The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THERE was a fine display of the aurora
borealis about o'clock this morning
ONE hundred and sixty-seven dollars
have been added to the Exposition Build
ing Fund by 81 subscriptions
THE Assistant Uni ed States Treasury in
this city has received a shipment of $500,
600 in gold from Washington.
AFTER Monday next District Court will
be held in Room No. l. Room No. 8 will
be conver ed into room for the Court OF
Common Pleas.
THE lot of guns captured at Webers
brewery, while Starbuck & Pfau were in
possession of the estate, were handed over
to the Chief of Police yesterday.
Nod man named Murphy on Christmas
afternoon, was struck by a g., HI. d d. Ex-
press train at the Paramount Stock-yards,
and sustained a fracture of the leg.
YESTERDAY afternoon in trifiing quarrel
at the corner of Vine and Baker streets, an
unknown man was stabbed in the back of
the neck by Daniel Spillman, driver of
Hack No. Is.
MEssRs. JOHN SHILLITo & Co. have pre-
scented each of The force of the Gift Engine
Company and the Phoenix Hook and Lad
der Company with a complete outfit of fine
Woolen underwear.
THE time allowed by order of Court for
registers and assgnees in bankruptcy to
file their reports has expired. There are
about two hundred delinquents. This neg
lect is an indictable otfense.
The Council Finance Committee failed
to obtain quorum last evening From
the report OF the City Solicitor it is learned
that the total amount of unpaid judgments
against the city is about $500
JACOB YoUNa was arrested last night on
the charge of taking a horse belonging to
George Blackburn from stable on Mclean
avenue without the consent of the owner
He will be held until January Sd. Bail
$500.
AN alarm of fire was signaled about half
past 2 o'clock this morning from Box 132,
occasioned by the burning of small stable
oa the premises of B. Kombrinck, grocer,
at No. 151 Hopkins street. A horse was
burned to death.
A TRAMP named John Hanrahan, who
was found yesterday with several pieces of
bacon in bis possession, is now charged
with having stolen it from the store of t. J.
Wheatley, No. 279 Broadway. His trial
will take place tomorrow. Bail $500.
LIZZIE NORRIS, who is charged with assist
ing man named Cunningham in robbing
h>r sister of 5000 on condition that the
man marry her, was held to answer this
morning, but her sister refused 10 sign her
recognzance. Cunningham has not yet
been found.
THE Litte Miami Railroad has issued in
strnctionS to all agents and baggage-mastcrs
on its lines of road to check free one hun
dred and fifty pounds of baggage on each
local or coupon ticket, instead of one hun
dred pounds as heretofore. This order
goes into effect January LIST.
WIN. A. ADAMS one of the oldest pio-
peers of the Ohio Valley, and prominent
ciizen of Cincinnati, died at his home, No.
I'll Taylor street, Newport, on Christmas,
In his eightysecond year. He was born in
Lived in Boston throughout the revolution.
SCHILLER LODGE, No. 3, A. O. U. W.,
elected the following officers evening before
last NJ. W., Gallus Mueller; G. F., Adolph
Goettel; Secretary, Conrad Mueller; Treas
urcr, A. Kohlbrand; Recorder, A. Abra-
ham; Representative to the Grand Lodge,
J. NJ. Steinberger; Trustees, A. Zackl-
kofsky, Henry Hauer and J. b. Lowen-
stein.
HENRY BRTNKER, a young lad residing on
the corner of Central avenue and Water
a.reet, while eating hickory-nuts Christmas
night; swallowed piece of the shell, which
lodged in his throat. At first he expert
enced little inconvenience from it, but yes
terday his condition became so bad that it
was necessary for the physician to cat open
bis windpipe to extract the shell.
THE Committee of the School Board on
Disci pline met last evening TO prepare for
the investigation of the DeBeck case The
Committee decided to admit the attorneys
for the prosecution and defense, and to ac-
cept the testimony taken by the Local Com
mittee, and any additional that might be
desired. The Committee will not hold any
meetings until the latter part of next week
Mr.. A. FENNEL, the chemist, has COM
plced the analysis of the stomach of Katie
Agans, who was supposed to have been poi
soned at No. 128 Richmond street about
two weeks ago. There was no trace of
poison found. 1t will also be remembered
that Fannie Chapman hit the deceased with
aptcher, but this was afterwards shown to
have had nothing to do with the death
The Coroner has not yet rendered ver-
dict
THE German Literary Society of St.
Xavier College, on Sycamore street, near
Seventh, gave literary and musical enter
tdlnuent last nlSnt IN the IhllOpedlan
Hall. The young men who took part in
the play, one-act drama, "Conradin," did
their work we'll. Masters J. Kuhlman
and NJ. Overlook took the honors of the
night, and received we'll deserved ova-
ton.
MkssRs. WIN. A. MACKoY and S. V. Reid
have called meeting of those who have
formerly been students of the University of
Virginia, to be held at the house of Gov
ernor John w. Stevenson, northeast corner
of Fourth and Garrard streets, Covington,
this evening at 1880 o'clock. The object of
the meeting will be the formation of So
the West.
County Democratic Club.
The Hamilton County Democratic Club