The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.

BIG excursion to indianapolis tomorrow
OVER six hundred pupils of the Higl
School visited the Geological Garden to-day
A SET of harness, stolen in the vicinity o
Avondale, may be found in the Chief
office.
THE names of twenty-eight women ant
girls graced the Police Court docket thi:
morning.
THE late residence of T. G. Gaylord, Eas
Fourth street, will be sold this evening by
the Sheriff
THERE will be an excursion train on Lit
tie Miami r. r. tomorrow, leaving depot at
1;50 p. H. See advertisement
SIX street-walkers were taken in from
Central avenue and Sixth street last night,
and fined $40 each this morning.
THE thirteen women and girls arrested
last week when the Third-street houses were
pulled, were dismissed this morning.
TIE wife of s. T. Shock, residing on the
corner Of Marshall avenue and Colerain
Pike, died suddenly yesterday of heart dis
ease.
A HORSE belonging to Mr.. Freshman ran
away on Central avenue this morning,
breaking the buggy and smashing 4 grocery
window.
VIM, HEGLIN wants to know why the Po-
lice Commissioners discharged him from the
position OF sweeper and watchman at the
Findlay Market.
WIN. WARREN, driver of the reel of Fire
Company No l6, had his shoulder dislo-
Gated yesterday by being thrown from his
seat on the way to fire.
MARTHA BANKS, sister of the late Hiram
,Iyc nd JoJnJioh lie o;+
died at the residence of her sister, at Mount
Washington, yesterday
MARTIN HAMMERscHMIDT charged with
the murder of the man who was found dead
on the railroad track at North Bend last
Tuesday, waived his examination this
morning.
AN old woman named Kate Sullivan, who
has been wandering about the streets of
Cumminsville for several weeks begging
from door to door, was sent to Longyiew
yesterday.
DR. ARMSTRONG has come into the posses
sion of sword which was carried by
Colonel ]. c. Symmes III the Revolutionary
war and was afterwards owned by General
Harrison.
THE Society of Little Women of the Bar
tholomew English and Classical Institute,
entertainment to their friends at their Hall
last evening.
A QUARTET, composed of Mrs. Anna Beat
tie, Miss Mary How, Mr.. George Bowen and
Mr. w. P. Tyrrell, have been engaged to
add to the attraction at the Bliss Memorial
5abbath-school.
A LADY, who declines to give her name,
has just given 81 900 for the Widows Home
;c -, l,,k A In, !
b30, coo more are needed. Our citizens should
step up and donate.
?. S. LIGHTHOUSE and Patrick Price were
taken in last night while in company with
large. roll of boiler plate, supposed to have
been stolen from the steamer Graham. They
will be held uAtil the boat arrives.
c. LowENsTE1N, young man living at No
l22 Belts street, while making purchase nt
the store of Mr.. Goldsmith, near Findlay
Market, slipped a package of shirt buttons
into his rocket. He was discovered, how
ever and fined $25 this morning.
The wonderful little phonograph is still
On exhibition at Greenwood Hall, and is re-
ceiving a large amount OF. attention from
our best citizens. The experiments are va
ried and amusing; and many, after seeing
them once, have returned to enjoy them q
second time.
Hon ALPHoNso TAFT Special Master Com
missioner, has made voluminous and ex-
haustive report in the case of the New Bed
ford Institution of Savings against the
Whitewater Valley Railroad Company. 1t
is a complete adjustment ofall accounts be-
tween plaintiff and defendant.
PEOPLE living on Vine street above the
canal have made such bitter complaints
against the men and women who prowl
about the street at a late hour of night that
Chief Ziegler, in response to these COM
plaintS issued some orders that will prob
ably make the night-hawks scarce.
HENRY CURTIS was arraigned in. Court at
Dayton yesterday on the charge of having
committed q robbery in that city last March
and oflered.to plead guilty, provided the
Judge would give him but a year and half
in the Penitentiary. This was not agreed
to, however, but Curtis will be given a final
trial on the 18th.
THE following firms have agreed to close
their business places on Saturday at p. m
during this and the next two months
Wheeler q Wilson Manufacturing Compa-
ny, L. H. McCammon, Manager; L. c. Ncb-
niger Manager American Sewing Machine
Company; Wilcox G. Gibbs Sewing Ma
chine Company, H. G. Greiner, Manager;
Maddox & Bennett, General Agents of the
Howe Sewing Machine Company.
THE Grand Jury made partial report to
Judge Longworth as follows: Fredericka
Marker and John Doe, forgery, four. indict-
ments; Henry Mayrose, Henry Pommard,
Henry Bridgcwater, John Olden and Robert
Mullen burglary; John Courbine, George
w. Clarke, Chas. Williams, Barney Strubo,
David Hunter and A. Y. Wagner, grand
larceny; George ". Williams, Miles Gaines,
shooting; John Folck, robbery; Moses
Tribur, cutting Adam Wise, petit larceny;
Sylvester c., Theodore L., Cassius L. and
Frederick Miller Frank Seal, assault and
battery,
High school Examinations.
.The oral examination OF the graduating