Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-03
A LOOK AROUND.

DECEMBER g., 1892.
A LOOK AROUND.
SOME lady who is interested in plants
has taken the trouble to send me some
splendid branches of ivy. with message to
the eject that 1t is a sample Of what Pitts
burgh can do with that plant. l am de-
lighted to see that it thrives so well here,
and follow up what have already written
with suggestion-a borrowed one, to be
sure, but nevertheless worth considering.
If you have long stretch of fencing and
wish to beautify your place try "chain
and ivy" effect On the summit OF brick
wall, low and broad, place iron pests about
three feet high and ten feet apart, connect
the posts with good sized chain, which
hangs in a graceful curve. Plaat ivy at the
base of the posts and train it along tho
chains and upon the top o. tho brickwork.
By keeping this trimmed you have u beau
tiful succession of green uprights and
curves above broad green base. In few
years the ivy,will cover all that you desire
OF your wall and will be as enectiye in win
ter as in summer. Stiff iron or paling
fences are such an abomination that any
change from these traditional eyesores will
be most welcome.
This is hard town to do much in the
way OF amateur theatricals in, even with the
Tuesday Night Club" remarked we'll
known member of that admirable and popu-
lar organization. "Pittsburg men seem to
be different from those of other large cities
where similar societies ana clubs exist.
Take the leading amateur club OF the coun-
try-the AmaraEth of Brooklyn, for ex-
ample. There they have men who have
well recognized lines, heavy men, light
comedies, walking gentlemen and all the
other classifications into which actors are
divided. These men are willing to act at
any time. and are jealous of their parts and
will squabble at moments notice If they
think they have been slighted and a better
part given to somebody else They are So
ciety men, men of all sorts of professions
and occupations, just as they are here, but
they are willing to take big part even If it
does entail a lot of study and considerable
prominence. Our men in Pittsburg do not
seem to take kindly to good part. The
best of them usually act under protest. 1t
is not that they do not want to do the work
so much as an apparent dislike to making
themselves prominent, and I cannot Tor the
life of me see why it is. Instead of feeling
hurt if the best parts are given to others,
they are delighted, and the lees they have
to do the better they are pleased. 1t is
somewhat the same with the ladies, but not
to the same extent. As a social affair the
club is a great success, and there are always
a large number of applicants on the list for
memberships"
"ExCEPT in the big fields where there is
gas enough to make the wells flow, it costs
more on the average to produce barrel of
oil than it sells for" grumbled q leading
operator yesterday. "The result is that the
producing interests are going more and
more into the hands OF large and wealt ny
corporations and combinations. The small
operator who has any money to spare is a
thing of the past. All through the country
towns where the small fellows have to raise
money they have to pay the banks or the
capitalists from to 10 per cent interest and
that tells the story in few words"
"JAY GOULD 8nd Henry NJ. Hoyt have
died within a few hours of each other" said
q Republican who Is an old hand at shaping
State affairs last night. 81 suppose You do
not understand what mean when l couple
the names of these two men. Well, Hoyt
was Governor when Gould tried to run
Pennsylvania politics some on his own
hook and he had n hand in doing the little
Wizard up. don't intend to go into dates
or Names but the outline of the story is
this: Gould wanted John Sherman to be
President on a certain occasion and he took
look into Pennsylvania to see what could
be done. He got party OF wire-pullers to.
gether who led him to believe that they
could secretly secure. the nomination OF
men who would favor Sherman as national
delegates-in fact they went so far
as to make him think +. they could
steal q majority of the delegation
from this State without the knowledge OF
Simon or Don Cameron who were at the
mead of things at that time ard who did not
then favor Sherman. To accomplish this
Gould agreed to pay the expenses and give
q handsome sum Eeside-not in a direct way
but in a safe indirect manner. The propo-
sition was that he would at certain time
inform. these men of the rise of certain
stocks and the fall OF others on the New
York Exchange. The clique was to buy
heavily or sell as might be indicated by
Gould and reap a handsome profit. This
was carried out Twice there came word
from Gould as to the course to pursue and
twice the gang made huge profits within a
few days. Things were then arranged for u
grand final coup which was to result in
gigantic profits. In some way Hoyt heard
of what was going on. Henotificd Cameron,
who. with promptness and skill, proceeded
to undermine all the work that had been
done and to prevent the election of n single
delegate not in harmony with the Cameron
machine. Jnst about this time quiet little
fellow with famous name and q most ex-
tended political experience drifted over
from New York to Philadelphia to take a
glimpse at things for Gould and to see how
far the bargain had been carried out and
whether the goods were really to be de-
livered on call. He went here and there
throughout the State and soon discovered the
contemplating OF Cameron, his knowledge
of the deal with Gould and the collapse of
the Sherman movement. 1t was day or
two before the last big stock deal was to
come off, Gould made no sign to anyone ex-
cept the quiet little chap who went to New
York in n hurry in response to q summons.
The speculative crowd had raised large
pool, made up of previous winnings and all
they could borrow. They followed the cue
given by Gould in perfect faith, AL
though they knew by that time they would
not be able to elect delegate. The market
went exactly tire way Gould said it woul
not, and went with whirl. All the profits
and the borrowed cash went, and so did
heavy sum belonging to the State Treasury.
Thus Gould was reyenged without anyone
being able to show him up. One of the men
hunted for the Wizard with revolver for
ten days, but found Gould was out of season
and town and could not be bagged. The
queer part of 1t all Was that the man who
lost most money in the play did not know of
the deal for delegates but was true to Cam
eron, and even helped him to knock out
his own fellow speculators, not knowing
they had a dicker on With the Wall street
manipulator." WALTER.
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.