The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-07
LOCAL BkEVlTIES.


the oath of office.
IT'S "Brevet" Sergeant VIM. Bowman,
now of the Bremen-street Station
ELISHA G. WALDEN, of Pleasant Run,
died Sunday evening at the age OF sew
snty-eight.
The till of Fred. Webbers grocery,
sorner of Elder and Grant streets, was
robbed OF $50 some time yesterday.
LIEUTENANT ROBERTS went to Wal
nut Hills Station to-day, in place oil
Lieutenant Crowley, dismissed.
p. MCAyoY. Democratic candidate for
County Commissioner, filed his notice
Of contest against Herman Flcke.
THE Station-houses were full OF tramps
to-day, who did not enjoy the privilege
Of voting for their taVorite candidate.
JOSEPH HELTMAN and Adolphus
Smith have been appointed patrolmen
Tor the Tenth District, on night duty, in
place of patrolmen Gardner and ODon-
nell.
A TRAMP, suffering apparently from
starvation, was found yesterday even
Ing lying OF an ash-heap near Emery's
Sons soap factory furnace, and was
taken to the City Hospital.
BY the present arrangement, provis-
Ions from packing houses on Eggleston
avenue as far up as Court street, are
loaded in the cars and forwarded d.
rectly south over the Louisville Short
line.
WHILE VIM. Shields was coupling cars
on a freight train on the Little Miami
Road at Linwood Station, yesterday, he
was caught between the bumper and
instantly killed. He leaves u wife and
one child at LoVeland, o.
Il. G. SToMs and w. II. Milestone,
doing business as IL. Il. Stoms u Co.,
agricultural implement and seed deal
ers, at Nos. 40 and AZ East Pearl street,
made an assignment yesterday for the
benefit of creditors to John Cotfey.
VIM. KALBFELL, fifty years old, who
was well known as The owner of the
printing establishment on Third street,
opposite Hammond, died suddenly yes
terday of heart disease. The deceased
leaves widow and three children.
The Tenth District Station (Cum-
minsVille) was kept i'll state of agita-
ton to-day by the yells, cat calls and
songs of a dozen or more bummers who
were taken in on suspicion OF being
election repeaters. BY the time they are
liberated there Will be no use lor their
services.
AT meeting of the Relief Union, held
last Saturday at the Council Chamber,
the committee appointed at former
special meeting OF the Board, consisting
Of Messrs. II. b. Moore, VIM. Ii. King
and John Ii. Balance, reported resolu-
lions OF respect to the memory of Rev.
John F. Forbus, copy of which was
sent to his bereaved family.
C, b. COLE, late Superintendent Of the
int tn1
Superintendent of the Cincinnati Divis.
Ion OF the y. Il NJ. r. R., with head
quarters at Seymour. Mr. l.. Tracy,
Agent of the road, has been given full
charge of all the Company's affairs, and
also of all the trains and employees at
Cincinnati and Storrs.
ROBERT mott, fifteen years old, who
lives with his mother, widow, at No.
1876 Freeman street, yesterday stole S36
from her, and obtained about $12 more
from some of her friends under the pre-
tense that she had ordered him to do 50.
He was taken to Ninth-street Station on
charges OF grand larceny and obtaining
money under false pretenses.
THE Y. Nj. G. A. Board of Directors
at their meeting yesterday afternoon,
elected the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: President, IL. Thane
Miller; Vice President, IL. z. Lloyd
Corresponding Secretary, q. S. Sargent
Recording Secretary, W. McAlpn;
Treasurer, j. Ii. Cheever. The above
with Messrs. S. J. Broadwell, W. f
Thorne, w. A. Gamble, IL. McBlrney
ir., and James b. Wilson, constitute al
Executive Committee, TO whose care is
lntrusted the general management OF the
Association.
A MAN who gives the name of W. FL
Harris is prisoner at the Nlnth-streel
station.house, with the word "suSpi
cion" against him on the slate. 1t il
claimed that Harris, meeting Cincin.
natl lady on ferry boat at Detroit, man
aged to get possession of her trunk
checks by representing himself as all
authorized agent for the checking o
baggage. Detectives Kushman ant
Ampthauer have traced one Of the
trunks to the United States Express
office in this city, and Harris acknoWl
edges to having paWned the other ON
for small sum OF money in Detroit.
THE certificate of the Manufacturers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company was
left for record in the Recorder
ofice Yesterday; $4,000 of capital stocl
M premium notes shall be taken preced
ng the organization. The papers ar
Iigned by Henry Pearce, IL. L. Atkins
4. W. Bishop, John Roberts, q. d. Win
she'll, G. S. Rankin, q. Ahrens, 5. Z
5oshorn, L. W. Vanduzen, W. NJ. Don
aldson, George Fisher, G. ii. Taylor, Z
.. sanders, John Simpklnson, Y. l.. Eu
rlish, N. Macneale, Fl. Y. Young, Ed
ward Henshaw, j. l.. Haven, N. Wolf
i. j, McGowan, Josiah KIRBY, Isaa
Adler, j. NJ. Waters, A. d. Owens an
R. W. Keys.