The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-06
LOCAL BREVITIES.

stolen from Prices Hill yesterday after
noOn
THE body of the late Lewis e. Mills, VIII,
died at Florence, Italy, will reach the cit,
next week.
THE funeral of General Thomas Powell
took place at Branch Hill at half-past II
O'Clock this morning.
THE verdict in the Dimmitt-Clermon
County Treasury robbery case has been sci
aside and new trial ordered
TRAMPs threw a bowlder through a win
dow OF a car on the Little Miami Road Sat
urday, slightly injuring three passengers
JOHN SCHULTZ, runaway boy from
MEANWHILE, o., was arrested in this city
and returned to his parents this morning.
JOHN SCHULTZ, small, ragged boy, who
had been driven away from his parents, was
sent to the House of Refuge this morning
RICHARD B. CoNKLrNe, Secretary of the
Miami Valley Insurance Company, of this
city, died at the residence of his mother in
Madsonville.
The residence OF Mr.. w. ]. Fitzgerald
No. 216 West Eighth street, was burglarized
Saturday and robbed of about $50 worth of
goods and clothing.
The majority against the 100000 ap-
preparation is 260 a mistake of fifty votes
III tle seventeenth w ara bringing the ma
jority up to that figure.
THE Nationalsts of Cincinnati have
adopted resolutions denouncing the Fire
Commissioners for dismissing Frank Kear-
ney and others from the force.
The residence of Mr.. Thomas Fay, No
276 West Sixth street, was entered BY burg
lars Saturday night, who stole between 500
and $500 and two or three silk dresses
WIN. WALTERS, who was charged some
time ago with the theft of $245 worth of
1ewelry belonging to Andrew w. Kahn,
waived an examination this morning
THE Typographical Union No. met yes
tcrday and selected Mcssrs. Jacob Cobb and
Charles Wright as delegates to the Conven-
ton which meets at Detroit next month.
A LOT of black silk and silk velvet, and
fine sealskin cloak, in all worth about $500,
were stolen from the residence of Mr. Chas
Perkins, No. Sc Longworth street, yester-
day
JOHN W. GRIFFITH, boy from Ripley, O.,
is Il prisoner at Hammond-Street Station,
awaiting the arrival of the Marshal of Rip
ley, who will take him to the Reform
Farm.
THEODORE THOMAS is in the city, and will
superlntcnd the chorus rehearsal this even
ing. His brother, Arthur business manag-
soon.
JOSEPH CoRDEz, a carpenter living at Full
ton, Jumped into the river with the inten-
ton of drowning himself yesterday but
was secured by Officer Streder and locked
up in the StatiOn-hOuse.
ANTHONY FLANAGAN, who belongs to the
gang Of Deer Creek roughs, of which Irish
Norton was member, was fined $40 this
morning for being drunk and creating a
disturbance at late hour last night
FREDERICK SCHROEDER, an aged man who
stole bundle of clothes from a poor
woman at the Cathedral last winter was
sent to the Work-house for three months |
this morning for stealing a similar bundle
from St. Nayers Church Saturday night.
THE funeral Of the late Mr.. r. B. Burton
took place from st. Johns P. Z. Church
yesterday afternoon. The Right Rev. Thos |
A Jaggar, ID, Bishop of the Diocese of
Southern Ohio, conducted the service, as
sis;ed by Rev. Mr.. Norton Rev. Mr.. Gray
and Rev Mr.. Ray.
CLEMENT L. ENGLISH and Christian Raeble
owners Of property abutting on Mclean
avenue, on Saturday brought actions against
the city to recover damages growing out of
the occupation OF that avenue by the tracks
of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad, the
first for $50, 900 and the latter for $15 900.
COUNTY AUDITOR CAPPELLER has made an
estimate of the levy for county purposes
for the coming year, which aggregates 2.94
mills, producing on the estimated duplicate |
$4,000. The sums produced for the vari
Gus funds under this estimate are, county |
fund, $2lG,000; bridge fund $54 900; County |
lntirmary inmates, $2l 800; building fund, |
$500; interest sinking fund.- $86, 400; Co
lumbia avenue, $40, $50; County Inrmary
building fund, 1920; County Infirmary
loan fund.- 81, ,440.
GEN. THOMAS PowELL's death was duly
announced in the Courts Saturday, where
upon they promptly adjourned. A prelim-
mary meeting of the Bar was held to pre-
pare to pay the last sad tribute to the mem
ory Of the deceased lawyer. Judge O'Con-
nor, for many years the partner of General
Powell, presided. A committee of five was
appointed to draft suitable resolutions and
report them at a meeting of the Bar to-mor-
row at noon. The committee consists of
Judge Fox, c. w. Gerard f. B. Molony, |
Alex. Long and Judge O'Connor.
ALEX. BRoDBECK and his wife, Lizzie, who
but few years ago were the owners of
good drugstore on Vine street, were found
dead drunk in gutter over the Rhine last
night, in destitute condition. About two
months, ago they were arrested for
cruelty beating their children, and the lit |
tie ones were taken from them and placed |
in the Children's Home. Since then the |
parents have been living a dissipated life
continually drinking and wandering about
from place to place. They were sent to the
Work-house for thirty days each.
YESTERDAY afternoon lieutenant Movers,
at the head Of a number of patrolmen,
stepped upon the stage at Heucks Opera
house, during the performance, and
notified the manager, Mr. Doug
lass, the performance must close.
Mr.; Douglass acquiesccd after little parley
and the audience was dismissed, but subse-
quently the proprietor, Hubert Heuck and
seven of the actors and employees were ar
rested on the charge of performing common
labor on Sunday. The other variety thea
ter managers, with the exceptions Of Schick-
ling, upon hearing of the interference at
Heucks, Immediately closed their variety
performances and gave free concerts for the
evening. This morning all the prisoners
except Mr.. Heuck were dismissed, and his
ease will bn trin1 befnra q iuru