The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-07
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day.
Mrs. BRAKEMAN, of Aurora, Ind, had her
pocket picked OF check for S400 yesterday
evening.
FRANKLIN HALLIDAY, formerly United
States Commissioner in this city, died at st.
Louis last Thursday.
COUNTERFEIT 500 notes on the Merchants
National Bank OF New Bedford, Mass, have
made their appearance.
Mr.. SPRINGER will award the prizes for
the best carving on the organ at the Music
Hall tomorrow afternoon.
The official count of the votes cast at the
late election shows that the majority against
the railroad bill was ITO only.
THE Committee, which is Investigating
the action of the Southern RAiERad Trus-
tees, will finish their work to-day
COLLECTOR LEWIS WEITzEL will not resign
until full examination of the charges
against him shall have been made.
THE Academy Of Medicine met in regular
session last evening, and had several inter-
esting discussions Oh various subjects.
AN insane man named Castera Des-
coya was picked up on the streets yesterday,
and to-day he was sent to the Asylum.
JOHN GRAHAM, a colored waiter in the
Gibson House, gave a fellow-waiter a severe
cash on the side of the head with a razor,
yesterday, and then fled.
Ar the regular monthly business meeting
of the Y. NJ. G. A., to be held tonight, Prof.
Townsend, the ElocutioniSt, will give select
readings and recitations.
THE Two's Engine Company put out
small fire about 5 o'clock last evening at the
mill of Blymyer q Norton, on Eighth street,
near Millcreek, Loss, $500.
THE committee appointed to attend to
the matter of decorating the city during the
Festival have made report, urging the citi-
zens to decorate the city i'll a style beCom-
ing such festival.
THERESA HELuNG, of Boal street, got on
spree yesterday and attacked her aged
mother-in-law with poker, raising several
welts on her head. She will answer for this
conduct May l4th.
THE Cincinnati Society for the Suppress
sion of Vice elected the following officers
last night: c. H. Gould, Esq, President;
Mr.. NJ. 10th, Treasurer and Mr.. Murray
shipiey, Secretary.
CHARLES MENGE young man residing at
No. As Liberty street, was held to answer
this morning on the charge of shooting at
VIM. Meyer, of 55l Vine street, with intent
TO kill, during row last night,
A MEETING was held last evening at the
Burnet House the object being to secure
the holding of the National Narrow gauge
Railroad Convention at this place. Another
meeting will be held next Monday.
AT the annual election of the stockholders
of the Cincinnati Gas light and Coke Com
pany yesterday, the following Board of
Directors was elected; A. Hickenlooper,
Charles w. West, A. D. Bullock, A. H.
Hinkle. John Shillito, Henry Muhlhauser
and Robert Allison.
AT meeting of the stockholders of the
Harrison Branch Railroad Company yes
ierday Eli Kinney Henry Peachy, Elias V.
cherry, VIM N. King, John G. Short and
Charles w. Short were elected Directors.
The Board organized by the. selection Of
Chas. w. Short as President, and Horace w.
Woodruff, Secretary.
THE Trustees, at their meeting last night,
considered the question of leasing the
Southern Road The form of the lease,
which provides for the completion of the
road, they will at once advertise. 1t was
also decided to request the privilege from
the Board of Public Works d running the
road over Liberty street from Mclean ave-
nue. to the NJ. d. G. Road in order to give
!henl an up town connection.
A LITTLE girl from Dayton, KY, the
daughter of a poor widow, was crossing the
Newport and Cincinnati Bridge this morning
Oh her way to school, when the frolicsome
wind lifted her hat and sent Il Swimming
away to the river. The little maid set up
howl of alarm, but just then Col Taylor, of
Newport, whose wealth and generosity are
well known, drove by, and gave the weeping
nrss dollar bill to buy another and bet
ter hat.
THE Soldiers and Sailors Memorial AS
ISOLATION met last night at their hall, corner
Of Walnut and Court Streets and made
preparations for decorating the graves of
soldiers at Spring Grove Cemetery May
5Oth. Col. Ozro j. Dodds was selected as
Grand Marshal. Responses to invitations
we're received from Hons John Sherman
and Carl Schurz, Gen. Townsend, Postmas-
ter Key, Attorney General Deyens Hon.
Stanley Matthews, Gen. J. Warren Kiefer
and Hon. VIM. Dennison, some of whom
will attend. The Swiss Association and the
A. o. U. W. promised to take part in the
ceremonies.
Mrs. VALE very respectable widow
about forty years of age, living at Califor-
MIA, was the victim of a dastardly assault
and outrage about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. At the time of the occurrence
she was on her way to visit q friend
who resides on California Road, when
an unknown tramp, who was sitting
near the fence, sprang upon her,
Jtrangled her until she was senseless com
mitted the. outrage, and then escaped
When she came to herself she reported to
the officers, and a man bearing the descrip-
tion given was arrested but before he could
prove his innocence the enraged neighbors
were with difficulty restrained from laying
hands on him. The 'culprit is still at large
The WOman's Loan Exhibition.
Last night was the opening night. All
che specimens of fine art household art
antiquities and curiosities, which have been
gathered from near and far, and represent
nearly all the handiwork of almost all the
ages, have been set in shape and last night
were ready for public inspection. The ad-
mission was 81, yet large number were
present. among whom were many Of our
best citizens. The special decoration was
fine, and the taste and care which were
shown in arranging for the event added
much to the interest of the occasion. Here