The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-05
LOCAL BREvETIEs


SrREW ashes on the payemeuts.
POSTMASTER WAnLE's term expires
Monday.
THE public lamps will be lighted at
b:16 this evening and extinguished at
$3.50 A. NJ.
THE German-American Press Associ-
alton Of Ohio will hold q convention at
Columbus on the 1th Inst.
AN inquest will be held this evening
on the body Of Charles Rothaus, whose
death is mentioned in another place.
BURGLARS last night visited the shoe
store oil Mr.. Robert Vernon, on George
street, and secured considerable booty.
THE Twenty.fifth Ward Presbyterian
Social, at the residence Of Mr.. Sid. B.
Knowfton, on Hoffner street, took place
last night and was largely attended.
NATHAN STEWART, OF the Odd.felIows'
Buildings, corner of Fourth and Home
streets, fell last evening on the icy Side
walk and received very bad cut across
the face.
DURING the fre a fine plate glass in
Harris hat store was broken by the fire.
men last night In their efforts to put up
ladder against the endangered build
ing opposite.
bSN lalt " w w VIC ADOLOAlCtl Val"
den tomorrow. The attractions are
now greater than ever. The buildings
are all heated by steam, making them
most comfortable for visitors.
THE Trustees Of the Cincinnati South.
ern Railway neld an extra session to-
day TO discuss the report and estimate
OF the costs OF completing the road,
made by Engineer Bousoaren.
SAM HOLLAND, who is a juror in the
inquest on the body OF Charles Rothaus
this afternoon, 10 the first colored man
who has served In such capacity under
Coroner SticRs administration.
Mr.. CHARLES WOLFF received yester-
day his reiease from his creditors, hay
ing promptly and voluntarily surren-
dered all his property to the trustees of
the creditors or George A. Wolf & Co.
REV. w. W. CASE and family were
agreeably surprised at their home on
Auburn street, last Thursday evening,
by some Mt. Auburn friends, who pre-.
ssntsd them with three elegant chairs.
G. RoTHAUs, the man who was 80 bad
ly Injured few weeks ago by the gas
explosion at Heuck's, died from his In
juries last night at the Cincinnati Hos
piial. He leaves widow and three
children, living ut Al Hughes street.
The clerk of the Police Commission
ers has sent to Mayor Moore copy OF
the resolutions adopted by the Commits
Bioners, requesting the revocation OF
the license granting exhibitions at the
Woods and National Theaters.
A YOUNG MAN, who gave his name as
Emerson, made a bargain with q. Os-
kamp, the ieweler, short time ago, tor
$4,000 worth OF goods, and paid SIS to
bind the bargain. He then left, promis-
ing to return, but has not been heard Of
since.
DR.. ANGELL's lecture last night at the
College Hall ON the subject, 1.-The He
brew Commonwealthc' drew much
larger and much more mature audience
than his previous one. He will deliver
his next lecture Monday evening, when
his subject will bs "The Greek State"
VIM. O'MEARA, for twenty-five years
nm employe OF the c., II. IL u. Railroad,
was run over last nigot by the switch
engine, in the Cincinnati yards. His leg
soon afterwards was Rmputated but he
died from loss of blood during the Op,
peration. His family is i'll poor circum-
Stances.
AN inquest was held yesterday even.
Ing by the Coroner on the body OF Chas.
Abb, the German butcher, who poisoned
himself Thursday night at his home on
Marshall avenue, Camp Washington,
and the verdict which the jury returned
alter hearing the testimony, was death
from suicide while laboring under I'll
Of temporary insanity.
DAMON LODGE, No. 8, X. Of P, in
stalled the tollU lug officers last night;
G. W. Morris, L. g.; W. II. Boyce, CO
VIM. Fischer, V. g.; A. Scharf, Prelatei
II. c. Powers, X. Of r. and s.; Ed. f.
Binclalr, M. OF F.; Jos. A. Smith, NJ. OF
E.; T. e. Albro, Nj. at A.; John Fisher,
l. g.; W. +. NJ. Hill, o. g.; Ed. e. Sin
clail, J. L. Cilley, W. II. larr, Trustees
Il. Z. Powers, Clerk; Representative tt
Grand Lodge, j. l.. Cilley.
THE residence OF r. A. Holden, Esq,
southwest corner OF Mason and Auburl
streets, on Mt. Auburn, was last even
Ing robUed By the breaking open OF 6
bureau drawer from which the following
articles were taken: Flity-seven yards
Of silk, one gold watch aud chain, one
eameo set of jewelry, one coral set, one
oameo ring, two pairs OF earrings, ONT
pocket-book and one card-case lull o
Miss HoldeI's cards. The whole
amount was worth $500 or $780, Tht
thieves are undoubtedly the same who
robbed the building year ago.