The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-25
LOCAL BREVITIES,

THE school building in FairmOunt is
completed.
LAMP explosion at 70 Pleasant street
last night. Nobody hurt.
CAPT. B. CHURCHILL, late OF the Police
Court, leaves this evening Tor Washlhg
ton City.
THE sprinkling WAGONS for the Spring
Grove Cemetery have arrived from WOr-
cester, Mass.
ADAM HEIBEL, a lunatic, who escaped
from the Asylum yesterday, was caught
last night on Central avenue.
In the Probate Court the estate of the
late George E. Pugh has been returned
--$2O, 900 in personally; no realty.
THE city does not mourn the depart
ure Of those eighteen gamblers, who lett
last night for Clev Gland and other
points.
OFFICER BURKE, of the Bremen-street
District, was discharged from the force
yesterday, and Officer Massman sus-
pended.
CASPER WEsTMEYER, saloonist at
the corner OF Race and Court streets,
has been fined the costs for selling liquor
without license.
A LARGE lot Of hosiery, coffee-strain,
ers, &c., was found yesterday evening by
Officer Mitchell near the L., G. Il L. Rail
road depot. The goods are at the Ham
mond-street Station.
A SMALL fire broke out about $3.50
O'Clock last evening in basement 0ccu
pied by Mrs. DuVall at No. 70 Pleasant
street. The fire was caused by the up
setting OF a lamp. Loss trifling.
THE Hughes High School class of 1915
last evening adopted resolutions of con-
dolencs and sympathy for the death o.
their classmate,. Edwin f. Girard. They
will attend the funeral in body.
RHoDY WELSH, about ten years old
whose parents live at No. 5S5 West Fiftl
street, was drowned about 8 O'Clock las
evening in the river at the foot Of Woot
street. His body was not recovered.
WILL. DICKERsoN, driver OF a small
wagon, met with painful accident las
evening. He was driving along Fourtl
street, near Race, with large trunk il
his wagon, when his horse suddenl,
SHE'D, threw over the wagon, ant
knocked him out upon the street. HI
received a severe cash in the head, ant
was taken TO his home on West Fourth
street.
HON. WIN. A. WHEELER, Republican
oandld date Tor Vice President, has writer
letter in answer to VIM. NJ. Ampt, o
this city, in which he says: "The whole
extent and nature of the opposition OF
my part to the Ohio River interests ha
been grossly misrepresented. Genera
Garfield is now preparing an openin,
campaign speech wherein the matte
will be iully explained"
The Committee on Fourth OF Jul
prizes met yesterday at the Chamber U
Commerce, for the purpose OF awarding
banner, presented by DR.. j. q. Kerr
and $50 in gold donated by Col. r. N
Moore, to the ward making the finest dis
blay on the Fourth. Contestants for tn
brizes must make statement Of the sam
and direct it to j. F. Blackburn, Secre
sary OF the Board Of Trade Rooms. The
should be i'll by next Thursday.
LAST WEEK Deputy Sheriff and Alder
man Dan. Mullaney received a writ @
fert tdcius against the city in the case c
Victor Ii. Long, the assignee OF Jon
Nolan g. Co. He waited till Saturday TO
the money, and then LEVIED on the furni
ture, etc., in the City Buildings, for th
sake of economy appointing the heads {
the various departments as wa.chmen
guard the property. Yesterday eyenin
Judge Avery, Of the Common Ples
Court, on the petition of the City SOlic
tor, granted a temporary restrainir
order against the Sheriff, to prevent II
sale. The case will be argued on Satu
day.