The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-12
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DR.. PretborO and wire naNe teAS iol Vhe
Centennial Exposition.
Jack Sharp formerly Of the Stars, ls
now engaged by the Memphis Red Stock
lngs.
Mr.. Lockland and wife have returned
from u pleasant trip to Bunalo, N. IL
ana otner Eastern cities.
The hickory pole for the Fifth Ward
. arrived yesterday, and Will be put up
this evening witha great rally.
General Green Clay Smith, nominee OF
the Pr0hibiLionist party for President,
will address the people Of this city at
0Id fellows Hall Tonight.
MAYORS COURTS. Guthrie, breach
OF the peace, continued; james Morgan
and Franz. Stevens, Ior violating the
nuisance ordinance, each W and Gusts.
A grand Democratic mass meeting
takes place this evening at NJ. Rum
grocery, corner Of Pleasant and Greehup
streets, in order 10 organize TIlden anu
Hendricks Club.
In the County Court yesterday A.
Campbell Ellis, Esq, resigned as ad-
minisirator of the estate OF Adeliza
Murphy, deceased, and f. y. g. Mott was
appointed and qualified III his place.
Charles Kieber, who lives in this city,
and is in the furniture business on Pearl
street, Cincinnati, Was Knocked down
and badly Deatsn by some rOughs on
Spring Grove avenue about IL O'CLOCK
last night.
The funeral of Mr.. Henry Wenz9l will
take place Tomorrow, from his late resi-
dence, on Madison street, between
Fourth and Fifth. All Of the various
societies to whicn the deceased belonged
will join in procession and convey the
body 70 It's last resting place In High
land Cemetery.
The Board of Examiners for the public
schools OF CoV,ngtor examined the fol-
lowing persons (oolored) who are appli-
oants lor POSITIONS as teachers i'll the
colored schools. They received the
grades attached to their names; j.. s..
Mcleod, 1916; AiZelia Ross, 1914; Con-
stautia Ill. T.,jlor, 1871; Mary Summons,
77H; ;John Robinson, IS; Samuel IL. Sing
Ell, 50 E11; Enza Weaver, 73 Ito; Cora
j. WurWlck, 10. The branches upon
whicn tue applicants were examined
were spelling, definitions, reading, writ
ing, mental and practical arlLnmel1c,
grammar, geography, Unlted States ms
tory, aud the theory and pracLlce OF
teacniug. Alr. Singer was also exam
ined in algebra, and received the graue
S0 Ger ,ifieates were granted 10 all
of the above.
The case of William Corbett, charged
with sending threatening letters to Dir.
Raphael, OF Cincinnati, to eXtOrt money
from him. was called before Esquires
Francis ard Tebbs yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Raphael was absent owing 10 SICK
ness. The attorneys then moved that
the case be dismissed. The motion was
oyerruleu, and the defendant remanded
10 jail until Monday next. Then Cor
bett attorneys presented peLiLlon tor
writ Of habeus corpus to the Judge oil
the County Court, L. j. Phelps. Esq,
and the latter issued the writ, made re-
tuTnable lorthWitn. AT 4:30 O'CLOCK ne
heard the mOtlOn to release The pris-
oner, land discharged him, holding that
the Examining Court had exceeded Its
authority in postponing the trial iol
more than two days, anu that the ordel
,ot commitment was void. The order o
discharge had no sooner been made
than another warrant was sworn out be
fore ESQUIRE Francis by the counsel FOL
the prosecution for tue arrest OF CorDetl
Tor the same otfense. Deputy Constable
Francis arrested CorbeJt, and the latter
was again commiUted to Jail until thi
evening.
NEWPORT.
Dave Lock is confined to his house
Cause, u spra,ned ankle.
The Republicans will organize Haye
and Wheeler CLUB Tonight AT the Courl
house,
The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Uphof
vile OF John UphUH, took place at
M, this afternoon from 81. PauPs M.
Church, and was largely attended.
Harry McKeown, son of Hugh Nc
KeOwn, was arrested yesterday Tor rot
blng his fathers till OF $40 He Will b
seut to the House of Refuge in CInclI
natl.
George Miller, o young man eightee
years VI age, was drowned last Wedne'
day while In bathing out at Grants Lie
in this county. His body was recoVere
and buried the day following.
City Marshal Dave Lock succeeded /
capturing the notorious thief "Kid
Dempsey on Front street yeste
day, and turned him over to Capt. JOIN
son, Inspector OF Police at Cincil
natl.
Thomas Finn, who is charged with b.
ing u "vaY" was ordered by Judge Gel
ler this morning TO leave the city. l
case he returns he will be made to pa
SIG and costs OF get thirty days on u
stone pile.
Phe TiIdem and Hendricks Club wi
hold O meeting Tonight at the Chestnu
street House. Colonel Il. w. Nelson
Judge GelsIer, and other no ed orator
Will address the meeting. judy
Hoadly and Mayor Johnston, of Cincl
natl, will not be present.
About l O'Clock this morning thrt
men ransacked the marketWagon
Mrs. Schultz, taking with them all the
could carry Of eggs, butter and chees
Ex-PoIceman Tong Brady happenll
along at the time, suspected their moy
ments and attempted To arrest them, b.
they dropped their loads and made go'
tnelr escape, their legs being somewh
longer than Brady's.
We are pleased to note the succe
Rev. r. X. Graves has met with sin
mis- arrival in the city. Through his Q
ergy and the ibero lily OF Cur citizen
he mas had the First Baptist Churcn,
bellevue street (his new lie Id Of labor
thoroughly renovated, and will on
morrow evening have il lighted tor q
1rst.time with gas. On the occasion t
reverend gentleman will at o'clo
prsaoh a sermon, taking tor his subje
''Lgnt."
A number of young scamps, who see