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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1890
Page
5
Local column previews Grand Army Day at Rock Point next Wednesday noting complete arrangements and aim to provide an enjoyable day for veterans and friends. The notice invites friends of the old soldiers to join in and have a good time.
Amid lingering Civil War tensions a North Carolina appeal seeks funds for an Old North State Soldiers Home to shelter aging Confederate veterans. Post 141 contributes, with Raleigh trustee John T. Patrick praising North Carolina figures and inviting a delegation to visit when the home opens.
Post 157 members formed an Executive Association to fund a Detroit trip next year. Each member pays a fee and dues until the end, with all trip expenses covered by the association. Comrade A H Asking elected. officers to be chosen next meeting. Philadelphia posts already boosting Detroit encampment.
The Northwestern Pennsylvania Association of the Grand Army held its seventh reunion in Titusville on Wednesday. About 33 posts and around 3,000 veterans attended. a camp fire and crowded Academy of Music accompanied speeches by Commander Dennistan and Helen Wenes's Mallet Corp. Major Miller of Franklin was renominated president but declined. Colonel Carter of Titusville was moved from his post. The event was billed as very successful with plans for future gatherings.
The notes describe Grand Army of the Republic posts in Pennsylvania and West Virginia with details on firing squads, reunions at Rock Point and Parkersburg, and plans for observances. Comrade Calhoun orders reporting for Rock Point duty. preparations for camps, circles, and reciprocity between posts are noted along with attendance expectations for a large reunion and visits from notable officials.
A late news brief reports the Ontario Cabinet has been reorganized. Other items note crop reports from Spink County, BC, a railroad incident investigated by D. M. Avery, and various unresolved crimes and losses including a significant fire in Philadelphia and pension voucher theft.
An advertisement asserts that Little Liver Pills from Carter’s Liver Pills relieve sick headache and stomach discomfort. The copy targets readers suffering headaches and liver-related distress.
Real estate activity centers on the Thirty-second and Thirty-fifth wards with promises of rapid transit and lower fares boosting development. A major Homestead sale of the Plummer estate near Third Avenue and the river, including the old Dickson mansion, sold for 75000, will be surveyed and subdivided for market.
The Building Record reports 40 permits issued for 45 buildings costing 106.42. wards led by Twenty‑First with 10 and Twentieth with 5. Real estate sales span Pitcburg to Wilkinsburg with multiple brick frame and stone dwellings, lots, and parcels changing hands for amounts up to 50,000. The week totals 1,145 permits year to date.
Stocks show subdued activity with sixty-one bids and eighty-two offers for ten shares of Switch and Signal at 16g. Week's total trades under 1,000 shares. investors prefer selling over buying amid broad weakness. Pittsburgh securities hold a strong front. Philadelphia Gas, Pleasant Valley, London Gas Airbrake and Newasare Cleveland Gas Coal lead small advances. Banking and insurance stocks list mixed bids and asks. rail and coal stocks exhibit scattered movements with modest gains.
The drift in Wall Street on yesterday's exchange suggested the worst of the financial pinch was over. Traders anticipated steps within hours to restore confidence. Senator Sherman favored a longer withdrawal window under the McKinley act to aid stressed industries. Henry Clews and Chancey J. Depew predicted the stringency would ease, with earnings of major rail properties bolstering investor confidence. Money on call in New York showed continued demand and steady rates as markets stabilized.
The report shows weekly and daily clearings figures with balances for New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other markets. It notes a 83.421 million weekly New York clearings against 65.688 million prior year, with call money around 6 7 percent and some customers not accommodated.
The local oil market opened around 10 o clock with little fluctuation. New York acted as top buyers while refining gains dominated, and the day closed higher than it opened. A. B. McGrew of 115 Fourth Avenue provided quotes and figures for various refined products and shipments.
The petroleum market opened steady in New York on September 13 and moved to strength after initial trading, with 144,000 barrels cleared and 80,513 barrels shipped. Lima oil showed varied quotes with closing around 351 2.
Market weakness persists with small long accounts liquidating amid bearish sentiment. News of Secretary of the Treasury’s visit prompts bears to cover, lifting some names briefly while overall trading remains dull and prices show fractional losses across most issues.
Wheat trading showed sharp nerves and an irregular pattern with prices opening higher, then falling about 1.4 to 1.5 cents and closing lower. Nervous sentiment arose from bad northwest weather and frost exports, while corn gains pushed some covering. Oats and pork futures also moved modestly, with general selling pressure and mixed receipts across contracts.
Cattle receipts 2205 head. shipments 1440 head. Market quiet with through consignments. thirteen cattle cars shipped to New York. Hogs receipts 3100 head. shipments 2450 head. market active with best corn fed at 475 and grassers at 400. Calves receipts 0 head. no sale and no demand.
Vast water levels surged along the Allegheny and Ohio rivers with Industry seeing three feet of rise and damage from lumber swept away. Authorities note rain easing and colder weather expected, while rivermen fear ongoing high water as preparations and toll disputes surface in the wake of the storm.
Partial text discusses tolls for passage through locks and toll fairness for boat navigation. Mentions plans to send out shipments as water recedes and a 2008 figure of total bushels approaching four million.
Driftwood reports Bedford arrivals and departures before morning and afternoon coal shipments. James of Louisville arrived to oversee coal interests. Nellie Walton to haul 60 000 bushels of coal by four boats and four sarees to Cincinnati. John F Walton expected to depart with 310 000 bushels to Louisville, likely continuing to Cane. Water levels rise with the Monocac, Allegheny at 15 feet three inches and rising. Davis reports 15 feet at 5 P M.
Over three hundred Pittsburg teachers heard Dr. M A Newell discuss The Essential Qualifications of a Teacher at the first Teachers Institute session. He praised health, good temper, knowledge of subjects and pupils, and esprit de corps, noting teaching tests both nerves and body. Officers elected include Luckey as President and Andrews as Vice President with a treasury totaling 41390 dollars. Four Sisters of Mercy attended as observers.
A brief notice announces Thuma's Academy at 64 Fourth Avenue will open in October. No further details given.
Dr. W H Copeland returns from the West rested and resumes care of patients. In Ewing's Mills Pittsburg suburb Mr John M Graham wins the Justice of the Peace race by all but five votes. He has also struck an oil well on his premises yielding about 75 barrels daily worth at least 15 dollars per day.
Mrs Robert Ramsey of Linengo Pennsylvania credits Drs Copeland and Blair with curing five years of chronic dyspepsia. She describes prior remedies failing and pain with every breath. After mail treatment she reports disappearance of pain and regained strength and weight.
The article notes credentials for Dr. Copeland and Dr. Blair as graduates of Bellevue Hospital and Western Pennsylvania Medical College Pittsburg. After examination, both diplomas received formal endorsement. They practice at 68 Sixth Avenue Pittsburg offering consultations and specialties in catarrh and diseases of the eye ear throat and lungs with stated office hours.
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