The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

CHklS. NJ LOIAE mas gone TO huCOpe'
CAPT. JAMES L. RUFFIN starts on an
Eastern tour next week.
A GOLD watch was stolen yesterday
evening from the house OF Mr.. Kaiser on
Walnut street.
THE Old Woodward Boys annual re-
union and supper will take place on the
last Thursday in September.
THE Commission on Street laborers
have adjusted one hundred and thirty
claims, amounting to about $1,000.
THE Democrats of the Thirteenth
Ward will enjoy pole raising at their
headquarters to-day, corner Of Race and
Green streets,
A LARGE barn and contents were de-
stroyed by fire last night about one mile
west OF Moore's Hill, on the y. & NJ. R..
R. Struck by lightning.
CATHERINE STEINBAUER wants $40, 900
from Lane Il Bodley Tor the loss of Fred.
W. Steinbauer, who was killed while in
the employ Of the above firm.
THE fare charged by hack drivers on
Thursday evenings from the Incline at
Price Hill to the corner Of Eighth and
Baymiller or vice versa is 10 cents.
THE Police Commissioners at their
meeting yesterday afternoon appointed
a number of private watchmen for some
of the saloons over the Rhine.
The contract for building the Cincin.
natl g. Wayne6vllle NarroW-gauge Rail.
road has been executed. Work will be
commenced on the 1st Of September.
JAMES BRENNAN, the young man who
Jerks lightning in the o. & M. office al
Seymour, Indiana, is regarded as one o1
the most faithful employees of that road
AN Anti-Treating Society has been
formed in this city, and pledging itsel
to use all honorable endeavors to have
the price of beer reduced to three
cents.
THE Newport Barracks will soon BIZ
reinforced by General Pennypacker
Captain Richards, Captain Ward, ant
the members of the Sixteenth Infantr!
Band.
THE Committee of Arrangements fol
the National Republican Convention
had surplus of 500 0S in their treas
ury. The money was refunded TO tht
contributors.
MRS. JAMES HYNDMAN, Of Delh!
Township, has been missing from her
home since last Friday evening. He
relatives are excessively troubled as tC
her whereabouts.
COMPLAINTS are constantly bein.
made about the playing OF baseball or
Mulberry and Locust streets. The po
lice are on the lookout, and will arrest
all breaking the ordinance.
LIEUTENANT WILLIAMS, OF the Tenth
District Police Station, was yesterday
removed from command and assigned to
q beat, and Officer Decker, from the same
District, was promoted to Lieuten
ancy.
A POOR demented girl, whose parents
reside on Pleasant street, was induced
to enter a stone.yard Tuesday evening
and while there was outraged by a 10
of beastly canal boatmen. The girl was
A1terward taken to the Infrmary.
THE Fourth Ward Continental Com
pany, who served in the Fourth OF July
celebration, will receive their honorable
discharge by calling on their Captain
W. II. Deyine, on sixth street, east o
Baum.
MARY DUFFREN, twenty-five year
old, attempted to commit suicide las
night in cell at Bremen-street Station
Mary, who was locked up for stealth
two polishing irons from Philip Dreis
had made rope of her stockings, and b
their aid meant to shuff1a off this morta
coil.
ERNEST B. G.. DERICQLEs, of Yello'
Springs, Greene County, Ohio, left hom
on the 11th inst. He is thirteen year
pld, light hair, grey eyes, slim-buil
delicate and pale, prominent nose an
teeth, and was dressed in black clothes
His mother is nearly distracted on a.
count of his mysterious absence.
THE night express OF Conductor Ha
lOran, Of the Dayton Short-line wa
boarded the other night at Franklin
four roughs, who assaulted the Conduc
tor and attempted to rob him OF his gol
watch and chain. Tho Short-llne en-
ployes came to their comrades assist
ance and oVerpowered the assaultin
party, who were taken to Miamisbur
and put otf. At this place they lodge
a complaint against Halloran, Stain
that he had brutauy assaulted then
The police undertook to arrest Hallorar
but he drew his pistol and warned ther
off.