The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

from the Eighteenth Ward.
THE funeral of little Elsie Strunk the
twO-year.Old daughter Of Sim. ST. unk,
Esq, took place this afternoon.
ALDERMAN Julius Refs is of the opin-
ion hat the rules oil the Board of Alder
mel need thorough overhauling.
The A. & G. W. Railroad ticket office
mas been removed to the northeast cor
ner OF Fourth and Walnut streets.
THE Amaz IN Insurance Company, of
this city, lost $5, 800, and the Germania
$4,000, by the burning OF the Southern
Hotel at st. Louis.
THAT part Of Miles Greenwood's foun-
dry on the west side OF Walnut street,
bounded by Jackson, Twelfth and Canal
streets, is being torn down.
1T IS rumored that Sheriff Wallace
has been indicted on the charge OF aid.
ing in the escape OF Charles Young, an
Illegal voter. Wen know for sure next
Saturday.
THERE were three hundred and thir-
ty-uine fire alarms in this city last year.
Total loss, S44O, 1888 So. Insurance re-
covered, 1901 GAS 3d. Loss in excess OF
insurance, $S9, l34 A.
SAMUEL STICKNEY, who was arrested
some days since and taken before
R4uh0 LNlbJ OH JuG CUdIgh OIL
obtaining money by false pretenses from
Mr.. Swiggett, was released this morn
ing on writ OF habeas corpus.
D. DEwAR, c. e. Archer, Matthew
Kelly, j. ii. Burrell and W. ]. Ludlow
have associated themselves together
and organized the East End Building
Association No. A. Capital stock 5000.
900, divided into $400 shares.
A HANDSOME inlaid Brunswick & Bake
cue, viii be given as prize to the best
pool player for the highest number OF
points made in one game during the
match at Henry MollenkamL's place be-
ginning April Il and ending % inst.
EMANUEL LEWIS, a colored waiter en-
ployed at the Grand Hotel, died yes,er-
day Of typhoid pneumonia, at his home,
corner of Longworth street and Central
avenue. His wife has suspicious that
her husband was poisoned by mistake
in prescription, and has demanded an
inquest.
THE Queen City Club House, on the
corner OF Seventh and Elm streets, was
entered by burglars last night or early
this morning. The thieves effected an
entrance through one OF the front Win
doWs and carried off large amount of
silver ware.
THE specifications for the Cincinnati
Music Hall, under the new plans, are
now ready at the office of the architects,
Hanpatord l. Proctor, for examination
by those desiring to bid. The speciti-
cations ale Tor the brick work, iron
work, rough masonry and freestone.
PACKAGES of season tickets to the
Baseball Park for the season are Oh
sale at Kramers cigar-store and Aug's
Clubhouse. These tickets admit the
holder to the grand stand, and are good
for any game of the season. One or
more OF them can be used at any game.
JACOB GARDNER, who ls charged with
destroying the ballot.boX in the First
Precinct OF the Fourth Ward, appeared
in the Police Court this morning and
waived examination. lie was bound
over to the Grand Jury and his bail fixed
at So 900, which was promptly furnished
by Mr.. j. Z. Fledeldey.
SOME OF our wealthy citizens, among
whom are Archbishop Purcell, Reuben
r. Springer, Geo. X. Shoenberger, John
Shoenberger, of Pittsburg; Theo. Cook,
JAS. A. FrHz!r and lady, l.. b. Harrison
and Miss Antwerp, have made up a
party for trip 10 California. They
propose to have their own car and make
the "Trip some time next week.
THE Ohio & Mississippi Railroad re-
CSully lUOh ~ ChI-lOdu VI uIt-rOOub from
a leading house in this city for Sherman,
Texas, which was delivered in the lat.
ter city on the fifth day from its leaving
Cincinnati. This is the fastest time
ever made on freight from Cincinnati
to Texas. The car went to St. Louis,
and thence via the NJ, X & L. R. r.
AT Greenwood Hall fair for the
benefit OF the Church OF the PresenLa-
ton, Walnut Hills, is in progress every
evening this week, at which a contest il
waging between three young ladies tor
an elegant watch and chain presented
by Rev. j. j. Kennedy. Mayor Johnston
aud his successor will be there tonight.
JOHN A. LOGAN, the bigamist, whose
checkered lie with white wife and a
colored one we detailed in yesterdays
STAR, was rearrested last night Oh
warrant sworn out by wife No. 1, caarg-
ing hlm with perjury in having falsely
sworn IN the Probate Court that he had
no legal wife living at the time that he
made application tor Il license to be mar
ried to cora Williams, at present wife
No.2 2.
MICHAEL BECKLER and W. g. Wynne
were arrested last evening at the ill.,
stance of Jac. Kaulher, who says that
he was swindled out of 10 in scheme
OF chance. Beckle's alleged scheme is
the selling of photograph, which calls
tor chrome or oil painting, at No. 1856
Vine street. Kauther bought some OF
the photographs, but when he found
that he did not get chrome he swore
out warrant for the arrest of The two
men. The case IN the Police Court was
continued till ApIi 20.
JOSEPH BUCKELMEIER, a blacksmith
OF Cumm insyllle, reported at the Tenth
District Station, last night, that he had
been robbed OF $50 in Leonard Graps sa-
loon. The police officers investigated
the matter, ana found that Buckelmeier, r.,
who was pretty drunk, had had a
quarrel with his vile, ,and that, during the
scuf1e, she took the money from him for
sale Keeping. Buckelmeier, wnen he
discovered that the officers knew the
particulars Of The affair, made his exit
for tear that he himself would be ar
rested.
OFFICERS SEWERS and Voigt were ac-
cosled last night by red-faced, large
avpd tOleraUlY we'll IreaSod yOunv