The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

"To THE hills"-was the cry yester
day.
EIGHEY-FoUR deaths reported lasI
week.
The Zoo Garden was we'll attended
yesterday.
THE Sun gambling saloon, on West
Filth street, was raided Saturday
night.
ALBERT BECKLER, four years old, dis.
appeared from his home, No. 504 Main
street, yesterday morning, and has not
been seen since.
: The Workingmen's party held meet
ing yesterday afternoon, at Arbeiter
Hall, to discuSss their situation. Moth
ing Of Importance was transacted.
THE game OF billiards Saturday after
noon between West and Brauneis re-
suited in victory for West, the score
standing 200 to 1871. At night Prather
beat Francis 200 To 1872.
JOHN SCHAUB, nine years old, and who
lives at the nor neast corner OF Walnut
street and the river, was drowned yes
terday afternoon about 4:30 O'Clock by
falling from the whartboat at the foot Of
Walnut street.
JAMES CADY, about 5 O'Clock last
evening, was struck by engine No. H.,
on the Q. II NJ. track In the Twenty
first Ward. His injuries are about the
head and are severe. Ca1y Is shoe
filter, and lives at No. 2Sl West Sixth
street.
Mr.. CHAs. GOLDSMITH, who lives at
No. 100 Pleasant street, while standing
an front OF No. l52 Liberty street yester-
day, was struck on the head by
falling SHUTTER and knocked senseless.
The wound which he received was Il
very ugly one.
Mr.. q. MECHLIN, who lives at 5S
Sherman avenue, and is assistant teach
er in the Sixth District School, while
attempting 10 board car at the corner
OF Liberty aud Freeman streets, Satur-
day, was thrown to the ground and suf-
fered broken thigh.
AT the executive session of the Demo-
cratic Committee Saturday, James
O'Neal, Michael Deyenny, Mlcnael Cos
tello, Nick Kleeman, M. Ii. Spillard
and l. j. Miller were appointed TO draft
resolutions TO be reported next Satur-
day, which will cover the Wallace case.
CHIEF ENGINEER MEGRUE's horse and
buggy, winch were stolen from in front
OF the Georgc-sLreet Engine-house Sat-
urday nlgnt, were found yesterday morn
ing by Officer Geo. Palmer, in the alley
alongside of the Central Christian
Church, between Ninth and Genesee
streets.
A MATCH GAME of billiards will be
played at tue Star Saloon, No. 2S East
Sixth street, between j. Ii. oeegert and
Theo. Baker, at s O'Clock Tuesday even
ing. The game is 200 points up, and
$40 a side. AS the contestants are
evenly matched, a iue game may be
looked for.
DIR. W. G. LEECH, who had ordered a
suit Of clothes from Fisher, the tailor at
257 Walnut street, went TO the store on
saturday evening to try them ON. He
had tried on the coat near the door, and
laid IL down on the counter, and went
into the rear part OF the store TO try on
the pantaloons and vest. Mr.. Fisher ac-
compaDied him. While this process was
going on, somebody slipped in and car
ried of the coat. Two cOlored men are
suspected OF the theft.
The Ludlow Baseball Grounds was
the scene OF most brutal dog fight Sat-
urday afternoon between Charles Her
bert's bulldog and one called Dunn. A
large crowd of tWo-legged bruLes were
on hand to witness the sport, and after
the dogs had been fighting about fifty
minutes the Cry OF "Police" was heard,
and scattering took place, during
which Daniel Baker, a New Orleans
sport, had his thigh broken, and was
taken To the City hospital.
The forty-tirst anniversary OF the St.
AlOysius Society was celebrated yester-
day III a formal manner, in tue hail of
the Holy Trinity School, on Fifth street.
Archbishop Purcell was present, and
made an address; also Mr.. Hemaun, til e
President. Vice President Grever rea d
some letters of congratulation, among
them one from Bishop Henne, now of
Milwaukee, one Of the founders OF the
Society. Addresses were made by Rev.
l. z. Albrind, General Vicar, Otto Jair
by pioneers Of the Society, and by OIL
phans, some Of which were excellent.
AT the interesting ceremony yester.
day of blessing the new bells OF ST. Pc.
tel's (Lutheran) Church, corner Of Main
and Hamilton Road, addresses were
made and the services conducted, by the
Rev. Pohlmeyer, pastor OF the churchi
Pastor Kammaher, OF the Texas Congre
CATION; Pastor Kammerer, OF the ST.
Matthew's congreg CATION; Pastor Gunte.
nan, of the SedamsVille Church, and
Pastor Voss, oil Camp Washington. The
bells were christened "Faith," "Ilope'
and "Charity." In a few days The
church will have its new clock.
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