The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-29

LOCAL BREVITIES.

day.
A LARGE excursion from Toledo will be
in this city saturday night and remain over
Sunday.
The body of little John Mckinley, who
was drowned last Thursday, has not yet
been found.
PATRICK MORGAN, an expressman, ran into
buggy on Freeman avenue yesterday, and
wrecked it,
WIFE, Little Ones and Home" song and
chorus is just published by d. P. Faulds,
music publisher, Louisville, KY.
COMPANY F, First Regiment o. n G., have
reorganized and adopted the name, Moore
Light Guard, y in honor of the Mayor.
The First Regiment O. N. G., by invita-
don of the Queen City Jockey Club, will in
body attend the races at Chester Park to-
morrow.
HENRY LORI, who keeps saloon at No.
265 McMicken avenue, was fined So this
morning for keeping his place open on
Sunday.
For stealing a lap-robe from John Hacket,
Of Prices Hill, last Sunday, Joseph Rohler
went to the Work house for thirty days this
morning.
A STRAWBERRY festival was held to-day on
the grounds of Mr. John kilgour, Mount
Lookout, for the benefit of the Mount Look
out Church.
EXAMINATION for admission to Yale Col
lege Freshman class, will be held in the
lecture-room of the Law School Friday and
Saturday June 2Sth and 29th.
AN excursion train over the Southern
Road Will leave here on Sunday next at 8 rs
u. NJ. Excursionists will have four hours
at the Kentucky River Bridge before return
ing.
JAMES MAHoNEY who left his boarding
house, on Gest street, at the same time that
large bundle of clothing was missing was
given sentence of 5000 and thirty days this
morning.
On Friday next the school children from
Cleves, o., will visit the Zoo-zoo, and OH
Saturday the school children from Conners-
vile, Ind, will make an excursion to the
same place.
LOUISA ARNOLD, a servant girl, received a
sentence of thirty days, this morning for
stealing a lady's suit from her former mis-
tress, Catherine Guion, of No. 164 West
Ninth street.
ABOUT 10 o'clock last evening thief en-
tered the store of A. Weller corner of Fifth
and Plum streets, while the attendants were
sweeping the sidewalk, and relieved the till
OF $40 in cash.
PETER MARTIN, who has spent consider
able part of his life behind locks and keys,
was held to answer this morning on the
charge of stealing $50 worth of jewelry from
John Gooding.
THE Third street houses of ill-fame Nos.
272, 274, 240 269 and 23S, were raided by the
police last night, and twelve of the inmates
run in as yagrantS. They all gave bail, and
will be tried June Sth.
A DISPATCH was received from the Depart
ment at Washington yesterday, authorizing
the Custom-house, the Treasury and Post
office i'll this city, to close business for the
day on Decoration Day.
A SILENT alarm was turned in last even
ing from ll6 Cutter street, to which the
Fights responded. The trouble was in a
tenement-house owned by Mr. Bodemer
But little damage was done.
ANTHONY J. CUNNINGHAM one of the AS
SCISSORS, who wants 81 80 instead of 50 per
day, filed an information yesterday asking
for mandamus against the County Au-
ditor. This is intended to be test case.
DR.. WIN. STURM, an old resident of the
city and formerly a skillful practitioner was
before Judge Matson, OF the Probate Court,
yesterday on the charge of lunacy, made
by his daughter. The case was dismissed.
A MEETING of prominent lager-beer retail
ers was held last evening and a resolution
adopted not to buy beer from brewers who
sell 70 saloon-keepers who retail at cents
per & ass or at cents for extra large glasses,
socaled schooners.
THE City Solicitor has reported the city
line to be ten feet south of Mr.. John Ryans
house, thus throwing that gentleman out
side the city limits and rendering him ineli-
gibe as member OF the Board of Equaliza-
ton. Council will elect new member in
his place to-day.
The ur-year-old girl of Mr. Henry DON
zalman who lives at No. 1913 Broadway, died
at O'Clock this morning from injuries re-
Celyed by being run over last evening on
Sixth street by a carriage driven by Bene-
dict Lepp. The Coroner was notified and
began an inquest
TEAM driven by Hon. Jas F. Hunt
became frightened al an approaching train
yesterday afternoon near Glendale, dashed
across the track, upset the carriage, and
quite seriously injured Mrs Hunt and two
ladies, who were accompanying them. The
carriage was demolished
THE libel suit against Messrs. Halstead,
Henderson and Mccarthy came up for trial
in the Police Court yesterday afternoon, but
as only six Of the twelve jurymen an
swcred to their names, the trial was neces-
sarily postponed until next Monday after
noon. The attorneys then proceeded to ar
que the demurrer which had been filed.
THE trial of Alexander Mcdonald who
was arrested some time ago at the instance
of Mr. Putof on the charge of selling illu-
minating oil that was below the required
standard, was called at the special session
Of the Police Court yesterday afternoon,
and, after the examination of two wit
neSScs the prisoner was dismissed on the
10 hat tl, oil