ,'".n
earIv.II ~ CO.. n,..
il is noss;h,s e., r,.,, ,,,,s,, y 80 .as, sa
.oma music., h.,r - axt.aa, a.
from an ortorn.t,o er,,o- - - ~ ..,5 -
formsr or,r - - ~ p
the nnrhar ., r.,.;oai 80. ,
the na,ns and ,ha t,r,s ~ Iaa,, -, va" ,,a,' ~
oryan ia ,,ra,v - d,.,nS,. .o s.o
cheerfnIlv Che .nn-oach ~ ,;n,s -. n.,,.
the man of musical genius will attempt 70
mae'er sum ncuit instruments as the cnurcn
ofkau' ior example, 1or the reason that the
inan VINO ionu OF music can get what ne
vans Win put trining expenditure Oh energy
iron, Inc WONDERFUL machine now within the
Ieaen Oh US All. IL Is only within the last year
snas mecnauicai music mas come iairiy across
sne noii@on y. Arb out seeing Wnat mas oeen
oone a,ready Dy ingenious Americans there Is
no telhng "nat ioity nelsnts In music may De
'csiea oy tDe macnlnes. iou would De sur.
piiseu W SNOW now many OF fi'tspurg sWealtn'
iees anu lnoss seu"ureo citiz6ns nave Drougnt
some one ot Inc many musical automata into
tneir nomes.
.,o ,,,.. ,,
-. o". . aA..n ssliie. anas 1o1.su uo"n MAI
!, a,..s.is 80 S.u a.se,noon , Ss',Aeteu no.e
sharp nose was Gagged within a nonderous NM.
zle. The muzzle was several sizes too large for
the dog. and almost big enough, In fact. to
make oaseoah mask: The terrier seemed to
tnink the tning becoming, at least ne kept on
tne even tenor Oh MS way unmoved by other
dogs' sni1s OF snarls and thelaughing comments
Oh mankind. But II ls rushing the season,
surely. dogs 70 De IasnionaDle walt TILL July at
least before sney oon tne muzzle.
Study in Red Paint,
vorro p,...,
,bIs sSiI, With tha hrnah tan, u., Nnin.,"-
avav At the town the o,har nra;, t,,, ,,,s
;aw.,sro, cioor a. Ei,,h owan .,,..as .
nsar,v sao a oah1. oar o,s,,,' ..u a.s, - ~ Se
NJ arlra otr.at ,kr, A. , IL
came nm .nd on No. ~. 49, xr"n. ..'So S,o
,omnanions With. ..scrss ma-shsrs aoas ,hs
las car, muscatchitp' and boarded the car.
lie went to sleep comfortably In corner
anei tne CONDUCTOR FAD TAKEN MS 1are, ana
nan wake ap tiA Ine car ran INTO the sned at
East hioerty. II was proaa oaylgnt tnen and
me, me econoniicai youth oecloeo tnat ne might as
ven ssSy IA tne car snu 70 do"n 70 "ork. 80
.s ioue oAsA W wv asain. sooo oeal OF
snas 'neu ieehns, Iom "hieu our youth
W.. IT,, may D' A''oun''o io' in 'he Hgnsoi
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La Grippe Floors Diplomacy.
OSr of the victims of tho oriy wbo.a nIar,
rave been turned tonsv.tnrvv bv the fel, c,r,.
,laiut ia the ConsuI TO FIorsnce, James vsrre-