The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

e. WAGNER'S jewelry shop, on Elder
street, has beea robbed OF an $S clock.
Richard PEYToN, of Avondale, has
lost a gold watch and other JeWelry by
sneak thievery.
ONE hundred and forty.two witnesses
have already been summoned to appear
before the Grand Jury.
The Officers of the Hammond street
District nave subscribed 500 ior the re-
lief of the family OF the late Joseph
kltngler.
ALBERT CRAMER, fourteen-year-old
runaway from Portsmouth, was captured
by officer Tighe last evening and re-
turned to his home.
SLEIGHING in the neighborhood of Vine
and Eighth streets CAN'T be very good.
A well.known and prominent clIizen
came to grief there last night.
The testimony taken in suit insti-
tuted under the BastarGy Act, by l.. A.
Reynolds against Vincent Schwab, has
been filed in the office OF the Clerk of
the Common Pleas.
A MONUMENT twenty-lOur feet high
and made OF Hallowell granite mas been
placed on Captain Ecker1s lot over the
remains of the late Captain Stone. The
monument cost. 1880.
The Dayton Short-line Railroad will
carry passengers from Cincinnati to
Columbus ana return for 81 40 during
the Convention at Columbus. Tickets
good going on the S;b, and returning 9Lh
and 9vh.
CHAS. FEHR, JR , a barber who works
near the Brighton House, is charged
with stealing ham and a small amount
Of money from one OF his neighbors
nampl .IOhn VIII "a will toll If
is on the OH.
The Hamilton County delegation to
the columbus Sh OF January meeting
will leave the city at o'clock Monday
morning. Hon. Geo. Ii. Pendleton and
Hon. Alex. Long will draft the resolu-
tions to be presented.
RUDOLPH GRUBER, OF St. Louis, who
is visiting relatives at No. SAB Vine
street, swallowed a quantity Of NOR
phine yesterday. His lie was saved by
stomach-pump. He denies taking the
stuff with suicidal intent.
THE following committee to nominate
officers for the ensuing year were
elected, yesterday, by tue Cincinnati
Board OF Transportation, viz: William
Eden, G. IL. Gould, p. 7. Lane, John
Anderegg, IL. Hardinghaus.
THE Coroner was notified last evening
OF the sudden death Of Charles Frank,
fourteen years of age, who lived at the
corner OF Highland avenue and Shlllito
street. An inquest held resulted in
verdict OF death from natural causes.
The case of Frank Thornhill, freigL t
conductor on the Little Miami Railroad,
whom Miss Carrie Kuntz cuarges with
seduction, was called in the Police
Iourt this morning, but, as the plaintiff
THIll6lu nrOEpnntp it, iSn
GUS NEATHER, as will be remem-
bered, some days ago had valuable
buffalo robe stolen from his sleigh IN
front OF the County Jail. Officer Fort-
man yesterday found it in GoIdsmith's
paWn-shop on Broadway, where 1T had
been left by "a little boy.
CORONER STICH yesterday was mott
tied that Il t9tus mad been found at a
house on Vine and McMicken avenue,
On examination he found that the pre-
mature birth of the child was due to the
mother having fallen downa cellar, and
consequently refused TO hold an inquest.
LAST WEEK a trunk marked j. G.
Hood, and containing O cOllec ion of
books and other articles, was brought to
Hammond-street Station by Officers
Knox and BraZel!, who found it on their
beat. This morning the famous Pickett
stolen from his room.
IHIs morning between and O'Clock
small fire was discovered on the roof
Of the large tenement house at No. 457
West Third street, next door TO the Sta
hon-hOuse. the police officers extin-
guished the flames, and no alarm was
turned In. a lew more joints of stove
pipe are needed there.
THE colored men who found lodging
at PIcketts, on the levee, and were al
most starved TO death, this morning were
treated to good lunch, consisting OF
sausage, &C., by the hands of an un.
known person. This meal came in on
time, as the colored men were almost
tamlshed, and wasgreatly relished.
OFFICER MAURICE SUssMAN, of the
Pium-3treet Depot, arrested u notorious
character named Jim Deviue, alias
Moore, who has served term in the
Penitentiary, yesterday, on suspicion oil
being the party who picked lady's
pocket during the day i'll that locality.
His case will be examined tomorrow
morning.
THE following officers of Ohio Lodge
No. 2, A. .. U. W., were duly installed
last evening for six months by d. ID. G.
NJ. j. S. Gaul W. q. Jetfres, p. Nj. W;
VIM. Smith, NJ. W.; E. W. Lynd, G. F.;
S. DriedeI, o.; c. Aborn, j.; j. 5. Gaul,
Recorder; IL. f. Aszman, Receiver; 7.
G. Hesse, Tim. NJ. Snyder, J. W.; S. S.
Wiley, y. W.; Z. NJ. Epstein, r. to G.
Lodge.
YESTERDAY evening Officers Brazil
and Knox found four colored men
named Randall Dawson, Jas. Grant,
Jas. Banks and Richard Sadders, in a
basement under Picketps den on
Kat Row, 10 truly piLiable con-
dition, from the effects OF cold and H.
sufficient food. The poor fellows, who
have been brought to this condition
from the want OF work, are now being
cared Tor in the City Hospital.
A MEETING OF the Methodists of Gin.
cinnaIi was held last night, at Wesley
Chapel, to confer upon the best means
OF afforuing relIefto the Missionary So.
ciety OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. 1t is said that deficiency OF
quarter OF a million exists, threatening
10 seriously impair the efforts of the S.
ciety, and to hinder its plans. The
meeting was addressed at length by
Rev. DR.. Ridgaway, Rev. MIR. Case, and
Bishop Wiley. Short addresses were
aIsn made nv Rev MIR. CraustOu Rev