Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-16
Other mines, in the vicinity of Roscoe. have

Other mines. in the vicinity of Roscoe, have
| also resumed.
THE proprietor Of the Johnstown gambling
house raided the other night was fined 500 by
the Mayor yesterday. The city officials are
after the talent.
JoHEsTowN's population is returned at
l.l42. including the sub urbs, which is an in
crease of more than 2 600 over May, 1883, not
withstanding the flood.
EASTERN capitalists have leased the Winter
nitz Berger property at New Castle and rig
will soon be put up. 1t is claimed this terri
tory is on the 45degree line.
On August l the Alikana Iron and Steel
Works will be mo we'd from Steubenville. O.,
to McKeesport AM be running in six months,
with double its pr esent capacity.
THE report that ]. W. Napier, Kentucky
Bill" had been m urdered by the Hatfelds is
mistake. He has written from Raleigh, N. u,
to friend at Charleston. w, Va.
AT the Cor inquest over the body OF
Louisa Brunst, who was shot Sunday; Clinton
Shueck ackn nowledges shooting her and says he
Is not sorry. She will hardly recover.
HENRY PoPP. of Canton, o., the convicted
murderer OF Moritz Grether has been taken
to the pen at Columbus, where he will be exc
cuted October % for the crime of last April.
BECAUSE of charges preferred against Rev.
William Luck pastor of the United Brethren
church at Uniontown, he has concluded to re-
sign the pastorate rather than face the music.
OIL men are leasing lands in the neighbor-
hood of McKeesport with view of putting
down wells believing that territory to be in the
oil belt. Wells are now drilling at Butler and
Wildwood.
Ex-CoUNTY COMMISSIONERS CoLv1N, of
GAINESVILLE, three years ago put 700 sheep on a
Texas ranch and sent man to attend them for
half the profits His shepherd now sues Tor
s.. 500 salary.
Two little sons of Robert Robinson. of Nc
Keesport. aged 5 and respectively. found a
box Of morphine pills and, dividing them TOOK
have ensued,
MRS. JOHN KEYS, a young married
woman of Martins Ferry, attempted to take
her life by swallowing two ounces of laud-
anum. She was saved with great difficulty by
the physicians.
IT is said Mt. Pleasant can boast of five orig
inal package places, several speak-easies and
wet goods establishments galore. The Law
and Order society seem to have white ele-
phant on it's hands,
JOHN WooLFoRD, a Justice of the Peace of
Pike county, Kentucky, fell on circular saw
at the mouth of Peters creek. and was sawed
directly in two. One arm and one leg were left
on each side of his body.
THE Colbert Byers & Co.'s No. 2 we'll, tor
pedoed yesterday on the ]. c. Brandon farm,
near Butter, gave IOrCn SCrOnR now OF OIL, ana
the well is rated at from 30O to GOV barrels. 1t
is reported to have the bestsand yet discovered.
SECRETARY ALEXANDER LUGNER, of the
Swedish Independent Political Club, of Nc
Keesport, arranged with Prothonorary Brad
ley yesterday to send man there next week to
issue first papers to l50 Swedes, who desire to
become citizens.
A STRIKE at the Pennsylvania Bolt and Nut
Works at Lebanon, Pa, involving nearly 400
men, has been authorized by the Analgamated
Association an account of the company's refus-
ing to take the men back that laid off July 8
without asking permission, unless they quit the
association.
OSCAR HOFFMAN, aged Is, and James Allen.
aged 20, were drowned in Greenbrier river at
the mouth of Wolf Creek, Summons county,
w. Va. Monday. Hoffman was bathing and
got beyond his depth, when Allen leaped in to
aid him and the drowning boy caught the lat
ter round the neck, when both were dragged to
the bottom.