The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

CHRISTIAN PoLsTER and A. F. Wenzel
have leased the Bellevue House for term
of three years, taking possession to-day.
LIZZIE ScHwAB, the girl who was arrested
at Detroit with Reissenegger, was dismissed
This morning, on her promise to return
home.
A CONFIDENCE man attempted to get pos.
session of E. L. Thompson's horse and
buggy from the Buckeye Stables yesterday
by presenting a forged bill OF SALE
WILLIAM GALLAGHER was given a
sentence of $5O-3O this morning for abusing
bis wife, when she refused to help support
the family by living life OF shame.
THE County Commissioners yesterday re-
fused to allow Messrs. Forrest and Follett
81, 900 for their legal services in a case which
was decided in favor of the County by the
Supreme Court.
DR.. w. H. DEWITT, of Mt. Auburn, was
thrown out of his buggy yesterday evening
and sustained serious injuries. The acci-
dent was due to his horse running away.
The buggy was completely demolished.
THE Cincinnati Musical Club gave ban
puet last evening to Theodore Thomas at
the Queen City Club House. 1t was strictly
private There were tifty-seven persons
present, of whom twenty-five were mem
bers of the Musical Club.
CHAs. ADAM and Bob Hason were seen to
pick woman's pocket on Fourth street yes
erday, and when given chase by Officer
Mason put the money into his mouth and
attempted to swallow it. Their trial is set
for Saturday; bail $500 each.
DETECTIVE HALL, of Danville, H.. has ar
rived in the city to take charge of Edward
RedfOrd the actor of the Bosworth Com
bination. who had been arrested on the
charge of robbing a former benefactor, and
will start on his return this evening.
A FEW minutes before 4 o'clock this
morning. fire broke out in a mysterious
way in Picketts notorious place on the
Landing, and for a few minutes burned
brightly. An alarm was Immediately
turned in from Box 16, and upon the ar
rival of the Department the flames were
extinguished before any great amount OF
damage was done.
Mrs julius BURKE was caught last night
in the act of setting fire to Officer Tobin's
. house, in Fulton, and when arrested she
gave her reason for SO doing, saying that
she was attempting to get revenge on Tobin,
who had caused her boy to be sent to the
Penitentiary two years ago. She will be
tried Saturday on the charge of attempt at
arson.
THE various Catholic societies of Cincin-
natl and vicinity have about completed ar
rangements for attending the conservation
of St, Joseph's Cathedral at Columbus, and
will leave on special train via Little Mi
ami Road from the Public Landing foot of
Broadway on Sunday next at o'clock in
the morning, instead of 6 o'clock, as here
kofOre announced.
JOS MILLER, hard case, living on Court
street, committed all assault upon his sister
in-law yesterday while she was visiting hi.
family, producing an ugly looking wound
upon the back of her head. He was soon
arrested and when before Court this morn
ing threatened worse things in the future,
and consequently was given a sentence OF
b200 and six months.
LIZZIE WILLIAMS a bright girl of twenty.
one years, was ruined by her lover al
Pleasant Hill, KY, about a year ago, and
soon after was shipped to Cincinnati. Here
she remained until she became homesick
when she returned home, but was agair
driven out helpless and alone. With no
where else to go, she came back to this city
and was admitted to the Hospital, where
she gave birth to a child. Yesterday sh,
was obliged to leave this place, and at nigh
slept with her babe in the Station-house.