The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-09

pace on lne LOUD.
The Grand Jury will not be impan
neled Until Thursday.
THE rial of dummy" Davis tor mur
? der commences next Monday.
THE "Rooster Club" gave a maske,
ball at Mozart Hall last night.
THERE have been $50 dodgers at 81
Johns Lodging-house during the pas
four nights.
MISS SMILEY commences her Bibl
Readings at ST. Paufs NJ. Il. Church to
morrow afternoon.
CRESCENT LODGE, No. AZ, X. of p, cele
brate their third anniversary On Friday
evening next at College Hall.
THE Evangelical Ministerial Associa
tion met yesterday afternoon in the par
lors OF the Y. NJ. q. A. building.
CHARLES DAVIS fell on the ice on Fifth
street, yesterday afternoon, breaking his
arm. lie was taken to the Hospital.
A LOT of watches and some cheap Jew.
elry were found in Charcoal alley, yes
terday afternoon, and are at Hammond
street Statiop-house.
DAVID OBR1EN's hand was badly
crushed yesterday, while he was letting
car bed, on which he was working,
down onto the springs.
: THE Sewerage Committee yesterday
afternoon awarded the contractor sew er
castings to Cordersman g. Dierkers at
81 49 per hundred pounds.
A SURPRISE masquerade party was
rendered last night to Mi. Thomas Con-
way, at his residence on Laurel street,
by his many friends, in comremoration
OF his 23d birthday.
The Geological Society has received a
letter from the Duke OF Sake Coburg of
ierlng to exchange a pair OF wild swine
and an Asiatic Rusa deer for doe of our
American Wapiti deer.
A WILD STEER being driven through
the streets, ran into the Globe Rolling
Mills yesterday, and making charge
INTO the large revolving wheel, was I'M
medlately crushed to death.
THE members of the societies of Red
Men in the city have accepted the invl-
tation OF their CoyIngton brethren to
visit Coyington tonight. They will
know all about Mardi Gras tomorrow.
GEORGE MOORE was convicted in the
Holce Court this morning of stealing a
coat valued at $l5, yesterday, from one
ROBERT Purcell, and was sentenced TO
The Work-house for thirty days and fined |
t50 d.
TBE Trustees OF the Miami University
are to hold meeting on Thursday to
lake action to secure an endowment Tor
The University and share of the pro-
ceeds of lands which have been appro-
2riated by Congress for educational pur-
poses.
Mr.. ED. j. PARKER and wife, arrested
on charge OF attempting to burn their
rented house containing insured furni-
lore, were before the Fire Wardens YES.
lerday afternoon, and as nothing was
shown against them they were released
on bail.
THE docket of the Police Court this
morning was remarkably devoid of any
:hlng worthy of mentioning. Court was
IN session only forty minutes. Twenty
three cases were disposed of--ffteen of
miscellaneous character, four assault
and batteries and three drunks.
The Toledo accommodation train on
the o., IL. Il d. road, was thrown from
the track yesterday at 4:30, near Cum
huntsville, by the breaking of the forward
trucks of the engine. The engine and
baggage car were wrecked. One brake
man had his hand badly crushed by the
accident.
THE case Of j. T. Lytle, charged with
grand larceny, was recontinued in the
police Court this morning until next
Saturday, Feb. 18th, AT the calling of
the case this morning, Mr.. Lytle failed to
put IN an appearance. He showed him
self, however, soon after, and in time to
escape forfeiture of his bond of $1,000,
OFFICER BUsKER yesterday took from
Madame Wright's house of ill-fame, on
George street, young girl from St, .
Louis by the name of Jennie Schaelaer.
and returned her to her father, who was
sn search OF her. She had left st. Louis
with schoolmate, Miss Tillie Burroughs. {
and says she had no intention of leading
II bad life and has been very good since
she left home.
The Branch Mint question was before c
= subcommittee OF the Senate Finance
COMMITTEE yesterday, and the claims of l
cincinnati were urged by General BAN Z
ming. The claims of Chicago, st, Louis.
Omaha and Indianapolis were also pre-
s5nted, and bill introduced in the u
House to establish one at Dayton. mol
action was taken in the matter.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made TO G
Sreak into Judge Marchant's private Of y
ice last night. A small fire in the cell =
ng of the cell-room below, seems to have y y
been in some way connected with it, but ~ =.
'wlng to the reticence of the officers in u, a.
sharge, but little could be ascertained re- ~
garding either the cause of the fire or the
attempted entrance to the room.
HENBY kRUM and Michael Schuelzer
lave issued papers to hold the contents fiji
4 two loaded coal barges, which they al
lain they saved from wrecklng by the m
ce, urtil they obtain pay for their SER b,
ices. They say they were four days on th
he barges after they were broken loose. pa
nd that their cargoes, amounting to he
2, 600 bushels of coal, must have been 81
Dst mad itnot been for their services. Sc
A MAN by the name OF Wolf Lazarus it
fas arraigned IN the Police Court this be
forming as fugitive from justice from he
ackson county, Ohio, and upon recogni- be
ion was remanded to the authorities Of ell
nat place. The charge pending against ca
i'm alleges that he pretended to nave WI
,aded car with seven thousand pounds tn
scrap iron, and obtained from yelling po
IN Y. Evans loan of sixty dollars on fal
le Dill OF lading. whereas the amount so
as only seventeen hundred pounds. wi
ao ao OF the value OF only thirty-tiye dol. pr
lss for
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