The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-31
LOCAL BREVITLNs.
PLENTY OF snow.
NICB weather for sleighing.

ANOTHER water main on the corner Of
Fifth and Main streets burst last even
ing.
The child of Adelina Wlrra was sent
to the Children's Home by Squire Block
last evening.
TIDE Finance Committee appointed by
the Exposition Commissioners reported
subscriptions to the amount Of $500 yes.
terday.
THE Musical Club OF the Church OF
Our Savior, Mt. Auburn, gave the first
OF y series OF musical entertainments
last night.
THE night watohmen of the police
force will hereafter be armed with navy
reVolvers, carried in holsters attached
to their belts.
A PETITION is on file IN the Court OF
Common Pleas asking for a receiver for
the firm Of Ringel B Pullen, hat and cap
dealers, at 105 Pearl street.
JOHN GUELKRL is in the County Jail
for assaulling $. Blase, on Spring Grove
avenue, with an ak and for attempting
to chop down the latters house.
The mixed chorus concert OF the Har-
monic Society, at Nicholson Hall last
night, drew fair audience. The next
concert takes place next Thursday
evening.
A NEW coal, good for anthracite
stoves, is on exhibition at 132 Vine
street. 1t comes from the region along
the Little II ok 8 Fort Smith Railroad,
sixty miles west of Little Rock.
STANTON CAMPBELL, a tar black ne
gro, was brought in this morning by Of
nccr Mcfarland, charged with the lar
ceny of $li5 at the Gibson House, last
night. He was given two days to pre-
pare his defense.
PETER LANE was found guilty by a
jury at the Police Court this morning OF
picking lady's pocket at the Grand
Opere-house, last night, of a pocket
book containing $3.50. The Judge with
held his sentence until Saturday.
THE musicians Of this city met last
evening at Schuman's Hall to organize
Union, the object being to maintain a
certain rate of prices for rendering
music at bale, concerts, &c. Another
meeting Will be held next Tuesday.
REBECCA TREASURE, a poor and dis
honest woman, living over the Rhine,
stole 10 cents worth OF coal yesterday
from another poor woman, who had
begged it. This was shown 10 De an old
Gus ON Of hers, and u ten-days' sentence
was given her.
DETECTIVE MURRAY arrived last night
from Jackson, ONO, having in charge j.
N. Has stings, who had been arrested for
alleged participation in the Kunkel mur-
der. Hastings says that be can prove
that he was at Hamden Furnace at The
time of The tragedy.
OLIVER HAYTHoRNE, an obstreperous
rustic from PlainVille, got on a rampage
In Slxth-street saloon last night, and
WAS thrown out. He then obtained a
slung-shot and returned to avenge him
self, but was stopped by the officers, and
Will be tried Tomorrow.
THE large male leopard at the Zoologi-
al Garden has been very lame of late.
Yesterday an examination showed the
c.aws of the forepaws had grown out so
long that they turned under and into
Ihe ball OF the !oot. They were trimmed
and now the leopard is feeling better.
THE jury in the case OF Louis klee,
VINO tell through hatchway at Stelle,
Heller d Co.'s factory, near Court street
and Mclean avenue, and who died al
the Hospital, rendered verdict this
morning censuring the proprietors Of
the factory for having inc f1ioient guards
aruund the hatchway.
The select committee to whom was
referred the contract to improve Madi-
son street from Cory to Hammond
street met yesterday, and decided TO
recommend the approval OF the Madison
street contract; but the main question,
whether the bond law was constitution.
al, and whether it was safe for the city
TO take the risk OF going surety on bonds
as long as the Courts had given no de-
cision, was left open.
The Committee appointed by the
GroCers' Association to consider the
system OF commercial travellers made a
report yesterday, which recommend
that the travelling salesman be recog-
niZad as part OF the necessary busi
ness machinery, and to secure the bes
advantages from this system without
mourning its disadvantages. The re-
port recommends a diScontinuance o.
all who are Inefficient, and an increase
Of the compensation OF those who are
efficient and successful.
GEoRGE WISE OF 1888 Central avenu i,
George Bond, Of 273 French alley, will
be tried next Saturday on the charge o
burglarizing the saloon on the corner o.
Green ana Race streets, the night oil
January II. This same night {
quantity OF whisky and cigars were LEFT
b. these young men at the house Of JONI
Rottger, with The request that they be
kept for them, and when the officers
searched their room a basket OF sus
piClONs-IUOhluE tUUlS WAS lUuuu.
DAVID Ross, a payer, living AT 14S
Everett street, and Joseph Hennessey
papsr-hanger, who lives at No. 461
West Ninth street, after taking severa
drinks at a saloon on the corner Of Johr
and Court streets last night refused
TO pay for them, and when the pay
was demanded, responded bv knocking
the barkeeper down, pitching beer keg,
through the windows, and smash n.
Things generally. They were soon ar
rested, however, and will 90 to the
Work-hous9 for thirty days each.
The company Of East End people wht
know how to have thoroughly gooC
time, and are experts aS TO time, place
and manuer oil getting up affairs full o
real social enjoyment, gave a surprise
party las night AT the residence of Mrs
Irwin, "a Pike street. A delicious sup.
per " as served, and a jovial, happy com
pany partook Of it with the same zes
that they entered into all the pleasure
OF the evening. 1t was considerably
later than 8 O'clock when the compan,
said good night to those who had 80 cor
daily welcomed them, and to eael
other.
AN inquest was held this morning OF
the body OF James DoraD, who was ruI
TO of