The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-29
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE city was filled with excurslonlstsyes
terday.
The fines assessed in the Police Court last
week amounted to $3,O60
THE walters of the Lookout House will
give picnic for their benefit soon.
ALL the hilltop resorts were well attend
ed yesterday afternoon and evening.
BIC crowd at the zoozoo yesterday. The
the attractions.
JOHN A. EGLMAN, a thirteen-year-old lad,
Is missing since several days ago from his
home, No. 572 Central avenue.
Mrs. EUN1cE GOULD, wife of Mr.. John
Gould, of Perrin, Gould & Co., died at half
past II clock yesterday morning.
FRANK PERRY SK1LL1NGER, seven years old,
who lives at 335 West Third street, is at the
City Hospital, suffering from the heat
SHrL11ro's new building is provided with
the mercurial fire alarm instruments, which
give notice when the heat in any part OF the
building is greater than 1859.
THE infant daughter of Adam Armbrust,
of No. 142 McMlcken avenue, fell from a
porch Saturday and sustained an injury to
her head that may result fatally.
THE fire-bells will be rung to-day at the
beginning of the eclipse-twelve strokes.
AT the point of greatest ascension twelve
more strokes, and at the end of it all twelve
more.
MRS. LAURA c. RusK, widow of Edwin
Rusk, who lost his life falling down the
hatchway of the steamer Charles W.
Morgan, filed libel against the steamer to
recover SIC, 900 damages.
JAMES finley just out of the Work
house, was shot in the side by officer Fox
on Saturday afternoon for attempting to
stab Fox, who had warrant for Finley
arrest. Finley is not fatally wounded.
FRANK HARFF has engaged the noted op-
era singer, Miss Emma kuster, who will ap-
pear at the evening concerts hereafter ac-
companied by the German Military Band
with string music.
COLLECTOR AMOR SMITH, on and after the
1st of next month, will send out his depu-
ties to call on brewers, rectifiers and cigar
manufacturers, at their places OF business,
for their monthly returns.
THE Union Board of High Schools Satur-
day evening re-appointed Miss White and
Miss Brooks as teachers in the Woodward
High School, and Miss Mary Clarke as an
additional teacher in that institution.
The stockholders of the Geological Garden
want the Directors to grant the application
for right of way to the Cincinnati Suburban
Steam Railroad Company to that place
The petition will be submitted this week.
THE body of colored man. who, from ap,
pearances was only recently drowned, was
found in the river to-day, near Anderson
Ferry, below Riverside. The Coroner was
notified and will hold an inquest to-
morrow.
JOHN B. Posi-, well-known cooper Of this
city died last evening after long and pain
full illness at the age of over slXty-sever
years. His funeral will take place to-mor
row morning from his late residence, NO. IL
Whiteman street.
THE various Trades Unions held another
large meeting yesterday afternoon at TurneI
Hall. 1t was decided to appoint commit
tee to secure another hall. After consider
attention of the Workinsmen of the country
the meeting adjourned to next Sunda.
afternoon.
Mr.. f. B. MoLoNY, former Assistan
County Solicitor has been appointed Mas
ter Commissioner in the computation of tn
amounts due the city by the county on tn
annual distribution of the tax duplicate
This amount has been estimated at abou
$115, 900 and suit will be instituted soon TO
its recovery.
GEORGE WALTZ, Jacob c. Flack Gus
Stevens, Charles C. Herder and Ed. Luciu
returned Saturday night, after spendin
two weeks at a fishing camp near Venice, i
Butler County, Ohio. They look healthy
happy and a little bronZed, but the inCreas
of brain power from an exclusively fish die
is immense
AN alarm of fire was sounded about hal
past O'Clock yesterday morning from Bo
No. 81, Webster-street Engne-houSe whiC
called the first relay of engines to fire in
one-sory frame stOre-roOm of Ehlers gre
Gerry, on Main street, opposite Allison. Th
flames were soon extinguishedand but littl
damage was done
THE Mt. Adams & Eden Park Railroa
Company have their road nearly complete
from the Highland House east through tn
Park, and it will be running regularly in
week or ten days Five new cars beautiful
light and comfortable have been receive
and were the objects of general admiratio
yesterday. They are without doubt th
most inviting looking cars in the city. -.
Al the regular meeting of the A. P
M@nnerchor, the following gentlemen wei
elected as Citizens Committee to the Nortl
American Sangerfest: Charles Winkler, T
Oberding, Howard Douglas, A. c. Ulricf
M. E. Kuhn, G. F. Spreen, F. Bramsch'
George Weber, F. Drummer and Mr. Strobe
of Strobel & Wilkins. The Delegates t
the Cincinnati S@ngerbund are f. AufdeI
brinke and w. Gunther.
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