Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-07
SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL NEWS

A SPECIAL meeting of Allegheny Common
Council was called for last night TO consider
unfinished business. There was no quorum.
| THERE was l new case of smallpox. new
case OF diphtheria and new cases of scara.
tina reported to the Bureau of Health yes
| terday.
THE public schools inaugurated an early
! closing movement yesterday, holding but
one session from A. NJ. until noon, which
will continue until the end of the term.
ONE-HALF the priests in the Pittsburg dio-
cese will hold semi-annual meeting at the
Episcopal residence on Grant street and the
other half will meet on July l3 at Altoona.
PATRICK LAwLER, a laborer, employed at
the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, had his
right leg and both feet badly burnt by falling
into mold OF hot water at one of the fur
naceS.
ELMER GRIMES, a brakeman on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, had his right shoul
der dislocated and his heal badly cut by
falling from the top of a boxcar near Hazel
wood.
THE Committee on Public Works will meet
to-day at 2:aO and that on Surveys tomorrow
at s. The Committee on Public Safety were
to have met yesterday, but failed to get
quorum.
Mr.. IRA F. BRAINARD presented Highland
Park with a pair of wild geese and pair of
black squirrels yesterday. j. G. Bennett, of
Wood street, has three seals as d gilt for the
same park.
THE Library Committee of Allegheny met
last night, but did nothing outside of ap-
proving few bills and exten ding the time
of the leave of absence of Librarian Steven
son, who is i'll.
THERE were 36 deaths in Allegheny last
week. over one-half of which were children
under 10 years of age. Meningitis caused
four deaths an the heat indirectly in
creased the death rate.
WILLIAM E. LYrLE, who is employed at No.
Sixth street. had hts hand caught in q door,
yesterday and badly crushed. He was taken
to the Homeopathic Hospital, but it is feared
two fingers must be amputated.
THE Allegheny Market Clerk is collecting
rents daily in advance from squatters occu-
pying the pavements outside of the build
ing. a Zee of 25 cents for each market day
and 10 cents tor other days is charged.
THOMAS FITZGERALD, of IL Bluff street, was
brought to the Homeopathic Hospital yester-
day afternoon suffering from crushed
hand. He had his hand caught and squeezed
while moving furniture, and it will be neces-
sary to amputate finger.
ELECTRICITY is being used for lighting the
offices in the Bureau of Electricity in City
Hall. Notwithstanding the Controllers edict
against it. Superintendent Mead secured its
use through the kindness OF Mr. Baxter, Of
the Allegheny Light Company.
The funeral of Miss Sallie Carlin took
place yesterday from the Sc. James Church,
West End Miss Carlin was assistant princi-
pal of the Ralston school, and in respect for
her the entire school attended the funeral.
The floral tributes filled two carriages.
THE Baltimore and Ohio Short Line Rail-
way Company elected the following officers
yesterday: President. j. B. Washington,
Pittsburg; Secretary, J. w. Black, Pitts
burg; Treasurer, w. Fl. 1jams, Baltimore;
WnShipUtnn pa
William Workman, Washington, Pa; C. s.
Wright, Pittsburg; W. T. Manning, Pitts
burg; Thomas NJ. Bayne, Allegheny; j. Frank
Supplee, Baltimore.