The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE cremation of the body of Mrs -Benn
Ptman will take place next Friday.
A SENTENCE of $50 and thirty days is what
happened to August Lagenheim for striking
his wife.
FIVE more vagrants were picked up on
the Landing and sent to the Work-house
this morning.
The second ball given by the Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial Association came off last
night at the Highland House.
TIE building at the northwest corner of
Fifth and Vine streets has been rented to
the banking-house of Larkin q Co. e..
THE jury in the Kirby will case yester-
day returned verdict setting the will
aside. The case will be appealed to the
District Court.
TRAVIS, Weaver and Dougherty have
been indicted by the Grand Jury in In
dianapolis, on the charge 6 shooting with
intent to kill.
THE third attempt was made yesterday to
settle the Tytus-Dickey affair, but ended
fruitless. The suit will now be pushed
without hindrance.
DR. E. NJ. WooD, a young physician re-
siding at No 9S West Seventh street, died
yesterday from consumption after a linger-
ing illness of six months.
MRS. JULIA WHISTLER, the mother of Col
J. N. G. Whistler, Fifth Infantry U. s. A,
died yesterday in Newport after a short i'll
ness, at the age of ninety years
LIBEL and information was filed yester-
day in the United States Court against the
property of M. Pfeifer, rectifer, seized by
the Revenue officers for concealment.
REroRT used for mixing zinc paint in
the paint-works on Stabler street, in Storrs
Township, exploded last evening and caused
the alarm of fire from Box 237 Loss $3.50.
w. H. ROBINSON, the friend of Ellen Nc
Glennon, surrendered himselfup yesterday,
and his bond was fixed at $500. Thomas B.
Leonard, liquor dealer, became his surety
DANIEL OLEARY, the great pedestrian,
this afternoon started ON 275-mile walk at
the Highland House, Mr.. Fagin undertak-
ing to accompany him for almost half the
distance.
ANOTHER meeting was held yesterday by
number of business men doing business
on Front street, TO oppose the running of
steam cars in daylight on the Front-street
connection track.
THIS evening, at Melodeon Hall, a re-
hearsal for tenor and bass will take place for
the Cincinnati May Musical Festival Next
Saturday evening there will be rehearsal
for soprano and alto voices.
THE Catholic Institute Investigating Com
mittee has been completed by tbs appoint
ment of the following gentlemen: NJ
Johaningman, F. J. Gosiger, Theo. H.
Ruwe B. Schutten, Lucas Wilmer
The Synod OF Cincinnati are in session at
the Presbyterian Rooms in the Johnson
Buildings discussing the report of the Com
mittee on Review and Control of the
Minutes OF the Cincinnati Presbytery.
A MAN named Wersir who lives at the
corner OF Twelfth and Vine streets, last
night, in order to escape the fury of his
wife, jumped out of second-story window
to the street below. Luckily he was not in
iured
THE annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Cincinnati " Baltimore Railroad
Company, for the election of Directors, will
be held at the office Of the Company in this
city, on Wednesday, February 10th, at /
o'clock p. IN.
AT a meeting of Mechanics Institute last
evening the following committee was ap-
pointed to nominate officers for the ensuing
year: John W. Nolan, G. Il. McCammon,
Harvey Estes Joshua Walton w. w. Hud-
dart and Thomas Royse.
PRESIDENT HARTwELL, of the Chamber of
Commerce, yesterday appointed the follow
ing committee to draft resolutions in mem
ory OF the death of Mr.. John Schitf: Her
man Cooper, Benz, Eggleston Theodore
Cook, Joseph Shearer, Henry Mack, Robert
Dykins, and Christian Mocrlein
Miss IDA PACKARD, one of the members OF
the Clio Club, and residing at No. 50 Bay
miller street. accidentally shot herself in
the check while handling a pistol which
had been used in the performance of the
Clio Club at Pixies Opera-house last even
ing. The wound is in no way serious.
Mr.. SAMUEL GUEST, who recently died in
England left large estate, which is by
his will to be distributed among those who
were once his slaves. Among these are
several families living at New Richmond
who have come to Cincinnati to take the
necessary steps to secure their share of the
property.