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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
Condition of Markets at East Liberty Stock
Yards.
Conditio

Yards.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY. Jan. 80
Cattle-ReceIpts. 756 head; shipments $40
head. Nothing doing; all through consigE-
ments: no cattle shipped 20 New Y Ork to-day.
Hogs-Receipts. 8. 100 head; shipments, $500
head. Market fairly active: Philadeiphias, IS so
as 50: mixed and heavy Workers. IS 7093 80:
light Workers. s. 60@3 20: pigs. So 0O53 50; eight
cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head: Shipments J, 600
head. Market slow at unchanged prices.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
Boston Stocks
PHILADELPHIA Stocks.

Closing quotations of Philadelphia stocks. rur-
nlshed bv Whitney & Stephenson, brokers. No. 81
Fourth avenue. Members New York Stock Ex-
change:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31

READ Robert Louis Stevenson's opening
South Sea Island letter in to-morrow's big
DISPATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
Metal Market.

NEW YoRK-Pig iron quiet Copper easier;
lake, February. S14 35. Lead strong; domestic,
81 4IH. lin quiet and steady; straits, S2O %
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31

DIN nIADAohh-Carter's Little Liver Pills.
oi0n ACKNOWLEDGMENT Little Liver Pills.
ei0h nhADAohE-Carter's Little Liver Pills.
SICK HEADAcHE-c.r.,r,. l,.s. Liver rns.
aois-Trssu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
Movements in Realty.

James W. Drape & Co. sold house of eight
rooms, with lot 2Oxll0 feet, on the Parks. Allie
gheny, for Sl2, 500 cash; also house and
grounds in the suburbs, on Perrysville avenue,
for 81, 500 cash: also an interest in two proper
ties in McKeesport for s2l, 900 cash: also house
and lot near Ohio street, Allegheny, for s., 25O
cash.
Charles Somers & Co. sold for the Pennsyl-
vania Insurance Company to Mrs NJ. O. Nine
hart the residence property No. II Page street.
Allegheny City, consisting of lot 20xl6O feet,
with a substantial two-story brick dwelling of
eight rooms, bath, laundry and all conveniences,
for s6.S00
A. T. Byers & Co. sold for Mrs. Mary E.
Stevenson to +. Thubron, ESQ.,. the property
No. % Overlook street. Second ward, Allegheny
City, being frame house of six rooms and
hall, with lot having frontage of 81 feet on
Overlook street, and running through to Yale
street. for So, 600.
Ira NJ. Burchfield sold a lot, 271%xll2 feet,
fronting on Lytle street. Hazlewood, for 81, 100
cash.
Black Baird sold to Thomas Taylor for
Morgan Davis a lot on Juliet street. Oakland.
being No. "a in the Hardie plan 25x165 feet, for
$1,000.
ID. Behen g. Son sold for ]. W. Wiley to G. G.
Legat for s562 80, lot 25xll0 feet, corner Wine
bidde and Kincaid streets. Nineteenth ward.
w. w. Elderkin sold for August Bicker to ].
d. Leach, of Warren, o., a two-story frame
house of seven rooms on ;tion street. Nine
teenth ward. with lot 25xl00 feet, for s., ,900
also sold for ]. e. Reed 10 Homer Bowes, a two
story frame house of SIX rooms on Turrett
street. Twenty-frst ward. with lot 25xl09 feet
for 81 100 cash; also sold for the H. Boelsterli
heirs to Homer Bowes, lot No. Z in George
FInley's plan of lots Twenty-tirst ward. 'front.'
ing 25 feet on Turrett street and extending
back lG9 feet to an alley, for $50 cash.
w. A. Heron & Sons sold in the midst of the
East End, on Emerson street. modern house
of eight rooms and large Tot for $1,000. They
report the inquiry for real estate fairly good,
and sales can be made pretty freely provided
owners are willing to sell at a fair market
price, and provided purchasers can buy full
value for the money
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for John g. Quig-
ley. to William Hall, brick house of five
rooms and attic. with lot l2x6O. on Rush street,
Sixth ward. ALLEGHENY for 81 775 cash.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.

READ Rudyard Kipling's third Letter on
America in To-Morrow's Dispatch.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
The Building Record.

