Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-20
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

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brought suit before Alderman McMasters yes
terday against Fred Kimpel, aged about l9.
who had been employed by the firm as col
lector. charging him with the embezzlement of
$40. Kimpel was arrested and committed to
Jail for hearing on Monday next
RIVER men watched the recent rains with
considerable interest. hoping that heavy falls
of water up the streams might make the river
navigable below Davis Island. They were dis
appointed. The river here rose on We 1nesday
to six and ope-hah feet, but yesterday fell
again, going to six feet.
THE Finance and Campaign Committees of the
Republican County Committee met yesterday
afternoon in the headquarters on Fifth avenue.
The coming campaign was discussed thor
oughly and ways and means devised for its sue
cessful prosecution.
DAVID CASSIDY, aged IL, employe of Singer
& Nimick's mill, on Carson street, while un-
hitching horse yesterday received vicious
kick on the right eye. He was knocked sense
less, and mad to be carried 60 his home on
Singers row.
EDWARD SLOAN, a brakeman on the Pan
handle road, fell from the top of a box car near
Jones' Ferry yesterday afternoon, dislocating
his right shoulder blade and receiving an ugly
scalp wound. He was attended by DR.. Huth.
JOHN DUNN was knocked down on Water
street yesterday and robbed of S. He COM
planned to the police, who arrested Richard
Doris, j. ]. Miller and James Kearns. They
were sent to the workhouse for 80 days.
SERGEANT McCURRY, OF Thfrtieth ward
station, arrested John O'Brien last night for
using the tunnel opposite the station as
speak-easy. This is the seventeenth arrest of
illegal liquor sellers in the tunnel.
The Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday sent
out notices to the effect that on account of the
closing of the Mountain House at Cresson, the
special train leaving on Saturday afternoon for
Ebensburg will be taken of.
WILLIAM Carroll, watchman for Mahn
Bros, commenced to bleed at the nose last
night. A doctor failed to stop the flow, and he
was finally removed TO the West Penn Hospital
in a weakened condition.
DR.. DUNCAN. of 17l2 Penn avenue, who has
been visiting his farm in Maryland, ten miles
from Baltimore, returned yesterday. He re-
ports q most uufavorable trip, which was
caused by rain.
JAMES CARRoY charged NJ. Ke:zering before
Alderman Porter yesterday evening with lar
ceny, alleging that defendant stole gold ring
valued at $40 from him. A hearing will be held
on Tuesday.
w. F. BARNES, of Allegheny, who was so
severely scalded on Friday last, will recover,
but his attending physician, DR.. Watson, doubts
his ever having complete use of the limb
affected.
JOHN HUTCHINSON, an employe of the
West Penn road while coupling cars yester-
day. fell under the wheels and had his leg
broken. He was taken to the West Penn Hos
pItal.
JOHN TIGHE, carpenter, age Is. was brought
to the Mercy Hospital yesterday. Tighe is a
Johnstown man and fell off a scaffold there, a
distance Of 25 feet, yesterday morning.
THE Allegheny Republican Club met last
night and completed arrangements for the
entertainment of the delegates to the conven.
ton of Republican clubs next week.
1T is the belief of many people on the South
side. including Mrs. Steplein and Alderman
Hartman, that the long-missing Dora Steplein
has returned to Southslde house.
GEORGE GALYA had his right arm ampu-
tated at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works yes
terday. he had been knocked down by an
engine and his arm badly crushed.
DAVID ELKINs, late chief of the Allegheny
police, had hearing before Mayor Pearson
Yesterday charged with disorderly conduct,
He was lined $40 and costs
JAMES KELLY fell from a scaffold at the
Edgar Thomson Steel Works yesterday and
had his arm dislocated He was carried to the
Mercy Hospital.
WILLIAM MAGEE has given $500 bail for
hearing before Alderman Richards on the
charge of surety of the peace preferred by
John Heron.
CORONER MCDOWELL, after examining the
remains of the supposed baby found at Morris
foundry, decided the flesh was not that of a
human being.
GEORGE CARVER, employed at Singer, MIN
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machinery yesterday. DR.. x. o. Werder at
tended him.
Rev. E. D. HAMMOND. who resigned the
pastorate of the Shady Avenue Baptist Church,
has received q call 20 the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
JAMES NELSON. of Reynoldton, is missing.
He was last seen going for his pay to the
National rolling mill last Saturday.
CHARLES F. GoTTHoLD. of Liberty street,
who was struck by q train at Roup station in
June. died at his home yesterday.
THE police Of the second police district will
have an inspection this morning.