The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.


AN ibex was born Thursday at the zool-
ogical Garden.
THE United States Grand Jury will be
impaneled and proceed to business next
Tuesday.
MARY A. ENGLISH whose bad house on
George street was pulled last week, was
fined SIS this morning, but all the girls
were dismissed
A PORTION of the goods stolen two weeks
ago from Herman's saloon, on the corner of
Eighth and Main streets, has been recov-
cred by the police.
THE Board of Control, in two weeks from
date, will award the contract for the super
structure of a bridge over the Little Miami
River at Remington.
THE Labor Party have for discussion TO-
morrow afternoon at Arbeiter Hall, the
question continued on last Sunday, ''The
Chinese Labor Question"
AN election of Directors for the Miami
Stock Yards resulted as follows: S. Davis,
Jr, B. Eggleston, Mathew Ryan, George w.
Sides and H. A. Bowman.
THE choir of the First English Lutheran
Church, on Elm street, assisted by the
Davenport Orchestra gave concert last
evening to fine audience.
JAMES MURRIN of this city, attempted to
board train near Moundsville, West Vir-
ginia last evening, and, falling between the
cars, was run over and instantly killed.
SEVERAL citizens have signed communi-
cation to Miss Mile Rose offering to tender
her benefit on which occasion they hope
to see her repeat the feat of Sunday last.
MEssRs. OIIvER Perrin, J. w. Gaff, w. w.
Scarborough, H. Lewis, Charles Davis, G.
Wiltshire and G. p Griffith were yesterday
elected as Directors of the Third National
Bank.
CHARLES ScHuMAKER, who shot at George
Klaus, on Harrison Pike, with rife, was
arrested last evening and placed under $500
bonds to appear before Squire Schwab on
Wednesday.
THE City Auditor has received a note
from the Secretary of the Health Depart
ment, stating that the vouchers and checks
issued by the latter and paid by the former
are all correct.
JACOB FRIcKER, JR., an old member of
Council and we'll known as the inventor of
the fire hydrant that bears his name, died
at his residence, No. Is Martin street, yes
terday afternoon.
MEssRs. ALBIN STEcHER, Mr.. VIM. Eckert
and Philip Emerich celebrated the ami
yersary of their birthdays yesterday. They
forty-six years old.
THE funeral of the late License Clerk
tunder Mayor Johnstonl Malthe Won Lau-
derbach, will take place tomorrow after
noon. The remains will be inferred in
Spring Grove Cemetery
THE Workingmen's party held meeting
last evening at their hail. corner of Eighth
street and Central avenue, to discuss the
Toledo platform. Several addresses by
prominent members of the party were
made
THE funeral of late Police Officer Davis
will take place from Clark and Pine streets
tomorrow afternoon at / o'clock. 1t will
be attended by the members of the police
force under command of Lieutenant
Reilly.
A COMMITTEE appointed by both Houses
of the Legislature for the purpose of exam
ming the number and expense of the new
buildings necessary to be erected at Long
yiew Asylum, arrived this morning at that
Institution.
DANIEL O'KEEFE commenced two suits
against Officers Sewers and Vogt yesterday
-one for an alleged assault upon him by
The Officers, and the other for false iniprs-
onment In each case he asks for 81 900
lamage from each officer.
Two young men, named Augustus and
Adolphus Leisure, and living at Fulton,
have been arrested at the instance of their
grandfather, and will be tried on Wednes-
day next on the charge of stealing $257. II
IS claimed to be all the result of family
quarrel.
A RAID was made on the "Big Missouri
yesterday, and five young fellows and two
women, who make that their headquarters
we're escorted to Hammond-street Station
This morning the men were remanded fol
sentence and the women were sent out fo
thirty days.
GENERAL WIKoFr, United States Pension
Agent at Columbus, will open brancl
office in Room No. 5, northwest corner o
Seventh and Vine streets this city, on Mon
lay, March 4th, and continue five days, TO
she execution of pension vouchers free o
cost to the pensioner
A SUIT for $3.50, 900 was filed in the Com
mon Pleas Court yesterday. The actiol
was brought upon three promlssoTy note
executed by John A. Pomeroy and Nathan
el and Francis A. Sands to Charles Men
ienhall, as Trustees of the Boone Mlnin
ind Manufacturing Company.
AN INQUEST was held this morning on tn
body of John Daily, who day before yestel
day fell into vat of boiling lime water q
Proctor a. CANDLES factory on Central ave-
nue.. The jury rendered a verdict censu!
ing the firm for not having sufficient mear
Of safety for the men working at the vat.
AT noon to-day Mike sculley, the pede
trian at Hibernia Hall, had walked o.
miles in as many hours, and Carrie Ross,
the same place, had completed 1877 ha
miles in 187 half hours. This evening at
o'clock sculley will have stone weighiir
200 pounds broken upon his chest with
ledge-hammer.
THE "Price's Hill Social Seven" gave
grand party at their assembly rooms tt
other evening, February 18th. Amor
~ these present were Mayor Moore, Geors
Gerke and lady, DR.. Yves. Williams Hon.
Mccarthy and P. J. Hogan, Misses Fam
Allen, Josie Shaller, Maud Jones, Mari
Mollie and Katie Foley.
PRoF. LoHmAN and the choir of st. John
Church will give concert tomorrow eve
ing at the Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasar
Rev. A. G. Quattman, of the Cathedral, W
deliver an address The proceeds will
towards purchasing a new organ. Iick'