The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-01

up before Judge Wilson this morning
on the charge of abusing family. Hi
| story in brief Is as follows: He
said, With trembling voice, that hit
wife had been trying to poison him
a number Of times, by putting poison in
his eggs. lie made out a long list o
witnesses. anon them His Honor R. NJ
Moore and j. w. Fitzgerald, and all tn G
Councilmen from the East End. He will
be sent to the Probate Court for exam
ination, as Judge Wilson thinks he is 9
little light in the upper story.
| A RAY.HAIRED pauper with wooden
leg has Ueen sleeping at the Hammond.
street Station for some time past, but
would never tell where he was from
About ABB L. NJ. yesterday he jumped
was rapidly conveyed down the stream,
the current keeping him al the surface.
At Vine street Newfoundland dog, OF
| tho Louisville Mail Line Whariboat,
jumped In and caught him by the
wooden leg and held him until a boat
| from Rtce street came out and brought
him ashore. The mans right name is
Rodgers, but he went at the Station.
| house by the name OF James Arash. He
is about sixty years old, and has lately
| resided in Illinois.
JOHN FAIRICK, a coal wheeler at the
W Water-Wo orks, was discharged Saturday,
and took revenge by beating Engineer
Tom Ryan, Of tbe Water.works, so Sc.
yerely as TO lay him up. John had
beaten several OF his smaller fellow.
workmen during the day; after which
he went to work 10 "huut up" Jack
Connolly and found him at meeting al
the corner of Pearl and Il Esgleston ave-
nue., and made for him like forty. He
managed to get salivatlng crack at the
CouncIlman's nose, when Jacks friends
took his part ami saved him from a
worse fate. FairIck was arraigned in
the Police Court this morning and had
his case continued to October 8, his bail
being fixed at 500.
A GARD appears in the morning pa.
pers censuring and calling in question
the action of the Marketmaster for de-
lay in changing the markets from the
south to the north siLe of the street.
Marketmas.er Birnbaum stated this
morning that the time tor such removal
had been changed from September 80 to
Nov. /, aud that this change had been
made solely in the interest OF market
people, and as soon as the weather
should be cool enough SO that butter,
&C.. would not be affected by the sun,
the change would be made. He has also
ordered the arrest OF all persons caught
in the act OF throwing garbage on the
street, which is now practiced to an un-
wholesome extent
THE late Thomas concerts a. the High
land House were success in every par
ticular, and fully sustain the character
Cincinnati has heretofore enjoyed as |
city. The total attendance |
at the twenty. -.hree performances was
5l,993, an average OF 1851 at each con- |
cert. The largest attendance was about |
4, 900, which was on the occasion OF Bee. |
thoYen's "Fhth Symphony" Tue re-
ceipts foot up about $19 AGA Out of this |
sum the orchestra received nearly $l3.
GOV, which leaves margin for other eX-
penses and fair profit, when we men
ton the 10 100 80 taken in by the Iucline |
Plane and The profit on the sale OF beer, |
etc, which must have been great. 1t is |
safe to pronounce the concerts hnan-
clally success, and the pubic testi- |
mony is that it was Delightfully."- enter
tanned.