The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-21
LOCAL BREVITIES.


THE Grand Jury will meet week from
next Monday.
THE Ohio Amateur Press Association is
in session at Hamilton to-day.
A CURIoUsLY green snake was presented
to the Geological Garden yesterday by r.
Emmett Slater, of Lawrenceburg.
THE trial of Fred. Reinking. charged with
being implicated in the poisoning of Mary
Eible, has been set for Monday afternoon.
MANY of the tradespeople are refusing to
take the trade dollars for more than 80
cents, while dealers in coin are willing to
pay 50.
THE tramp named Edward Reynolds,
who stole dozen silver spoons from the
residence of Mr.. Graham, on Barr street,
last week, was sent out for nine months
this morning
JAMES GILMORE, after having waived his
examination in the Police Court yesterday
afternoon, was taken to Jail in default of
the required $25, 900 bail. He still refuses
to go on another hunt for the money.
THE Work-house Directors last evening
discharged Charles Reed and John O'Hare
from custody. They also appointed com
mittee of two to investigate the eXpediency
of using coal oil instead of gas at the insti-
tuition.
A DESTITUTE woman named Mrs. Julia
Thompson, with her three small children,
was found in the narrow alley south of the
Cathedral, yesterday, where they had been
living and sleeping for nearly a week.
They were taken to the office of the City
lntrmary, where steps will be taken to pro-
vide for them.
THE second annual picnic of the Police
Relief Association will be given at the Belle
vue House on the 18th of next month, last
ing from p m. until midnight The pro-
gramme comprises balloon ascensions, Cat
ling gun practice dancing, races, games of
various kinds concluding in the evening
with the finest display of fireworks ever
seen in the West.
THE four young men who were charged
with the shooting of Otway John Cullahan
in a saloon row at the corner of Court and
Linn streets some weeks ago, were up for
trial in the Police Court yesterday after
noon, and after long but interesting trial
were dismissed. Welsh, Wiechring, Vetter
and Mccormick were their names, and
Major Blackburn was their attorney.
THE Government has become dissatisfied
with the gauging of its Cincinnati Gaugers,
and sent here a number of st. Louis
Gaugers to verify the gauging of our local
officials Mr.. Bliss, a Special Agent, who
inspects all the apparatus used, also az
rived about the same time, and upon ex-
animation found that not a rod that was
used by the st. Louis men was correct.
Mr. ]. H. KLINE, of the Commercial
countingroom, brought suit against Thomas
Coleman, now living at 3l4 Hopkins street,
for rent, before Squire Johnson, yesterday,
and obtained a judgment for $45. This
made Coleman furious, and he threatened
Kline with death, whereupon another war
rant was sworn out for COleman's arrest on
the charge of threatening personal violence.
AUGUSTUS RoEsCHE, Ex Councilman of the
Sixteenth Ward was arrested yesterday on
a warrant charging him with stealing
watch from Police Commissioner Hogan
last week. The warrant was sworn out by
G, B. Frank, at whose place The watch was
pawned; but this morning the different par
ties settled the matter some way among
themselves.
A FEMALE infant, probably not more than
ten hours old, was left yesterday morning
in the Hospital yard, on Twelfth street.
during the heavy storm. Two men, named
Louis Krayczyczeck and John r. Schalcher
printers employed at the Freie PreSse
office while passing by heard the babes cry
and found the infant lying on the wet grass
thoroughly drenched by the pitiless rain
storm. 1t was taken to the Hospital where
it died last evening. The Coroner this
morning was unable to ascertain the child's
parentage and rendered verdict of death
'com exposure.