The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-11
LOCAL BREVITliGS.

THAT Pike and Ludlow streets picnic
will be repeated.
WArER-MELANCHoLIC appearance our
markets now present.
WILL. HAYS, of Louisville, disre-
speotlully refers TO Cincinnati as "Ihe
Plaster OF Paris OF America"
A NEW steamer named the "Danube"
lies at the wharf. She will be painted
beautiful Blue," no doubt.
A CARELESS boy yesterday threw
stone through Z. Shotps window on
West Filth street. The loss is 800.
JUDGE J. b. FORAKER, Of this city, Is
on his way here from Washington. and
has in his pocket pardon Tor Frank
Westjohn.
JOHN CLARK, laborer at the Music
Hall, tell yesterday and broke his collar
bone. He was taken to the Hospital
Clark lives al 3l5 West Sc cond street.
DEATH from convulsions, was the Ver-
dict OF the jury in the inquest held yes
terday evening on the body OF an infant
daughter OF Mrs. Schmidt, OF 81 Findlay
street.
A FARMER named Fred. Waterman
was yesterday robbed OF $40 by young
man giving his name as Charles Schnel-
der. The robbery occurred on Nlne-
street Hill.
A NEW toy representing Gen. Grant
is exhibited OH Vine street. 1T moves
by ciockwork, and when wound up will
puff cigar with all the Yigor of the EX-
President.
ANTHONY GOODE, a colored man, was
brought here from London, OHIO, and
bound over to the Grand Jury by The
Commissioner on a charge OF passing
counterfeit money.
THE contract for the bank vault for
the new Cincinnati German Mutual ln-
surance Company Building, corner Of
Twelfth and alnut streets, has been
awarded to Messrs, Mosler, BaAmann
u 70.
NEWPORT BARRACKS is occupied by
solitary sergeant. dc commands the
Ohio with a howilzer, however, and the
Licking with an old musket, and says
he will be able to hold that fort until re.
Inducements reach him.
THE preliminary examination Of Will
ard Norman Cox for the killing oil his
father, near Elllst0n, takes place this
afternoon before Mayor McCune, Of
Glendale. Cox has secured the legal
services of Hon. Sam. f. HUNT.
DIR. L. J. PEALE will deliver very In
teresting lecture tomorrow evening at
8 o'clocE, at the Third Baptist Church
on Pine street between Gest and CLARK.
Subject, 1.-The Railroad Strike and its
Lessons"
CHAs. ALEXANDER, a colored youth OF
twenty summers, is becoming quite well
known to detective circles, as a common
thief, burglar, etc. He was taken in yes.
terday. Ou a promise TO betake himself
from this city, he was permitted TO 20.
OEFIcER HIGGINS did q land-ofice
business yesterday In the arrest OF
"drunks"-three in the space Of few
hours. One of these, Geo. Baker, has
about run his course, and will soon fill a
drunkard's grave. "rruly, the way Of
Lhe transgressOr is hard"
EDWARD Roth, arrested as one Of the
persons engaged IN the instigation o!
riotous disturbances few weeks ago,
was brought up this morning and dis.
missed, the Court deciding that "Mr.
R)th acted very toolishly and injudi.
ciously, but there was not evidence to
convict him OF the charge Of rioting."
THE Southern Railway Trustees have
awarded to the Keystone Bridge Com
pany, OF Plttsburg, the contract for con-
structing an iron trestle, one hundred
and twenty feet long, over the Clnclr'
natl, Hamilton n Dayton Railroad
This is the north one of the i've spans !ol
the approach to the Ohio River Bridge
HENRY RICHTER and Charles Enge
were on big bum yesterday, out a
Brauneis', Of whose hospitality they
partook rather too freely for their owl
good. They got into a wagon and made
the poor animal contribute to theiI
drunken amusement by being driven q
Iull speed up and down the avenue uA
LII il was ready TO drop dead and tht
Vehicle greatly damaged by their care
lessness. They We're confined in Cory
VILE Station on charge OF drunkenness
and cruelty to animals. They pay y
and costs.