Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-07
Snap Shots at CITY Matters.


CHIEF BRowN's third annual report has
just been issued in book form. 1t is an ele-
gantly gotten-up volume.
THE house of DR.. John Heron, at 50 Union
avenue, Allegheny, was robbed Wednesday
night of about 800 worth of silverware.
ALDERMAN F. NJ. KING, of the Thirtieth
ward. had a valuable poodle dog killed
yesterday by Birmingham electric car.
THE report of the Allegheny police tele-
phone system shows total of 3A alarms and
80 arrests. The patrol wagons travelled 5ls
miles during the month.
The Allegheny Subcommittee on Water
last night approved of the pay roll and ad-
vised Chief Ehlers to drop seven of the
thirteen plug inspectors.
JAMES McCUNE, a contractor living at II
Arthur street, fell in a fit on Wylie avenue
yesterday afternoon. He was taken to his
home in No. patrol wagon.
THE Southside Reuie,D was disposed of by
the Sheriff yesterday. The entire plant was
bid in by j. Boyd Duff for s2s6 so. He held a
Judgment against the plant of 1893 40.
CRIER PATTERSON, of Criminal Court, yes
terday married Thomas Smith and Ann
Gulson at the marriage license ofice The
groom was 81 and the bride so years of age.
THE funeral of Hon. G. n. Anderson, who
died August 2, at Trinidad, will take place
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, from the
residence of j. n. Pew, on North Highland
avenue.
A MEETING of Pennsylvania Railroad sur
geons has been called for September 8, at
Cresson, for the purpose of forming an asso-
citation. There are about 100 in the service
of the company.
Mrs. MARY BURNS widow, aged 80, was
taken to the Twelfth ward police station at
an early hour yesterday morning. 1t is
thought she is insane. She was afterward
taken to St. Francis Hospital.
OWING to the illness of Coroner Mcdowell,
Alderman Gripp acted in his stead yester-
day. A verdict of heart failure was rem
dered in the case of Anthony Forester, who
dropped dead at Shoenberger's Mill.
The Epworth League and the congrega-
tion of the First NJ. E. Church of Connells-
Vile will picnic at Allequippa to day.
Eighteen cars were sent up last night by the
Lake Erie ready for their transportation
THE report of George P. Murray, the aud
itor appointed to report schedule for dis
tributing the assets of ]. G. Frauerman, was
filed yesterday. 1t will be confirmed by the
Court, if no exceptions are filed within 80
days.
|, THE subcommittee on Public Safety, of
Allegheny, having in charge the smoke con-
Stunning matter met last night, but could do
nothing, having no information on the sub
ject. The Committee invites suggestions on
the matter.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 5 answered a still
alarm yesterday morning for a small fire in
the house of David Jones, on Soho street.
The fire was caused by q defective 1ue in
the kitchen which set fire to the wainscot-
ing. The fire was extinguished with several
Babcocks, with slight damage.
LAST evening about o'clock a hearse be-
longing a Homestead undertaken named
Schuchman was struck by q Birmingham
electric car at the corner Of South Tenth
and Carson streets. The hearse,was a new
one, just being taken from the city, and was
pretty badly damaged. The driver was try
ing to get out of the way of an up car, but
got ratified when he saw one coming in the
opposite direction, and pulled directly in
front of it.