The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ON wednesday, hpTll 4ln, l'Oo' "09iiS
ton Irving was born.
THE Cincinnati Board of transportation
has issued its annual report
GEO. LANCE, living at the corner of Nc
Micken avenue and Oak street, was found
dead in his bed yesterday morning.
A NEW amateur baseball clubis projected
in the West End, to be known as the "Fa-
yorite Blue Stocking Baseball Club"
THE CITY Executive Committee of the So
cialistic Labor Party meet tomorrow Thurs
day. night at Room No II Arbeiter Hall.
LOUISE the wife of DR.. Fishburn, died at
her residence, on McMicken avenue, OF an
Illness of only twcnty-four hours night be-
fore last.
Ok account OF the increase of the freight
business on the NJ. & C. Railroad, as many
as six extra trains have been run during
one day.
THE only plausible explanation of the
self-destruction of Fred Dumont appears to
be that of temporary insanity, induced by
physical ailments.
TIE reception given Mrs. President Hayes
Mt the residence of Mrs. John Shillito yes
terdav partook of the nature of a social
ovation to that lady.
CHARLES LIST pleaded guilty this morning
of having stolen SIS from the pocket OF q
sleeping man named j. w. Cox, at Fulton,
last night His fine was $25.
TIE musical and dramatic entertainment
given by the Freeman Lodge, No SO, X. of
H., last evening at Albert klein's Hall, was
one of more than ordinary interest.
PHILIP RosE, charged with shooting with
intent to kill, at CUmminsyille, last Janu-
Rry, has been brought from Louisville on a
requisition, and is now in the County Jail.
MICHAEL TIscHBEIN, a saloon-keeper on
the corner of Linn and Finday streets, has
been arrested and will be tried April 10Th
on the charge of selling liquor on election
day.
DURING q squabble at Sedamsville last
evening Frank Friend was charged with
shooting at John Husey with intent to kill
He was accordingly arrested, and will be
tried April 1lth.
JAMES s. MATTHEWS, of 80 West Front
street. who some months ago knocked Off
Ger Elder down with a rock and then es-
capped to Kentucky by swimming the river,
was arrested yesterday, and will be tried
April 9th.
THE forty-four Ohio delegates to the In
ternational Sunday-school Convention to be
held at Atlanta, Ca, have been provided
with a special sleeping car on the Louisville
Short-lne Railroad, which will start from
The Little Miami Depot Monday, 18th inst,
at O'Clock.
1.-THE monthly entertainment given last
night by the Young Peoples Missionary
Union, at the Third Baptist Church, was a
very pleasant affair The church was
crowded with the friends of the Society,
who were well entertained by programme
,f o,,1 ranitn+ipns
AT meeting of the Musical Festival AS
yociation yesterday the following officers
we're elected: President, George Ward
Secretary, W. w. Taylor; Treasurer, John
Shillito. Executive Committee, George w.
Tones, John Church, Jr., Kenner Garrard
md NJ. Force.
ARM1sTEAD EMER1cH, OF Dayton, indicted
or peddling cigars without license, and
VIM Kidwell, of Hamilton, o., indicted for
telling liquor without a license, were admit
led to bail yesterday in the United States
Courts, and Charles w. Jones, of Ports
mouth, charged with passing counterfeit Sic
bills, was released on his own recognizance.
AT meeting of the Cincinnati Evangel.
lcal Ministerial Association held in the Pres
byterian rooms yesterday afternoon the
question of means for checking the growing
aesecration of Sunday in this city was dis
cussed, and action taken looking toward the
organization of committee with paic
Secretary for the purpose of promoting the
cause of Sunday observance similar to the
New York committee.
THE Directors of Longview Asylum me
in regular monthly session yesterday. Th,
report for March is as follows Committed
sixteen; discharged, nine; remaining, si1
hundred and 6fty-four Nearly the who'll
of the meeting was taken up with an inves
tigation of DR.. Bunker on the charges of tn
old Board. Nothing new was elected ant
no action taken. The Board adjourned t.
meet next Thursday afternoon at whicl
time probably, Bunker will receive anothe
turning over.
LATEST advices from Gallipolis are to tn
effect that Ex- Congressman Vance, who dis
appeared so mysteriously, has eloped will
the beautiful wife of blind musician VIII
has been giving concerts in that vicinity
There had been some time ago some scanda
connected with Col. Vance and this woman
and when he was missing it was observe
that she also had disappeared with circun
stances of mystery. 1t is also stated tina
Vance borrowed about 1900 from friend
before he left.