Seven permits were issued yesterday for IA
structures, descriptions of which follow:
j. A. Graver, five brick, two-story and man.
sard dwellings, 26x3O feet each, on Trent street,
Eleventh ward. Cost, $40, 600.
Ida +. NJ. Caren. four frame two-story dwell
ings, l6x2S feet each on Everett street, Twenty
first ward. Cost, 5000.
Joseph Borres, frame two-story dwelling. IN
xl2O feet. on Dauphin street, Nineteenth warn.
Cost 500.
H. Peterson. frame one-story wagon shed, Is
x16 feet. Riverside street, Thirty-fourth
ward. Cost, SIS
Ninth Street Bridge Company. frame one
story toll house. 12xl6 feet, at foot of Ninth
street. Fourth ward. Cost $500.
J. ID. Gallery, frame two-story and attic
dwelling 2lx32 feet, on Second avenue, Twenty
third ward. Cost, $1,000.
w. B. Armstrong, frame two-story and attic
dwelling, 21x52 feet, on Second avenue, Twenty
third ward. Cost, 81 800.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
They Earn Their Money.

1t sometimes happens that owners of real es-
tate here and hereabouts complain that agents
demand too much for securing buyers or
tenants. Some time back an agent secured an
occupant for business property at an annual
rental of nearly s, 100, and taxed the owner Sl6
or thereabouts for his services, which be char
acterized as exorbitant and at first refused to
pay. He thought IS was sufficient. In Chicago
the commission would have been $50. A Phila-
adelphia agent would have rendered bill for
SS0 1t is well-known fact that Pittsburg
brokers do more work for less money than
those of any other city in the country. They
earn their money fairly, and should be paid
promptly and cheerfully for their services.
Do owners ever reflect that without agents
there would be no market worth speaking of :?
Tbey are as much fixture in the business life
of Pittsburg as bankers, or merchants, or man
ufacturers. and are as essential to the prosper
ity and material progress OF the city as any or
all of these. They are doing a good work in as
sisting hundreds to acquire homes and in stim-
ularing improvements of all kinds. Meriting
recognition and encouragement, they should
receive both in unstinted measure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
Business News and Gossip.

Building associations are doing good work
in Pittsburg in helping people to acquire homes.
1t is now quite generally conceded that all
the big deals in the Squirrel Hill district. re-
ported from time to time, and aggregating over
$780, 600, were in the interest of the Homestead
Railroad. work on which will begin in the
spring.
1t is estimated that fully three-fourths of the
money raised on mortgages is put into improve
ments of some kind to the direct benefit of the
city. Very little of it is used for kite-hying
News of the tragic death of Secretary Win
dom occasioned profound sorrow in business
circles. He had many friends and admirers in
this city.
The annual report of the East End Electri,
Light Company shows gross earnings for the
year ending December 81 1890, to have been
SSS, ,3i4 SO; operating expenses of every kind,
S57, ,6l0 Al, showing net earnings after deduct
ing expenses. $40. T33 9S: net earnings after
meeting all Interest, 1892 37 The growth of
business over 1889 was entirely satisfactory.
Exchange memberships come higher. There
were no sellers yesterday at S4G0.
A bid of 40 for Electric scrip failed to bring
it out.
Morrison & Banks report great scarcity of
houses for rent in Allentown, Knoxville and
Beltzhoover, with brisk inquiry.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-31
Stores in Demand.

AS frequently stated of late, there is quite a
famine in business properties. A real estate
broker remarked yesterday: There is a more
urgent inquiry for stores than the public is
aware of. They are decidedly scarce. could
rent dozen of them at once if l had them. 1
have few empty ones OH my list, but they are
small. badly located, and in every way ill
adapted to business. Quite a number of out.
siders have written to me for stands but am
afraid will be unable to fill the orders. Our
capitalists could not invest their money to bet
ter advantage for themselves or the city than in
building stores and warehouses. We must have
them somehow, and the sooner the better"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
FOUR WAYS TO CURE A COLD.

Any one of the four following wa7s Is
good. Use the one that seems most agree
able and convenient.
/. Battle the feet in warm water, take q
wineglassful of some pure stimulant
(whiskey preferably in hot water and re-
main in a warm room
II. Battle the face in very hot water fire.
quently for an hour, take a little pure
whiskey in hot water and go to bed. 1t Is
well to remember that the whiskey must be
pure.
III. After having taken a wineglassful Of
pure whiskey in hot water, snuff hot salt
water up the nostrils few times. Repeat
every three hours.
". Take some active exercise in the open
air, and on entering the house take some
pure medicinal whlskey and then keep warm.
In using whiskey for curing cold or any
other purpose it should always be remem-
bered that any other than absolutely pure
whiskey is harmful in its effects. Duffy's
Pure Malt Is the only reliable standard
whiskey on the market. It's purity and value
are vouched for by the leading doctors and
scientists of the day. You can get it from
your druggist or grocer. Take no substitute.
sel6.46-w
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
To-Day's Trial Lists.

