The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Commissioner, and family will leave for
the Centennial on Monday next.
MR.. JAMES H. GARRIGAN, who died
last Saturday evening, will be buried
tomorrow morning from st. Xayier's.
THE Jackson Brewery, ON McMicken
avenue, was entered by thief last night
and robbed Of a valuable coil of copper
pipe.
OSCAR MEDARY and Chas. Weeks
have perfected arrangements for the
three-mile race to take place on the 26lh
inst.
"THE Workingmen's party" are to
hold meeting Tonight on the Esplanade
ON the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
strike.
EMIL HOFFMAN, Chief Deputy in the
Clerks office, has returned from his trip
ana sojourn at the lakes after an ab-
sence of three weeks.
JAMES MORRIS, a cattle dealer living
near Chester Park, was severely gored
by Texan bull few days ago. His
condition last night was still unfavora-
BILE.
Mr.. JOHN ROCHE and wife were
thrown out Of a wagon on Spring Grove
Avenue last Sunday, by which Mrs.
Roche received some severe internal in
juries.
JOHN BERTsCH, coal cart driver, was
overcome by the heat yesterday at the
corner OF Sycamore and Dorsey streets.
He was taken to his home on Pleasant
street.
COLONEL LEV. STEELE started this
morning for Boston TO claim his bride,
Miss Mollie Maeder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Steele will return about the 6th of Sep
tember.
The Irish.American Centennial
Guards are to have an annual picnic at
Oak ey Station Tomorrow. Trains Will
leave the Plum-street Depot at and II
O'Clock.
THERE will be contest for gold
headed cane at Father Crowley's picnic
at Runnymede Park to-day, the prize TO
be awarded to the most popular Con-
gressional candidate.
The driver Of milk-wagon belonging
to q. Giesken, while proceeding up Race
street yesterday evening, dropped a roll
OF money, and in attempting to secure it
fell out OF the wagon. His injuries are
not severe.
AT the regular meeting OF the Clio
Dramatic Club, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing season:
President, Cromic Hunson; Vice Presi-
dent, H. Metcalr; Secretary, d. L. Fer.
rell; Treasurer, T.. J. Gross; Manager,
d. j. Baldridge.
ISABELLA LUCAS, French dress
maker, sixty-tWo years old, and living
at 282 Main street, is voluntarily starY-
ing herself to death, having eaten nothing
since last Thursday. The woman, who
has sister at Grafton, W. Va, can not
be induced to take food or medicine, nor
will she so to the Hospital.
THE eighth annual meeting Of the
Eleventh D. V. l. Reunion Association
will be held in the camp OF the Third
Regiment o. n. g., on the Fair Grounds
near Troy, o., on Thursday. Train from
the South arrives at Troy at II O'Clock;
from the North at 1880. Leaves for the
North at 6:15; tor the South at $50.
HENRY AUTENREITH, a stone-mason,
htty-six years old, attempted suicide at
his home, No. 28 Orchard street, last
evening, by plunging knife five times
into his abdomen. He was taken to the
Hospital and his wounds not pronounced
necessarily fatal. The cause Of his act
was weariness Of life, and lack Of work.
ARRANGEMENTS are being perfected
for the mass Sabbath.school meeting Of
the southwestern counties of Ohio, at
the Camp-meeting Grounds near Love-
land, on Thursday and Friday, oath and
25th inst. The Little Miami and the Ma
rietta & Cincinnati Railroads will stop
all of their trains at the grounds, and
sell tickets at reduced rates.
JAMES WILEY, Robert McFall and
John IL. Woesbe the first two notorious
thieYes), yesterday visited Brutsche's
saloon, at the corner Of Race and Canal
streets, and stole shirt belonging to a
boarder named Louis Wollschlager.
They were arraigned before Judge Lin
demann this morning and each sent to
the Work-house tor thirty days and
fined $500.
J. w. DEMPHIs and VIM. Shelley, the
two men who robbed Uncle John Robin.
sons residence lately, were arraigned
in the Police Court this morning on
charges of grand LARCENY. They were
both bound over in
thirty days Work-house and fine OF
800, pending over Demphis, or OBrien
as his real name is, was put into execu-
tlon.
A CUTTING affray occurred last night
about IL O'Clock at "Tony's Place." a
saloon near the corner Of Third and
Plum streets, in which mulatto named
Thomas Jefferson Emmett was the vic
tim. Emmett was almost disemboweled
by an express driver named John
Crown, known also as "Crowney." The
wound was made with a bowie knife.
Emmett was taken to the Hospital and
is in dangerous condition. Grown was
arrested.
HARRY BARTON, comedian at Woods
Theatre, some days ago received check
Tor $50 from Mr.. W. j. Florence, the
original and well-remembered "Slote''
of almighty Dollar" fame. Barton
knowing that he had asked for nc
money. wrote to Mr.. Florence and ex-
planned the matter. Mr.. Florence In
return sent Barton the letter, asking for
the sum, but the letter was at once pro-
nounced forgery. Some swindler had
written the note requesting the loan and
intended TO call for it at the Post-oftioe.
The letter. however, coming into ths
right hands the little game was spoiled.
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Board of Education.
This BOARD met in sDecial session las