The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-07
LOCAL BREyITIEs.
H1s IA the week of PRAYER,

good earnest.
The tardy bride prevented Work
house wedding yesterday.
THE cost OF tho completion Of the
Southern Railroad is estimated at
SS,275,6S1 81.
JAS. GATES, OF the Trade List, fell on
Saturday evening on Vine street, and
broke his right leg.
WIN. RANKIN, the real estate deale r,
has made an assignment for the benefit
Of his creditors to Matthew W. Allen.
PATRoLMAN LOUIS ARNOLD is laid up
by broken knee-pan. His injuries
were received by fall while running to
fire.
''CHRIsTIAN UNION PERFECTED" was
the topic quite generally discussed by
the pastors OF the different churches
yesterday.
ABOUT getting-up time these morn
ings, we wish either to be transported
10 another cline, or that wife would get
up and light the fire.
ATT O'Clock this morning the ther-
mOmeter stood four degrees below zero
at Fifth and Walnut streets; at 10
O'CLOCK one degree below.
THE Freedmen's Aid Society, OF which
bls hHSt ls pSO1 alV hDOut w AC-
ceiVe bsquest of s., 900 from Mrs. Har-
riet Stevens, recently deceased.
THE owners OF the Woods and Ma
tional Theaters have been notified that
they are amenable TO tho law for all un-
chaste productions al their theaters.
DURING the fire Saturday morning the
saloon OF Frank Huesman was burglar
lied to the extent OF several bottles OF
wine, some cigars, and the change IN
the till.
LOUIS H. ALBRIGHT, OF 56 Laurel
street, fell down fight of stairs on
Third street, Saturday evening, and dis
located his ankle. He is now in o orit-
ioal condition.
MISS ANNA BISHOP, the only unmar-
ried daughter Of Governor Bishop, was
presented last week with beautiful
ring by the young people OF the Central
Christian Church.
THE Police Commissioners Saturday
evening enjoyed bonfire at the Canal
and Plum street. All OF the gamblers
tools, etc., captured BY our police up TO
date were burned.
"RosE GERANIUM," song and waltz
chorus, by Bobby Newoomb, and "Good.
by, Eorah, Darling" song and chorus,
by Ben. Dodge, are the latest publica-
tions by #. W. Aelmick, so West Fourth
Street.
TRK Fire Department was called out
yesterday afternoon to a small fire In
one OF the rooms In the BeYis House, on
the southeast corner Of Court and Wal
nut streets, but their service was hardly
needed.
A STILL alarm came to the Threes'
Englne-nouse yesterday, calling the
company to a small fire caused by the
explosion Of lamp in the CustOm-house
Dining ON Walnut street between
Fifth and Sixth.
A MAN named Al. Beckhafer, who has
been employed on Grisw0ld's Saturday
Night as solicitor and collector, man
aged to get about Sl00 in money in his
possession, which belonged to the office,
and jumped the town last week.
DURING the month Of December one
hundred and eighteen applications for
situations were made to the Employ
ment Bureau OF the Women's Christian
Association, and OF this number torty-
tive supplied with permanent places.
AN inquest was held on the body OF
the man found at the foot OF Broadway
Saturday morning. 1t turns out that
Jerry Degnen was neither murdered nor |
drowned, but had been on spree and |
died from the effects OF intemperancs |
and exposure.
HERMAN II. HEINBCKA, a grocer, do
Ing business at 1lS Gest street, made an |
assignment This morning for the benefit |
OF his creditors. The liabilities are
about "a, 900. Assets are not lully known,
but MI. Heinecke thinks he will be able |
TO pay all his indebtedness.
THE Board OF Trade Saturday adopted |
The report Of the Committee in regard to
the erection Of q bridge at Evansville.
The report is against the building OF a
low bridge with two draw-spans, and is
In favor OF a bridge conforming with the
law referring to bridges across the Ohio.
SQUIRE A. @. KAYLoR, of Ludlow
Grove, held an inquest last Saturday
eyening on the body of James Reagan,
who was found on the track OF the
Marietta Railroad, near Chester Park,
frozen to death. Deceased had been au
inmate OF the City Intirmary, from which
place he WAS buried after the inquest.
COL. Z. E. SNELBAKER is up In arms,
and threatens the Commercial with q
libel suit for certain alleged false state
nents made in relation to the Dickey-
rytus affair. He says: "a legal tribu-
nal. however, will afford the public an
UppVl VI P"SoNA6 J1NH AASO
from your biased and CT parte distortion
Of the facts.
THE roof Of one OF the coaches OF the
HGmilton Accommodation on the Gin.
pipnatj, Hamilton Il Dayton Railroad,
due mere at = O'clock Saturday morning,
was damaged by fire. The flames were
discovered burning briskly rs the train
left CummlnsViile, and they we're not
pxtinxushed until the Cincinnati depot
was reached. The fire caught from a
stove.
The following named gentlemen have
been dekignated as aiOs to Governor
Bishop, with the rank Of Colonel: w. a.
Birohaid, of Warren; Richard Neyins,
Dr., oil Columbus; Hon. George Ii. Ed
sen, of Eaton; Evan u. Williams, Of
lronton; Colonel Thomas X. Roberts, OF
Cincinnati; Ralph X. Page, of Paines-
vile; Carson Lake, OF Akron; James NJ.
Williams, of Coshocton; Captain LOWS
Smith, Of Marietta; M. l.. Hall, Of Sid
ney.
THE firm OF Hot q Co., liquor dealers
atNo, SB Eust Second street, have per-
petrated swindle OF $4,000 on the busI-
ness men OF this and OJher cities. o.
Saturday night one Of the firm, An
thony Tremp. was arrested on a war;
rant sworn out by Charles Fleishman,
before Squire Block, charging him with
nhtainInR Qoods under tRlse DreLenses