The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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"WITHoUT moonshine" the city ga
bill is leng hening.
THE public lamps will be lighted a
$3.50 tonight, and extingulshsd al 8 A. N
THE pupils in the public free schools
now number about twenty-seven thou
Band.
THE Illicit distiller, Appenzeller, hav
ing served his term in jail, was released
yesterday.
INVENTORS will be glad to learn tha
The United States Patent Office in thll
CITY ls again In tull working order.
d. STANwooD, the employment agency
man, will have tIiul on the charge Of
lalse pretenses tomorrow morning be-
fore Judge Wilson.
THE Consolidated Street Railroad
Company yesterday paid in to the May
or the sum Of SO $50, being tue lax Of the
Consolidated Tor the years 1878.
EVEN station-houses may be improved
upon. Bremen street got tired OF giving
an old tramp free lodging, and a search
OF his inmost pocket brought forth $50 IL.
The Board of Public Works are CON-
Biderlng the propriety of paving Fourth
street, from Sycamore street to John
street, with granite blocks, with flag
kuOtS1 anu Cul U.s.
CITY CLERK RoHNER has one hun.
dred and fifty ballot boxes that have
never yet gone through the disgrace Of
pelng stuffed. Their capacity will be
tested nexs Tuesday.
LON ANDERSON and Thos. Grant. I'M
plieated III the murder of Black ston
some days ago Will have an examination
next Saturday, provided the Prosecut-
ing Attorney is ready, ifnot, October II.
SOME coward hurled stone through
D car window on the Little Miami Rail-
road, near south Lebanon, yesterday,
narrowly missing one Of the passengers.
Conductor Mcfarland will hunt him up.
VIM. GRUNDMAN, whose case was con.
tinued from lasL week until to-day, was
disposed OF by dismissal. Grundman
was arraigned on the charge OF larceny,
preferred Dy a "country greeny," who
claims that he was euchred out of $40
on bogus watch.
THE meeting OF the Sons of Temper
ance last evening at Columbia was very
interesting and largely attended. The
presiding officer announced that there
would be series OF meetings in all
parts OF the city, commencing next
week.
JUDGE WILSON will entertain no more
female quarrels or Quarrelers in his
Court, ana has Issued orders that no
warrants be issued for family quarrels.
He says the women must hereafter look
to the Magistrates for the rightlng of
their wrongs.
JOHN TAYLOR, Chas. Smith and Peter
Costello, all colored, are charged with
assault upon William Dade with intent
to Kill. Dade says that u week ago the
prisoners tapped him on the head with
q brick, thereby leaving bad fracture
OF the skull. The case will come UP for
trial October IL.
PATRICK HOGAN seemed determined
to 80 Tor Captain Ben. Churchill last
night. When he could not pick quar-
rel with him at the Grand Hotel, he fol-
lowed him TO the Fitth-street Beer Gar
den, but was soon elected from there,
owing TO his bad conduct.
THERE ts a man in the city who has
nearly, by weight, as much soAd lead in
his Uranium as he has by the same
scales OF brains. This is the young man
George Weidemer, who attempted sui
cide some days since by shooting five
balls into his head. He will, it is
thought, recover.
WESLEYAN CEMETERY has been beau
titled by the erection OF several flne
monuments and the foundation laid tor
others. The decorating of the graves of
those having friends buried there is
commendabIe and gives cheerlulness
to the city Of the dead that removes the
terror OF the grave.
JACOB SLATER paid dearly this morn
Ing for tapping the till OF Henry Ham,
burg, northeast corner of Pearl and
Pike GtrpptA Vaatprdnv +oL
thereirom about 81. $500 and thirty
days In the Work-house is Jake's SEN
tence; also bond to keep the peace for
one year after he emerges from the
Work-house. Mrs. Hamburg held the
thief until the assistance OF a police
man could be obtained.
LOUIS WEBER, a saloon keeper at No.
10 CaLal street, administered a severe
aud cruel beating to his horse yester-
day. The attack was SO aggravated
that Mr.. V. Streight, of No. 71N Laurel
street, demonstrated with said Weber,
when he was ferociously turned upon.
and with the aid OF Weber's parkeeper,
Ed. Thompson, was numerically beat
about the lead. The mean rascals are
in the lookup IN default OF $500 bail to
wait for their trial, October II.
THE District and Superior Courts ad.
journed yesterday 80 that the members
OF the Bar might convene to take action
In relation TO the death OF the late Judge
John L. Miner. Judge Coffin and Mr..
Heron made some appropriate remarks
announcing his death, and moving the
adjournment OF the Courts. Judge Fox
was the Chairman and Judge Hagans
was appointed Secretary. A committee
0l five, consisting OF Judges Collins,
Hoadly, Alex. Paddock, i. W. Kit.
tredge and Geo. B. Hollister, was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions to be pre-
ssnted at the meeting on Saturday at II
O'CLOCK.