The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

MCGINTY and Gambee are recovering at
the Hospital from their wounds.
A TwENTY-INCH water main burst last
night on the corner Of Third and Broad
way.
The pol-books, tally-sheets, &c, for the
county precincts may now be obtained at
the County Clerks office.
A BALLOON ascension will take place to-
morrow afternoon at McMicken avenue ana
Walnut streets by Prof. J. Honnell.
Mr.. R. G. Huston and his engineer, Mr.;
Ruhl, went down the Southern Rallroad
yesterday, to inspect the work being done
below Somerset.
THE Lady Teachers of this city held an
interesting meeting at 10 O'Clock this morn.
ing in the office of the Superintendent OF
the Public Library.
A LITTLE girl named Emma Schumacher
fell from the third story window of NO. 572
Main street yesterday afternoon and was
dangerously injured.
A PACKAGE of one hundred and five
thousand salmon eggs passed through the
city yesterday by U. s. Express, en- route
to Cory, Pennsylvania.
THE Police Board held an infirmary meet
ing yesterday afternoon. Bills amounting
10 S5l4 81 were approved. Nine persons
were admitted to the Institution.
MICHAEL FAY, the saloon-keeper on Front
street, who is charged with manslaughter
was placed under 1000 bail this morning
and his case continued until October 10TH
Mr.. LACKMAN, Chairman of the Brewers
Committee. is confident that the sum OF
$4,000 will soon be raised by the brewers OF
the city for the new and permanent TX
position Building.
GEORGE Brown and James Haine, the two
men arrested for practcing the splelmark
game, have been taken the rounds OF the
Station-houses to give the officers chance
10 make their acquaintance.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, a recent arrival from
Chicago, was found yesterday in possession
of lot of cheap jewelry, for which he
could not account. Consequently he re-
ceived a sentence Of 5000 this morning.
THE Board of Officers of the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday evening appointed
Messrs Hurd, Morrison and Cunningham
to make further investigations as to the site
of the proposed new Chamber of Commerce
Building.
JONATHAN ABNER CHENEY has instituted
libel suits, one against the Enquirer and
the other against the Commercial, for the
publication of articles on the 1st of last Au-
gust, charging him with forgery He wants
$40 900 in each case.
THOMAS LARK1N, young man who is
serving out term in the Work house on
conviction of being a common thief, was be-
fore Judge johnson yesterday afternoon on
writ of habeas corpus, asking Tor his DIS
charge The matter was taken under con-
SideratiOn.
LAST evening a young vagrant named
Tony Flanagan grabbed up a dollar-bill,
which had been laid on a saloon counter on
Sixth street by couple of men in payment
for their drinks of liquor, and disappeared.
Later in the evening he was captured, and
this morning was given month in the
Work house.
LAST evening Geo. w. Hyde, who rooms
ut 1852 Elm street, was at the Central Station,
complaining that he had been robbed of his
coat and vest While he was speaking De-
tectiye Murray waltzed in an old-time thief
named Ed. Leonard, upon W hom Hyde
recognized the clothes. Leonard owned W
the theft, and was given sentence of 5000
30 this morning.
wELL-DREssED man, protesting to be {
newspaper correspondent from st. Louis
drove up to the residence of John ShilIito
on Mt. Auburn, yesterday, in carriage
and after obtaining an audience with tht
lady of the house requested that she giv'
him letter of introduction to Mrs Paulson
of the Children's Home, as he wished to OBJ
tain some information for his paper Tit
letter was given, but when it was presented
to Mrs Paulson it read Please give th
bearer $33 so and l will give it to you
The money was paid and the man has no
since been seen.