Common Pleas No. l-Rambacher vs. Diet.
rich: Suitoy VS. B. and o. r. r. Co.; Baer VS.
Cosgrave; Watson VS. Overy; Rolling VS.
Hike; Seidenbach VS. McCandless; Prosser
VS. Herrold; Smith VS. Teese; Lake VS. Hay
wood ct al: Fisher VS. Monongahela Con-
Meeting Railway Company; Hunter & Son
VS. Dias; Clemenger ct al VS. Baden Gas
Company, Maloy VS. Richardson; Kannofsky
VS. Carroll.
Common Pleas No. 2-Kane VS. Faulkner;
Corbitt VS. Cochiane: Hammer VS. Shoemaker;
Douthett VS. Nesbit: Miller VS. Boehm;
Wehner VS. Heck; Waite & Rowlands VS.
Greissel: Murdoch VS. Moorhead, McCleane
s Coz Finley VS. West.
Criminal Court-Commonwealth vs. B. f.
Hatton, H. V. Hatton. D. c. Porter, Jr., J. A.
Dickson, T. Mcknight, j. d. Frones, a. Bot
tomfield, Martin Towey (9l, Hugh McDer-
mott (2l. Pat Rooney (2), James Ellwood,
Maggie Haley, Joseph Dawson. W. II. Lowell,
Hugh Parker, John Brown, Peter Barnhart,
Claude Coyle, John Neeley, Isaac Friedman,
D. Malta, Hugh Canf1eld, Charles Kestner,
Mollie Lyons, Annie Schatchwright, Michael
Dickson, Bertram Epps ct al, Charles Bush
man. alias Lindsay, John Kabbskof, Andrew
Trainor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07

manslaughter and not guilty if there was a
question of reasonable doubt. His Honor
spoke of the actions of attorneys in telling
jurors of their duty and said that in many
of these speeches one gets more law than
can be found in the books. The jury had
nothing to do with the sentencing of a
man; their duty was simply to find
the facts, apply the law to the facts and
announce the result As jurors they were
not to lay aside their common sense, nor
should they allow passion or prejudice to
sway them. His honor then explained the
law and dwelt at length on the testimony,
after which the jury retired
The jury was not long in arriving at a
decision. 1t was after o'clock when they
went out, and at 6:15 they were back into
the court room, Judge Ewing having waited
for them. The verdict. "Guilty of murder
in the second degree" was handed in and
the jury dismissed with the usual thanks Of
the court. Stewart was very nervous and
seemed to be relieved when he heard the
verdict
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
DROWNED IN A LAKE.
S. j. Dixon, the Celebrated Wire Walker,
Loses His Life in Canada.


TORONTO, Oct. 6-S j. Dixon, the nervy
Toronto photographer, whose name will go
down to rosterity as the most daring rope
walker who ever lived, is dead. Some days
ago party of sportsmen, among whom
were the dead man, his brother James,
Eddie Bond and James Sloan, had arranged
to go to Muskoka in two weeks, as is their
wont every fall, but Mr.. Dixon decided to
leave for the haunt of tho deer on Thurs
day, the day on which the season opened.
He went north on the morning train on the
Northern, and arrived at Gravenhurst
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. In all
probability he drove out to Wood Lake that
afternoon. Yesterday at 2 o'clock he went
swimming and took cramps, it is presumed,
Simon John Dixon was SO years of age.
He was born in New York City, his parents
being natives of Ireland. During his youth
he lived In the village of Clarksburg in the
county of Grey, and moved to Toronto about
20 years ago. When quite lad he gained
considerable reputation as q rope walker,
but after coming to Toronto he married and
settled down, and it was thought that he
had given up forever these perilous feats of
daring. He engaged in the photograph busi-
ness, which he conducted very successfully
at the corner of King and Yonge streets.
About three years ago he gave an exhibition
in Chicago, and on September last year,
after practising on the island for some time,
he accomplished the thrilling feat of cross
ing the Niagara rapids on a fve-eighths-
inch steel cable. This exhibition of nerve
at once made Dixon famous, and since that
time he has been giving exhibitions all over
the country. A few months ago he crossed
Niagara again, and his fame spread all over
the world. In Toronto he gave exhibitions
at the island during the summer and had
made arrangements to 60 over to Paris next
summer and give three exhibitions in the
French capital Short and sinewy in frame,
his nerve and daring was simply marvellous.
At Peterborough two weeks ago he was
giving an exhibition, when the wire loosened
and dropped few feet. Dixon regained
his balance and finished the journey amid
great cheering
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
the sale of real estate, is on before Judge

