The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-06
LOCAL BREyITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
ACCIDENT Insurance Companies are
doing big business.
AL. THAYER, of the Little Miami Road,
is up and about again.
THE ssearly closingv movement is rag
ing among the boot and shoe dealers.
MR.. o. M. GRABMAN, agent OF the Ger
man Military Orchestra, is In the city.
SMALL Pox is rayaging the country In
Warren, Montgomery and Clarke Coun-
ties.
Hon. GEO. II. PENDLEToN declines to
"orate" at the Fourth OF July celebra-
tion.
The Fifth funniest, of the Turner's of
the Cincinnati District, terminated last
night.
Two COMPANIES of oolored troops from
"up North" left this city yesterday for
the Black Bills.
THE Dayton Short Line gets train to
Dayton twenty-five minutes sooner than
ever known before.
APPLICATIONS for clemency for Work
house inmates must be made at the last
meeting in each month.
J. f. LACKMAN, No. b12 West Ninth
street, hus lost silver watch and some
money by sneak thief.
Rev. 9. H. MANN, pastor OF st. Mar
tins German Protestant Church, Cum
minsville, died yesterday.
A GRAND JURYMAN who could not I'M
derstand word OF English was the sem
sation at the Courthouse yesterday.
The Council Committee on Police and
City Prisons viii make q tour OF the
Htation-houses tomorrow afternoon.
A., e. CHAMBERLAIN has been ap-
pointed Trustee OF the House OF Refuge.
David Baker and L. Ii. Sargent were re:
elected.
The total amount of liabilities OF Jos.
Schoenberger, the Central avenue hard
ware merchant, who has made an assign
ment, is 100000.
SPECIAL excursion tickets at half
rates TO persons who desire to attend
the National Convention at st. Louis,
can now be obtained.
HERMAN LATEN, aged nine years, who
lives on Seventh street, near Freeman,
was seriously injured yesterday by
being run over by hack near his home
AS everybody expected. the charges
made by that convict OF the mismanage-
ment and cruel treatment Of prisoners at
the Work-houee, have turned out to be all
bosh.
The new military company, the
Hughes Light Guard, have elected the
following officers: Cantain, David Mil
ler; First Lieutenant, w. IL. Hopkins;
orderly, G. W. Bonap; Drum Major, Z I.
Ferguson.
THE auction sale yesterday in Belle
yue and Dayton, KY, by A. q. Horton,
Heaton q Mariana, and j. r. Hugle,
was a success. Nine houses and lots
were sold, bringing fair prices, which 10
an indication of the rapid growth OF
those beautiful Kentucky cities.
THE Cincinnati Orchestra and the
Z. corps OF choristers who are to conduct
the music at the Sunday-school Celebra
tion request all who sing 10 assemble
with them to rehearse the hymns to be
sung upon that occasion, at Exposition
Hall, at 4:3O o'clock, prompt, Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. j. S. BELLEyILLE, Captain of the
FOurs, Engine Company. was out in a
supply wagon Yesterday when the alarm
for the Crawford House rlre came in. III
Jumping from the wagon to 60 to the
sngine-house, he broke his ankle and laid
helpless on the ground. He was taken
TO his home OH Sycamore street, opposite
the Fours' engine-house.
THE Irish Building Association have
elected the following officers: Presi
dent, A. b. Wilson; Vice President, N
j. Hoban; Treasurer, 2. McKeown
First Secretary, w. j.. Quirk; Secont
Secretary, Hugh Campbell; Third Sec
retary. John Boyle. Dire ctors-J. j
Quinn, z. +. Smith, 7. Dunphy, Chas
McDevitt, j. B. Mannix, d. j. Ryan
VIM. Donohue, Terrence Mongan, Pat
Murphy.
A WELL KNOWN citizen OF Gest stree
reported 10 the Chief Of Police yesterda,
that $500 had been taken from his house
and that The money belonged to tw,
young girls who were boarding at hi
house. The matter being placed in tn
hands OF q couple of detectives they as
certained that the In !ormant was th,
guilty party, and he was persuaded II
restore it. He lound it without am
trOuble.
HOUSE OF REFUGE report for the montl
Of May-Number of children COMMITTEES
between the ages OF 10 and Is years, z
2were committed for vagrancy, 2 for in
corrigibility, 2 for petit larceny, and
for disorderly conducts; 10 were dis
charged during the month, viz: to Po
lice Court for trial, ! TO City Hospita
for treatment of eyes, and IL to thei
friends. Number Of inmates now 224
being 1856 boys and 81 girls.
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