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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1889
Page
15
The notice lists subscription and postage terms for The Dispatch and Daily Dispatch editions. It shows prices for annual and monthly periods, including Sunday editions, and notes carriers deliver at a weekly rate. It also states voluntary contributors should keep copies and the editor is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. Published in Pittsburg on Sunday April 14, 1633.
The Senate Committee ended its inquiry into the Western Penitentiary with no further evidence of mismanagement or corruption. The board is urged to improve publicity about internal affairs and to adhere to the law while maintaining openness. The report supports the institution as well managed and creditable.
The Denmark steamer disaster raises questions about the fate of hundreds aboard and the peril of ocean travel. While transatlantic routes have grown seen as safe, such wrecks remind humanity that sea journeys remain dangerous. Friends cling to hope for survivors even as uncertainty grows with time.
The piece critiques Secretary Noble for promising to discharge inefficient Democrats while replacing them with Republicans. It argues the pledge is superficial and proposes a clearer pledge: no removal of Democrats unless inefficient, and questions extending the policy to Republicans to meet the era's needs.
The acquittal of Enilish, a boy charged with murder in New York, exposes a danger in the city police policy. Pretrial statements suggested guilt, but trial evidence differed, leading to acquittal and the judge's satisfaction with the verdict.
The text condemns police and detective practices used to force confessions and suppress false testimony in Chicago anarchist cases. It argues such methods betray justice, call for accountability, and frame police reform as a major future issue. It cites extortion attempts, manufactured alibis, and the broader need to convict only the guilty.
The editorial argues Pennsylvania railroad discrimination threatens local interests as Wherry bill debate stalls remedies. It condemns legislative inaction and rails against railroads for resisting fair local competition while warning the public may face worsening economic strain if the issue persists.
A humorous essay discusses a deputation from a South African kingdom with Chief Bubsyane the memorizer. It argues a paid memorizer could chronicle events faithfully for rulers and be a useful tool for editors, politicians, and society women, avoiding biased recall and aiding memory upkeep.
A symposium of letters from leading thinkers urges national regulation of marriage and divorce. Contributors from Bate Field to Bishop Whitehead of Pittsburg agree on the need for a national law, though their views on strictness and causes of divorce vary. The dominant theme is transferring control to the federal government for uniformity. The debate signals a broad shift toward centralized oversight.
The Dispatch urges a constitutional amendment to place marriage and divorce under Congress. It argues changing law to reduce state discrepancies that allow or bar marriages differently, affecting children and property across Commonwealths. Also notes Lord Lonsdale abandoning the North Pole search near Alaska due to it being too quiet.
The piece notes Southern Democratic papers once hostile to the negro party now furiously critique Birmingham Alabama Republicans who plan to drop the black vote. It cites the Nashville American and Bourbon organs as denying any form of Republicanism can be reshaped to please them. It also mentions milk dealers opposing the Producers' Association, turning their group toward a poollike stance.
Legislation action ends the orphan school syndicate as a 155 to 5 vote excludes it from appropriations. City notes reflect bond demand, steamship updates, and stalled bid laws. City of Paris steamer set trial-records while glass blowing and clerical chatter hint at industrial trends.
A sweeping, fragmented column cites figures such as the Czar presumed fashion detail, Congressman Springer planning a postmaster election bill, Secretary Noble halting Missourians, Isaiah Williamson's vast yet undervalued estate, Senator Dixon’s youth, Adirondack Murray’s boastful lecture, Vor Vxupy’s Grant-like look, Joan M Paris’s age, General Palmer’s new marriage, and Nathan Faec’s election hint.
A busy man off duty comments on spring mood and national morals, arguing a bright spring boosts work and virtue. The piece previews Mr Slack Davis last poem A Song of the Sunrise, praising its clarity and spiritual themes. It also notes Mr Andrew Carrington’s city visit and his thoughts on electric light altering perceptions during a thunderstorm.
Captain J B McMormick recounts a farm incident in Owen township where a lightning split a tenacious poplar hollowing the heart. The decayed core reportedly housed a thriving litter of coons while a hired man killed some to fashion a suit of clothes. The tale ends with a weather bureau remark.
Obituaries note the death of John G. Lone in Oakland at age 77 after a varied career in hat trade and city service. funeral arrangements announced. Also reported are the death of Hon. John P. Usher former Interior Secretary after surgery in Philadelphia. and brief notices of John Allen and Seaton Carothers with funeral details and family ties.
Henry P. Schwartz longtime pharmacist and drug business operator on Federal street Allegheny died after years of service. The obituary notes his long career, residence on Site treet, and tributes from associates.
Miss Mabel Claggett fled with Fred E. Lucas after a quarrel with her father William H. Claggett. She crossed 16 miles and arrived at Murray by an all night trek. A minister was sent from Spokane Falls but the couple wed elsewhere.
A 112 year old woman, Margaret Arnold, and her siblings aged 104 to 115 are all living near old Richmond and present a remarkable longevity case. Her brother William Kiser is 104, with sisters Elizabeth and John Bailey in Dakota and Lynn, Iowa respectively, each over a century old. She resides on a large farm seven miles east of the city with her son Henry Arnold.
In Cleveland on April 14 the Advanced Thought Society outlined a belief that a temple will be built by inspiration from disembodied spirits. Prominent medium Mrs Parker said the group aims to educate attendees in Spiritualism and start a school for children, with work to begin on the project in ten years.
