The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ABORTION Of Branch alley is to be va
Gated.
REV. W. T. MOORE, OF the Ninth-street
gurisIIan UnSrch, mas returned iron nAs
vacation trip.
ABRAHAM sANBoRN, who came TO this
city in 1872, died yesterday at his resi-
dance, at the age OF seventy-two years.
PIE Clerks Of the County Treasurers
Department, yesterday, presented Ross
A. Fenton, Treasurer, with a hne silver
pitcher and goblets. Fenton's term OF
biilee expires next Tuesday.
POLICE LIEUTENANT SMITH has recoy-
arad some ninety pounds Of brass, Wnlcn
was found In Fettig's rag store, on Race
street, near Green, and which hao Deen
afalen from Covington foundry.
THE match between the Cincinnati
and Americus four-oared race Will lake
place week from to-day. During the
Faces the steamer Champion No. 8 will
carry excursionists over the course.
AN ordinance allowing the Consoli-
dated street Railroad Company to ex-
tand Route No. from its present ter
Eninus northwardly on Elm street to
McMicken avenue was passed by Coun-
OIL yesterday afternoon.
TIE October term of the United States
District and Circuit Courts will begin
On the Sd day Of October. The first two
weeks Of the term will be devoted to mo-
lions, demurrers, and the admiralty
tsoket, after which the jury cases will
be heard,
CHAs. e. CALLAHAN, ESQ, occupied
his old place as Prosecuting Attorney OF
the Police Court, this morning. Judge
Lindemaun will return next Tuesday.
Mr.. Callahan looks as though his ten
days leave Of absence had benentec
him.
ROBERT RHRA, at one time travelling
salesman for a candy manufactory OF
thts city, has been arrested by Detect
I've Gus. Coloher at the instance OF par
ties whom he has, as alleged, Victimlzed
by means of bogus drafts. The Mltten-
berger House, OF Bellefontaine, O., and a
man in Decatur, ILL.,, came te the front
as victims.
= MRS. MARGARET MURRAY, who was so
badly cut in the abdomen Dy nef
drunken husband yesterday, and who
Waa soon after taken to the Cincinnati
hospital, rested well last night and ap-
reared somewhat better this morning.
Her physician states that there is u
chance for her recovery provided in
hammation does not ensue, o result, by
the way, which is probable.
FRANCIS T. MCCARTNEY, at the ruins
Of the Dayton Short-line Depot, accosted
Officer Durken, who was on fiat car,
and was about to throw the officer to the
0round, threatening to break his neck
He did not succeed, however, and by
Aint of hard work was locked up, charged
with malicious destruction of property
fthe otlicer's coat being ruined) dis
bsderly conduct and assault and battery.
The cases will be heard next week.
WIN. JOHNSON, sprlghtly colored
youth, and white man named Frank.
Cress, both full of brine, met at Jake
EeIIey's saloon on the corner of Plum
and LongWorth streets last evening,
Epd after drinking together for while.
Cfess accused Johnson OF stealing $50
from him. The latter was arrested, and
on the way to the Station-house dropped
from his pocket SIS. Johnson claims TO
have taken the money from Cress, but IL
fan. He was given until Monday morn
Ing to find witnesses TO prove his char.
RateF.
AT the Council meeting yesterday
evening the voting place OF the Second
Precinct, Twelfth Ward, was changed
from ITO to 1888 McMicken avenue; also
the following: First Precinct, Third
Ward, to northeast corner Broadway
and Woodward street; FIRST Precinct,
Fourth Ward, to west side Lock street,
bstyeen Fifth and Sixth streets; First
1Ekaninat. Seventeenth Ward, to south
A,st corner Ninth and Cutter streets;
Mrst Precinct, Eighth Ward, to East
side Plum street, between Front anC
Second streets.