The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

CHURCHES were all filed yesterday.
IT was regular jam at the bellevue
House last night.
THE inmates of Lohgview Asylum
enjoyed their annual ball last night.
MOZART HALL was so densely crowded
last night that dancing had to be dis
pensed with.
ELIZA WIrTE, of Sixth and Race
streets, who is regarded as demented,
is missing from her home.
Il PoLICEMAN's BADGE No 332 was lost
by the wearer last night. The Under
Dan leave it at the Nnth-Street Station
house, and oblige good officer.
The man who lights the gasoline
lamps In Columbia was severely burned
In the face and on both hands, last night,
by the tXpl ,sion of one of the lamps.
X MRS. Nj. SwARTs accuses a young man
named John Walters Of assaulting h r
last Saturday evening with intent to
rob. The case will be heard next Fri
day.
THEODORE MEYER, German teacher
In the Public Schools, twenty-eighJ years
pld, was found dead in bed at Groene's
clearinghouse, No. 33l West Filth
street. An inquest Will be held this
syening.
The Butchers Melting Association
have elected the following officers for
President; VIM. Gerhardt, Vice Presi-
dent; ii. Nicolay, Secretary; Ii. Bardes,
Treasurer.
A YOUNG lad about eighteen years old,
who lives on the corner OF Central ave-
hue and Oliver street, on Sunday after
noon broke through the ice on the canal
In the rear OF Stevens Brothers glue
factory, on Marshal avenue. Two OF his
comrades rescued him.
A WOMAN named Mrs. Miller, while
driving u coal cart the other day near
Stieglers Eagle Tannery, in Camp
Washington, was badly injured by beng
Suddenly and fell, breaking one Of his
legs. The animal mad to be killed.
Lou. EVANS ranch, at No. 269 West
Third street, was attacked last night by
tour coloIed youths named Elias Flow
ers, VIM. Woodson, j. Johnson and VIM.
Williams. Officer Tracey took them in,
and His Honor this morning fined them
30 anu costs each.
EDWARD MCCABE, Of Mcfarland
street near Plum, celebrated the day
yesterday by most brutally beating his
wife. She is 30 badly hurt that she was
unable TO appear ip court this morning.
III consequence Lue case was Ialu OVER
until neAC Saturday-bond s, 800.
PASSENGER TRAIN No. 4 on the Ohio
and Mississippi Railroad, due in this
city at $40 yesterday morning, was
thrown from the track the other side Of
Wheatland, Ind, by broken rail. The
engine and baggage-car were not in
jured, but the sleeper and two coaches
were considerably injured. Nobody
hurt.
THERE are two contests for gold-head-
ed canes at the Fair and Promenade
Concert OF Holy Trinity Church, on
West Fifth street, below Smith. The
first is between b. Il. Stall, Charles Z.
Jacobs, Joe Tieman and B. Wolterman; |;
and the other, at Table Six, is between
+. Vonderherder and III. Hungers.
JAMES WALKER, colored man, was
arrested this morning and locked up in
Hammpnd.stree Station on the charge
OF petit larceny. Walker and two com.
panions last night met a man named
VIM. Larkey, whom they wanted to
teach trick in cards. Larkey put up
$40 as proof thpt he could perform the
trick. Walkers companion then
snatched the money and ran. Walker
was afterwards found by officer Brazell
and Identified by Larkey.
LOUIS scHwANN, saloonst, at No. 24l
Wade street, appeared before His Hon
Or this morning in consequence of tirint
four shots at gang of loaters who visited
bis place yesterday afternoon and getting
very disorderly, were ordered out by
Louis, but failing to go, he blaZed away
at them. One OF the shots took effect il
the jaw OF Gotleib Schafer, of 59 Dudley
street, and Jacob Maley was Clipped or
the finger. SchWann was arrested soon
after and charged with shooting with
I'LL ,S1 al In
of disorderly conduct. Both cases Will
be heard tomorrow morning.
JOHN PURDY, a young man Just III
from Memphis, Tenn, in company with
an unknown friend, stepped into the Of
fee Of the Cincinnati News Company
16I Race street, and stole and attempt
ell to carry off two gross o
Faber's lead pencils aud gross of play
lug cards valued at $21. Officers W. Fl
Deyine and Kidney being notified
gave chase to the scoundrels ant
Succeeded in overhauling Purdy. Late
in the morning the companion OF Purdy
who gave the name of Thomas Maley
was discovered by e. q. Ulricb, book
Keeper Of the News Company, and ar
rested. Their cases have been contin
ued day or two.
EARLY. yesterday morning, a drunken
steamboatman, numed Chas. Woods
after making himself obnoxious in sew
eral places in Bucktown, tried to ge
into Jones' saloon, corner OF Broadwa!
and Sixth, and When the proprietor shu
him out, he thrust a revolver through
glass pane and fired, the ball striking
Jones in the lett breast. The wound il
not serious. Woods was locked up il
Hammond-stree Station. The prisone
appeared in the Police Court this morn
ing to answer the charge of shootin
with intent to kill, but the case was lat
over until next Thursday; bond $1,000
AnnOu ncemenIs.