The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

a WATER-PIPE Oh DHeTUldH avenue, DelOW
Dayton avenue, burst last night.
Mass rehearsal last evening at Melodeon
Hall for the May Musical Festival.
JOHN SMITH, of 1853 Sycamore street, chal-
lenges any man to pitch game of quoits
with him.
CHARLES CoTToN was cut twice in the
side yesterday, during quarrel at 2o6 Cen
tral avenue.
ExlSqUIRE THos. EvIrT is a candidate on
the Democratic ticket for reelection as JUS
tice of the Peace.
THE stonemasons' strike has closed. The
bosses have agreed to pay So so per day for
the ensuing year.
CINCINNATI Commandery No. 3, Knights
Templar, held social and literary gather
ing last evening.
FINE portrait of Ex-Gov Young by
Witt, Columbus artist, is on exhibition in
WisweHs window.
SERGEANT GAUL, of the Central Station,
welcomed at his house last night his fifth
boy. 1t looks like him.
YOUNG FELLOWS and Frank Shaufeld are
preparing for. a grand glove contest next
Monday night at Schicklings.
AT the annual meeting, yesterday, of the
United Railroad Stock-yards Company, the
old Board of officers was reelected.
Two PLAsTERERs, while on their way from
Covington to the Music Hall yesterday, were
attacked and one of them badly beaten.
HENRY WHETHER, a twelve-year old boy
who lives with his uncle on College Hill,
has been missing since Sunday morning.
JERRY TULLIs, the millionaire, who died
from actual want last Saturday, was buried
nf in
terry.
A HORSE belonging to Mullane Il Co. ran
away near the o. 4 M. Depot yesterday and
demolished the buggy to which he was at
tached
Mr.. HUGO Mu1AEr florist! has donated
to the city fine collection of aquatic
plants to be planted in the basin of Wash
ington Park.
WooDFoRD CHIEF, the celebrated bay STALL
ion, the property of Colonel r. p. Pepper,
died on the 9th inst at South Elkhorn
Farm, near Frankfort, Ky.
ADoLpHUs LUcKEReindicted two years ago
for illicit distilling, was arrested last even
ing at Court and Elm streets, and locked up
in Jail in default of $1,000 bail.
J. WAYNE NEFF, who was chosen by the
Board of Revision to examine the Auditor S
books accepted the terms of the appoint
ment, and begah work this afternoon.
THE alarm from Box 3d. at half-past I
O'Clock last evening vas caused by Slight
fire in +. Tuchfarber's show-card manufac-
tory, No. GS West Fifth street Loss SO.
THERE is trouble among the Robinson
Light Infantry Guards. The men claim
that they have only received one-half of the
pay due them for their services during the
late strike
CouST DE BEAUMONT, of the big Mis-
souri," called at the Office of DR.. Harry
Watson yesterday with big knife-gash in
his left side He refused to state how he
got the wound.
Mr.. ADoLpH LoEwENBERG, charged with
obtaining a lot of whisky from Cochran Il
Fulton, of st. Louis, was arraigned before
Squire Block this morning and honorably
acquitted of the charge.
JOHN HERMAN GRosHEIM, who was arrested
last week on the charge of cOunterteitinS
has been released. He was not connected
with the job Johnny is an honest lad, who
makes his living as cigarmaker.
MICHAEL CARROLL, u hod-carrier residing
at No 272 John street, fell from a ladder
while working on new building on Fourth
street yesterday, and suffered a dislocated
ankle lie was taken to the Hospital.
Dr. r. b. DAvY presented to the Academy
of Medicine last night very able paper on
the subject of foul air as a cause OF tuber-
cular consumption, in which the Cincin-
natl school rooms are discussed in detail.
AT the4ast regular meeting of the Frank.
lin Literary Society the following officers
were elected for'the ensuing term Prcsi-
dent, Theodore Horstman; Vice President
Chas. Brooks; Critic, Geo. Burdell; Secre
tary, John Hiltz.
Mr. A. n. ROBINSON, the Ex-Treasurer o.
Clermont County, was arrested yesterday a
the instance of Charles e. Dimmitt, on the
charge of embezzlenent of the funds of the
county The defendant waived an exam.
ination and gave bond in the sum of SIS, 900
THE first of three free lectures in the in
terest of the Women's Art Museum Assoca
ton was delivered by Mr. Sidney d. Max
well, Superintendent of the Chamber OF
Commerce, in Pixies Opera-house, last night
The audience was large, intelligent and at
tentive.
A YOUNG man named Joseph G. Schwab,
of 100 George street, waived an examination
this morning on the charge of embezzline
1926 38 from the Connecticut Mutual Life
Insurance Company, with which, as clerk,
he has been connected for the past six
years.
ARTICLES of incorporation of the Cincin-
natl Literary and Dramatic Circle were left
for record yesterday with the Recorder of
Hamilton County. The following named
persons have been elected Trustees: One
year, Washington Montgomery; two years,
Robert I. Harlan; three years, John H.
Troy
SID. G. FRANCE, variety actor, was yes
terday arrested on warrant sworn out by
G. W. Tatem, manager of the Colosseum,
charging France with threatening personal
violence He was taken before Squire
Erkel and put under bonds for his future
appearance.
LATE last night the officers made raid on
house No. 148 Longworth street. and ar
rested John and Alice Hart on the charge
of keeping house of ill-fame, together with
Fannie Nichols, Belle Quintin and Millit
White, boarders, against whom the charge
of yagrancy was placed. They will all bt
tried next Thursday.
THos. MANNING and J. M. Hastings, who
were arrested some time ago for stealing {
pair of shoes on Central avenue, had heavy
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