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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1889
Page
7
A compact note on mind health and vitality cites Shakespeare’s lines on a mind diseased and a physician, then mentions Brown-Sequard and his claimed life-giver, though the passage ends without a definitive conclusion about renewal or brighter life.
The upcoming issue promises a feature romance by OC M 8 alcLollan titled In the Life of an Actress. The paper bills itself as a premier publication with European and domestic topics, gossip, sports, society chatter, and essays by top writers.
The piece notes John L. Sullivan's conviction in Mississippi after a long legal battle. It praises the state for enforcing the law against the pugilist, despite prior evasions in earlier rounds. Governor Lowry's possible claim on a belt is mentioned alongside Sullivan's defeat and possible prison term.
Local columns recount the discharging railroad employee who placed obstructions on tracks to harm life and property. The piece praises the detective work as legitimate and praiseworthy while criticizing reckless methods. It urges swift, severe justice for train wreckers.
The semi official Field Marshal reports Speaker Boyer and Republican State Treasurer candidate questions whether he must issue a writ of election to fill a House vacancy. He has sent the issue to the Attorney General, prompting debate over constitutional mandate and whether authorities can dodge it.
A New York newspaper questions the city’s fitness to host the 1892 World’s Fair noting the delayed Grant monument and a deteriorating tomb in Riverside Park. The article cites cracked walls, obscuring glass, dirty Crevices and an in need of washing black gate sparking calls for an explanation.
York city authorities and police guard the tomb from sunrise to sunrise while workmen warn of its collapse. The piece urges immediate action to save General Grant’s resting place and suggests relocation if neglect continues.
The piece weighs the DOJ shield for Justice Field against the deputy marshal’s shooting of Terry. It argues protection may have been lawful but questions whether lethal force was necessary given Terry’s lack of weapon. It warns California tensions may hinder impartial judicial review.
The Scheffer law imposes thirty days in jail for a third drunkenness offense and is said to reduce drunkenness in Minnesota. The piece questions whether enforcement, not the statute, determines success and notes that historic laws often become dead letters without vigorous impartial enforcement. It also asks whether moneyed individuals receive leniency and calls for robust enforcement of existing laws.
The article notes English ironclads at a naval review appear seaworthy while Germany curbs colonial schemes. The North German Gazette claims England's alliance with Germany is more valuable than Nile expeditions and hints at a shift in German policy or alliance with England following the display of naval strength.
The resignations of unsalaried Tammany Society officials contrast with fierce press calls for punishment of court officials. The District Attorney’s election is blamed for potential immunity for politicians. References to Smithfield Street Bridge repairs spark railroad speculation and a potential traction road crossing.
The article notes Paris residents support erecting a Coligny monument 317 years after his death, suggesting it could inspire a future New York Grant monument. It predicts practical steps may begin around A D 2206, mirroring ongoing Paris debates over the project.
Democratic journals urge ending the sugar duty, offering sharp commentary on the Mills bill. The debate centers on tariff policy and its economic effects, with editors arguing for or against the proposed reforms and their influence on trade.
A collage of editorial remarks touching Congo explorer Stanley, political tactics for Voorhees and anarchists, a Broombeton policeman burned in a distillery accident, gas pipelines, naval construction debates over the Texas, urban overhead wires, Democratic wire-pulling at conventions, a London cooperative exhibition, cyclist Stevens in Africa, Mississippi whisky and Sullivan, Senator Ingalls, and a railway president’s bogus stock scandal.
A portrait gallery of notable figures including Tolstoi posing as a peasant and shoemaker, F C Barnard once tied to a Catholic establishment, and Amanda M Dovens the prolific novelist. It also features Miss Jennie Gilder's masculine style, Mrs Frances Jeune’s social prowess, and William Waldorf Astor as a refined heir with literary tastes. A curious note about William Feaume Gru and a Poe inspired raven adds eccentric color.
A Chicago News item notes Missouri's governor has a single official duty to offer rewards for train-robber captures and is described as exceedingly overworked by this workload.
A dark bay horse named Prince shows two personalities based on his driver. In a trotter role he cruises at 2:30 to 3:00 pace on roads around Sewickley. With a female handler he becomes a docile Dr Jekyll, easing into a walk and nostalgic labors. The piece notes a habit of giving animals human surnames and shares a humorous anecdote about misnaming a hymn during a church service.
The piece recalls Justice Field and a renowned lineage beginning with Timothy Field a Revolutionary Captain. It traces David Dudley Field and his sons David Dudley Lee Field Martin Field highlighting their prominence in law and public life across generations.
August 16 report notes Rev. J. R. Schulz of Epworth Independent Methodist Church had his pocket chewed by squirrels at Summit Grove Camp. The incident left about 20 in notes missing from his trousers and puzzled bystanders as he returns to routine duties.
Multiple U.S. papers discuss whether sailors should be chosen as baseball umpires and note a mix of opinions. The Chicago crowd praises recent team form while other locales reference unique club names and speculative umpire qualifications amid the season’s start.
George W Gillespie a clerk in the Pennsylvania Railroad office died on Buena Vista Street M E Church and leaves a widow and two children. His funeral will leave the Buena Vista Street church on Sunday. John M Stewart shot himself on Thursday and died at Allegheny General Hospital.
August 14 report from HosTox notes Henry Weld Esthe and the force of the incident. Reverend Stephen Mattoon connected with the case is referenced in incomplete details.
A letter to the editor from Captain Wishart denounces the Law and Order League as oppressive to law breakers and sympathizers. He cites Chicago editorial comments urging police action against saloons and speak-easies, arguing reform cannot be achieved through misrepresentation or abuse. Dated Pittsburgh August 16, Wishart endorses enforcing the law.
