The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.


night.
UNCLE JOHN RoBINsoN's show Is in
South Carolina. He's solid with the
South.
MR. THOMAS MoRRIsoN's stable, in
Clifton, was damaged by lire yesterday
evening.
THE Young Mems Democratic Central
Club will meet this evening at their
headquarters.
JOHN J, DESMOND, Edmund @. Fergu-
son and VIM. A. Davidson have been
admitted to the practice of law in this
State.
LIEUT., SNELBAKER, now of Oliver
street Station, has been presented with
a watch ana chain by his former subor-
dinates, the patrolmen Of Thlrd-street
Station.
THE Claims Commission on Street La
Dor have paid off one thousand and sixty
claims, amounting to about $63, 900,
which leaves about one hundred and
forty claims unpaid.
ALEX. BALFoUR, an actor, formerly of
this city, fell from train recently and
was instantly killed. He was on his
way from Buffalo to Mercer, Pa. His
widow lives in this city.
THE proposed grand parade Of the
Hamilton County Democracy Will not
take place as announced next Saturday
night. The time is now set for Friday
evening November 3.
PETER FLEMING (coIored), the Sutler
of the Twenty.hrst Ward Statlon-house,
was killed this morning AZ 4:3O O'Clock
by a switch-engine on the o. u NJ. Road,
directly opposite the Station-houSe.
MIR, w. R. LOCKER, the author Of the
ENQUIRER libel on DR.. West, or the Gen.
tral PRESBYTERIAN Church, some time
avo, has been eXcommunicated from that
congregation by reason OF that article.
THE case of Patrolman stephen Gull
foyle, charged with arresting certain
parties and releasing them upon receipt
OF 81, came up efpre the Police Board
yesterday evening, but was continued.
THE Board of Control has refused to
sanction the expenditure of money for
blankets for use of the inmates Of the
County Jail, and the unfortunates must
pace their cells all night to keep warm.
JAMES FINLAY, who lives on Broad
way between Sixth and Seventh streets,
and who was run over on Ihe night OF
October 7 by Walnut Hills street car,
was reported in dying condition this
morning.
THE Health Officer has been Instructed
to procure a supply OF healthy vaccine
matter, and to prepare circular, sub
iect to the revision OF the Board, in re-
gard to danger of smallpox during the
coming winter.
THE Cincinnati & Portsmouth Narrow
gauge Railroad Company yesterday
commenced suit i'll condemnation, to
obtain right OF way through the prop
erty Of L. j. Turpin, James Paddison
and w. z. Morrison.
ALEX. STARBUCK and Jacob Pfau, jr.,
assiguees OF George Weber, have sued
the Cincinnati u Clifton Inclined Plane
Railway Company to recover $40, 700 dam.
ages occasioned to the property Of the
assignor by the roads construction.
FIREMAN BARRETT, a former saloonlst
at the corner of the Carthage Pike and
Clifton avenue, has deserted his wife
and family, and, In company with Tom
Riddle Mr. Peter NePs former coach.
MANI, has "cut sticks" for California.
COLONEL c. B. HUNT, commanding the
First Regiment ONO National Guard,
has been granted permission to use the
street on Fifth street, between Main
and Walnut, next Tuesday evening
from 1880 to 10 O'Clock, for a public pa
rade and drill,
A LINE VI llOlll Il Ill llHu, lHus
on the l. u &. Railroad, to Martinsville
a distance of thirty-nine miles, know
as the Cincinnati & Martinsville Road
and which was built by General Burn
side before the war, has been opened fol
business again.
THIS evening, at Hopkins Hall, Fourtt
and EN-, the Independent Republican
Alliance, an organization OF various
uationalities, will hold meeting, al
which time Frank. G. Ampt, j. l.. Dease,
Captain VIM. Schoenle, and Peter h
Clark will deliver addresses.
FRANK EDWARDS, alias Frank. Muir
ply, mention OF whose assault OH Mag
gle Qainn was made in the STAR yester.
day, appeared in the Police Court this
morning charged with attempted rape
Not being ready for trial, the case wa:
laid over until next Saturday.
THOMAS STEWART, an old offender
waived examination in the Police Cour
this morning, on the charge of stealth!
a $35 watch from r. Knight, Genera
Agent Of the Liverpool Insurance Com
pany, who resides at No. 800 West Sixtl
Street, and was bound over to the Crane
Jury.
JOHN A. GALL took little ride will
his employers horse and buggy yester
day, but forgot to get the necessar,
credentials permission and be wa
arrested and charged with granG
larceny, on which charge he was thi
morning bound over TO The Grand Jury
The employer, John s. Schoenberger, o
BaymIller street. values the rig at 5000.
VIM. CUNNINGHAM went into Charlie
Beuzers house, at 731 Central avenue
yesterday, and told Mrs. B. that Charlie,
Somers had sent him there to get
pair OF cuffs. 1t was soon afte
found that he was a sneak THE
and had got away with. few articles
upon which he was arrested, and thi
morning was sentenced to thirty day
In the Work-house and fined 500 AM
systs.
A LITTLE BOY stepped sbyly up befor
His Honor this morning, charged wit
stealing tour horse-radishes. He plead
ed guilty. Said Prosecutor Callahan
"Judge, this case ought to be dismissed
I heard something about it. The bo
went down to Millcreek yesterda
and dug the horse-radishes. Why / di
that myself once" Said His Honor It
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