The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-31
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Maysville, KY, barbecue to-day.
HARRY w. LIE FAvRE wants to walk a
match with Miller, the wrestler. He
shoIld be accommodated.
PROF. J. MORGAN HART, of the Gin.
elnnau University, has new volume
out called Goethe's Select Prose.
A COAL OIL LAMP exploded last night
at No. 115 East Sixth street, setting some
bed clothing and furniture on fire.
The Robinson Light Infantry, Capt.
Il. Potter Dustin commanding, Will 60
into camp at Oakland next Thursday.
JOHN VoGEL, a dairyman, nineteen
years old, lett his home at West Fork
last evening, and has not been heard OF
since.
JACOB AND ROSA HUMMEL now have
strong hopes of recovery. Jacob was
able to sit up and talk with those visit
ing him last evening.
MISS JULIA GOULD has been engaged
rs soprano in the Vine street Congrega-
tional Church choir. Professor Mem
bach remains as organist.
IN. WEEKS challenges Oscar Medary
to row single scull race, distance three
miles, for the sum of 5000 side, to take
place on the 9th proXimo.
The following graduates of Woodward
High School intend completing their ed
ucation at Yale College: j. /. Wilson,
VIM. Doherty, Harry Taft and f. W.
Hopkins.
OFFICER PATRICK TIERNEY, Of the
Third-street Police District, was mar
ried last evening at st. Patrick's
Church to the eldest daughter of Officer
Patrick McKeoWn.
CORONER MALEY, who was "sewed
up" by a Stich yesterday in convention,
claims that by virtue Of his last COM
mission issued by Governor Allen his
official life extends to Jan. l, 1878.
The First Regiment of Infantry, Ohio
National Guards, will go into camp at
Oakley Grove on September 7, and re-
main encamped until the 11th. The
ramp will be officially known as "Camp
Custer"
JOHN FIEBER, of IA McMicken avenue,
has had an injustice done him in the
public prints. He was not sent to the
Work-house for thirty days for ballot
box stufing-and in fact, was not sent
there at all.
MRS. IDA ECKERT and her mother
called at this office to state that the
Younger lady has never been In the
Work-house, and that Mrs. D. did not
oall Squire Riley "gray-haired repro
BATE" all of which is vouched for by
themselves.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY MURPHY
shows no mercy to habilual wife punish
ers. Il the beaten and torgiving wife
repents arresting her worthless spouse
and fails to appear, as is often the case.
Murphy has the injured party sub
p@uaed and made " dance up and leIl
her story.
The Cincinnati Orchestra gave the
last concert of the summer season at the
Lookout House last night. Mr.. Brand,
at the close of the performance, was pre-
sented with a handsome ebony baton,
1nlaid with gold and wreathed with
BmilaX. A champagne supper was also
rendered the orchestra.
THE Campbell Continental Guards, o.
the Fourth Ward, held spirited meet
ing at Greave's Hall, Mt. Adams, last
evening; and resolved by vote, to give
their first grand complimentary party
on the evening OF September 2l, al
which time the Guards will be pleased
to see their numerous friends.
FRITZ WERNER and Daniel Heyl, the
two young men charged by g. w. Cress
with breaking into the cellar Of Frank.
Ulsauer, corner of Harrison and Nc.
Lean avenues, on the night OF the 21st
Of August, waived an examination this
morning and were bound over to the
Grand Jury.
THE Turner Hall Hayes and Wheeler
Club held II meeting last night at their
ball, and elected the following members
as representatives in the Central Com
mittee: Henry Weilert, Nj. j. Schu.
mann, A. Gundbach, Chas. Welker, V.
Weinbeimer. A. Geiger, L. Sohlotz, r
Meinhardt, VIM. MANI.
ACCORDING to dispatch from Jeffer.
souvlile, Ind, John Shildon, his wife
and little boy OF five years from Mays
Vile, KY, accompanied by John Burke.
Of Cincinnati, attempted in a skiff to
make the passage of the Falls yesterday.
The skiff capsized and the boy wa
drowned. Jas. Bowman, fisherman
rescued the others.
THE Boone County (Ky.) Fair, held
recently at Florence, was pronounced
almost failure. The reason may be
found in the answer Of Granger of that
section to the remark, addressed To him,
"You have slim attendance this year."
Eyes, sab. Why, sab, no wondahl they
charged me tawty cents for admission
for my granddawtahW Sad.
THE Directors of School District No.
AVNNOAuupi1 DlSLllCI) anu Cue ClIlZSnS
are in dispute about the use OF the
School-house. Permission was given by
The Directors lately to some Dancing
Club to hold ball in the house, and now
the citizens will not have it, stating that
The building will be injured. The ball
Is set tor next Friday evening, when
trouble is expected.
PETER JERRJL alias George Brown,
with an accomplice, walked into the
store of It. W. Tepe, No. 484 Race street,
yesterday, during the temporary ab-
sence Of the proprietor, and gather.
Ing up a bolt of valuable cloth
made tracks. Being detected and
pursued, Jerrold dropped the
cloth but was oYertaken by Officer Hen.
nekes and taken to the Bremen-street
Station house. Being examined in the
Police Court this morning on the charge
bf grand larceny, the prisoner was bound
over to the Grand Jury. This Jerrold is
lhe chapaVho robbed the residence OF A
Minor GrisWold, of the saturday
Night" lew months since.
The Circus.