The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Davenport Club tomorrow even
ing will read 'sThe silver Lining" with
y number of the best readers Of the Club
in the cast.
Mr.. ]. NJ. LoMAsNEY's clothing store,
No. 30 West sixth street. has claimed
the burglars attention recently NO
loss; scared of.
Mr.. RsrEP, an undertaken, Is suffering
from a crushed hip, the result OF a run
away accident In which he and his
horse figured last Tuesday.
; TIE Marietta Railroad Company have
contracted for the erection oil double-
span iron bridge OF an improved pattern
over Spring Grove avenue.
NJ. 8 R. BURoHEIM, 4S4 Vine street,
have issued new picture embracing u
view of the Davidson Fountain and lead
ing public buildings Of the city.
A PETITION has been forwarded to
Washington signed by twenty-one men,
bers OF the Merchants Exchange, with
the object to prevent further tampering
with the laws relative to the tax on
spirits.
THIS has been a busy week, so far,
down at the horse market. On Monday
they had q rough-and-tumble fight, Tues
day man was thrown from his horse
and severely injured, and yesterday they
wound up with another fight. What
shall to-day bring forth?
A LITTLE three-year-older named Chas.
Brinkman, whose parents reside at No
260 Liberty street, fell into a catch-basin
Of the sewer Oh Liberty street, neal
Dalton avenue, yesterday, but was res
who happened to be near. The little
fellow was badly cut about the face.
THE Adelphi Literary Society, at 1T
last meeting, elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing term: President
James L. Ryman; Vice President, Thos
Hale; Recording Secretary, e. II. Pen
dleton, jr.; Corresponding Secretary
III. Il. Hannaford; Editor, II. l.. Wart
man; Censor, w. T. Partridge; Treas
urer, T. b. Warner.
The alarm of fire from Box 81 las
night, about 10 O'Clock, was occasione,
by the discovery OF flames in the secon,
STORY OF II. Yarwig's brass foundry, No
AL and 423 Court, near Cutter. Wit
their characteristic promptness the fire
men soon put an end to the burning
Loss about $500. The fire is suppose
to have originated from small cbarcoa
furnace.
MR.. CHAs. GARDNER, formerly of tn
National, has made arrangements
open the Metropolitan Theater on Sixt
street, near Walnut, and OH Saturda
night next the first entertainment vii
be given, consisting OF series of frs
GLASS variety performances. This cos
little place has recently been newl
fitted up and renovated, and the patron
of the Metropolitan can rest assured
that they will get their moneys worth o
fun.
THE Finance Committee met yester
day to hear the report OF the Sub-Com
mittee on German Advertising. Bid
were made by the Volksblatt and th
Creie Presse. The report showed th
circulation Of the Volksblatt to be three
times that of the Presse, and its taxel
to be much larger. The bid of the Press
was "a cents per square, and that of th,
Volksblatt 90 cents. The matter wa
postponed by the Committee until mex
week.
THE Grand Jury, which was impan
eled last Monday, have reported tn
following indictments: John Zilar, man
alaughter; W. d. Fleming, shooting a
with intent to kill; Fl. II. Woodcock, do.
Chris. Schimpf, do; Henry Bruins, main
robbery; Richard Jackson, James Willie
and Jno. Welsh, burglary; Charles vii
kinson, do; Joseph Cook, do; Josepl
plIges, do; Thomas Hale, do; Georg'
Johnson, grand larceny; Thomas Hale
do; Joseph Dilges, do: James Clancy
do; Henry Snow, petit larceny; Jerry
0'Connell, assault and battery; job
Weber, do; Thomas Sbuliz, do; Johar
ma kirkpatrick, knowingly permitting
house to be used as a house Of ill-faMe
and Jennie Mitchell, keeping brothe