The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.
SCHOOL BOARD meets tonight.

THE Israelites celebrate their New
Year tomorrow.
JENNIE SMITHS den, on Third street,
near Plum, was raided yesterday and
the inmates Gagged.
THE maximum grade Of the College
Hill Railroad is two hundred and sixty
faur feet TO the mile.
J. L. LEBoUTILLIER b BROS. have
completed thirty-three years OF business
operations in this city.
The Promenade Concerts at Hibernia
Hall for the benefit of St. Edwards
Church begin this evening.
THIRTY FIVE dollars we're stolen from
Mnth's bakery, on West Fifth street,
yesterday morning. No arrest.
THE small fire at DR.. VIM. Stark's
house, No. $50 Race street, at 10 O'Clock
Last night, was put out by hand.
JAMES MORAN received sentence this
morning OF "tnirty days and $780," for
smbezzling 81 % from Michael Burke on
the l2th inst.
TIE number Of deaths reported at the
Health Office for the past week is eighty,
hdeorease Of thirty from the number OF
the previous week.
CHARLES WoERTz was fined $50 and
costs, and put under bonds to keep the
peace for year, on the charge OF abus-
ing his vile yesterday.
FRED. WALTHRRs, a driver Of beer
wagon belonging to an Aurora (1nd.
firm, fell from his seat Saturday q ~
Was severely hurt about the head.
CHAs. B, MCDONALD, ESQ.,, Amuse-
mant Director of tho National Theater,
mourns the loss of his father, highly
respected citizen, whe died last night.
AN unknown man, well dressed, was
seen TO throw himself into the river yes.
tsFday from the big wharf.boat at the
foot Of Broadway. He has not been
found.
SATURDAY evening, about O'Clock, a
coal oil lamp exploded at No. 6lS Vine
street, by which girl named Annie
Merkel was seriously burned on the rms q
and breast.
-, shA nns ~ nAHD"n n..uKE, In the employ
sstnrSa,. ySH, 'he seweler, fell from horse
ao ~ on Fifth street, near Mound,
was seriously injured. Hardebecke
lives in CoVingtOn.
MR.. j. N. KINNRY's residence, on Gill
bert avenue, was burglaIized Friday
night OF two gold watches and $l4 in
cash. The burglars escaped, though one
Of the ladies OF the house had hold Of
kt16 nAnQ Oh one OIL bnelu'
IT WAS Chas. kaufman, travelling
salesman OF Holberg & Co., and who
lived at 1888 Clark, who committed
suicide last Saturday by jumping in the
river at Sedamsville. A large reward
Is offered for his body.
GEO. STANTON, CO ored, who lived al
No. 56 Freeman street and who was en-
pIoyed by Blymyer, Norton % Co.,
dropped dead yesterday Afternoon
near the foot of Eighth street. He had
long been troubled with asthma.
ISAAC W. PARKER. of the firm of Par
ker, Dixon d Co., died yesterday NOR
ming, of ValVular affection Of the heart
at his late residence, 1853 West Ninth
street. Mr.. Parker was q native Of
Philadelphia, where he was born in 1915
JAMES HOLMES is under arrest in this
city as fugitive from justice. He was
taken in while trying to sell valuable
horse for $65, which was soon after iden.
titled as the property OF Ferdinand
Klopp, of Petersburg, Ky.
Col. c. B. HUNT, of the First Regl-
uent Ohio National Guard, has called a
meeting for Friday night, Sept. ", al
ths Armory OF Company FL, Robinson
Light Infantry, for the purpose Of filling
LVaeancy oooasioned by the resignation
n Major Scnaier.
THE following Ohio boys have beer
Tuecessful In their examination at tn
Naval Academy for admission to tn
1nited States Navy as cadet engineers
WE. Q. Hassen, George d. Miner, G
a. Matthews, t. W. Kinkard, 3. e. Bel
aan and IL. Eckel.
MICHAEL MORRISsEY, private watch
man on Fourth street, last Saturda
night, got into political altercatiq
hiLn James Powers at the corner Of BudC
and Harriet streets. Morrissey pulled
uut pistol and shot Powers In the righ
ann near the shoulder. lie has not beel
arrested.
A SMALL fire was signaled yesterday
morning at 8 O'Clock from Box 80, corner
Of Race and Fourth streets. The fr'
was in the new building in process o
completion on Fourth street, just ives
Of Race, Two window frames In sec
ond-story back room were burning. Th
Ioss will not exceed $50.
GEORGE GILoHRIsr, aged about tift
Years, unmarried and in the employ 0
SaHena & Stone, coal merchants, wa
Instantly killed yesterday Afternoon
whils helping some river men to shoy
some harges out from shore at the foe
of:Mill street. One of the spars hit hir
In the neck and broke 1t.
In remodellng the church at the soutl
west corner Of Fourth and John street
Il became necessary to remove the co.
peT-stone which contained a lead bo
nAed with records. 1t was placed ther
twenty-seven years ago. The cayit
was perfectly dry, but when the bo1
which was found to be pei fectly sealed
vas opened 1t was found to be full {
Aatar. Now how Is this2
THos. n. MORROW, from Brownsville
ebraska, was ViotImized OF 500 by
kttiu nswsboy on the y. u ID. Road sa
IBdaJ, The boys name is Barton ALA
HeC0y. Morrow gave the boy 500 bi
IN gst changed. Barton returned an
SoId Morrow that he could not get
abanRed. When Morrow arrived in thi
stty he found that he had been given
.Tbiit In place Of the 500 note. Bartol
has not been arrested.
fHK "suu" gambling saloon wa
hnhed again Saturday afternoon a fe'
saurs after the proprietor had bee
tisn:ased from the Police Court, wher
Re uu ierwent a trial on the charge {
exhibiting gaming devices. Then q
1870 at night another raid was made