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

MA. II. r. FARNEY, the artist, 1g nome
On brief visit from Germany.
TIRE Board of Education failed to OBJ.
tain quorum last night. Special meet
ing next Monday.
A LITTLE GIRL named Busse, Of No. 80
Dunlap street, was run over by horse
s.sS .sS wagon yesterday. Wounds NOT
serious.
AN iron-gray horse belonging to F.
Lindeman about o'clock this morning
atrayed from the stables at Barr and
Linn streets.
Mr.. TRINKLER's house on Bank street
was visited last night by burglars, who
carried Off some wearing apparel, a lot
bf jewelry and some money.
JUDGE MURDOCH, Of the Common
Pleas, has adjourned for the vacation,
And started on a. trip East to-day, TAX
Ing In the Centennial before his return.
"IRIsH" NORTON, the young desperate
who 10 now in the Hospital suffering
from the kick OF a horse, had the wound
cd leg amputated by DR.. Muscroft yes
tarday.
MR.. ADoLPH CAMS, cornet soloist Of
the Cincinnati Orchestra, was married
hast evening to Miss Leopold. The Or
chestra last night serenaded the happy
couple.
THR Westwood Narrow-gauge Rail-
road train some days ago was thrown of
the track near Werk's place. A lady
named Miss Fenton, of CheViot, was in
tursd by the water cooler falling upon
her.
AN application was made to the Di-
Rectors OF the Work-house for the release
pf John McDermott, sentenced to the
WOrk-house for sixty days, and to pay q
6ne of 500 and costs. The case was
seferred TO President Dodds, with power
10 act.
TIE lightning yesterday struck the
sUadlors' bench in the City Stables and
Scattered the articles ON the table in
every direction. The same fash tonk
bold Of gas.burner, turned the cock and
Lit the gas.
ACCORDING to the notions Of Squire
Carson, Mayor Rowe, OF Lockland, eX-
aeeded his authority in removing the
murderer Dudley to the County Jail,
and the Squire proposes to settle the
question in the Courts.
JAMES FERGUSON, a timer In the en-
pioy OF Hendricks & Co., No. Main
street, accidentally fell and broke his
on Vine street, north Of MoMicken ave-
nns, yesterday afternoon.
THE excursion of Greenwood Lodge of
Cd fellows to Parker Grove comes off
tn-dav. One Of the features will be two
balloon ascensions-by MISS Blanche Re-
nault in the balloon "CIty OF London"
and by MILE Jeanette Contourler, In
s-CentenDial."
TEE Directors of the Work-house at
their meeting yesterday discussed the
complaint that unsound meat had been
sent to the institution by the contract |
0rs, Geo, Gatbraith and George Law |
renee. The matter was referred to
Msssrs. Munson and Neare to inVesti-
gate.
TEE Board OF Police Commissioners
at their meeting yesterday morning, ap-
pointed the folio wing Lieutenants: ia
cob Birnbaum, j. p. Decker, aud Louis
Martin. They also appointed several
patrOlmen, besides examining number
Of applications for positions on the
force.
Mr.. GEO. A, HOOVER, brother of
W. q. Hoover, Of the firm of Ship
Fey, Hoover & Co., young business
man well known in this city, died in
New Castle, Indiana, last Sunday. He
was buried there to-day, the employees
R Shipley, Hoover Il Co. attending In a
kedy.
THE "painter's trick" did not succeed
ut DIR. o. Il. Newton's yesterday. The
fAtrick" is, a thu fpresenis himself at the
door with paint pot and brush, saying
be has orders to touch up room in the
house. Once in he watches his chances
to- ''lifp all the Valuables he can find.
Look out.
'SQUIRE REILEY knows how to serve
persons brought before him charged
with cruelty to animals. His latest
gases were L. 10th, $40 and costs, tor
driving horse with q lame leg; and
Asrs. II. M. Joseph, $40 and costs, for
sver-driving an animal belonging to
John +. Meme.
j. q. WHITE, whose arrest for attempt
ing to obtain $3.50 from the Lafayette
Baak on a forged telegram from r. X.
Duhme Il Co., jewelers., was mentioned
yesterday, was arraigned in the Police
Court this morning. His case was con-
EkAued till Friday.
JAMES MORGAN, Superintendent OF the
Work.house, made his regular monthly
report as follows: Number of prisoners
Samzining July 1, 897; number Of prison.
ers admitted in July, 438; number OF
prisoners remaining and committed, s35;
aumber discharged in July, Ala; number
Esmaining August l, AL; greatest num-
bar Of prisoners in July, 40T; least num-
ber In July, 876; average number Of pris-
sners in July, 3S5 1131.
LOUIS HETTINGER, a peddler, in July
stole set Of harness worth $15 from
tuilkman named Beckel and sold 1t to a
Wsman named Brill, who lives on Elm
street near Green. Hettinger also, on
Sunday a week ago, assaulted young
paH named Gus. Kuhl and felled him to
tbe ground with club. For this un-
pRsVoked assault Louis was sentenced
to thirty days and fine of $50. In the
larceny case he was sent to the Work
bguse Tor month and moreover to work
sut q fine OF 500.
TEE Annual Pioneer Picnic advertised
10 be held in Hunps Grove at Valley
function on last Saturday was ad-
ksarned on account OF the storm to next
6aturday. There was q gathering of
some tour or five hundred people there
last Saturday. But as the day was too
EnCiement for the appearance of the
pioneers, it was thought that 1t would
be disrespecttul towards them to pro-
coed. The young people, however, en-
Jeyed themselves hugely by tripping it