The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-25
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

The concert halls are to be closed on sun
days.
jim WHITE is out again as detective.
Next.
THE Odd-fellows' S@ngerchor gave an en-
joyable calico hop last night at Washington
Platform.
The funeral of the five-year-old daughter
of Captain Geo. Brady took place from the
Cathedral this morning.
A BASEBALL pool-room has been estab-
lished at No. IT'S Vine street.
TIE leading brewers of this city are in
favor of the $4,000, 900 loan for the Southern
Railroad.
CHARLES KEHAN, aged thirteen, has been
missing from his home No. 200 Plum street,
since last sunday.
The water-pipes of the Eureka Steam
Laundry burst yesterday, doing considera-
bic damage to the building.
A GRAND affair is promised by The man
ayers of the Geological Garden at the open
ing OF the season, Wednesday, May LIST.
PIcK-PocKErs should beware of coming
here during the May Musical Festival. The
police are bound to take in all suspicious
customers.
MRS. MARY CLApHAM, formerly of Lon
don, England and aged eighty y-five years,
was buried this afternoon from the Widows
Home Mt. Auburn.
JAMES RYAN stole coat from Joseph Muir
ply, corner of Seventh and Broadway, yes
terday, and went to the Work-house for
thirty days this morning.
MILES COINS, the colored man charged
with shooting VIM. Carroll with intent to
kill, on Sixth street some time ago, waived
his examination this morning,
MEssRs. Aims & DoEpKE, the dry goods
merchants Of upper Main street, have just
issued an elegant lithograph circular and
programme Of the May Musical Festival
concerts.
MR. Z. J. ATKINSON of the Probate Court,
last Monday night while at Prices Hill,
lost valuable gold shirt-stud. The finder
is requested to leave it with the Probate
Court Clerk.
SUIT has been entered against James S.
Wise, owner of the passenger steamer James
d. Parker, for penalty of $500, on the charge
of carrying fifty barrels of petroleum, in vi
olation of the laws of the United States.
DAVID Fox, an aged colored man of some
local notoriety, died at his residence on
Walnut Hills day before yesterday. The
funeral took place this afternoon from the
Colored Methodist Church, Walnut Hills.
A FIFTY-DoLLAR plate of glass in the Race
street door of the United States Express
Office was broken by the wind-storm last
evening The same thing occurred at Andy
Gilligan's place, No. la West Fourth street.
JOHN THoRP, twelve-year-old boy living
with his mother on Dublin street, was com
mitted to the House Of Refuge this morn
ing on the charges of snatching a pocket
book from the hand of Miss Carrie Cunning
p ham, on McMillen avenue. and neck-chain
from the neck Of little girl.
RESOLUTIONS in respect to the memory of
the deceased son of A. G. Nash were read
at the Builders Exchange to-day and the
question of adopting the Chamber of Com
1nerce bill in regard to completing the
Southern Railroad was discussed.
The German Catholics of Sedamsville and
vicinity have purchased the old school
building on Delhi street. which is now be-
ing remodeled, and will be dedicated May
1eth by Archbishop Purcell. The Germans
will worship here i'll their mother tongue.
JOHN MERRITT resident of Newtown
O., was put under bonds in the sum O.
$1,000 yesterday for his appearance for tria
May I'd on the charge of setting fire to th'
scaie-house of j. Turpin the village pound
of Newtown and the dwelling-house of B
McGill.
THE election of officers for St. Philil
Episcopal Church resulted as follows: VIM
s. Munson, Senior Warden J. R. McGur
rev, Junior Warden; General H. B. Ban
ming, B. J. Mcknight John G. Sherlock
Robert R. Bowler Griffith r. Miller, VIM
Bteenberg and Wm. Applegate, Vestrymen
Tom WEBB, a colored hod-carrer, Will
working at the brick addition to the Twen
ty-sixth District Intermediate School-house
on Kirby street, Cumminsvlle, and Will
descending ladder was struck on the hea
with brick blown from the roof by
heavy wind. He was badly hurt about tn
head and afterward taken to his home O
Langland street.
The suit of the Ancient Order of Unite
Workingmen VS.. Charles e. Jelleff, thei
late Treasurer, &C., for embczzlement, an
which has been on trial before 'Squir
Wright for the past two days, was last ever
ing brought to close. His Honor placin
him under bonds in the sum of 81 500 fc
his appearance before the Grand Jury.
Gus. HART, young man who formerl
figured as reporter on several of our loci
papers attempted to commit suicide yeste
uhy al hl' SlIailcS GPiecil . oulCc, ColHCA
Ninth street and Central avenue, by turn
ing on the gas and shutting up the crack
in the door. When found he was stup
fed, and, had it been a short time late
would have died.
OFFICER LILL1s, OF the Sedamsvile Di
trict, came across four prowlers yesterda!
who were attempting to break through th
grating to get into John Elser's saloon, 0
NeaSe street. He called on them to surrei
der, but instead of obeying they took t
their heels, whereupon the officer fired thre
shots after them. The thieves replied b
firing four shots, and then made good thei
escape.
WIN. HUMPHREY, q colored roustabout lii
ing at No $50 West Fifth street, called on
dnsky dame named Minnie Woodson Ia:
evening at her home on Sixth street, nes
Smith, but for some reason the visit We
not agreeable to Minnie, and ended in
row. Humphrey drew a knife and inficte
slight wound upon Minnie, when sh
arose in her might and put her a
saulter out of doors. Shortly afte
the brother Of Minnie and Humphrey me
on Sixth and John streets, when revolver