The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-04
LATEST LOCAL.

NOTHING was done at the Board Of
Health meeting this morning.
THE National Theatre Comtque have
discarded the sensational drama and
this week give programme Of solid va
riety.
THERE is large attendance upon the
meetings at the Ninth-street Baptist
Church. They commence each evening
at quarter to eight promptly.
Mr.. TIMOTHY KIRBY, OF Clmminsville,
who has been seriously i'll for some time
past with pneumonia, is so low that he
is not expected to live many houS.
FRANK LEEDS, aged % years, left his
house, 26 Show street, between Freeman
and Carr, Sunday morning at 3 O'clock,
and has not been seen or heard from
since.
| YESTERDAY in front Of the store Of
Hirshland' & Nessauer, No. 174 West
| Fifth street, some light-fngered thief got
away with about forty yards OF black
alpaca.
| In the Jennings-Ry an family squabble,
which was adjudicated by His Honor,
Mrs. Jennings paid the costs, ana MRS.
| Ryan, who has the reputation Of being
very respectable and quiet lady, Went
home happy.
j UlM 0aANlS bnO CoiOtVo thUo wv
about year ago, was accused of having
murdered his mistress, Mary Lee, was
lodged in Ninth-street Station on
charge of grand larceny. Officers Nc
| Cam and Kennedy, OF the Third-Stfeet
Station, made the arrest.
| AN inquest was held on the body OK
| William Carlisle, young man who last
evening, about quarter alter O'CLOCK,
shot himself in the mouth and In the alb.
domen with pistol. The affair hap
lpened at the Good Samaritan Hospital.
The verdict of the jury was "Suicide by
shooting caused by ill-health."
SARAH CowEN, a colored widow in the
employ OF DR.. Reamy, as nurse in o pri-
vate hospital, gave birth to o child on
Saturday. After inclosing it in bum
die of rags, she buried the evidence Of
her shame in an unoccupied cellar. The
babe was found and the mother arrested.
lCoroner Maley made an investigation,
and will hold an inquest next Friday.
| CHARLES HUCK, saloonist of Cum
minsville, was on the rampage on the
26th Of last month. On that day he sal
lied forth with pistol wrapped up id o
towel, during fuss that was kicked
up in his locality with a fellow named
lQuinn, and when Officer Miller rushed
up to quiet matters. he shot at the Off
Ger. HIS case was dismissed, tne Judge
remarking that there was mysterious
point in the matter, which had not been
cleared up.
ACCORDING to the testimon of Eleanor
Gray and other witnesses, Nettle Martin
must be one Of the foulest-nouthed fe-
males west of the Five Points. Eleanor
testities, that as she and Charley Bates
were returning from the theater the
other evening, and was passing along
Longworth street, between Race and
Vine, the Martin woman launched at
her a few choice specimens of language,
that as evidence OF total deprayity can
hardly be excelled. The language being
repeated ON the witness stand, Henry
Meyer, who has been on duty in the
Police Court for Is years, and has heard
good deal of billingsgate, took refuge
behind the stove( 1t transpired on the
hearing of the case that Miss Martin is
an old offender in this line of abuse, and,
but few evenings ago, attacked Maggie
Mitchell in the same style. For the Gray
business, in default of the fine $40, she
goes to the Work-house, and is required
to sign 5000 bond to abstain from like
indulgences for q year.