The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.
lis is the newsboys' harvest.

The Longworth-street Quartette Cluo
was out last night, and enjoyed them
selves as usual at Ben. Shotts resi-
dence.
MIR. MowBERRY, OF Columbia, is minus
horse ana buggy, which he lett Just
minute" at the corner OF Sixth and Vine
last night.
THE residence of Geo. Wilhelm, the
commercial agent in Portsmouth, Ohio,
OF Bishop Brothers, this city, was burned
down yesterday.
FERDINAND DITZ, who lives on West
Walnut Hills, was knocked down on the
road last night and robbed OF all his
money. No clue to the party.
LoRENz STEUBER, n saloonist at 494 WAL
nut street, will be examined in the Police
Court on the 17th inst, on the charge OF
selling liquor on election day.
BOLT of gray jeans, consisting OF
about forty-eight yards, was stolen about
O'Clock last evening from j. Ritchie's
dry goods store, No. 65 and u East Pearl
street.
A CoLoRED child about three months
old was picked up last night on Walnut
Hills, at the corner Of Park avenue and
Church street. 1t will be sent TO found
ling hospital if not claimed.
A MOTION has been made in the mat
ter OF the contest of the County Commits
Bionership, to dismiss the contest made
by McAYoy, on the ground that the pro-
Eeedihgs were begun too late.
A LITTLE child of August Guenther,
who lives on Cummings street, III Fair
mount, was found dead in bed yester-
day. Coroner Maley was notified, ana
will hold an inquest this evening.
A WITNESS in the Police Court this
morning testified that the defendant
called her husband "an Odd-fellow, a
Free Mason, and everything else bad
that she could lay her tongue TO-"
MATTHEW LYONS, whose family lives
in Newport, died suddenly yesterday
while sitting in a chair i'll Schneider's
saloon at n o. 80 Broadway. An inquest
was held and verdict returned OF death
from apoplexy.
j. A. CARSON, a merchant of Pleasant
Run, while coming TO the city early yes
terday morning in wagon, was way
laid by a man who attempted to rob him,
but whom TWO shots from Carson's re-
Yolyer scared away.
JAMES CAMPBELL, Of Cleveland, and
Thomas Hagans, OF New York, who were
arrested yesterday evening on suspicion
Of being picKpockets, were liberated this
morning, as there was no evidence oil
their alleged crookedness.
A CROWD of half-full and enthusiastic
voters were numbering up Central av-
enue last night, making Rome howl.
One OF them sung out, "'Ran for Peter
Cooper. He's got 1877 Votes-to get.
Whoop.PEE."
j. G. FIEDELDEY, i'll consequence oil
his jambOree yesterday, was unable TO
appear III the Police Court this morning
10 answer numerous charges OF disor-
lerly conduct, and the cases were laid
Dver until next Wednesday.
JOHN BLACK, OF SO Lodge street, will
face His HonOr tomorrow morning to
answer the charge OF carrying and -four
tshing q seven barreled revolver, near
lhe Crawford House yesterday. Officers
Whalen and Brady took him in.
PHIL. BICKENHAUsER, a saloon.keeper
at 991 Central avenue, about two weeks
ago was robbed of check for $1,000 and
1890 cash. He had placed it In closet
in a room adjoining The saloon. He did
not miss it for some time after. Detec-
tiyes were sent out but could find no
clue to it.
THE station-keeper at Red Bank, on
the Little Miami Railroad, was struck
bya locomotive this morning and thrown
to one side OF the track after having re-
ceiyed fatal injuries. The man was
found about O'clock and was taker
back to Plainville. The mans name
has not been learned.
LOUISA WEBER, widow who keeps {
saloon on the southwest corner OF Four
leenth and Bremen streets, appeared
before Judge Lindemann this morning
charged with keeping her saloon open Oh
election day. 1t appearing that the Of
tense was not al Intentional violation oil
law, she was dismissed by the payment
Of costs.
A NUMBER OF prominent citizens Of
the East End have issued call for 9
meeting to be held at Greaves' Hall, Mt
Adams, Tomorrow evening, October IL
to thoroughly organize for action in re-
gard to Route 10 Street Railroad Ordi
nance, as determined effJrts are being
made TO defeat this ordinance by throw.
ing obstacles in its way.
AT the annual meeting OF the Society
of Ex-Army and Navy Officers last eve
ming officers were elected as follows
President, l.. NJ. Dayton; Vice Presi
dents, Col. Hunter Brooks, Col. Ii. E
Collins, Captain Charles Goddard, Col
John KenneLt, Surgeon A. l.. Carrlck
Secretary, John IL. Woodward; Treas
nrer, Stephen S. L. 'Hommedieu; Execu
tive Committee, DR.. A. Il. HIGHWAY, L
V. Cherry, Major Frank. j. Jones, Capt
Carl A. q. Adae.
THE friends of Mrs. Annie Barns
father, whose sudden death at her resi-
dence on the corner OF Fifth and Stone
streets, we recorded yesterday, were o
the opinion that there was something
mysterious in the case. They ordered {
posl-mortem TO be held, and it was don,
last evening by DR.. Graft. His eXami.
nation showed that the deceased hat
ruptured blood vessel in the yicinit.
Of the heart. Coroner Maley will hole
an inquest tomorrow.
FRED. EGNER, who was jointly in
hicted with his father and Geo. Rufe
for the murder Of Herman Scnilling, wa
brought into Court yesterday, state
ment having been made by the Prose
cutting Attorney that it would be impos
sible to obtain jury in this county t.
try him, and If he were sent to auothe
county on a change of venue ther
would be no probability of conviction
He therefore suggested that the prisone
should be discharged, on giving bond TO
his appearance. His bond was fixed a
$1,000, and Egner then discharged, hay
I,fr in + ho Int for ahoJt tIun