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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1889
Page
4
The article debates marriage and divorce laws across states and argues for federal uniformity to curb fraud and frivolous divorces. It cites cases, historical quotes, and proposes Congress enact a uniform law to regulate marriage and divorce nationwide.
In a 1859 letter from Pittsburgh, T. J. Fitzgerald argues to reform marriage laws amid drives for universal, enduring unions. He condemns lenient divorce practices and cites South Carolina’s rigid stance as a model, contrasting Illinois and other states where divorce is easy. He warns that flexible discretion weakens marital bonds and urges state wide, lasting protections.
The Methodist Church began in Pittsburg around 1800 with a handful of English and Irish immigrants. Rev. Thomas Cooper formed a class in 1803, growing to a stone chapel on Second Street by 1810. Circuit-riders and early pastors traveled vast reaches to establish congregations, schools like Allegheny College and Beaver College forming later. The directory lists multiple churches, pastors, membership counts, and Sunday school figures across the city and Allegheny. it notes growth of a young, resilient denomination in the region.
A small blaze at the corner of Borland alley and Rebeccs street in Allegheny triggered box 41 alarms yesterday morning. Fire engines arrived to find the fire already out, with no reported injuries or further damage.
A Brooklyn canal incident after a splash at 2 am left a woman dead before aid arrived. Police found a crying 6-year-old girl who said the woman was her mother. The deceased is identified as Mrs Anna Heineth, wife of August Heineth, a Park Avenue tailor. She had wandered the streets after leaving home with her daughter on Thursday afternoon. She had been demented for some time.
New York telegram reports Mme Hading Mrs Langtry and Mrs Potter entertained at a midnight supper after performances at Palmer's Fifth Avenue and Grand Opera House. Hostess Mrs Potter served in the Brevoort House women’s parlor. departures followed around 1 AM.
The Dover jury sustains the Baker will in the case over the estate valued at more than $1,000,000. Testator arranged that his son Hiram receive 5000 annually while sober, plus 250,000 at decade marks and equal sums every ten years. intoxication bars further shares. The son claimed undue prejudice and mental incapacity at the time of the will.
New York reports a holiday scene as haymakers swing scythes and rake, while nearby children skate on the ice. The sound of whetstones and skate blades mingle on the meadow as the day unfolds.
Jacob Hart of Ohio street Allegheny was knocked down on the Ft Wayne railroad bridge last night by two men who took forty dollars from him. The robbers escaped. A call to guard the bridge with two police. A Sunday School Workers meeting planned at Trinity Church Pittsburg February 28 with Rev George Hodges and Rev Dr Swope leading sessions.
Merchants advertise at least ten percent cash discounts on all footwear with many styles priced below cost. Local retailers including Cais and Verner promote bargain shoes as demand shifts.
Dr Charles S Scott offers Scot s Mineral Base at 624 Penn avenue opposite Horne s. It is not a joint in the teeth or plate and can be ordered. Warranted for two.
Store announces relocation to new premises on April 1 and promises minimum gifts for customers. Local advertisement highlights large inventory including Wallpaper and pane options. The message emphasizes continued service in the city and invites patron support during the move.
The article recalls an 1857-58 coal famine in Cincinnati and Pittsburgs response using rail shipments. It details a 40 carload gift donated to Cincinnati, routed via Fort Wayne and Columbus, sold at Columbus for relief funds, and remembered in a 1859 Pittsburgh visit by Cincinnati officials. Ben Eggleston attends, praising the donors for aiding Cincinnati.
Real estate dealers worked from morning to night describing property to applicants. Temperanceville drawing buyers for unimproved lots at low prices. James W. Drape & Co sold a small house and large lot at Crafton for 204 and placed multiple mortgages. Alles & Bailey arranged a 1000 mortgage in Allegheny City. Mellon Bros talked of a building lot near Carnegie for 4500. Samuel W. Black & Co sold a 1200 mortgage on a Main Street dwelling. Black & Kairil sold a Lincoln Avenue East End property for 6500. C.H. Love sold a Falwin Street lot for Jacob Doolittle. purchaser S.L. Richard.
A London sourced note discusses Guatemala’s underutilized power and the potential for factories in Guatemala City Quezaltenango and Antigua with water power and capital. It cites limited local industries and calls for growth in glass china ware furniture and woolen goods. The piece also covers Boston wool trade with modest activity and prices from Ohio fleeces, plus mentions of Havana bull fighting and a shoe discount advert.
The market notes a quiet week with demand falling for game and poultry as prices rise. Livestock prices have dropped since last fall, while meats remain steady. vegetables show ample supply but weak demand. Eggs and butter hold firm as oysters, fish, and flowers list stable figures in the late winter market.
NY Reeves Receipts show 2700 head with 48 export carloads and 26 for city slaughterers. demand light and trading slow to barely closing. Bulls and steers mixed, lambs firm, sheep down. Chicago and Kansas City reports show cattle active with higher bulk prices and strong sheep and hog markets in Buffalo and St Louis.
January report shows total liabilities of 200,384 barrels and a drop in aggregate deliveries from 4,000,000 barrels in 1887 to about 3,500,000, with 1,500 barrels per day produced in Taylorstown field and limited output from Washington county Shannopin and Greene county.
Domestic markets report the lightest grain and hay receipts of the week as cheese stocks remain unusually scarce ahead of Lent. Traders describe activity as dull with a Chicago dealer calling trade “Infernally flat.” Butter eggs and dairy hold steady while overall country produce dulls.
Regular attendants marked a quiet Grain Exchange session with no sales on call and thin receipts. Market notes show mixed car loads for bran oats corn hay and millfeed from Pittsburg Fort Wayne Chicago Cincinnati St Louis while prices drift with no clear improvement in sight.
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