The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ASH WEDNESDAY.
ST. VALENTINES Day.
THE Grand Hotel fountain has been
removed.
A VALUABLE Newfoundland dog be
longing to Coroner Stitch was lost OIL
stolen few days ago.
EPHRAIM Is wanted in Kentucky or
account Of that pr,ze fight at Walton
Surely the way Of the transgressor il
anything but soft.
EPHRAIM HOLLAND gave bail Yesterday
in the United States Court in the sum O
$40 000. His bondsmen are Thomas
Meade, John Q. Crane and Peter Jacobs.
. THE alarm from Box 3S about 3 O'Clock
last evening was 0ccasioned by q small
fire in the rear OF the old coiored church
on Sixth street, near CulVert street. No
loss.
The Arlington Literary Club cele-
brated Mardi Gras by an entertainment
at the Arlington last evening, and fur
ther meetings have been postponed un-
'til after Easter.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made
about IL O'clock last night to burglarize
the grocery at the northeast corner oil
Eighth and Main by cutting the plate
glass with q diamond. The burglars
were scared of.
OSCAR d. WORKS, cOlored boy, will
be heard in the Police Court on the 17th
inst, On the charge OF stealing thirty
five pounds OF butter from the store of
EYersman and Schreberg at No. 80 Wal
nut street. He was arrested last night
by private watchman Sam. Means.
MICHAEL FLYNN, an aged deaf man,
while waking along the track OF the Lit
To- mi ha OF nrH
gate in Fulton, last evening, was struck
b. an engine and thrown down. The
Wneals passed over his left leg and sew
cred the foot completely from the leg.
1t is thought that he can not survive.
The Trustees of the Second Presby-
terian Church have placed In the base.
ment OF the building water engine ues-
tined to blow wind into the organ. Its
movements are automatic anu is 10 do
away with the system of pumping wind
by bellows. The engine will be ex-
amined this evening.
The Trustees Of the Cincinnati South.
ern Railroad have advertised for pro-
posals for constructing The iron super
structure OF the Tennessee River bridge,
about Six miles north OF Chattanooga.
The masonry is complete. The bridge
will consist OF eight spans, with a total
IOuk VII Vi dUOub WIG bhOuoAhu 50N6u uuu-
dred and eigbty-fOur and one-aalf feet.
The bridge is TO be completed by the 1st
of next January.
WITH regard to the notice in yester-
days STAR that Robert Archiabie
voted in Oakley and was subsequently
naturaiized," the following explanation
is due him: Having come to this country
when only eight months old, he has
voted, since coming OF age, in good faith,
and only took out mis- papers alter tue
October election when it was intimate d
TO him tnat such course might be ad-
Visable.
AT the Atlantic Billiard Hall last night
the first game OF the series between Ack-
erman and Davis was won by Ackerman
in thirty three innings; average Of Win
ner, 2-3; losers average, 3 l-3; time Of
game, one hour and five minutes. The
second game between Groneweg and
Choate was won by Harry Choate. This
was very fine game, played in thirty
innings; average OF winner, 3 3; losers
average, 5 So; time Of game, one hour
and thirty five minutes; runs in game,
%, 19, 81, %.
WIN. KELLY, q young man recently
employed in the pork-packing establish
ment OF Gilmore Il Co., corner Of Spring
and Court streets, appeared in the Po-
lice Court this morning to answer the
charges Of petit larceny ana malicious
destruction OF property. Pleading
guilty to the last, he was fined $3
ana costs. On the former he
will be heard next Saturday.
II Is alleged that Kelly and few more
young roughs entered the pork-Aouse
last Saturday night aud destroyed a
tlerce of grease. Atterward going back
to the place they got the grease and
soll it, and on the proceeds Kelly got on
a drunk, and in this condition again
called at Gilmore's and broke a lot OF
window gla.s 8.