The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.


day.
THE investigation of ST. Hoffman's office
has commenced.
THREE more changes were made in the
PoSt-office clerks yesterday.
NEXT Wednesday the question whether
or not we are to have an Industrial Exposi-
ton will be settled.
SHILLITo's warehouse was entered by bur-
glars night before last, and goods to the
amount of 800 stolen.
Two large copper kettles were stolen, last
night from the Eagle Copper Works, on
Court, near Elm street.
THE attendance at the anniversary of
the Woodward Lodge last night was small,
but the mirth was great.
POLICEMAN LOUIS ARNOLD, who at the late
fire at Kaufman's brewery fractured his
knee-cap, is again on duty.
THE Cincinnati Musical Club has filed
with the Recorder of Hamilton County its
resolutions of incorporation.
MRS. TAPHoLz, aged eghty-seven years,
whose children live on Riddle street, has
been missing for the past two days.
AN unsuccessful attempt was made Wed
nesday night to burglariZe the residence
of Andrew Moss, No. 627 West Seventh
street.
A BURNING barrel at NJ Loveren's smoke
house, No. IL Fuller street, Mt. Adams,
caused the alarm of fire last evening from
Box 267.
GLEN. ]. HARDINGHoUsE, charged with re-
Gently passing counterfeit fifty-cent pieces
was last evening discharged by the Commits
sioner.
THE masquerade ball of the Cincinnati
M@nnerchor at Turner Hall, last night, was
one of the finest and best managed of this
season.
THE late J. U. Aldelrich Benziger, of
Benziger Bros. has willed $500 each to the
st. Aloysius and the English Orphan Asy-
lums, at Cumminsville.
A RHETORICAL and musical entertainment
by A and grades of the Sixteenth Dis
trict and intermediate School of Mt. Auburn
took place yesterday afternoon.
THE workmen engaged in boring a well a.
Erkenbrecher's starch works. at st. Ber
nard, struck flowing stream of water at a
depth OF one hundred and thirteen feet
The Superintendent of the different Pres
byterian Sunday-schools of the city and
vicinity met at the Second Presbyterian
Church last evening to consider the best
mode of closing Sunday
The City Auditor has refused to give his
consent to any more money being paid out
through the Health Department until the
alleged discrepancy in the accounts be-
tween the Health Office and his own has
been investigated.
FRANK GEIER. the lad who last night was
precipitated down an eighty feet embank-
ment on the Bellevue heights, is not so SER
M ba
physician found that he suffered only
sprained ankle.
Mrs. HAYDEN, a widow over seventy years
old, living at 72 Observatory street, died
suddenly last evening while in bed There
was no physician in attendance, and the
cause of her death not being known, the
Coroner was notified.
THE creditors of Evans, Clifton & Co. met
last evening to elect an assignee. Messrs.
VIM. Means and Chas. Robson were NOM
inated the former representing claims
amounting to 500, 900, and the latter claims
to the amount of $4,000. The matter will
be decided by the Courts
A FIRE occurred at o'clock this morn
Ing in the frame two-story building of Ed
ward Borgess. No. $50 Walnut street, which
caused the alarm from Box 90. The fire
originated in pile of shavings, but more
damage was done by water than by fire
The building is amply insured.
THE Trustees of the County Infr1nary
met yesterday and awarded the contract for
furnishing fresh beef to the institution to
L. Engle, of Carthage at his bid of 81
:ents. A bill of $29, presented by the
Trustee of Whitewater Township was ap-
proved, when the meeting adjourned.
"A GERMAN named Christoph Finkelmeier,
who for some time had appeared to be over
come with melancholy committed suicide
BY hanging at his house, No. 269 Broadway
yesterday. He was a man about fifty-five
years of age, and had followed the business
Of huckster. The Coroner held an in
quest, and the verdict was in accordance
with the above facts.
CHARLES f. SPINNING, whose place of bust
ness is at No. 46 Arcade, was arrested yes
terday at the instance of NJ J. Lyon, charged
with selling unstamped oleomargarine
Mr.. Lyon is a member of the committee
appointed by the butter men last
Wednesday, and the arrest was made for
the purpose of making test of the appli-
cation of theS law to retail dealers The
Judge declared the law binding, and fined
Mr. Spinning So, but RENTED the fine.
Accidents and Incidents.
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