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THE ' PITTSBURG- 'DISPATCH, MONDAY, ''DECEMBER 29,- 1890.
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SUNDAY
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riltsbnrg Horsemen Drive Their
Favorites to Good Time Over the
Snow-Covered Streets..
HIGHLAND ATEKUE'SGAY CROWDS.
The East End District Famishes the
Finest Tracks Oyer Which to
Drive the Fast Trotters.
LARGE DELEGATION OS FORBES STREET.
Etheiley Puk rsicabcs Brntifnl Seeiery, bit the
Bcd Were Cuius.
KS TEE DAY
was a Sunday
such as Pitts
burg has cot
had for years.
The usual quiet
of the first day
of the week was
broken by the
continual jingle
of the sleigh bells
and the crunch
of horses' hoofs
upon the snow
as they whirled
their masters
over the citj's
streets at a ricbt merry gait
Sunday, when business is suspended,
pives all a chance to take an outing, and it
appeared yesterday as though Pittsburgers
generally beliee that "the Sabbath was
made for man," and they proposed showing
their appreciation by liberally enjoying it
Thus, every indoor place seemed to be de
serted while the people, from merchant to
clerk, were out on the streets making nierry
oer the bountiful gift of snow that has
come to gladden their hearts.
Cheeks clowed with pleasure, and eyes
snapped with a vim cot known for weeks.
Men seemed glad ot the chance to get out of
the stores and offices for a day, and they
took their wives and sweethearts with them,
that they too mizht enjoy the sport.
The street cars were almost wholly de
serted, and those who were not sleighing
seemed to preier walking, that they might
take in the whole scene and get the benefit
of the pure air. E ist End streets are not
marvels of neatness just at present, as very
few attempts have been made to clear away
the snow. The pedestrians take to the road
wavs which have been cleared and proceed
to dodge cable cars.
The fecene oil Highland Avenue.
Highland avenue presented the most
picturesque scene of the day, and perhaps
more sleighs behind speedy horses were to
Saungan Up-IItll Wa Jfc
be found on that street yesterday afternoon
than for years. There no street cars were
found to bother the horses, and continued
drhinggave it a splendid bed. The track
was narrow because ot the snow shoveled
from the sidewalks, and many times there
were narrow escapes from collisions, but
they were all escapes, and the revelers
seemed to go on the idea that "an incn is as
good as a m'le."
There is a long stretch of track from Penn
avenue to the reservoir, and it gave the
horsemen a good chance to let their flyers
out, though they had to be careful not to
bump into the rear end of the sleigh in ad
vance of them.
Any number of people think it is out of
place to go bieighmg on Sunday, bnt yester
day the majority of them found good excuses
for hitching up. Of course the snow was too
deep to wade through it to church, and after
they got started they found itdifEcuIt for the
horse to pull them through the deep snow,
eo they went arounda few blocks to get good
roads. The horse was "let out a little" to
give him exercise, and by the time they
went to church three or four times they
managed to have quite a multiplicity of
sleigh rides without bending the Sabbath
out of shape. The people thus had their
fun with the rest ot the outside world, and
cow all are happy.
A Gaj Cron d ou Forbes Street.
Notwithstanding the Duqucsne car tracks.
Forbes street was thronged with sleighing
enthusiasts. The snow was so deepnnd well
laid that the tracks interfered with the Effort
but little, and tome of the horses were al
lowed to show their best speed, which was
sometimes considerably under the three-
minute clip. As there were not so many
outfits on ilns street as on Highland avenue
it gave a better chance Jor speed and the
drivers took advantage of the opportunity
to show the mettle of their horses.
All sorts of sleighs were to be seen. There
were the family affairs of two or three seats
as well as a dozen or so of varieties of one-
hone sleighs, including the old-fashioned
"deacon's one-horse shay," on runners.
There were probably as many varieties of
horses, also, ranging from the high steppers
to the decrepit animals being looked after
by the humane society.
"it seemed as though the Sunday school
boys did not go to Sunday school yesterday,
us the streets were fairly lined with them
as they tried to hook on sleighs. At the
corner of Atwood end Forbes streets one of
the youngsters worked quite a scheme to
secure the coveted privilege ot a ride. He
watched the electric ears coming down the
hill and then tan out into the middle of the
street, and thrashing both hands wildly
bout his head, yelled at the top of his voice
lor the drivers to stop. As it would be im
possible to stop the cars at that point under
existing circumstances, accidents were
probably averted, but the youngster per
formed his little task quite often before he
secured permission to hang on to the side of
the sleigh.
A Bridge In Its Winter Clothes.
One of the most picturesque scenes along
this popular thoroughfare is the bridge
which spans Four-mile run. Standing out
the right of the bridge, it makes a most mag
nificent picture. Its architecture is of such
a nature that a covering of snow heightens
its beanty, snd the white hills make a
splendid background. Sleighs gliding rap
idly by gives it action and awakens one
from the reverie into which the beauties of
nature has thrown him.
The drives in Schenley Park are on too
high an eminence to take well on such days
as was yesterday, when the wind was blow
ing a gale over the mountain tops. Very
few people ventured to try a trip there, but
those who did go through the park were
well paid for the little hardships caused by
the wind. .
