The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.
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in only one respect, 1t keeps Vaughn.
MEETING of the Democratic County EX-
ecutive Committee at the Bellevue House
to-day.
A FINE black stallion, supposed to have
been stolen, can be found at the Fulton
Police Station.
MEssRs. R.rH. STONE & Co. have with
drawn their bid to complete and lease the
Southern Railroad.
THE funeral of the late John D. Jones
took place at II o'clock this morning from
the Episcopal Church in Glendale.
WILLIAM WEsTHoRN, aged sixteen years,
has been missing from his home No. 1856
Baymiller street, since last Saturday morn
ing.
Dick CALEMER challenges any person in
the State of Ohio in a straight jig dance,
either with himself or his former partner,
John Conners
GIRL named Lizzie Schneider whose
parents reside at No. 612 Vine street has
been missing from her home since last
Thursday morning.
THE funeral of W. R. Johnson, one of the
postal clerks killed at the Ningo Junction
disaster, took place yesterday from the resi-
dence of Mr.. Sawyer.
THE death is announced of the esteemed
wife of Charles B. Murray, editor of the
Cincinnati Price Current. She was the
daughter of the Rev. David Powell.
A BoARDER at Mr.. Tieman's, No. 10
Augusta street, died suddenly this morning.
His body was taken to Habig's undertaking
establishment, and the Coroner notified
A SPECIAL freight train on the Ohio &
Mississippi Railroad collided with pasSen-
ger train one mile this side of North
Vernon, and killed a boy named John
Duly.
DEATH from drowning, in a manner un-
known, was the verdict in the inquest on
the body of the unknown colored man
found Saturday in the river at the foot of
John street.
The mother of Police Court Officer Tay
lor, aged seventy-two, fell down stairs at
her home, No. 442 Fulton avenue, yeSter-
day, dislocating her shoulder and producing
internal injuries.
THE fancy" have arranged for another
prize fight which will take place on the
18th inst, in Indiana, not far from Cincin-
natl. The principals are Early, of this
city, and Robert Luver, of New York
AN elderly man named Kramer committed
suicide about 10 o'clock last night by jump
ing into the river from a COa-tloat, at the
foot of Walnut street. His son worked the
most of the night to recover the body but
failed.
A MUSICIAN named Charles Werbeck got
greatly out of tune Yesterday and while in
in this condition stole box OF cigars and
bottle of perfumery from the grocery OF s.
NJ. Smith, corner of Race and Henry streets
He was given thirty days at the Work-house
to tune up.
YESTERDAY was the one hundredth ami.
yersary of the birthday of the Turnva er
jain, the founder of the present German
School of Gymnastics. The society named
deemed the occasion of fsutlicientimportance
to devote two days to it. On Saturday
were held reunion and banquet. Yester-
day was set apart and used for a general
good time parade was had in the morn
ing, fun in the afternoon, and grand con-
cert in the evening.
EDWARD MORLEY last week represented to
the Janitor of the old Trust Company build
ing, corner of Main and Third streets, that
he had purchased all the old books and
papers at that institution, and that he
wished to take them away. The janitor be-
lieved the story and packed up the goods
ready to be taken away, but one OF the Off
GERS of the institution happened i'll and
prevented their removal. Morley was after
wards found by Officer Morley and will be
tried August 18th.
YESTERDAY Mr.. Fred. Stueven, of Louis,
vile, was visiting his friend Mr.. Strasser, OF
Storrs Township, and when the time came
to return, Mr.. Strasser drove him III his
buggy to the Short Line Depot. But just as
they were about to alight, the horse took
fright and ran into bus standing near
knocking down and severely injuring a
lady named Queery, residing in Fulton.
Both men were thrown from the buggy ana
Stueven sustained brokenleg. The horse
then ran against a lamp-post with such Ylo
lence that it killed itself.
AT the Socalistic meeting at Arbeitel
Hall Yesterday after the Southern Railway
question had been discussed by severa
prominent speakers, series of resolution
were adopted urging the workingmen t.
vote against the two million appropriation
protesting against any contract unless pro
visions are made for the employment 0
free labor and for the payment OF wages il
cash that the Trustees have shown
shameful amount Of impudence in not re
signing after the last election and calm
for their immediate resignation.
A BRUTAL and unprovoked assault wa
made last Friday night by party G
Bucktown roughs, upon the person OF NJ
Charles Elstner, of No 1T Broadway, as
was passing the corner Of Eighth and Sycs
more streets Several of his teeth wer
knocked out, his nose broken, an
face otherwise injured and disfgured
such an extent, that it was at first fearc
the injuries would prove fatal. Iesterda
three colored men, named James Eopkin
Frank Coleman and Geo. Williams, SUI
posed to be the would-be robbers, were a
rested, and will be held to await the resu
Of Mr. Elstners wounds.
A MAN by the name of Charles Brow
from Covington, KY, who is said to be su
ject to epileptic fits, committed an asSau
upon an eight-year-old girl named Phil
mena Gilhous, on West Front stree
last evening, while she was within a few fe
of her fathers door Her cries brougl
help, but not until she was severely bruise
Brown was arrested but befo
he was logged in q &C
had received his share
wounds. Browns friends claim that
was out of his mind, but the friends of Il
girl saw fit to place the charge of assar
with intent to rape against him, upon wh
he will be tried on the 18th inst
,rho Vrou with an Item.