The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-26
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Physician of the City Intrmary must
now reside in the institution
THE number of horses in Hamilton Coun-
ty is 1888; cattle, 23,959; mules, 2O27 |;
sheep 5,346; hogs, 1884.
The saloon of O. Loewe, on Race street,
opposite Washington Park, was broken into
last night. The thieves secured only 80
cents.
PAT KEARNEY for mailing an obscene
letter to his wife, was yesterday held to
answer by Commissioner Hooper i'll the sum
Of $500.
THos. COOPER bootblack, was fined $40
and costs this morning for obstructng the
sidewalk and soliciting customers in front
of Hunts Hotel
THE Police Commissioners visited the
City Intirmary yesterday afternoon, and
held all executive session there. Nothing
of importance was transacted
A VALUABLE horse, belonging to B. Rowe
kamp fell on Sixth street this morning and
broke leg. A policeman put the animal
out of misery with friendly bullet.
JOHN A. MERMEL and wife, while fighting
last night in their tenement, back of So
Findlay street, fell from the second-story
porch to the ground and were seriously in
jured.
THE balloon race between Harry Gilbert
and Prof. Hayden will probably take place
soon. The former has put up his money,
and named Chester Park as the starting
point.
CHIEF ZIEGLER has received dispatch
from Louisville, asking him to arrest one
W. Y. Burton, who is supposed to be in this
city and who is wanted in Louisville for
some crooked transactions.
AT Joint session of the Court of Com
mon Pleas yesterday afternoon the amount
of salaries to be expended by the Auditor
was pat at $40, 900, this to include all extra
help or temporary hire of clerks.
KATE RILEY, one of the leaders of the
demimonde of this city, yesterday obtained
Judgment for $l15 against lawyer Benz. S.
White for wine drank by him at her place.
The case was tried at Madisonville.
THE First Regiment Ohio National Guards
held meeting last night, and decided in
favor of Eureka Hall as an armory. The
regiment will go into camp at Camp Har-
rison on the 10Th, and remain four days.
IDA LA MOUNTAIN, alias Vic Sayres, has
entirely recovered from the effects of her
self-inhicted wound in her attempt to COM
nit suicide. and will return to her home in
reform.
Mr.. GEO. e. WHITING, organist of the
Cincinnati May Festival, has written a let
ter to Messrs. Hook Il Hastings of Boston,
stating that the organ built by them is a
complete success, and that it is the first and
only successful concert organ on this CONT
nent.
JESSIE PYATT, whose recent marriage to
oil loi has
been the occasion of some comment in the
newspapers, was last night ordered by her
father to her leave home. She came over to
Cincinnati from Newport, and lodgings were
found for her at the Farmers Hotel.
A MEETING of the Hamilton County Ag-
ricultural Association will be held at 10 a.
m. tomorrow at the Fair Grounds, near
Carthage, to complete arrangements for the
annual exhibition which begins September
3D. This will be an important meeting,
and will be the last but one that will be held
before the Fair.
HENRY P. STRAUB an old resident of
this city, died yesterday at his home, No.
Id John street, from disease of the heart.
He was half brother to Judge Walter F..
Straub, and for many years engaged in the
manufacture of mills and mill machinery
He was member of the Masonic fraternity,
and Will be buried next Sunday.
ROSE EUwELL rather comely girl and
the daughter of very respectable parents,
fell from grace some months ago, and since
that time has lived life of shame.
She was arraigned in the Police Court
this morning on the charge of receiving
$3.50, stolen from man in house of pros
titution. Rose promised to return to her
home and reform, and as no prosecutor
va bar
reCognizanCe.
CITY SOLICITOR BATES is of the opinion
that the appointments and removals recent
ly made by the Police Board are illegal. He
says that vacancies occurring in any grade
of the police force, except that of the Su-
perintendent, Clerk, or Inspector shall be
filled by the Board from the next lower
grade. But the Superintendent, Clerk of
the Police Department and Inspector shall
be appointed and removed at the pleasure
of the Board'