The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-15
LOCAL BREVITIES.

at HARRISON.
THE Republican County Executive Com
mittee has secured Springer Music Hall for
the Republican Convention.
SEVERAL new rare and costly animals
which are now being negotiated for in the
East, will soon be placed in the Geological
Garden.
AN insignificant fire in the tobacco store
on the corner of Court and Vine streets was
the cause Of the alarm from Box II last eve
ming No damage.
A CUTTING AFFRAY between some rousta-
bouts at the wharf a few days ago ended
this morning by Frank Walker being sent
out for fourteen months.
JOHN HAMEL, SR., father OF Superintend-
ent Hame of the Tenth District Police
Station died Tuesday evening of consump
ton at the age OF siXty-eight years.
WM MOSES, charged with counterfeiting,
was brought down from Urbana yesterday
and placed in Jail. He confessed his guilt
and will be taken before Commissioner
Hooper.
Mr.. MICHAEL HOFFMAN,, who for many
years carried on the business of pork and
beef butcher at the corner of Baymller
street and Central avenue, died at his resi-
dence in Westwood yesterday.
The Cincinnati Orchestra give a concert
at Woodland Garden, Louisville, the 25th of
this month. The Louisville Orchestra re-
turns to this city with them, and the COM
bined orchestras will give a concert at the
Bellevue House.
THE Coroner held an inquest yesterday
on the body of Frank Gromer, who was
drowned in the river Sunday, and rendered
the verdict: Death by drowning, but
whether accidental or with suicidal intent
| am unable to determine.
A HACK-DRIvER named Jefferson Cooper
became disorderly at the G., II. & D. Depot
yesterday and assaulted the officer who un-
dertook to arrest him. The officer then
fired shot, which missed its mark, after
which he went to the Station-house. His
trial will take place on the 22d
TIE creditors of the Robinson Wagon
Company held a meeting yesterday and ex-
amined statement of the affairs of the
Company, which showed the liabilities to
be $S5, 900, of which $4,000 is secured, and
the assets about $50 600 A committee was
also appointed to consider a proposition
made by the Company.
THE Police Relief Association are making
arrangements to give an entertainment at
the Bellevue House September 18th fOf the
purpose of raising funds. Since the first of
the present year they have expended 81 900
on behalf of the families of officers who
died while in the service of the city, and by
this means the treasury has become nearly
exhausted.
THERE were four gentlemen charged with
abusing their wives before Court this morn
ing. Their names and sentences are as fol-
lows; Derby Carney, No. $40 Fifth street,
30 days; Frank Connolly, No. 339 Third
street, 5000; Ed. Bateman, corner of Plum
and Front streets, 20 days; James Check
widen, corner of Richmond and Linn
streets, 20 days.
AN inquest was held at O'Clock this
morning by Coroner Stitch upon the body
of a colored man. about thirty-five years
old. who lived in the same room, on West
Sixth street, near Egglcston avenue, with
an unmarried woman named Gabriel Viii
SON and who died last night A verdict
was rendered of death from congestion of
the lungs superinduced by intemperance.
THE County Sunday-school Association
held its annual meeting at Marysville on
the 18th and 14th inst, at which 1ifty-fOur
schools we're represented by about one hun
dred delegates The schools number four
thousand six hundred and sixty-one schol-
ars, an increase OF four hundred and seventy
over last year Mr.. Z. Cranston presided
and Rev. B. w. Chidlaw participated in the
services.
THERE will be big time this afternoon
and evening at lnwood Park, the occa-
sion being the picnic given by the congre-
CATION Of st. Ludwig's Church, corner Of
Eighth and Walnut streets. The manage
ment is in good hands, and every arrange
ment towards making the festival a success
has been perfected. The Liberty Cornet
Band will be in attendance. A large crowd
is expected. The proceeds will 60 towards
Believing the church debt.
THREE young river rats named Mike
Roando, Dominic Podesta and - McDer-
mot burglarized the store Of A. B. q A. r.
Clark, on lower Walnut street. of six boxes
of cigars and caddy of tobacco, a few days
ago, which they hid in an alley. For sew
eral DAYS after the boys were seen smoking
fine cigars, which aroused the suspicion OF
the officers, who searched out the hidden
treasures and arrested the boys. This NOR
ming McDermot squealcd on the rest, and
they were all remanded for sentence,
A YOUNG Chicago woman named Lizzie
Webster, who has been stopping for few
days at the Queen City Hotel led the Off
GERS to believe from her conduct tina
she was a suspicious character, anc
Inspector Wappenstein set about tt
watch her movements. Yesterday hi
of II. Patten, of Covington, who stated tina
the woman had played the panel game
on him and robbed him of a watch wortl
$65. Upon this information she was ar
rested, and after a hearing of the case thi
morning she was given until next Tuesda.
to prove her character. She claims to b
an actress, and denies having taken tn
watch.
THE complaints against the Victor Sew
fng Machine Company are increasing fron
day to day. In Columbia First Ward
about forty machines sold on monthly in
stallments to residents in that neighbOrhoo
were taken off in a wagon. The citizen
who have been cheated out of their me-
chimes and money have called a meeting 70
Saturday evening to take legal steps for til
recovery of their property. Yesterday eve
ming two cases were decided before 'Squir
Block, in one of which judgment for So
was given for the plaintiff against the Agel
of the Sewing Machine Company. In tL
other Judgment for $S5 was rendcre
against the Agent A charge of perjury he
also been preferred before Squire King, {
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