The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-18
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The cucumber Is losing Its grip.
HEADQUARTERS Of the Workingmen's
party Is at Room II, Arbelter Hall.
SOMERSET, KY, has shipped ten
thousand bushels Of green peaches this
season.
N.Y. p. BELL was severely injured
yesterday BY being thrown from q light
wagon.
TIE Board of Education met last night
and postponed The election OF teachers
for two weeks.
A ooAL-oIL lamp exploded in Strete-
meiers shoe store on Elder street,
about $3.50 O'Clock last night, without
any damage.
The fire at halt-past seven last night,
proved to be in the furnace OF Dayton's
Nut and Bolt Works, on Second street.
A few buckets of water extinguished
the flames.
A LARGE meeting OF the Democracy
was held last evening in the SiXtA-streeL
Market-space. Speeches were made by
Mr.. Z; n. Bishop, Milton Sayler and
Samuel f. Hunt.
LOVERS OF fine cattle should not fail to
see that artistic painting OF Il cow on the
building at Fifth and Race. There are
more points about that cow than any
ether cow in this neck OF the woods.
JOHN RYAN, whose case for keeping a
disorderiy house on West Filth street
has been postponed a number Of times,
will positively have final hear
ing tomorrow at Z. NJ. before a
jury.
8. ). BAsLER, Sergeant Signal Service
U. 5. A., yesterday at a meeting OF the
nj n,n Il lNtr tt,N,,
copied an invitation 10 deliver series
oil lectures on meleorology. The matter
was referred to the Faculty.
Col. FRANK HARFF, the genial pro-
pretor OF the Lookout House, an
nOunces an extra programme for this
Tuesday evening, September IL, on
which occasion wlll be performed Saro's
grand poLpourri, With battle music.
A RAT TAIL SOCIETY has been organ
ized by the farmers Of Spring Valley, on
the LiItle Miami Railroad. They have
regular monthly meetings, and the men,
Der producing the greatest number OF
rat tails is dubbed u Bashaw OF Many
Tails.
AN ex-policeman, Henry Bowman, got
into little quarrel with his girl, Mary
Conley, at No. 56S West Sixth street,
last night and fired at her, the ball
striking the buckle of her belt, without
hurting her person. Bowman has eludsd
arrest.
JAMES MCHUGH, who has Just served
amouLh In the Work-house, was arrest
ed again yesterday at his house for dis
orderly conduct. Judge Wilson dis
missed the defendant this morning, as
the prosecuting witness failed to show
up in Court,
THE Irish Rifle Team was at the
SchueL zen Park yesterday. The follow
ing is the score-range, 200 yards; possi-
Bile, 35: Ed; Daily, 81; W. hughes, 80 E.
O'Connop' oO; Capt. Norton, Il; ii. Nc
Inlyre, 20; L. Lowler, %; T. OHare, 27;
4. McCarIny, Il; j. MCCARTHY, "a.
KATIE WILLIAMS, fine looking young
girl still in her "IeenS," is prisoner at
the Ninthstreet Station, to which place
Der tather took her after finding her lii a
disreputable den run by Madame Eng
lish. MIR. Williams will take her to his
home to-day at . Z. NJ. in Dayton, Ohio,
where he carries on business.
"RED" MCHUGH, tough rowdy, who
lives ut No. OIL Richmond street, was ar
rested last night by Officers Sewers and
Vogt on the charge OF tercely beating
Miss George Nelson. Miss Nelson was
too badly hurt to appear against him
this morning, therefore the case was
laid over to September 70, He was oom-
mitted In default OF $500 bail.
COL 81. HILDEBRAND, the ever-popu-
lar proprietor OF the Bellevue House.
presents such programme that lovers
OF music can not resist. WieganP 8
Juvenile Orchestra Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings in the House and Sunday
afternoon and night in the Pavilion,
and The Cincinnati Grand Orchestra on
Sunday afternoon and night in the
House.
THREE or four young "sneak thieves"
were caught by Laurence Traut, q
farmer of MI. Pleasant, who keeps u
stand in COurt-street NJ arket, for the pur-
pose OF dlsposing OF his butter and eggs
trying to steal some OF his supply.
When he attempted 10 protect his own,
the party jumped on him and 1ogged
him very badly, cutting his lip and
bruising his face terribly. The same
wdles attempted to play the above
trick on another farmer. but he scat
tered them "fore and afp' with shot,
gun. All escaped unhurt.