The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

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No MORE DRILL for the policemen until
after hot weather.
OFFICER JAMES SEARS, of the Third-street
District is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. julius BULTMANN formerly of this
city, died at Louisville yesterday, OF sun
stroke.
Mrs. THos. H. YEArMAN, one of the oldest
pioneers of the Miami Valley is lying dan
gerously sick.
Mr.. R. K Cox, JR., formerly employed
in the City TreaSurer's Office, died this
morning of apoplexy.
JOHN MURRAY, the Detective, started for
Louisville to bring back here Lowman, the
alleged bank swindler.
VIOLA SAVERS who tried to commit sui
eide on Smith street recently, has almost
recovered from the wound.
HARRY L. LEARUP who was arrested at
the Bellevue House. evening before last for
personating an officer, was fined $50 this
morning.
The Socialists met last night and discussed
whether they should hold State Conven-
ton or not, but deferred action until an
other time.
Miss LILLE BEAMAN will succeed Miss
Mellck at the Wesleyan kindergarten, and
will move her Fourth-street kindergarten
there in September.
THE two men, Dennis and Higginbotton,
who were brought from Pomeroy for coun-
terfeiting We're committed to Jail yesterday
in default of s., 900 bail each.
ONE of Weschmeyers carriages was
wrecked opposite the Hotel Emery last
night, and the five men whom it contained
were scattered along the street.
A FINE specimen of the alligator, captured
in Louisiana has been presented to the
Geological Garden by Mr.. E. J. Higgins,
President of st. Xavier College.
AN obstruction at Fourth and Main yes
terday evening impeded the street cars un-
til there was a procession Of forty cars,
reaching from Main to Lawrence.
GEO. HARDING, of Hartwell, broke nine
teen glass balls out of twenty, at the Park
Place shooting match yesterday, for which
he received the first prize gold medal.
JERRY DOWNING, porter for Proctor and
Gamble, and boarding at 107 East Second
street was drowned while in bathing at the
foot of Ludlow street evening before last
WIN. T1NDLEY, who gave John Moore a
stab in the breast week ago, on the corner
of Central avenue and Second street. was
bound over to the Grand Jury in the sum
of $500.
TWENTY of the dry-goods merchants doing
business on Fifth, between Central avenue
and Walnut street, have agreed to close
their stores at 1880 p. m. from now until
September 1st
THE beer manufacturers met at their hall
on Elm street, yesterday, and almost unan-
imously passed a resolution to raise the
price of beer from S. to IS per barrel, or
from 81 so to 81 per keg.
THE marriage of Mr. Charles A. Farm
ham, Assistant Secretary of the Germania
Insurance Company, to Miss Irene, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. M. Gordon,
took place at st. Johns P. E. Church last
evening.
A FINE balloon, twenty feet high, which
was sent up from the Favorite Club House,
corner of Green and Elm streets, on the 5th
of July, was recently found by VIM. Casey
west OF the city, and left at the residence Of
Mayor Moore.
Mr.. CHARLES PAISLEY, of indianapolis,
Indiana, and Miss Lucy Skinner, daughter
of Mr.. Thomas Skinner OF No. 10 Home
street, all colored, were married at the resi-
dence of the bride last evening 1t was a
pleasant event and fashionable wedding.
Mrs. NANCY w. MILLER, wife of the late
Frederick Miller, died at her residence in
Green Township night before last at the ad-
vanced age of eighty-two years. For sew
enty-five years she had resided in this
county, and for fifty-seven years on the
family homestead.
A LITTLE girl, named Kate Kumzler, liv-
ing at No. II Poplar street, was arrested
yesterday for stealing three rings from the
residence of Mr.. b. Pagan, No Isl Living,
ston street, about six weeks ago. The rings
were recovered and after keeping the girl
locked up all day, she was dismissed.
Mr.. John H. Law, the well-known in
surance agent southeast corner of Third
and Walnut streets, represents in this city
the Metropolitan Plate Glass Insurance
Company of New York, which is the only
Company authorized to do business in the
State of Ohio doing exclusively plate-glas
insurance
Wilson MILES, a carpenter living at %.
Clinton street was arrested while lighting
with H. Ralfinger at saloon on Centra
avenue and Laurel street, yesterday, ant
while marching to the Station-hous'
Knocked couple of teeth down the throa
of Policeman Jenifer. This morning h
was sent out for three months.
Tom HARRIS, alias "Chcken," colorec
man who was sent to the Work house from
Bucktown few weeks ago on the charge 0
lettering, is wanted at Nashville, Tenn, t
finish out an unexpired term of ten years il
the Penitentiary for murder. The Nash
Vile authorities will soon be in the city
when Chicken" will be delivered over t
them.
THE annual session of the Sunday yschoc
Encampment at the Cincinnati CAM
grounds, near Loveland, began to-day an
will continue through the month Rev
James E. Gilbert will conduct the meeting
and an able corps of lecturers and tutor
will discuss nearly every subject that ca
enter into Sabbath-school teachings. An
pie excursion arrangements have been made
A PUBLIC meeting of the property owner
on Richmond street between Freeman an
Carr and Fillmore street from Richmon
to Gest, has been called for Saturday ever
ing August Sd, for the purpose of takin
some action to prevent property Owner
from leasing their property to persons {
obo and in this