The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.

menoed before the middle of next week.
THE Superintendent of Police, Thomas
Bnelbaker, left for Hamilton this morn
ing.
SWISS CONSUL, General John Hitz, OF
Washington, arrived in the city to-day
end is the guest Of Consul ]. Ritchie.
PAGE says the Turner's have gone to
New York, but the Short-line road Is still
nelling tickets for the great metropolis.
MIR. WETFENBACH, the champion
Frank Harff to play at the Lookout
House.
A TARGET gun and coat and hat were
shooting gallery, on Vine above Fifth
Street. No arrests.
IT Is said that the Enterprise Insur-
nnce Company does not and never did
Hwn the falling building on the corner OF
Richmond and Mound streets.
THE County Treasurer, yesterday
morning, deposited with the Third Ma
hional Bank, to the credit Of the city, the
sum Of $176,643, on account OF the June
Saxes.
B. TONNES, a merchant tailor at No.
rs West Fifth street, has made an as
ignment tor the benefit of creditors,
Frank Churchill being appointed as
Signee.
BURGLARS this morning entered the
MICE OF 0. l.. Green, Canal Collector at
Eockland, and stole $149 in greenbacks,
B0 in currency, and valuable silver
watch.
BISHOP FOSTER breaches at the Wal
nut Hills NJ. K. church tomorrow morn
Ing and evening. This will be crafty
ing intelligence to the church-goers of
Mat section.
THE taX-levy question was taken up,
yesterday, by the Board OF Councilmen,
Ind passed. The ordinances were one
for the levy Of sixteen mills and one tor
the levy of four mills.
THE Finance Committee in the Board
pf Councilman offered report adverse
b Q resoluti ton to authorize the negotia-
lion Of loan of 500, 900 to pay the street
laborers. The report was adopted.
THE Agent OF the Wachtel Opera Com.
pany Is In the city arranging for sea-
son Of Grand German Opera, at Robin
sons Opera-house, in February, when
the great tenor will appear Tor two
weeks.
The followingiiwere elected as officers
Of the Centennial Dancing Association
last evening: President j. Buerkle;
Vice President, Edward Stegemeier;
Secretary, George Hennkens; Treas
urer, John Striker; Chairman, H. Dick
man.
SAMUEL OCHs, peddler, was arraigne d
In the Police Court this morning on a
charge of careless driving. He was
driving out Of an alley and ran over a
little child, hurt it pretty severely on
the head and arm. Ochs was fined $40
and costs.
AN ordinance to secure $4,000 in
bonds to pay for the erection Of the new
Central Police Station on George street,
botween Plum and Central avenue, was
presented to the Board Of Councilmen
yesterday, and referred to the Commit
tes on Law, in connection with the So
HeitOr.
The Central German Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church begins its
annual session in the Third German NJ.
=. Church, on Buckeye street, next
Wednesday. The Conference covers all
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky,
md will be very large. Bishop Foster,
e Cincinnati, will preside.
A LIBEL suit has been brought against
W.R LOCKER by Rev. DR.. N. West, pas
tor Of Lincoln Park Mission Church,
charging him with being the author OF
. Abelous article published in the En-.
0nirer July Goth, headed, 'tAn Unworthy
4eacher." Mr.. LOCKER was arrested but
admitted 10 bail In the sum Of $500.
THE following services will be held at
the rooms Of the Y. N. G. A: Tonight,
nf 8 O'Clock, young mems prayer meet
ing. Tomorrow the Christian workers
meet for conference and prayer at 4:3O
p. n. At 8 O'Clock P. M. the gospel and
inquiry meeting will be addressed by A.
A, Clarke, ESD, subject: ''The Foolish
Rich Man." A cordial welcome is ex-
handed to all to attend.
Mr.. WALTER LACY and wife were
hriving ON Hunt street near Broadway
yesterday evening about o'clock, when
ne horse started on a runaway. Mrs.
Lacy was throw put and received severe
Internal injuries. The horse ran over
Ehree children, Ellen Hall and Mary Kill,
lhree years old, and Emma Langenbach,
lpur years old. The little girls were all
severely bruised.
JACOB STANAR, sixty.fve years old,
who lives in Mic. Huber's house near the
infiroad station on the Colerain pike,
WAS walking up the Marietta track neai
East Cumminsville station, yesterday,
when he met train going west. He
stepped from the north to the south
hack, and was thrown down by the
kerth-bound Shortline freight and had
kis left foot terribly crushed. His foot
Vss amputated at the ankle, after which
u was taken to the hospital. 1t is the
epinion Of the physicians that the man
I'm not survive his injuries.
TEE following improvements were or.
6eYed by the Board Of Councilmen yes
Qseday afternoon: Kemper alley, from
csengress to Clinton street; Vine street
t0m Chapel TO Elm street, and to assess
. special tax on property for improve
ussns Of Won 6eggern alley, from Frank
In to Woodw ard streets. Oehler alley
nom Harriet street to Shaw alley; Char
iptts alley, from Linn 10 Baymillel
feFeet; Cinnamon street, from Madison
T3ne rpad TO Grant street; East alley
6m Mulberry street to Evans alley
eAurch averde, from Montgomery road
~ hundred feet east; Harriet street
lsoB Clark to Hopkins street.
Marrta0e Ldcessses.
YAe following marriage licenses were
fngued since our last reports