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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1889
Page
4
The Sharon Hill litigation concludes with the violent death of Judge Terry, marking a grim end to a long dispute. The account notes prior assaults and a deputy marshal's role, questioning California justice's impartiality and the potential for punishment or influence in the courts.
The piece critiques a hill district constable accused of revenue by filing false charges and settling people. It urges reform among constables and justice officials, argues many minor offenses or citizen ignorance exist, and calls on law abiding residents to obey the law and fight false charges in court.
Judge Gresham dismissed the receiver for the Indianapolis Decatur and Western Railroad after uncovering a 2,000,000 debt and earnings diverted to bondholders. The move exposed a possible plan to wreck a solvent line for insiders and unsecured creditors. The ruling signals stronger federal court oversight and praise for Gresham’s integrity.
An Eastern newspaper excerpt quotes an interview with Postmaster General Wanamaker and muses on literary figures like Thomas Carlisle and John Lathrop Motley. The piece humorously imagines authors working to earn monuments in parks and Westminster Abbey as a future installment in the interviewer’s reminiscences.
The article notes the value of the Poet Laureate’s fame, a £100 yearly stipend, and the humor in newspaper interviews. It hints at unconventional publicity stunts like arriving with a squirt gun to make a point amid daily bills.
A glassmaker argues wage gaps between old factories and tank furnaces and supports a pot factory trust to build tank furnaces for cheaper production. The piece dismisses trusts for new factories, citing state corporate laws allow legitimate competition and that combining to limit competition is inappropriate.
The Brinkley Argus proclaims Brinkley as the sole winner in the 1892 World’s Fair site contest. It extols Brinkley Arkansas as superior to New York Chicago and St Louis, claiming six railways and room for twenty fairs, and urges a coastal war between eastern and western cities to end.
A nineteenth century commentary laments Nevada's shrinking population and votes, warns it may lose state government, and explores options such as state union with Utah or annexation by California. It calls on wealthier Californians to fund Nevada’s government to avert collapse.
The article discusses opposing papers shifting stance to back a single Louisiana sugar district congressman. It notes Philadelphia Record abandoning free trade aims to win protection for local sugar interests while Chicago Inter Ocean urges supporting a Republican to keep tariff limits. It also mentions a debate over whether Gilbert should focus on Egyptian affairs or Hawaii’s revolution.
JepeE CooLEer's push to broaden the Inter-State Commerce Commission gains credibility only if the current powers are fully used to enforce the law. Critics warn that expanding powers while they remain dead letters would waste paper. Mr. Cox reports Northwestern States leaning Democratic, signaling a political shift.
A humor filled round of contrasting takes on literary rivalries and political missteps spans Boston New York and London. It notes debates over Will Carleton and pachyderm usage, French political imprisonment, Depew's US fight mood, London police ignorance in Bleak House, Norra Daxora boodlers, and California gunfire and Mississippi road work cures.
A feature on a veteran steamship pier ticket taker at Coney Island famed for a deep bass voice. The piece blends his stage persona with summer actor lifestyle, notes on actors drifting to Broadway, and a humorous anecdote about a Skye terrier puppy gift gone wrong.
James Anderson, 19, of 7M Broome Street, is tried before Judge Gildersleeve for stealing clothing from 40 Mercer Street. A young store witness was unsure, Anderson claims mistaken identity, and Attorney Purdy questions reliability while a relative testifies to his lineage. Anderson remanded for sentencing.
Chinese laundrymen in New York are waging a price war to drive rivals from the market. They cut rates on shirts and collars, offer free services, and distribute cigars and cigarettes to attract customers. Some shops plan promotions and low charges while larger firms dominate delivery and groceries to Chinese customers.
The Brown-Sequard elixir trial at Philadelphia’s Medico-Chirurgical College ends after a day of clinics. Several patients, including Andrew Drummond and James Henderson, showed limited improvement while five of fourteen treated developed abscesses. Dr Boenning announced no further demonstrations at the college and said privately treated cases would continue.
In Indianapolis on August 14 the Mount Zion Baptist Church faced a court case over a church faction fight. The congregation split over Pastor Elder Morton with trustees locking him out, prompting threats from his supporters. Elder Williams was brought to conduct services as Morton’s successor.
A string of satirical notes reports on Col Elliott F Shepard visiting Warren Pennsylvania where his father was a bank cashier decades ago. It mocks the Queen of Italy studying Volapuk and jokes about Kalakan's Paris Exposition fears.
Signor Enrico Capello, former U.S. resident, has bought rights to sell the Edison phonograph in Italy. He brought the first instrument to Rome where it impressed the Senate Chamber Deputies, leading scientists, and King, drawing tributes to Edison and American invention nationwide.
John Bloom and Louis Biff report a perilous journey from Murray Idaho to Missoula Montana halted by blazing forest fires. They fled a deep ravine with two and four horses, lost provisions for five days, and escaped as flames consumed their horses and surrounding area. They had warned others earlier about the dangerous line.
August 14 Bostrom reports the assignees of E. A. H. Bachellor a bankrupt boot and shoe maker show liabilities near 1 1/2 million dollars and assets sufficient to pay about 50 cents on the dollar. Outstanding orders are being filled to increase creditor recovery beyond what liquidation would yield.
The article explains Old Man Time is depicted bald with a scythe. It attributes the baldness to ambitious people racing to seize time through restless striving and forward looking pursuits.
The article traces tiny timepieces from peas sized watches to modern pocket clocks. It notes earlier scarcity, cost by European monarchs, and today a farm worker could buy a fine gold watch.
A Miss Earrs in Clay township reports a ground fire and voice saying That is for you. Samuel Whitpaton of Stoddartsville walks 20 miles to visit a man in Wilkesbarre. A West Virginia exchange notes a blind dog and a farmer’s fox capture with hens tied to a stake. A toad-eating Azog dies in Pleasant county W Va.
