THE IRON CITY. - In some parts of Pittsburgh the
cinders and soot from the many furnaces so pervade the
atmosphere that they often fall on the faces and dresses of
the ladies as they walk the streets. The only remedy in
such cases, is to blow off the flakes of soot, as an attempt
to wipe them off would only make matters worse. Hence it is
said that the ladies of the city often come to blows.