Standing on Oakland Square one gets a
splendid view of Pittsburg's now famous
beauty spot. The scenery is of the most
weird to be found anywhere, and its cover
ing of white added to its interest.
A little stream flows down the
valley, flanked on eihter side with
hills covered with large lorest trees, whose
weight of snnw makes them bend and wave
sluggishly in the stiff breeze. The train
moving rapidly over the Junction road
gives the picture a modern look, though
otherwise it would be a delight to the eye of
the ancient red man, who hates civilization.
Several Generations ltepresented.
Of all the queer affairs that appeared on
the street, iiouc more neatly illustrated the
farmers' wholesale way of living than one
which passed through the heart ot the city.
The old wagon box was fixed up on "bobs,"
and thus a neat sled was had, which would
carry a number of generations it necessary.
Indeed, it seemed to be necessary yesterday,
for from oldest to youngest there were at
least four lines of ancestry represented.
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bCEXli ON THE FOKBES STKEET BRIDGE.
On the high wagon seat sat an old man.
and a young man, evidently his grandson.
The younger man was driving, but he would
take occasional glances back of him to see
how a certain young woman was getting
along without his fatherly care.
There were no other seats in the sled, but
the bottom was covered with a goodly sup
ply of straw and blankets, and the balance
of the family w ere ensconced there in every
conceivable fashion. Anybody who has
been in the country in the winter when
there is plenty of sleighing knows full well
that nothing is more enjoyable than one of
these big sled loads out for a lark.
Our friends lrom the country seemed to be
enjoying themselves hugely yesterday.
They had a maguificen- big team of horses
that pranced through the streets, evidently
having as good a time as their more favored
masters who were riding. The people
talked and laaghed, and evident! had a
gay time. 2f umerous small boys ran after
the sled, and before it had gone many
blocks it was hard to see sled for boy. One
ot the youngsters held the ropeof a coaster
on which another bo- was riding. As the
horses went aronnd a street corner at a
lively gait the youth on the coaster was
spilled out on the ground, but the fact that
he ran after the sled again showed that he
was alive and kicking.
How the Livery Men Enjoyed Themselves.
The revel . were not alone in their pleas
ure tor there were those who staved at borne
and were yet happy. The livery men
chuckled with glee as they saw their horses
dance away in the care of men who were
willing to "pay a good big price for an hour's
fnn. A man enteicd a well-known liverv
barn in Allegheny and asked if there were
anv hordes to be had.
Yes," replied the obliging owner, "at
510 an hour."
"All right," said the prospective cus
tomer, taking 90 cents from his pocket; "I'll
take it for about a minnteV worth," and
as his time wjs up before the horse could be
I'OUK GENERATIONS
gotten ready, he walked sadlv away whist
ling something that sounded suspiciously
like:
When the springtime comes.
Gentle Anniet
A party of liquor dealers and their wives
occupied a big sled turned out by Burns,
the liveryman, yesterday afternooD. They
were headed by four big horses, and went
out over the hills of Allegheny for a day's
pleasure.
One of the gay scenes on Forbes street was
a young man and his best girl. The con
sistency of the affair was that the horse was
a magnificent white one, while the young
lady was blessed with a splendid supply of
auburn locks. She doubtless looked at" the
horse, but smothered her wrath because
very Jew sleighrides are to be had in a vear.
THE JtEEEY ALLEGHEHIAHS.
A Gay Time Had by the Over-KIver Sleigh
lng Parties.
Merry sleigh bells tinkled from one end
of Allegheny to the other yesterday. The
tinkle of the bells had even kept up from
Saturday, for all night the horses bad been
spinning over the Perrysville road. Tony
Keating's was the great resort, and the
number of chickens devoured was some
thing enormous. Yesterday every sleigh in
Allegheny was on the road. An ordinary
single cutter could he had for
from 58 to 512. Double sleighs
ranged irom $16 to 530. One liveryman in
describing the situatiou said the snow was a
godsend, and no matter bow bad a sleigh
'looks It is in demand, if it will run. People
are willing and pay any pricein reason, and
reason is very elastio In such a time as this.
Notwithstanding the fanny prices there
were hundreds ot cutters out the Perrysville
road. There "were many stag parties, but
not a single liveryman. Sleighs were too
valuable for themjto indulge, and they pre
ferred the jingle of silver in their pockets
to the brass ring of the bells. Fortune ran
apparently as smooth at the glistening
roads, and beyond several parties being
dumped into the dritts no accidents were
reported yesterday afternoon,
PROMINENTJORSEMEN
Who Took Advantage of- the Chance to
Show the Speed of Their Favorites Yes
terdayHighland Avenne Canght the
Majority of Them.
Some of the fastest horses in the two cities
were out yesterday, and many of ihem are
eligible to the honor roll. The smooth
surface of Highland avenue caught the
majority of them, but there were a great
many on Forbes street, while many cir
culated on various'streets. In -one hour 213
sleighs passed the Baywood stables, on
Center avenue.
Among those who were out yesterday with
fast ones were the following: August Koch,
of Oakland, drove Prince. "Wylle Cotton
was driven by Earnest Itusch. Samuel
Wilson had Dick W out. Irish Mulligan
was driven by W. H. Wood. Harry Hquse
held the ribbons behind Ina, a pretty little
trotter that can do 2:29, and Bob McCance
sat beside him. Mike Henber had The
Dude out. W. W. Krr had his fine team
out a few hours, and J. T. Z. Bobitzer sat
behind King Heiro.
