The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-12
LOCAL BRRVITLEH.
RyKNrY deaths duriuQ the week.

SEVENTY deaths during the week.
AHs BROOKS is still exhibiting her
work Of art.
THE Water.works Department., Of
Austin, Texas, has ordered one Of Fl. G.
Stiebeps patenu street.spriuklers for
trial In that city.
The Board Of Aldermen failed to get
quorum yesterday, but will probably
meet next Wednesday to consider the
Railroad Ordinance.
TIE Grand Jury are proceeding rapid
y with the regular business, and will
probably get through to-day, and make
report on Monday next.
PERSONS having any German religious
papers are requested to donate them to
the Y. Nj. y. A. Committee for distribu-
tion in the City Hospital.
The owners of the sunken canal-boat
Martha recovered $75 damage in q jury
trial before Squire Schwab, yesterday,
from the owners Of the MiddleIown.
RoBT. sHEFFoRD, a gentleman of color,
will be tried next "Wednesday on the
charge OF snatching q gold watch from
the pocket Of George Wise, also Of Alrl-
Dan descent.
DURING the week one hundred and
eighty-tive cases have been before the
Police COURT, and sentences to the
amount OF 81 ,492 and two thousand and
tWenty-slx days have been passed.
A sToRE-ROoM two hundred and six.
teen feet in length will shortly be- opened
by connecting the Fourth-street estaD-
Nshment OF George Lewis h Sons with u
room which fronts in the Arcade. 1t will
De one Of the deepest store.rooms in the
city.
MAURICE SOLOMON, a member of the
monitor Building Association, yester-
DAY brought an application for the an.
polntment OF a receiver to wind up the
association, and 70 eDjoin the Treasurer
from paying out the money now on hand,
amounting TO $4,000.
MARY A. CLARK, aged fifteen years
living at No. SO Abigail street, and Anna
Young, OF about the same age, residing
a. ITO Bremen street, were sent to the
house OF Refuge this morning, on the
eharge OF lneorrigibllIty. They could
not be kept at home evenings.
ANTON TREMP. OF the late whisky firm
81 hon Co., was bound over BY Squire
Block yesterday on the charge OF obtain
Ing goods under false pretenses, On OK
animation 1t appeared that although en-.
gagged only four months they had in.
CURED Liabilities amounting to s28, 900.
AN attempt was made yesterday to
blow open the safe of the Muskingum
Valley Coal Company, corner of Butler
and Poarl streets. The police ofioers |
detected the would.be robbers, and thew
nod, leaving behind chisels, sledge ham |
mers, and other tools, and Quantity of
powder.
THIS morning young man rooming at |
q boarding-house, No. 101 West Fifth |
street, went to his work, leaving his
room unlocked and his roommate |
asleep. A few minutes after thief en-.
tered The room, and without awakinc |
the sleeping man, took $40 from his |
pocket and escaped.
The case OF VIM. Grooms, who yas
charged with the larceny Of a box con.
tanning $500 from MIR. Hammell, as again |
before The Police Court this morning.
ana dismissed without further evidence:
put G!ooms had hardly left the Court
room Wnen he was rearrested by the !
young lady and her friends, and will be |
brought to a second trial.
o.. A ONE ARMED thief by the name Of W.
d. Horton, while filed with beer. start.
ID on plundering expedition yester. |
day. The residence Of Mrs. William Ing.
person, widow on Eastern avenue near
she street-car stables, was the point OF |
attack, and bundle OF fhousehold arti. |
sles was taken theretrom, but Horton |
was afterwards captured and fued S25 |
mis- morning.
AS Mr., ROBERT Hicks, who lives on |
lhe corner Of Market and Eastern av.
enues, was passing along the latter
Isreet, evening before last, he was ac-
costeo by stranger giving his name
as Robert Farren, who snatched his gold |
watch from his pocket and broke the
ND hi
He was afterwards arrested, and this
morning pleaded guilty and went before !
ihe Grand Jury.
IN the West End is a Sabbath.school
where a reward is given tor bringing in |
ave new scholars. At the close OF last |
Tear question arose as to who were
emitted Hp prizes, when the fact came
70 llght tHat one boy had been brought |
IN ten times, and yet not well brought |
In, for ne didn't stick. The same urchin |
was heard expressing greut disgust at |
Iha turn affairs had taken. He had been |
attehdlhg Tour Sabbatn-schools to keep
christmas with all four, and they all |
aad thelf festivals the same evening.
A SPECIAL meeting for the election of |
pfticers OF the Geological Society was |
held last evening by the Board OF Direc-
tors. The following gentlemen were |
present: John simpkinson, Clemens |
Oskapp, Florence Marmet, Cornelius
M. Erkenbreoher, Carl G. Adae, o. |
Laist, George Fisher, Albert Fischer !
and Henry Muhlhaeuser. The last three |
were the new faces iu the Board. The |
officers fer 1878 are as follows, that OF |
The Superintendent and Secretar being |
postponed till next meeting: John |
simpkinson, President; Carl q. Alae, |
Vice President; Cornelius Nj. Erken.
bTerher Treasurer.