The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

from laying IN supply Oh christmas
presents.
THE Centennial Guards, in full uni
form, will visit CumminsVile tonight,
TO attend church fair.
THE newsbeys' annual entertainment
will be held Christmas night at Hopkins
Hall. b g time is being provided for.
GEORGE HOLIDAY and Robert Will
son,who are said to be notorious thieves,
have been released from the Work
house.
FRANK DYER, a farmer from LeXing-
ton, Kentucky, was arrested on Third
street by officer Mitchell, for street
begging.
BARNEY kUNKEMTLLER was fined this
morning $20 and costs on conviction OF
selling milk with too much water in 1T.
Milk Inspector John Perkins mad Bar
ney arraigned.
VIM. SAMPSON and John Moloney are
accused OF stealing a trowel and ham
mer, valued at 81 IS, from A. Sweeney.
They will be heard on the charge of petit
larceny next week.
OFFICERS CoNRoY and Roth found a
pet deer roaming around on their beat
last night, and took it to the Ninth
street Stalion-house, where the owner
can prove property and take posses
sion.
MARY FINK, the domestic who died
suddenly at the Cincinnati Orphan Asy-
lum, Mount Auburn, as mentioned yes
terday, died, according to the verdict of
the Coroner's jury, from congestion of
the brain.
Mr.. CHAs. HASELTINE'S collection of
works OF art, on exhibition at WlswelPs
Hall, Is attracting the attention of the
people OF culture and taste. The public
exhibition continues to-Iay, tomorrow
and Monday.
IHE cigar mandatory on the corner
OF 5 XLh and Sycamore streets was burg
larized on the 25.h Of last month, and
TWO thousand cigars stolen. This morn
ing The thief, through the agency of
another party, returned one thousand
six hundred and fifty of the cigars.
AN inquest was held this morning on
the body OF Henry w. Morris, who, as
we published yesterday, was found
dead in room above Zumstein's sta
bles on West Sixth street. The testi-
mony given before the COrouer's jury
elected that Morris died from heart dis.
ease.
THOMAS MCCARTY, alias Larry How
ara, was examined this morning in the
Police Court on the charge OF burglar
izng the saloon OF Andy j. GIaeser, at
No. l29 Sycamore street, early yesterday
morning, and was bound over to the
Grand Jury i'll the sum of $1,000. Nc
Carty's story that he found the cigars in
lumber yard was not credited by His
Honor.
THE Dister Artillery Company held |
an election Tor officers last evening at
Rosps Hall, 81 McMicken avenue. The |
following officers were chosen for the |
present year: Captain, George W. Dist
Ter; Senior First Lieutenant, Jacob
Marklein; Junior First Lieutenant, Ad-
am Ries; Senior Second Lieutenant,
Jacob Doll: Junior Second Lieutenant,
Wm.s Schulmeier; Quartermaster, VIM.
Boettger, jr.; Chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Pohl-
mayer.
JOSEPH BAKER, who keeps a rag store
in CumminsyiIle, has three step-sons,
aged respectively ten, twelve and four
teen years. These boys sell matches |
through the city, and, if they have not
sold all OF them at night, it is alleged
that they are cruelty beaten by Baker.
Several times they have slept outdoors
through fear OF awhipping. Ii the story
be true, the man ought to be arrested
and punished for his cruelty.
A MEETING was held in the lecture
room OF st. Paurs NJ. L. Church, last
night, to consider plan to secure the
cooperation OF women of the NJ. E.
Church in the work of the Freedmen's
Aid Society. The project is one which
has been under consideration here for
some Time, having received its initiation
from three prominent Methodist ladies
in this city, Mrs. Bishop Clark, Mrs. DR..
VIM. b. Davis, and Mrs. DR.. Rust. The
first named lady presided. Interesting
and instructive addresses were made bV
Mrs. Jennie +. willing, OF Chicago, ana
Mrs. Wheeler, OF Kingston, Pa A
hetnite plan was not adopted, but
will be at another meeting to be held
shortly.
THE Enquirer has another libel suit
ON hand. This lime Chas. +. Hayman.
West Sixth street provision dealer,
wants $4,000 damages. The petition Tor
damages sets forth that while the plain
ill was acting IN the capacity Of Dep.
nty United States Marshal, the defend
ant, on the 4th OF November last, pub
lished false and malicious libel con-
cerning him, the article stating that he
was exceedingly vigorous iu his efforts
Lo hunt down and arrest Democrats who
can be charged with illegal voting''
(meaning that the plaintiff was guilty OF
abusing his powers and exercising the
functions of his Office i'll an oppressive
and partial manner). Further allega-
tions were set out referring to other at
tacKs upon the character OF the plaintiff
and his family.
MICHAEL CREA is we'll educated
young foreigner, who studied medicine
In Canada, and has but recently arrived
in this city. He has no
means, and has been tramp.
Ing around the country in search
Of employment. Meeting Alderman
Dan. Mullaney, OF this city, thai gen
tleman took an interest III the young
man, did what he could for and yester-
day gave him note to Mayor Johnston,
requesting the Mayor to issue m
charity ticket over the Pan Han
die Railroad to Columbus. The
ticket was given Crea aud he departed.
This morning he met man on Fourth
street, to whom he offered 10 sell the
ticket for a small consideration. Un-
fortunately Tor the seller, The
gentleman happened to be con-
hected with that road; his name is
Vanduzeu. Mr.. V. at once took him
into custody, and Off er F. t. Davis
escorted him to The Police Court room,
where, upon examination ofthe case by |
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