The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-20
LOCAL BESEVITIES.

M. DEITz, of 81 John street, is laid up
with broken leg.
THE father of Robert Leslie, shirt man
ufacturer, died ia Brooklyn, N. Y, yes.
terday.
A CLOTHES wRINGER supposed to
have been stolen can be seen at tne
Chiefs office.
THE Job work for the Water-works
Department is now done in the shop OF
the Front-street pumping-Works.
DANIEL MIDDLETON, OF Columbia. fell
from his wagon yesterday, the wheels or
which passed over his BODY. lie Is Dauly
hurt.
THE Common Council Committee on
Military Affairs failed of a quorum last
evening. Tney will try IL again next
Tuesday.
THE Work-house is full and running
over. A hundred cells contain two
prisoners each. Whole number nearly
five hundred.
f. f. SCHULTZ, of 100 Findlay street,
is laid up with Il compound fracture oil
his leg, caused by falling through a
hatchway at Holterhotrs dlsJillery yes
terday evening.
AN incipient confngration in frame
DOuS0 dlbuCubu w lS o. NOlClHuh .
BILE yard, southwest corner OF Fifth and
Broadway, caused by red not stove
pipe, was noticed at O'Clock this morn
ing, and quenched with few buckets OF
water. No alarm was sounded.
The following burglaries recently
committed have been reported to the
Chief OF Police: Peter AppePs, AZ Dun
lap street; Fred. Haumann's saloon,
Liberty street and McMicaen avenue,
and the Main-street Garden, near Lib
erty. Nothing OF great value was taken
in either case.
THOMAS CLAY, of Avondale, the col
ored porter OF The Adams Express Com
pany, was very mysteElously stabbed In
the back three times last night as he
was passing through crowd at the COR
ner of Central avenue and Sixth street
he has no idea who the assaIlant can be.
He is not dangerously hurt.
TIE ''Hindoo Top" is the latest toy
for the amusement OF the little ones
Tvs curious ana amusing little contrlV
ance which by its spiunlng VIII demon :
strate addition, subtraction, multipllcA-
tion and division. The toy sells for lC
cents, and is good thing to learn
children something OF mathematics.
CoRDELIA WADE and Minnie Griffir
to answer the charge of stealing
watch from August Mausat
at the corner OF John ant
George streets, yesterday evening. The
ticket has been recovered at paWI
sbop where Co.delia had spouted it
Minnie was dismissed, and Cordella
will be heard next Saturday.
CORONER MALEY last evening received
a telegram from Chicago, announcln!
the sad tidings that his sister, Mrs
Mary Moran, who in age comes next tC
him, died suddenly yesterday at noon
Tine deceased was about thirty six year
of age, and for the last twenty years wal
n resident OF Chicago. owing to
pressure of business, Dr. Maley was
unable to leave for that city to attenC
her funeral, which takes place this al
ternOon.
A SUNDAY. SCHOOL meeting was helt
last night AT 81. PauPs NJ. E. Church
and was largely attended. Mr.. Amos
Sbinkle presided, and short addresses
were made by Rev. b. W. ChidlaW, Rev
W. J. Trimble, OF Toledo, Col. Z. N
Nichols, OF Springfield, and Rev. }. 4
Gilbert, Of Lexington. The latter is Su
perintendent of instruction OF the sun
day-school Encampment and Institute
which Will be held next July at th
cump-grounds near LoVeland. MIR. Ab
ner l., Frazsr is Vice President OF Lh
Institute lor Ohio.