The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

J. Vim. RENcHARD, who has been i'll for
some time, is again able to be out.
THE Holy Angels Catholic Church, Full
ton are holding picnic to-day at the East
End Garden.
CHAMBERS, STEVENS & Co. took possession
of their new store-room, No. 73 West Fourth
street, to-day
A SNEAK THIEF stole $l2 from No 647 West
Seventh street yesterday, belonging to Mr.
H. BrighthOuse.
DETECTIVE BLY,, of Louisville, was seized
with vertigo in Chief Zieglers office yester-
day, but soon recovered.
TOMMY FIsKE, child not quite three
years old, has been missing from his home
at No. 1856 West Third street since yesterday
b. noon.
SANDY K. MCKENZIE, for fifty years resi-
dent of Cincinnati died at his residence in
Woodburn yesterday, at the age OF fifty
three years.
TIE strawberry festival at st. Johns
Episcopal Church. corner of Seventh and
Plum streets, yesterday afternoon and
evening was well attended
A FETUs was found by two boys this
morning in pond on Mclean avenue and
Denman street back of Sinclair Park. Cor
oner Stitch was notified and will investigate
the case.
THE Socialists held an open air meeting
last night on Walnut street and MCMcken
avenue. They refuted the reports that the
Socialists are drilling and providing them
selves with arms.
CHARLES Fox, of 35 Chestnut street, has
been arrested on suspicion Of having tapped
the till OF WeileT's confectionery establish
ment, corner of Fifth and Plum streets, on
Tuesday evening
Two well-knoWn thieves, named Frank
Vessel and Thomas Welsh whom the detec-
tives have been looking after for some time,
were found in the procession to-day by
Meade and Murray and run in at the Cen
tral Station.
A SHORT time ago a gold watch was stolen
from Frederick Horstmann of No All Wal
nut street, and this morning Ed. Handbook,
who rooms at No. rs Court street, was az
rested, charged with the theft.
THE Board Of Trade has adopted resolu-
tion protesting against the further reduction
of the army Of the United States, and urg
ing Congress to enact a law providing for
the material increase of the army.
PROFESSOR WEIFFENBACH, the noted drum
mer who took part in the concerts at the
sixteen drums at once, was found dead in
his bed at Peoria H., few days ago.
A SERIOUS complaint made by the Health
Officer in reference to the dumping of ami
NAL and vegetable otlal at various points
within the corporation limits will come be-
fore the Board of Public Works tomorrow.
QUITE large party of school children and
their teachers from Cleyes, Ohio will make
n h. n N Nm
Saturday the pupils of the High School
at Conncrsyille, Ind, will also visit the
Zoo
THE Assessors of Hamilton County held
another meeting at Squire Schwab's office
last night and listened to the report Of the
Committee, which had been appointed to
enter suit TO recover SO cents a day ON their
services this year.
THE funeral of the late Hon. J. Scott
Harrison, who died suddenly at his home
near North Bend, last Saturday night, took
place at the Presbyterian Church in Cleves,
yesterday morning. A number of promi-
nent citizens from Cincinnati were pres
ent.
A RESOLUTION to authorize the City Clerk
to advertise for bids to do the city official
advertising, was referred by the Board of
Alderman to the Finance Committee, but
when the resolution was called Tor last even
ing it was not to be found. After consider
able discussion it was moved to instruct the
clerk of the committee tosee that all papers
referred to this committee be consigned to
the box. This was carried.
Mrs. BURKE, who lives with her husband,
a carriage maker, in dirty room in filthy
tenement-hOuse at No. 81 Lock street, was
arrested last night at the instance of the s. p.
G. A. on the charge of criminal neglect Of
r her children The father and mother are
both habitual drunkards, and are said to
leave their little ones, three in number, for
hours, and sometimes all day, without food
or care. She will be tried before Squire
Block tomorrow morning.
SEVERAL weeks ago young man named
James Keen, and the youthful daughter of
Prentice B. Skinner of Pleasant Run
Kentucky, made journey to
Lawrenceburg, Ind, unbeknown to theil
parents obtained a license and were mar
red On their return to Cincinnati Keen
was arrested. but was soon dismissed. Yes
terday he was again arrested at the instance
of his father-in-law on the charge of swear
ing 10 a falsehood when he obtained the
license. The case will be tried by Squire
Schwab.