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

THE apple is pressed for its juice divine,
And the grape is pressed for its ruby wine;
Cotton is pressed, tobacco and hay,
While lover is pressing his suit alway;
And the maiden expresses her heartfelt JOY
When fondly pressed by the ardent boy.
But the worst pressed man Of the present times
lis the candidate who was pressed for dimes.
He reads the returns and he tears his hair,
The pressure is greater than he can bear.
The Thirty-fourth Ohio Regimental Association
viii not hold reunion this year.
A BAND employed by the Eleventh Ward boys
serenaded Butterworth and Sayler last evening.
HERMAN JOHNSON, family abuser, was given
asentence Of $5O-So this morning for the second
time.
THE Harmonic Society has adopted resolutions
Of respect to the memory of JoaD G. Foster, one OF
their society.
A TvE-YEAR-oLp girl named Emma Witfeld,
who lives at SO Charlotte street, was run over by a
John-street car last evening and fatally injured.
THE horse owned by Frederick Jacobs, 50 Nc
Micken avenue, which was ratified Tuesday even
ing, October sth, 1878, was won by tcketholder No
Aa
LEM SCovILLE and George Todd broke jail at
1Oveland yesterday and are supposed to be some
where in this city. A fftydo reward is offered
for their return.
Ed. ScHNEITZER and Gus. Wagner the parties
who sold bogus tickets on Walnut Hills to a con-
cert for the yellow fever cause were fined 5000
each this morning.
THE residence of Henry Hansfelt No. 1853 Milton
street, was entered by burglars night before last
md robbed of $50 in money and notes valued at
600. No clue to the party.
A MEETING was held last evening to perfect ar
engagements for the concert and picnic to be given
for the benefit of Sister Anthony's Hospital and
committees appointed for that purpose.
A CARPENTER from Cincinnati by the name of
Rowe was working on house in Richmond, KY,
yesterday, when he fell from the roof, receiving
much injuries that he died in a few hours.
The trial of VIM. Reisneeger and Lizzie schwab
was continued this morning until the 17th Lizzie
still declares that she will not reman at home, and
b consequently held as witness against Reisneg-
1er in the sum of 81 900.
MARY BRADY, a domestic living at West
Eighth street, attempted to commit suicide last
night by taking dose of rat poison, quarrel
with her lover was the cause. stomach pump
was applied, and her life saved.
ONE of the Deputy sheriifs felt so happy yester-
day over the result of the election that he sat him
nelf down on the canal bank with q fishing pole in
one hand and glass of beer in the other. About
hree hundred people enjoyed the sight.
WIN. WEBB entered plea of guilty before Com
missioner Hooper yesterday on the charge of lille
gal voting, and was sent to jail to await indict-
ment similar disposal was made Of John p
Tyman's case, and Philip Louis was bound over
70 the Grand Jury on the same charge,
AT the annual election for officers of the Grace
Methodist Protestant Sunday the following
persons were elected: Superintendent, Robert s.
GOtherman Secretary and Treasurer Thomas c.
White; Librarians, William Huddart and Frank
X. White; Infantclass Teachers, Jennie White and
Kate Ellis.
BONE time since George Meier was arrested for
eourshing q pistol, and his weapon taken from
him and confscated. The pistol was soon after
wards borrowed by Captain Connolly and lost, and
now the owner has brought suit against the Police
Commissioners and the Chief, before Squire Har
meyer, 10 recover the value OF the pistol
THE Light Committee Of the Common Council
met at the City Buildings last evening and
awarded the contract for furnishing, repairing and
lighting the gasoline lamps to George P. Orr, at
his bid of $15 70. The conditions are that the con-
actor shall furnish the lamp burners and fixtures
complete and what additional parts are needed
9hall repair the lamps when necessary, and at the
expiration OF the contract the lamps fixtures and
Ah shall revert to the city.
The delegates of the North American smnger
bund met last night in regular monthly meeting,
and the following committee was reported TO act
with the committee heretofore appointed to ar
Rnge for the Festival Of 1879: Julius Dexter Geo
Ward Nichols, II. Wilson Brown, w. W. Taylor
Herman Cooper, Geo. W, Jones, 8. F. Covington,
Dr. A. E. Jones, Lucien Wulsin, Captain c. M
Holloway, A. F. Mueller, Henry Hooper, Kenner
Garrard, Edmund H. Pendeton, W. ]. O'Neil
Julius Lang, Charles c. Jacobs, James Brown
Chris. Moerein and W. B. Shattuc