The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-19
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office.
THE concert at Wielerts Pavilion last
evening drew large attendance.
DR.. r. B. BRADFORD speaks for the
Democracy at Camp Dennison next
Wednesday night.
K MAYOR JOHNSTON and Park Commits
sioners Stoms and Schif have left for
the East to inspect new noiseless pave
ment.
THE Council Committee on streets re-
port assessments due on Pavilion street,
.$13, 1855; Findlay, $13, 103 TO; John, $6,-
GJ1 80; Hopple, $7047 II; Ravine, SILL
105 OF. Total, SOL, ,3l6 81.
ZEpHAMIAu MEEK, the celebrated Cat
lettsburg, KY, journalist, and John
Schriener, ESQ.,, the Democratic nominee
for State Treasurer, are in the city stop
ping at the Crawford House.
MR.. @. w. JONES, Chairman of the
Decorating Committee, on the opening
day of the Exposition, has requested his,
committeeman to meet at the Board of
Trade rooms this afternoon at O'Clock,
sharp.
JAMES WILLIS, arrested on Monday for
trying to sell a team and wagon belong
ing to his employer, yesterday jumped
from a c., H. Il d. train, near Cummlns-
Vile, and escaped from parties who were
attempting to take him to Piqua, Ohio,
for trial.
MICHAEL SCHEURER was arrested yes
terday and locked up in Bremen street
on charge Of stealing BUCKET of lard
from Knauber's slaughter-house. In the
Police Court this morning his case was
continued till tomorrow and his bond
liked at 5000.
. OFFICERs LOGAN and McGarr this
morning arrested G. Rohmer on Ninth
and Central avenue, for attempting TO
pass $40 counterfeit bill on the Rich
mond National Bank. .He was lodged in
Jail to await an examination before the
United States Commissioner.
w. FL. IRWIN, an old and well.known
Shief, who mas graced the prisoners
bench on innumerabie OCCASIONS. was
arralgned before Judge Lindeman this
morning on the Same charge-of being a
COMMON thief. Irwin was sent to the
Work-house for a term OF six months.
WE received notice this morning OF the
death of Joseph Miller, jr., our efficient
agent at Elizabethtown, D. We extend
our sympathy to his pereaved parents,
and the many friends who always Keen
ly feel the loss of an amlable and hon.
est young man from the family circle
and the community.
In the Probate Court the will OF Jo-
seph Woltzarn was probated yesterday.
Catherine Wolfzarn was appointed ex-
ecutrix. Personally, $150; realty, $l,3OO.
Catherine Osterhage was appointed eX-
ecutrix OF the will OF John Osterhage,
late county Jailer. The will was pro.
bated several weeks ago. The deceased
left IS. 200 in persinalty.
MR.. BARNEY MAcAULEY and wife have
lust returned from the East, and are
registered at the Gibson House. Mr.
Macauley's reputation as a theatrical
manager is second to that OF none in the
West, and he returns to US no doubt
with repertoire of plays and careful
selection OF talent that will make WOODS
as famous in the future as it has been
in the past. 10.
LAST Tuesday night Captain Churchill
arrested a young man named Aipheus
Ballard, farmer from Wilmington, on a
charge of having taken about $500 from
his Cousin, Spencer Ballard. In the
Station-house only $139 was found upon
him, Captain Churchill held the money
In his possession until yesterday, when
the two cousins settled the matter and
took the first train for their respective
homes.
MR.. JOHN H. DICKS, Alderman from
the Third ward, about 7 o'clock last
evening, was shot and slightly wounded
at his saloon, on Central avenue, near
Eighth street. The shooting was acci-
dental, and was done by William Lynn,
The Vine street gas filter, during a pro-
miscuous row at the saloon. Lynn had
fired one shot at a man named Ed. Nealis,
and when Mr.. Dicks entered, he fired a
second bullet which struck Dicks in the
let>groin, making small and insignif.
cant wound. Mr.. Dicks was conveyed
to his home in buggy by MIR. Arm.
strong.
ATT meeting of the Special Committee
appointed by Council to devise some
means to pay the laborers illegally en-
ployed on the streets, and who are now
unable to get their pay, a resolution was
offered by Mr.. Hodgson, providing tha
the debts due the city for licenses, rem
of depot, lease Of wharves, &C., be col
!lected and placed in separate fund II
be known as the Labor Fund, out o
which the due to laborers, now barred
by the WortAington law, be paid. Thi
resolution provoked much discussion
but nothing definite being arrived at, thu
committee, after referring it to the CITY
Solicitor for his opinion as to its legality
adjourned to meet at the call Of the Pres
ident.
THE special Committee of five, ap
pointed by the Board of Aldermen to as
certain and report upon the amounts dus
the city, met yesterday. The Engineel
submitted the following amounts due the
city by assessment for the improvement
ofproperty, said amounts having alread,
been paid out Of the General Fund: Pa
vilion street, $1316 Findlay street
S13, 1903; John street, Sc, ,901; Hoppel street
S7,0l7; Ravine street, $11, Jos. Total, SOL,
Bi6. The Solicitor made a partial repor
of suits enteredAor car license and whar
rent. The sums claimed in the cases en-
tered amount to about $10,0 900. No actor
was taken on the Kentucky Central Rail
road matter. The road owes the cit,
$3.50, 900, which it proposes to compro
mise by paying 100000 in preferred
stock.
The room of Mr.. G. H. Taffe, at No. 8
Longworth street, was entered by bur
glar, night before last, who carried OF
that gentleman's pantaloons, containing
$500 watch, No. 1900, some $40 in cur
rency and check on the Merchants
National Bank for $50. Notice was sen
of aucQ tn tho ahova maurinnad houk 4,