The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-18
LOCAL BltEVITIES.

Two trotting races ut Chester Fark
tomorrow.
IT rains Of course-ths Louisville
Club is here.
DON'T forget the Jacob Pittner benefit
picnic, at the Bellevue House, next
Monday, July 23.
EIGHT and a half tons OF iron--seven-
teen thousand pounds--were melted
yesterday in the shops OF the Work
house.
The rain does not interfere with the,
concerts by the German Military Band
at the Lookout House. An excellent
programme is offered for this evening.
AGNES BARCLAY, the young girl
mother who murdered her child, and
, who is now in the Hospital, is doing
nAely, and will soon be able to be about.
WILLIAM FURsTE, seventeen years old,
fell from d swinging platform yesterday
while painting the front OF house No. 10,
Whfteman street. No bones were bro
ken.
A REDUCTION Of 10 per cent. was made
on the Marietta II Cincinnati Railroad
on Monday night. A strike was ieared,
but up to this Time no sign Of trouble has
been reported.
"rHE WHOLE CITY" is the signature
to u communication sent US OF interest
to Engineer Anderson, Mr.. John L.
Bell and the people generally, but the
name OF the writer does not accompany
the document, and that is why it does
not see daylight.
ALDERMAN THOMAS LEE, of the Eighth
Ward, who was one OF The parties
burned out in the recent fire on Water
street, near Elm, claims to have posi-
hn h,
OF an lncendlary named Joseph Nolan,
who is now in the County Jail awaiting
the action OF the Grand Jury. Over $500
worth OF harness was stolen from the
stable before it was set on fire.
SPECIAL OgFIoBR sUssMAN last night
arrested sporting man named j. d.
Murray at the corner OF Fifth and Vine
streets, and locked him up in Ninth.
street Station, where he IL still. Murray
is charged with playing a confidence
game on trains at the Plum-street Depot.
He is reported to Lave recently beaten
passenger on one of The trains out OF
$40. His case will be investigated in the
Police Court tomorrow morning.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order Of Workingmen of Ohio last even.
Ing elected the following Past Grand
Presidents, in pursuance OF an order
from the Supreme Lodge OF the World,
recently held at New Albany, Indiana
Frank e. Kaiser, DR.. j. G. Beck. George
Wright, d. Webber, Julius Kahn, L.
Harmeyer, s. B. Lowenstein and l.. Nj .
Sayers. They also passed the necessary
resolutions to incorporate the Grand
Lodge.
MARY LINZEY and Alice Seniours,
two colored women OF Bucktown, quar-.
relied last evening at the corner OF Sixth
and CulVert streets, when the former got
out her old reliable razor and slashed
Alice several times in the face. Officer
Tighe arrested Mary and preferred a
charge against her OF cutting with intent
to kill. In the Police Court this morn.
ing the charge was changed to that OF
assault and battery, ana the case con.
tinued to next Saturday.
The German Pioneer Association met
last night, and admitted the following
new members: Adolph Birnbryer, VIM.
Huettenmueler, Anton l.. Rennekamp,
Geo. A. Rennekamp, F. j. Rennekamp,
Conrad Weber, Louis Etter, John NJrd.
lohen, Leonard Zeiser, John b. Drah.
man, John Il. Enneking, Rudolph Meyer,
+. Wankelmann, Bern. Brockman, Dan'l
krausz, Phil. Jung, Jos. Theuerling
Herman Schroeder, John Herzberger
Henry Jeckel, Moses Strausz, G. b. Rap
poAus NV SSuucluoii clOu' 1 AlAS, F. L
Haldy, TneO. Norman, Geo. Richards
jos. Heidekamp, julius l.. VosZ, Jac
Fox, and Fred. Enneking.
ADAM ELZENHoFER lives at No. 81
Strader street, in Pendlelon. Night be.
fore last he emptied the contents OF his
privy vault in an alley and when the OF.
icers demonstrated, he replied that this
was the custom in Germany. Officer
Webb wanted 10 take him in, wnef
Adam pulled navy revolver, which
measured over one foot in length, Du
the trigger was SO rusty that the weap
ON would not go of. He was finally
taken to prison on charges OF disorder
ly conduct, and committing u nuisance
On the former charge, In the Police
Court this morning, Adam was fined
$25 and costs, and ON ths latter $l6 am