The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-18


Pan handle Depot for the purpose of pur-
chasing tickets to the Paris of America,
when to their Joy they were informed by
the agent here that there was no cut on
tickets except to Eastern cities. Everybody
smiled and then skipped the ira. la-lu.
A lady by the name of Johnston was as
saulted in front of her residence on Spring
street on Friday evening by an unknown
man, who seized her by the throat. Her
cries attracted the attention of her neigh
bors, when her assailant fled. His object,
It is supposed, was robbery. Give us more
light and less police.
1t is rumored that the adopted daughter
OF Sallie Winters, the we'll known clairvoy-
ant, who has been missing from her home
for the past week. was found on Saturday
morning at the house of a friend on Scott
street and returned again to that lncloSed
house of mystery on Yellow Springs street.
The Mckinney and Mortz places on Pat
ton street have for the past month been en-
Joying series of jollfications, much 10 the
annoyance of their neighbors who filed a
complaint with the Mayor. On Friday eve
ming, by his orders, Chief Schuchman and
his men raided the dens and took in the
entire gang
VIM. Fisher, who has been boarding at
the American House. is missing. On Fri
day evening William entered his boarding
house and performed the difficult aud yet
beautiful feat of "fring' his gripsack
through window into the yard back OF the
house. Then Willie remembered that his
roommate had a pin which he had of en-
wished was his; so he borrowed this pin,
ana then went out to see man, and that
was the last seen of Willie. 1t is feared
that he fell into the hands of graveyard
ghoul, and that his lovely form is now
stretched upon some dissecting-table. He
is splendid specimen of stiff 1t is
natural for him to be so; for he exhibited
his powers of giving The ''stiff" while
among US Our poet has written and in
scrlbed the following pathetic lines to his
memory:
Dearest William, thou hast left us
With an unpaid board-bill and pin;
Keep in thy present occupation, Willie,
For honesty is sure to win.
SUNDAY FIREs.-At about half-past 12
O'Clock on Sunday morning fire was dis
covered in the second story frame building
on North Center street below Main and an
alarm turned in from Box II. BY the ar
rival OF the engines on the spot the fire had
gaiLed such headway that the entire back
portion of the building was destroyed. The
house is occupied by the family of Lewis
Corte and Miss Laura Beck, dressmaker.
Ccrte puts his loss at 800 and Miss Beck
not so much. Neither of the parties are in
sured and their losses will come hard on
them. The fire originated in the storage
room of Mr.. Corte, but from what cause is
unknown. The building is owned by Mr.
George Simpson, who loses about 5000 with
no insurance. The alarm from Box %
again called out the Department to attend
small fire on the roof of building on
Lagonda avenue and Main street. The
fire was caused by defective fue and the
loss was but trifing. Hook and ladder
wagon No. l, while on its way to the fire,
broke down on Main street and the ladders
were taken on the mail wagon.
DAATON, ky.
The Methodists are organizing Good
Templars' Society.
Just three miles from Dokes shop to
Fountain Square, Cincinnati.
1t is proposed to trade the three dummies
off for pup and drown the pup.
Let it be recorded in Ed. Helms favor
that he is the father of boy, and a bouncer
at that.
Methodist Aid Society meets tonight at
the residence of Mr.. John Link. Frank
Ross will read selections from Shakespeare
The statement that Willard Rodacker
was arrested was a mistake. Willard has
the reputation of being all honest and in
dustrious young man.
BELLEVUE,
A special meeting of Council will be called
in few days to consider few delinquent
tax cases.
We would remind prominent citizen of
Berry avenue that the dog which we don t
pay tax for is only a Is center.
Council should look into the muddy con-
dition of the sidewalk ON Fairfield avenue
near Hahns coal Office. 1t was almost i'm
passable yesterday.
Captain Joseph Rudolph, of Cincinnati
ana his two boys will make it interesting
at the Temperance meeting on Wednesday
night Daniel P. Dean will also be on hand
with humorous speech.
We regret to announce the death of little
Johnnie, the three-year-od boy of Mr.
Alexander Lawton, which took place on
Saturday. The child was great favorite
of his aged grandfather, the venerable Major
Marshall.
An oyster supper will be given on Thurs
day evening in aid of new NJ. e. Church.
1t will take place at the residence of Mr..
Dmmick. Everybody interested should
put their shoulder to the wheel in aid of
the good cause and help build the first
Protestant church in Bellevue.
Consumption Turks in Every Cough.