The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Hon. MILTON sAYLER has arrived fror
Washington.
Tim CoNNELL charged Richard Sell
man with robbing him of $4. SellmaI
pays a fine OF $50.
The Board of improvements held al
nninteresting and unimportant session
yesterday afternoon.
J. p. GEpPERT has withdrawn tn,
charge of embezzlement against Ka
berry, who was dismissed.
THE funeral of George II. Hamilton
took place yesterday afternoon from tht
chapel of the Cincinnati Hospital.
In the Birnbaum Hopper election cor.
test case yesterday the deposition was
taken OF Mr.. Leonard, Republican clerL
at the Eighth ward polls. Nothing new
was elicited.
For neglecting to pay 75c for years
license to run an express wagon, VIM
Deglingberg is compelled to pay the
posts ($2) OF his arrest, and get the
license at last.
VIM. OHE is a chronic wife beater. Be-
ing arrested for the last offense, his wife
refused to prosecute, and he was let of
by promising to sign a pledge not to
drink any liquor for six months. He
was taken across to the 'SQuire's office
and signed.
Mr.. r. B. Poor, formerly at the Amer
lean Express office of this city, and
later agent of the American Express
Company at Xenia and Columbus, has
been promoted to be Superintendent of
the Ohio Division of the American Ex-
press Company's routes.
THE annual reunion of the Woodward
A In a ntnf tan fnn 1,1a of Mo
lodeon Hall, last night. An oration was
rendered by MIR. E. Cort Williams, and
poem by Miss Ella Humphreys. At
midnight supper was given. after
which the hours were spent in the ball
room.
The First Battalion K. of P. elected
bhe following officers last evening: Col
bnel, J: b. Renner; Lieutenant Colonel,
Fred. Kensel, jr.; Major, B. Miller; Adj
lutant, Chas. Westphal; Surgeon, DR.. G.
F. Basford; Assistant Surgeon, G. Zins-
meisler; Quartermaster, John Finkler;
Color-Bearer, ii. Lutmer; President, w.
r. Saunders; Vice President, A. Glazer;
Treasurer, f. Lakamp.
AS a fair illustration of the many
Senseless and trivial cases that come up
in the Police Court almost daily, may
pc mentioned the following: Pat Malo-
hey, OF No. Race street, a stalwart
man, has Annie Powell, his next door
aeighbor, arrested, the affidavit stating
that Mrs. Powell did s.willfully and
haliciously assault him with in
tent to wound" The valiant Maloney
look the stand and did solemnly swear
that Annie Powell "struck me three
times with lukewarm water from
basin; but, Your Honor, it would o. been
pill the same, had it been bilin' hot, so it
would" Case dismissed.
FRANK MILLER is a tramp printer.
He's been spacing railroad ties for the
last six months in different directions,
and struck this village about Christmas.
Being gaunt and hungry he made out an
order admitting him to the Christ
mas dinner served at the Elm-street
Hotel, and placed the name of r.. M.
Bishop. jr., to said order. Being readily
admitted, as he came so we'll recon-
mended, he improved the time by
running up a board bill there.
On a hearing OF the case this
morning he acknowledged that the order
was forgery, but denied that he was
Inc forger. The charge being changed
TO obtaining goods by false pretense he
was sent to the Work-house for 80 days
and fined 500.