The brief line hints at shifting power among rulers as current alignments fracture and magnates may turn against each other before year’s end. It implies imminent political instability and potential conflicts among ruling figures.
Pioneer of Chartiers William McCulley Grace died last Monday at his residence on Loress Avenue. He was known for his genial manners, cultivated a large fruit estate of about 100 acres, and held title to 78 gifts and land at Smogtown. Survived by several relatives.
The Philadelphia Times reports the Democratic nomination for State Treasurer appears to favor a candidate who refuses to accept the nomination or confirm candidacy, signaling irregular backing and potential manipulation of the process.
A Philadelphia press correspondent describes Union Depot Tennessee built over a vast underground river and cave system. The town, formerly Zollikoffer, resisted secession and renamed itself after Union troops entered. Wells fail as the subterranean river rises. nearby caverns yield saltpetre and bat habitats generate income for cave owners.
The article recalls feudal troubles during the war with Confederate colonels Snap Ledbetter and Laith and their partisan bands ravaging the country. Union home guards resisted as plans to destroy a bridge across the Halston above Union Depot were set in motion by Ledbetter’s men from Knoxyville. Gunfire and saboteurs accompanied the efforts, leaving casualties and chaos along the riverfront.
A brave Union watchman fights off a Confederate mob at a river bridge. After run of gunfire he is captured and condemned by guerrillas to be hanged in a cedar grove, but a determined woman intervenes and stops the lynching.
A crowd surrounds a courtroom as a brave daughter unties a noose and defends her father, shouting refutations and naming his innocence. The mob grows silent before a man declares an adjournment and the father seems set to freedom. The scene ends with villagers returning to town under night’s shadow.
In a Boston Courier piece a patient story about Dr Brown Sequard and his skin sensitivity test is recounted. A young woman under examination mocks the doctor, calling him a fool after a tense moment in the examination.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser the elixir promises relief for creaky stairs crooked chimneys stubborn locks and noisy doors though its effects on minor inconveniences remain untested. The piece suggests optimism that the era of elixirs will endure.
William Ralph Lee, who shot his stepfather banker Stephen W. Rawson at a church in 1884, was released after 18 months and travels to meet his mother in Europe. Diamond dealers face price hikes as the Amalgamation trust of Jules Porges, Bonato Brothers, and Julius Kobo tightens supply, boosting prices and restricting sales.
Twenty four Swedes sought permission to travel west after arriving here. The Swedish Consul applied for release but Acting Collector McClelland refused to alter the decision. A lawyer announced plans to seek a writ of habeas corpus in the Supreme Court to test the Collector’s power.
Judge Walter Q. Gresham visited the city today en route to the Thousand Islands. He chatted about editors and other harmless topics but remained silent when topics such as Judge Woods, Commissioner Tanner, or the Supreme Court vacancy were raised.
Captain M G Fancheux, manager of the French Street Hospital, fled with 1300 dollars of hospital funds and other misappropriated money after forging a check. Detectives tracked him placing worthless checks in circulation. he has vanished from his home and has not been found. Fancheux was a prominent local French figure known for charitable work but his fast living led to downfall.
Mrs Maud Crain of Brooklyn traveled to New York with a white poodle and attempted to board an elevated train at City Hall station. A guard denied dogs on board, tearing her gown during a struggle. After being left on the platform she was ill for five days and now sues the elevated road for 5000 dollars.
A heavy morning rain at Sandy Hook saw the ordinance building at the testing grounds struck by lightning at 6 30 destroying the structure. Government loss is estimated at 15000 with most instruments ruined though a few were saved. No injuries were reported.
The special inquiry board continued its investigation at the navy yard into the Beaton wreck. Lt Wainwright Kellogg testified that in entering the harbor he followed Captain Okane and marked Mitchell's Rock as the danger. He said soundings showed no shoals and the ship struck Mitchell's Rock. The board will inspect the hull in dry dock tomorrow.
Four junior officers of the Atlanta are to be detailed to the Galena and work on that ship is to be intensified. The Galena is to be provisioned and dispatched to Hayti promptly, with Commodore Ramsey saying she could depart in about ten days. Rear Admiral Cherardi warns of potential slaughter and riot in Port au Prince if Hippolyte seizes the city and requests a larger landing force than on the Kearsarge to protect American interests.
John Martin was arraigned before Judge Gildericeve in General Sessions charged with stealing five pairs of trousers from Rogers Peet Co on Broadway. The clerk detected his unusual alteration and found four pairs on him with a fifth tucked in his coat. He was sentenced to a year in the penitentiary.
From the Williamsport Republican note states Pittsburg has installed an 80000 wind machine in the Court House and questions where the lawyers are.
A jumble of brief notices reports a Febraars birth fragment and a liege of relatives, a goose choking on a hidden silver thimble, seamless boiler tubes from twisted ingots, a San Jose car driver arrested for fast driving, a Cumberland Gap tunnel damage, Moosehead Lake campers haunted by a ghost, Fred Martin’s eclectic pets, a huge wild hog tusk found near Americus, California prunes and tariffs, Victorian dairy demonstrations, a cow dodging a blacksnake, Columbus Southern digging reveals fossil-like soil and ancient fauna, Birmingham mine mules surviving a fire, a romantic Clarksville wedding, and Selah Bunce ghost sightings dispelled by a keeper’s lantern.
A collage of light humor and quips from Milwaukee Journal Kearney Enterprise Life and Lowell Citizen featuring a concerted fellow, a cap tured horse thief, a dress maker remark, a shop keeper heckle, shipwreck humor, a dry spell joke, and an autographed verse about feet.
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