Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-01

saloons. Local option has been in force for
over two years, but with little effect as vet.
The Pittsburg, CHARTERS and Youghiogheny
road is endeavoring TO secure the right of way
for new line through Braddock 1t is claimed
that Andrew Carnegie Is back of the move
ment.
AcoAPAHT is now being organized at Beaver
Fails for the purpose of building wire mill to
De run BY water power. A new dam across the
Beaver is also to be erected to furnish power
Ior the new works.
JAMES JACOBS, who is charged with the mur.
der of Elmer Quigley and was to have been
hanged at Lancaster on March la has again been
respited by Governor Beaver TO April "a. Two
physicians recently examined JACOBS, who they
think is insane.
AT Mansfield, Anna, wife of Ernest Hosac,
has instituted divorce proceedings for alleged
acts OF cruelty. The proceedings create SEN
sation at Shelby, where they reside. They are
the children Of parents whose wealth Is ex-
pressed with six figures.
THE case of Samuel Hare, who killed George
Johns and John Willis few days before cleo
tion, which has been on trial for nearly two
weeks at Parkersburg, with an attendance OF
hundreds was submitted to the jury last even
ing. This trial has attracted more attention
throughout West Virginia than any trial Tor
many years.
AT Somerset the Court handed down its
decision on the license cases yesterday. Of the
nine applicants there were three licenses
granted. as follows; E. Kyle, Meyersdale; E.
Wicklow, Petersburg; Scott Sterner, Con-
huence. Somerset borough goes dry. One case
was held over, and commissioner appointed
70 take testimony.
CHARLES MEREDITH was placed on trial at
Chambersburg to-day charged with killing
Peter Rhone during a quarrel at wedding in
Southampton township, in January last Meri-
dith admitted that he knocked Rhone down
and kicked him 80 badly that he died in few
minutes. He pleaded guilty to voluntary man.
slaughter, and was remanded for sentence.
AT Mead gille, Judge Henderson rendered
his decision in the matter of applications for
license, yesterday afternoon, granting 2S in
Meadville, Is in Titusville and 2in Spartansburg.
Judge Henderson determined to decrease the
number Of drinking places in the county, which
had o. licensed houses up till to-day. All new
applicants were refused license.
CONSTABLE A. !. F. BROWN arrested Hun
garian at Newburg who is supposed to be John
Since, who is wanted for the murder of Joseph
Lorski, who was dubbed to death at Eureka
Mines on the l4th. The man has been taken
70 houtzdale for Identification. -Four Hun
garians are in jail as accessories to the murder,
but Simco is the man who it is believed cor
mitted the crime.
THE city of Newark proposes to test the
question as to the right of a corporation to &C.
cept a sum of money for consideration. and
then violate the same. A suit for $4,000 dam
ages has been commenced by the City Solicitor,
w. d. Fulton, against the Newark Machine
Company for failure to comply with contract
TO remain there ten years and TO manufacture
agricultural implements. The works were
burned in 1885 and the company removed to
Columbus. and have remained there since,