The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVlTlES.
JACK DRIVER has not yet been heard.from.
INSPECTOR WAPpENsTEIN takes his place
tomorrow.
THE plank walk on Browne street needs
repairing.
SIXTEEN Pittsburg coal-dealers were in the
city yesterday.
OPENING of the League games tomorrow,
and every Cincinnatian expects his man to
do his duty.
THE shoe-lasters employed at No. III Pearl
street are on strike against the reduction
of their wages.
THE changes which have been decided
upon in the Fire Department will take place
at 6 O'clock this evening
Mr.. A. DAVIS, of GA East Fifth street, re-
Gently lost diamond ring and a gold watch
and chain at the hands of burglars.
The appraisers yesterday valued the Kin
ney residence, Fifth and Pike Streets and
the lot on which it stands, at $3S, 500
WILLIE OBRIEy, a school-boy in the
Twelfth District, fell down the school-house
stairs yesterday noon and broke his arm.
In Crane, Breed & Co.'s foundry vote
was taken last night on the Southern Rail
road question, resulting yeas 81, nays IL.
LORENZO LAUTHNER was fined $40 by
Squire Harmeyer yesterday on the charge
of cruelty treating horse by fast driving.
THE first complimentary party of the
Cincinnati Heroes took place at Kresz's
Northwestern Hall last evening" and was
largely attended.
JOHN A. GANo filed an answer yesterday
int ba of ~ oil
Halstead, in which the defendants allege the
truth of the matter published.
HENRY HILBERT, clerk at J. H. Kassman's
grocery, corner Of Smith and George streets,
was badly hurt on the head, last evening,
by being thrown out Of his wagon.
JOE FELLOWS and Frank Schonfeld had
red-bot glove fight last evening at Schick
ling's Hall. The former, after being Sc
Yerely handled, won the game on foul
ALBERT JONES, the colored man who was
charged with shooting at Moses Jackson,
yesterday, with intent to kill, was bound
over to The Grand Jury this morning. bail
$500.
ALEX. F. PENDERY, a painter, living at the
Farmers Hotel, was arrested last evening
on warrant sworn out by his wife, charg-
ing him with adultery. His trial was con-
tinueu until May 8th.
Ara meeting of the Grand Valley Lodge
No. All, l. 0. 0. F., held yesterday, resolu-
tions of respect to the memory of the late
Daniel Heaton, who was killed at Camp
Dennison last Saturday night, were passed
THE official hbrctto of the May Musical
Festival is Just issued by Messrs Robert
Clarke & Co. 1t is neat pamphlet and
contains all the information that can be de-
sired in reference to the music and the
singers.
THE 'Admiral's Daughter" the beautiful
operetta by Mr.. Horace J. Wetherell, will
be produced at Ayondale tomorrow even
ing, May 1st, by the following artists; Mrs.
Richey, Miss Nettie Gordon, Mr.. j. +.
Dunno and Mr. H. J. Wetherell.
JOHN RYAN was arrested yesterday on the
charge OF building two-story frame addi-
ton to his saloon at No. 297 West Fifth
street, contrary to city ordinance prohib-
itinS the erection Of wooden buildings over
twenty feet high within certain limits, His
trial will take place May 7th.
THE Chief of Police has received commu-
nications from the police authorities of San
Jose and San Francisco stating that Marker
and Doe, who are in Jail in this city on the
charge of forgery are undoubtedly the
game parties who operated extensively
through California.
THE ancient and modern, foreign and do
mestic art, which has been collected at the
Cochnower mansion, on Seventh street, by
The Woman's Art Museum Association, is
gradually being resolved into order, and
gives the visitor good idea of what the ex-
hibition will be when it is ready to be
opened to the public.
AT the meeting of the Sinking Fund Com
mission yesterday it was reported that
b625, 900 had been deposited as a sinking
fund with the Safe Deposit Company A
warrant was drawn to pay the May interest
OH the city debt amounting to $279,9SS S4 J;
and the City Auditor read the amounts re-
reiyed OF the December tax.
THFss Board of Transportation met at its
rooms, on Third street, last evening, and,
after listening TO the reading of the two
million-dollar Southern Railroad Bill, a
resolution was passed setting forth the i'm
portance of the stipulation that none of the
money shall be expended until the Trustees
find the sufficient amount to finish the en-
tire road. A committee was also appointed
to issue an address to the public.
THE report was circulated on the streets
yesterday that Amos Davis, formerly one of
the proprietOrs of the noted Sun" gam
bling house on Fifth street, had prepared
paper in the form of an affidavit, charging
Captain Johnson with receiving money in
stated sums every month, on condition that
he would leave the gambling-house unmo-
Tested. 1t was further stated that the
affidavit had been placed in the hands of
Mr.. P J. Hogan, Police Commissioner, but
an interview with the parties interested re-
duced the matter down to simple state
ment made by Davis that he had inten-
lions Of making charges against Captain
Johnson.