The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BhEtlI1Lo.
THERE was small fire at No. 903 Central
avenue last evening.
ONE hundred and eighty three inmates in
the County 1ntirmary
THE planet Mercury will cross the face of
the sun Monday, May 9th.
THE l., C. & L. Depot is undergoing
thorough course of cleaning and repairing.
The Trustees of the Old Mems Home
opened bids for building the Home yeSter-
day.
Council will not meet to-day, since the
members will be serving as judges OF cleo
ton.
JAMES MEYERS, formerly typographer of
this city, died at Pueblo, Colorado few
days ago.
THE silver set which Miss Cary promised
to lend to the Woman's Art Museum AsSo-
citation arrived yesterday.
4" A LARGE number of the members of the
I. O. o. f. will attend the Grand Encamp-
ment at Lancaster next Tuesday.
COUNCILMAN JERRY MAHoNEY was kicked
in the leg by his horse yesterday, and was
so badly hurt that lie is confined to the
house.
Dimmitt case was argued yesterday, but the
decision was reserved by the Judge until
Saturday.
Mr. ROBERT BURTON, son of Gideon Bur
ton, Esq, the well known wholesale shoe
manufacturer, died suddenly last night
from heart disease.
A LADY wIRE-wALKER named Leona
walked wire rope stretched across Court
StrRpt from the (Iermania HOuSp the
Beyis House, last evening.
D. H. BALDWIN Il Co. have issued pro-
gramme of the Musical Festival. 1t is in
neat pamphlet form, and contains many in
teresting facts concerning the Music Hall.
DETECTIVE JOHN MURRAY will return from
Louisville to-day with Oscar c. Hammett
and John Reed the alleged burglars of the
residence of j. Runnells, Mt. Auburn, i'll
his custody.
THE examinations in the Law School
have been in progress during the entire
week and next Wednesday the closing eX-
ercises will take place. The graduating
class number tifty-tve, the largest that has
ever gone out.
Mr. GEORGE MoERLEIN, son of the we'll
known wealthy Elm-street brewer, was pre-
sented with 100000 present on the lst of
Nav in the shape of a sixteen-pound baby
boy. Mother and son both doing well, with
daddy as gay and happy as big sun
flower
THE Special Committee on Decorations
for the May Musical Festival have invited
number of citizens to cooperate with them
in preparing for general decoration of the
city during the continuance OF the Festival,
and they will meet to make arrangements
at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the Gibson
House.
A SOCIAL surprise party was rendered to
Miss Mabel Meyers, on the occasion of her
birthday, last Tuesday evening. The COM
pany proceeded to Casino Hall, and amused
themselves by singing, dancing, &c, till the
wee hours of morning May she live to
spend many more such happy birthday
anniversaries.
THE Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals elected the following officers
yesterday: President John Simpkinson !;
Vice Presidents, W. W. Magill, A. T. Keek-
ler, f. P. Bradstreet, Henry Probasco !;
Treasurer w. McAlpin; Secretary, A. A.
Clark; Directors, II. L. Kemper, W. P. De-
YOU, John B. Peasee, Thomas Gibson J. r..
Pye, G. w. Bowler, Smith Stimmel, J. M,
Pattison.
SUITS were entered yesterday against John
Schiclling by three of his stock company,
each of them claiming two weeks salary.
The names, and sums demanded, are as fol-
lows; Maude Lord (stage name Lucy For
rester), $50; Elizabeth Bryant (stage name
Lizzie Richmond) $43; lola ST. Ormand
tstage name Clara Sidelle), $50. The case is
set for Monday next at 8 a. m before
Esquire Gilligan.
A FEW weeks ago Edward Roth received
q sentence of 5000 for stealing set of har-
ness, but its execution was suspended on
condition that he leave the city. Roth left
but the first of the present week he returned
with coat which he had stolen at
Dayton, Ohio The coat was recovered and
Roth was placed in custody until this morn
ing, when his former sentence was put into
execution and sentence of $100-30 placed
against him for stealing the coat, which viii
go into effect at the expiration of the frs