The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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residence on Nj. Auburn at cost OF
$4,000.
ALBERT DoEscHER, who lived on
Twelfth street, died suddenly yes terday
Of heart disease.
next Thursday and Friday at Thoms'
Hall. seVenty-fve babies have been en-
tered.
MARGARET F. BROWN, mother of Isaac
F. aud Joseph E. Brown, died of heart
disease at her residence on Belts street
yesterday.
AN election will be held in the Seven.
teenth Ward on Monday, April 20, to fill
the vacancy in Council, caused by the
resignation of the Hon. Moses f. Will
son.
BRIDGET MCKERNAN, arrested some
time ago for completely in the Ogle
counterleiting gang, was yesterday sur
rendered by her bondsmen and lodged
i'll jail.
JACOB MATHEs, who was yesterday
elected Sergeah J-at-Arms Of the Com
mon Council, is saloonist at No. 2
Vine street, and is considered an excel
lent young man.
THE buildings on the south side Of
Seventh street and west side of Race,
WSlS uUuSub leOeuIly Uy MEs
John Shillito, will be sold at auction to.
morrow morning.
MRS. ADELINR WILSON'S house, on
Ringgold street, near Blgslow street,
was sadly damaged by fire yesterday
afternoon. Loss about 500, fully in-
sured. Alarm from Box 50.
THE Ludlow Baseball Club will play
practice game with a picked nine at
the Ludlow grounds tomorrow after
noon. Arrangements have been made
for % cent admissions, including fer
rlage.
NOTICE was left at The Bremen-street
Station last evening of the burglary of
the store OF A. McElyaine, at Xenia,
Ohio, on the 9th inst, and the stealing
OF several articles in the line of carpen.
ter tools.
MIKE MANNING and Fred. Burns alias
"Dutch Fritz" who some days ago
broke into Jacob Belcher's shoe store,
No. 2lo Plum street, ana stole two pair
OF boots and lot of shoes, were bound
over to the Grand Jury this morning III
the sum OF $1,000 each.
THE mother of Alderman Joseph Fie.
ber, OF the Fourteenth Ward, died sud-
denly Of apoplexy yesterday evening,
while she and her daughter were riding
in carriage on their way home from
the Plum-street Depot.
A LIME TANK in the Chemical Works
ofHartman, Last & Co., ON Providence
street. near FIndlay, exploded yester-
day. Two workmen, named Geo. Mil
Ter and John Walman, were scalded,
but their Injuries are not fatal.
On COMPLAINT Of the business men on
West Filth street, those 1oud-mouthed
orange Peddlers have been notified by
Officers Won Seggern and Fox to stop
their clatter. The order emanates from
Chief Wood, and must be oDeyed.
JOSEPH CoURsEL. of Fairmount,
printer by trade, is laid up with
broken leg, received Wednesday night
in jumping from train on the G., II. g.
u. ROAD while in motion. He lay where
ne fell until the following morning.
Hons. GEO. w. c. JOHNSTON, Ozro J.
Dodds, Ed. Miller and Cal. Thomas have
consented to act as the committee to
award the watch and chain to be voted
to the most popular young lady at the
tair Of the Church of the Presentation.
The contest will close next Sunday eve
ming.
TONY MCCAFFERY is not so certain OF
occupying desk in Mayor Moore's
office. 1t seems that there is a strong
pressure being brought to bear by the
T0ny's hopes in that direction, as they
can't bear to see an avowed Democrat
have place under Republican admin
istration. Tony earned the place, and
ought to have it.
ENGINEER RHoADs, Of the steamer
Virgie Lee, charged with the killing of a
deck-hand on the steamer Courier, and
who was arrested at Portsmouth Sunday
last and brought to this city on Monday,
was last evening brought before Squire
ROssman Tor preliminary examina-
ton, the charge being modified for its
former character to that of man.
slaughter. The defendant waived an
examination, his bail being fixed at
$500.
JOHN ROBINSON, the Snowman, has in
prospect the Improvement of his Opera
house In manner that VIII make it the
safest in the city in case Of fire. He
wifi erect, il the City Council will per-
nit it, portic0, to be on level with
the balcony windows, in front of the
building. The iron supports of the por-
tico are to be inside Of the curb, and to
have the shape of ornamental ladders.
From the windows of the gallery floor
fight iron ladders are to run down to
the top OF the portico.
THE Republican members of the
Monday afternoon, held a caucus last
light at the Public Library Building.
The meeting was presided over by Dr..
Underhill, With MI. Wulsin as Secre-
tarf. The nominees for President were
G. II. Stephens and Francis Ferry. Mr..
Stephens Was chosen, and then was
made the unanimous nominee of the eau.
Gus. S. b. Warren was nominated Vice
President, and B. o. NJ. DeBeck for
CLERK. No nomination was made for
Assistant CLERK.
BY telegram from Pittsburg yester-
day evening il was learned that note
had been picked up in the water-closet
of the City Hotel, in which the writer
stated that he was penniless, and dis
couraged, and that when the note
reacned the eye of the public his soul
would be on the road to Its maker; that
his name was John J. Mills of No. 81
John street, Cincinnati. By diligent in.
quiry it was ascertained that no Mills
OF hat Nhar "a