The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ton Police Station.
THERE was an immense crowd at the Zoo
logical Garden yesterday.
NINE tramps were sent out for three
months and two for ten days this morning.
THE name of DR.. F. L. Emmert has been
added to the list of candidates for Coroner.
An excursion from this city to Augusta,
XIV, will be given next Sunday by the
steamer Champion.
The funeral procession attending the
body of Mike Hoffman, late of Westwood,
was the largest that ever passed through |
Cumminsville
A WHITE sand-hill crane was caught at
English Lake by Thomas Roberts last week,
and presented to the Zoo.
RUSSELL THOMAS, an aged colored man,
was overcome by asthma on Vine street yes
terday, and taken to the Hospital.
CARS began to run regularly yesterday
over Route No. l6 between the Highland
House and the junction of Grand and Mas
sau streets.
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP HARVEST HOME was
held Saturday at Turpin's Grove, and was
fine success. Speeches were made by Hon.
Milton Sayler and others.
JOHN EDWARDS run in debt for beer Sat
urday night, and to extricate himself stole
companions Nmbrella, which he pawned
for IS. He will now pay fine Of $50.
F1croR, the little son of A. r. Busson, of
Cummnsville, died Saturday from the eff
fects of terrible scalding received by sit
ting down in bucket of boiling water.
MICHAEL GL1BBEN's little child, while at
tempting to cross in front of a street car
near the Pendleton stables, Fulton, last
Friday, was knocked down and severely in
iured
THE friends and subscribers of the Ohio
Voikszeitung met yesterday morning in
Arbeiter Hall, and devised ways and means
for keeping the paper in existence. The
sheet, however, will be reduced in size.
CORONER Stitch Saturday evening held an
inquest on the body of Julia Buckley,
woman about sixty years old, who died
suddenly at No. 463 West Third street,
Death from cardiac apoplexy was the YER
dict
ON Wednesday special election will take
place in the First Aldermanic District,
composed of the First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Seventh Wards, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Lafayette
Deyenny.
A COMPANY of about two hundred and
fifty, mostly women and children, from the
more humble portion of the city, were pro-
vided with free excursion last Saturday
TO Parker's Grove, by the well-known Mr..
Geo. II. Dean.
A noLr of lightning yesterday morning
struck the chimney of Mr.. VIM. johnson S
residence, Mt. Auburn, scat cred the bricks
in all directions then passed to the adjon-
ing residence of Prof. Allen and smashed a
looking-glass.
BIBLE CHAPEL 1S4 Longworth street. was
eblaze with enthusiastic Temperance work
ers last evening. The meeting tonight will
be addressed by reformed men, who will
show the advantages of total abstinence
over moderate drinking.
JEFF. WARD, a brakeman on the Pan
landle Road who lived with his wife and
one child in Fulton, died yesterday morn
ing from injuries received Saturday night
by being run over near Charleston. His
remains were brought here last evening
DURING the storm a little before noon
yesterday, tree, which was standing neal
The Marine Mills, Fulton was torn TO pieces
by fash of lightning, and four young
men, who had taken shelter beneath it
were stunned and sent sprawling in the
mud.
PIE various otCllUlb vi tllC 11lltlloC lDuINl
In this city, picnic this afternoon and even
ing at the Bellevue House Before going tC
the place procession was had through the
principal streets, under command of Marsha
Ed. Vessel and Assistant Marshal George
III. Menke.
THE certificate of incorporation of th'
College of Music of Cincinnati was left fol
record on Saturday. The capital stock is tc
be $50, 600, divided into shares of $50 each
The Directors are Reuben r. Springer, JohG
6hillito Geo Ward Nichols, Jacob Burnet
IT,, and Peter R. Neff.
OFFICERS CORY and McGarr took in
man Saturday night named s. II. Dickerson
whom they found in an alley, near th
corner of George and John streets, standing
over and threatening to kill woman, VIII,
was already down and bleeding profusely a
the nose and mouth. The case will be triet
August 9th.
JAMES MORRISON, of Guernsey County
was found drunk and with horse in hi
possession in CovingtOn yesterday, whicl
he claims to have bought at a Fifth-stree
auction in this city, but it so nearly al
swers to the description of horse that wa
stolen in Morgan County, o., that Morrison
was held on suspicion.
TIE Irish American and several othe
Rife Teams are going to join in friendl
trial of skill with the rifle to-day at Price
Kill There are to be three prizes for eac
OF the three targets. Among them is tn
Milton Sayler medal, which will be the frs
prize for target No. 8. 1t contains fit
pcnnyweights of pure gold, and is an ell
giant medal.
Ar an early hour this morning Lieutenar
Nincnell and Seargant Lawrence were
the vicinity of East Walnut Hills when the
heard three pistol shots fired in rapid su
eession and upon seeking out the localit
they found man who gave his name
John Smith with a dozen chickens tied u
in sack. The chickens were given
breathing spell and Smith locked up at Il
Fulton Station.
JOSEPH ABEL, the young man who abo
wear ago murdered James ODonnell, as
ia claimed, in self defense, died Yesterday
his fathers home, No. 536 Main street.
seems Abel was SO continually threaten
with vengeance by the friends OF ODonn'
that he was driven almost insane with fet
This brought on consumption and caused
daafh Towards the last he kent his doc