The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-24
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

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morning for Newport, Rhode Island,
DR. GEORGE W. PHILLIPS, Of West /
SIxth street, died yesterday OF paral-
4sis.
JAMEs MURPHY will be hanged in Day |
ton, o., tomorrow, for the murder Of Col. !
Dawson:
The seals recently donated to the
geological Garden by Mr.. Snyder will
arrive next Sunday.
THE Cold Spring collision recently, on |
the y. q Nj. Road, has resulted In the
DISCHARGE of Engineer Russell.
GEN. WILLIAMS, it Is understood, will |
be the manager of the Dayton ShorT-line |
and G., II. & D. consolidation.
SUPERINTENDENT SHOEMAKER, Of the
DAYTON Short-line, does not intend to
sever his connection with that road.
l. BALLOON ASCENSION occurred in
Dayton, ,0niO, to-day, and loving couple
we're married while skimming along the
clouds,
The Lytle Greys reception last night
Rt the armory was pronounced an ele-
giant affair. Over hundred couples at
landed.
LIEUTENANT CODY, OF Hammond
street Station, and Captain Bon.
Churchill left last night on a pleasure
"Trip to Put-in-Bay.
In the Council meeting last evening
Nn ordinance was passed granting the
Storrs g. sedamsville Street Railroad
the right to extend their track further
~est.
ALAMP EXPLOSION occurred last night
In q house IN rear OF No. 2S Hamilton
Road. No damage done save setting the
fence on fire after the lamp was slung
outdoors.
THM Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is do
Ing q heavy business. In a single day
ke6ently seven hundred and fifty-seVen
Through passengers to the East passed
over the road.
j. B. JEUP, attorney at law, Nashville,
publishes what he calls "a Retutatlon
Sf the Heresies OF Hon, Carl Schurz,"
being discussion of the financial Ques-
tian. For sale by Robert Clarke u Go.
THE French Commissioners sent to the
Centennial by the French Government
have applied to Mr.. J. B. Peaslee, Su-
kerintsndento OF our schools, for copies
bt all the school books in use in Ohio
echools.
THE long delayed ordinance to appro-
PIRATE $S7, ,SS4 10 to pay K. M. Smith the
SitT's portion for improving Bank street,
SF0m Mclean avenue to Garrard ave-
nus, was passed by the Council Board
Yesterday evening.
=. THERE will be meeting this evening
pi the Tllden and Hendricks Reform
Club OF The Nineteenth Ward. Good
ApaAkers VIII be in attendance and a
big crowd is expected. The meeting
WilI take place in their hall, Third and
&th stre0Cs.
TIE corner stone Of the new German
Protestant Church In Columbia Will be
iaS5 n5Xt Sunday. The different sOcie-
ties OF this cisy will torn on The Cot t
RtEeet Market space, and proceed to tne
sa11o. R-g pe@!ts!4yHH: ..t.!. O. viii deliver the
aadreSs OIL the OCCASION.
A MEETING of the Committee of Ar
Mango ments for the Centennial regatta
was held last night at the ODerly House.
The designs for prizes, made by Duhme
a Co., were on exhibition, but the mat
der was laid over until the meeting this
evening, when definite action will be
taken.
! The Robinson Light Infantry, Captain
~. Potter Dustin commanding, will hold
Sheir first annual picnic at lDWood Park,
Saturday, August 28, from 10 A. Nj. until
XP. N. At sundOWn the company will
h0id guard mounting and dress parade
The prize Walz Tor silver cup Will De
ntl0P. III. Brands full band will he in
attendance.
THE Twenty third Ward has organ
I1id u militia company, TO be known as
the Twenty-third Ward Guards. MT
hopkins was elected Captain, MIR. Jel-
Z n First lieutenant, and Mr.. McKeeu
BsoOnd Lieutenant. Forty-fVe names
baYe been enrolled. The members are
70 be over eighteen years Of age, and not
lass than five feet six inches In height
SARAH HUBS IN bounced out from The
prisoners benoh this morning TO ansWel
4 charge of Vagralcy. Her eloquent
tongue and lively manner made such an
impression upon the Court tba
she walked out free. In abou
asteen minutes she occupied her old
place on the bench. This time charged
sri,h stealing few articles from Hon.
Job Stevens0n's office. Thirty days and
et0 is the way 1t reads now.
JACOB STEWART is an able-bodied rep
Febate, who has been living with his
family near the corner OF Cutter anU
Wade streets. He's Wife-beater OF the
Marst kind. For that offense be has
been In lhe Work-house four times
H1s wife has been supporting
eh@ uD0erly l0aier, ne not giving Ihs
poor woman but 81 10 in the last iiiteel
weeks. He will not beat Mrs. Stewar
again tor one year, for this morning h
VI as sentenced to the W ork-house TO
exactly that length Of time for practic
Ing his old game--wife maulinG.
EHos. VBRIBN, in order to rails
meney enough to visit Dayton, Ohio
to-morrow, TO witness the hemp-stretch
trg process by James Murphy. bagge
q lot Of chickens with the intention I
seII them 20 raise the necessary travel
Eng expenses. The chickens, dozel
az so, were all Jammed in the sack tc
RetheF, and were about smothered
a "eop" came along and arreste
Thomas and charged him with cruelt
To ssaRimals." This morning Barriste
Travis knocked that charge Into
easkea hat for the prisoner by sayin
~Iour Honah, dis yer ain't no cruelty
an imAls. Them chickins is fowls" HI
hSNoF not appreciating the "foul TIP,
sat down on Thomas with a sentence
seEsxe and COSTS"
Music at Prices Hill.
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