The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-17

LOCAL BREVITIES.

The verdict in the case Of Herman
6ohump was accidental drowning.
The amount OF the four per cent loan
taken yesterday, the last day, was over
s420 900.
THE sign of the Morning HERALD
was taken down this morning to be nc
more seen forever.
A CoAL.oIL LAMP eHploded last even-
Ing, about O'CLOCK, in the rear of No.
Bl9 Race street. No damage was done.
The sum of $4,000 bequeathed by the
late Chas. F. Bodmann TO the Natural
History. Suciety was paid over yester-
day.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
getting brick tog the great Music Hall
from parties in CoYington and on Wal
nut Bills.
YOUNG man named Hoffman got nis
hand mashed yesterday by beng caught
In the rollers Of the machinery at Lang
don's bakery
II is about time that patrolmen who
make arrests understand that il they
are not present in the Police Court on
time, their prisoners will be discharged.
MARY-BALDUs, an old lady, this morn
Ing in the Police Court, asked to be sent
Court did not hesitate q minute to oDlige
Mary.
AN inquest was held yesterday on the
body OF Mary Plepmeier, the particu-
lars Of whose tragic death by burning
appeared in yesterdays issue. The ver-
dict of the jury was death from acci.
dental burns.
lFyou want to know anything relative
IN IOVplnnl Sunday .nhnnl II n
oampment, which Will begin next Tues
day, which you can not find in the circu-
lar, call on or address j. Z. Brooke,
Esq, No. s East Fourth street.
GEO. Ii. HAY, a boy who resided with
his parents, on the CleVes Pike. nearly
five miles from Cheyiot, was drowned
Sunday afternoon in Muddy Greek, while
bathing. The body was recovered yes
terday. Tue funeral took place at II
O'Clock this morning.
A WARRANT was sworn out last even
Ing before squire Harmeyer, by officer
Edward Owens, Of the S. +. q. A., for
the arrest Of john Holland, who is
charged with driving horse having Il
sore shoulder. Holland is in the employ
OF the Cincinnati Mutual Ice Company.
AMAN giving the name OF James Nor
ton, who was sent to the Work-house by
Judge Wilson few weeks ago on con-
Yictlon of the charge Of having burglars
tools In his possession, was yesterday
identified by Deputy United States Mar
shals Stokes and Jetiries as the man
whom the Grand Jury had indicted for
the robbery of the Portsmouth Post
office. His real name is Frank Germini.
A RUNAWAY occurred this morning on
Twelfth street, that promised at one
time to result in serious damage. The
horses attached to stone wagon be-
came scared at some passing object, and
dashed down Twelfth street, and
when opposite the City Hospital
dashed into lamp post
and smashed 1t 10 smithereens. Dr..
Stitch, while passing, came near being
caught by the in!uriated animals.
DETECTIVES MEAD and Murray yes
terday evening arrested desperate
character named Mike Arnold, who
some time ago was pardoned ont of the
Penitentiary, where he had been for
shooting Officer Wlttenberg on jackson
Hill. Arnold has been lately living
upon the earnings OF woman OF the
demi monde, and IN her house on Six III
street, last evening, beat up two men,
one OF whom, named z. W. Dean, was
seriously injured. The charge OF assault
and battery was preferred against him.
In the Police Court this morning Arnold
mad his cuse continued to Saturday.