The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Miss MERRIcKs Wesleyan College Kinder.
garten closed for the season yesterday.
SEIpENsTIcKERs Rand rendered a fine ml-
sicll programme at Burnet Woods this
afternoon.
Six aged and depraved women from Buck,
town were sent to the Work-hOuSe for three
months each this morning.
"PRoTEcrIoN Against Lightning was the
subject of lecture delivered last night by
]. c. Chambers before the Electrical Society
of the Ohio Valley.
ROBERT LAWRENCE, an employe of the
United States Express Company fell from
one of the transfer wagons last evening and
was seriously injured about the head.
THE Catholic benevolent societies of this
city met last evening in the school hall of
St. Ludwig's Church and made arrange
ments for an excursion TO indianapolis next
Saturday.
THE statement made on Tuesday that
Mrs. A. Kuhlman was missing from her
home was an error. Her husband, who
ought to know, says she has been at home
all the time.
JOHN RATCHFoRD, a man about thirty
years of age living on Broadway, fell in a
fit on Vine street this morning, and was
taken to the Hospital
THE fire alarm from Box 1872 at II o'clock
last night, was caused by small blaze in
little frame house on Ann street, east of
Central avenue, owned by the heirs Of Ann
McKeown. Loss trihing.
A FINE piece of royal Worcester ivory
porcelain in the form of q water lily, was
presented to the Art Association yesterday
by Mr.. Schultze. Two more days after to-
day and the exhibition closes,
The remains of Geo. w. Hopper, son of
the late Morris Hopper, arrived in the city
yesterday, and will be buried from the res
idence Of Dr. NJ. B. Wright $40 West Eighth
street, at o'clock this afternoon.
THERE are parties on the streets attempt
ing to sell tickets for concerts which they
say are to take place at Hibernia Hall under
the auspices Of the Workingmens Party
Look out for them. 1t is a fraud.
FIVE shots fired last night from one of
the windows of the Hotel Emery created
quite a commotion among the police on
that beat, Some one was cmptying the bar
rels of his revolver, and foolishly used this
time for doing so. No arrests.
ANOTHER gold mine corporation, consist
ing of Messrs. Reuben R. Springer, Judge
Alphonso Taft John Shillito, Alf. Gather,
A. d. Bullock and G. X. Shoenberger, has
been formed. The capital stock is said to
be 81 100000. The mine is located in Da-
kota.
BARNEY HUFFMAN, who keeps a book and
picture store on Main street, opposite Abb
gail, while working on the roof of his house.
this morning, fell off and on to the pave
ment, a distance of thirty feet. He was
considerably but not dangerously hurt.
Medical aid was summoned.
JOHN MARR said to belong to that class
Of individuals known by the designation of
"Old-timers was arrested by Capt. Wappen-
stein last night. On the way to the Station
house, at an unguarded moment, he made
the officer feel the full force of his fist, right
in the face and will thus have a double
charge to answer tomorrow morning.
THE Organ Association, in order to learn
whether the big organ is constructed accord
ing to specifications and whether it is a sue
cess as all organ, recently appointed a jury
of three, consisting of Messrs. Henry d.
Sofge, VIM. b. Trott and Henry G. Andre,
to investigate the musical wonder They
unanimously report it a success and the
Association feels satisfied.
EFF1E GARDNER, the little girl run over
day before yesterday, in Cumminsville, by
c., Fl. & D. train, died last evening from
the effects of her injuries, after suffering
terrible agony. The Coroner was sum
moned last night and will hold an inquest
to determine if any blame is to be attached
to the engineer and fireman of the locomo-
tive that run over the girl.
THE body OF John Mckinley, lad thir-
teen years old, who lived with his parents
at No. 2ll Fast Front street. and who was
drowned OH the night Of the 23d of May, by
falling into the river from a coal barge at
Browns elevator, was found early this NOR
ming near that place by Mr. w. y. Granger
the stable boss for Mr. Brown. The COro-
ner was notified and will hold an inquest.
LAST Monday night Patrick Hester an
employe of the Gas Company was stabbed
in the back while at the confectionery of s.
GazZolo, corner of Court and Elm streets
for the purpose of turning of the gas. The
particulars in the case the parties interested
will not make known, but Hester is now at
the Hospital suffering from the effects of
the wound. The knife penetrated his lungs,
but the physician states that he will un-
doubtedly recover No arrests were made.
ABOUT 8 9ocock this morning small fire
was discovered in the garret Of one of the
buildings known as the twin bricks situated
on the north side of the canal a short dis
tance east of Elm street An alarm was
turned in from Box Co. and in a few
minutes after the arrival Of the Department
the smudge was extinguished without doing
more than $50 damage The building is
owned by Mr.. Israel Michener, the pork
merchant, and is occupied by several
colored families. Loss fully covered by in
surGnce.