David Barkey of Milton township has survived rabies paroxysms and nearly regained full strength. His lower limb paralysis and neck muscle weakness have improved, his voice is strengthening, and he eats well as he moves toward health. He still fears fluids and remains under cautious observation.
Henry C. Rogers of Pennsylvania was sworn in as Chief Clerk of the Internal Revenue Bureau and will assume duties Monday. George W. Wilson of Ohio was noted as deputy and three Democrats in the bureau began their terms today.
From Chicago Times, some Republican papers urge Mr. Wanamaker to focus on duties and stop giving prohibition speeches. Wanamaker, however, appears capable of handling both tasks.
The Hon. Whitelaw Reid is noted as a minister to France who has achieved a level of speech approximating a playful line in a lighthearted vignette. His language progress is referenced with a humorous tone and local color.
The fragmentary MS from the late Slack Davis, sent by Miss Lillian Slack Davis, appears to be his unfinished last poem. It features radiant Orient themes, dawn light, and divine beauty as it alludes to a morning song and celestial splendor with several broken lines and spelling oddities.
Harrisburg reports detail Centennial Affairs Committee plans in New York for legislators. General Wiley leads brigade quartering efforts while Senator Newmyer earns respect for forthright, independent debate. Senator Reyburn rebuffs gubernatorial talk, preferring legislative role. Woodmansee advances Kilgour and Equinunk Bridge Company bill, crossing Delaware to New York. Speaker Boyer’s long political arc recalled from Grant era.
The article recalls Jesse Baker of Delaware County a noted amateur baseball figure who once flirted with a Philadelphia Athletics offer before choosing a legal career as district attorney. It also touches on political clashes in the House over a trial bill and editorial sparring amid local power struggles.
The President announced Thomas B. Coulter of Ohio as Sixth Auditor of the Post Office Department. Also named are John W. Fisher and Harrison Geer as collectors of customs for Richmond Virginia and Huron Michigan, and Max Pracht for Alaska. Coulter, born in Wayne township Ohio, served as a teacher and telegraph operator before a long legal and political career.
A satirical review notes several U S mayors advancing in public life. Jersey City’s mayor has not attended a baseball game, Denver’s mayor recently convicted a man, and Philadelphia’s Mayor Fitler seeks a presidential bid. The piece remarks on curious modern political moves.
In New York April 18 report, Man ager H R Jacobs of the Brooklyn Lyceum Theater loses weekly trade to Matthews Herkel’s saloon. Herkel paid a boy to play a large orchestra organ at performances and invited German singers to drown out the show. Police were asked to intervene but Herkel persists until Jacobs reopens the doors.
Principals train 3000 boy pupils to fall in march and wheel for a Centennial parade behind the Grand Army of the Republic. They will carry Washington flags and wear Washington badges while singing Washington songs. Girls in white will throw flowers and meet the President in the Governor's room for poetry recitals.
Thirty United States marines began aboard the steamship La Gascogne to travel to Paris and guard the American exhibit. General W B Franklin ordered exclusion of Germans and Scandinavians from the guard to avoid French hostility to Teutonic peoples. The choice follows praise from a previous Paris exposition where the guard was acclaimed.
Ada D. Hoppert aged 19 sues Frank P. Hoppert in a Supreme Court divorce alleging cruelty including hair pulling and being struck, with the couple having wed on October 24 1886. The juvenile husband denies the acts. case adjourned.
Edward Lacey of Michigan, former Representative in the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, is named Controller of the Currency. John R. Thomas of Illinois, veteran of the last five Congresses, becomes the First Controller of the Currency. The announcement credits Governor Alger of Michigan with arranging the appointments.
The Inter Ocean notes that Democratic papers praising a Republican with softened terms should prompt scrutiny of his support base and the solidity of his political stance. The piece hints at shifting alliances and questions the sincerity of broad endorsement.
From the Springfield Republic report Halstead will stay in Cincinnati and Deacon Richard Smith will repair at once in Toledo to prevent the eastern and western ends of the state from tipping.
A fragmented column ties together brief notes from Baltimore, Rochester, New York, Louisville, Boston, and New Haven. It highlights fashion trends like elastic spring dresses, minor quips on public life, and a jab at government savings under Secretary Rusk while poking fun at domestic issues and local observations.
A rambling note lists curiosities and local snippets from Pennsylvania towns. Reports include a man breaking items catching a train, a horse owner facing rising deposits after a bank robbery, a farmer poisoning rats, a tailor strike delaying a wedding suit, an exhibitor with a pheasant, a saloon keeper warned by fireworks, and a buried corpse found in Danville. Also described is a peculiar white pebble like a snowball with soapy, silver-dust traits and a near-miss fire incident in a bird cage.
A scrambled OCR fragment mixes reports of odd injuries and strange events. It notes a Bradford man injuring himself with a nail, Minnie Taylor swallowing a pin in Ellaville, Alabama giantess Eliza Gardner's death from pneumonia in Birmingham, and a grand Pittston forest fire sight. Other items include Nebraska pistol limits, a Houston man seeking office despite paralysis, a Paris Academy medical exhibit of Fomentine, a pond water release near Abbeville, witchcraft charges in Bradford, and a Boston grasshopper statue restored.
A string of brief humorous quotes from various papers lampoons on language, religion, politics, courtship, and social manners. It includes jests about crossing the ocean, naval ranks, polyglot cooks, Lent, love letters, and social duties with mixed mockery and commentary.
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