Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-14
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of n Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Tor heu0y Aeu01nEs
TwENTY-EIGHT defendants appeared at
hearing before Alderman McKenna yesterday.
George McCaffrey, brother of the pugilist
Dominick McCaffrey, was charged with Keep
ing disorderly house and selling liquor with
out license. The other q persons were arrested
In the house kept by McCanrey during the ralo
Monday night. Mccartney was held 1or Coure
and the q we're fined s640 each for visiting
disorderly house.
WILLIE DUNDoN, a boy living in Nc
Clung, O.. writes Roger O'Mara, Assistant
Superintendent of Police, asking information
in regard to a sister, Mary F. Dundon, who. the
writer supposed, had been adopted ten years
since by a Mr.. Morrow, of Pntsburg. Oon-
troller Morrow knows nothing Of the missing ;s,
girl. A search is in progress, and II the gri Is
discovered her brother will be notified
THE members of the Bar met yesterday in
Common Pleas Court No. j to take action on
the death of A. c. Hoyer, Esq. c. c. Dickey
presided. w. D. Moore. d. Reardon and
others, comprising the committee on resolu-
tions. submitted a memorial which was adopt
made by T. j. Keenan,, W. NJ. McEiroy and
others.
ROBERT SHORE, of the Southside, has been
fugitive from Alderman Porter's justice for
over eight months. the charge upon which ne
was wanted being surety of the peace and
cruelty to his young children. He managed 0 20
BILE, out was captured by Constable Daly.
Shore is held for trial
UP TO noon yesterday p patients had been
received this month at the Homeopathic Hos
pital Eight were received yesterday, one of
which was typhoid fever, IA fever patients hav.
ing arrived ahead of it. At this rate there Will
be over 200 cases received during the month
The highest number received any previous
month was l29.
EDWARD LEEK gave bail for trial at court
before Alderman Bupp, of Allegheny, yester-
day for assault and battery, alleged by Gustav
Wueski and for a hearing for selling liquor
without license as alleged by the same prose-
cutor. Leek entered cross suit before Alder
man Foley.
THE new ambulance for tn. Allegheny Gen
eral Hospital has been compl sted by West
Bros, carriage builders of C1urch avenue,
TO allow of the easy transportation of suffer-
ers. The bed is within few inches Of the
ground.
JOSEPH CoUsER, a brakeman on the shifteE
at the Edgar Thomson Steel Works. had his
foot crushed by truck passing over it while
sngsgea coupling cars n,i ne few was taken 70 s1e
His home is at Britton station.
HUMANE AGENT o. BRIEN will go to Buffalo
next week to examine a new ambulance for
animals. On his return the society will have
one built. The total receipts of the society at
yesterdays meeting. from nnes ana contrl.
buttons, were s65.
JUDGE ACHEsoN, in the United States Dis
trict Court yesterday confirmed the report of
the Commissioner on the distribution of the
proceeds arising from the sale of the steamboat
Seven Sons. The money was ordered to be dis
tributed
THE schools Of the Holy Trinity Church.
Center avenue, held a picnic at Ross Grove
yesterday. All the arrangements were in
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Carmeiite Order, and the trustees of the
schools.
MILK dealers profess indignation because the
Pittsburg and Western Railroad now unloads
the cans from the country at Chestnut street
in place of the regular depot. A meeting for
the purpose of taking action is being discussed
THERE were rs deaths in the city last week.
OF this number three were caused by typhoid
fever three by scarlet fever, four by pneu-
monia, four by drowning and four by fracture
of the skull. There were 13 Coroners cases.
AN alarm from box a about $50 last night,
was caused by fire in the house of Dennis
Shannon, No. "a Federal street A lamp was
upset. setting fire to a feather bed, which was
totally destroyed. Loss about S20
SHORTLY after 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon
a freight train jumped the track on the Allie
gheny Valley Railroad crossing near Liberty
and Twenty-elghth streets. Travel on Liberty
street was delayed for an hour.
A FALLING wall in Lawrenceville yesterday
broke both'legs of Daniel Hessler. q plumber.
Amputation will be resorted to IL he is able to
endure tire operation. He was taken to his
home on Fifty-fourth street
THE Beneyernon Railroad the new feeder to
the Pemickey Railroad, already ships upwards
of 80 cars of freight daily, the bulk of which
comes from the National Tube Works. The
branch is paying
OFFICER HUGH DA:1Y arrested John Frew
yesterday on the Southside on a warrant charg-
ing him with cheating and defrauding George
Shaffer, a tailor of the Fifteenth ward, to the
extent of sl3.
YESTERDAY John Doyle charged Elizabeth
johnson, before Alderman Hartman, with
keeping disorderly house in the Thirty-frst
ward. A warrant for her arrest was issued.
RosEBURG & Co.'s store, No. 29l Ohio street,
Allegheny, was invaded by till tappers yester-
day Just before supper time. while a little girl
was in charge. About S35 was taken.
LAST evening the Allegheny Grand Army
Band, assisted by Mrs. Henkler and Mr.. E. II.
Dermitt gave concert at Dixmont Hospital
for the benefit of the inmates.
FIVE cases of scarlet fever were reported
from Mt Washington yesterday and six from
the balance of the city. The hill wards show
ing occasions surprise.
ALDERMAN STARK arrested John Enbrey
and William Smith yesterday afternoon for
fighting. The row occurred on Spring Garden
avenue.
THE regular meeting Of the Central Board of
Education was to have been held last night,
but quorum was not obtained.