The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Lean has been continued for one week.
The Cincinnati Grand Orchestra has
been engaged to play at the Louisville
E@ngerest.
JERRY MAHoNEY, charged with pro-
curing illegal votes, was dismissed
yesterday by Commis sioner Hooper.
A SMALL frame shed on York street,
between Freeman and Western avenue,
caught fire about $3.50 last night. Loss,
5000.
LIEUT.. BIRNBAuM, while attempting
to stop runaway yesterday, had his
foot badly injured by coming under the
horses foot.
THE case OF John Lewis, who is
charged with stealing wagon worth
$l75, was continued for trial in the Po-
lice Court until the 9th inst.
AT Wise's billiard tournament, last
night, the first game was closely con-
tested between Fred. Funk and J. 5.
Germonn. The winners average was
22-9.
THE Manhattan Club elected the fol-
lowing officers yesterday: President,
Frank Jacobs; Vice President, l.. w.
Breitenbach; Secretary, Matt. Herold !;
Treasurer, f. Steigewald; Janitor, Mr..
Werner.
VIM. CONNOLLY, fourteen years old,
who lives aJ 490 Fulton avenue, tell off a
Walnut Hills car yesterday and got
under the wheels. His left arm and
both collar bones were broken. He was
taken to the Hospital.
JOHN DUMLER yesterday, while cut
ting meat at the packing-house of Evans
& Kinney, north OF the Stock-yards,
hacked off one of his fingers. lie tainted,
and falling backwards fractured his
skull.
JOSEPH PUTHoFF, John Kline and
Fred. Kline, who got on big drunk at a
saloon, corner of Belts ana Central aV-
enue, and when ordered to desist, of
fered violent resistance to the officers,
were each fined $40 and costs this morn
ing.
A SERIES OF meetings Is being held in
McKendree NJ. B. Chapel. The eyangel-
lists, Nathan ana Esther Frame, are
there assisting the pastor, Rev. L. Nc
Hugh. Esther Frame last evening
preached on "rhe wages OF sin is
DEATH"
THE hackmen on the public stands
have agreed to reduce rates and enter
into competition with the 'Bus Com
pany. Their rates will be: Attending
funerals, "a; hired by the hour, 50 for the
first hour; and 81 for each additional
hour.
BERTHA AHLs, living at 100 Buckeye
street, brought suit last evening before
Squire Rowekamp against John Shafer,
butcher, on charge of seduction.
Shafsr admitted his guilt, but pleading
the fact that he was under eighteen
years, was dismissed.
FIVE girls-Jennie Andrews, Hattie
Morris, Lizzie Talbot, Lou Andrews and
Rubie Wison-who were arrested in
Ellen Cronin's den on Sixth street on
charge of Vagrancy, each pleaded guilty
before Judge Lindemann this morning,
and were fined $5 and costs.
ATa special meeting yesterday after
noon of the Board of Police Commission
ers patrolmen were elected to fill vacau-
cies as follows: VIM. lttig, Isaac o..
Hart, Stephen j. Robertson, James V.
Sareent, q. l.. Stannah; and substitutes,
VIM. q. Miller, Daniel M. Carney, Louis
Schmidt, r. j. Corcoran.
WILLIAM WEINGARTNER, ;sixteen
years old, who lives at No. DayBon
street, was locked up in the Oliver
street Station last night, on q warrant
sworn out by Mary Flicker, charging
him with having embezzled SIT 90. The
case was called in Court this morning
anu w GuS IL III LuoVs
THE Concordia Mannerchor has elect
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: President, Joseph Ehrhart;
Vice President, Jac. Jacket; Secre-
tary, Louis Beyerle; Treasurer, Conrad
Och; Director, VIM. Eckert; Librarian,
George Young; Banner-bearer, Jac.
Georgen; Trustees, George Doescher,
Hen. Beyerle and Geo. Crominus.
THE Committee of Fifteen appointed
by the Democratic Executive Commit.
tee met, yesterday afternoon, at the
office of !. j. Miller, to begin their work
OF showing that no frauds had been com.
mitted by the Democrats at the polls
Nothing of public interest was done
The Committee will meet again this
evening.
The Women's Centennial Committee
held a meeting yesterday in the rooms
OF the Y. M. c. A. A resolution to the
effect THAT we organize as an associa.
tion to advance woman's work, particu
Iarly in the direction o Industrial art"
was read. No organization was made
at this meeting, but the subject left
open for discussion.
THIS is the last week of the Union
Evangelical series at the Vine-5treet
Congregational Church. An unusually
large attendance was present yester-
day. The last song, SHE Knows" writ.
ten by the late Mr.. Bliss, was sung. An
address was delivered by Rev. DR.. Wor-
rail-. Another of the unpublished songs
of Mr.. Bliss will be sung to-day.
AT meeting Of the Board of Trans.
portation yesterday communication
requesting attention to the resolutions
In regard to the extension of the Eg-
gleston avenue track and other con.
Meeting tracks in the city, was referred
to the Committees ON Legislation and
Terminal Facilities. A communication
in reference to new improvement in
cars for transporting cattle was referred
to the Committee on Railroads.
Announcements.