the sale Of real estate, is on before Judge
Stowe.
SAMUEL BLYTHE yesterday entered suit
against Miss Elizabeth Hunt for $1,000 DANA
ges for SANDER.
In the suit of G. W. selleck against the
Pittsbure Art Company, an action on a
lease, verdict was given for SlI2 oO 1or the
plaintiff.
A NEW suit was entered against the plain
tiffs in the case of Fred and William Kepp
against Catharine Templemeyer, an action
for damages for SANDER.
In the suit OF the Valley City Rattan Com
pany against d. Shuler and c. M. Weaver,
doing business as d. Schuler & Co., an action
on an account, a verdict of SS8 "a Tor the
plaintiff was taken by consent.
IN the suit of Duncan Fall against Reiter
& Conley for damages for injuries caused by
a crane brea king and some iron falling on
him, verdict was given for the defendant.
THE suit of Mrs. Julia Post against the
West Penn Railroad Company for damages
for injury to property from water flowing
into the cellar of her house, caused by grad
ing done by the defendant is on trial before
Judge White.
JUDGE STOWE YESTERDAY issued attach
ments for four defaulting jurors in Common
Pleas No. l. They were Jacob Friday, James
L. Kerr, Joseph A. MCKINLEY and Z. W.
not appearing in the afternoon the attach
ments were issued.
A PETITION was filed yesterday for writ
of habeas corpus to secure the release OF
William Kemp from the workhouse. He
was committed by Squire McMillen for 90
days on charge of disorderly conduct. 1t
is claimed that his commitments was illegal.
Judge Magee fixed October 10 for hearing.
JANE PUsEY yesterday entered suit against
Elizabeth Altuater for 5000 damages. The
plaintiff owns lot in the Tenth ward, Ale
gheny. and the defendant has a stone quar-
ry adjoining. The blasting, ETC., in the
quarry, it is claimed, have caused a large
section of the plaintiffs land to sink and
become crooked and scanned.
JUDGE STOWE yesterday appointed James
Powelson, W. E. Fraser, J. L. George, A. L
Pearson, T. A. Biackmore, W. W. Fullwood,
and T. McCabe as viewers to appraise the
value of land in the Twenty fifth andTwenty-
sixth wards, owned by Hill Burgwin and
J. o. Phillips, trustees, and taken by the
P1ttsburg and Lake Erie Railroad Company.
J. C. DIcKEN yesterday filed bill in equity
against William Trimble and the Ohio Con-
Meeting Railway Company. Dicken owns Q
lot on Mcclure avenue, Eleventh ward, Al
legheny, and asks the court to grant an in
junction restraining the defendants from
building steps from Mcclure avenue up to
the Luckey road. as part of the steps en-
croach on his lot shutting of access to the
lot from Mcclure avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
SEVEN CASES ARGUED
Before the Supreme Court Yesterday-A
Suit Against Carnegie Brothers & Co.
for Damage Done to a Creek-Other
Interesting Suits Reviewed,

