The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

AOCAL bhEVIIlES.
THIRTEEN plasterers at work on the Music
Hall.
THE Merriam sisters gave fine concert tc
large audience at Asbury Chapel last
evening.
MAX HELLMAN was yesterday elected as.
signee of Weyand d Jung, vice John Schiff,
deceased.
THE proprietors of the Lookout House
are about to erect magnificent pavilion Oh
their grounds.
THE creditors Of Howell Gano & Co., last
evening, agreed on a settlement at 20 cents
on the dollar, without interest.
GEoRGE SHERRY, the young boy sentenced
lately at Chicago, to be hung for murder,
was born and raised in this city.
HENRY PoMMARL charged with burglariz-
ing the store of A. G. Bonham, of Elizabeth
town, Ohio, is at the County Jail.
HENRY CURTIS was again arrested yester-
day, and again dismissed this morning. This
time he was charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses.
THE Eighteenth Ward Republican Club
postponed their meeting from last evening
to Monday evening. They meet at the
Hall No. 1873 West Fifth street.
OFFICER HANRAHAN, of the Police Court,
while at roll-call in the Central Station last
night, was taken violently i'll and had to be
carried to his home, on Clark and Harriet
Streets
CHARLES S. SMITH, a twelve-year-old
lad, was declared incorrigible by the au-
thorities of the Children's Home, this NOR
ming, and committed to the House of
Refuge.
CONSTABLE BECKER arsested G. F. Barth
for threatening John A. Hook, of 243 Bank
street. Squire Block placed him under a
bond of 5000 to answer the charge on Mon
day next.
LARz ANDERSON was yesterday appointed
executor under the will of his grandfather
Nicholas Longworth, to fill the place made
vacant by the death of his father, Larz
Anderson, Sr.
THE Soldiers and Sailors Veteran Associ-
alton met at the City Buildings last evening
and appointed committees to make the
necessary preparations for the observance of
Decoration Day.
John Walsh yesterday brought suit
against Henry Jacobs for damages by way
of SANDER, for saying that he (Walsh) was Il
negligent cutter and injured his employers.
The amount claimed is $1,000.
MEssRs Bill Gruber and Charley Jeletf
started last evening to walk the distance of
The John-street route, five and half miles.
Gruber came in in siXty-One minutes and
Jelletf in seyenty-four minutes.
A MAN named johnson, an employe of
The Walnut Hills Railroad Company was
unloading wagon on Hunt street yester-
day, when he met with an accident which
resulted in double fracture of his leg.
Nor T,r,,pD,>-, po u,1,o c;1au
at No. 40 Dunlap street, was returning home
from visit yesterday, when she was seized
with a violent hemorrhage of the lungs,
and died a short time after reaching the
house
The Directors of the County Infirmary
held their regular weekly meeting yester-
day, and accepted the bond of Leonard
Engel, the meat contractor, in the sum of
$1,000, with Mrs. Elizabeth Koehler as
surety.
WIN. JOHNSON, who lives at $40 Freeman
street. was found last night rowing about
the streets in a drunken condition and car
rying loaded revolver, with which he said
be was going to shoot policemen. This
morning he received a heavy sentence, the
execution of which was suspended on con-
dition that he keep quiet
ALEX, BRoDDEcK, living at No. 81 Hamer
street, became angry at his wife last night
because she had not been so successful at
begging as he wished, and severely beat her.
He is said to be a shiftless fellow, who lives
upon what his wife can collect on the
streets; but when his case was called this
morning his wife refused to appear against
him and be was set at liberty.
THE Board of Managers of the Public
Library have organized by the election of
Mr.. Herman Eckel President, and Mr.. Chas
Bird, Secretary Mr.. Eckel announced the
committees yesterday as follows On Ii
brary, Nessrs. Mussey Long and Goss; on
Reading Rooms Messrs. Bird and Sands; on
Finance, Messrs. 'Pendleton and Bird; on
Building, Messrs. Sands Goss and Long.
A YOUNG man named John G. Sullivan
came to this city from Delphos. O., yester-
day and fell among thieves. The thieves
were at No. 239 Vine street, whittier he was
persuaded to 60 and try his hand at a
little brace game but when he escaped from
.he clutches of the gamesters he was $35
ihort. He complained to the authorities,
whereupon three officers proceeded to the
place and arrested John Hall and took all
MS gaming devices to Ninth-street Station
Hall will have his trial tomorrow.
THE Catholic Institute Committee, yester-
day evening, appointed the following as a
Committee towards raising the necessary
$4,000 to keep the Institution in the hands
Of the owners: Clemens Helebush, Michael
Walsh, Edward Greiwe DR.. Mosenmeer, 3.
Bruckmann Lucas Wilmer, w. s. Hon
horst, Henry Klostermann Chas. G. Jacobs,
c. Oskamp, Oswald Schaaf H. Attermeier,
+. springmeier, w. Dunn, Adam B Will
son, B. Woltermann, f. Vonderheide, H.
Grotenkemper, H. Voskoetter, J. H. Over
becke, M. Johanningmann, c. Litmer, H.
Bohmer and Joseph Tieman.