Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-28
LOCAL ITEMS, LIMITED.
Incidents of n Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.

Incidents of n Day In Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Reading.
"WANTED-A male dishwasher." Such an
advertisement in yesterdays DISPATCH threw
whole army of female dishwashers into
CONSERVATION. 1t looked as though they were
to lose one of their time-honored monopolies
More than one angry woman shook her head
at the Diamond street restaurant which
inserted the advertisement But the women
are safe. A man was preferred in this instance
simply because he could be used for masculine
duties also. Women are still preferred
generally.
MRS. ANNA KLINGsMITH, of No. 3S17 Butler
street, brought suit before Alderman Nc
Masters yesterday, charging her husband,
Henry K. Klingsmith, with desertion and non-
support. She also alleges that at divers times
he has threatened to shoot her and her ~
year-old baby. and that she is in constant fear
of her life. KlingsmIth is working steadily at
Duquesne and has not contributed to the sup
port of his wife and child since February "a.
YESTERDAY Mrs. Valentine Schlick, of
Walnut street, asked protection of Mayor
Pearson. She brought an old pistol loaded to
the muzzle, and said her husband had threat
ened to shoot her. She also said he had threat
ened her with loaded whip. The officers
think the man is little crazy.
THE police are looking for Martin v. Moore,
late a resident of olean, N. Y, who left home
to 60 to Pittsburg, a month ago, and has not
been heard of since. He is 5 feet IL inches in
height and weighed about ITO pounds. smooth
faced, iron-gray hair and wore dark clothes.
CIV. DUNHURsT, an insane sailor from the
steamer Missouri, running from Cleveland, was
arrested yesterday in Allegheny. He will be
sent from the Jail to Dixmont. He has sister,
Mrs. Anna Campbell, who lives at 2l7 Pearl
street, Baltimore.
THE citizens of Ellsworth and Kilbuck
townships held meeting in the Ellsworth
schoolhouse. and after organizing gas CON-
pany decided to put down well in order TO
supply the residents with fuel.
ONLY two building permits were taken out
at the Inspectors Office yesterday. ]. G. Al
avenue, and A. L. Watkins the other for two
houses on Bond street.
LOUIS SEABoLD, ex-master carpenter in the
employ of the Lake Erie road, died at his home
in Coraopolis on Thursday, after long illness.
He was about 4S years old, and leaves wife
and several children.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, a brakeman on the
Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston road, had
his hand crushed so badly in an accident near
south Thirteenth street, that it had to be am
putated.
THE PIttsburg and Lake Erie officials deny
that their station at New Brighton had been
robbed, although Detective Harrison goes so
far as to say that he knows who the robbers
are.
THE Nypano road will run an excursion next
wednesday from jamestown, N. Y, in order
that persons living along their route can have
a chance of visiting the PittsDurg Exposition.
CAR No. 4L4l6. of the Union line, loaded with
household goods caught fire between Van
Vert and Louisville, on the Fit. Wayne road
last night. Its contents we've entirely DESTROYED.
A DERRICK used for hosting stones IN the
new German National Bank building broke
Yesterday, and preeipitated large fiasstone to
the floor of the building. No one was hurt.
THE Philadelphia Gas Company yesterday
shut off the gas ontwo.squares between Wash
ington and Eureka streets Allentown, because
the consumers reft tsed to put in meters.
A MEETING of the Williamsburg Volunteer
Fire Department. takes place to-day in the
Williamsburg Council chamber for the purpose
of etfecting permanent organization.
WORK was suspended at the Duquesne Steel
Works during the whole of Thursday last,
owing to the breaking of roll. The works
were going as usual yesterday.
SHERIFF SAWYER, of Forest county, arrived
at the penitentiary yesterday with three
prisoners. and Sheriff Leahin, Of Clinton
county, with six prisoners.
IT is believed that Henrietta Harmon, who
was tried before Alderman Porter for barbar.
GUS cruelty TO her children, is. mentally un-
sound.
MICHAEL FLAHERTY fell from building
oD Virgin alley. He was taken to the Homeo-
pathic Hospital p an unconscious states :.
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