| Before the Supreme Court Yesterday-A
Suit Against Carnegie Brothers & Co
for Damage Done to Creek-Other
| Interesting Suits Reviewed
Seven cases were heard by the Supreme
Court yesterday. An argument was heard
in the case of the executors of Dennis
Iams, Sr., against Sarah Loafman, appealed
! by the plaintiffs from the Common Pleas OF
Greene county. The case was an action to
recover on notes given by Mrs. Loafman to
Iams. Before his death Iams destroyed the
notes. His executors however, sued to re-
cover on them, asserting that he had de-
stroyed them while insane. The defendant
contended that he was sane when he de-
might not be required to pay them on ac-
count of services she had rendered him.
| She had received a verdict in the lower
court and the plaintiffs appealed.
The case of Henry McClafferty against
j. P. Phelp, appealed by the defendants
from the Common Pleas of Venango county,
i was argued. The suit was an action for
damages for alleged false arrest on charge
of false pretenses.
An argument was heard on the appeal of
G.. H. Kurtz and Anna NJ. Rim from the
decree of the Orphans Court, of Jefferson
county, in the matter of the distribution of
the estate of George NJ. Kurtz The ap-
pellants are the step children of Kurtz.
The matter in dispute was whether or not
they should share with Kurtz' own children
in his estate under the terms of his will, in
which he divided the estate among in his
language, ''my children
An argument was heard on the appeal of
ha Of
Beaver county. The case was an action by
John NJ. and Joseph A. Kelso against Reid
to recover damages for the alleged viola
tion of an agreement wherein he agreed
upon selling them his store not to engage in
the same business again.
An argument was heard in the case of j.
c. Shields, executor of G. P. Delo, against
d. M. Delo, appealed from the Common
Pleas of Clarion county. The suit was q
dispute as to the ownership of some oil well
machinery.
The case of Joseph Lutz against Carnegie
Bros & Co., appealed by the defendants
from the Common Pleas of Westmoreland
county, was argued. The suit was an action
brought by Lutz, farmer, to recover dam
ages for inj ury to his farm, alleged to have
been caused by slack, coke, etc., dumped
from the defendants coke works into a
S'icoAu uhninS GhiouSh AuIA ldTHl. Ine
water, it was asserted, was so charged with
sulphur that it could not be used, and the
course of the stream was changed, to the in
jury of the place.
An argument was heard in the case of T.
r. Sproat against the Directors of the Poor
and the House of Employment of Greene
county, appealed by the defendants from
the Common Pleas of Greene county. The
case was an action for damages for the loss
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
Suit for Breach of Contract.

The case of the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company against I. R. Stayton, the
ex-Councilman of Allegheny, was placed
on trial yesterday before Judge Magee
The suit is brought by the company to re-
cover from Stayton for the alleged violation
of a contract. They assert that they en-
gagged hi m as general agent to go to Texas,
establish agencies and build up business
there for the company. Under the agree
ment he was to take up his residence there
and stay there specified time. They paid
him his salary, but they claim he neglected
their business, only stayed in Texas short
time, coming back to Allegheny frequently,
and finally returning altogether. They now
want damages for violation of contract.
The case is still on trial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
McAIeese Is Warden in Fact.

A special meeting of the County Prison
Board was held yesterday afternoon to take
action on the bond of the new Jail warden,
John McAleese. The bond is in the sum of
10000. The sureties were j. o. Brown
and ]. o. K. Gardner. The bond was ap-
proved by the board and attested by Judge
Ewing. Later Warden McATeese appeared
in court and was sworn in by Judge Ewing.
The Prison Board will meet this afternoon
to hear the defense of Keeper Price in re-
gard to Fitzsimmons' escape
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
Caught in Court and Corridor.

The jury is out in the suit Of Edward
Kalb against C. A. Balph, an action on a con-
tract for kalsomining.
A VERDICT for the defendant was given in
the suit of Sarah C. Matchett against VIM. NJ.
Hill, an action on a note.
ATTORNEY W. J. MCDONALD yesterday was
appointed commissioner in the divorce case
OF Laura Fleck against Fred Fleck.
THE suit of Sprague, Warner & Co. against
Wilson Phipp, an action on book ac-
count, is on trial before Judge Slagle.
The jury is out in the case of Diana James
against Verona borough, an action for dam
ages for injury to property caused by grad
ing.
The suit of FL. A. Weaver & Co. against T.
A. Blackmore, to recover commissions for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
A STOCKHOLDERS SUIT,
He Takes Legal Measures for Preventing
Himself From Being Frozen Out,

Himself From Being Frozen Out.
CHICAGO, Oct. "a bill for an injunc
tion was filed in the United States Court to.
day by Silas w. Petit, of Pennsylvania,
against the officers and stockholders of the
United States Sugar Refining Company Of
Waukegan. Petit AYERS that the officers Of
the company defrauded him and others into
investing S174.000 in stock of the United
States Starch Works of Waukegan, to pay
for alleged valuable patents on processes tor
making dry starch, when, in fact, the pro-
cess was utterly worthless and had previ.
ously been patented in England.
The complainant AYERS that the manage
ment of the starch company are about to
issue S1O0, 900 in the stock of that company
to the Sugar Refining Company, with a
view to freezing the complainant and his
friends out, and ne prays for an injunction
to prevent this action. Judge Blodgett
issued the restraining order as asked.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-07
A Good Suggestion.

If you have valuables keep them where
they will be safe. The safe deposit vaults
of the Farmers Deposit National Bank, &c
Fourth avenue, offer you security, strong
vaults, perfect ventilation, good light, spa.
cious coupon rooms, separate apartments
for women. Boxes rented at IS and up
ward. MWF