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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1889
Page
4
The Dispatch lists average net circulation figures sworn before the City Controller. For six months ending July 8, 1980 the daily edition shows 29,914 copies per issue. For three months ending July 31, 1980 the Sunday edition shows a similar Tax Distr Quentin distribution figure.
The text shows a rates and postage table with terms of dispatches and daily rates for various durations. It lists prices for daily, weekly, and Sunday services and mentions Pittsburg with a date of Tuesday August 15.
The piece argues for reform of private detective work and certain aldermen practices. It notes costs charged without hearings or oversight, creating opportunities for abuse in justice. While not proving guilt, it highlights motives tied to fees and calls for abolishing unregulated detectives and reforming aldermen courts to restore fair justice.
Analysts note coke operators in the region discuss shutting down if the wage costs keep coke at £1.00 per ton, arguing unprofitable production should cease to restore profitability. Some suggest gradual price increases to £1.10 or £1.20 before any final move to higher levels.
An Erie Dispatch article by G L Moody argues a Lake Erie to Conneaut Lake canal is practicable. It calculates water needs for 500 to 1,000 ton ships and 3,000,000 tons yearly, supported by feeders from Conneaut and Chautauqua basins, noting economical construction but potential Beaver County political pushback.
The piece questions Treasury views on using imported English workers as evidence of contracts for importation. It argues such a contract would be hard to prove and notes a ruling that brands clergymen as imported labor with vestry penalties. It contends labor orgs bringing foreign members to a place with work is not harmful to labor.
The piece reports a rumored Queen Victoria visit to the United States. English papers mock the idea while noting the bustle a royal arrival would bring, contrasting republican America with royal pomp. The London Globe contemplates the spectacle and public reception.
The writer argues that Europe’s capitals may rival for royal displays but the United States will not imitate such bustle. Columbia would not burden Victoria with pomp nor fund lavish annuities for inept officials. The US welcomes visitors with genuine warmth and rejects kings and queens.
The South Carolina court acquitted Flemon amid strong protections against lynch threats, showing fair trial standards and careful safeguards for legal rights. The case, praised by Northern observers, aims to restore trust between regions and confirms SC’s duty to uphold justice for all.
Two railroad managers from Atlanta engaged in a Alabama duel after a dispute before a legislative committee. They fired pistols, declared honor satisfied, and rode away, with critics noting rail warfare and personal quarrels rarely end in death. The piece jokes they might try mounted duels on locomotives next.
The piece questions President Harrison's consistency on dignity in public life after reports he rode a buckboard with society members, contrasting his quiet stance with Secretary Rusk’s hay wagon ride, and predicts further lessons in ceremonial propriety from Russell Harrison.
Reverend Wimltam Ropertsoy of Allegheny objects to being portrayed as suggesting wage earners lack personal liberty like chattel slavery. He acknowledges summary report required for newspaper coverage but disputes the implication of his remarks.
A column discusses lines between slavery like subjection and free labor, notes on employment woes, and compares negro labor in the South to white labor in the North. It cites the Memphis Appeal on Pinkerton guards and mob violence, mentions Saratoga gambling, and mocks exaggerated Exposition talk and a New York streetcar founder. It ends with calls for equal treatment of lawbreakers and officials in Alabama and Mississippi.
The piece questions Tammany Hall ethics in divorces tied to court officials and politicians. It notes how newspapers publicize such cases, while weather patterns in the dog days of 1889 remain erratic and meteorologically reported as insatiable by some readers.
United States reports the Prince of Wales is afflicted with gout of a violent type. The note arrives as Americans lament that many men may be forced to go lame due to this illness.
Reported new gas wells in the McHeesport district reinforce belief that Pittsburg’s fuel supply remains secure. News that Stanley returns from Africa with ivory suggests potential market activity upon arrival in civilization. South Carolina mob failed to obtain extradition writ for Flemon. Public office stepping stones cited as yielding $25 000 yearly positions for Walker and Garland, fueling general sentiment that many have high price tags.
A scan of notable individuals includes Rev T DeWarr Talmags with a missionary brother in China, a lucky plaster maker to the Queen, rich steamboat owner Charles Batley in Maine, and entertainer Acres Huntiive Tex in London. Also noted are Mrs Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward’s Gloucester reading room, Count Charles de Bouille Senator’s agricultural legacy, and Mrs J M Extloce’s Missouri legal role.
