The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-26
LOCAL BREVlTIl1S.
MAY 20

COUNCIL has ralused to allow steam
dumml on Eggleston avenue
No session OF the U fitted states or
d trict Courts until next Tuesday.
BIG FROST last night, and farmers re-
port that early vegetables are killed.
SuADwere recently caught in the Ohio
Works.
THE gambling saloon at No. 256 Vine
street was raided last night. Nobody
caught.
THE collections for missionary pur-
poses will be taken up in the Methodist
churches Of the city tomorrow.
AT the temperance meeting In the U.
p. Church, Sixth street, last mig hi, one
hundred and nine people signed the
pledge.
THE "Sunday Slgnap is the latest
venture in the local journalistic field,
Z. P. Dustin and q. W. Calderw ood ed
itors and proprietors.
SMALL fire furry at 6 O'Clock last eye-
ming atsUuthwest corner Third and Elm.
Officer McKeoWn put it out before the
engines arrived.
= CINCINNATI makes q detestable quail
ity OF whisky, but it must be said W her
credit that she does it in fair and
square way Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman.
THE exhibition OF pistol prowess by
Cap. bogardus will take place to-mor-
row, as iutimated in yesterdays STAR,
in the garden adjoining the Lookout
House.
JOHN SIMPKINsoN, Philip Hinkle,
Harry r. SmlLu, j. NJ. Walden and
Richard Smith constitute a General
Committee for the selection Of a new
Committee OF Safety to serve the en-
suing year.
THE ordinance toYacate L'Hommedieu
alley for the Shillito dry-goods palace,
on the corner Of Seventh and Race
streets, was passed by the Board OF A l.
dermen yesterday. The Board OF Coun-
Snilmen must concur.
ED. RUSSELL, OF 8 xth-street Hill,
whose arrest was noticed in the STAR
of yesterday, and one Mike Whalen,
were sent to Jail by CommissioE eY
Hooper, in default of $500 bail, on the
charge OF pas sing counterfeit one-dol.
lar bill.
PETER EICHELs brought SUIT against
DIR. Thomas b. Smith, to recover $40, 00C
tor an alleged libel published OF The
plaintiff. The libel consists in Dr.
CIulJu uhVluk VI Iuc u
that he was fraud and swindler.
"OUR BoARD1NG-HoUsE" at the Grant
last night was greeted with as fine anC
intelligent an audience as ever gathered
there. The play always draws we'll, ant
always will, as its sparkling and we'll
6rawn characters delight every one
Matinee this afternoon and its last per
formanoe here this evening.
THE large express companies have
created a new department., called "Spe
cinl Traffic." to convey by express, Civ
ing the customary receipts to shippers
a certain class OF packages of Limited
value, not exceeding four pounds II
weight, at one cent per ounce, the mini
mum charge being ten cents per pack
age. 1t takes effect June 1. Tue arti
cles to be carried under this arrange
ment are about the same as those nov
carried in the mails at one cent pc
ounce, and known as "third-class mat
ter"
AUGUST SEDELKE, cabinet-maker
living near Clinton and Freeman
streets, has filed petition Tor diYOrc
i'll the Common Pleas Court against hi
wife, Maria Sedelke, under the follow
ing circumstances: According to tn
affidavit made, he became acquainte
with Maria on the 29th of December
1876, and married her on the I'd of Janu
ary, 1877. On The I'D Of March Mrs. 81
delke gave birth 10 twins; and her hu:
band claims divorce OH the ground tha
she fraudulently concealed the fact
her pregnancy until the date OF her chi
drtn's birth, he always having believe
her tn have hpen a VirLuOu, woman.