The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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JOHN X. MORTIMER formerly prominent
actor and well-known in this city, COM
mitted suicide in San Francisco yesterday.
WIN. HAcKMAN Dell. Williams and George
Clark, all from Chicago, fell from buggy
last night this side of Shady's place, and
were severely hurt.
GEO. EBERHARDT, who was sent out by his
employer to peddle potatoes but tailed to
return the receipts, was given sentence OF
thirty days this morning.
THE Southern Railroad Trustees will
meet this evening to discuss with the Con-
ference Committee of twenty, the Huston
contract for the completion OF the road
Two YOUNG rogues, named Andy Welsh
and Allen Combs, were fined $50 each this
morning for stealing fifty-cent whip from
the back of horse, on Mount Auburn, last
evening.
A NINE-YEAR-oLD son of Mr.. George
Adams, living on the pike between Reading
Road and Ludlow Grove, died Sunday night
from burns received in lighting fire with
coal oil.
THE picnic to be given to-day at Prices
Hill by the Brotherhood of st. Michael and
the Young Ladies Sodality of the Cathe
dral has been postponed until Wednesday
next, the 25th inst.
VIM. H. HoUaH, son of Daniel Hough, of
Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co... and many
years Principal in the Public Schools of
Cincinnati, died at Fountain City, Ind,
day before yesterday.
THE employees of the l., c. & L. Railroad
had big time yesterday at their picnic at
Hunts Grove. The Company furnished
free transportation for all and also saw to it
that good music was on the grounds.
SEVEN warrants were sworn out this morn
ing for the arrest of housekeepers on the
charge Of mixing garbage and ashes, con-
trary to the ordinance. 1t is the object of
the Chief to test the law in the trial Of
these cases.
THE city has obtained temporary order
from Judge Johnston, of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, restraining the sale of the City
Park lot to satisfy the judgment obtained
by w. NJ Cameron & Co. recently for ex-
tras on the City Hospital
THE Murphys, who have been holding
meetings at Bible Chapel on Longworth
street, will inaugurate the movement
among the Germans tonight at Christian
Chapel, on Freeman avenue under the au
spices of Rev. Robert Sauers.
FRANK HoLMqUIsT, the little boy at 1876
Bremen street, who thoughtessly stuck his
hand in horses mouth will not lose his
fingers, as was at first supposed. His case,
however, is an awful warning to other little
boys never to feed their fingers to horses.
MEMBERS of the Chamber of Commerce
who desire extra copies of the forthcoming
report of the Chamber, for distribution
among their correspondents, may procure
them at the actual cost to the Chamber by
Immediately informing the Superintendent
street (the old National), is doing a good
business and presenting some excellent at
fractions. The managers are men who un
derstand what they are doing, and will see
that their show is kept up to the high stand
ard that wins.
Mr. JOHN GATES the senior member of
the firm of John Gates & Co., on Pearl
street, died at Poughkeepsie, n. ", yester-
day, while Oh his way home from trip to
Europe He was sixty-two years of age
and had been business man of this city for
forty years. His remains will be brought
to this city for interment.
/ OFFICERS MEADE and Duffy arrested
couple of notorious characters named Jones
and Barnes whom they found on Sixth
street last evening with a revolver and some
Mexican money in their possession. They
have both often been behind the bars, and
several Jobs of late. Their sentence this
morning was three months each.
THE new pastor of the Polish st. Stanis-
laus Church, corner of Cutter and Liberty
streets, left last night for New York to take
leave of his old congregation there, after
which he will return for permanent resi-
dence here 1t is hoped that the new pas
tor will heal the wounds and end the feuds
hitherto existing among the various factions
in the congregation.
THE Grand Jury made its final report
yesterday evening. The following ad-
ditional bills were reported: John Coles,
assault and battery; Jerrod D. Cook, horse
stealing; A. Henry, forgery; e. D. Oliver
false pretenses; Edward Dreur, burglary;
August Sussman, embezzlement; George
Dennison, grand larceny; Arnold Sleffins,
malicious destruction ofproperty.
THE managers of Rivet & Pardridge's store,
: Nos. 147 and l49 West Fourth street, have
for some time past suspected their night
watchman a. colored man named Robert
Smith, af stealing articles from the store
and Yesterday m9aens some goods t9s 0s n
the store confirmed their suspicious
and a warrant was accordingly sworn out
Last evening the Superintendent of the
store, with the warrant in his pocket, wait
sd for Smith at his residence, No. 293 Johr
street, but so soon as he learned of his in
tended arrest he escaped through the bach
door. Later in the evening two officer
searched the house and found $27 worth 0
goods, which were all identified
Miss Louise PO OMerOy at the Grand
Another fine audience was present las
night to see Miss Pomeroy and the exec
lent company in '"Fhe Adirondacks" A
the matinee this afternoon Camille" an
tonight for the last time '.The Adiror
dacks."
Social Labor Party.
The Social Labor party hold mas
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