The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.
! must have o Supervisor, my dear"

EE must have Supervisor, my dear"
Jack said TO his wnc, vS surprise her;
"VeIy good" she exclaimed, '1ii cat the soup,
And allow you to wear the vlsor."
EIGHTEEN days yet and then comes the
election.
TIE house of A. Hengehold, on Lehman
Road, Twenty-fourth Ward, was burned
down yesterday afternoon. Loss $500.
THE name of John Wells has been placed
on the docket for September 24th opposite
the charge of stealing $40 from John Ken
MS
The sentences passed in the Police Court
during the week amounted to 81, 349 and
one thousand six hundred and seventy
days
The trial of Chamberlain Anderson, the
alleged murderer of Laura Franklin, was
again continued this morning until Septem-
her 25th.
FRED. KRAGER is charged by John Dona-
hue, Superintendent of c., S. Railroad hog
driving, with stealing a hog which had
been shipped by the company, and will be
tried September 9th.
C. w. VAN VLEcK is under arrest on
warrant of the Governor, charging him with
obtaining property in Clarion County, Pa,
by false pretenses, The requisition from
PENNSYLVANIA has arrived, and the case will
be heard next Monday.
CHICAGO will be overrun with Cincinnati
ans, Judging by demands at the ticket office
lis Vine, where the Cincinnati, Hamilton
4 Day ton Railroad (Air Line Route) have
their tickets on sale and sleepingcar dla-
grams for the low rate excursion to Chicago
next Thursday.
A GRAND dramatic entertainment will be
given tomorrow evening at Robinson's
0pera-house for the benefit of the Protec-
tory for Orphan Children. Theodore Koer-
ner's 'Zriny" will be one of the chief at
fractions of the night, and will be rendered
by the Germania Dramatic Association.
NEssRs JOHN CHURCH & Co., music pub
fishers and dealers, have just issued Bird
of Paradise" for piano, composed by Irwin
]. Helff1y; also Home to my Heart"
written by A. w. French, composed by D.
C. Addison, and "Under the Rose" ballad
dedicated to Miss Emma Thursby, music by
James Il. Clark, and words by Miss Jennie
Clark.
THE best place to spend tomorrow will
be at the Geological Garden. The sights
will be very attractive, numerous and costly
additions in animals having been lately
made. To-day the children of the District
1CuOOlS mus, Z, anu U NlSllGu Vic pIdCS
were highly entertained by the grandness OF
one of the biggest collections of animals in
this country. 1t was a gala day for the
school children.
A coLoRED man named Overstreet was ar
rested in Bucktown yesterday, supposed to
be one of the party which murdered Jacob
Schultman in East Hickman, KY, last De-
eember while attempting to burglarize his
grocery. Three of the party were caught
by mob soon after the murder, which shot
one and hung two of them. Overstreet was
suspected at the time, but succeeded in
making his escape.
MEssRs. R. G. HUSTON & Co., contractors
for completing the Southern Railroad, who
yesterday completed Sub-contraCt with
the Keystone Bridge Company, of Pitts
burg, for six iron viaducts between Somer-
rat and the coal fields, to-day let a pro-
visional contract to the same contractors for
the remainder of the trestles and bridges
through to Boyce's Station.
CORONER STITCH was notified this morning
of the mysterious death of two monthsold
bastard child belonging to servant girl in
the employ of Mr.. John Sheperdson, who
vho lives on Spring Grove avenue, oppo-
zite Vogels pork house. 1t seems that the
child was well last night, but this morning
when 1Ound IN DeQ III was deau ana was
black and blue in the face, as if strangled.
Coroner Stitch will hold an inquest
LAST Wednesday Mr. Chas. A. Thompson
called at house on Walker Mill Road, and
when be was ready to leave he found that
his horse and buggy had been driven off. A
search for the lost property was immediate
ly begun, and yesterday. it was found in
Brighton in the possession of woman
named Hette Miller, who claims that the
rig was taken away by man named Brown.
Hettie, however, was brought before court
On the charge of grand larceny, and her
ease continued until September 26th.
Religious Notes.