The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
RUFrR's new trial is set for the first
Monday in September. The jury were
drawn yesterday.
The Social Four give their private
picnic next Sunday, August 8tb Ut
N0erlein's farm.
MAYOR T. j. PETERS residence, at
Riverside, was entered by burglars last
wight and about 500 worth Of jewelry
taken.
THE Infirmary Directors yesterday
brew an order for $1,000 In favor Of A.
Buchanan q Co., in full, for balance due
them for 40, 28O bushels Of coal delivered
under contract.
Mr.. HILB and Engineer Boeckh were
spp0inted a committee by the Water
W0rks Trustees yesterday afternoon to
Investigate the claims for broken stone
against Hugh Campbell.
HON. J. SELLA MARTIN, of Louisiana,
member of the Colored Mems Newspa-
per Conference, will give an address at
Union Chapel this evening, on the SUBJ
fect Of "Friends Of the Union"
THERE will be preliminary political
meetings of both the Democratic and Re-
publican parties on Saturday, the former
at the Grand Hotel, at II A. M, and the
hitter at Mozart Hall, at g. p. NJ.
WE are happy to announce the CON-
REete recovery Of Mr.. @. Fl Gould, Of
Gould, Pearce & Co., from the effects of
his late accident. Mr.. Gould is now at
tending to his business in person.
RRv. A. J. HOBBS, who has accepted a
call from Bloomington, Illinois, was last
evening presented with handsome solid
silver tea service by his congregation.
HR. james Dalton made the presentation
speech. ., ...... .
EARLE and Murphy, the parties who
challenged Messrs. Primrose and West
the clog dancers, and whose challenge
was accepted, did not come to time this
morning. Nothing is known as to their
whereabouts.
THE body Of an unknown boy was
Eaund drowned in the Ohio river at the
fo0t Of Walnut street this morning.
Coroner Maley was notified and held an
inquest. The jury returned verdict of
occidental drowning.
AUDITOR 81. HOFFMAN appeared be-
fore the Board of Control this morning
end asked for q division Of the road
Sand, SO the city might obtain her por-
,t1on. The matter was referred to the
County Commissioners. .
THE cellars OF the. tobacco warehouses
On Front street are filled with water,
and considerable anxiety is felt. A
goodly quantity of water seems to be OBJ
iecti0nable to the venders of the "weed."
They don't think it healthy.
Mr.. j. ASHLAND, patentee of the non
radtatiye material, has presented to the
Water-works Trustees o claim Of % cents
tv
pipes at the Front-street pumping-h house,
Or $500. referred to the City Solicitor
f0r investigation.
The subject Of reducing the Water
works expenses 80 per cent. by cutting
down all expenses save those actually
necessary to keep water in the reservoir,
was discussed by the Trustees of the
Water-works yesterday afternoon and
postponed till a further meeting.
POLICE OFFICERS BRAZIL AND KNOX,
not wishing TO swim, paddle their own
0anoe around their beat, which extends
through the lower half Of Rat-row, where
the whisky has become so diluted with
the t'nasty" water that even the rats
have changed their boarding-houses.
Mr.. VAN q. CooNRoD, formerly. chief
clerk of the freight department OF the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianapolis railroad, in this city, has sue
eeeded MIR. J. 81. Steiner, the recently
resigned general agent Of the road at
this point. Mr.. Steiner goes to Indi-
anapolis as superintendent of the West
I'm division Of the White line.
CORONER MALEY held two inuuests
l2te yesterday atternoon-one on the
body Of David GobIe, thirteen years old,
whose parents reside on Linn street,
near Liberty, and whose drowning while
bathing in the 'backwater at the foot of
Poplar street was mentioned yesterday.
a verdict was returned in accordance
with the above statement. Another In
quest was held on the body OF an un-
known man found floating among the
drift-wood in the Ohio river, at Fulton,
and verdict of accidental drowning re-
turned.
AT THE MEETING of the Hamilton
County Infrmary Directors yesterday
khe monthly report of the Superinten-
Gent was submitted and showed the
Dumber Of inmates remaining July 1st
q have been 1856, adMitted during the
month, IA. During the month 10 inmates
were discharged, 2 died and 80 transient
parties were entertained. The total
remaining August 1st was 1856. The two
persons that died were Jacob Arae, OF
Whitewater township, aged sixty-four,
consumption; Benton Gaffrey, child, four
weeks old, sent from Anderson town
ihfp.
Mr.. BRNJAMIN SEBASTIAN, residing at
N6 Elm street, was awakened this morn
ing by thief who was just in the act of
4acsmping with his clothing. The rascal
took fright, however, at once, and drop
ping the clothing, escaped, carrying with
kim q pocket-book containing some $18
md some papers Of value only to the
0wner. Mr.. Sebastian says that II the
papers are returned he will not undertake
Q recover the money. The thief in his
kHsry failed to get q valuable geld watch
which was In the vest pocket OF the
eisfhfng he had been lingering.
THERE is an agricultural philosopher
~ Front street who says that the reason
leus has 'sriz" is because the long season
4 wet weather has caused the
sBeaxeW TO get into the wheat.
He further states that ii you cut q
MS tail OF when the zodiacal sign
r In the heart. the pig will surely die.
Hoy this philosopher vendg prepared
1pcktails, and he.contends that his GUS
fG1nefs can not live ii they cut them of,
sehether the sign is in the head, heart or