The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-20
LOCAL BREVITIES.

GEO SHAFER, an employe Of the Cincin-
natl Omnibus Company, died yesterday at
the age Of thirty-ive.
SEVEN boys were fined $40 each this morn
Hng for exposing their persons by going in
bathing in the daytime
WH FAUST was sent to the Work house
for thirty days by Squire Harmeyer yes
terday for brutal treatment of his step
6sHghter.
sON has been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
caaue in the monkey-house at the Zoologi-
Cal Garden. This is the second monkey
BORN at the Garden.
BIN. CHRIST. MoERLEIN, the brewer has
S-sganur;s>d the boring of his artesi2n
Well, in view of the fact that it is regarded
as a nuisance TO his neighbors.
LG. CANTLEY was buried at Spring Grove
yesterday with Masonic ceremonies by the
kiiwinning Lodge, E. I. Carson, Worthy
EaS er, performing the service.
, L. r. VoLL, Superintendent of the mat
kyess manufacturing firm of l.. A. Weltz-
Yuan d CO., fell from ladder yesterday
evening and was seriously injured.
Tnz concert at the Highland House last
night was delightful affair. The music
uas fine, the audience large and fashion
able, and the weather very pleasant.
Tan Court of Common Pleas yesterday
1eGided that Thos. B. Mallennee, an inmate
Of the City Inlirnary, was entitled to vote.
This will settle long disputed question.
WM b. FoIGER, Ex-Clerk of the Fire De-
partment, paid over $500 to Solicitor Bates
yesterday on account of his deficit and
made arrangements for the payment OF the
kIlauGe.
MAN named Mccarthy, employed by
stae Miami Valley NarroW-gauge, fell from
she trestle in Deer Creek Yesterday a dis
t4nce of thirty feet, but received no serious
injuries.
THos B. LEONARD has brought suit against
Michael L. Farrell, TO recover $25, 600 dam
ages, alleged to have been sustained by Far
rsli using language detrimental to Leonard's
character and business
Mr.. ADAM HOFLING, an old resident of
shis city and formerly an extensive pork
merchant, died at his residence on Bay
miller street night before last, and will be
buried at 9 o clock tomorrow.
THE dedication of the new German Evan
gelical Peters Church at Pleasant Ridge
viii take place tomorrow morning. A spe-
saal train will leave the Plum-street Depot
Sc o clock a. m. for that place.
PROFESSOR HARRY GILBERT, who failed
20 make balloon ascension at the Lookout
House last Sunday, undetermined to Vindi-
cate himself by making an ascension from
InWood Park tomorrow afternoon.
A rHREE-YEAR-oLD child of Mrs Smith,
who lives on Carl alley, between Stone and
Mill streets, fell from the porch which ex-
tends along the second story of the house
yesterday, and received two deep gashes in
the forehead.
The Morris Lyceum of st. Paul's M. E.
Church has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President John b. Hart;
Vice President, Hon. Charles w. Baker;
Secretary, Charles Crapsey; Treasurer, Rob
aft N. Jones.
show saloon on Freeman avenue, was ar
nsted last evening and will be tried next
Vi ecil esday on the charge of opening let
Ger addressed to Frank l.. Martin, and
taking 500 therefrom.
FRED. III. RIVERS, an alleged counterfeiter
from the South, was arrested yesterday at
&ae c., III. & d. Depot and taken to Third
street Station. On being searched $50 i'll
counterfeit coin were found upon him. He
Was turned over to the United States Mar
saal.
CHARLES KRoLL, a cigarmaker, who boards
At lis Elm street, was arrested near Eden
Park last evening while leading away
herse and buggy which belonged to Henry
Hardy. The charge of grand larceny was
placed against him, and he will have his
trial next Monday.
Mr.. JAMES X. WILSON, the well-known
architect, was notified yesterday by tele-
gram from Secretary SchuM that he had
been appointed one of the three experts to
examine and pass upon the various plans
fn1 10 INN nf ha Patent
Office at Washington.
FRANCIS KENNEY, the newspaper man
who stole directory from No Is West
Seventh street. and q dictionary from an
ofijce on Fourth street, as described in yes
terday's STAR, received sentence of 5000
and thirty days in each case this morning.
He had been known to steal before.
ONE of the engineers running bridge
engine over the Cincinnati &G Newport
Bridge is altogether too funny. One of his
kltle diversions is to squirt water from the
locomotive over the foot passengers of the
bridge, and fully one hundred people were
thus sprinkled this morning. Let the jolly
gentleman subside.
OFFICERS Cory and Vogt about o'clock
Iris morning, succeeded in capturing a
couple of young men named Frank john
sOn and Walter Young, whom they charged
wf&h FoDDlng GeG. Scnraudef OF scarf ana
valuable diamond pin, which the prison
eFs were seen to throw away at the approach
Of tho officers. They will have hearing
1aly 23d.
THE banking house of G. F. Adae & Co.,
German Savings Institution, announce that
0f, Monday, July 22d, they will remove
from their present office, and occupy com
natdious new quarters on the northwest
corner Of Fifth and Vine streets. The loca-
ton is in the handsome building formerly
occupied by Weatherby & Co., and has been
elegantly fitted up for the purpose 10 which
ii is hereafter to be devoted.
THE Union Board of High Schools met
yesterday and passed the following resolu-
ten: Resolved, That the Committee on
Printed Questions and Admissions be au-
thOrized to pass to the High Schools those
pupils who, having received seventy per
cent or over, will, in the judgment Of the
Principals of their respective schools and of
the Committee, be capable of pursuing a
High School course with profit"