The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-14
LOCAL BREvlTlEA.

churches will be continued during the
week.
The Catholic German Cemetery Socie-
ty distributed nearly $1,000 among the
poor OF the city during the past year.
A BURNING CHIMNEY In james Nc
Lsughlin's house ou Prices Hill caused
Saturday nights alarm from Box 295.
In the case Of Elz. West against the
s,tate Of Enoch Hayes, II verdict has
been returned for the plaintiff Tor $1,000.
A KENTUCKY red fox, fne specimen,
has been presented 10 the Geological
Garden by Mr.. Samuel Nichols, Engi-
neer OF the Work-house.
THE tenement house on Sycamore be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, known
as the "Big Missouri" contains at
present one hundred and nifty tenants.
A LARGE delegation OF Hebrews from
this city attended yesterday the meet
ing Of the District Grand Lodge No. 2,
10. b. b., conyening ut Lafayette, lud I.
LON SMITH, driver OF baggage wagon
OF the Omnibus Company, was severely
hurt during the runaway OF his team SAT-
urday evening near the Little Miami
Depot.
THE Investigation Of the financial
Affairs of Lhe Grand Lodge, A. D U. W.,
shows the discrepancy to be $3,44l 76,
which is due by Grand Recorder A.
Loebenberg.
THE siX-year-old son OF Patrolman
Fennessy, living in Cumminsville, was
badly burned Saturday night, his clothes
having caught hre from the CRATE. He
will recover.
A LADY's Swiss watch, together with
chain, cross. earrings and pin, were
stolen yesterday from Mrs. Mary j.
Faigle, proprietress Of q restaurant No.
4O9 Central avenue.
The City Hospital report for last week
shows that 81 were admitted, 80 dis.
charged, 4 born, cieJ, and 3e5 re-
manned. o. these, 243 were men, 142
women, and 20 children.
IHE funeral Of the late Mr.. M. J.
Mcnamara, the well-knoWn liquor dealer
OF 243 West Sixth street, took place at
$3.50 this morning from the Cathedral,
and was largely attended.
A LITTLE envy among the relations
was the cause OF a little shooting by
Philip Fisher, who lives ON Heron ave.
nue., last evening. No one was hurt, yet
several were badly scared.
THE funeral Of Angela Podesta Onetts.
who died Friday evening at the age oi
one hundred aud nine years and one
Qay, TOOK place this morning at 8 O'Clock
from st. XaVler's Church.
THB managers of the Ladies' Sewing
Circle OF Union Chapel report $l!5 re-
celfed as the net proceeds Of their all
nual fair, aud $52 from door fees on the
occasion OF Watch-night services.
IHE National Theater yesterday alter
noon was The scene OF little Uaulc
caused by flre which was occasioned
by the bursting OF agas.pipe. Not much
damage done and no person injured.
SATURDAY night the carriage factory
OF Honekotte 4 Bode, Nos. 47S and 430
Race street, was entered by burglars.
who succeeesd In blowing open the safe
and making their escape with $50 in
money.
The Union Fire Company, No. 9, have
sent their thanks to MIR. Il. ClosLe mau,
Tor his gilt Of spray-nozzle, and 10
Messrs. VIM. Resor u Co., and H. Z.
Young, OF the Roger Wheel Company,
Tor their donaLion OF a patent hItchin.
arrangement Tor their reel.
YESTERDAY morning as Mr.. Dell Clark
WAS passing the corner OF Sixth street
ana Lodge alley he was suddenly at
tacked by two highwaymen, who re-
!leyed him Of $l4. Later in the day Tom
Lhglleh was arrested and identified by
NJ. Clark as one OF the parties. Next
thursday ne will have his trial. Bail
$1,000.
The police force, numbering about
eightl two men, assembled at the Gem
tral station, this morning, and preceded
by Brands Band, OF twenty pieces.
marched to the . IL. & D. Depot, where
they took the 7:3O train tor Columbus.
The staf was as follows: Col. Lew.
Wilson, Commanding; Lieut.. Reilly,
A"jutant; Sergeant darel, Sergeant.
Subsistence, and Lieut.. Spaeth, Quarter.
master,
A PUBLIC examination took place yes
terday afternoon. in the vesCry of the
Temple corner Plum and Eighth streets,
Of the students OF the Union Hebrew
College in the following studies: His
tory, and D Grades; Prophets, Bl
GRADE; Lenitus and Talmud, b and G /
Grades; Mscbilta, d Grade; Tamud, q |
Gradt; Talmud, Grade. The exam.
uatiOn was conducted by Rev. DR. 1. NJ. |
Wis, Rev. Max LillenthaI and Prof. Ep.
pnger.
THE Newsboys' entertainment at
Pixies Opera-house Saturday night was
Ru excellent one. There is much COM
plant on the part OF some members Of
the Union as to the way the giving of
prizes is conducted. Favoritism Is said |
to enter largely into their distribution
10 the boys, and in many GASES where a
big boy has deserved prize they say it
10 given to q smaller one who has not
worked for it, merely because he 10
smaller. This is felt to be an unjust
award.
ANOTHER instance OF the brutality of |
which men are capable to the weaker |
sex was enacted few days since at
White Oak. A young cigarmaker, Au-
gustus Zoller, deceived with promises Of
marriage young girl named Mary Zim-
mer, anG when she besought him to re-
move her shame by making her his wife
he became enraged and beat her Till be
thought he had killed her. Since that
time the poor girl has been confined to
her bed, and, owing to his cruelty, her
physioians state che has lost the use OF
her left breast, and 1t may be necessary
TO have it removed.
ABOUT ten days ago Capt. johnson
received from the Chief OF Police Of
Chicago the photograph OF a man who
was wanted at that place tor shooting q