The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-09
LOCAL BREVITlES.
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house.
UNCLE JOE SEIFsRT is laid up with
the pneumonia.
THE floating bath-house, at the foot OF
Broadway is well patronized.
IT is probable that the salaries Of the
Fire Department employees will be cut
down.
COL MEACHAM, OF Indian fame, speaks
at LoVeland tonight, and tomorrow at
Lockland.
JACOB HoFFNER, E O., Of Cummins-
vile, has placed on tree exhibition his
night blooming cereus.
JOHN NoCToN, twenty-six years old,
resident OF Carthage, was drowned in
MIL Greek, Saturday evening, while
bathing,
THE middle Of August will probably
see the Southern Railroad Bridge COM
pleted, as The work is now being rapidly
pushed forward.
EXCURsIONIsTS from Charleston, S. c.,
Will yIslL this city, by invitation OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, about the mid
die OF this month.
IT is now thought that passenger and
frelgnt trains Will be rumbling over the
Cincinnati southern Railroad some time
this month, probably not later than the
18Th.
MIR. MYLEs MORRIS, from Droheda,
Ireland; MI. Bryan O'Lynn, from Bel
last, Ireland, and Mr. James Z. ID lion,
from London, England, are stopping at
the Walnut-street House.
THE festive Texas lsteer has been on
the rampage in Camp Washington, and
Mrs. Wlegel, tWo or three OF her chill
dren, chlld of Mrs. Weis, James Nc
CleIlan and his sou, can all testify that
the beast made il quite interesting for
them.
ATa meeting of the Committee on Ex-
animation of the Public Schools, neld on
Saturday, the standard for transfer from
grade to grade in the district and inter-
mediate schools was fixed at ~ per cent.
Pupils attaining tnls mark have
"passed."
The funeral of Mrs. Agnes TAFT, whose
death occurred at C0yingLon, NY, Fri
day morning, at the advanced age oil
seventy seven, took place from the Gen.
trail Presbyterian Lhurch, on the corner
O'clock yesterday afternoon, and was
attended by large concourse OF SYM
pathzing friends and relatives.
A STREET PREACHER, preaching to a
small crowd az Washington Park, yes
lerday, was calling on them to 'Come to
Jesus" or despair OF salvation, when a
young man named Adolph Rdpel asked
nlm, "What, then, is TO become or the
JewsW Wnereupon a policeman ierkeu
him into the Bremen-street Station, OIL
the charge OF disoruerly conduct.
The first grand entertainment for the
benefit of Lne Widows and Orphans
Fund given by the Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Association, will take place
at the highland house on Saturday, the
29th inst, commencing at noon. The
Committee ot Arrangements consists o.
Mayor Moore, Col. j. V. Guthrie, Major
Remley, Major Mitchell, Nj. j. Patton
and Tnos. Mclaughlin.
ON account Of some domestic diff u =
ties, the nature OF which is not under
stood by anybody save the principals,
Mr., and Mrs. Sidney Woodruff, oil John
street between Ninth and Court, have
been having sorry time OF it lately.
Their troubles eliminated Sunday by
Woodruff leaving the house saying THAI
lie olld never return, and the wife at.
leM,t.ng suicide by poisoning. Dr..
Nlaley called at the house soon alter the
10 son had been taken and succeeded
In saving the woman.
THE following Cincinnati musical So
cieties will take part in the Louisville
Saengerfsst: DAD Fellows, Orpneus,
Druids, Harugari, Swiss, Germanla, ST.,
Cecellu A. Z. A., Cecilia OF Camp Wash.
inglon. On the morning of the opening
day ITuesday) all The societies Will
meet at Washington Platform, on Court
street, and march thence to the Ohio
and Mississippi Railway Depot, where
they will take special trains for Louis
vile. The o. & NJ. Road has the otficl.
contract for carrying the societies.
County, but VINO mas resided in this city
most Of lis life, died al his residence No.
Bio West Ninth street, about O'Clock
last nigrt,- OF dropsy, in the tifty-thirr
va t b age. The d1ceas was in Ii q
H,eIy e.aUle business at one time, after
w;r IS on the police force, still later
m.Vin5 TO Kansas; returning after four
years ab. enCe he accepted position as
an aLtache Of Woods rheater, where he
was employed up TO the time of his
death. he leaves a wife and three
grown children.
II will be remembered that a man
named Gaertner Sulcided some time
since by hanging himself in the County
Jail, having previously killed his wife
on Bremen street. 1t now comes to
light that she once attempted to poison
him. She rubbed Of the tops OF several
matches into pie she had prepared for
him TO eat. 1t happened tnat he did not
cattle pie, having given piece to a boy
at the factory. The latter discovered
the unpleasant flavor which. led to an
investigation and the detection of the
phosphorus. Gaertner made no fuss
then, but lie surely got even with hel
before his own death.
HON. NACHEL " ORTHINGTON, one o
the best known professional lawyers il
this county, dieu Saturday afternoon a
his residence on Pike street, below
Fourth. Mr.. WOrthlngton was born il
Lincoln County, Ky., in Februrry, 1892
he was.educated at DanVlle ana Lex
ington, KY, and before he was twenty
five years Of age he was establ sned In
the practice of The law in this city. Ii,
was twice married. In 1925 ne married
daughter of Judge Burnet. Mr.. Jane
Worthlngton, of New York, is the only
child Of this marriage. Ii 1929 he mar
ried Julia, daughter OF Samuel Higgins
The children OF this marriage are Mrs
Capt. W. 2. Anderson and VIM. AM
Ed. Worthington VIM. Worthingto
has for several years been associate
with his father in the practice ui tn