Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-30

THE Republicans of the Eleventh ward
| will hold their suggestion meeting on Feb
ruary g.
THE sub-Surveys and High School Com
! mittee of Allegheny Councils met last night,
| but no business of public importance was
| transacted.
FRANK MERRIMAN, the telegraph operate
| in the tower at Ingram station. on the Pan
handle road, dropped dead yesterday. He
had heart disease.
EDWARD WEBB, the boy who was burned
by jumping into some hot Stag at the Eliza
Furnace few days ago, died at the Homeo-
pathic Hospital yesterday.
THERE will be gospel temperance meet
ing held in the CHARTERS NJ. Z. Church,
Charters tomorrow evening. Will j. Nc
Connell will conduct the services.
wCT U. No. will hold a temperance
meeting at Moorhead Hall ON Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Good speakers will be
present. and all are invited to attend.
AT the free organ recital at Carnegie
Library this afternoon Organist H. P. Ecker
will be assisted by Miss Edna VogIer, violin
ist; Mis- Florence Ashbaugh, contralto, and
T. A. Anlmon, baritone.
The mortuary report for the week ending
January % shows total of III deaths. The
consumption, IL; d1phtheria. 8; bronchitis, 4;
influenza, 5; typhoid fever, Z.
TELEPHONE and electric bell wires were
damaged to some extent on Thursday by
becoming crossed with the Duquesne trolley
wires. Several telephones were damaged
and one of the signal blocks at East Liberty
station was burned out.
THE second infanticide of the week was
discovered yesterday. The body of a child,
5 DAYS old, was found in Mrs. Doud's cellar
second avenue near Glenwood. 1t had been
thrown in through the window. There is no
idea as to who the mother is.
CORONER MCDOWELL held an inuuest last
evening on the body of Eddie Webb, the
boy who died at the Homeopathic Hospital
yesterday from burns received by jumping
into a hot Gin der pile at the Eliza furnace
some two weeks ago. A verdict of acct
dental death was rendered.
A SUGGESTION meeting of the Eleventh
ward Democrats was called for last night in
the schoolhouse. Through m1sunder-
attendance, and after Samuel ellison had
been elected Chairman it was decided to adj
journ until Monday evening.
DIR. A. E. SLoANAKER, of No. 2122 Penn ave-
nue. lies at his home in an extremely crit
ical condition, from an attack of typhoid
fever. DR.. sloanaker has been confined to
his bed for O week, but no doubts were en-
tertained for his recovery until last even
ing, when he was taken worse. II was said
last night that he would hardly live until
morning.
DANIEL B. KELLY, candidate for Common
Council in the Tenth ward, said last night he
would not permit his name to come before
the primaries to-day because the Election
Board is made up of friends of C. Dugan,
his opponent. He says he was refused a
,mem Der on either board. Mr.. Kelly will run
as an independent candidate, as will also j.
Kroatowski, for Ward Assessor.
THREE men entered the hardware store of
Charles Faulkenstein, Ohio street, Allie
gheny, at o'clock Thursday night. when
nobody was there but the 12-year-old daugh-
ter. When they attempted to carry off some
knives the little girl jumped from behind
the counter, barred the door. and, with a
heavy pice of iron in her hand, threatened
to brain the first man who tried to escape.
The burglars then dropped their plumber.