Others who droyj speedy ones we,re: Ex
Mayor McCalliu, Sheriff McCicdless, Col
onel W. D. Moore, Themis Marshall, Sr.;
James H. Porte, Esq.; Senator-elect Flinn,
Captain A. J. Logan, Chief Bigelow, Mike
McCormick. owner of Dallas; 'Squire Her
man Handel, John P. Brown. John Steel,
John Gamble, Charles Otter, Harry Kea,
John Moore, Charles Donnelly, John Dim
ling, Christ Stoehr, Tom Archibald, James
Gallery, Tom Donahue, Henry Murphy,
James" Laffan. Alexander King, John Pit
cairn, Grant Hayes, 2f. S. Maloney, Paul
Zimmerman, Sam Paisley, Jack Hawley,
Dr. Etnmcrlin;:, Peter Hennes, Perry
Charley Billy Henry, George Heals, George
Cochran', Samuel McDonald, Ha.-ry Friel,
John If. McKelvey, Eli Noruiecut, Joseph
Mitchell, Theodore Dorflinger, Joseph
Glepsenkamp, John McNulty, J. G. Lauer,
H. T. Kul.n, Frank Butlidge, J. M. Laird.
COULDK'I MANAG3 A COTTEB.
Tonne; Men Who Tipped Their Best Girls
Oat Into a Snowdrift
The Southside streets reverberated yester
day with the sounds of tinkling sleighbells
and merrv laughter as the young couples
skimmed ovr the snow. Sarah and Jane
streeU offered tine courses for the sleighing
parties, and werv crowded all day. Those
who ventured up Brownsville avenue toward
the Southside Cemetery did not in every in
stance have such a lively time as antici
pated. George Miller, a driver for Semmelrock
IJros., said that he counted 1G cutters tipped
over in snowdrift;. He said: "There are
few young men who know how to handle a
horse in cutter on a good pavement, let
alone venturing into a snowdrift."
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
Firemen Find it Very Hard to Get Around
in the Last Unci.
The alarm of fire in the East End yester
day afternoon served to show how easy it
would be to burn up a few houses in that
IN A BOB SLED.
district of the city should they catch fire.
When the alarm was sent in yesterday an
attempt was made to get out, but it was not
yery successful. So. 8 company abandoned
the idea of taking out the engine at all, and
four horses were put in'the hose cart. Even
then the snow was so deep that it was almost
impossible to get around, but luckily the
fire did not amount to much.
The suburban streets are almost impassa
ble, as no attempt has been made to clear
them of their burden.- The people are
hoping that there will be no fires.
SLEIGHING E5 THE COtrjrTBY.
West End Citizens Explore the 'Districts
JJack of the Hills.
Not many sleighs wure seen on tbyJWest
End streets yesterday, "but that fact lid not
by any means signify that West End people
were not making the most of the snow.
Their streets are not suitable for sleighing,
but had one chosen to climb the hills back
of that section of the city yesterday, the
country roads would have presented a sight
that would have made a sightless man"weep.
Sleighing in the country where the roads
are at all broken is excellent. Tlie IVest
End people made the most of it
The stock ot sleighs in the West Epd
livery stables when the mow came was
limited and since all hiva been kept on the
go at fabulous prices. The young men have
also made a raid on all the available sleighs
belonging to the farmers.
IN GOOD OLD STYLE.
The Temperanco Revival at the
Standard Tneater Commences.
A FORMER PITTSBDRGER SPEAKS
Before an Unusually Large Audience, and
With Some Snccess.
LIQUOR RECEIVES A SOUXD RATING
A temperance revival of the old-time ener
getic order was begun last evening in the
Standard Theater on.New Grant street.
Captain J. K. Barbour presided and in
troduced James M. Dunn, formerly a house
painter ol Pittsburg, but how engaged in the
temperance work. , It was announced that
meetings in aid of tcetotalism would be held
in the Standard Theater every evening
until further notice
Bey. D. McAllister D. D., opened the
proceedings with a short address and a
lengthy prayer, which was occasionally in
terrupted by a number of would-be facetious
youths in the body of the theater. " Dr. Mc
Allister expressed himself as being deeply
pained at the discordant element in the au
dience, and hoped that bclore Mr. Dunn got
through with his hearers he would have con
verted evcryone.of them to a firm belief in
temperance and a lasting hatred of intoxi
cating liquids. 'He closed with an exhorta
tion to his hearers to "put on Christ." This
expression was evidently misunderstood by
the crowd, who jeered and requested to be
enlighted as to the manner of the pultingon.
Dr. McAllister patiently explained the
term, and begged to be excused from further
speaking.
Hit DUNN'S FIBST ADDRESS.
Mr. Dunn himself then took the floor, and
took it with much fire and vigor. He ob
served that hi. had not been in Pittsburg,
his native home, ior fully 14 j ears; but still
it appeared to be the same old strong-drink-imbibing
city it wns before he left to go
West. At this an i ndividual in the audi
ence remarked, "Yah! Bool" in stentorian
tones. Mr. Dunn calmly proceeded to dis
sect this somewhat faulty argument. He
said that mere noise didn't amount to much,
anyhow, and that the next man who broke
the silence with a rude exclamation would
be" quietly but effectively ejected from the
hall.
