The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Ice q foot thick.


visit TINS city.
NINETEEN admissions to the County
1htirmary this month.
THOMAS SCHMIDT-40 Findlay street
sllppeu--drm broken.
Edgar NJ. Johnson, Esq, will return
from New Orleans next Monday.
HENRY ERBE, of the Twelfth Ward
has Deen appointed a policeman.
EX- oUNTY Commissioner John Mar
tin uIed All the Soldiers Home, Dayton,
last Wednesday.
JOHN .. MoRRISsEY'S plumbing shop,
at M. I26 freeman street, has been bull
glat q I'd OF small amount OF brass.
JOSEPH FRY, aged sixteen, who lives
en- HARRISON street, had his thumb torn
off wltn machinery at Oskamp's factory.
CORONER. ELECT, Ferd. Stitch, has noti-
fled DR.. Maiey mat he must yacate by
,e lst of January. There'Il be music in
the air.
HENRY GENKE, of the Twenty fourth
Ward, is lu.u up in the City Hospital
with Il ulsloCated shoulder received by
a Iall from his wagon.
AN emplOye of Cotteral s. Son, yester-
day evening, near the StocK-y yards, used
animal had to be shot.
MRS. MILLER, OF No. 1856 Wade street,
fell On the ice yesterday, at the corner
OF Central avenue and Fourteenth stree :,
anu fractured her right leg.
ST. JoHN's Episcopal Church, corner
Of Seventh and Plum, gave its Sabbath
school scholars Christmas festival last
evening. 1t was very pleasant affair.
AUGUST SCHWEBEL, arrested for
smuggling meerscnaum pipes, d 3, in o
the country, waived examination before
the Commissioner, and was bound over
10 the Grand Jury. He gave bail.
MARY Il. SMITH mas brought suit
against the Little Miami Railroad Com
pany for $1O,0OO damages, alleged TO have
been sustained by the death OF ber son,
Bryan Smith, WHO was killed while in
the employ Of the Company.
AT "A meeting held here by the General
Freight Agents OF the Western Lines it
was resolved to adhere to the estap-
lished rates, with the exception of grant
ing special rates to Chicago to a few
manufacturers in this city.
A ABROKEN tlange on one Of the wheels
OF ireigAL train on the NJ. g. G. Rail-
road CAUSED somewhat OF smash-up
yesterday evening at the crossing OF the
Q, Ii. Il ID. Railroad, near MlIlcreek.
-Four cars were wrecked. Nobody hurt.
VIM. COLEMAN, aged twenty-three
years, was taken in yesterday by officer
GOwan, charged WlCn stealing a wagon
cover valued at $l5 from stable on
Sixth street near Park. ColemaL's case
has been lald over until next Wednes-
day.
A TEMPERANCE CONCERT was given
evening DelOre last III the Columbia Nj.
Z. Church, III which Misses GracIe Hig-
bee, Lille Maisb, Maggie PancoasC,
Alice Mears, and ,iessrs. White. Weo.
Der and Myrlng assisted. Mr.. Sam.
Russell playe the organ.
RICHARD CARTER, who was struck by
an engine on Lne Little Miami Railroad
about seven weeks ag", and had an arm
and a leg aud one oil his collar bones
broken, VINO was taken to the County
lnhrmary, and whose death was ex-
pecLeG, is rapidly improving.
THE proposed trip of the Hamilton
County members OF the General Assem-.
bly, and members of the Press over Lne
Southern Railroad as lar as the mouth
of the Kentucky River, which was To
nave lett at O'Clock this morning, has
been postponed on account OF the
weather.
Ben. Shott has instructed his iurymen
to take no fees after the 1st of next
month from either DR.. Stich or DR.. Ma
ley. Ben. wants his men to be on the
safe slde, and not to waste their pro-
hclency in rendering VerdIcts, unless it
be sure that the certificate Will be hon.
pred by the Auditor.
FRED. e. CAMERON failed to walk his
hlty miles in n.ne and OnC-halt hours
last evening at Geyer's Assembly
Rooms on Court street. He started at
T. M. and AT the end of twelve miles
gave 1t up, saying one OF his legs was
put OF fix. 1t TOOK him but forty-seYen
minutes to make his first five miles.
The principal attractions of the
Catholic Orphan Fair, now in progress,
are the contests between Messrs. ohm
Carr, Charles McDeviLt, Anthony COS
tello and Frank Gallagher for u set OF
buggy harness; Messrs. William O'Nell
and s. W. Hoffman for a gold watch, and
misses Foss and Hall lor diamond
ring.
NEARLY fifty representatives of Ohio
National Banks metin secret conference
At the Grand Hotel, yesterday, to con-
slider what they believed to be the uE-
just laws OF unequal taxation, which
imposes on them more than on private
bankers. Delegates were present from
all the National Banks OF Cincinnati,
and many from other cities.
JOHN WALTERS, a young cigar-maker,
living at No. 250 Elm street, was bound
over TO the Grand Jury this morning on
the charge Of assaulting lady last Sat-
urday with intent TO rob. The prose-
cutting witness was a store-keeper
named NJ. Schwaz, OF Fifth street, near
Race, who testified that he saw Walters
put his hand in several ladies' pockets
on the street that day.
The following have been elected Off
GERS of McCook Eucampment, Grand
Army of the Republic: John Eppinger,
Commander; Philip Wieb, Vice Com
mander; l.. HottewitZ, Adjutant; G. A.
Schneider, Quartermaster; j. Schmitt,
QuarLermaster Sergeant; Fred. Dister,
Guard; Herman Lubbert, Adam Wuest
and AlDln Stedrer, Trustees.
MILFORD CHAPTER, R. A. M, has chosen
the following officers: Thos. J. Melish,
FL. p; M. KaplaD, K; Nj. W. Brock, S.;
william Beard, Y. OF H.; M. D. Conrad,
z. s.; j. Ackley, r. A. e.; G. W. Queal,
A. Lyon and J. A. Julien, NJ. OF "; W,
II. Queal, Secretary; j. Paxton, Treas
urer; II. NJ. Catch and N. Roat, Stew
Erds.
HERE are few petit larcenies COM
mitted yesterday evening: from Mary