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


The Milligan case was dismissed.
FALSE alarm from Box 12S at 6:3O last
evening.
MAY we have no more yesterdays
dampuess.
IT's Major Eschenbrenner, of the First
Regiment, .. $. M, now.
NEW street-cars for the Mt Adams
Inclined Route bave arrived.
TRAINS are still delayed on the l., G.
D. l.. Road on account OF the destruction
OF the Flat Rock Bridge.
MR. GEORGE SHARPLEs. the cotton
broker, has lallen heir to $3.50, 900 through
the death OF an unmarried cousin in Eng
land. Mr.. Sharples will leave lor Lon
don next week.
HAMILTON COUNTY Infrmary statis-
tics: NumOer remaining April 1, 2lO; ad-
institution, Z; total, 219. Discharged,
ii; died, 2; remaining May 1, 1876.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company Of New York, the Buffalo of
buffalo, the German Fire Of Wheeling,
and the Western Assurance Of Canada,
nied certificates In the Recorders office
yesterday.
THE Cincinnatis and Louisvilles will
play tomorrow afternoon Ii the weather
permits. There was but one game played
Yesterday and that at Pittsbulg &, between
tue Bost0ns and Allegh henie's. The score
was 2 to 0 IN favor Of the Bostons.
THERE are three seats contested in
the Board OF Education, namely:
Lauer's, Jr., by A. f. Mueller, in the
Fifth Ward; 9. w. MerrilPs by Alex.
keve, in the Eighteenth Ward; and
Rabt. J. Morgan's by Dr.. Marvin, IN the
Seventeenth Ward.
WILLIAM BLACKBURN and his "paW
Manning arrived last nigut from Louis
vile in charge OF Deputy Sheriff Joe
Moses and Detective Mead. Blackburn
was looked up In Jail and Manning In
Hnmmond-street Station on a charge OF
grand larceny.
The Chief OF the Fire Department has
uotlned the Board OF Public Works that
the veranda, which Uncle John Robin
san proposes to build in front OF his
0pera-house, would be an aid to the es-
cape Of an audience, and also to the Fire
Department in case of fire. Work
will now be begun on the improvement.
"MAKE No MIsTAKE"-It was August
BEuOk, an apprentice in the news-room
OF the STAR office, that got away with
the prize silver half dollar in the wheel
barrow race at the Hippodrome last
night. The way he made the saw-dust
fly from beneath his number nine CATERS
was o caution. August Is just red hot
on the 20 when ne has his Sunday pants
Oh.
THE German Young Mems Christian
Association filed articles of incorpora.
tion In the Recorders Office yesterday.
The officers OF the society are: Rev. j
Lichtenstein, President; Chas. y. Tan
geman, Recording Secretary; w. Me
haus, Corresponding Secretary; L. Han
hart, Treasurer; Il. Bremekamp, Libra.
Eian; +. Strubbe, jr., Assistant Libra
Fian.
Two MEN jumped into the river last
night, evidently with intent to commit
suicide. One was W. p. Lodge, OF Boone
County, KY, who leaped from the Sus'
pension Bridge, but was taken from the
water by a CoVIngtonian. The othel
was German named Fred. Sachs, who
jumped of barge al the foot OF Broad
day. He was also tishod out. Tue mel
we're taken 10 the Hammond-strees sta
tion to dry.
REV. JAMES F. CALLAaHAN, editor o
the Cathohc Telegraph, presented thu
new Bishop of Peoria, Illinois. Rev
James Lancaster Spaulding, with tn,
Episcopal Ring on the day OF the latter
eansecration in New York the presen
week. The ring is heavy Oriental am
sahyst. DR.. Spaulding makes the thirty
seventh Bishop iu the United States
He and Rev. James +. Callaghan wer
college mates.
DIR. G. II. TIoHENoR, OF Kienstra'
Stsre Landing, Mississippi. arrived her
yesterday from Buffalo, N. Y havin
brought with him steam launch, whic
he expects to run on the Mississippi
R4ver. The vessel is twenty teet Ions
FIVE feet beam, and depth Of hold {
two feet three inches. The center {
the screw is on line with the kee
The boat will draw about eighteen incne
Of water. She lies at the foot Of Woo
street and will be launched here, whe
heR owner expects to complete his jou
Rey In her.