The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-25
LOCAL BREVLTIEs.

STRAW HATS are ripe.
THE Military Band at the Lookout
House tonight.
THE "Bum" Constables will indiguaLe
at the Grand Hotel, Friday evening.
BEN. SHorT's Ludlow Club was beaten
by the Indianapolis boys yesterday by
8to 4
j. II. CLIFFORD, of this city. is man
ager Of the Blue Stocking Baseball
Club OF Springfield, Ohio.
A TOY called the "Skylark'' is now
the delight OF the Juveniles. It's a fly-
Ing machine in the shape Of bird.
THR mission meeting for men, which
has been in progress at St. Thoma s.
Catholic Church, will be continued the
balance OF the week at st. XaVie1'S
Church.
The ladies are now talking OF estab-
Eishing an cart museum" in tnis city. A
meeting Of those who are interested in
the object will be held Saturday next at
SP. Ii at the Y. NJ. Z. A. Rooms.
HERMAN BEEBER will have hearing
this afternoon before Squire aarmeyer
On the charge Of cruelty to animals
driving horse with sore shoulders. The
arrest was made by Constable q. W.
Green.
AMONG the various articles found on
the cracksman, Lew. Barker, alias King,
were some silver teaspoons, one of which
was marked Patterson" The owner
dan identify the spoons at the Office Of
Chief of Police.
THE telegraph brings the news that
Vim. S. Adams, one oil the editors OF the
New York sun, died yesterday. MI.
Adams lived in this city some twenty
yeara ago, and was the publisher of the.
Sunday Dlspatch.
W. u. LUDLOW, Esq, Of the q. & o.
Railroad, has sent out one hundred and
fifty invitations to business firms of this
city, to make trip Of ten OIL fifteen days
duration over the Z. & .. Road and its
connections South. The party will leave
here OH the steamer Fleetwood at 2. Nj.
next Tuesday.
THE foundations OF the new Govern
Iaent building being completed, the first
stone Of the superstructure was laid
yesterday with informal ceremonies by
Judge Swing, whom superintendent
Hanpaford invited to perform that task.
The formal corner stone laying will take
place next July.
MEssRs. John Shilito, Florence Mar
met, u. Ward Nichols, A. Howard Hin
HE and W. W. Taylor have been elected
Directors Of the Music Hall Organ AS
&aciatIon. The following officers were
elected: President, George Ward NIGH
OILS; Treasurer, John ShilIito; Secretary,
A. Howard Hinkle.
THE Improved Animal Food Company
left ltB certificate for record in the Re-
coEder's office yesterday. Capital stock
Si00,000, divided into 500 shares. The
papers are signed by Joseph Bell, W. D.
Afford, j. NJ. Keber, F. B. Burkhardt,
J. N. Gamble, f. Z, Bush, g. U. Camp
bell, j. s. Kirk, Americus Warden, =.
Herk, and A. F. Altman.
THE cases of VIM. Middlesworth, Sr,,
and VIM. Middlesworth, Jr., who are
charged with the murder of Jos. Cam
ar0n, were called up in the Police Court
this morning. Tue boy william, who
seems to be held only to give testimony
in the case, was released on his own
recogniZance. The case OF William, Sr.,
was continued TO Friday. He was re-
manded.
SECURE seats promptly for the Beecher
lecture. Mr.. Beecher is the most en-
inent lecturer in the country, and de-
mands on his time are 80 great that the
opportunity OF nearing him is not fire.
Qasnlly offered, IL has been some time
ksnce he WAS here, and it will probably
he long while before another occasion
Is presented. There are always many
unable TO get seats, and The right way is
TO secure them early.
JOHN WILLIAMS, a colored man, was
arrested last evening on charge OF as
Eault with intent 10 Kill and locked UP
10 BEemeG-street Station. Williams
beat his wife with boiler scraper, ami
klso kicked her In the abdomen. Her
Read and arms were badly bruised. DR..
began was called in, and found the wo.
maD,wLo is en- ceinte, In an exceedingly
critical condition. Williams was ar
raigned before Judge Wilson this morn
fBg, and his case continued until next
Monday.