The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-29
LOCAL BREvITIES.

land ana inns cllv is on tne taps
HERMAN JOHNSON abused his family |
and vii! 20 TO the WorK-Aouse ior three |
months.
THE Little Miami Railroad will begin |
to run to the PubAc Landing On New
Years Day.
THE public lamps will be lighted ut 5
p'c,ock this evening and eXtlnguisheG |
al $3.50 A. NJ.
ON Thursday last the firm of Laidley &
Blackmore slaughtered one thousaAu |
and sixty hogs.
MRS. NJ. A. SULLIVAN of No. 60 East
Fourth street, IL cUHnueu TO her home
by broken wrist.
AT the National last night Eugene, the
acrobat, was badly hurt by missing his
hold while swinging on trapeze.
EMMA TURNER'S house, on Longworth
street, was roDbod yesterday OF lot OF
clothing amounting to 500 in value.
A GOLD WATCH and chain were stolen
Wednesday uIgnt from b. j. Ricking's
residence, northeast corner Third anu
Plum streets.
LENA GREER, the woman who was
burned SO badly last week, at n house
Oh East Third street, died at the Hospi-
tai last evening.
A. l.. HARPER, the foreman OF the firm
OF Laldley Il DlackmOre, has in his pos
session PAIR Of hog tushs measuring
twelve inches each.
AN inquest will be held this evening
on the body of Lena Greier. who died at
the Hospital from burns received at her
home on East Third street.
THE Mlddletown Journal says the
Mccarthy robbery looks like coh-
gpl acy TO establish the pre-eXistence Of
papers that nerer did eCtSt.
THE creditors OF Ben. j. Kicking, gro
Ger, filed petition in the United States
Court to force the latter into bankruptcy.
Their claims amount TO $6,673 IA.
PROF. ALEC HAIGE, OF the Cincinnati
Granu Orchestra, was last evening pre-
sented by the Allemania Society with
the lives of all the prominent CON-
p0sers.
LAST night, Herald 8. Scott was ar
rested and brought to the city by a
United States officer, on the charge oil
having countertelted f!ty-cent scrip in
Virginia two years ago.
GEN. LONGsTREET, who generally does
we'll whatever he undertakes, thinks
after his experience in the army, in pol
itics, and as sheep-raiser, he KNOWS
enough TO keep hotej, and will try it at
GAINESVILLE, Ga.
KATE RHEIN, a childlike and innocent
looking damsel, is now locked up on the
charge OF stealing $40 worth OF clothing
from LIZZIE LiLman and s. worth from
Agnes Johnson. She will nave her Trial
next Saturday.
The President Of the Womews Chris
tian Temperance Union, Mrs. S. X
Leavitt, has made an appeal to the
ladies OF this city, asking them not to
etfeE the WINE cups to their callers Oh
New Years Day.
A RUMOR Is being circulated that
there mas been defalcatiOn of from
$4,000 TO $4,000 in the management o.
the Cleveland Orphan Asylum, TO which
insti ution the IsrAe ties Of Cincinnati
have been large contributors.
THK scholars OF the Vine.street Con =
grcgAtiOnal sunday-sohOol were iaVorsd
with a delightful entertainment last eve
ming. Singing and reCitations were fol-
lowed by the awarding of prizes, anu
then came santa Claus with his TOYS and
sWtetmeats.
CHAS. BAUMAN, cigarmaker, living
at No. 81 FuLeeDth street, while brin
fun OF liquor last night, went home,
drove his aged parents into the sire ell
and then proceeded to smash things vi
generally, until he Was farrested. Ht
was tined $40.
JAMES MADDUX, young man residing
in Dayton, KY, while attempting /,
move heavy weight yesterday, at th'
Marine Railway, received heavy blov
from an Iron bar, breaking his jaw an,
causing other very serious injuries. Ht
is at the Hospital.
GEORGE MCCOY, lad ton years @
age, tesldiug win his parents at No.
A bigail street, fell down the cellar-Wa
in the iCe-house OF the Gambrinus StoC
Company, ye, tErday afternoon, and ha
both arms and his right leg broken. Ii
was taken to the Hospital.
The following Cincinnatians starte
for Washington last night, to be presen
at the silver wedding Of President an
Monday next: Mr.. and Mrs. John W
Heron, Miss Lucy Webb Hayes Hero
and nurse, Mr.. and Mrs. Dr.. John Davis
and Col. L. G. Weir.
The President OF the Marietta & Cll
cinnati Railroad has offered the use
their track 10 the Southern Road at a
annual rental for the first year at lh
nominal sum of $3.50 per month, an
thereafter the rental is TO be fixed b
agreement or BY arbitration. The SUI
isl, 600 is to be paid Tor the use OF tn
freight houses.
THE Christ Churc1 Sunday-school an
IDe CuuICu tlihl SCpODl DSlu LuSl
ChristmAs Tree Festival at the forms
church yesterday afternoon. About si
hundred children were present, an
alter the literary exercises two yer
large Christmas trees, brilliantly lighI
Ell, were stripped Of Iueir toys and cal
dies anu distributed to the expectal
phildren.
JOHN D. PARK & SONS dealers
drugs and chemicals. have, owing
their inability TO meet their liabilltie
which amount to about $l25,0U0, failet
and called meeting Of their creditor
for next Monday. Tue assets are vi
known. The creditors are mostly
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Ba
limore, aud other Eastern cities, and
lew in 81. Louis ana Chicago.
The following is announced as tt
staff OF our Governor, Hon. r. NJ. Bishop
For Adjutaut General, Judge l.. \
Meiley, Lima; Assistant Adjutant Gel
oral, l.. Nj. Hoagland, Mlllersbur
Judge Advocate, Hon. Samuel F. Hun
Clnciunsti; Quartermaster Genert
Major Charles l., Young, Toledo; Su
geon General, Dr.. j, Emmett Burn
Cleveland; Engineer Crank Of Colonel
Frederick Gelper GAINESVILLE.