The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-20
LOCAL BREVITIEA,


OUR Baseball team is complete.
CHRISTMAS shopping is at It's height.
There is 10 rest for the clerks.
MANAGER MILES horse aud wagon
were found yesterday on East Walnut
Bubs,
MRS. BARTLETT, OF Hamilton, Ohio,
had her POCKET picked OF SIS yesterday
on an Elm-street car.
THE Common Council at called meet.
ing Yesterday confirmed the nominations
for 0verseers of the Poor.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER, Mr..
Henry Hooper, discharged Messrs. An
dress h Schmidt yesterday, arrested for
Illicit distilling.
THE contractors for Sbillito's build
Ing commenced last evening with q
night force, to get material ready for the
Norkmen during tae day.
THE students Of the Medical College
OF Onio presented 1ue gold. headed
cane yesterday to DR.. Thad. A. Reamy,
Professor OF Obstetrics.
HENRY FRIES, while removing debris
from tue ruins OF the Meader furniture
factory yesterday, had his leg broken
By an iron door failing upon it.
THE Young Peoples Literary Society,
Of the First Presbyterian CIurch, gave
Ru SubSl iD6uU COnslstlug OI lGGlLd-
tons and music, in their church last
night.
The White brothers, of Boston, have
signed contracts to play with the next
years Cincinnati Baseball club. This
Will give US the strongest nine in the
country.
THE Gas Company has declared a reg
uiar quarterly dividend of two and a
hall per cent. on the capital stock ana
also an extra dividend Ot Two and half
per cent.
AUGUST STEHL was bound over to the
Grand jury late last evening by squire
DOssmAn, on charge Of mbeZZleme t
made by f. HelIericl d Sons, No. 3J3
Main street.
The Directors of the c., II. & D. Road
have issued tueir ulLimatum to the Uord
holders Of the O., Ii. & l. Rad. The
contents of tue documents are about the
Same as those previously published.
L A MISPLACED switch, the work OF some
yillaln, caused an engine 10 jump the
track yesterday at the north end OF the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, and five
hours work to return 1t 10 the track.
MRS. DEBORAH SAYRE, mother Of Po-
dice I Ourt Officer Henry Sayre, died yes
lerday, aged seventy-three years. She
"fb IlSu UGl vi luG L y rlNeISdllbt
CHURCH, and will be buried from it on
Friday ttrnoVn.
/ A GLOVE FIGHT for purse of $40 took
place last night between Jimmy Rose,
Of this city, and Harry Fellows, OF Bos.
Ron. Eleven rounds were fought in
bwenty-e XhS minutes, Wnen Rose was
declared the victor.
The Golden Grown arrived from New
Orleans early this morning, and her
whistle aud swivel shot We're answered
by some OF The whistles OF boats in port.
The terrific sound brought crowd tO
Ine scene, apprehendluB river disas-
Ier.
COL. MERRILL has compile ted his re-
port 10 be submitted u Congress-, rela-
1--we to harDor on the Ouio River at this
point, and viii meet in the Enterprise
Insurance Building at O'Clock to-day
any aud all persons who have sugges-
hons or posi- bic changes TO Offer.
AT the annual meeting Of McMicken
Louge No. 12J, +. ana \. NJ, the follow
ing were elected officers Tor the ensuing
yeat: }. L. Huston, W. M.; George Hoh-
ner, ). W. Martin Hoffner, j. W; w.
W. uOei, Treasurer; A. l.. Compton,
Secretar} Reeves McGillard, 5. D.;
Dr.. W, L. Jerman, j. D.; john Walker,
aver.
A SPECIAL dispatch from New YORK
BAYS tnat Uue New York creditors OF
Eo!lc, Holton a. Co., of this city, are sui-
Eere.s TO the extent OF about $500, 900.
Among the largest creditors are Dun
kaP, Buckley " Co., about $4,000;
hayne, spring, Daic Il Co.. about $3V, 1000;
Il. b. Clatln d Co., aDout $40 1000; Cuase,
Bartholow & Co., S. 0l0."
The Board of Trustees of the Cincin.
wi Inf Nfl
Free DIbpensaTy elected the following
pticsrs last evening: Il. b. Nj oore, Pres
Euent; VIM. b Cassidy, Vice President;
ID. A. White. Secretary; Di. j. ii. Buck
nef, Treasurer. Dr.. Z. 5. Muscroft and
Rev. Mr.. Strangers were elected Trus-
bees to I'LL vacancies in the Board.
The trial OF VIM. Rankin and VIM
Williams, charged VITA throwing stones
kpat killed Engineer Andrews on the
soutbsrH Railway, near Mason, came of
yesterday at W WllliamstoWn. Williams
was held over tor lurLher investigation
by the Grand Jury. Rankin is Still al
targe. JOAN Williams, who was with
the two at the time of the throwing
promised Coroner AVerdick to be III
ludlow tomorrow and testify at the
Inquest.
THE Committee Of the Cincinnati
Board OF Transportation, on the nearer
approach OF the Southern Railroad and
the location OF the depot to more cen
Iral point of business, resolved to ex
send invitations 10 the Trustees, en-
wlneers, editors of the daily papers, anC
business men Of the city, to meet al the
room Of the Board on Saturday after
moon at l o'clock, to accompany the Com
olittse over the location and g Ouud
Of the proposed approach for the Uuiol
Depot.