The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THERE once was lord of high degree,
He welded lady in May,
And their honeymoon passed merrily,
Like a long, glad summer day.
For the lord vowed he would be true to she
And cherish and love alway.
But when the autumn came, bleak and bare,
And they went to put up the stove,
The lord got mad at the lady fair
And the hammer at her he hove
While the banged old stove pipe made him swear,
So tickle thing is love-
IMMENSE crowd at the Zoo yesterday. The
snakes were the principal attraction.
Work on the Eden Park Reservoir is
progressing rapidly, and is near compile
ton.
TIE German Theatrical season was opened
last night at Robinson's Opera-house and at
Arbeter Hall.
CHAs REESE, of the Sixth U. s. Cavalry
was taken to the Hospital yesterday suffer
ing from chills.
GEO. SNYDER, a fourteen-year-old boy liv-
ing at 1S Findlay street, has been missing
since Thursday last.
BILL ENGLISH, the burglar and thief, so
notorious here, is working his game in Buf-
falo, N. Y, and in New York City
The Cincinnati Sangerbund, at their
annual meeting, reelected the former otfi-
GERS, as well as Directors Barus and Eckert.
HERMAN RECTOR will be tried October 4th
on the charge of stealing suit of clothes
from Mr.. Martins store, No. 119 Sycamore
street.
CHARLES KERTH who was arrested for dis
orderly conduct last night, and in whose
pocket slungshot was found was fined $50
and costs this morning.
AN old and dilapidated looking man
named M. Griffin was given a sentence of
5000 this morning for stealing some black
ing from Sol. Martins place on Central
avenue.
THE old man. named James Ross, who
was caught Saturday morning emptying the
contents of the money-drawer at Musteed' S
cigar store into his pocket, was fined $25
this morning.
LOUIS WAGNER is behind lock and key on
the charge of obtaining pair of boots by
false pretenses from John Kortman, and
will be tried on this charge next Wednes-
day. Bail $500.
SECRETARY RICHARDS, of the Police Re-
lief Association, has reported the following
result of the entertainment given at the
Bellevue House: Gross receipts 3,O53 So;
expenses, 1926 "a; net receipts, So, ,527 96
M
criminal lawyer, is again in hot water. His
wife, Hannah Blackburn, Saturday even
ing filed petition for divorce from him on
the grounds of repeated adultery, failure to
support, and gross neglect.
THE residence of B. S. Cunningham, on
Auburn avenue, was broken into while the
family were away Saturday, and a quantity
of iewelry and the mantel-piece ornaments
stolen. The thieves entered over the veran-
dah, and escaped without being seen.
WIN. THOMPSON hired a horse from a liv
cry stable yesterday to take ride, and on
his return was arrested for cruelty to ami
mails, and will be tried October 9TH. The
owner states that the horse was over driven,
and abused so badly that it will probably
die.
A SMALL boy named Peter Renen, while
pretending to be making a trade at A. E.
Desilver's tailor store, No 351 Main street,
Saturday, slipped pair of pants under his
coat, but was discovered in the act and
made prisoner. This morning he was
fined $25 and costs.
ABOUT o'clock yesterday morning two
men entered the st. Nicholas while Mr.
Roth was making up his cash and asked for
cigars Mr.. Roth left the desk to wait on
the customers, and when he returned a mo-
ment later he found that $110 had been
taken from the drawer. He Immediately
pursued the thieves and collared one of
them named Norton, who will be tried Oc-
tober 9TH; bail $500.
A LARGE number of ladies and gentlemen
called at the residence of Miss Amelia
Stehle last evening to congratulate her on
the return of her birthday. The evening,
after the fair hostess had received the well
wishes of her friends, passed very pleasantly
Recitations and singing by some of those
present helped to keep every one in good
humor and the company left at late hour
in the best of spirits.