The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-24
LOCAL BREVITIES.


SEyENTY-sIx THOUSAND bushels of wheat
werb brought into the city yesterday.
TnE Murphy temperance meetings at BIZ
BILE Chapel, on Longworth street, are still
in pSgress.
J&HN BENNINGTON, an engineer on the
Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad, was robbed
OF his months wages yesterday.
CHRIS. and George Rheinard, of the Nine
teenth Ward, were robbed of coat and
pair of boots yesterday, valued at $2l.
A WOMAN named Matte Lawrence at
tempted to drown herself in the river at
Fulton last Monday night, but was rescued
by the officers.
NJ. S. TURPIN, charged with selling liquor
without a license, was bound over to the
Grand Jury by Commissioner Hooper yes
terday in the sum of $780,
JOHN G. KING, young attorney, has
commenced suit for SANDER against fel-
low member of the Bar, John j. Cozad, fix
ing the damages at $4,000.
THE funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Yeatman,
wife of Mr.. Thomas Henry Yeatman, will
take place this afternoon from the Church
of the Atonement, in Riverside.
THE reward of $50 which was offered for
the recovery of the watch stolen from Capt.
James 7. Williamson was given to officer
Delehanty, who found the watch upon the
person of Coleman.
JOHN YoUNG, a young man employed in
Morgan's printiugotfice on Home street,
fell from the elevator in the second story to
the street below yesterday breaking his
left arm and iniuring his spine
A SUNDAY-sCHooL excursion from Hamil-
ton, O., visits the ZooZoo on the 25th. The
same day large excursion over the l., c. d.
l.. r. r. also arrives. On the 26th school
from Lexington, Kyr will also visit the
THE Cincinnati Board of Transportation
Committee on Railroads held a meeting
yesterday, and resolved to present to the
taxpayers of Cincinnati at an early day
the present situation of the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad.
A DISPATCH from ST. Louis states that
Geo. w. Hale, editor and proprietor of the
Cincinnati Journal of Commerce. was robbed
there by "street acquaintance of his
pocket money, large sum Of money, and
three railroad passes.
BIBLE CHAPEL, 1874 Longworth street, is
the headquarters of the temperance move
ment in this city. Large numbers are night
ly signing the pledge. Good speeches every
evening. Services conducted by A. u.
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'oc"'e' All "ie lii'l'eu
SOLOMON ABE one night last week slipped
off with seJeral articles OF clothing which
belonged - his roommate, near the corner
of Eighth and Main streets. These he sold
for trte, and when brought before Court
this morning acknowledged the theft, and
was sent out for three months.
THERE was talr attendance al the Love
land Camp-ground yesterday. Inc lesson
of the morning was ON the scripture
Canon" DR.. s. f. ScoVell, or Plttspurg,
on the Average Man, IN the afternoon.
The exercises closed with an evening con-
cert, conducted by L. g. Okane.
THE Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Asso-
citation have decided to hold mass meeting
of the ex-soldiers and sailors of the State of
Ohio at Dayton, August l4th, 19r me pur-
pose OF adopting some measure looking 10
the repeal OF the act tor the reorganization
OF the Soldiers ana sailors Home.
CLEMENTz STUTzMAN, twelve-year-old
lad the son of laborer living at No.
Bank street and who recently had been
sent TO the House of Refuge for incorrigbil-
itv, died night before last at that institu-
ton from accidental injuries received last
Wednesday by being hit on the head with a
baseball club.
,s, o,,o,,i,,o .. Nv rroro of tbo firm, of
rrnMo Rroad e. 70 was driying down a
6iI IN the Reading Road, north of the
MOntpOmerV Pike his buggy came into yiO-
lent collision with a barouChe driven by Mr.