The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.
THIS is Candlamas Day.


THE inquest in the Sasse-D -Doddsworth
case mas been postponed until next Mon
day.
THE Volunteer Firemen's Life Asso-
citation meets this evening in the Gifts
Engine-house.
IT is said that MIR. Gustav Hof, late OF
the Volksblatt, is about to start a two
cent German paper.
The Helvetia MRnnerchor will give
grand masquerade ball at Turner Hall
on next Monday night.
THE Cincinnati Bar Association will
give their first annual dinner on Satur-
day evening, February 10.
MARY BLACK eighty years old and in
destitute circumstances, was taken to
the lntirmary this morning.
GRoUND-HoG DAY and no show for
shadow. Winter is either over or the
grounding theory failure.
"JACK THE GIANT KILLER" tomorrow,
Saturday, morning, afternoon and night.
MaIlnees only 70 cents admission.
j. II. PFIRMAN has been awarded the
contract OF furnishing Ice to the various
county offices at 40 cents per hundred.
THE COroners jury has ascertalned
thai Ida Conway came to her death by
reason OF Inflammation resulting from
miscarriage.
The committee appointed to consider
the eXpediency Of aboliShing or continu-
ing the Normal School met in joint ses-
sion yesterday.
MRS. B. BRADLEY, of Wheeling, wants
to know where James Bradley ie, who is
said to have been drowned in this Iocali-
tya year and half ago.
NEW departure matinee at Woods
Theater tomorrow afternoon. 25 cents
admission. Miss Kate Fisher in Lady
GodiVa" and the "Frencn Spy"
CHAs. STOUT, canal boatman, who
has been boarding at No. 4G5 Walnut
street, has been taken to the hospital IN
consequence OF having an apoplectic fit.
If The person who picked up fur boa
in passing out OF the Grand Opera
house, wednesday afternoon, will send
1t to the othce, it VIII find its way to the
owner.
A LITTLE blaze from detective flue,
in dwelling, No. 2l6 John street, was
the cause OF The alarm of fire from Box
AZ, at twenty minutes after II O'CLOCK
last night.
If any Of our agents or subscribers
can furnish us with copy Of the daily
STAR Of March 80, 1876, we would be
much Obliged to them, as Ghat number is
missing from our files.
CORONER STITCH will hold an inquest
this evening on the body of Anna Metz,
the woman VINO is alleged to have COM
mitted suicide at her house on Madison
street by taking Il dose of paris-green.
THE Forty seventh Annual Report OF
the Common schools of Cincinnati, for
the school year ending Augast 81, 1876,
accompanied by the handbook for the
school year ending August 81, 1877, is
out.
The many friends OF Judge Philip B.
Swing, in Cincinnati and elsewhere, are
earnestly advocating his appoin iment 10
the vacant place that Will be made by
Judge David Davis, OF the UniLed States
supreme Court, wnen he shall resign.
Judge Swing is fdlly qualified for the
place, and we hope he will receive the
appointment.-lC lClermont Sun.
THE st. Ludwig's promenade concerts
closed on Wednesday night. The count
Ing OF the votes in the contest for The
gold-headed cane was concluded yester-
day and the cane awarded to Mr.. John
A. Droppelmann. The votes cast were
divided as follows: j. Ii. Scnawe, 7S; Ii. |
Noble, 190; b. Roth, 1,044; j. Ii. Drop
pelmanD, ,O49.
MEssRs. R. IL. STONE, James Pullan
pointed special commission to ascer-
tain the value Of the services of the
Southern Railway Trustees Tor the last
two yeas, yesterday appeared in Court
and were qualified for the performance
of the duIi!s OF their oficA, Judge
OConnor, OF the Superior Court, admin
isterlng the oath. The Commission will |
begin their work in the early part OF next |
week.
THE following police order, signed |
superintendent" was spread upon the |
the Third-sIreet station-house slate
last night: The officers Will take warn |
ing by those that were discharged. yes.
terday. The Commissioners are de-
termined to stop this drinking while on
duty. All orders must be strictly |
obeyed, and if you can't live up to them
you had better resign, as there are
about five applicants for the place of all
and every one OF you."
AT The annual meeting of the w. OBJ,
A. of the Improved o. NJ. r. Of Ohio,
held yesterday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing &. S.;
President, Samuel Snyder, Of No. 5;
Vice President, Christ. Ruff, Of No. 20;
Secretary, Alex. Ii. Hart, of No. 81;
Treasurer, W. II. Bric4el, OF No. 5;
Trustees, .. 5. Belts, of No. s, " alter
Blackall, of No. l, A. j. Cook, at large;
Clerk OF Trustees, A. Ii. Hart.
Mr.. ALENTINE HEYL, the proprietor
OF the Heyl House, corner of Sixth and
Freeman streets, who is charged with
passing counterfeit money, asks a sus-
pension of public opinion in his case
until the finding of the Grand Jury is
announced. He is an old man sixLy.six
years Of age, partially blind and deaf,
and 1t is more than probable that he has |
been made the victim OF designing men.
1t is thought that he will be discharged |
when the Grand Jury meets.
PHIL. TIEMAN's was crowded yester-
day to witness the game in progress be-
tween Myers and Francis. MIR. Myers
won the game in sixty innings. Score |
20C-lT9. His average was 3h. This |
was the second-best game play I'd thus
far. Frank Ackerman acted as referee |
The closest game OF the tournament
was played last night, in the presence
of very large crowd. The players
were Messrs. Brauneis and Pralher.
The game was won by the former by the
score OF 20O-195. To-day Messrs. West
ha |