Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-01
Snap shots at City Matters.

AN application was filed yesterday for
charter for the Baptist Church of Elizabeth.
THE Presbytery of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church meets to-day at Oak Grove.
THE Committee on Public Works will meet
in regular monthly session this after
noon
ALKx SwoRDE, a brother of William
Sworde, denies that his brother ever knew
'tShoeboX" Miller
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM GIBBS, of the straight
out Republican movement, is seriously i'll
at his home in Sewickley.
IN the case of Susan McFadden the Cor
oner's jury yesterday rendered verdict of
death due to paralysis OF the heart.
A DINING car service has been added to
the"Royal Blue Line" train of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The menu is q most
elaborate one.
THE Coroner's jury in the case of Joseph
NJ. Rowe, killed on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Grant street, returned a verdict
of accidental death.
THE first fall meeting of the Board of
Managers of the Chamber of Commerce will
be held next Monday At present there is
nothing special to come up.
YESTERDAY morning, about. II o'clock, Abe
Blumelghal, about years of age, left his
home ut the corner of Townsend and Faster
streets, and has not since been seen.
THE total loss sustained by the Pennsyl-
vania Salt Company by the fire at Natrona is
about 100000. All but $45, ,OGO is covered by
insurance piaced in Pittsburg companies.
The semi-monthly report OF the Associa-
tion for the Improvement of the Poor shows
that there were eight new applications 343
famihes visited, 24S aided and 555 visits
made to the poor
Rev. S. w. McCoRKLE received the sad
news yesterday of his fathers death, at Ft.
Wayne, Ind. Mr. and Mrs McCorkle left on
an early train to be present at the fun eraI
which occurs to-day.
The Pittsburg Mercantile Library opened
yesterday after its summer vacation The
building has been thoroughly cleaned, and
everything is bright and fresh. Miss Nc
Crum and her assistants are back at their
desks.
THERE were over 80 applicants for railroad
tickets at the Department of Charities yes
terday. They wanted to go to all parts of
the country, but only one received any aid.
She WAS German woman who had deserted
her husband and then been deserted herself
WHILE at work in a sewer on Smallman
street yesterday A. M. Lee of the street COM
nissioners office found banner-shapedg gold
badge bearing the inscription, "Thunas
Rhay, Co. i, llth Regt., Pa. v, to Mrs.
Sophia Rhay," which the owner can recoy-
er by calling on Mr.. Lee.
THE body of Charles G. Weber. the South
side jeweler who was killed in the Danyille
railroad accident. was buried yesterday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. Southside business
men as well as several societies of which Mr..
Weber was an active member, were largely
represented at the funeral
CLAUD CoYLE, who was charged by Mollie
Richards with n serious offense, and whose
father said he had been discharged, is still
under bail. according to the account given
by Miss Richards guardian. The latter
states that one charge was dismissed, but
that Coyle was held in bail fo9 court on
another.
HANNAH MoLLoY, who was severely injured
by being struck on the head with a brick by
James Clinton, was discharged from the
Homeopathic hospital, yesterday morning
not having been as badly injured as was at
first supposed. Clinton has been held for
court in 1000 bail on charge of felonious
assault and battery preferred by Inspector
McAleese.
Mr.. MULLET, of Soho, whose wife has prose-
cuted john Loughran on a serious charge,
denies the assertion that the suits were
brought on account of Loughran having
giving information tc the police that led to
a raid on the house on charge of being dis
orderly. Mr.. Mullet says that the house was
not raided. Two families live in the same
building and the part visited by the police
was not that occupied by him and mis- wife.