Special telegram reports Lindsey to depart Washington after Cleveland's inauguration. The dispatch notes no policy shifts or opposition changes, indicating a routine political transition with no new events affecting the jar.
Humorous clippings recount Edith a Harrisburg girl’s Bible lesson misreading David as a Republican. A New York ferry tale features a cabman parade and a Pittsburg worker Murphy who returns with a load after a long wait, prompting a blunt exchange with his boss.
The State Department lists delegates appointed to the International Conference with participants from Argentina Brazil Bolivia Colombia and other nations. Names include Don Vincente G. Quesada Don Roque Siers Pena Don Manuel Quintana and others.
Moses Elvich a junk dealer hired to move furniture with a team of horses along a steep hilly road. A large fly on a horse’s neck distracted the driver and led to a fatal crash causing the horse to die and Moses to perish. The report notes chaotic details and unclear fragments from the incident.
Helena August 12 Committees on Suffrage report recommending submitting woman suffrage as a separate proposition. Kennedy moved to table the report. the motion failed. Warren moved to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution on a tie. The discussion then shifted to labor matters as the proceeding continued.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat reports Chauncey M. Depew would give up his private career to accept the presidency, a stance described as high-minded though his sacrifice noted as costly for many families.
A telegram from the district indicates Samuel Sturgeon of Allegheny County has been appointed postmaster at Idlewood, reflecting a regional reshuffle in local postal leadership. The terse dispatch confirms the new assignment and county origin.
W J Brondreth general agent of the Green Ling tank car line died at his residence at 5 AM leaving a wife and child. Interment planned in the imperial Be pomaioe district. William Phillips of Broad Street East End died yesterday aged years. McCracken, Franklin, D C, noted longtime resident and civic figure, associated with local clubs, is mentioned in a telegram.
J B McGuire of the Corcoran Gallery explains they failed to secure Millet's The Angelus at the Paris sale, yet bought several other canvases. He and C C Glover sped from Chester to London aboard the Etruria, then to Paris by fast train and steamship, reaching Paris at 7 am for a 10 am sale. The journey included rapid locomotive changes and a record 190 miles in three hours, described as a notable American feat.
President Harrison and his party toured by carriage, met Senator Hale and local officials, and attended a public reception at Hancock Hall in Ellsworth. Secretaries Blaine and Tracy joined the visit with other dignitaries as townspeople lined the streets. The event marked his first formal popular reception since Boston trip. Weather today noted.
In Indianapolis on August 12 Judge Walter Q. Gresham of the Circuit Court acted on his own motion to set aside last week’s order by Judge Woods creating a receivership for the Indianapolis Decatur and Western Railroad and appointing HB. F. Pierce as receiver. The extraordinary proceedings interrupted the federal appointment and reversed the receivership order.
National Museum assistant librarian Scudder recounts a Florida lands scheme. A railroad company mailed him a deed to a town lot with an offer to accept the property free if he sent 425 to record the deed. He now owns the lot but suspects the scheme seeks quick cash and is pressing for full payment.
Eastbound shipments of flour grain and provisions by the Central Traffic Association last week totaled 21 458 tons, down from 25 904 tons the prior period. The report shows food movement increasing toward the Atlantic states with ongoing flour and grain distribution from Chicago and neighboring hubs.
A terse notice indicates a private event at K Enterprise bar and clarifies the venue is not open for public sale or purchase during the stated period.
The St Louis Post Dispatch quotes Mr Gladstone saying a witty line about his wife insisting and him responding in a humorous way. The exchange highlights a lighthearted moment in domestic banter.
A New York waiter named Tinney violated his pledged conduct by drinking and beating his wife. He set fire to her clothes and furniture after midnight, triggering a bonfire and panic. Firemen extinguished the blaze and he was jailed after a brief morning struggle with razors and a revolver.
Noon was arraigned for murder before the British Consul as a dispute over discipline on the Charles Moraud led to a quarrel between the mate and a deckhand. The mate died seven days after being stabbed. The incident occurred on a British ship, placing it under Consular jurisdiction.
John Roseau a prosperous mechanic and his two sons rowed on the North river. A ebbing tide drove their boat against a pier and began to fill with water. He tipped the boat, saved one son, but the other slipped from his arms and drowned. He swam ashore and survived.
