The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21
LOCAL BKEVITLES.

fact.
THERE are about 400 Grangers in the
city now.
THE alarm last evening from Box 16S
was due to burning chimney.
A GRAND display OF fireworks will
take pace tomorrow evening at the
Highland House.
A COMPANY Tor the establishment OF O
tire-aialm telegraph on new system is
being organized here.
A BURGLAR about O'Clock last night
got into the residence of W. IL. King,
No. 497 West Seventh street, and stole
u lot Uf wearing apparel.
HARRY NEWELL, alias Noel, who is
serving out IL term in the Work-hcuse
for larceny, is wanted in Dayton, OHIO,
TO answer charge OF grand larceny.
OFFICERS Roth and Butler last night
apprenenued a man who had his pockets
filled with about twenty y-tive pounds OF
copper pipe. The man slipped out OF
his coat, and jumping on the Newport
ferryboat made his escape.
The Posl-office at Wilkesville, Ohio,
was robbed Of a quantity OF stamps on
the night OF the l5Ln inst. Special Agent
Johnson yesterday received information
that a man was under arrest at Xenia
on suspicion OF being the r0bber.
HARRY HEwAY, a little boy who lives
In the rear vi Engine-AOuSe No. Is, last
evening fell over an embankment on
Eastern avenue into Crawtisn Greek, a
distance Of iull thirty ieet. He broke
his right thigh, and sustained severe
bodily injuries.
MIR. JOHN SHILLITo is contemplating
"A a q
aud retail dry goods store on Seventh
street between Race and College. He
has already secured propositions from
most oil the property owners on that
square, and has them under considera-
tion.
PRESIDENT DoDDs, of the Board OF
Work-AOuse Directors, will, at the next
meeting, move for the appointment OF u
committee OF the Board 10 visit the sew
eral Warehouses; IN Detroit, Milwaukee,
Pittsburg and other cities, with view
to inspecting the matter U1 convict labor
and lCs utilization.
ANNIE FoLKEsTORN, who lives at SO
Parsons street, leIL home on the 13th
inst. in company with q young man
named John Lauther. The two are said
TO have been secretly married. Lauther
has returned TO Fulton alone, and Will
give no statement as to the whereabouts
oil the woman, whose parents are greatly
alarmed about the matter.
THE Post-ottice at Oxford, Ohio, was
broken into on the night OF the 70. b of
January and robbed OF $50 so worth OF
stamps and $35 in money. Yesterday
evening VIM. Flannigan was brought to
this city and arraigned on the charge OF
being the robber before Commissioner
In al of xNIt q h.,;l
committed until next FRIDAY.
The Board of United States Engineer
Officers, organized by Gen. Humphries
to examine the memorial Of certain
Pittsburg parties to Congress, against
the plan Tor the Improvement OF the
Ohio River proposed by Col. Merrill,
met yesterday at the office OF Col. Mer.
rill. The Board is composed oi Gen
Tower, Gen. Wright, Gen. Weitzel, and
Col. Merrill.
A FOUR.YEAR-oLD daughter of Mr..
Permenus Carson, OF Peach Grove, in
Colerain Township, about nineteen days
ago swallowed u piece OF wood two
inches long, and which had pin pro.
truding from one end Of it. Last Mon
day the child was attacked with vic.
lent spasm OF coughing, and during il
the pin and stick were thrown out. The
little girl is now recovering rapidly.
"PARTIES in Baltimore have no troub
lie in identifying the leader of the Bait
more ballot-boX suffers at the Cincin
natl election Of October last, mentioned
IN Hollands testimony concerning the
Democratic frauds then perpetrated il
in the latter city. He is we'll known to
have been Harry Mccoy, Chairman o.
the Maryland Democratic Exec
uIiVe Committee, and one O
the leading Democrats of the
State. He left here early in October II
charge of "a large gang OF experienced
ballot-box suffers and repeaters, whom
he divided between Cincinnati
and Indianapolis, and brought bacl
after they mad done their
work. Mccoy was on the slate for Col
lector of Customs or Naval officer a
this port in the event OF Tilden becomin!
President."-[N. Y. Times.
YESTERDAYS Chicago Times, in speak
ing OF the Rothschilt- VI oore tragedy
says: ''The young woman's name was
Annie Moore, but was better known al
Bessie Moore, and for number O
years was an inmate of Jennie Will
lams' house OF i'll fame, IS Fourth ave
nue., In this city. The young jew me-
her here during the first week in Janu
airy, and left the city in her company OF
the 11th of the mouth. Before IeaVins
abe told Jennie Williams that Roths
child had offered to marry her, but
was thought by her companions at thu
time that the man was after her jewelry
Of which she had considerable
amount, and the fact of her murde
seems to confirm the fears. On leavini
Chicago she had in her possession
solitaire diamond ring, valued at $400
cluster diamond ring, valued at $500
heavy gold locket and chain, valued
at 5000; and a pair of gold bracelets
with cameo setting, together with som
other small articles OF jewelry, in al
valued at $1,000. The couple lett 10