Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents Of a Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Incidents of a Dny in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
ANNIE, KEEFE and Lizzie Overfelt, who
were arrested at the instigation of Anti
Cruelty Agent Dean, charged with being
habitual drunkards and with neglecting their
children, were yesterday sent to the workhouse
for 80 days each. The two children are still at the
Central station, and there is some danger of
their dying.
EDWARD GUSKY, a conductor of one of
Carnegie's shifting engines at Bessemer, was
struck and beheaded by the third section of
No. on the Pennsylvania Railroad, yesterday
morning. He lived at Brinton and leaves
wife and several children.
THE County School Directors meet August
q at the Pittsburg Female College. There are
so districts. The officers are: President R. E.
Stewart Braddock; Vice Presidents, L. J.
Khun, Homestead, and James Moore; Secre-
tary, Rev. MIR. Gilfllan.
IT is now reported that an English syndicate
is negotiating for an immense tract of coal
pool will be when the lock is completed. 1t is
said that several thousand acres are in the
deal.
AN engine and ten cars were derailed at
Wilmore station, ON the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, yesterday. by a rolling rock. No further
damage was done, but several trains were de-
layed some time.
tract for changing the hanging span of the Pan
handle Railroad. The work of reconstruct on
will be skIlfully conducted, and will not inter
fere with travel.
A BARN owned by a man named Roedler was
totally destroyed by fire in the West End yes.
terday morning. A horse and a COW were
burned to death. Loss 81, 500, partly covered by
insurance.
MRS. MYERS, widow living at Green Spring
station, was robbed Thursday night of all the
money she had and then threatened with
death, but the villains were scared away by her
daughter.
UNITED STATES Deputy Marshal Chambers
returned from Altoona yesterday afternoon,
bringing John Sipes, arrested there for coun-
terfeidng and having jumped his bail.
JOHN RICHARDSON, a young man living in
Manchester, was thrown while riding horse
back Yesterday and had his left shoulder dislo-
Gated. DIR. Kirkpatrick attended him.
QUORUM was wanted badly, but in vain, by
the Allegheny Roads, Wharves and Landings
and Ordinances Committees last evening.
REV. w. MEDLEY. of the McCandless M. E.
Church, will occupy the pulpit of the Hudson
M Z. Church, Millvale, tomorrow.
THE two children of Mrs. Annie Keefe were
placed in the Homeopathic Hospital by Agent
Dean yesterday afternoon.
GIOVANNI LURAscHI and wife yesterday
sued William Kirsch and wife for SANDER.
They reside in Virgin alley.
THE Diamond street ordinance was yester.
day recorded, and will be sent to the Board OF
Viewers TO assess damages
BILLS to the amount Of s2.693 81 were ap
proved by the Allegheny Poor Board at its reg
ular meeting last night
THE stable of Patrick Finniean, Seventeenth
street, was destroyed yesterday. Damages
81 300; insurance, $500
THE total amount of the warrants drawn BY
Controller Morrow, during the month of July
foots up sl73, ,l6.
THE series Of concerts at Sewickley closed
last evening with an excellent programme.
| HAN ingot fell on John Shep at Clark's Iror
Works yesterday, crushing his arm.