The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-07
LOCAL BREVITIES.

.THE wonderful phonograph is being ex-
hibited three times day at Greenwood
Hall.
The Whitewater Valley Road has been
reorgani2ed under the name of the White
water Road.
ALL those who have not visited the Loan
Exhibition should do so before tomorrow
night, for then it will be forever too late
IT is reported that about fifty cigar max
ers are on a strike and are giving notice to
others not TO work for less than 30 cents for
rolling
HENRY WALKER, a little colored boy
whose mother had turned him out Of doors,
was committed to the House OF Refuge this
morning.
WOMAN left basket containing a blan-
ket and baby at the Cumminsville Orphan
Asylum yesterday and then quickly fitted
out of sight.
NEXT Monday evening the American
Eagle Ledge of Ludlow, and the Eclipse
Lodge of this city, will pay the Queen City
Lodge visit.
THE buildings on the northwest corner of
Fourth street and Central avenue are being
torn down TO make way for the new Allie
mania Club house.
THE Loud-Driver Mamie Lord forgery
case came up for trial again this morning
and was again continued. This time it is
set for Tuesday June 11th.
THE fire which caused the alarm from Box
ZIG last evening was in Morris dairy stables
on Washington avenue, near Vine street.
But little damage was done.
THE Mayor vii now proceed to collect all
licenses that are now due from hucksters. at
the present rates, for six months from the
lst OF June, instead of for the whole year.
FRED. RALPHY q shoemaker, while scuff-
ling with. a fellow laborer yesterday even
ing accidentally ran the blade of his knife
into his leg. The wound is not dangerous
SAMUEL J. HARVEY, recently connected
with the Cincinnati public schools, was ar
rested and taken to Xenia yesterday on the
charge of adultery with Mrs. Nelson j.
Pooley, of that place.
TIE assignees of the Catholic Institute
have issued circular warning the creditors
against selling their claims below par as
they will soon make definite arrangement
for settling up ia full.
THE firm of Berng, South & Co., of this
city composed of. Frank NJ. Bering James
+. South and Otto J. Winkleman, have filed
their voluntary petition in bankruptcy.
Liabilities about $11 900.
which kicked the child Mary. Dinzelman.
to death on the corner of Sixth street and
Broadway, was dismissed this morning from
the charge of manslaughter.
AT the regular monthly meeting of the
Young Mems Bible Society last evening at
the Y NJ. G. A. Rooms, it was resolved to
request the continuance of the labors of Mr..
]. II. Bratton in Hamilton County
THE Widows Home, on Mount Auburn,
will be offered for sale at public auction in
two weeks from date. A Widows Home
and an Old Mems Home will then be estab-
lished in one building on Walnut Hills.
TIE beautiful home and handsome
grounds of General Joshua Bates, on Wal
nut Hills, was the scene of All elegant gar
den party last night, given for the benefit of
the Protestant Industrial School of this
city.
THE hackmen who were arrested yester-
day on the charge Of robbing Philip Fred.
erick of $40 yesterday, were dismissed this
morning, the Chief having been convinced
that it was put-up job by opposition hack
men.
MARGARET KYD after enjoying one day of
freedom from the Work-house was sent
back again for three months this morning.
Margaret has good home, a family of chill
W
drunk.
WORD was received here this morning
that Mrs Alice Oates was robbed of q 81 900
solitaire diamond recently in Auburn, NY.
Manager Bob Miles received the telegram,
and he thinks he knows the party who did
the job.
THE Directors of Spring Grove are quite
confident the dead bodies in'that cemetery
are safe from body snatchers. Three guards
and sometimes four, are on duty each night
well armed, and the slightest neglect of
duty will forfeit their position.
The fire alarm from Box It's, Young and
Ringgold streets Corryville, at 8 o'clock
this morning, was caused by small smudge
h all unoccupied stable on Vine street, be-
longing to Mr.. Morris Itwas extinguished
without the aid of the engines.
CAPT Robinson W. WHITNEY, we'll
known river Captain and late Superintend-
ent of the Cincinnati Infrmary, died at his
residence No 100 Riddle street, last even
ing. The funeral will take place from his
late residence at o'clock Sunday after
noon,
A LIVELY dispute arose about 10 o'clock
this morning among some colored men on
Central avenne and George street, and was
about to result in small war, when the Of
hScio dllu run Ill u pOTUOH Oh
the crowd Richard Cook, the ring-leader,
was fined IS this morning.
The body Of an unknown man, dressed
In suit of jeans and hickory shirt, was
found in the Ohio River at the foot of Vine
street about 6 last evening. The indications
were that the body had been in the river for
number. OF days. An inquest was held
this morning and verdict rendered of
death from unknown causes.
In the United States District Court yes
terday Associate Justice Swayne, of the
United States Supreme Court oyerruled the
demurrer and decided that plaintiffs had
cause for action in the celebrated case of
Allen, Campbell, Macarthur and seven
others, against Hoo. VIM. Allen and nine
ty-four Others The case involves vast
amount of real estate in Ross and Pickaway
Counties
9 THE respectable citizens in the vicinity of
Vine and Thirteenth streets recently re-
nuested the pOlhre to abolish a com Danv of