The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

PETER DONNELLY, a janitor In the Su
veTi0r Court, died yesterday.
THE Sisters Of the Sacred Heart hav
purchased the Harper place on Eas
Walnut Hills for $50, 1000.
THE Dayton Soldiers TomA vii, h
vIsiteesa ny a large excursion from Gin
S6tAnati, Covington and Glendale to
morrow. ...s-e
CLEMENT L. Bates. ESQ.,, has com
plated hls Ohio Digest, and will issue
volume Of the work by the next session
q the courts. .-' .
Hon. VIM. d. KELLEY, Of Pa, has con
sented to deliver an address on the fnan
eSal question at Pixies Opera-hOuse
September 7th. =.
THE Freie Presse, our, sprightly Ger
man contemporary, marks the first yea
Of Its existence, to-day. May 1t live lonI
and continue to be appreciated.
Tom QUINN, the delinquent water.ren
collector, has succeeded in collecting
Nat old bill of $2,255 from Chris Moer
lain, due the city Tor the last six years.
Mr.. HANNAFoRD, of the firm of Han
naford u Proctor, architects, of thii
city, has been appointed Superintend
enf Of the new Chicago Custom-houst
! building.
A MAN by the name OF Knox, employed
Ut Royer's Wheel Factory, ON Thirt
ttreet, had his right hand caught in ,
5nred, yesterday.
The Health Officer was instructed
yesterday afternoon, to prefer charges
against the owners Of nignt-carts where
they were found in the streets outside o.
the prescribed hours.
MAYOR JOHNSTON and Messrs. Thomas
and FratZ were appointed by the Board
ofHealth, yesterday afternoon, to inves.
tgate the case of Sanitary Policeman
p0nnelly, charged with neglect Of duty
tp tearing up notices of nuisances given
10 him to serve on citizens.
THE Reed Band, consisting of forty OF
The most excellent musicians, under the
leadership Of Mr.. Michael Brand, CON-
dnctor Of the Cincinnati kGrand Orches-
n, Will give the fifteenth grand concert
this evening at Wielerps Pavilion.
Wfelert always furnishes good music
and good order.
ANDY HANDY, an old man, pleaded
guilty in the Police Court this morning
TO having stolen two bonnets, a shawl
and some books from Mrs. Haven. Andy
prQfered drunkenness as his excuse,
md was still drunk this morning, being
TIE results Of the sales of the stolen
goods. He was sentenced to thirty DAYS
kabor at the Work-house and fine OF
GEO. GRoKlTT, lad eight years old,
who some time ago had his right eye
Knocked out in Dayton, left his home,
70. lo2 Findlay street, yesterday, and
has not been heard OF since. He came
DOWN town to have his eye attended, to,
And had q bandage around his head.
His parents are very uneasy as to his
whereabouts, and fear that he has met
Hfth some accident.
EVEN England 10 beginning to acknowl-
edge the superiority oil Cincinnati work
nanship. Messrs. Duhme & Co. to-day
shipped to Yorkshire an elegant casket
&c solid silver, containing 66 pieces, to
BE used as bridal present For beauty
md real elegance nothing superior can
1e turned out in any part Of the world,
tud this specimen of American handi-
craft will make not only the Yorkshire
pa0ple, but the best workmen in London
eDen their eyes in wonder.
GEORGE BAINBRIDGE, John Evans and
Albert Meyer last Monday, about noon,
1ntersd the saloon ON the corner Of John
ind David streets, and during the pro-
prietors absence distracted seven dollars
nom the till. Yesterday they were
saptured by Ohicers Kushman and
lead and taken to the station, where a
lharge Of lettering was added to that OF
eetit larceny. The latter brought them
b sentence OF thirty days and $lOO each, |
h1d the former thirty days, making a |
tstal stay at the Work-house of six |
months each.
YESTERDAY morning q Work-house |
uFisoner, named Irwin, published in the |
commercial statement to the effect that |
p prisoner at that institution had been |
bwrned by Che physician, DR.. Querner,
Because he would not work. Au inves.
asation being in prospect, no mention
w STAR. The Work-house Board met |
a the afternoon to examine into the af- |
Atx. The testimony showed that the pris- |
@NaE refused to work or tall, and that the |
1o6tor, to see If he was feigning, threat.
ene0 to burn him, and actually did, in |
ene instance, touch the flesh with u hot |
&op, but not sufficiently to make Sc.
kl0us burn. A committee was appointed |
b examine the prisoner, Eifer, and as
qrtaih whether he is actually insane, |
SHd the investigation adjourned till |
zturday.
JOHN SULLIVAN and John Murphy,
lefested few days ago by Officer Han
lshap, on a warrant sworn out by man
famed Bannahan, were arrsigned in the
eOltce Court this morning on a
ihsrge OF rape. The case has
men mentioned by all the papers,
nd great injustice seems to have
a0en done to the two young men. The
lsung girl, who was alleged TO have been
wished, refused to make complaint
IGsinst them, and said that it was all a
ldetake, the charge having been made
Without her knowledge by her father,
rho is said to have some hatred against
Ile lads. The girl did not even know
!ellivan, nor had he ever attempted the
ft}4e mentioned above. The cases
le4thst Sullivan and Murphy were ao-
I6t01ngly dismissed. They will insti-
Pfe proceedings against Mr.. Bannahan,
1kAfgfng him with perjury and with
1uetng them to be falsely imprisoned.
~ the Gibson.
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