The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-27
LOCAL BREYITTES.

ONE hundred and twenty-five deaths
In the city during the past week.
Iris rumored that Mr.. Joseph Long
worth will be an independent candidate
for Mayor.
THE Y. M. M. L. A. will give dramat.
ic entertainment at Pixies next week fol
the benefit OF the Library.
The old Intirmary Hall, on Plum
street, near Seventh, was filed witt
dancers from the colored population iasl
night.
THE number OF fire alarms in the city
In 1874 were 244; the loss by fire $5S1, 1853
and the insurance on the lost property
$2S4,7SS.
THE revival interest still continues al
St. Paul NJ. e. Church, there having beer
q hundred accessions 70 the church vi
to this time.
The Shakespeare Club gave pleasing
entertainment at Melodeon Hall lasl
night, for the benefit of Lodge No. X
Knights of Pythias.
The protacted meeting at Richmond
street Christian Church closed or
Wednesday evening, with sixty-iour ad
dltions to the church.
PROSECUTOR GERARD, Mayor John.
Bton and other notables and officials,
have written to Gov. Allen asking a par
don for Horstensmeyer.
CAPTAIN CHURCHILL has received a
letter of thanks from the fathers of the
runaway school boys he locked up re-
Gently at Third street station.
THE late Italian papers are running
over with complimentary notices OF the
singing Of Miss Laura Woolwine, OF this
city, known there as "Signora Bellini."
MR.. SINGER has begun an examination
OF the various societies which have noti-
fed the committee of their intention to
participate. He speaks very highly OF
the results Of DETERMINATIONS.
WIN. HAMILTON walked into this Office
last evening on both legs. and said he
wasn't the man who fell under the train
and had his leg cut oh-in fact, he wasn't
that kind of hair-pin at all.
Mr.. JAMES GRESHAM, of Clermont
county, has been III the city as u United
States juror Tor some time, and is con-
stantly being mistaken for Mayor john
ston on account of the resemblance.
Ex-CHIEF JERRY KIERsTED this morn
Ing rendered his slncerest thanks to all
the captains OF the different police sta
tions for the ever friendly courtesy they
had shown him in their every action.
OFFICERS BURKER and Wappenstein
last night recovered the coat recently
STOLEN from r. G. Hasty, Ticket Agent
OF the b. 4 U. Railroad, at his boarding.
house, at No. 427 West Seventh street.
ATLANTIC BUILDING ASSOCIATION No.
8 has filed it's articles of Incorporation;
capital stock, 100000, divided into $500
shares. A. W. Anderson, A. Rudolph,
B. Aelkin, n. Lorenz and G. A. Menire
are the incorporators.
THE first of series of missionary SER
vices that it is proposed to hold in rota-
ton, in the different Episcopal Churches
of the city, will be held in Christ Church,
Fourth street, near Broadway, tO-mor-
row afternoon at 3 o'clock.
In the Police Court, this morning, only
twenty-four cases were disposed OF; un-
der the following charges: of drunken.
ness, 16 miscellaneous charges, OF
assault and battery; of these 6 We're
sentenced to the Work.house.
The new appointed Chief, Mr.. Shell
baker, enforced no orders this morning
to the captains of the station houses,
other than to strictly obey such man
dates as has been heretofore given until
they should be countermanded.
FRANK BOYERs, colored man, was
arraigned in the Police Court this morn
ing to answer to charge OF threatening
personal violence to one VIM. Stewert,
colored. He was bound under the sum
Of 500 TO keep the peace for one year.
A STRANGER engaged room at 525
Fifth street, on Thursday, and took pos
session. He was soon missed, however,
and so was an overcoat from an adjon-
ing room. The overcoat was found last
evening at pawn shop but not the man.
VIM. HOOD made a statement through
yesterday mornings commercial, to the
effect that hogs were Systematically sto-
len by the Stock-yard Company, and in
the afternoon he was arrested for perjury,
on a warrant sworn out by Assistant
Superintendent Byington, Of the Stock
yards.
MARGARET GEORGE, charged with hav-
ing stolen $1,000 from Valentine Myers,
on Main street, the particulars of which
were mentioned in 1HE STAR some time
ago, had her case finally called up in the
Police Court this morning, but on ac-
count of want OF prosecution was dis
missed.
THE first order Mr.. Snelbaker, the
newly appointed Chief, received from the
Mayor this morning was to ascertain the
time when the funeral ceremonies of
Captain Farrell, whose death is men,
toned elsewhere, would take place.. and
to detail the force TO accompany it in q
body.
SUPERINTENDENT JERRY KIERsTED
this morning gave very explicit instruc-
tions to the newly appointed Chief, Mr..
Thomas E. Snelbaker, as to the general
management Iof all office affairs. This
accordingly bespeaks no ill-feeling to-
wards any one on the part of Mr.. Kier-
sted in regard to the turn matters have
taken.
MAYOR JOHNSTON, In an interview
with our reporter this morning concern
ing the change made in the appointment
bi new Superintendent of Police, said
he could assign no other reason for his
action in the matter other than that as
he had been given the power to make a
choice by the abolition Of the late Police
bill, he had done so.
THE st. Johns Catholic School for
girls, on Bremen and Race streets, was
Visited by burglars night before last.
The midnight marauders ransacked the
building, and, lighting fire, obtained
some twenty odd dollars, that had been
collected as tuition fees from the schol-
ars. No arrest OF, or clue to, the parties.
WYLIE, the champion checkerist, ar
rived in the city last evening and will be
at Zanoni's during the coming week. 1t
& IN hk, hnnad that n,lr inooI ,,,n,, Mill