The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE Police Relief Association will hold
o meeting this afternoon.
THE railroad war is still in full blast and
tickets for the East are being disposed OF
like hot cakes.
GEORGE BENNINGER, of No. 5SS Walnut
street, attempted to commit suicide on Sa'-
urday by cutting an artery i'll his LETT arm.
AN insignificant fire in the floor of house
No 533 Central avenue was the cause OF
the alarm from Box As. at 6:20 O'Clock last
evening.
Mr. DANIEL WUNDER, well known in the
business circles Of Cincinnati, is lying dan
gerously i'll at his residence, ON Marshall
avenue.
THE inquest on the body of Andy Golfer,
killed in a mob some days ago on Plum
street, will be reopened tomorrow by Cor
oner Stich
EDMOND J. IvERs, and old an well-known
commission and live stock merchant OF Gin
cinnati, died on Saturday at his home, No.
76 Riddle street.
THE Committee of Discipline, working
committee of the Board of Education, Will
meet tonight and consider the charges
against Ex-Principal DeBeck.
HENRIETTA FALK, who fell from the win
dow of No. 10 Clark street on Friday last,
Gied yesterday noon at the residence OF her
father, No 1856 Hopkins street.
GEO. APPEL, young cigarmaker living
at 1873 Bremen street, fell down a stairway
last evening and broke his right wrist. DIR.
link, attended to his injuries
Col. ROBERT G. INGERsoLL lectured last
night at Pixies Opera-house to an over
wheiming house. The subject of his lecture
was Some Mistakes of Moses.'
THE Franklin "Liederkranz" elected Off
GERS last night as follows: President, Mrs.
Roeck; Vice President, Mrs Hagan; Treas
urer, Mrs Elzemann; Secretary, Mrs. Du-
sing.
The three concerts last week, given at
Music Hall for the benefit of the Catholic
and Protestant Orphan Asylums and the
Relief Union, netted the small sum Of
$lS6 20.
A GRAND temperance rally will take place
tonight at Mears Chapel, on Plum street,
between Second and Front. Good speakers
will be present The meeting will be con-
Quoted by A. C. Williams.
A coLoRED man entered the saloon of Mrs.
Mentzel, on Walnut street above Water,
this morning while the proprietor was in a
back room, and beat hasty retreat with
the cash drawer, which contained $l2
PETER MoRMINeER, workman engaged
at the Paramount Woolen Mills, had his
left foot badly mangled Saturday by a piece
of machinery falling upon it while he was
loading his wagon at Brighton Station.
AN attempt was made night before last to
burglarize the residence of Mr.. Eph. Bates,
Oh Colerain avenue. The rascals, how
ever became frightened at something and
left without accomplishing their purpose.
Mrs. L. JAMESON on Saturday brought
suit before Squire Block against Michael
O'Sullivan and Richard Manly for perjury.
The charge grows out of a suit recently
brought by Mrs. Jameson against O'Sullvan
for $40, 900 damages for false Imprisonment.
LIEUT.. KLEIN, Sergeant Lawrence and
Officer RYAN have collected $85 and guam
titv of groceries for the relief of the poor
families who had their property destroyed
by fire Saturday night. Mr., P. Conlan,
grocer. has also raised $50 for the same pur-
pose.
TIE Cincinnati Rowing Association,
which organized a week ago, held another
meeting Friday night A large number of
members were enrolled, and steps were
taken to at once build a boat-house and
stock it with shells, bargeS and other boats,
so as to be ready for the boating sport next
spring.
Mr. JOHN B. PEAsLEE ESQ.,, Superintend-
ent, has prepared book of poetry and
pure selections for he use of the Cincinnati
public schools. The selections are made
with care from the writings OF the Ameri
can and English authors and the little
book will prove of great advantage to teach
ers and scholars.
THE Baltimore & Ohio train due here last
evening at 6 o'clock met with thrilling ac
cident Saturday few miles east of Cum
berland, Md A lamp had exploded anG
set Pullman sleeper on fire. The trair
was going at the rate of forty miles an hour
and it took some time before it could b.
stopped and frightened occupants released
from their perilous position. The trail
reached here last night ,hree hours late.