The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-01-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.


g PHE Library war ends to-day.
OVER 1000 persons at the Zoo-Zoo
Knnday.
IF is proposed to have Burnet avenue
HmproVed.
HON. MILTON SAYLER left last night
far Washington.
THE famous Con. Megrue, of the St.
Louis crooked whisky ring, is in the
city.
JOHN CRoTTY has the contract to i'm
prove East Sixth street; time, sixty
days.
CLIFTON avenue is to be improved be-
tween Calhoun street and the corpor-
alton line.
/ GAN anybody see where Jack Noble
expended 81, 400 last week in cleaning
the streets?
TIE payroll Of the Street Cleaning
Department has been ordered paid; +;
amount, s., ,44 10.
/ Gus. LINDEMAN's saloon, corner Third
and Walnut, was robbed of 1000 cigars
and S8 in currency Sunday night.
DETECTIVE Steve Meade mourns the
loss or his only child, a little daughter !,
vino died yesterday at the age of eigh-
teen months.
JACK NOBLE is asked to explain why a
nile OF garbage has been allowed to re-
main for the last six weeks in front of
6e6 Linn street.
> Coz. A. M. ROBINSON, Steward of
Longview Asylum for several years
past, died yesterday morning at the age
Of sixty years.
8 DIR. JAMES G. KERR, proprietor OF the
Great System Renovator, has removed
his Office from 139 West Fourth to his
laboratory, 81 John street, below Fourth.
: THE c., III. g. D. Railroad Company
have adopted the plan of charging its
employees half fare for all tickets, whether
single or Communication, instead of allow
Isg them to ride free as heretofore.
: MR.. G. W. REGGIN, formerly passenger
conductor on the D. & M. road, has been
appointed Train Dispatcher and Super
5nfendent of Telegraph on the st. Louis
Division Of the st. Louis and Southeast
an Railroad; headquarters at Evans
vile, Ind.
THE Board of Directors of the Catho-
lie Institute met and organized last
night by the election Of c. G. Jacobs,
President; Clemens Oskamp, Vice Pres
tdent; Dr.. j. j. Quinn. Secretary Joseph
Niehaus, Treasurer.
Ar a meeting, yesterday, of the Board
Of Directors of the Springer Music Hall,
o call for the stock subscribed was
made. Joseph Longworth was elected
President; Julius Dexter, Secretary,
and Reuben e. Springer, Treasurer.
AN interesting and exciting contest is
I'm progress at the st. Patrick's table at
the Orphans Bazaar, between the
kefondc nf NJ ioIpo al (yo,sI,att u,,nh Dx,o,x
and Patrick Whalen. The prize is
aplendid Irish blackthorn cane, with o
heavy gold head.
JOHN M. WELLER collects the rent for
She house at u West Sixth street,
owned by Mr.. Robinson, and occupied
by August Holkopp, saloonist. Yester-
day Herman Weller, a son of JShn's,
collected the money, $50, since which
time he has not been seen by his father.
THE opening services of the week of
prayer at Trinity NJ. e. Church were
well attended last evening, and deep
religious feeling was manifested. Rev.
Earl Cranston is an earnest Christian
and an eloquent speaker, and we'll mer-.
Its the cordial reception with which he
has been met and the success which has
thus far crowned his labors.
Our of the five hundred cigar manu-
facturers in this city the following are
the i've largest that pay over one-fourth
Of the $478,5 559 46 paid for tax ON cigars
kh this city: We'll, Kahn 6 Co., $4S, 1903;
b. Lowenthal 81 Co., $45, 142; N. Haas.
t54.O07 20; H. Tietig & Bro, $14 500; Gold
Gewburg Bros q Co., $11,365 %.
TEE Globe Insurance Company yes
terday elected the following Directors:
n AL vi d..
ming, Christian Boss, Henry Stix, Sam'l
j. Hale, George III. Proctor, A. NJ. Hot.
ton and 8. F.Covington. s. f. Coving-
ton was reelected President and John
]. Covington Secretary. The Directors
declared the regular quarterly dividend
Of three per cent, payable on demand.
JOSEPH NIEKAMP, German brewer,
living at the corner of Elm street and
hamilton road, was fooling with load
cd pistol on New Years day, and acci-
dentally shot young William III.
Behrman in the arm. Niekamp
was arrested and charged with the
shooting; but, this morning when the
case came up Behrman refused to prose-
eate, and that charge was dismissed;
but, @on another one, that of carrying
concealed weapon, he pays $15 and costs.
EDWARD F. WOLFF went jamboreeing
on New Years eve with George and VIM.
Birgler, and finally went to Loring's
Beanery on Th rd street, where VIM. Bir-
gier has been Q nployed as clerk. While
mere d. ficultg arose between VIM. and
Wolf, during which the former lost 500,
and accused Wolf Of stealing it from
his pocket. He caused his arrest, and
be was locked up in the Ninth-street
Etation-house. The case being called
this morning In the Police Court, VIM.
Mrgler refused to prosecute and the
uase was dismissed.
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Sudden Death.
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