The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.


THOMAS G. SMITH has been appointed
assignee OF the Phillips q Jordan Iron
Company in place Of Samuel p. Bartlett,
resigned.
THE SEvENs' Fire Company yesterday
extinguished fire in Habreigle's house,
southwest corner OF Allison and Main
streets. No general alarm was given.
THE Ohio Medical College begins its
twenty-tifth annual session this week.
The matriculation books were opened
to-day. The attendance promises to be
very large.
The Camp Washington Dragons will
meet on Tuesday evening next at La
fyette Hall at s O'Clock, for drill. All
members are requested to bring
and sabers.
WIN. EIsMAN was thrown from his
buggy last Saturday evening in such a
manner that the hind wheel passed over
his neck after he had fallen, injuring him
quite severely.
A YOUNG daughter OF the late George
Stackhouse, formerly Of this city, was
found dead in her bed, nine miles from
Evansville, Sunday morning. The cause
of her death was not ascertained.
MR.. CHARLES NoRDHoFE, correspond
ent of the New York Herald, is to be
requested to deliver the Grafton at the
next reunion OF the Old Woodward boys,
which will take place next month.
HON. THOMAS D.. MARVIN and Hon.
John NJ. Rice, Ex-Member OF Congress
from the Eighth Kentucky District, left
this city for Frankfort to-day to be pres
ent at the inaugural ceremonies to'mor-
row.
BURGLARS on Saturday night at
%a,, @l,n 1nnl ltna flf A
Frank, on Race street opposite George.
Mr.. Frank shot at them, which caused
the burglars to climb q back fence and
yacate the premises.
MIR. CHAs. W. FULLER, the advance
agent Of 'Barnum's great show, is stop
pig at the Gibson House. The Hippo
drome will encamp in our city during
the Exposition, arrangements Tor whlch
MI. Fuller is pertecting. '...
THE following property was sold at
Eherif's sale Saturday: A lot in Spen-
Ger township to John j. Hooker Tor
S169 34. The east halves of two lots in
Harrison, Ohio, to James Campbell, Tor
$3.I25. A lot Of land on Fuller street,
MT. Adams, to John Farrell tor $666 67.
ON September4th, the birthday of the
Republic OF 1870 will be celebrated by
our French citizens with a grand picnic
during the day and fireworks by night at
the Lookout House, the proceeds OF winch
will 70 to the French Mutual Aid So
ciety for the benefit of the recent suffer-
ers by the floods in France.
DIR. MALEY received communication
nm Saturday from the legation of Sweden
and Norway asking for the nationality
ofHerman Schilling, who was murdered
November 7th, 1874, dt Freiberg's tan
nefy, AS the testimony at the inquest
did not reveal the nationality DR.. Maley
stated he would Investigate the matter
REV. E. W. sEHoN the distinguished
pulpit orator and Methodist minister.
preached in Wesley Chapel to very
large and deeply interested congrega.
tion yesterday morning. He is now the
presiding minister OF the Methodist Epls-
copal Church in Louisville, wnere he
breaches regularly to large congrega'
tion.
HARVEST HOME celebration was
held under the auspices OF Warren
County Council, Patrons or HusDahary,
in Wikoff's Grove, near Mason, on Sat
urday last. The celebration was a sue
cess in every particular. Addresses
were delivered by Messrs. Piatt, spoon
er. Ellis, Kimball, Pendery and others.
THE alarm OF fire this morning at l
o'clock called the engines to No. 23S W
Fourth street, occupied by Mrs. E. E
Weaver as boarding-house. The mr.
was in the third story, back room
Il among q lot of cotton rags, &c. Los
trifing. The fire can not be accounte
tor on any other theory than spon
taneous combustion. This is the secon
fire in the same place and same manne
within a few months.
THE Humboldt Building Associatio
have elected the following officers fo
the ensuing year: President, Nichola
Wolf; Vice President, JACOB Inels
Treasurer, Otto Taxis; First Secretary
Adolph Kuechler; Second Secretar!
Charles Braunstein; Third secretar.
81. Ender. Directors--H. Kottenbrocl
Bernard Brockmann, John Fenyer, Hell
~ Zachritz, Henry Pinkvoos, B. Tram
Jos. Giese, John Bruens, George Poll.
GEORGE Cook, q young man II yeal
old. got into difficulty with his ste
mother yesterday, at No. II Hamllto
road, and threw burning coal OIL lam
on a bed in which three little chlldre
were sleeping. The lamp, however, d
not explode, and the children escape
without injury. In the Police Court tn
morning he pleaded that he was druI
At the time and did not know what
was doing. Judge Lindeman, righteou
ly, sent him to the Work-house for min
ty days.
MRS. MARY DoosTE, wife Of John
sDooste, who lives in the second story
q teneaent mouse on the east side
.Baymiller street, few doors abo'
Laurel, was severely burnt on Saturd'
r night by the explosion Of coal oil lam
The flames were extingpished by a ge
tlemau passing by,.and by Mrs. Ma
Dale, who had her hands burnt In t
effort. Mrs.sMary Dooste is 80 serious
burnt that her recovery is very doubtf
An alarm of fire was sent in from b.
l84. but ON the arrival OF the engines
was found that their assistance was
needed.
THE investigation OF the alleged bui
Ing Of q prisoner at the W0rk-hop
slosed ON Saturday evening. The tes
mony was decidedly against the sens
tional story, and only showed that 7
probabilities were that the prisoner W
feigning insanity to escape work, a.
that heated iron had beenrheld ne
him to frighten him, but not sufficient
30 to cause serious injury. A comm
lee, consisting Of Messrs. Munson al
Neare, was appointed to draft rssol
10 eoneQ 0f the Roa