In Harlem court this morning a short, frowsy man in ministerial attire drew attention. William H. Ramscar, who ran a national unsectarian home for old men, pressed charges over a dispute with resident John Lefferts, a white haired elder with limited funds. Lefferts had rented a room but was ordered to sleep in the attic after two days.
A riot by newsboys occurred on Park Row as they protested a price rise from 5 to 6 cents for the Evening Sun and Evening World. The marchers carried a red rag on a stick and shouted boycott the Sun, boycott the World. Only two boys attempted to sell the papers.
Colonel John Calhoun of Montreal and New York outlines the Calhoun family role in Southern railroad ventures at 18 Wall Street. He notes the feud between his brother Patrick and Mr Williamson was settled, while colleagues say Grady’s editor peers view Pat as unyielding.
Attachments filed in Philadelphia target J C Allen Co of Philadelphia bucket shop fame. Allen, once at Fisher Allen of New York, says he is quitting and will pay debts. Witness notes losses of 70 000 to 100 000, cites poor prospects and rising costs, Western Union profits, and limited effect of anti bucket shop legislation.
Two U S circuit court suits charge Henry G. Allen Company with publishing the Encyclopaedia Britannica from a gelatine repro of the ninth edition. Plaintiffs Adam Black of Edin, Francis A. Walker of Boston, and Beribners Sons demand injunctions. Walker claims authorship of an article in the ninth edition.
First Controller Matthews rules the 600000 appropriation for Agricultural Experiment Stations may be used only for the 40 stations listed in the act of 1889. Each station receives 15000, covering stations in the western states, the Dakota Territory, and the Territories broadly as specified by estimates.
The aged preacher Reverend David Kaemmerer D D of Wooster Ohio is guest at Salina Father Emmerer. Known for energizing church work and building a handsome church, he preached in Pittsburgh for years before moving to Wooster in 1855 to lead a new church. He has performed many ceremonies and baptized thousands.
Harris Theatre drew unusually large crowds for Joe Mi battle through five acts of temptation and the company is expected to close the run this week with His Natural Life to follow. The cast includes Miss Lilian Andrews and Little Pearl, while Walter P. Dean departs to manage a Minnesota opera house. E. W. Starr takes over.
Ex Lieutenant Governor Thomas G. Alvord topped this season’s muskellunge catches in Clayton’s McFadden’s Bay. He displayed a 4 pound muskellunge later shared for dinner. He then battled a second muskellunge, taking fifteen minutes to subdue it. He also boasted 41 pickerel and linked catches in recent days. Old Salt plans to chase a whale or sea serpent before season’s end.
In the Léwiston Journal the Secretary Bismo gazes through a large oval dining-room window as fog again hides the landscape. He laments the weather and addresses a guest with exclamations and a whispered aside.
A jumble of short items: Levi Sura kills a near seven foot snake on a Wheeling Park area farm. Frost is forecast within six weeks. D A Chandler of Chatham Pa inscribes Job Bailey 1747 on a drawer bottom. A Lebanon photographer photographed his wedding ceremony. Ten-person group includes two Josephs two Marys two Nellies. A Chester horse dragged a wagon into midstream after chasing a wriggling eel. Eljar Bull of West Nantmeal Pa renews 42 year Justice of the Peace commission for five more. A pocketbook with 800 dollars is found in Achester Miss and returned. A Belmont County Ohio farmer kills a strange animal resembling a groundhog with an unusually long tail.
A Philadelphia polar bear at the Zoo bites a finger. New York Mrs Leyton opens a carpenters shop. Chicago man Grossman profits from frog farming. Cincinnati physician cites decay from bacilli. boastful 13 lore and a shoplifting arrest in Georgia. A Kansas tale of seven fish on a line, and Will Ogden in Nebraska performs a trick with a ball. Sand analysis on a brick reveals gold, while a hotel menu card promises edible ink. Coca leaf trade in the Andes sustains mass consumption. Rome Georgia reports a chatty horse and water theft. A St Louis youth is knocked out by brass knuckles. elm damage from a storm. Baltimore depot misadventure with a baby. Denison Tex witnesses a wood rat vs black snake fight to the death, ending amid chaotic dust.
A garbled OCR excerpt compiles stray lines about Kentucky possibly becoming Sparta, random interjections on water, crime for clerks, and a mishmash of old newspaper snippets. It includes disjointed dialogues with Henry, Bobby, and a preacher, plus references to wars, church, and social manners from various locales.
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