The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

WORK on the foundation Of the Sprin-
ger Music Hail will begin in few days.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAFT will not
leave for Cincinnati until next Thurs
day.
THE August settlement Of June taxes
In Hamilton County shows the collection
OF 50 396, ITO 81.
CHAs. MILLER, barkeeper at the Ave-
nue. House, walnut Hills, is suffering
from all accidental pistol-shot in the
hand.
1T is thought that Mr.. SInton may be
induced to reconsider his decision by
which Cincinnati is TO be deprived OF
beautiful WORK OF art,
THE Committee on Public Landings
appointed a sub committee to call The
attention OF the Board of Public Works
10 the ordinance apprOpliAting $1,000 to
repair the wharf between Main ana
Broadway.
NICHOLAS MILLER, who was killed III
this city last Friday by a falling timber
on the y. h NJ. Railroad, was buried AZ
LaWrenCeburg, Ind, yesterday, by the
Kuights OF Pylbias, OF which he was an
AUnored member.
A POOR family, consisting of hus-
band, wife and five children, were sup
piled with a comfortable meal and lods-
ing last night at the Hammond-stree
Police Station. They say their name is
Mcfarland, and that they trAmped it
from point in Laurel County, KY,
some two hundred miles distant. They
are on their way to Dayton.
SEBASTIAN SILBACH, a laborer sixty
six years old, who Lived at l25 Wester
avenue, was killed at $3.50 O'Clock last
ShpVt lima trnn
Brighton Station. The man was walk
Ing between the rails when passenger
train struck him before he was aware OF
his danger. The body was taken TO his
home. An inquest will be held Wednes-
day morning.
A CRUEL and coWardly affair occurred
at hali-past o'clock yesterday evening
on a JOhn-street car, at the corner of
Liberty street. Frank. Har zberger an |
Henry Dig boarded the car, and catcA-
ing hold OF a lame passenger named
Wm. Fecklenburg, against whom they
harbor an old grudge, beat him most
numerically. The assailants were soon
after arrested by Officers Benninger and
Korte and confined IN the Bremen-street
Station house. In the Police Court this
morning the assuilants were fined $40
and costs each.
GEO. BAUMAN, a cigar maker, young in
wears but apparently with The heart OF a
demon, became enraged at his wife last
night, with whom he had a
domestic broil at their home
on the corner Of Linn and Livingston
streets, the result Of which was that he
beat his wife so badly over the head
with bottle that her life is despaired
of. Her skull was fractured, and the
poor woman was completely prostrated
lh'
ming she appeared some what easter.
BaGman, the brute, appeared before
Judge Lindemann this morning charged
with all assault with intent to kill, but
his examination Cd the charge was dt-
ferred a few days to await the result OF
mis- victims injuries. Bail $4,000, III de-
iault OF which ne was locked up.
PAT. CAIN is coal-heaving tramp who
ekQs out precarious existence by doing
odd Jobs when sober, and sleepIng-welI,
anywhere that he happens to fall when
overcome by his taVorite swill.
lie was seen late last nghit
talkingi in q cheerful way with soclably
inclined lamp post, his subject, the dis
a.treus effects likely to result from the
partial failure OF the European hop crop.
How the Intervening hours between
that time and o'clock this morning
were passed by him, history is silent
But at any rate Miss Ell lien Coleman, Of
No, 60 st. Clair ST., was Mortified to find
Pat. in her humble domicile before day
light this morning, where he was waking
the echoes by tramping around her un.
carpeted tloors with a big pair of bull.
skin boots enveloping his way ward leet.
AS usual, a peeler came along and
danced him up 10 the calaboose, where
the awful charge oil burglary was
nI0ced ayainst him. The evidence
before Judge L!ndemann this morning
showing c6ncluslvely that Pat. was
merely looking for his coat, and that he
was 50 overcome by whisky that it was
an utter impossibility for him to "bur-
ue" anything, he was dismissed.