The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-12
LOCAL BREVITIEs.


wrestling match.
CHARLES MEYERS, one OF the late rail-
road rioters, has been convicted Of OBJ
strNeting the malls.
TIE public lamps will bo lighted to-
night at 1880 O'Clock, and extinguished d
at 6 A. N. tomorrow.
THE Sohimmelpiennig Encampment, =,
Grand Army OF the Republic, oelebT ted
their eighth anniversary last night.
THE body Of the man found dead in the
hay loft back OF the White Mills, near
Harrison avenue, has been identified as
that OF Joseph Meyers.
CHAM. ANDERSON. who for some time
has been In Jail, charged with being In
the recent Plum-street murder, was re-
leased yesterday on ball.
TIE sudden death OF o. H. Hayes,
from stroke Of paralysis, while in st.
Louis, is announced. He was a travelling
salesman for a Cincinnati house.
fsp The funeral OF James Henry Nc
1ntyre, a gallant soldier in the Thirty
fourth Ohio Regiment, took place at 10
O'Clock today, from No. 425 West Court
street.
OTTO TAx1s, the druggist, corner of
Walnut street and Fountain Square,
ulou tuls HUI uluS " v CA0Sh Nv LAO l 90
idence on Seventh street. He leaves a
wife and three children.
THE report OF the Treasurer Of the
Chamber OF Commerce for the quarter
ending Nov. 80, shows receipts amount
ing to $25,779 25; expenditures, 81, ,6A 48;
balance on hand $42,0 ,043 "a.
MICHAEL FIELD, u laborer living az
the foot OF Gest street, while unloading
some hay at the l., Q. & L. Depot fell
and sustained severe scalp-wound.
He was taken to the Hospital.
AT 10 O'Clock this morning, a sneak
thief entered Breneman's beer saloon,
N. h. corner Filth and Pierson streets,
while the bartender was in back room,
and grabbed the till. The sooundrel
made good his escape.
JUDGE WILSON and Prosecuting At
torney Murphy were present last even
ing at the wedding of the Louisville
Prosecuting Attorney. Their places
this morning were filled by James Fltz.
gerald and A. D. Dizerus.
WEBB MEADER, son OF the late Daniel
u. Meader, attempted suicide last night
by taking dose Of morphine, at French.
mans corner, on Spring Grove avenue.
The poison was pumped out OF him, and
now the young man is all right.
AN inquest was held this morning on
the body OIL Peter Redge, who was killed
on the NJ. Il U. track, near the Stock
yards, ss reported in yesterdays STAR
A verdict was returned OF death from
accidental INJURIES" and the jury ex-
onerated the Railroad Company from
all blame.
ARTHUR HUELATT, of St. Paul, Miune.
sofa, who for three years past has been
attending lectures at the Miami ii edical
College, came near poisoning nimself By
accident yesterday at No. 13l Richmond
street, by taking atropia, or deadly
nighl-shade, instead OF quinine.
@GEoRGE NJ. TIBBALLs, OF No. 72 Nc.
Farland street, and Thomas Hethering-
ton. oil 239 Fourth street, were handed
over to the police yesterday, charged
with attempting to pass conntarfeit
money at several cigar stores over the
Rhine. When searched counterfeit half
dollars were found on their persons.
LEWIS G. BERNARD, County Clerk.
filed his quarterly report OF fees, costs,
percentages, penalties and allowance
with the County Commissioners yester
day. Total amount posted is 5000 04
OF which $4,7S9 Is were for clerk hire
transcripts and attidavits, $470 81; Grim
inal, 1857; indexing, $3.50.
LAST EVENING a painter by the name
OF George Bell entered store al 23t
Central avenue, and when the proprie.
. tor was not looking, wrapped about six
pounds OF tobacco in his 0vercoat ant
made # through the alley, but was soor
caught. This morning he thought tha'
he must have been drunk, but, never
theless, was sent cut for thirty days.
THE following officers, at the annua
assembly Of Kilwinning Council No. 50
r. and S. NJ, held Tuesday evening
were elected and installed by Pas
Thrice Ills. Master Charles II. Flaoh
James A. Collins, Thrice Ills. Master
Thomas Kite, Jr., DIP Ills. Master; E
l.. MehIen, Pr. Con. OF Work; j. w
Foote, Treasurer; Frank 8. Holmes, Re
corder; William B. Melish, Capt. o
Guard; II. Z. Roberto, Conductor; Il. II
SIMPLIFY, Steward; Henry Becker, Sen
tinel.
LIEUTENANT MONTGOMERY last nigh
ARE ted colOred man by the name 0
Frank Smith, on the hall stairs at th
corner Of Main and Fourth streets, sup
posed to have been burglarizing. III
had three coats and satchel markel
"F. ]. Bostwick." His hand was cut
and there were traces OF bleod on
broken glass door Of Wood 8 Boyd's Law
once; and TINS ONCE, together VIII
those OF @. d. Cof1n and Q. L. Mitchell
upon examination were found to haY
been burklaIized. Smith waived an OK
animation to 30 before the Grand Jury
LAST Monday evening, Pat. Mahony
. widower, living with his daughter a
No. 341 West Filth street, ATTEMPTED
suicide by cutting his throat with
razor, on account OF the alleged bad DON
duct Of his daughter. The shrieks o
the girl, however, brought in the neigh
bors, who disarmed him and thus pre-
vented the tragedy. Not being satist ID
he made another attempt upon his lif,
with y dull butcher.knife, but was aRail
interfered with after he had mangiet
bis throat and lost considerable blood
He is an industrious maD, and has beer
employed at the Gas-works for the pas
sixteen years.