This rejoinder soothed the ruffled front of
the meeting and awed a party of bad boys
that had been leading the obstruction into
temporary quietude. Mr. Dunn then c n
tinued. He said:
"This i the most singular temperance
meeting I bare ever addressed in my 14
years' experience as a worker for the cause.
It is singular principally for one reason,
cud that is that there are so many men and
so-few women present. This is very grati
fying, as it is the men we want to reach all
the time. Now, I want to tell this pur
prisingly big audience about my own con
version to teetotal ism.
A REFORMED WHISKY DRINKER.
"I was, 15 years ago, a whisky drinker. I
woke up one morning, at the age of 25, and
found myself without money or home, and
without any friends worthy of the came.
During the sadness produced by this reflec
tion I strolled into the office ot "'Squire Lar
kin, on the Fifth avenue extension. There
I met my friend-John Timmin, who but a
lew days before had signed the pledge of
temperance. John said to me: 'James,
I feel quite lonely in my sobriety. 1 want
you to sign this card, pledging yourself to
temperance.' I said I would sign, and
filled in the blank card John gave me.
That was on December 2, I87G. Since then
no single drop of .intoxicating liquor has
crossed my lips, and, 'with God's help, I
shall stick to that pledge till the day I die.
"Do vou know, boys, there are moments
in a man's life when, he is granted the graqa-4
oi seeimr luiogs wua asiouismng clearness
and truth? I have stood, beside a railroad,
and by a sudden flash of lightning, discov
ered, or thought I discovered, every rivet
and bolt upon an advancing engine. It was
the same way with me. In a flash I saw
my whole past life and its wrong-doing.
A GREAT CHANGE IN HIS LIFE.
"I grasped the plank that was held out to
me; 1 became sober; since then many
changes have come oyer me. I have won
friends all over 15 States of the Union. If
I am; not wealthy, I am at least no longer in
need. Moreover, I have a home of my own.
"I think it curious that I should have
been summoned 500 miles to work in the
cause of temperance amid the streets which
once knew me as a drinkerof poisonous
whisky and beer. There is one thing I want
to say right here. The Pittsburg newspa.
pers call ice a 'lecturer.' Friends, 1 do not
desire to be called a 'lecturer.' That term
conveys an idea of teaching with it, and I
am not here as a teacher. What I have
come to speak, on ought to need no teach
ing. If I were to ask the smallest
boy present whether he didn't know
that it is better to be sober than drunk, he
would unquestionably answer 'yes.' If I
were to ask him whether he didn't know that
a home of sobriety and an orderly household
were better than a house of drunkenness
and disorder, would he not speak out in the
affirmative? You all know these things;
then how cin I teach them to yon? That is
why I don't like to be nicknamed 'lecturer.'
TLATrOEM FOR THE MEETINGS.
"I wish to lay before you a kind of plat
form for the forthcoming meetings to be
conducted by me in this hall. First, I will
tell yon what the 'lectures' are not going to
be. For instance, they are not going to be
sectarian. T am glad no particular church
has been selected to hold the meetings in. I
remember once before, our course of meet
ings was nearly ruined from the fact tint
they were held in a certain church.
People of other, denominations would not
come, because they thought the wjiole busi
ness was sectarian. Our meetings will not
be political, either. I have done a good deal
of political work, but on this occasion no
politics will he introduced. However, I
want to tell you that fI am a Pro
lubitionist from wayback. I hold that
the temperance "worker who does
not oppose the saloons is aoue-eved and one
armed worker. I am a firm believer in the
principle ot total liqnor prohibition, and I
believe that I shall lire to see the day when
wherever our gloriou flag floats, no man
will be permitted to tell l'quur to his fellow
men. Loud applause, varied by hooting
and lilies. But on the other hand, I am
going to preach no crusade against the
saloon-keepers and liquor men.
STARTING ON A HEW TACK.
"This may 'sound strange; but I think
that everything that could he said against
the whisby-dlaling mau has long since
been said. We will give him a rest, and
turn our attention to the poor fools who sup
port him in idleness, by their bard-earned
dollars."
At this juncture the noise in the body of
the hall grew vastly more interesting than
thelecture itself. "Mr. Dunn siw that the oc
casion had arrived when he ought to make
ashow'of force Springing to the edge of
the stage, he pointed in the direction of the
malcontents and cried: "Here, now, vou
fellows shut up! I have had to speak to
you 15 times, and I am not fond of repeat
ing myself, If you say another word I'll
be right in among you."
This ferocious threat once more produced
peace, and the lecture went on as fol
lows: "Let me see, boys; where was
I when the gale struck me? We're not
going' to work any miracles in our course of
meetings. We simply propose to do all the
good we can in the short time allotted to us.
I'll tell you, irankly, that I anticipate the
toughest job in my life in Pittsburg. There
are three classes of people who do us a lot
of harm. First, there are the people who
are with us at heart, bnt who are too lazy or
too cowardly to speak out and help on the
cause. Then (here are those who are
ignorant and consequently indifferent in the
matter. Lastly, there- are our, direct and
avowed enemies. I hope and trust that rep
resentatives of all these classes may come
here.
