The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

son House last nlgnt.
THE excursion over the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad has been postponed
Indefinitely.
Nor enough members of Council re-
sporded last evening to the call for
special meeting to consider the gas
question, to constitute quorum.
Mr.. HARRY LEWIS, the good-looking
and agreeable assistant treasurer Of the
Grand Opera-hOuse, has returned from
his wanderings and settled down to
business.
BRIDGET MCKERNAN, who was ar
rested with her husband Tuesday on a
charge oil dealing in counterfeit money,
was released last evening from custody,
her friends having given bail for her ap-
pearance for trial on Monday.
AT the last regular meeting of Kirkup
Lodge, No. 4Ol, l. o. o. F., the following
officers were installed to serve the ensu-
ing term: Thomas wilcox, N. G.; W. q.
Van Loon, V. g.; John j. McNally, r. S.;
James H. Fleming, P. S.; Trustees: W.
Z. George, Chas. Bird, G. II. James.
Tie Board of Directors of the Cincin-
natl & Portsmouth Railroad organized
yesterday by electing, for the present
year, Henry Brachman, Presidents D. X
Este, Vice President; BenneVllle Kline,
Treasurer; NJ. Simmons, Secretary |;
Samuel f. Mohr, jr., Consulting Engi-
neer.
FRANK CoRRY and Daniel Friend, the
fne-IaIred aud well-dressed gamblers
VINO are charged with exhibiting gaming
devices, were placed on the prisoners,
bench in the Police Court this morning,
as it was stated by the Judge that their
bondsmen were not good. Mr.. Seebaum
and Andy Gilligan are on their bonds.
AT meeting OF the Italian Benevolent
Society held last evening at Mozart
Hail.. the following oth GERS were elected
for the ensuing year: President b..
Treasurer, S. Gazzola; Secretary, j.
Zanone; Trustees, 2. GandoIfo, j. Briz-
zalara, j. Devote, N. Dondero, l.. Briz-
Ealara.
ON and after today all local and
through freight for or via the Atlantic &
Great Western Railway, and all Great
Western Dispatch freight will be for
warded by the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway,
depot corner of Third and Wood (Day-
ton Short Line) instead of via CIncin-
natl, Hamilton Il Dayton Railroad, as
heretofore.
THE annual election for officers OF
Saint Peters Benevolent Society result
Su do lolIoWs' JdneS MCDonouSu,
President; Charles Dougherty, Vice
President; John Grady, Secretary;
John Mccartney, Assistant Secretary;
Adam b. Wilson, Treasurer; Il. r.
Springer, Peter LAWN, James Casey,
aud Michael Mcintyre, Trustees; John
Carr, Grand Marshal.
LOUIS BRINKMAN, who lives at No. 629
West Fifth street, was arrested this
morning by U. s. Deputy Marshal j. l..
Jeffries, on the charge of having
voted Illegally in the Second Precinct Of
the TWEEN Lieth Ward. He was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Hooper, who held him to appear on the
17th inst, and in default OF $1,000 bonds
committed him to Jail.
THE election OF the following officers
OF the Cincinnati Board of Transporta-
ton, nominated for the ensuing year,
will be held on the last Monday in JAN
uary: President, N. Macneale; Vice
Presidents, VIM. Woods and Chas. Stew
art; Directors, Robt. Mitchell, Henry
Mack, Ii. s. Reed, Jas. Ii. Laws, Geo.
FL. Proctor, Jos. Kinsey, John Ander-
egg, j. G. SchmidIapp, John Simpkin-
son, Fl. Hardinglaus.
LAST NIGHT officers Mullen and Stew
art having reason to believe that Chas.
Thomas, young shoemaker living at
N. 105 Freeman street, was an accom-
plce in the burglary committed on
the cigar store OF j. X. Seifert,
at No. 235 Central avenue, on
the 3d Of this month, arrested the young
man. This morning Thomas was ar
raigned before Judge Lindemann on the
charge OF burglary, but not being ready
for triai, the case was laid over until to-
morrow morning.
MRS. MORAN, who lives at No. 211
East Sixth street, while visiting Mrs.
Maroney, at No. 1913 on the same street,
died suddenly last evening. The de-
ceased mad asked Il little girl to get her
some whisky. but the latter refused, when
Mrs. Moran suddenly tottered towards
the bed and expired in an apoplectic tit.
She was, in her lifetime, strongly aC-
dicted to drink. An inquest was held
this morning, and verdict returned in
accordance With the above facts.
AT meeting of the stockholders Of
the Coviugton and Cincinnati Bridge
Company, held yesterday, Colonel Amos
Shinkle was elected President, and
Messrs. G.. h. Shoeuberger, Geo. Ii. Pen.
dleton and A. II. Bugher Directors from
Cincinnati, and Messrs. Y. Shtnkle, NJ.
NJ. Benton and j, f. Fisk Directors
from Covington. At subsequent meet
ing of the Directors above named, Mr..
q. X. Shoenberger was elected Vice
President, A. H. Bugher Secretary, and
5. A. Charles, Of Covington, Assistant
Secretary.
MR.. LEW. FoLGER and Mr.. George
Morrison, TWO young men who had been
On a visit 10 Pendleton last night, came
down to the city very late; as they
neared McGlnley'S oyster-house, about
bali-past l O'Clock this morning, they
Jaw two men lowering around
that place. Watching the men
while, they were rewarded
BY seeing one Of the providers break a
window and crawl part way in. At this
Folger cried out, "Hello, what are you
doing there?' The thief hoped out,
and pulling a mineral water bottle
halt filled with whisky from a
lide pocket, hurled it at Folger
with sect out, you son Of"
Both robbers then took to their heels,
but we're pursued by Folger, Morr.-
SON and the patrolmen on that beat, who
had been notified in the meantime, and
we're overhauled. They were found to be
Thomas Ferdinand and VIM. Welsh, DO th
we'll known thieves. This morning they
appeared before Judge Lindemann, and
were bound over to the Grand Jury on
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