The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.


NINETY-Two ueaths last week.
EVERYBODY fees to the'hill-tops.
THEODORE THOMAS at the Highland.
REPUBLICAN primaries tomorrow
nigIT.
TWO County Conventions here this
week.
MAURICE SUssMAN's case is to be in
vestigateu by Lne Police Commission
ers.
THE river is rising; that is to say, the
bottom is rising out of the water quite
rapidly.
A QUART OF counterfeit nickels were
founu secreted i'll pipe, while the ouh
Saloon was being cleaned out.
WATER MELONS are down to 10 cents,
and most any fellow can afford 10 squirt
a water melon seed at his glrPs eye.
If you would enjoy taste of Granger
life in all its primitive purity, 20 TO the
Harvest Home and buy Watermelon.
A PROJECT is on foot for convention
OF railway managers in September to nx
a fair and permal ent schedule of rates.
Al BLACK snake was found Saturday
in the residence of Mr.. r. I. Clarke at
235 w. Fourth street. The reptile was
beaten to death.
IT Is within the province of policemen
to report all parlor- windows found open
on their midnight rounds. Young laules
will make note OF This.
ROBERT HARLAN, JR,, a clerk in the
Internal Revenue office has disappeared
under suspicious circumstances. A lot
of stamps has also gone with him.
DIR. STARK, of this city, is almost
Stark mad at the joyful discovery Of
long lost brother, from whom he had no
tidings tor over JWenty-eight years.
CAPT. MART r. FISHER. OF the towboat
Warner. died at his residence on Walnut
Hills, Saturday night, after two weeks
illness, OF malarial and typhoid fever.
FRANK Noble died Saturday OF lock-
law, his right hand being crushed a
week ago in Russell, Morgan u Co.'s
printing works, as mentioned III the
STAR last week.
SAM. MACK and AL. Stoms, about 2
O'Clock yesterday morning, got into a
row, Sloms receiving severe gash IN
the Call of his leg, inflicted by knife in
tle hands OF Mack.
TOMORROW is the day for the ap
pointment by The Chamber OF Com
merce, by ballot, OF a committee TO nom
mate men for offices at the regular an
nual meeting OF the Chamber.
THE funeral OF the late George III
Bussing, the banker, will take place to
morrow morning from the Cathedral a
half-past 8 O'Clock. His sudden demis'
will be fell by number OF warm friends
MR., JEssUP's little daughter, VIII
lives OH Viue street, near IhlrteentI
street, was severely burned by the ex
plosion oil a coal-oil lamp, ABOUT
O'clock last night. But little hope Q
recovery.
The following gentlemen were electe
officers OF the Relief Dramatic Club
Mr.. Isaac Atscuul, Presidents; MI
Chas. Silvermau, Vice President; Nj
Joseph SliYerman, Treasurer; Mr.. b. i
Bloom, Secretary.
-FOUR PAIRS Of ladies' shoes, suppose
TO b. part Of the lot "hooked" ny th
thief Schmidt from Mrs. Moranu's. NJ
b13 Central avenue, were found yeste
day afternoon in a yard on Clinto
street, between Jonn and Gutter street,
by Officer Sears.
MRS. ROBINSON and her four chlldre
were found On Saturday evening, at N
b3 New street, in distressing clrcun
s,ances, by Officers Young and Web
Two OF the children being sick with tt
smallpox. They were all translerfs
to the Pest-house.
nresent at the ZoC-ZoO Saturday atte
noon to witness the ascent OF NIL
Helene Augusta in her balloon "Sunn
sids,n She successfully landed abo
twelves miles from this city. Al lea
TWENTY-FIVE hundred were at the Gardt
yesterday.
TWO little boys named Gallagher q,
Wilson ate lot of berries OF tue de ad
night shade, which they found In u
old graveyard back OF the Bapti
Church on Court street, and which thu
supposed were grapes. They were ba
ly poisoned, .he Gallagher boy, IL
thought, fatally.
THE Robinson Light Infantry Ri
Team were out yesterday at the Fol-
mile House. AT range OF three hu
dred yards the following was the scor
Captain George W. Long, 10; Z. Pott
Dustin. 20; Phllip Brenner, 10; Nv. d.
Tin, II; James simpson, 10; Louis Biz
ar, 25; 5. A. Rul, IA; j. Houser, Is; W..
Slough, ID.
ABOUT ten thousand persons, mos
from Anderson and adjoining tow
ships, were at Turpin's Grove, on s.
urday afternoon, TO witness the Six
annual festival OF the Anderson Tow
ship Harvest Home Association.
addresses by Col. A. E.Jones and Jud
Harmon were well received and lOut
applauded. Dancing aud other pastin
were INDUCED in until sundown, WI
all dispersed lor their homes.
THE McCook monument, erected
the Ninth Regiment, Will be unvei
next Thursday. The exercises at
park have already been published. L
procession will move at 3 O'Clock p
eisely from the corner OF " alnut Il
Mercer streets, in accordance with
following line Of march: South
Twelfth street. east to Main, south
sixth, west to Walnut, south 70 Four
west to Race, north to Fifth, eas
Vine, north 10 Twelfth to Washing
ark