The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-18
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THE widow of Officer Kunkel will realize
$500 from the Clio entertainment and
other resources
Dr. JAS. w. HAINEs, of Waynesville,
spoke yesterday at the Friends meeting, on
Fifth street, to large audience.
In MEMoRIAM services were held at 8
o'clock this morning at st. Patrick's Church,
Cumminsville, in honor of Pope Plus TX.
A CROWD of ruffians last night entered the
saloon of w. Ahrendt, on Everett and John
streets, and broke all of the windows. No
arrests.
ABoUT s o'clock this morning some thief
entered the residence of r. M. Johnson,
No. lab Broadway, and stole three coats and
two vests.
O'LEARY, the champion pedestrian, ac-
complished his task of walking two hundred
and seventy-ive miles in eighty consecu-
tive hours.
JOHN De WITT, a waiter at Hardings
Dining Rooms, fell from a second-story win
dow Saturday and sustained serious inter-
nal injuries
THIEVES on Saturday stole two thousand
cigars and three boxes of tobacco from Geo.
Brenken's cigar store, on Central. avenue
near Front street.
THE Committee of Delegates from the
Board of Trade to the National Export Con
vention, to be held at Washington to-mor-
row, left last night.
MAYOR MOORE, as President of the Wine
Growers Association, has received request
from Paris to send samples of Western wine
TO the Paris Exposition.
THE Bliss Memorial Sabbath-school was
held yesterday afternoon at the Presby-
terian Church on Fourth street. After the
exercises lunch was spread.
E. OWENS, private policeman on beat
near the scene of KunkePs murder, acci-
ientally shot himself in the hand Saturday
night, producing slight wound.
PHILIP ToLIIvER, SR, a colored man who
has resided in this city for over sixty years,
died at his home on New street. on Tuesday
morning last, at the age of eighty-nine.
Mr. BENIN PITMAN arrived yesterday from
Washington. The incinerated remains of
his wife will arrive to-day, and be buried
under rose-bush in Mr.. Pitman's yard at
Hillside.
SIMON ANTIQUE, a salesman at Sol. Mar
tins pawnshop, accidentally shot himself
with pistol Saturday evening, while show
ing it to a customer. Of course he did not
know that it was loaded.
FRANK BUcKsoN, fugitive from Coving-
ton, KY, has been arrested in this city on
the charge of robbing James Gowd, of Gov
ington, of lot of clothing A requisition
will be obtained for his return.
THREE Camp Washington boys will leave
for Colorado Tuesday morning. They will
be missed by all their friends Louis He
benheimer, Jr., George Weck and Andrew
Stier are the ones that propose to travel.
A VERY brilliant and pleasant party was
given last evening by the parents of Miss
Bella Brown, at No III Laurel street, for
the purpose of making the engagement of
Mr. Julius Frank and Bella Brown public.
THE verdict of the Coroner's jury in the
case of John Joseph McCann, who was
found dead Saturday at Third and Stone
streets was death from chills and fever, the
same being hastened by the use of alcoholic
stimulants
PARTIES holding tickets for the ball given
by the draynlen of Cincinnati for the ben
eft of James Farrell will please make re-
turns Tuesday and Wednesday, 10Th and
2Oth, to Joseph Griffin, at Don Fasso's, 291
Main Street.
THE funeral of the widow Agnes Laing
took place at $50 this morning from the
residence of her son-in-law, J. ]. +. Krut-
haupt, corner of Pearl and Butler streets
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Philomena Church.
TIE wrestling match between Lucien
Marc and Mcmahon, 'the Unknown" at
Robinson's Opera house, was most dis
graceful affair, owing to the babyish and
ungcntlemanly conduct of the latter. The
audience was sold.
AT the meeting of the Cuvier Club Satur-
day night, MeSsrs Logan, Robinson, Egan,
i'll am tnI ,t,,it
lee to draft resolutions expressive of the re-
grets of the Club at the loss of Colonel G. N.
Macrae and Van Coonrod, deceased since
The last meeting.
THE African elephant at the Geological
Garden yesterday sieZed his keeper and
hurled him with great violence against the
side Of the incioSure, where a pile of hay
prevented no doubt Il serious injury. This
same elephant is reported as having killed
0ne of its former keepers.
Hon NJ P Nolan addressed the English
speaking section of the Socialistic Labor
Party at Arbeiter Hall yesterday afternoon
upon the injustice of the introduction of
labor-saving machinery. After the conclu-
sion of his remarks the Chinese question
was taken up.
Four saloon-keepers were before Court
This morning on the charge of keeping open
after u O clock at night, contrary to a late
order of the Chief of Police. Each re-
eeiyed q sentence of 500 and ten days, the
execution of which WAS suspended on con-
htion that they conform to the law.
AT half-past 10 o'clock last night fire,
caused by defective fue, broke out in the
topmost story Of the building No. 10 West
Third street, occupied by offices and tene-
ments An alarm was turned on from Box
26, but the fire was extinguished before
much damage was done.
Rev. FATHER E. STEHLE last night de-
livered an eloquent funeral Grafton on
Pope Plus TX, at St. Joseph's Church, cor
ner of Laurel and Linn streets. This morn
Ing Pontifcal Requiem Mass was cele-
brated at the same place At St. Stephens
Church. in Columbia, similar services were
held to-day.
AT full meeting of the medical staff of
the Cincinnati Hospital Saturday night, the
following gentlemen were appointed as res
ident physicians of the institution: Joseph
Einbboro of tho Miami Medical Collepa .