The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-21
complaint at that place yesterday that he had
been robbed OF S3.5 and valuable watch.

complaint at that place yesterday that he had
been robbed Of s3s5 and valuable watch.
A. LETTER was left at the Coroners office
to-day, addressed as follows: sConfdential
For no other /. TO the fairest of the fair,i
which his name is b. F. Shott. Private Adj
dressed"
COL. WILL T. DEAN, Of New York, is in the
city en- route TO Arkansas, TO look after his
vast interests III that section. Col. Dean was
on 'Change yesterday, and was welcomed by
his numerous friends.
THE Board of Education last night appro-
priated 500 for the purchase OF books Tor In
dgent scholars. The money is to he distributed
on recommendation OF the Principals, lndorsed
by the Local trustees of that District
coLoRED MAN was arrested last night for
passing what was thought to be a counterfeit
$40 bill. lie was taken before U. 5. Com
missioner Halliday this morning, where the
bill was acknowledged good, and he was hon
orably dismissed.
Two companies of the Eleventh Ohio Volun-
teers left this morning on the O'Clock train
for the Solders' Home at Dayton, 10 attend
their annual reunion. They were accompanied
| on the excursion by number OIL citizens not
members OF the regiment.
Mr.. IL. ii. HoFFAANN has loaned to the Zoo
logical Garden an Arabian stallion imported
by the late Charles +. Bodmann, ESD, at cost
quartered at the deer house, and is one OF the
| finest horses in the country
| JAMES SMITH, G. A. Partridge and others,
have petitioned the County Commissioners to
\ set Off a separate election precinct IN MILE
creek township, to be known as the Bohd Hill
precinct. III matter was laid over to Octo-
ber II, q day before the election for hearing.
! THE night schools will be opened on Monday
october 18th, ia the following School-houses:
Second, Fifth, Eighth, Eleventh, Thirteenth,
Twenty fourth and Twenty-siXth Districts;
also, in Riddles School l-house, in Third Inter-
mediate dollhouse, and in Eastern, Western
snd Walnut Hills Colored School-houses.
SARAH EVERETT did q little job of shop lift
| ing in Phil N. Seiferps dry goods store, on
Court street, and was also caught by clerk
named Schiie in the act of storing away bolt
of calico at Andrews, yesterday. She was ar
raigned in the Police Court, this morning, on a
and sent to the Work-house tor thirty days
| and fined $50.
| REPRESENTATIVES from every temperance
organization, ward and township Ill the county
| are requested to attend u mass convention OF
the Ohio Union Temperance League, to be held
| in the hall formerly occupied by the Y. NJ. Z.
A., east side OF Vine between Fifth and Sixth
streets, Cincinnati, on Friday. Sept. oath, 1875,
| at ~ O'Clock A. NJ. DR.. A. G. Byres, of Colum-
bus, and others, W II be present
| Two ALARMS of fire were sent in this morning
about O'Clock from box 132. The fire started
| in the rear Of q frame house, No. l79 Hopkins
street, west Of Linn. and the building was en-
tirely destroyed. The house on the west, owned
| by Mrs. Brier, was badly damaged and all the
| tenants driven out The loss amounts to ABOUT
| $500. Uf the families driven out were those
| of BENJAMIN Luken, Barney HerZog. Mrs. Ka-
hermann, Barney Cramer and MIR. Robello.
| OFFICER KIDNEY found an old man last nj ght
| near the Suspension bridge in bewildered
state of mind. He gave his name us Clark
Jewell, and stated that he had worked for
! twenty five years in Halls safe and lock fac
tory, but could give no account OF how he got to
the river or where he lived. The officer re erred
to the Directory ana found that he lived at 147
Cutter street and conducted him to his home.
MEssRs. MUNsoN AND GRossIUs were the
only members present for the regular semi
monthly meeting of the Board OF Directors Of
the City Work-house. The Committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges against DR..
Querner, of having burned one OF the prisoners
because he would not work, have prepared
their report and will present it at the next
meeting They unanimously and unreservedly y
eXOnorate Br. Querner from the charges.
BY some hook or crook, the gamblers fail to
be prosecuted or punished in the Police Court.
fian was roped in to a faro game anu relieved
of a considerable sum of money. 1hos. Billion,
P. Coleman, Henry khenick, j. S. Shrewsbury
and James Newman were the parties arrested.
They applied for u continuance on their first
day of trial, which WAS granted. and it seems
that they did this to wear out the patience Of
| the prosecuting witness, who would in all
probability not be able to stay in this city so
| long. They succeeded, as he was not present
| to prosecute them. The whole gang was ac-
| c0rdingly dismissed. The Police Court is a
grand failure in bringing gamblers to punish
| ment.