Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-23
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of a Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Rendy Reading.

for Ready Reading.
MARTIN NAUGHToN, the young man from
Sharpsburg, who is accused of robbing an old
man named Barris of $50 while the latter was
lying drunk at the Citizens Line car stables
Monday evening, was committed to Jail by
Magistrate Brush for hearing on Saturday Il,
default of $1,000 bail.
o. A. MEGGs made an information against
John Kerins yesterday charging him with ag-
gravated assault and battery. It is alleged
that the defendant knocked the prosecutor on
the head with a stove lid. Officer Merriman
has warrant for the arrest of Kerins.
ALBERT GRANGE will have a hearing next
Monday before Alderman Porter on a charge
of felonious assault and battery. James Mo.
linski preferred the charge, alleging that he
was cut with knife by the defendant No
particulars of the case are yet known.
ANOTHER explosion occurred in Allegheny
yesterday. though it was attended with no IA
talities. The generator of the soda water foun.
tain in Wiethorn & Urbens drugstore. No. 2S9
Beaver avenue. exploded causing a damage TO
the extent of So No one was hurt.
JOHN DANBERY was arrested by Officer An.
drews last evening and lodged in the Four
teenth ward station, charged with being a sus-
picious person. 1t is alleged by Andrews that
Danbery was hanging about the residence of
John z. Brown at Glenwood.
JOHN DONALDSON, employed at the Lucy
Furnace, had his foot caught under a crane
yesterday and crushed. He was removed to
the West Penn Hospital, where the foot will
be amputated.
COMPANY A, Hibernian Rifles, will have an
excursion on Saturday to Wheeling Island.
Other companies have been invited. They will
leave from the Baltimore and Ohio depot.
THE r. 7. Pearson Raccoon Hunting Club.
of Allegheny, will hold its annual picnic at
Windsor Park to-day: 1t is expected that
about 1000 people will be present
EDWARD HAMILTON. of Oil City, was brought
to the West Penn Hospital yesterday to receive
treatment for broken leg. caused by fall
from a scaffold.
WILLIAM MoDIE, employed at Ritter 4 Con-
ley's boiler works. had his foot crushed yester-
day by an ingot. He lives on Liberty avenue
Sixteenth ward.
JOHN CAMPBELL complained to Alderman
Jones that Patrick Conway hit him on the
head with a cobble stone. Conway gave bail
for a hearing.
JUDGE STOWE yesterday granted transfer
of the retail liquor license of A. Dugan, for the
Central Hotel, of Braddock, to w. H. Wei
inert
GEORGE BENSON, of Homewood, left COW
out in the field yesterday evening. Somebody
entered the field and cut its tail OF.
A MAN giving the name of John Black was
arrested last evening for causing disturbance
in the Bijou lobby.
JUTTE & Co. are sinking cribs for the Drayos-
burg bridge piers. Stone is arriving at the rate
of five cars per day.
THE county teachers association will meet
in the Pittsburg High School during the last
week of August.
DIR. MERcUR commenced yesterday to ex.
anime members of Nos 8, IA and lR engine com.
panies.
AT the Linden Steel Works a shaft fsl, nm
John McCormack's right hand and mashed it.
WILLIAM LANG, dentist of Allegheny, was
taken Ill at Ross Grove picnic yesterday.
THE reduction at the spang Steel and Iion
Company's works was about 80 per cent
DAN sEMBLE sued Mike Fern for striking
him with hot bar.