The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

JAHrs JACKs0N has been appointed
RfiTate Waterman at the Lookout House.
"a NKw fire gong has been put up in
The rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce.
KhoRY GARRISON has been appointed
Master commissioner Of the Court OF
Common Pleas.
QNE HUNDRED men, employed by Cap
tain j. r. Miller, are engaged IN tearing
0ewn the old Exposition Hall.
THE Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st. Louis
H. Il. Go. have reduced the wages OF
their employees in the machine shops ten
Eer cent.
THE house Of Nellie Bush on Sixth
htfeet, and that of Madame English on
George street were captured by the po-
lice last night.
TEE saloon of MIR. Abbihl, Nos. 81
and "a Walnut street, Was burslarized
last night and robbed OF q lot OF cigars
End about $40 In money.
A. K. CHAMBERLAIN h Co.'s stove
foundry roof was scOrcned little last
night. Alarm IRON Box 76, corner
broadway and Hunt street.
TIE hod-oarriers on the Emery Arcade
building, on Vine street, struck yester-
&ay against reduction OF 60 cents.
Bhey were getting - per day.
MRS, NJ AIRY WERsEL, mother Of Lieut..
Wersel, was buried to-day. The funeral
took place from St. Francis Church,
csrner OF Liberty and Vine streets.
TEE case Of Emil Albert, for keeping
u dlsorderly house aud selling liquor to
tDinors, was tried in the Police Court
Yesterday afternoon before jury and
Gismissed.
JOHN BROWN, OF 496 Vine. has q secret
enemy, who threw into his premises last
night bundle of stuff saturated With
GOAL oil and ignited. The police pre-
rented a fire.
CASPER AND JACQUES RITCH1E, of No.
g. East Pearl street, wish il distinctly
Understood that they are not related 10
Isaac N. Richie, the reckless shooter OF
G eisler and Whalen.
THOMAS HAoKETT, of St. Louis, has
Harnisheed the stake money Of Tom
Allen, in the hands Of A. f. Edw ards.
The case will be tried next Saturday be-
tore Squire Anthony.
THR Committee on elections Of the
Common Council have agreed to recon-
bend the payment OF $J5 rent for the
goams occupied as voting places, and
Tor 30 l0r incidentals.
1AlhO INN AIN cNrLbhhhh Vi VIC
District Station (LumlnIns ILL., }, has dis
''"H"rHh Rome tine specimens Oi copper
ssfe on Lbe premises Of Ba!es q Hoppe,
In the TWent!-tiith Ward.
HR, 4, +. EDWARDS, tie stakeholder
III the match between Allen and Goss,
has addressed a note TO each, stating the
Anal deposit Of 81 600 is 10 be made good
next Monday AZ the Empire Saloon.
A BARN in Westwood, valued at $1,000,
kae property Of Mrs. EIcklen, was de.
Rtroyed by ire yesterday afternoon. A
Goy who was visiting the family set it OH
Gre to see how nicely 1t would blaze.
MAGGIE WILLIAMS, the Oo'ored girl
arrested on MUA!!Ister street, Oh com.
hLaint Of d. 4. BIigh, detective oil
louisville, that she had recently stolen
alot Of valuable clothing, has confessed,
and was taken to Louisville to-day for
trial.
A. CORRESPONDENT says that the rea-
sen the District Physicians do not hang
cut their signs Is because they GO not
want 1t known that they doctor the out
aide poor. but that they are not too
proud to step up to the City Treasurer s
office every month and draw their $25
like little men.
A MOVEMENT is said to be on foot tC
pool the earnings OF the Ohio Il Missis,
Sippi, the l., Q. 4 L., and the Vandals
Line, and to reduce expenses to the ex
tant Of 50, 900 or $4,000 month, by dis
missing all the freight solicitors west
and south of ST. Louis, and by a consol
idation OF the freight and passenger Of
kQes into one in this city.
Mr.. NJ. E. INGALLS,, late President o.
the l., G. & l.. Railroad, but who has
Been appointed Receiver, has Issued {
circular, in which he says to the EN-.
rioyes: "By order of the Court, the
hGst earnings are to be used in paying
Jour past uus wages. Hereafter yor
win be paid promptly on the 1st of eact
fa0nth. l wish to give to each and al
bE you my thanks for the faithfulness
with which you have worked and waited
No one will rejoice more than myself tc
bee the back pay settled. depend upor
you all to assist me In restoring the
property to Its owners, by our hare
WoFE and oCOnomy,V