Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-14
A LOOK AROUND.

THERE is need of vigilance on the part Of
wisdom just now, with cholera across the
straits in Russia and yellow jack at the
Florida Keys. And yet a case of at least
gross oarelessness came under my notice the
other day. A sewer had been built in an
alley of of Penn avenue out in Lawrence
willie. A number of houses were not con-
nected with the sewer and permitted their
drainage to gather in deep, greenish pools
on the alleys surface. Besides this, piles of
decaying fruits and vegetables lay within
fifty feet of the doors OF a row of dwellings.
What made the matter look worse was the
fact that an inspector OF the Board of
Health lived in one Of the houses which
backed up on this disease-breeding accumu-
lation. He at least knew that it was dan
gerous place and he should have attended to
it. but for some reason he did not, although
it was called to his attention. The in
spector's name is McKelvy.
HARRY W. OLIVER says the Republican
ticket will sweep the country this fall and
he does not believe that any sort OF nomina-
tion the Democrats can make in this district
will disturb the return OF John Dalzeil to
Congress.
s'NoT much more than 10 per cent Of our
sales nowadays are of patent medicines and
fancy goods" remarked a druggist yester-
day whose trade is a good criterion of the
average. at is with ms much as it was with
the china and glass dealers when the tea
houses gave away ware. Big general traders
like Horne or Danziger or Fleishman Or
Gusky sell us out. They get patent medf-
cines or fancy goods at prices we cannot
reach and they can sell them out as they
please. The old druggists agreement not to
cut is supposed to rule but it does not"
"HOw is the city's health?" said l to an
East End doctor. considerable fcver,
much summer trouble, not a particularly
healthy summer; weather too hot; too much
rain early" was his reply. "Great deal Of
sickness among children, largely due to bad
fruit" replied a Lawrenceville doctor to the
same question, while a medical man from
Allegheny said It was bad summer all
around. and he fancied there was predispo-
sition to cholera or choleratic complaints.
How the owners of real estate do differ in
their ideas OF values! Last week ran across
a man who wanted 1900 front foot for
property on Penn avenue in East Liberty.
His neighbor, who was just as we'll located.
wanted s., 900. Another man near him talked
$500 foot, and the real estate agents think
500 is enough.
A sEMI-oFFICIAL pamphlet of instruc-
tions to registry assessors, election assessors
and election boards has been put out by the
Republican Committee through w. P. Ben
nett's publishing house, with view to keep
ing things straight at the coming election.
1t contains about all there is to say on the
law and the duties of all those in any way
concerned with an election. All the officials
of the county are to be supplied with these
guides.
WHEN it comes to the knowledge of
those armed with authority, that there is a
laxity somewhere in the service OF big
corporation in its relations with the public,
it is usually corrected. I am delighted to
find Adams Express quick to admit the jus
tice of a fair criticism and equally quick to
correct the fault. I took occasion not long
since to call attention to the bad service in
the East End in the way of delivery and
sending things away by this company. My
complaint was duly sent to somebody in
charge, polite and inquisitive official called
upon me for bill OF particulars, which he
got and now there is an efficient free deliv-
cry of packages within a radius of a mile of
the Frankstown avenue office and by tele-
phone, notice can be served to call for pack
ages outward bound. May all our public
corporations be rs prompt TO make correc-
tions.
GIT was amusing to read the stories
about Hugh O'Donnel's movements while
he was away" remarked General A. L.
Pearson. ''He went to Canada on the same
train we did, and told Archie Rowand that
he was tired out and would remain for ten
days OF place five miles from Toronto"