The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.


SEVENTEEN hundred tickets were sold for
the benefit of Pipeman Horstmeyer, OF Fire
Company No T.
Mrs. JAMES SPILMAN, residing at No 80
Gest street, fell yesterday and sustained a
double fracture OF the leg.
THE commercial has filed its answer in
the Campbell-Tytus libel cases and says the
facts therein contained are true.
Miss ScHAFFHAusER, who was so seriously
burned by the upsetting of a gasoline lamp
last Friday, is slowly recovering.
THE estimated cost of the buildings for
which building permits have been issued
during the past week amounts to S45,3
JACK DRIVER, the alleged forger, was lib
Grated from the County Jail yesterday by
his mother going on his bond in the sum OF
5000.
A MAN by the name OF Phillips, living at
No. 427 West Fifth street, made an unsuc-
cessful attempt at suicide by hanging yes
terday
MARK N. SMITH, living at No. 100 Linn
street, and employed at clearing some land
on Prices Hill, has been missing since yes
terday morning.
THE Assessors recently elected have just
found out that they are to be paid only 81
per day instead of 81 so, and now there is
trouble ahead.
THE complimentary musicale given last
evening by Miss. Annie Smith for her pupils,
in the nall over 15S West Fourth street, was
highly delightful affair.
THERE are at present one hundred and
seventy-three inmates of the House of Ref
uge, and the expenses of the institution for
last month were 5000 SO.
EIGHTEEN OF twenty dollars worth of
cigars were taken by burglars from the
grocery store of N. s. Glenn, No. 45S West
Third street, night before last.
THE Snodgrass resolution recommending
the issue OF 50 ,00O,OO worth Of bonds for
completing the Southern Railway was
adopted by the Builders Exchange yester-
day.
COLONEL w. H. ROBINSON and Mr.. c. L.
English left for Columbus to-day, to labor
with the Legislature respecting the nuis-
ance of the unfinished Mclean avenue
sewer.
S. R. THOMAS, the Cashier of the Queen
City Bank, who suddenly disappeared last
Wednesday with 81, 125 belonging to the
bank has been traced to the borders of
Canada
The fire alarm from Box go at 3 25 this
morning, was caused by small blaze in q
frame shed connected with Burchard' s
foundry, corner Vine and Mercer streets
Loss slight.
TRAIN wREcKERs are again at work on the
Little Miami Railroad. A rail was torn up
night before last near Corwine, but, luckily,
the fiends were foiled, the train passing the
place in safety.
Mrs. AMANDA NJ. L1pPERD, living at No.
4s9 Baymiller street, had her pocket picked
OF pocket-book containing $14 in money
and a gold neck-chain worth $50, in the
flower market, this morning.
BALL THOMAS got badly mixed up in a
quarrel in house of ill-fame on Liberty
street yesterday, during which knives were
drawn and some blood spilled. Thomas
was arrested and paid a $40 fine.
Mr.. THoMAs KEAToN and Miss B. Doyle
were united in marriage last evening at st.
Patricks Church, this city. A large num-
Der of friends were in attendance, and Tom
looked as happy as big sunt1ower.
DEATH from drowning, cause unknown to
the jury, was the verdict in the case of the
f1oater found in the river near Anderson's
Ferry yesterday. The body was so decom
posed that it could not be identified.
Mr.. GEoRaE W. Brown, an old and re
spected citizen of Riverside, aged sixty
three years, fell down stairs last Sunday
evening, while visiting at No. 342L Linr
street. He is.now confined to his bed with
broken leg.
THB lightning yesterday played havoc
with Richard Johnson's house in Cummins
vile, and with Mr. Dexters vault in SprinI
Grove Cemetery. A lady who had taker
shelter in the doorway was violently thrown
to the ground and hurt.
JOSHUA DURHAM, OF Batavia, O., yesterda,
brought suit against the Cincinnati d East
ern Railway, to compel it to condemn Ger
tain land used by the Company in construct
ing its New Richmond Branch, and jur,
has been drawn to assess the damages.
The success with which the Woman
Art Museum Association has met with il
collecting rare and beautiful articles of his
torical value for the Loan Collection Exhi
bition, has far exceeded their most san
guine expectations. The exhibition will b.
one of interest and will stand second only
to the great Musical Festival.
FRITZ DINERHoLDER, who resides at No
40 Liberty street, employed couple Of
tramps, named Stephen Walter and George
Ricksman, to do some work about the house
yesterday, but as soon as they were left II
themselves they went down to the cellar
filled sack with old iron, and were abou
to leave when they were discovered anC
caught. They went out for thirty day!
each.
The Southern Railroad Committee on Or
ganization appointed at the citizens meet
ing on Tuesday, selected Colonel L. A
Harris as Chairman of the Campaign Com
mittee. David Sinton was appointed Chair
man of the Committee on Organization, and
it was decided to prepare and publish al
address to the citizens setting forth the rea
sons why the action of the Legislature
should be ratified at the polls.
The Freight Agents Association yester
day adopted the following new rule; Got
ton from depots Cincinnati to New York
Is cents. Tow coming from Kentucky will
be charged as per official classification
Roots will be charged classification of Oc
tober 22d, which is 10 cents above fourth
class, value not to exceed 10 cents pei
pound. The tariff on lumber and logs t(
the East will be charged fourth-class rates.
ADDITIONAL assessments have been made
on some of our tax payers amounting tc
$6,307, ,110. The Covington Stree
Railroad HomDanv is assessed a