The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-05
LOCAL BREVITIES.

FRANK DAVIS, fourteen-y -year-old boy liv
ing at 12G West Ninth street. has been miss
ing from his home since Monday last.
THE building occupied by G.. A. Hen
bricks, on Main street. near Front, was
slightly damaged by fire Saturday night.
CHAs S. MoRTEN of Cincinnati filed his
petition in bankruptcy in the U. s. Court
Saturday. Liabilities, $3l ,23l. No assets.
THE societies of Turner's composing the
Seventh District are celebrating their an
nual Turn Feast at Parker's Grove to-day.
CASPER WEGEE, badly deprayed drunk
ard, and perseyering Wite-beater' was sent
to the Work house for five months this
morning.
Mrs ANDREWS, living on the corner of
Freeman and Clark streets, broke her left
leg just below the hip by falling down stairs
Saturday night.
JAMES SAINT, who had his foot crushed on
the Little Miami Railroad recently, died
this morning at his residence, No. Sol
Eastern avenue.
VIM KoHEN was fined $15, and Nick
Nietering was committed to the House OF
Refuge this morning for stealing chickens
from a huckster's wagon.
OrTwAY j. CULLAHAN, the young man who
was shot last week on the corner of Court
and Linn streets, is slowly recovering at
the Betts-street Hospital.
EDDIE SPECK, three years old, was run
over by one of Joseph Wells baker wagons,
near the lads home, No. 333 Cutter street,
Saturday evening and seriously injured.
THE eleven-year-old son of Chas. Smokey,
amusic teacher living on Sycamore street,
was drowned last Saturday while bathing
in r No VnHlDpiral Gnr1nn
MATTHIAS DOLL, night-watchman at Her
ancourt's Brewery, on Harrison Pike was
preciptated through the elevator last n ght
by the breaking Of rope. lie is badly in
iured.
OFFICERS MARTIN and Butler, while max
ing an arrest in Bucktown Saturday night,
We're obliged to make free use of their pis-
tolls to protect themselves from a mob of
the prisoners friends.
THE photograph of the woman Louisa
Sylvan, who has been playing blackmailing
schemes in Boston, has been recognized as
that of the notorious Mrs. Lucas who fig
ured here month ago
Nh. JOHN s. BAKER of the firm of Will
stach, Baldwin & Co., died Saturday even
ing at the family residence in Woodburn,
after a severe and protracted illness, His
sickness was consumption.
GorrLIEB SCHMIDT, for long number of
years typo in the Cincinnati Nolksfreund
office, died yesterday afternoon at his house,
No 800 Vine street, after long and pain
full illness, at the age OF forty-seven years.
THE hook and ladder truck of the Bank
street Engine Company while on its way
to a fire Saturday night, COlided with a
huCkster wagon and threw one Of the OCCu
pants, a lady, to the street, who sustained
slight njuries.
A CoLoRED man named VIM. Moseley was
arrested at an early hour this morning with
six dressed chickens and a lot of lead pipe
and faucets in his possession, which he re-
fuses to account for, The property can be
'0und at the Chiefs Office.
The Turner's Lady Society held a meet
fng yesterday afternoon and adopted a reso-
luton to assist the local society in their
preparations towards celebrating the one
hundredth birthday of their fellow-mem-
Der, Mr.. jain, in worthy style on August
Nth.
The funeral services of the late Alder
man Lafayette Devenny, of the Second
Ward, who died at noon on Friday, took
place yesterday afternoon at the residence
of Mr.. J. N. Kenney, of Walnut Hills. The
Common Council and other city officers ac-
compauied their late comrade to his last
rest.
GEORGE WELLS, an employe in Kramer's
mineral water establishment, was shot in
the shoulder during row on the corner of
Walnut and Jane streets last night and
taken to his home, No. $50 Walnut street
Two men named Dorm, who were in the
crowd, were arrested on suspicion, and will
be held until the remainder of the party
can be found.
THE Cincinnati Turner's hold a grand re-
mon to-day at Parkers Grove Cummins-
vile. Before proceeding to the place a pro-
cession through the principal streets of the
Twenty-ffth Ward will be made. In the
evening Mr.. NJ. A. jacob will address the
members after which the time will be spent
u dancing and other amusements.
A VERY plaintive letter from New York
Ady was received by the Chief on Saturday,
inquiring for the whereabouts of Andrew
Cunningham, who had deserted his wife
and children. A search was made, and
man by the same name, living near Fulton
and supposed to be the runaway husband,
was found and his wife notified of the fact.
OVER four hundred guests from Detroit,
Mich, were in the city yesterday. Mr.. ia
cob Yungblut, Collector of that place, had
them under charge and showed them the
SlSntS OF our Guy as well rs llle plaCeS where
the best beer was dispensed. The visitors
left fully satisfied with the superiority of
the Paris of America over all of the other
cities visited by them.
WHILE Mr.. John Mccall, of No 232 Wal
nut street, was going through his premises
yesterday, he discovered fire in the rear Of
Sutphins rag-store, one door north from his
place He gave the alarm, and itwas found
that the fire was in lot of wooden rags
which had been put under the press the
evening before. Some matches being be-
tween the rags, gnited and caused the fire.
The flames were extinguished without the
aid of the Fire Department No loss sus-
ined.
The Knights of st. Edward will give a
grand picnic at the Highland House on
Thursday, September 18th, from II at noon
to u at night. The management has of
fered an elegant sword as prize to be
voted for and given to the most popular
Captain of the different Societies of Knights
or military companies. The con est will be
between the Captains of the Knights of
IoyOla St Martin St George St Patrick