The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-23

After having his wound dressed at the
City Hospital he went to his home on
Mclean avenue.
A SHOOTING affair occurred last eve-
ming at the Highland House. Two
roughs knocked u cane from the hands
private watchman Hollinger, when the
latter struck one OF them on the head
with his revolver. The weapon went
on, but the bullet did not hit any one.
The matter ended here.
AN inquest was begun las: evening on
lotus Of four months CESSATION, deliv-
ered from a Mrs. Miller, at 104 East Fifth
street, last Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
Miller halls from Chicago. The testi-
mony taken did not show the cause OF
the premature delivery. The inquest
will be resumed Tomorrow evening.
THE Centennial Guards are making
arrangements to have sociable time
otit, at their now hall on the evening OF
the l7Lh of March. Songs, toasts and
speeches will be the order OF the evens
ing commemorative of Ireland
patron Saint. The Company will appear
In full dress uniform on the occasion.
THE boys in the neighborhood OF Hill,
Martin and Parson streets, East End {,
have been very troublesome tor several
JSdIS phSL, LuloWlnS Stoneu iLHLh 'hS
hillside down on the houses, and break
many windows. Yesterday small boy
broke large front window OF French
plate glass, ut No. SO Martin street,
worth Sl2 90. Is it not time this was
stOpped7
The only business of Importance in
the Board of Public Works this morning
was in reference to sprinkling streets.
1t was decided that the sprinklIng by
contractors should commence on the lst
OF March, and that the owner oil each
cart OF 250 gallons should pay to the city
as license SIS per month; for wagons
of 800 gallons, $33 per month; III all
cases payable in advance. ..
A CONVENTION of woolgrowers from
the State Oranges, Pairons OF Hus.
bandry, of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Kentucky and Virginia, was held in
Hopkins' Hall yesterday evening. A
resolution was adopted to organize a
WOO !-aouse, to stand between the grower
and manufacturer. The house is to be
located either in Steubenville, Ohio, or
in Wheeling, West Virginia. '.
DETECTIVE WAPPENsTEIN and Officer
Frank L. Davis arrested two c0lored
men this morning named John Haynes
and Frank Smith. On the person OF the
former was found an English huntin =
case watch marked "r. and B., 8, ,402."
The number OF the works is 3,40l. A.
tached tV the watch Is heavy linked
gold CHAIN; watch and chain valued at
$3.50. The prisoners endeavored 10 sell
them at different places, and were taken
in on suspicion of having stolen them.
ALL honor to the soldier boys who
turned out in the parade yesterday.
But there were only one hundred and
twenty-three OF them all told. Where
were he balance OF the gallant gentle
men whose names incumber The roll OF
the Ohio National Guard, but who were
never known to turn out Tor duty? They
were CHIEFLY conspicuous tor their abb
sence, fact which rendered the mills
tarY part of the celebration, dismal
failure. Ii that is the best the D. N. e..
can do, they had better turn over their
muskets at. once to the Adjutant Gen.
erai.
THE NORTH SIDE SOCIAL of the Twen-
ty-iiuh Ward held ITS semi-monthly
meeting last evening, around the hos
pitable board of John III. McMakin, ESQ.
Mrs. NJ, assisted by her graceful sister,
In-law, Miss NJ, dispensed the good
things and made their guests pleasant
anu easy W bhe Slinpl6 reQueSb Vi NOW,
help yourselvesY and johnny gave zest
to the yiands by some OF his mlrth-
exciting jokes. The later hours were
spent in dance, to the sweet music that
came rolling from beneath the bow OF
Macs old violin, and, with Mrs. CPS
trip to Chicago lin euchre }, the occasion
was enjoyable to the last. Long live the
North Side.
DETECTIVES Mead and Murray sue
ceeded yesterday in getting their clamps
on a thief whom they had been on the
search of for some time. His name is
John Largan, alias Williams, and re-
sides at the corner of Richmond street
and Central avenue, where number OF
articles were found, among them "a si.-
yer teapot which 10 supposed to be
stolen. Largan is also charged
with being the party who
got away last January with the contents
of a hat-rack at the residence OF Alex.
Sands, Esq, on West Eighth street, ill.,
cluding three overcoats, one of them the
properly Of b. e, Randall, an attache of
the POSI- flee. The coats were recovered
yesterday and identified. Largau's
''fence" has been on Central avenue,
where still another lot Of goods were
captured. Largan will have hearing
ON the charge OF grand larceny mex,
Thursday. ~.