The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-26
THE DAILY STAR
LOCAL BREVITIES.


first appearance yesterday.
THE Put-in-Bay House, q disreputable
ranch at No. 100 Water street, was
cleaned out yesterday by the police.
MAJAH TRAVIS appeal in behalf of his
thieving client this morning was enough
TO draw tears from brass monkey.
THE Claim Commission have taken In
and audited five hundred and sixty
seven claims, which cover about $39, 600.
DoBMEYER & NEwHALL intend soon
to open Musical and Dramatic Agency
in connection with their present bust.
ness.
LAST Thursday some person unknown
stole SIT and sllver-mounted pistol
from the saloon at No. 80 East Third
street.
THE funeral of Dr.. George W. Phillips
took place at 2 ?. NJ. to-day from st.
Johns M. Z. Church, corner of Park and
Longworth.
Tom ALLEN was in the city to-day and
met number OF his friends and admirers
at the Clipper Shades, No. BAT West
Fifth street.
A. PARTY of distinguished journalists
and artists Of Europe arrived here last
night, and left this morning for Louis
vile and the West.
THE Ellsworth Rifles of the First Regl.
ment Ohio National Guards have electe
the following Lieutenants: First, John
Howett; Second, II. Hurtig.
HON. MILTON SAYLER will arrive at
the Little Miami Depot at s O'Clock and
be escorted thence to the Grand Hotel,
where a reception will take place.
Mn tbrouy,, Tror,
his buggy last night at the corner ol
tunately was only slightly injured.
FREDERICK WIRTH, a cabinet-maker,
fell yesterday at the corner Of Fifth and
Plum streets, striking his head on the
curb-stone. He is now in the Hospital.
A SMALL FIRE was caused about 80
O'Clock last night in the County Jail, in
room occupied by Squire Carlin, by
the wind blowing shutter too near the
gas.
JAS. A. DEvOU has sued Harrison P
Diehl for $4,000 damages, for publishing y
libel in the Commercial on the 31st o.
last July, charging him with frauds in
the sale of Chicago lands.
''THE Sisters of the Sacred Heart"
have purchased the residence and
kIOuuu5 VI DlIs w Ius ClluUEu Neu, VI
Clifton. The grounds contain thirty-siX
acres. The purchase price was $780, 900.
AN Irishman in the Police Court this
morning was fined by Judge Lindemann
$40 for being drunk yesterday. With a
comcal leer he inquired: Judge, could
you lind man the money to pay his
ineW
OEHLER JOHNSON, a colored man,
while on the steamer Andes, last even
ing, had both of his legs crushed and his
falling upon him. He was taken to the
Hospital.
The Recorder received for record
yesterday the certificate of the Church
of the United Brethren in Christ. The
Trustees are Herman Herbst, A. p. Fox,
Eugene Schafer, John Lohn and Jacob
Althauser.
A THREE,YEAR-oLD daughter Of NJ. j..
Levi, living at the corner of Hopkins
street and Central avenue, was run over
Yesterday by milk wagon driven by a
Man named Martins, and seriously in
jured. The driver was not arrested.
A SPECIAL train will leave the Plum
street depot tomorrow at 10 A. NJ. and
100 z. M. for Chester Park, Shooting
Park, Lorentz Grove, Cedar Park,
Carthage, and Lockland; returning,
leave Lockland at 10:45 A. NJ. and 6;l5
?. NJ.
THE single scull shell race between
Oscar Medary and Charles Weeks will
take place this evening at 6 O'clock
John Tucker and Henry Sedan are the
judges Tor Medary, and Robert Lyons
and Lewis Weeks for Weeks, with Rob-
ert Smith, referee. A boat will be pro-
vided for members of the press by Robt
Schmidt.
VIM, MILLER and Theobaud Bauer have
signed articles of agreement to wrestle
in this city Tuesday evening, August 20,
at place to be hereafter agreed upon
The match is for $500 a side, best two
falls in three, according to the usual
rules OF Gi scO-Roman wrestling. Bauer
has deposited his $500 with Eph. Holland,
and Miller will put his money up next
Monday.
THE special committee appointed to
award prizes offered for the best dis
plays ofwards at the Fourth of July Gel.
ebration have determined to give Col.
II. n. Moore's prize OF $50 in gold to the
Twenty-third Ward. Mr.. Langley, who
donated a flag, had asked that he be per.
mitted to make the award, and all the
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nag having been presented by him to the
Second Ward, no action was taken in the
matter.
CHRISTOPHER GARNER, a German la
borer, evidently, was received in the
Cincinnati Hospital yesterday after dis.
playing an ugly bullet wound in the
side, in rear Of the heart. 1t is consid
ered a dangerous one. He stated thai
be was shot last Saturday at Cold
Springs, Ky. This must be the man that
the postmaster at that place shot while
be was trying, as Is alleged, to effect an
entrance by prying of a shutter of the
store.
THE Cincinnati Board of Transporta-
tion, at their last meeting, adopted the
following resolution: That our Com.
mittee on Southern Railroad in connec-
kion with N. Macneale, President of the
Board, aud J. II. Laws, Chairman OF our
Railroad Committee, be requested tc
Consult with the Trustees Of the Cincin.
natl Southern Railroad aud obtain from
them such information as they may con-
slider advisable to impart relating to
their intentions regarding the future
operations Of the Road and report to a
called meeting OF our Board.
Announcements.
Religious meeting this evening at the