Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-03
LOCAL ITEMS. LIMITED.
Incidents of n Day in Two Cities Condensed
for Ready Rpodinn.

REV. JOHN HALL, D. D., tho noted Presby-
terian minister, who preached the Sunday even
ing sermon for the Scotch-Irish 9elegates4 yes
terdav received letter from Rev. Father
Sheedy, of st. Mary of Mercy Church, thanking
him for the kind words spoken of the people of
Ireland, irrespective of religion.
JOSEPH NJ POWERS of Turtle Creek went
home intoxicated early Sunday morning His
parents reprinanded him, and in fit of des-
peration he jumped from the attic window, re-
ceiving injuries which caused his death a few
hours later. Powers was but 10 years old.
THE parents of 15-year-old Mamie Lindsay
OF Homewood, are charged before Alderman
Means with cruelty and pointing firearms at
their daughter. Superintendent Dean is prose-
cutting the case. The trouble was caused by
love affair of the girls.
GEORGE LAUGHLIN, SO years old, died yes
terday in the City Farm hospital. He had
been an inmate of the institution for some
time, and formerly lived in one of the shanty
boats along the Monongahela river.
A BLAZE broke out on the third floor of the
building next to the Central station last even
ing. The fire was extinguisned with but
slight damage. The building is leased by Sc
bastiau DelD.
FRANK HOFFMAN, 10 years old. was arrested
last night charged with being implicated with
a number of other boys in the robbery of to-
bacco. etc., from a. D. Brnt's drug store: at
Oakland.
Z.
been sued for larceny by bailee because he was
unable to present w. L. Mccormick with his
washing when the latter presented his check.
THE new Williamsburg Scientific Society
will hold its next meeting the 10Th inst, at
d. Riggs residence, on Wood street. Several
members will read papers on that occasion.
CABLE and Mary Sanders we're married in
Braddock yesterday morning and spent the
wedding night in the Eleventh ward station.
a friend
THE Allegheny Street Railway Committee
met last night and referred the Perry street,
Troy Hill road. and the Pleasant Valley road
ordinances TO a subcommittee.
THE Board of Viewers yesterday held pre-
liminary views on the grading and paving of
Westminster street. Boquet street and Lilac
street.
BOOTH & Finn have received the contract
for paving Penn avenue, Williamsburg, with
fire brick. Work will commence this week.
ONE of the wagons of the Keystone Brewery
Company was stolen yesterday on Penn ave.
nue.. There was $50 worth of beer on it.
THE Allegheny High School Committee on
Grades and Textbooks adopted some changes
in the textbooks at last nights meeting.
THE Allegheny Park Committee authorized
the Controller at last nights meeting to adver
tise for bids for city improvements.
JOHN EARLEY's foundry, on Washington
street SouthsIde was damaged by fire to the
extent of $500 yesterday morning.
MRS. MARY KING's speak-easy, at so Preble
avenue, Allegheny. was raided, and the pro-
prietress fined $50.
ANNIE Commons was held yesterday in 81, 900
bail for keeping a speak-easy at ~ Federal
street. Allegheny.
UMAG1sTRATE LESLIE yesterday sent Mar
garet Connor 80 days to jail for cruelty to her
children.
DIR. HENRY, of Salisbury. asks the police to
look for his 1s-year-old boy, who ran away last
week.
For the week ending May 81. only 20 deaths
were reported in Allegheny.