THREE CLASSES TO CONVERT.
"The first ne may lead into the support
of temperance. The second we may indues
to listen to our arguments and perhaps be
convinced by them. The third we may per
haps also convince.
"May the Lord help these latter the
driuking men. They are, like God's poor,
everywhere. I saw them in this city yes
terday; saw them by scores. Alas, it's the
same "old Pittsburg it was in the old, tough
dayl If we can only improve the city the
least little bit we shall be satisfied."
Mr. Dunn then read aloud the pledge of
temperance, and requested all present to
come up and sign it. He appealed particu
larly to all clergymen and Good Templars
to lead the way, "so that a current might be
created in the right direction."
At this a husky-voiced citizen yelled:
"Let the current 'flow in this direction,
brother; I'm dry."
The speaker ignored this interruption,
and the musical part of the programme was
nt once started. Herein lay the greatest
disappointment of the meeting. The singing
was not good; and the small boys who joined
in with hideous attempts at melody, did not
improve the effect, by any means. How
ever, the meeting ended quietly enough,
and a number of people affixed their names
to the list of converts be'bre leaving.
Mr. Dunn expressed himself as satisfied
with the proceedings, and announced that
meetings of like character would be held
every evening".
Fifteen Men Signed the Fledge.
The temperance meeting held in the
"Little Jim" Church, 'on Itebecca street,
Allegheny, last night, was the most satis
factory ot the series now in progress there.
John W. Moreland presided, and addresses
were made by James Horry, William
Blackstone and others. Fifteen men signed
the pledge.
WRECKED BY WIND.
Particulars Abontt ho hlnkingof the Steamer
James A. Blackinore, Near Cincinnati
Fears That the Boat is a Total Wreck.
Further particulars concerning the wreck
of the steamer James A. Blackmore that
was sunk during the heavy windstorm near
Buck's Landing Saturday, were received
yesterday. It is thought the boat is a total
wreck. She reached Cincinnati from Pitts
burg Saturday morning with a tow of coal.
Shortly before noon she went about four
miles down the river to get a lot of empty
barges. A barge was taken on each side,
and the steamer moved up the river.
A fierce wind came up the stream, which
blew against the Blackmore with a force she
could not withstand. The vessel careened
on her side a short distance irom Buck's
Landing, on the Kentucky shore. The cabin
parted irom the hull and the boat sank on
one side. It was 'with difficulty that the
crew, which consisted of Capta'in Douds,
eight deck-hands, four firemen, two en
gineers and two pilots, saved themselves.
Several of them got wet in reaching shore,
which all did in safety. -The accident oc
curred about 1 o'clock p. si.
The James A. Blackmore was built by
Captain James A. Blackmore and others at
Pittsburg. She was blown over once
before opposite the falls at Louisville
several years ago and was so badly damaged
as to necessitate rebuilding in 1880. The
vessel was 118 feet long, 22 feet beam, 4
feet 3 inches depth of hold and registered a
net tonnage of 109.06 tons. McKinley &
Douds, of Pittsburg, were the owners, ana
the latter was at the wheel when the un
avoidable accident occurred.
The boat lies with her beam end to the
Kentucky shore, and, it is feared, is a total
loss. She was insured for 55,000 in the
agency ol Captain Dean, of Pittsburg, and
was worth between 510,000 and 515,000. The
steamer has always been engaged since be
ing rebuil; in towing coal barges to and
from Pittsburg. Her cylinders are 15 in
ches in diameter and the stroke was six add
one-half feet. Everything possible 'was
done to prevent the accident, which conld
in no wav have been averted.
The officers and crew behaved well and re
mained at the scene for several honrs to see
what could be done to save her. The river
between Bromley Creek, which is ooposite
Fleischmann's distillery and Bnck's Land
ing, is a dangerous placeduring high winds,
and steauiboatmen are always cautious on
such occasions.
MOTHER AND BABE HOMELESS.
Sad Story Told to Police Inspector McAleese
hi Mary Fisher.
Mary Fisher, a young woman, accom
panied by her month-old babe, applied to
Central station yesterday for temporary
shelter. A year ago while she was living as
a domestic at New Brighton she met and
lovd Charles Launder, a glasscutter who
promised to marry her, but failed to keep
his pledge. She followed him to Tiffin, O.",
three or lour months ago, where he renewed
his promises, but only to break them and
then refused to even lend her financial aid.
She became an inmate of the poor house at
Tiffin where her child was born.
Her former employer has offered to rein
state her without the bine and she is here
endeavoring to place it in n good home. In
spector McAleese pities the young woman
and will lend her his assistance.
CLUTCHED BY THE LAW.
Only Two Houses Itaidcd by the Police in
Both Cities.
A noisy crowd of men and women were
arrested out ot a house on Bose alley,
Allegheny, about 10 o'clock last night by
Lieutenant Mclntyre and Officer Davis.
There were ten in the party, five of them
men and five women. At the locknp the
men gave their names as E 1 Kelley, Philip
Hacke, Pat Murphy, John Snyder aud Lee
Merriman, and the women as Etta Sinney,
Annie Anderson. Lizzie White, Lucy Gray
nnd Edna Wallace. The charge against
them was disorderly conduit.
