The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.


WHERE in thunder is that umbrellaf
WILL this muggy weather never let
up!
THE wife of John J. Slevin, a promi-
nent merchant OF this city, died yester-
day.
THE Shakespeare Club will tackle an
original play entitled Bought" next
Tuesday evening.
YOUNG mems prayer meeting at the
Y. Nj. G. A. this evening. Services con-
Quoted by Rev. James T. Boice.
AN exposure by the Wayman Broth
ers of spiritual Manifestations will be
nude at Robinson's Opera-house to-
night.
LOUIS HEYER, arrested last night for
cutting II. Weilenstine, in Levinson's
cigar store, at 116 Hopkins street, pays
$40 and costs.
THAT idea of posting policemen at the
doors Of the keno ranches was a good
one. Keep it up. Nobody but the gam
blers object to it.
THE CASE of Colston Whitaker, ar
rested yesterday charged with the Sc
duction OF his niece, has been continued
until the 14th; bond $500.
IT's getting to be chronic, this arrest
without license" He was taken in
again last night for the fifth time.
THE Executive Board of the Western
Union Telegraph Company have decided
to reduce the salaries of all employees re-
ceiving salaries above $500 per annum,
at a rate varying in different cases from
5 to 25 per cent.
CATHERINE MENGE accused Jacob
Apple, young man working for Pape
Bros, with taking from her pocket while
in her saloon ut 104 Thirteenth street,
about 81 in money. The charge WAS not
sustained and Apple was dismissed.
JOHN NUTS, gray-haired, portly
man, occupied place in the sweat-box
this morning before Judge Lindemann.
The charge was drunkenness. Nuts
stated that he was a former partner OF
Ben. Egglestcn. That saved b IN. He
was dismissed, and told. to Ego and sin
no more"
MRS. HARMON, a lady aged 76 years,
was fatally shot by accident yesterday
in her house near Walton, Boone
county, Ky. Her grandson, Columbus
Hightener, in reaching down pistol
from shelf, discharged the weapon ac-
cidentally the ball going through the old
lady's head.
@THE Coroner this morning held an in :
Quest on the body of Joseph Jacobs, who
died from the effects of scalding at No.
IA Dunlap street, yesterday. The tol-
lowing is the verdict: "We, the jury, do
find that the deceased came 10 his death
from sealds. But the jury after a care
full Investigation, are unable to determine
how he received the same"
WIN. AssEFoRTH and b. Schrader, un-
dertakers, doing business on Race
street, between Green and Elder, applied
to the officer of the Board of Health for
a permit to ship the body of Ferdinand
Helirich, who died OF smallpox, to
Dearborn county, Ind. The permit was
refused, Notwithstanding, which they
did ship it to the place mentioned, where
upon they were arrested and fined s.
and costs each.
THE alarm from box 76 last night about
half-past seven O'clock was caused by a
fire III a canal elevator at the corner oil
Court and Broadway, which was extin-
guished without damage. Another fire
occurred at fifteen minutes to ten O'Clock
in the third story of MoelhleDkamp's
boarding-Lo lse, ON the corner of Mair
and Twelfth streets. / vas put Gu,
without turning in the aiarm, Tut tuseo
damage to Jne extent of about IiIJy dol
lars.
THE Cincinnati Relief Union makes
Its annual appeal to our benevolent and
liberal citizens, on behalf OF the worthy
boor, who look to it during the inclemeIt
Season, when work is scarce and depri
walton is most severely felt, for assist
ance and support. There has not beer
q time for several years past when helr
was SO much needed. Give, therefore
liberally and promptly. Contribution
win be received by the Treasurer of the
Union, s. s. Davis, No. 81 West Thirt
street.
Two more carloads of animals ant
birds for the Zoo-Zoo have been trans
ferred to theie winter quarters at The
garden. One load came from Europe
and the other from the sale OF Barnum'!
Menagerie. The following comprises thu
list OF new arrivals: One cage of pumas
one cage OF tapirs, one cage OF yaks, on
cage OF snakes, one cage of bears, on
cage OF wild hogs, one cage OF dogs, ON
cage of bulls, one cage of swans, tw
cages of birds, two cages Of monkeys
four cages of wild cats. four cages o
uamas.
So Prevalent and SO Fatal has Con
uumntion bocome that it is now every