The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.
..NOVEm BER 3

TIE wind blows bitter all night long,
And coldly blows ut uorningi
But he who hath an overcOat
Doth laugh tine wind TO scorningi
While he who hath no oyercoat
Repenteth In his sorrow,
And swears he'll have an overcoat,
II no has to steal or borrow.
OUR water pipes are sobering up from
their late "big bust"
THERE Is q horse and wagon awaiting
an owner at the Third-street Police Sta
tiou.
Now Is the time to take care OF your
Ulster, lest you would sacrifice 1T to the
hall thief.
THE Southern Railroad Bridge over
the OHIO will probably be tested on
Thursday next.
THERE were one hundred and forty
three lodgers at the different station
houses last night.
THE "big burst" seems to have come
to an end. Only a few more breaks in
the mains, all old ones, were reported
last night.
MRS. FLORENCE L. GOULD, wife Of MI.
A. L. Gould, night manager at the West
ern Union Telegraph office, died sud-
denly last night.
HUCKsTERS and farmers will be obliged
to stop their wagons on Mound street,
instead Of forming a long procession 10
the westw ard on Court street.
JOHN JENKINS will serve thirty days
at the Work-house for stealing tow
line and two bait chains, all valued al
Us, the property Of Charles Curtis.
SPECIAL trains on the l., Q. & l.. Rail.
road will be run to accommodate all who
desire 10 attend Senator Mortou's
funeral, or " see the remains while lying
In state.
OFFICER 7. A. DUFFY, of the First
District Police Station, took horse and
wagon to MaerIz's stable, on Plum
street near Ninth, last night, where they
await an owner. The officer states that
the horse and wagon were left standing
on Linn street, near Court, from TO II
7. Nj.
A CoLoRED clergyman, Rev. VIM. F.
Floyd, has been secured to take charge
Of the colored Protestant Episcopal
Mission on W alnut Hills. He will otici.
ate tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in
Odd-fellows' Hall, corner OF Gilbert ave.
nue. and Curtis street.
In addition to the regular programme
which has been rendered at the National
offered for to-night. This is the glove
contest between Jim Taylor and Billy
Carroll. Matinee this afternoon anC
last performance this evening.
JAS. FALLEN raised disturbance in 6
stree t-oar yesterday at Fulton. Oi
being ordered to leave the car he
knocked the conductor against win
dow, breaking 1t into fragments, ant
then went out and hurled a boulde
against the door. For this otfense ht
will pay $40 and costs.
A SINGULAR accident occurred a
Moerleiu's brewery last evening. The
workmen were engaged in pitching ont
of the casks when, from some cause, the
pitch took fire, and the vessel suddenly
exploded with a terrific noise. No ont
was hurt but in the excitement q Fir,
alarm was turned on from box 08.
JAMES SMITH was before the Polio
Court this morning on a charge Of as
sault with intent to kill. WhiIo playIn!
billiards at Lew. Hyams' place, in tn
National rheater building, he quarrelet
with the latter about the price OF glas
of beer, and it ended by smith thrown!
the beer-glass against Hyams' head
which caused an ugly scalp wound. Hi
pase was continued until next Satur
day.
THE Cumminsville police received
telegram yesterday morning describing
thief who had stolen suit OF clothes
watch and chain, and $12 in money
The police were on the watch and Hen
ry Meyers was arrested on suspicion a
the Stock-y ards, while on the train. Th
watch and chain and part of The none
were found on his person, and Whe
brought before Chief Wood ne confesse
that ne was the thief.
DAY before yesterday two boys, Leor
ard Sherer and Jacob Hustler, were al
res,ed on suspicion while selling som
clothes at secondhand clothing store
of which they could gl
no satisfactory account. Th
clothes were identified and thre
charges Of petit larceny were mad
against them. This morning they plea
guilty to all three charges, and receive
sentence Of 5000 and thirty days apiec
In each case, in all 5000 and ninety day
for each. This Will keep them at ii
HWorkiaN about two wears and half,