The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-12
LOCAL BREVITIES..

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RATIFICATION meeting at the Music. Hall
tonight. -.
The first rail on Street Railroad Route
No. 10 was laid yesterday.
THE closing exercises OF Miss Armstrong s
school on Mt. Auburn took place yester-
day.
THE delegates to the Republican Conven-
ton were hanqueted last night at the Belle
vue House.
TIE Chamber Of Commerce has adopted
appropriate resolutions on the death of the
late f. X. Wiedemer.
pHE City Board of Equalization have in
creased the returns of property for taxation
to the amount of $l6499S
1T is reported that the body of young
Devin has been found at some place in
Michigan, and will be returned to this city
to-day.
The Washington Light Guards will at
tend the picnic of the Funny Club at the
Lookout House tomorrow evening Us a
company.
A MONUMENT Of gray granite twenty-five
feet high is about to be erected to the
memory of Gen, Gordon Granger, at Lex
ington, KY.
A VALUABLE glass case in the show win
dow of the Star Photograph Gallery was
broken last evening by stone thrown by
some unknown party.
CHARLES STApfELpT, member of the
well-known Dayton family Of that name,
and VIM. Baker, q famous "crook'' of DAY.
enport, Iowa, are being held ON suspicion
at the Central Station.
FIVE of the tramps who have been de-
pending upon the hospitality of the Sisters
at the Betts-street Hospital for living dur
ing the spring, were put out of the way for
twenty days this morning
The friends of Mr.. Jacob Pttner will give
a picnic for his benefit at the Bellevue
House, on Monday, June 18th. Mr.. Pittner
was formerly policeman, but has been
unable to do work of any kind for several
years, ON account OF paralysis. Tickets 25
cents.
OEfIcERs SEWERS and Voght last night
captured thief by the name of Ed Dehner
while in the act of burglarizing the clothing
store at No. ZIG Fifth street. Burglar tools
were found in his possession, and conse-
quently he will have double charge to an
swer to next Saturday.
The steamer Ellen, Mccoy took delight
full moonlight excursion trip up the river
last night Capt. Mccoy kindly donated the
use of his boat, and nice. little sum was
realized for the churches by which the ex-
cursion was given. Another pleasant trip
of the same character will be given Satur-
day night.
MICKEY FREE, well-known Cincinnati
sporting man, went to st. Louis recently
and started an elegant establishment at his
own expense He advertised it extensively
and was doing q rushing business until Sat
urday night. when the police made move
on him, took him prisoner and carried away
all that he had.
ABOUT half-past o'clock this morning
several officers were attracted to the south
side of Fifth street, between Main and Wal
nut by the cries Of murder" and "watCh."
Upon arriving at the place they found a
stranger lying on the pavement, badly
bruised and bleeding, but his assailants had
fed. The man was not robbed
THE exhibition of the work done by the
scholars of the AlCAIicken School of Design
is now open to the public, and will remain
open during the remainder of the week
The display consists of seven hundred and
seventeen specimens, all classified and
skillfuliy arranged, which any one is at,lib-
erty to examine. Fhe exhibition is given
at College Hall, in College Building, on
Walnut street.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholdSE
ers OF the c., H. a d. Railroad yesterday it
was decided to support Mr. Kilbreth in his
suit to prevent the payment of the Junction.
bonds, The following Directors were then
elected: The old Board except the substi-
tuition of L. B, Harrison for John w. Hart
we'll; r NJ. Shoemaker, Rufus King, ]. n
Kinney, Preserved Smith, Joseph Rogers,
Marin Bare, L. B. Harrison, Theodore Cook,
Henry Lewis Soon after the Directors met
and re e-elected, the officers of last year.