The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-28
LOCAL BREVITIES.

AND still the raging river riseth.
SIGNoR TAGLIAPIETRA has departed
FOR New York.
THE jury in the Harpe murder case
was completed yesterday evening.
1t is reported that Robinson's Oh era
house has been leased by Mr.. B. Ma
cauley.
JAMES MoLoNEY has been appoint ed
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney by
Charles Baker.
MR.. MILES Grand Opera-house com.
pany is having successful tour among
the rural towns.
Two overcoats were stolen yesterday
from the house of A. strouse, at No. I'll
Longworth street.
The Mexican War Veterans will hold
q meeting at Columbus, February %
George e. Pugh will address them.
GRIFFITH's lumber wagon, heavily
laden, broke down yesterday on Seventh
street and smashed milk wagon which
happened in the way.
ii. q. WATERS, of the Adams Express
Company has been appointed Auditor OF
the Western Division, in the place of G.
W. Rhodes, deceased.
THE funeral of Major General Gordon
Several gentlemen from this city, who
served on his staff during the war, will
be in attendance.
EVERY ONE who participates in the
Continental Costume Reception must
appear in the full dress costume of Colo
nial times. The Vice Regent has said it,
and thus shall it be.
SQUIRE ED. DE SERISY was post
master at College Hill for twenty-three
years, and many dainty billet-doux
from love stricken students to boarding
school misses has passed through his
hands.
THE Fire Commissioners had meet
ing yesterday, and ordered new boiler
for Engine No. 6. Bills and payroll,
$3.50, were ordered to be paid, which
was all the business transacted of i'm
portance.
A FIRE broke out about halc-past l
O'Clock this morning In the cellar of a
saloon at the corner of Elm and Front.
The Race-street engine boys promptly
extinguished it without turning in an
alarm. Loss, lot of straw and old
rubbish.
GEORGE WILSON, brother Of Adam B.
Wilson, died OF inflammation of the
brain, at the Good Samaritan Hospital,
oS hiAuhiSub. ldSJ HlSubs Inc luu6Tdl
takes place from the Hospital at O'Clock.
Regular services at the Cathedral, ~
O'Clock tomorrow Saturday..
A COUPLE of Paul Prys attempted to
enter the room of a prominent actress at
the Walnut Street House last night
She promptly gave the alarm, and the
clerk and porter hustled those inquisi.
tive gentlemen into the street SO quickly
it made their heads swim, tumbling their
luggage after them. One was stranger
and the other had not even registered.
THE Water.works Trustees met yes
terday and petition was presented for
a regular water main at Ninth and Elm
streets. Secretary Greuter's weekly re-
port shows balance in the treasury OF
S9,901 Go. A bill against Hugh Campbell
for stone furnished, was put into the
hands of the Delinquent Collector. The
weekly payroll, $2059 So, was ordered
to be paid and the Board adjourned.
A YOUNG man called at the store oil
Hugh Pugh, 247 Cutter street, last night
to purchase coal oil. After paying fol
his fluid he attempted to go through the
till, which was fortunately fixed to rims
bell on being opened. Hearing the
bell, and seeing that he was detected
the would-be thief made break for the
door with his empty jug, but ou
sixteen cents which he had paid for Goa
oil that he did not stOD to ta Ike with him