The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-05
LOCAL BkEVITIES.

THERE are nearly fifty inmates of the
Widows Home.
"BLACK Y er boots, Mister? Give We a
Moore shlne"-is the way the Arabs put
it now.
SPECIAL meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees OF the Cincinnati Hospital next
Saturday evening.
A LITTLE daughter of 81. Hoffman was
badly hurt last evening by u boy thrust
ing stick III her mouth.
POLICE SERGEANT SHAFFRR was fined
$l0 ana costs yesterday by Squire Har-
meyer on charge of cruelty tO animals.
A GASOLINE lamp exploded last even
ing III the saloon OF q. Bockler, corner
oil LongWorlh and John streets. No
damage,
MRS. MARY L. WILLIAMS, widow OF
the late CLARK Williams, died yesterday
at her residence on Mt. Auburn, at the
age Of seVemy-six years.
MIR. e. l.. ANDERSoN's English mare
"Mandollne" on last Thursday dropped
lilly by B0dmann's Arabian stallion.
1t has been named "Marit."
A TWO-YEAR.OLD son of Mr.. James
Dee, OF No. ITO West Fifth street, fell
from the second story last evening at
his home and received fatal injuries.
The indictment against L. NJ. Davis
in the United States Court on charge
OF interfering with Judges Of the last
October election was yesterday nollled.
JOHN AND JAMES STAPLEToN, of Cali
fornia, OAio, Will be tried before Squire
Riey tomorrow on a charge Of assault
ing with intent to kill one Charles 4.
Campbell.
SAMUEL STICKNEY and Ella Frayne
were bound over to the Grand Jury by
Squire EVtt ON u charge OF obtaining
Sl35 under false pretenses from S. W.
Swiggett.
A SEVEN YEAR-OLD son OF Mr.. John
OHarn, who lives at Al Elm street, was
run over by buggy last evening ana
had one OF his legs broken and the other
badly injured.
ROBERT HAYDEN, colored, attempted
nlght before last to escape from the
Work-house, but was detected by
guard, Henry Scullen, who shot him.
Hayden died in the Hospital.
WM.J ELLIOT, proprietor OF the Irish
Citizen, waived an examination in the
libel suit brought against him by j..
McShane, OF the Irish VindicaLor, and
was bound over TO the Grand Jury in
the sum OF $500.
GROUND has been purchased on McMil-
Ian street, Walnut Hills, nearly opposite
the Methodist Church, on which will be
built the OLD Mems Home, with 'front.'
age OF TWO hundred feet and running
back nearly five hundred feet.
DETECTIVE WAPPENSTEIN Yesterday
evening arrested woman named Eliza
Meeks, who is anted in Lock port, New
York, for forging the name OF a relative
TO notes to the amount OF SIG, 900. The
woman was taken to that pace last
night.
The following officers OF St. Philips
Episcopal Church, rwenty-flth Ward :,
have been elected: David A. James,
Senior Warden; Arthur LaYalle. Junior
Warden; Vestrymen-Thos. Williams,
ID. b. Banning, j. L. McGarry, Beui. j 4.
Mehu glt, james Callahan, Robert b.
Bowler, W. S. Munson.
The following Wardens and Vestry.
men have been elected by the Calvary
Church, Clifton: Senior Warden, e. j.
Miller; Junior Warden, G. X. Shoen-
berger. Vestrymen-H. Probasco, II. b,
Bowler, E. II. Pendleton, b. B. Wnlte.
man, Theo. Cook, S. Z. Eos ter, l. NJ. Jor.
dan, A. q. NGaVe. 'f.....
THE Union Church, ON the Walker
Mill Road, has elected the following o.
hcers TO serve tor the ensuing year
Robert j. Harris, President; Wm. Il.
ChtnoWeth, VIce President; George j
Copeland, Treasurer; William IL. Ha,
worth, Secretary; D. A. Worth, NJ. S.
Ander- on, Trustees. ~
WILLIAM CLARK, alias Stark, was ar
rested last uisht by Detectives Mead
and Murray, on Race and Filth streets,
and taken to Hammond-,treet STA ion
On being scar hel tbtre, the officer.
found Oh him revolver and handsome
SET Of burglars' tools. The case in The
Police Court was continued.
THE first of the series of literary and
musical contests before the Clark insti.
tute viii take place Tonight in the lee
turC-room OF Trinity NJ. E. Church. Ii
will be under the direction of the 'mal.
ried folks"-all persons without matri
monlal experience being disqualified
from taking part In the proceedings
The judges " no are to decide upon the
merits OF the several entertainments are
Judge Hagans, Mrs. John Davis, L. W
WolH, Miss Golfer and Hassie Moore.