The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

NICE day.
KILL the unlicensed CANNES.
THE soiled doves are made to futter
again.
ECONOMY in the Water.works is the
rule now.
WERE the Commercial reporters all
asleep at 2 o'clock this morning?
THE young lady students of geology at
the Cincinnati Wesleyan College are
exploring the Kentucky Mammoth Cave
under the leadership of their teacher,
Miss Flint.
A MAN living at the corner of Eighth
and Central avenue was seriously in
jured last evening by jumping from
morning train on the g., Ii. Il D. Rail-
road near the E ighth-street Bridge.
BAvERLY's Minstrels at Woods The
ater are drawing fine houses and giving
most excellent entertainments. Matt
nee tomorrow Saturday. afternoon,
and closing performance tomorrow
night.
A BOLD THIEF named Kinney Hamil.
ton assaulted two young men on Plum
street, this morning about o'clock, and
nipped a gold watch and chain. The
watch was afterwards recovered, but
Kinney was not arrested.
SHERIFF WALLACE's ATTORNEYS base
their motion for new trial in his case
because-'1, l, The verdict is contrary to
law. 2. The verdict is contrary to the
evidence. g. The verdict is inconsist-
ent." The motion will be heard next
week.
CHARLES SMITH, a colored man, ar
rested yesterday for stealing a loin of
pork from the stand of Joseph Fieber &
Bro, in Pearl-street Market, was this
morning sentenced by Judge Wilson to
fine OF 5000 and thirty days imprison-
ment in the Work-house.
THE funeral of Michael McAndrew,
father of John j. McAndrew, occurred
this morning from the Cathedral. The
remains were buried in st. Joseph's
Cemetery. The deceased was a gentle
man highly respected by all who knew
him. BE had attained the ripe age Of
seventy-eight years.
WILLIE JOHNSON, a little boy who
lives in the neighborhood of Sixth and
Elm streets, was run over near his home
last evening by John Dinkler while
driving light wagon. johnson was not
badly hurt. Dinkler was arrested and
locked up in the Ninth-street Station
house on the charge Of careless driving.
In the Police Court this morning the
case was dismissed.
THE Beaumont and Fletcher Circle
had nice time last night at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Mary E. Rogers, No. 1872
Everett street. The programme was as
follows: "Curfew Shall Not Ring To.
night" by Mrs. NJ. E. Rogers; "Night
Walking Scene from Lady Macbeth" by
little Belle Rogers; "McLane's Child"
by Miss Rambo; a song, "Villikens a nd
His Daughter,' by little Belle Rogers,
which was capital hit; piano and
songs, by Misses Curl, Cough and Pflu-
ger; song, by Miss Cough and Mrs. j. R.
Pendery.
HERE are few names that have been
suggested in connection with the ap-
pointment Of Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund: John ShilllJo. l.. b. Harrison,
Oliver Perrin, Lewis SeasongOod, b. F.
Brannan, Henry Lewis, George Will
shire, Elliot II. Pendleton, Robert
Mitchell, Philip Hinkle, l.. A. Harris,
Joseph Longworth, Julius Refs, John
Milestone, A. d. Bullock, VIM. Sumner,
August Vessel, W m. Henry Davis, s. S.
Davis, James j. Faran, Chas. F. Will
stach, Chas. Thomas, Briggs Swift, Col.
Long.
1HE eighth anniversary OF the C1ncin-
natl Lodge No. 2, Knights of Pythias,
was celebrated with mplimentary
entertainment at Eureka Hall last eve
ming. The hall was crowded; nearly
fifteen hundred people attended. Tue
Introductory order OF exercises was as
follows: Instrumental, Band; piano Sc
lection, Mr.. AL. Fisher; German song,
Herman Loeb; Boys Rights, Geo. Reed !;
song and accompaniment, Miss Fannie
O'Neal; rival speakers, Masters Klein
ana Ring; recitation, Miss Nellie Cham.
pin; ACCORDION solo, Prof. l.. Brown;
piano solo, Miss Emma Mitchell; recita-
tion, Mr.. Chas. Miller; song, Miss Alice
Stephens; fife solo, MIR. l.. Hoeke; Sc
Iections, Mrs. Aldrich; duet, Miss Liz.
zie Hoffman and Miss NJ. l.. Ford; comic
speech, sidney A. Lotn; banjo pastimes
Prof. l.. Brown; legerdemain Prof.
Wessling; Echoes from Prussia, Ell. j.
Fennessy. Dancing closed the enter.
tainmant