Joseph Itosenbergerf whose place is at the
he .d of the South Eighteenth street steps,
was arrested yesterday, charged with run
ning a speak-easv.
BOTH FEET FE0ZEK.
William Tor, of Jeannette, Falls Asleep in
tho Open Air, With That Kesult.
William Fox, a glasiblower at Jeannette,
was brbnght to town and conveyed to the
West Penn Hospital last evening, suffering
from frost bite. As far as could be learned
from him he had fallen asleep alongside the
railroad, some distance from his home, and
on awakening found that be was unable to
walk. Both ieet were frozen.
After a time lie obtained assistance, and
was placed on the west waytrain. At 12
o'clock last night be was resting easily, but
the doctors could not say as to whether he
would lose Ins feet or not. He is married,
and lives in West Jeannette.
A CHAPTER OF TTAT?n itJCK.
Martin Mlthhangh to ho Sent to the Work-
liouso as a Vagrant.
' Martin Mithbaugb, whose wife ran away
with another man while he was sick with a
fever, again applied for lodging at the
Sonthside police station, last night. He
was taken back to his old cell.
Sergeant McQu lid said that Mithbaugh
would probably be sent to the workhouse,
this morning, as he seems unable to work,
and that is the best place, for him until he
regains his strength. The man is an honest
German, and Has no other place to go.
No Mercy for the Mole.
L. Denholm, of Baum street, East End,
reported to SergeantLose, of the Nineteenth
ward police station, yesterday morning, that
some person had turned an old mule out to
die near his residence. The mule was about
starved and all crippled up. ' Mr. Denbolm
asked the sergeant to have the mule shot.
DEARTH WAS THE DAI
Of Travelers at Hotels and Station?,
and Consequently of News.
BK00KS IS DOOMED FOE SPEAKER.
Straw Hats on Sals at This Season Give a
Hotel Clerk a Chill.
CHILLI WEATHER AT THE UNION DEPOT
There was a dearth of everything yester
day but seasonable weather, a dearth of
business, no traffic by road or by rail to
speak about, unoccupied rooms and Idle
clerks in the hotels, and consequently a
dearth of news from operators generally
productive of much interesting information.
The great army of travelers, commercial
and otherwise, has not yet resumed opera
tions after the holiday recess, and but very
few people entered the city yesterday. Hon.
Thomas J. Stewart, the newly-elected Sec
retary of Internal Affairs, came on to make
an address ac the Grand Army exercises In
Carnegie Hall. He returned to-night to
Harrisburg. Mr. Stewart is always ready-
Mo impart whatever information he has
worth mentioning, but vesterday he had
little.
"The preparations for the inauguration of
the new Governor," he said, "are about com
pleted. Of course, there will not be such
an imposing ceremony as last time, since
only one regiment of the National Guard
will take part in it". I cannot say anything
regarding the Speakership. Brooks is most
spoken about in the eastern end of the State,
but I cannot indicate as to where the choice
will fall. There is absolutely no news in
Harrisburg."
STRAW HATS 70S SALE.
Enough to Give a Man a Chill, at This Stage
of the Game.
At one of the leading hotels yesterday
but two guests registered during the day,
and the clerks and a couple of the guests
whiled away a few hours in matching coins.
By general consent it was agreed that fewer
people were in town at this period than
during any preceding year. Chief Clerk
Crosby, at the Anderson, said that it was
the quietest time he had experienced.
"The travelers generally, begin to get
around about this time," he said, "but this
year they are taking a longer test than
usual. You don't want to buy a straw hat,
do you? We have a man here who has 450
varieties in his room. Funny, isn't it, to
think of a man selling straw hats with two
feet of snow on the ground? But this is the
time of year that the summer goods men get
around, and the drygoods people buy their
summer stocks. It rather gives a man a
chill to think of straw hats, with this tem
perature, though, "
WALKED TO KEEP WARM.
The Mercury Down to 33 Degrees Below the
Zero l'ohir.
Traffic on the Pennsylvania Bailroad is
recovering its normal condition. The
Eastern and Western through trains yester
day were not more than from half an hour to
an hour late. Several theatrical companies
passed through during the day. The "Babes
in the Woods" troupe had a special all to
itself.
The "City Directory" Company came, on
from Cincinnati, for Washington. The
members descended during the wait be
tween trains, and the young ladies of the
party had quite a merry time in an im-promptugo-as-you-please
mstch along the
platform. Boreas blew 10 degrees of frost
through the depot, and made the exercise
the more exhilarating. Few travelers left
the city.
SOME SLEIGHING ACCIDENTS.
Thomas Andrews Suffers a Fractured Skull
Other Mishaps.
Thomas Andrews, a young man residing
on Fifty-fifth street, met with a serious in
cident, yesterday afternoon, while out sleigh
ing. The horse became unmanageable and
ran away, and the s'eigh strnck an obstacle
and overturned. Andrews fell on his head
with considerable force, suffering a fracturo
of the skull and, it is also feared, sustaining
a concussion of the brain.
Thomas Brown, a son of City Assessor J.
K. Brown, of Allegheny, was sleighing on
North avenue yesterday when the cutter
struck a stone pile hidden under the snow.
