The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-31

pany loses heavily.
LATEST LOCAL.
AN OMNIBUS leaves the bridge ut 80
and 2:3J r. M. Tomorrow Ior the Ludlo W
Baseball Grounds.
THE Weber property on Fourth street,
between Vine and Race, was sold this
morning by the assignees Tor $4,000.
JOHN ROBINSON alias Thomas Hot
son, charged in The Police Court this
morning with being common thief, was
sent to the Work-house Ior thirty days.
Col. SNELBAKER has received a letter
Offering reward OF G200 for the arrest
and detention OF Francis Corretjer, a ma
who is charged with forgery.
GEORGE WRIGHT was called before a
jury IN the Police Court this afternoon
" answer to a charge oil stealing piece
of cable. He was dismissed on COSTS
paid by prosecuting witness.
JAS. HOGAN, for stealing apocket-book
containing nifty cents, belonging to Mrs.
Catherine Keefer, was sentenced, in the
Police Court this morning, to
thirty days in the Work-house and fined
$40.
JOHN E.W. MORRISON and VIM. Truss,
who were charged in the Police Court
this morning with the larceny of silver
watch worth twenty dollars, had their
cases continued till next Friday under
bonds OF 5000 each.
The Wringing Machine Company, Of
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, has brought
suit in the United States Courts against
the Lever ringer Company, of Spring
field, Ohio, for the infringement of their
patent on clothes Wringers, and also for
damages and an injunction to restrain
them from the further manufacture OF
the article.
THOMAS BROCK, O colored lad, was ar
raigned before Judge Lindeman this
morning on two charges, Of stealing a
pair of pants and vest worth ten dollars,
and coat, pants and vest worth severn
teen dollars, from w. j. GoOdin's house.
On the first offense he was fined $50 and
costs, and on the second $40 and costs.
In default of these sums he was commit
ted.
MAGGIE QUINLAN, a young girl, was
arrested on SATURDAY near Lebanon, o.,
and brought to this city by Lieutenant
Arnold and Officer Carroll, on charge
of having stolen some jewelry and CLOTH
ing from q woman named Alice Everett,
on New street, several weeks ago. In
the Police Court this morning Maggie
was convicted and sentenced to the
Work-house tor thirty days and fined
the costs.
ALDERMAN j. BAUMGARDNER'S saloon,
on Liberty street, was broken into by
burglars who carried off three dollars in
change, a gold pen and box OF cigars.
Lieut.. Frank Smith, OF the Bremen.street t
Station, captured two men named Henry
ROetger and Philip Dries, and shot twice
at third man named George Wise, who
was not captured. The twain in the
Police Court this morning, on the charge
OF being common thieves, had their cases
continued till Wednesday.
DETECTIvE FRANK RAMSEY yesterday
morning arrested a band of thieves
named Jack O'Neill, captain OF the gang /;
Ike, Stretz, Joseph Price and George
Warner, who make it their game to en- ter
chandeliers and other fixtures. The
latter boy, ON Saturday morning, gave
the names of the party mentioned above.
Their cases were continued by Judge
Lindeman this morning till tomorrow
the bonds of each being fixed at 5000.
C. A. HoUTHUMB, of the Free Presse,
appeared before the Clerk of the Police
Court to-day, and swore out warrant
against Fred. Vogeler, charging him
with assault and battery. The
difficulty seems to have been
occasioned by an article that appeared
in the Freie Presse last week, OF which
Houthumb is said to have been the au.
thor. Vogeler was brought to the Ninth
street station during the afternoon and
gave bail for his appearance in the Police
Court Tomorrow.
The funeral OF John Bernard Wor-
hn ~ fnfSl
place this morning from his late resi-.
dence, No. 43 Ninth street, and was at
tended by q large number Of mourning
friends. Over two hundred carriages
were in the procession. The funeral
services were held at st. Ludwig's Cath.
olic Church, at the corner OF Walnut
and Eighth streets, and consisted
of a solemn Requiem Mass and a
funeral sermon preached by Rev.
Schwenninger. The deceased was 81
years of age, and was born in Amt Bur-
seubruck, Hanover. During the past 81
years he had carried on an active bust
ness in company with Mr.. SchaSer, en-
Gano street, between Main and Walnut,
during which time he won large circle
of friends. He leaves'a wife and seven
children to mourn his loss. The body
will be inferred in st. Joseph's Gene
terry.
CORONER MALEY concluded the in
quest ON the body of the girl, Louisa
Kottmeyer, who was found drowned in q
cistern, as mentioned in Saturdays
STAR. The deceased was lately EN-
ployed as servant in the house of Bern
ard Jahr, a baker at No. $50 Main street,
and had been living there about three
years. Last Thursday she was dis
charged ON account Of the impress
sion which prevailed in the mind
of Mrs. Jahr that her husband
and Louisa had been too intimate. The
deceased, 1t seems, went to the house OF
Mr.. Pohlmeyer, heruncle, and where at
the time her sister was staying, and re-
lated to her the whole of her troubles.
Friday night the two sisters retired to-
gether, and in the morning Louisa was
missed and afterward found drowned in
the eistern. MIR. Jahr denied his wife's
charges, and no evidences OF guilt on
the part of the deceased were produced
either by the post mortem or otherwise.
A verdict of ''suicide by drowning" was
returned.
Direct from A1issouri.
We'have, or had before making bon
fire of them, a box OF live grasshoppers
direct from the grasshopper-stricke en-
districts OF Missouri. They are sent by
Mr., G.. Eaton. who feels an interest in