The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-28
LOCAL NEWS.

COLONEL A. Il. JONES, contractor for
Route No. 10. sept a communication to
the Board Of improvements yesterday
afternoon asking for definite instructions
In regard to laying the tracks. The fol-
lowing was presented and referred TO
the Commissioner, Engineer and Solici-
tor to report: Resolved, That Route No.
10 be requested to remove their tracks
according to The direction Of the En-
gineer, so as to prevent the laying OF an
additional track, to comply with the or
dinance granting the right to construct
Route No. 10.
AN old man was run over yesterday
al tternoon, near Brighton Station, by
locomotive No. 112, on the Dayton Short
line Railroad, and instantly killed. The
remains were taken to Habigs, on Sixth
street, and an inquest held. No one is
blamed for the accident, as 1t was
caused by his own carelessness. The
following is description Of his person |:
Height, & feet 8 inches; white; looks like
a German; eyes blue; head bald on top,
with rim Of gray hair; no teeth in upper
jaw; brown warmus, black vest, linen
shirt, plated linen undershirt, gray
jeans pants, woolen socks, light woolen
drawers.
THE intersection of Schiller and
Hughes streets was the scene of cut
Ting affray about s o'clock Monday night.
Patrick McGannon and Clemens von-
derhaar, both peddIers of pottery ware,
assaulted man named John Weidener,
and beat and cut him up terribly. He
received two cuts three inches in length,
one over the left eye and another in the
neck. Officer Doran took both Of the
men to Bremen street on charge of cut
ting to kill. The wounded man was
taken to his home, where his wounds,
which are serious, were dressed.
McGannon and VOnderhaar were ar.
raigned in the PoliceC0urt this morning.
Their cases were continued till Satur-
$3.50. ssSSi ana their respective ''l' nAs' at
JAMES W. GRANT, the young colored
Mary Lee in Gamble alley, was dis
charged from the Work-house yester.
day morning, where he had been
confined. He came to town drunk, and
by noon was almost frantic with drink.
lie entered the furniture-repairing shop
of George Callahan on Sixth street
and with hatchet began de-
molishing the furniture, causing
damage to the amount OF $50. He die
the same in the paint-shop OF A. D.
Campbell & Co., on Smith street
Officer Gorian, after q severe resist
ance by Grant, and after being consider
ably bruised up, effected his confinement
in Third.stree Station. In the Police
II Court this morning his cases wer'
continued until tomorrow (Wednes
day(, when he will answer tt
charges Of disorderly conduct, assault
and battery and two charges OF ma
Iicious destruction of property. Hls
bail was put at total Of $3.50.
/ HENRY FEYE and Henry Meyer, twt
young men, about eleven O'Clock Monda
night, got into an alteration over som
|, trivial matter, at the corner Of Abigal
, and Sycamore streets. Feye, who is UNI
yersaily considered bad character
drew an ugly-looking knife and plunged
il into Meyers abdomen, iDhicting
long cash. Feye, Immediately after tht
deed, ran to his home, at 424 Sycamore
street, where Officers Heilman and Mol
10y arrested him and took him to tn
Bfeme1i.street Station, on q charge Q
cutting to kill. Meyer, the man VIII
was so terribly cut .,u.noa n,
howels Rs0k into tEssir place place, an, IN
was taken to his home, 126 Abigail
street. DR.. Bigney was called an,
dressed the wound. Meyer complaine'
: Of terrible pains in his bowels, and evel
above the place where the wound wa
made. Dr.. Bigney pronounced tn
wound very serious, II not fatal, ant
i. could not give his opinion whethe
Meyer would recover. Feye was al
raigned in the Police Court this morn
ing. His case was continued till Satur
day and bail refused.