The sleigh was upturned and Mr. Brown
had his Knee dislocated.
Ex-Mayor McCallin pulled up on a snow
pile on Kortb Highland avenue and was
thrown out in the snow, but not hnrt. All
the damage done was the swingletree of the
sleigh broken.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF A PRIEST.
Bev. Dennis Kearney, of St. Patrick's
Church, Iteported Dangerously III.
That well-known and popular pastor,
Key. Dennis Kearney, of St. Patrick's
Parish, Liberty avenne, is lying danger
ously ill at his home, and fears are enter
tained that he may not recover. Father
Kearney has been close upon five years con
nected with St. Patrick's Church. Before
that time he was stationed at St. Paul's
Cathedral, where he earned a reputation as
an eloquent preacher and skilllnl organizer.
He was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland,
some 50 years ago, and after a brilliant col
lege career chose to go upon the American
mission.
Prayers were offered up in St. Patrick's
Church yesterday for the pastor's recovery.
An Event Billed for To-Morrow.
A social, entertainment, "art gallery" and
sipper will be given under the auspices of
tl First Presbyterian Church, Southside,
to-morrow night
B. AD
AH fancy holiday goods are being cleared
out absolutely prices that are doing it, and
doing it fast.' Bead display ad., this paper.
Boggs & Buiil.
Marked Down Below Cost.
75 doz. men's fine neckwear, 75c and Si.
Scarls for 50c.
A. G. Campbell & Sons, 27 Fifth ay.
B. & B.
Come early to-day after reading our dis
play ad. in this paper.
Boggs & Buhl.
A Big Bargain In Plush Jackets.
We place ou sale this morning a small
number (only about 15) fine quality seal
plush jackets, handsomely lined
At S5 each.
Iteduced from $12, $15 and 520.
There are no large sizes in this Int.
Jos. Hokne & Co's.
Penn Avenue Stores.
S3 Persons Left Orders
For fine crayon portraits yesterday at
Aufrecht's Elite Gallery, 510 Market street,.
1'ittsburg. JjOW rates ine cause. .
15.41$.
Good thing Ihe winter came just when
prices are reduced.
Blankets, comforts, eiderdowns.
Bead display ad., this paper.
Boggs & BunL.
At Half Price,
Our entire line of fine English smoking
jackets. Sizes, 34 to 42.
A. G. CAMrBELL & Sons, 27 Fifth av.
1,000 ladies' fine umbrellas reduced to
S3 and $5 each an average of half price
most be sold quick;
Jos. Hobnb & Co.'s
Pena Avenne Stores.
A BALLOON IN A BOX.
Its Unexplained Arrival Causes a Sensation
in Cherry Alley.
A large wooden box, careiully wrapped
and tied up with strong ropes, was found in
Cherry alley yesterday, and speculation as
to its contents caused quite an excitement
for awhile. A crowd gathered about the
box and while no one would dare to open it
a couple of brave men lifted it, and judged
from its weight that it contained a couple
of human bodies, probably hacked to pieces.
Word was sent to Central station and the
patrol wagon removed the box to that place,
where Inspector McAleese and Detective
Bobinson opened it. Instead of a ghastly
sight of dismembered bodies, they found a
big balloon canvas, trapeze bar, ropes and
other paraphernalia. There was no address on
the box, bnt inside were found envelopes and
paper bearing tbe advertisement of A. P.
Curtis, aeronaut, and H. W. Weiler& Co.,
proprietors, Evansville, Ind. How the box
came to be where found is as yet unex
plained. It is still at Central station.
MAGGIE GRAST GETTING WELL. '
The Physicians Are Tet Afraid to Probe for
the Ballet.
Maggie Grady, tbe yirl who was thot by
Daniel Hall, at 126 Thrid avenue, Saturday
night, was reported by the Homeopathic
Hospital authorities last evening to be do
ing well.
The physicians have made no farther ef
fort to probe for the ball, preferring to wait
until the wound.becompsless painful. There
is no danger of the girl dying.
Holiday goods In shape of diamonds,
watches,jewelry and musical instruments
arriving daily. Largest line of mnsic
boxes. Gallingee's,
mwsu 1200 Penn ayenue. 1200.
Hugus & Hacke
LAST WEEK OF OUR
CLEARIHGAHD HOLIDAY
SALE.
Exceptional Bargains in all
Departments.
DRESS GOODS.
We offer a choice now from sev
eral lines of plaids, checks and
stripes, all new and desirable styles,
the prices of which have been $i,
$i 25 and $1 $o,
AT 75c A YARD.
50-inch wide- English Cheviot
plaids and stripes, the most fash
ionable novelties shown this season,
that were Si 50 and $2;
NOW AT Si A YARD.
Combination patterns, astrakhan
interwoven, rough effects; the very
newest styles and most desirable
colorings. These have been S30
and S3 55
. NOW S16 EACH.
Paris Robes. All that remain of
our superior assortments now at
very much under value prices.
S45 and S50 Robes now S30.1 ,
S35 and S40 Robes now $25.
S30 Robes now S20.
S25 Robes now S15.
S20 Robes now S12 50.
SILKS.
