The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-29
LATEST LOCAL.

Cnurcn tomorrow.
Mr.. j. II. JONES Yesterday had q dress
coat stolen from nim by an expert thief,
from No. 351 Main street. ..
ANNUAL meeting of the American
Tract Society at the Vine-street Congre-
gational Church tomorrow evening.
WIN. HEALY, for stealinga coat worth
$40 rom JoDn Brennan, was sent to The
Work-house this morning by Judge Lin
deman lor twenty days.
The cases of Mccoy and Davis,
charged with ferrying without license,
were continued again in the Police
Court this morning till June ID.
Two great breaks of water pipes oc-
Cured last nlgut-one of the largest
mains, thirty-siX inch, ON Fourth, near
Race, and another on Vine and Eighth
streets, which broke in two places.
The County Commissioners in their
eeting yesterday opened bids for con-
structing the Union Bridge and several
other small bridges. The matter was
referred TO Engineer Bowles before be-
ing acted upon.
JOHN STIER, small lad OF 13 years,
was arraigned in the Police Court this
morning, on charge OF stealing about
$2l from Mrs. McDonald's grocery on
Martin street. Owing to his youth, he
was dismissed with a warning.
THE city OF Cincinnati has filed suit
against Hengehold II Co., coal dealers,
to recover $75l 30, the price for Deposit
ing 500 loads OF dirt on the landing at the
junction OF Third and Front streets, of
which the plaintiff is a lessee.
A SMALL difficulty arose between John
Givener, an Ex-Duputy Sheriff, and A..
4 a T1AG lot 40 fnh Id,ntn f.Nt
stable, about 2 O'clock this afternoon, in
saloon on Vine street, which would
have resulted in blows, but for the time
ly appearance OF an officer.
THE following property was sold at
Sheritf's sale this morning: Lots AZ, 43,
3D. and 90, in A. N. Ernsts subdivision of
Spring Garden, In Millcreek township,
to- Gerhard III. Suthoff for $l,123 "a; APP
praised at VI, lib "a. A lot containing
2SZ acres, In Anderson township, to
cyrus M. Totten at $225 per acre.
JOHN q. COCHRAN, lately employed at
Spear u Co.'s lamp store, No. 165 Wal
nut street, was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning, charged with having
embezz.ed money TO the amount Of $500,
while clerk at that place. His bond was
fixed at $500 this morning, and his case
continued till the 4th OF next month.
AN unknown boy, about seven years
old, short time before noon, while play
ing in the park east Of the City Build
ings, fell into the pond. The water at
the time was about four feet deep, and
as the lad was not more than three and a
hall feet, he would surely have drowned
hud it not been for a gentleman named
Harding passing by at the time, who
immediately jumped into the wafer and
| rescued the boy.
MARY BROWN, the notorious female
pickpocket from New Y ork ana Chicago,
| who was arrested by Officer Kushman,
one of our best detectives, on the charge
Of having picked the pocket of Mrs.
Sampson in an Elm-street car, near
Fourth and Broadway, about two weeks
ago, aud stolen about $36, was arraigned
in the Police Court this morning for
grand larceny. Mary was bound over
to the Grand Jury under the sum of $500.
She gave bonds.
MR.. T. G.. CAMPBELL forgot to appear
in the Police Court yesterday to answer
the charge of assaulting the woman Loa-
lisa Reinar. This morning in the Police
Court his case was continued till the
10Th Of June, and his bond fixed at 500.
no more about Tom being charged with
| woman-fghting. We feel dubious wheth.
er L. g. can convince the Judge that
there was no assault.
JAMES HOGAN was lodged in the Ninth
street Station this afternoon on charge
of picking lady's pocket on Court and
Central avenue. Hogan took a
pocket-book which belonged to Mrs.
Kiefer, containing only thirty
cents. A gentleman named e. W.
Ashley saw the man getting in his work,
and Immediately pursued him through
an alley, when Hogan threw the pocket
book into vault. The book was after
wards pulled up far enough that the
lady could identify it. Hogan will
have hearing in the Police Court On
| Monday.
A SMALL FIRE was discovered about II
O'Clock this morning, in the rear build.
ing of the Robinson Wagon Company, in
cellar used as an oii-room, on Laurel
street, between John and Central ave.
nue.. The cellar contained over 800 gal.
Ions OF oil, and had it not been for an
early discovery, conflagration destroy.
ing the entire wooden buildings would
have ensued. The alarm was sounded
from Box No. 1872, corner of Ann street
and Central avenue. The fire was ex.
tinguished before the arrival of the en-.
gines, and did no material damage.
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