Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-17
TRI-STATE BREVITIES

ST. MARY's, O.-A gas well has been dis
covered.
CANroN-Robert Obernessor. convicted OF
second degree murder, was sentenced to the
penitentiarY for life.
WELLINGTON, O.-Rev. John Arnold has
been arrested charged with the murder OF
Eliza Arnold, his wife.
GREEvvrL1E-Timelv warning and the arm
ing OF the train crew probably averted an
express train robbery Thursday.
Porrsv1LIE-Captain John A. Schweers,
chief of the Reading Companys coal de-
parrment here has been appointed to repre-
sent that company in its endeaTor to estaD-
lish market in Germany.
HoILIDAYsBURG - Eng gineer Samuel Nc
Nabb, of Reading, while at the residence OF
Alexander Mcknight, of this city, took
laudanum with suicidal intent and died yes
terday morning No cause assigned.
MoRG ANTowN - Miss Olive jenkins was
handling a nitro-gIycerine cap Thursday
when it exploded, and the explosion tore
away the hand and part of the wrist clean
from the arm. The girls life is in danger.
ARKERsBURG-Thursdsy morning Tom and
John WetzeI were hunting. John gave his
brother permission to shoot at him a dis
tance of l09 feet away. Tom nred, lodglng
lsll in his brothers head. The injured poy
cannot recover.
SPRINGFIELD, O.-For 25 years Mrs. Malinda
jackson has been suffering from sharp
shooting pains, attributed to neuralgia.
Thursday Mrs. jackson noticed pointed
substance Drotruding from the flesh above
her left knee. When withdrawn it was
found to be q needle. She has faint re-
rnembrance OF having swallowed needle
when she was girl.
la PLUME, PA-Isaac Tillinghast, for ten
years postmaster, whose business as pub
Usher of the seed, Time and RdrUeSt and
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one with good salary, has been &C
cused of making false returns of business OF
tie postof1ce and of having a deficiency in
the postal note and registry business, the
rnisspprOpriatio of $500 and deposit1ng
Government funds in other than national
bank.
Mt. PLEASANT, PA.-There were "a appli
cants for certificates as mine bosses at the
examination Thursday. Only eight passed
and were all from Westmoreland county.
They are: Robert Hay. OF Mt Pleasant, IS per
cent: Thomas E. Suffolk, Creek postofhce,
per cent; William Nesbet. Darrah, S0H per
cent: James Jeffrey, Trauger, a per cent;
William Severn. Southwest, az rer cent;
Thomas Parktn, Smithton, 76 per cent: VIM.
GOOdfellow, Sutterville, 70 per cent.
BRIDGEPORT, O.-An Italian deck passen-
ger on the steamer keystone State in his
sleep kicked over a burning lamp among
ini1a mmable freight. The boat was turned
ashore, and the passengers were hustled
ont on the icy bank. This was made possi-
bic by p1ucky engineer and a deaf and
dumb man. The latter held the hose to
direct water on the flames, while the en-
gineer, at the peril of his life and with pain
Jul injury to his body, rushed through
flames and set the force pump to working.
BY the energy and pluck of these two
heroes a disaster was averted.
HARRIsBURG-The State Grange adjourned
finally yesterday after having adopted
many resolutions declaring in favor of free
silver coinage, an increased volume of cur
rency to allow $40 or $50 per capita, against
the sale of Intoxicating liquors on the
Worlds Fair grounds, advocating the cleo
tion OF United States Senators by 4 vote of
the people in each State, indorsing Hatch's |
anti-optiOn Dill and Paddock food bill. op- |
uosing a general road act before the settle |
mcnr of the question of equal taxation and |
declaring against the preparation of bill |
80 TeCure this end until time is given the |
State tax conference to frame one.