Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-31
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of n Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

for Ready Reading.
JAMES A. DELL concerning whose arrest an
item was published yesterday morning. was
discharged yesterday morning at the hearing.
Dell was arrested by Officer Moore, who had
been told that Dell was shooting at his wife on
Seventh street Dell and his wife said the re.
volver went off accidentally. The officer who
made the arrest gave The report published.
THE work of remodeling the Eleventh ward
station was begun yesterday. Another story is
to be attached to the building. 1t will include
matron's room. captains room, sleeping
apartments ana gymnasium. IL is expected
that the work will be completed in month.
A FAST express on the new McKeesport and
Bellevernon Railroad will only make two stops
between Bellevernon and McKeesport, and
from that point will run to Pittsburg on the
Pittsburg, McKeesport and Youghiogheny
Railroad tracks,
NJ. HICKENBoTToM. A. Davies and several
other colored men are in charge of an Emanci
patton celebration at McKee's Grove, Wilkins
burg, tomorrow. This was omitted from the
list of celebrations published in yesterdays
DISPATCH.
LIGHTNING struck the Gilmore valve station
of the Philadelphia Company, on Frankstown
avenue, yesterday morning. There was damage
done, but the work on the new steel pipe line
of the company was only delayed for two hours.
MONDAY evening, while William Green was
driving on Fifth avenue, Oakland, he tried to
pull of the track to allow a cable car to pass.
and in SO doing the wheel of his buggy caught
in the cable Slot, and was completely wrenched
off,
JAMES McCAFFERY was arrested yesterday
on a warrant issued by Alderman Porter,
charged by John Schad with beating the latter
over the head with a beer bottle. The defend
ant furnished 81, 500 bail for hearing.
A MEETING of the citizens of the Southside
in the interest of a social newspaper to be pub.
iished in their midst and for their benefit, will
take place tomorrow evening at o'clock at
the Palace parlors. l50l Carson street.
THE remains of Miss Madge Crawford passed
through the city yesterday on their way to the
lady's late home in Kittann1ng. Miss Crawford
died at Rome, Italy, of fever while travelling
with her relatives.
WHILE repairing joint in a water pine on
South Thirteenth street yesterday, a lump of
molten lead splashed into plumber Gustaye
Houck's face and burned him painfully but
not seriously.
GEORGE BURGER. the feed man on East
street, Allegheny, had his leg broken yesterday
by being thrown from his buggy while the
horse was running OF The buggy was slightly
damaged.
GEORGE HoUcK. a plumber, while at work
in q house on Fourteenth street, Soutbside
was badly injured by some molten lead fiyipg
I'D in his face. He will likely lose his eyesight
ELIZABETH WEbbE YESTERDAY charged
Henry Stenkel, before Alderman Foley. of
Woods Run. with striking her in the face with
an oar during quarrel while boat riding
THE contract for building st. Adlebert's r.
c. Polish Church on South Fifteenth street
was let Yesterday to Benz Brothers whose hid
was S32 900 for the stone and brick work.
MATHEW REILLY, yard conductor on the
z. & L. E. R. R., received severe scalp wound
last evening while coupling cars, by the pin fiy-
ing out and striking him on the head.
THE special meeting of the Stone Cutters,
Association last night failed to decide on A dav
for holding their picnic 1t will probably he AZ
Rock Point some time in August
DISTRICT MASTER WORKMAN Ross stated
yesterday that at the last quarterly meeting II
local assemblies had been suspended for nom
payment of taxes, etc.
EDWARD wELDIN and Daniel Quinn were
committed to jail for five days by Alderman
Tatem yesterday for stealing rides on Fort
Wayne trains.
CHIEF OF POLICE KIRsCHLER, of Allie
gheny, has notified holders of vehicle licenses
that the time for paying for the same expires
tomorrow.
JOSEPH DoMPREsTo was arrested on the
Southside last night because of his wild ac.
tions. He is thought to be demented,
THE strike at the West Superior ore docks
has been ended, and shipments from the lakes
were resumed yesterday