A reader seeks guidance on sending a letter to Margaret Mather in Pittsburgh. The note mentions the editor of The Dispatch and asks about proper framing and addressing to ensure the letter reaches the intended recipient.
Several hundred stockmen cowboys and sportsmen joined a major wolf drive across southern Wyoming from Crook to near the Nebraska line. The hunt ended with the extermination of coyotes and gray wolves in the district as barbecues and dynamite charges aided the pursuit.
A stylish party of about twenty Alleghenians held a romantic moonlight picnic on Monument Hill. They carried baskets of viands up Ridge Avenue, unpacked on the stone balustrade, and enjoyed music with some disorderly humor. The event drew chaperones and mingled restraint with a hint of subversive charm.
In Cincinnati August 16 Ron Siddie's divorce from E Biddle is revisited after a prior failure. E Biddle, long married to a younger husband, files another suit while pursuing asset claims. Accusations include neglect cruelty drunkenness and unfaithfulness as prior filings repeat.
Officials deny the Government vessel Ossippee is sailing to Hampton Roads. They emphasize all possible speed to Baltimo and prepare for a naval review on September 11 to celebrate the patrols of North Point.
Special telegram from WashisseTex dated August reports fourth class postmasters appointed in Western Pennsylvania. Listed are B F McClure Burgettstown Wash County Mia M M Cunningham Hero A Eny County James William McLean Nobestown loghens.
A Philadelphia Times note reports an alleged gold find involving Indians in a state. The piece comments on impatience with political offices and hints at schemes to raise wind in a nonofficial manner.
Speculation rises as discussions trace attempts to revive General Weaver era policies in Iowa politics. The inquiry notes names linked to the revived Greenback effort and questions who leads the campaign this season.
A reflective excerpt recalls ancient lines about Lulu and Little Bee. The narrator, a boy, reads a tablet inscription among graveyard stones near his childhood home and ponders the meaning of the lines that linger in the sun.
New York note reports a wedding aboard the U S ship Galena ended in violence. Bradley, drunk, toppled the bridal bed and caused alarm. he drew a razor and slashed Isaac Johnikin and Beauforth, while Holmes and Mary Cookson were attacked. Police arrested all involved. bride and groom released, Beauforth and Johnikin hospitalized. Bradley remains jailed awaiting outcome.
On the Brazilian mail steamship Alliance three delegates arrived to attend the International Congress of American Nations in Washington next October. Senator Lafayette head of the Liberal party and former Brazilian Secretary of State and Treasury, Senhor Valentees, and Senhor Medonea Consul General here, are accompanied by numerous clerks and secretaries and will be received soon by the Spanish American Commercial Union.
Mrs Pauline Hagewan jailed for disorderly conduct was found in a cell in a semi conscious, groaning state. She admitted swallowing the heads of matches stolen at the sergeant's desk and was taken to a hospital where she remains near death.
The work of pulling down telegraph poles and wires in New York proceeds rapidly. Over 300000 feet of wire were removed from Western Union poles on Broadway this morning. Early Sunday a large force will remove all poles on the west side of Broadway from Fulton Street to Battery Place.
Sophia Beck of 100 Clinton street Hoboken seized her 12 month old from a cradle and threw it from a third story window. She declared she wanted it to be in Heaven. The child survived with serious injuries. Beck, unmarried, was arrested and likely to be sent to the county insane asylum. The infant was adopted by neighbors.
Colonel Schuyler Crosby sues Russell B. Harrison editor of the Live Stock Journal for 190000 damages claiming libel. The case moves from New York State courts to the Circuit Court of the United States per Judge Ingraham’s order, at the request of William A. Sweetser. Harrison is abroad in Europe.
Rachel Gil a pretty 20 year old Scot crosses to America aboard the City of Nebraska to wed Samuel Piper a Chicago merchant who has sent funds for marriage. A stewards named Robert Mackey woos her and plans a Liverpool trip to secure more money. Piper may lose his fiancée if Mackey returns with funds before the match is sealed.
At West Point a Field Musician 18 from Dutchess county was fined two months pay after a misdirected attempt to send a class celebration to the post. An order from Washington cited conduct prejudicial to good discipline and Delamater admitted the blame after a chain of mistaken purchases and misapplied funds.
A restaurant owner plans reform in porterhouse portions by serving one man’s share instead of four and charging a single price, aiming to attract maximum patronage. The move targets fair portions and simpler pricing to appeal to diners.
The article notes severe lumbago affecting Queen Victoria’s health and mentions Russell Harrison in connection with the periodical.
ISADORE Sonki of Erle reports a Broadway encounter with a well dressed man who warned him to abandon his “dishonorable practice” or face police. A separate item notes a corral-like dog trap near Corry captures 46 dogs in three nights. Another note shares a Virginia farmer’s hen raising a brood of 14 young, and a divorce visit in Reading ends with persuasion to drop the plan.
A collage of short items notes rats in Texas cornfields. the oldest American wheelman, a 7% claim for John W. Arnold. prices for carriage horses in Buenos Aires. a Detroit pocket watch theft at a picnic. a Kent Indiana rooster theft case. Marked oddities from Waterville Washington and Paris toy soldiers from discarded tins. a Georgia moonshiner’s quick arrest after release. vast unclaimed lands in heathen regions. Duke of Portland’s race winnings across Italy. North Dakota plans for manual training with 40000 acres set aside. a Chattanooga steamboat theft and sinking. a wild mix of geopolitical and local anecdotes with names and places.
A collage of quips from Chicago Inter Ocean Boston writers and Detroit Journal features jokes about running bills silver dollars and lodging. Includes lines on seating guests, bakery eggs, a pedestrain patch, and playful dialogue between fictional characters.
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