The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ldlluT6s
THE funeral of the late Mr.. John
Evans will take place Tomorrow after
noon at 2 O'clock.
The Democratic Central Club give a
ball at Geyers Assembly Rooms TO-
morrow evening.
THE young ladies of the Ninth street
Baptist Church have concluded to coll
tlnue their matinees.
THE dental profession Of this city have
passed resolutions OF respect 10 the
memory Of the late Dr. b. d. Wheeler.
THE Board Of Trade are already tax
ing steps looking to the representation
OF this city III the Paris Exposition OF
1878.
A BLACK horse and top buggy belong
ing to DR.. Vance, Of College Hill, were
stolen yesterday morning about 2
O'Clock.
THE Cincinnati Horticultural Society
oontemplates having tall exhibition OF
fruits, TO take place on the Probasco
Esplanade.
SNEAK THIEVES stole $50 worth OF
clothing Saturday from Joseph Van Gil
deHs house, on Race street and Hamil-
ton Road.
JOHN DUMLER, who was injured in the
head about six weeks ago, in KenueS's
packing house, and was thought to b,
oonValescent, died on Saturday.
ED. GREEN and Hattie Brubacker
were locked up at the Ninth-street Pn-
lice Station on charge OF stealing $55
worth OF furniture from Millie Rob-
inson.
THE case OF Robert Payne, who wis
held here on a charge of grand larceny,
and who Is wanted in Peoria, ILL.,, was
dismissed by Judge Lindemann this
morning.
ED. WELSH is at the Oliver-street Sta
ton, on charges OF attempting TO obtain
money by false pretenses and OF petit
larceny in stealing hOrse-brush from
Mr.. Goslin.
Mr.. RAwDoN EVANS, late Passenger
Agent OF The Baltimore 81 OHIO Railroad,
and stationed at Plttsburg, is now iden-
titled with the Miami Valley Narrow
gauge Railroad, with headquarters in
this city.
If the vestry OF Chrlsts Clurch will
improve that editice according to the
proposed plan OF the former rector, Rev.
Mr.. Yocum, the ladies of the congregu-
tion will present the church with an elC-
giant set of carved black walnut chaucel
furniture.
THE Hildise Bund held general meet
ing yesterday and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Pre- ST.
deut, A. l.. Gellentin; Vice President,
NJ. Doering; Secretary, 2. W. Schmidt;
Treasurer, +. Benshausen; Directors,
DR.. f. Stitch, +. Momberg, Dr.. L. g..
Z.nke, +. Hunsmann and &. KunkeI.
HERMAN Il. HUELsMAN and J ohm Book
wig yesterday comme"ced suits againsl
the City to recover $40. 900 for tue act
OF the City, through the Board OF
Health, in using a certain amLuht OF
clay belonging to plaintiffs, for the pur-
pose OF repairing the Mclean avenue
sewer few years ago. The ely was
on leased ground in Milcreek bottoms
AT 10 minutes to 9 O'Clock this MORN
ing an alarm Of fire was turned in from
Box 10 Corner Walnut and Second
streets), calling the department to the
-four and salt commission house Of L.. H.
Sargent, at No. 81 Walnur, in The third
story OF which defective tlue had
caused an incipient blaze, which was,
however, squeIched with few buckets
of water.
ALBERT TEBELAM went into Green's
saloon, ON SlXLn street, near Smith, yes
terday evening, and picked the pocket
of Wilbur Me- ormick, who lives at 1874
West Ninth street, OF gold watch ana
chain. Officer Ed. Mullen was informed,
and in Try ing 10 secure his man was
badly beaten up. Officer Sullivan came
in, and the man, between The two, was
SAFELY landed in the Ninth.street Sta
tioE-house.
INFORMATION was left last night at
the CummInsVile Police Station by
Constable Ddugherty, OF Hamilton, that
painter named Conrad Heser had
driven of pair oil horses attacaed to a
spring wagon. The team belonged to
Mahl0n Z. Bacon. Heser lett Hamilton
yesterday morning, and had made ar
rangements to sell the team at Cum.
minsville. Daugherty Will remain until
the return Of Heser.
ARTICLES OF incorporation have been
filed BY, The Agrlcola Colony Company
of Cincfnnati; stock $4,000, at $25 per
share. Object: the purchase of large
tracts Of lana to be divided into lots and
ments to loan to such members as may
desire 20 improve. Incorporators s.
W. Ely, S. W. Swiggett, D. s. CarrIck,
L. Ii. Carey, Ii. Q. Franklin.
JOSEPH KREUTzER, VINO lives at No.
GA McMicken avenue, was held up by
four highway robbers at half past II
O'Clock last night, at the corner Of
Twelfth and Race street, and robbed Of
mis- money. A man named Walter Lo.-
tus was afterwards arrested on sus-
picion Of being one oil the party and
taken to Bremen-street Station, where a
loaded pistol was found on him. The
companions of Lotus escaped.
STRATHER uEAyENER, of Virginia,
was tleeced by sharper, yesterday, out
of 5000 by the spiel mark confidence
dodge. He took little walk from
the steamer Fleetwood on which
he and his family hal en-
barked en- route for home from Kansas
with ''nice" stranger, who, as usua
Vas met by pal, from whom he wante e
10 borrow money, &C., SC. The fools
are not all dead yet.
THE alarm from Box 179, corner of Oak
street and Reading Road, was caused by
defective flue in the handsome resi-
dence OF Mr.. Tbos. McGeechin on Reat-
ing Road, opposite June street. The
flames got so much headway before the
arrival Of the engines that it was impos-
sible to save the dwelling. Loss $4,000:
insurance "a 600. Mr.. McGeechin, who