Odd lots of fancy and Pekin
Striped Surahs, Colored Striped
Moire, Colored and Black Brocades,
Plain and Figured Indies, Satins,
etc., etc.
The regular prices were from $1
to S2 50; all reduced now to close
quickly to
75c A YARD.
Cor. Fifth Ave. & Market St
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FINE
TABLE
SETS.
We show a splendid line
of Pine Table Scarfs, Nap
kins, Fancy Towels, Lunch
Cloths Tray Covers, etc.,
for the Holidays.
fi'ne
. . TABLE
SETS.
MRS. C. WEISBER
435 and 437 MARKET ST.
delSorwv
MANY THANKS
ruoji
E. ?. ROBERTS & SONS',
JEWELERS,
To their customers for the generous patronage
bestowed on them dunntr tbe holiday season,
which ba been tbe largest in tbeir history.
Mew cods bare been ordered by telegram, so
that ample stock, will be abown those dcslrtn
to make New Year's Gifts.
Fifth Ave. and Market St.
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NEW ADVEKTTSE3IENTS.
The Leading ' Pittsburg. Pa
Drygoods House. Monday, Dsc 29, 1S30,
JDS. HDRNE R DLL'S
PENN AVE. STORES.
WINTER BEDDING.
BARGAINS
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BLANKET5 AND COMFORTS.
White, pure wool, country made
Blankets, S3 5, $3 75. $4, $4 5
$5 S6, $6 50 and up to S20.
One lot of Black and Red Blank
ets at $4 and $4 50 a pair. All
pure wool, country made Blankets,
finished in the best possible manner.
Our stock includes full lines of
the justly celebrated Centennial
Golden Fleece Blankets, from $4 50
to $6 50 a pair.
Cotton-filled Comforts, from Si
to S3 75 each.
Pure Eiderdown Comforts, best
Satine, Chintz and Silk cover, from
$4 50 each up to the finest; all much
more than usual values, even at this
time of year.
Small and medium-sized Crib
Blankets and single Bed Blankets
at low prices.
FLANNELS.
White and Red Shaker Flannels:
Amanas and Mascoma Flannels,
White, Scarlet and Gray and Blue
mixtures; Fine Twill Flannels. No
better Flannels made, and we are
selling them now for less than they
are actually worth.
Extra values in Country Flannels
in plaids, stripes, plain Scarlet,
plain White and Fancy Gray Mixt
ures, in heavy qualities and in ex
tra fine qualities.
French printed Flannels and
Eiderdown Flannels for Children's
Coats and Ladies' Gowns and
Wrappers.
Many special bargains to-day in
Dress Goods.
The counter for Dress Goods
Remnants ;s in its usual place to
day with an interesting accumula
tion of short lengths thousands of
yards made during the great Christ
mas rush. You can buy them now
at a fraction of their value.
Three special lots, just new to
day, at the American Dress Goods
counter:
AT 10 CENTS A YARD.
A line of Wool Style Dress Goods
in bright colored plaids; and a lot
of self-colored figured goods, both
extra value.
AT i2j4 CENTS A YARD.
A choice line of shades in solid
color Diagonal Suitings,- excellent
value.
AT 23 CENTS A YARD. -
A bargain lot of strictly all-wool
Tricots, 36 inches wide, in shades
of wine, plum and dahlia; and a
line of tan mixtures, nearly all wool,
extra value, 36 inches wide, also at
25c a yard.
And many special bargains to
day in choice goods up to 50c and
75 c a yard.
Winter Gloves and Mittens for
Ladies, Gentlemen and Children.
Men's Cardigan Jackets, Smoking
and Lounging Tackets (about 100 of
th& latter) and Dressing Gowns
to be closed out at once at
greatly reduced prices.
Some extra values in Gents' Me
rino Underwear at 50c, 75c, and Si
a garment
Complete lines of fine Neckwear,
for business, street and dress, at re
duced prices.
Specials in Cotton, Merino, Wool
and Silk Hose from 25c a pair
up.
Sleigh Robes, Sleighing Gloves
and Sleighing Caps.
Fine Alaska Sealskin Caps and
warm Driving Gloves and Gaunt
lets, in Seal, Beaver, Otter and
Nutria, in big, medium and small
sizes.
Black and Cream Silk Mufflers
and dark colored Mufflers at clos
ing out prices.
AT LADIES' KNIT
UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT.
A number of odd lots and broken
sizes in Ladies' Vests and Drawers
and Union Suits, in medium weights
and heavy winter weights, at greatly
reduced prices this morning.
Ladies' Winter Stockings, best
makes, pure wool, from 25c up; all
excellent values.
Children's Underwear, Hosiery
and Winter Gloves and Mittens.
This morning we institute a clear
ance sale of all fancy holiday goods,
silver-plated and solid silver arti
cles of every description. Every
piece, big and little, must be sold
before Wednesday evening. We
have slaughtered prices right and
left, and to-day you have your
choice at one-half and one-third
real value of the goods.
1,000 LADIES' UMBRELLAS
To be sold at a sacrifice.
Those that were $3 50 to $6 each
REDUCED TO-DAY TQ S3-'
Those that were S7 to Sf2J?each.
REPUCED TO-DAY TO $$; -:
JOS. HDRNE i'CE'S
609-621 PENN. AVENUE.
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