The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-14
LATEST LOCAL.

A WORKMAN engaged in repairing the
Liberty-street Bridge fell through an
opening, with plank on his shoulders,
and was painfully bruised about the
head, this morning.
COUNT HANDBOOK, the former fugle-
man of Coroner Maley, was sent to the
Work. house for five days to-day for an
aggravated case Of drunk. This is what
you might call fair count.
NJ. A. jacob, ESQ.,, was this after
noon appointed a Deputy in the County
Auditors Office, to supply the place
made vacant by the resignation of Capt.
L. L. Brasher. A good appointment.
The residence of John Steptoe, of the
firm of Steptoe, McFarlan & Co., pro-
prietors of the Western Machine Works,
OF West Second street, was burglarized
last night, and goods and jeWelry to the
amount of S75 were taken.
DANIEL MCCARTHY was arrested OH a
warrant served by officer Brinkman
this morning. charging him with steal
ing coat from Christ. Richt, who lives
at the corner of Sixth and John streets.
In default of bail, Daniel occupies cell
at the Ninth-street Station-house.
JOHN HALL, aged about sixty-eight
wears, and who resided at No. 322 George
street, has been missing since yesterday
morning. He had on when last seen in
the city woolen jacket, dark pants and
wide-rimmed dark felt hat. His Whis-
kers, which are grey, were worn long.
THIS morning William Horsley, car
penter, residing at No. 444 West Liberty
street, appeared in The Police Court,
charged with bigamy, in marrying
a Miss Kate Moore, of Dayton, Ohio, last
July while he had wife living. No one
appearing to prosecute the case, Horsley
was dismissed.
A FOOT race for purse of $40 will
take place on Friday at 2 2. M. on
Spring Grove avenue. The distance to
be run is from the first toll-gate back of
CummiusVille to Chester Park. The
contestants are Mr.. VIM. Krose, a we'll
known gas.titter. and Mr.. Hy Hene, a.
prominent boss painter over the Rhine
MIR. f, Meyer, of the Main-street Gar
den, is the manager of the race.
THE reporter who gathers the "Be-
hind d-the-canal" news for the Enquirer,
this morning mentions the arrest Of
Fritz Gustendort, who was conveyed to
the Bremen-street Station ins4a fOur-
horse wagon yesterday on account OF
his obesity. The officers at that station
searched every cell to-lay 1or the Durly
Fritz, but they could not find him, and
came to the conclusion that the item
published this morning must have been
fictitious.
VIM. w. WILCOX. the young man from
Albany, who was arrested last week
charged with forging the names
Messrs. Muller, B.llingheim and
others to orders for advertising ia the
Manufacturers Review OF this city, has
been getting his work in at Cleveland
too. A dispatch to Col. Ira Wood re-
ceiyed this morning from Cleveland
states that there are three charges
forging drafts, which he will be exam
ined on as soon as they can get him.
MRS. SARAH j. GODDARD, who resides
on West Sixth street, near the bridge,
In the neighborhood of the c., FL. u ID.
Railroad Depot, brought her cookbook
lug fifteen-year-old girl before the Police
Court this morning with the intention ol
sending her to the House of Refuge on
the charge OF inoorrigibility; tut
Officer Dinsmore, who knows the par
ties, stated to Judge Lindemann that
the girl was more sinned against than
SHINING, upon which the Judge requested
DmsmOre to take her to The Home Of the
Triendless, on Court street near John,
where she was receiyeas