The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITlES.
PAYDAY for the school teachers to-day.
LIEUT. LEW. WILSON will be stationed in
the Police Courtroom during session in the
future.
Coon FRIDAY will bring to the recollection
of our citizens the assassination of President
Abraham Lincoln.
THE fees collected by County Recorder
Bruner for the quarter ending March 3lst
amount to So, 500 40.
THOMAS WHITE paid ten-dollar fine for
striking woman in the eye at No. 1858 Cen
tral avenue last night.
TRAMPs have nearly succeeded in demol
ishing the shelter-house at the College Hill
Junction on the c., H. & D. R. Il.
Mr.. JOSEPH DILLON, a carpenter residing
in Fulton and employed on the Covington
Dry Docks cut his foot seriously yesterday.
THE County Auditors February settle
ment of taxes with the County Treasurer
is: State tax, $323,3l8 26; County tax,
$2906,51 92
PRESIDENT JOHN E. BELL ESQ, and Hon.
ST. Hoffman sold at public auction yester-
day the old stone-front dollhouse ON the
Warsaw Pike, for $37 so.
THos. LARKIN, well-known pickpocket,
went out for three months this morning
for stealing twenty-fve-cent handker-
chief from an old lady short time ago
FRANK NoLL, shoemaker, was arrested
yesterday on warrant sworn out by Au-
gust Droscher, charging him.with the for
gerry of an order for 50. His case will be
heard tomorrow.
THE milkmen discussed the question of
cows feed at Turner's Hall yesterday, but
came to no conclusion, and took no action
in the matter A willingness was expressed
however to change the food if necessary.
A MEETING of citizens was held evening
before last at the Gibson House for the
purpose of making arrangements towards
entertaining the American Social Science
Association, which will meet here May 18th.
THE Socialists held meeting at Arbeiter
Hall last evening and elected five Directors
to take control of all English newspaper to
be devoted to the interests of the party.
The first number will appear the 1st of
May.
CHRISTI W ALTERS, who livos at No. 10
Ringgold street, and has been unable to
work on account of sickness for several
weeks past, attempted suicide this morning
by jumping into the canal, near the Work
house.
A TRUNK was broken open at Mr.. Wallen-
stems, No. 3l5 Walnut street, yesterday af-
ternoon, and several articles of silverware
taken, but the thief was discovered and
dropped all his plunder in the alley in his
fight.
JACOB BENGE, of Mason County, w. Va,
attempted to steal ride on the Little Mi
ami Road yesterday evening, He was
pushed off by brakeman and had his leg
fractured. Benge was taken to the Cincin-
natl Hospital.
TIE dog poisoners are around In the
neighborhood of Race and Liberty streets
six dogs were poisoned this morning at an
carly hour among the victims being one of
great yalue-a hunting dog belonging to
Mr. Ben. Kuhl, the grocer,
THE Joint Council Committee on Rules
have agreed upon changing the time of
meeting of the Aldermanic Board to half
past seven in the evening. They also pro
pose rule to prohibit members from
smoking cigars during session.
THE death of Charles Levi, who started
out this season as the agent of Robert E.
Miles in the management of the Oates Com
pany took place yesterday morning. MIR.
Henry Lewis, we'll known in this city, has
started for New York to take his place.
THE Board OF Directors of Hamilton
County lnhrmary met yesterday and direct
ed the Trustees OF Whitewater Township to
send Anna Shear all orphan girl to the In
iirmary, The Board then inspected the
house, farm and garden and found every
thing satisfactory.
TODAY Good Friday is being celebrated
by all OF the religious denominations. The
Catholic Church to-day celebrates no mass
the only time in the year. To-day, more.
over the holy water is being blessed. In
many of the Protestant Churches the chill
dren make their communion.
MILLER Brothers, firm of wholesale
and retail dealers in Evansville, Ind
brought suit yesterday against James H
Laws 81 Co., of this city, to recover for P9lG
worth Of silk, which they alloge was stolen
from them by clerk in their employ and
sent TO Laws Il Co. to be sold on commits
sion.
AT the meeting of the Board of Governors
of the Hebrew Union College last evening
the President Bernhard Bcttman, Esq, an
nounced his intention of visiting his native
land. Whereupon series of appropriate
resolutions were drawn up and adopted, and
Mr. Solomon Levi, Esq, requested to act a:
President of the Board during Mr.. Bett
mans absence.
THE Board OF Directors of the County In
Urinary paid a visit to Longview Asylum
yesterday afternoon. Views were exchanged
on the matter Of transferring from the asy
ium to the lnfirmary about two hundred o
the incurables, and receiving from the In
firmary the few cases there of violently in
sane. Superintendent Miller will make NJ
changes at present i'll his force of employees
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KMnkel's Wurderers.
A dispatch from indianapolis says: Cour
officers here are about tired of holding
Travis Weaver and Daugherty, There
seems to be no probability that case fol
the murder of Kunkel can be made ou
against them, and they will be allowed tc
plead guilty to Indictment for an assaul
upon the Irvington street car driver which
will only send them up for thirty days.
Rase- -bnll.