The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Auu hylllB IN neI BhIueu hdSe'
CINCINNATI claims the discovery Of new
face-the balloon race.
SANDY NoGGIN says any other -four, as
well as rose, by another name would smell
as wheat.
THE term Of Office Of the Directors of the
Board of Trade expires next Thursday,
August LIST.
JOHN HARRISON, a cigarmaker working at
No. 116 Hopkins street, is at the Hospital
suffering from sunstroke.
THEyoung woman, Jessie Pyatt was yes
terday consigned to the care Of Sister An
thony, at the Good Samaritan Hospital.
Mr.. OTro SINGER has declined to be can
ditlate for the Office of Teacher and Super
mtendent of Music in the Public Schools.
DEATH by apoplexy in an epileptic fit,
was the verdict in the case of Jerry Cronin,
whose body was found lying in pool of
blood yesterday
THE Womcn's Christian Association has
purchased the building, No. 100 Broadway,
from Mr.. G. K. Shoenberger, who has gem
erously presented the Association with one
third of the price.
The German Teachers Association of
Cincinnati, numbering between fifty and
to attend the convention of German teach
ers. at Brooklyn, N. Y.
A THREE-DoLLAR pistol-$50 and costs
Aaron Webster now sits in The Work-house
and tries to figure out some discrepancy in
the above statement, Sc says there is too
mucb money and too little pistol
CHARLES H. BISHOP, son of George w.
Bishop, while out riding on horseback yes
frio de-
KY, ran into vehicle and fell from his
horse, breaking his collar-bone. His in
iuries are not fatal.
DURING the severe wind storm yesterday
afternoon, the steamer Fannie Tatum was
blown on to the beach opposite the Marine
Railway. After great efforts the boat was
worked off only to be driven ashore again
6hring the severe rain storm at4 o'clock.
Mr.. WIN. PuLLES, of the Tappan-McKil-
Top Commercial Agency in this city, yester-
day received information that the Boston
defauter, President Tappan, of the New
York Tappan, McKillop & Sprague Agency,
had soaked $57, 500 for the Company in
New York.
'SwEET Little Face in the Cradle;" song
and chorus, by John T. Rutledge; and ooh!
She is such a Darling" by One Who Knows
two pretty songs-have just been pub
hshed by John Church & Co., music pub.
Fishers and dealers Sc w. Fourth street,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr.. CAsPAR GAMBs, an old German Pi-
aBeer, who fought through the war of the
Rebellion, died yesterday at his home, No.
5l9 Walnut street. He was a native of
Munich, Bavaria, and was ffty-three years
old at the time of his DEATH His funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon,
BRowN-EYED Billy Miller a sun-browned
tramp from Brown County, dressed in a
brown coat, was sent out to Morgans brown.
stone front this morning for begging brown
bread in the dust-brown streets of Cum,
minsvjlle. Billy says: I'm done up brown
CHS time, but I'll brown again soon"
CHARLES LEWIS, a colored man twenty
nine years Of age, was arrested in Lockland
yesterday evening on charge of breaking
in:o house at that place, in company with
smother man named John Doughman. The
latter, however, was not captured. Lewis
was locked up in the County Jail this morn
ing
ANN GRAFTON was arrested last night fo1
REaShing John Fletcher's shoulder with d
razor. John was arrested on a counter
charge of stealing $40 from Ann, which she
gave as her aggravation for the cutting
her bail was fixed at $780, Fletcher was
dismissed.
JAS. SAINT, a lad living at No $50 Eastern
avenue, while playing on the cars of the
Little Miami Railroad, near the depot, yes
terday evening hadthis foot caught between
the bumpers of two freight cars, crushing il
considerably, and lacerating the flesh terri
bly,. 1t is thought that no bones have beer
broken, and, if SO, amputation will not b.
necessary.
Mr. GEORGE W. BAReER the contractor
whO has been sued by his foster-mother
Airs. F. W. Meeks, for $75, 900, has filed ar
answer in the Court of Common Pleas, il
which he denies that he is indebted to tn,
plaintiff in any sum of money whatever
and that all matters ever in controversy be
tween them have been fully and finally set
tied. He therefore asks that the petition o
the plaintiff be dismissed at her costs.
THE following Cincinnatians are regis
tered abroad: At Paris--G. Baker w. A
Boone, s. Cook, Mrs Cook, Miss Cook, G. D
Freshman, J. GrosSus J. K. Heppensack, ]
t. Hetherington, B. F. Kruthaup, Mrs d
r. Murphy, l.. F. Plympton, F. ], White
At London-M. Holmes and Mrs. Holmes
Mrs. c. r. Howard Miss B. Jones, w. S
Ludlow, w. L. Merrill, c. A. Robson, Col
N0htuIcI, w. k|tlll, D. ZSIll duh 4hloo IJCill
At Brussels-Mr and Mrs. J. w. Kunkl'
aad Louis Kramer Interlaken, Switzer
land. II. Buddeke.
ALKALINE SCHLEssINGER and Mary Storts
for want of better facilities engaged in oil
animated quarrel througha knot-hole in th'
high board-fence which separates the
premises. Mary, in a spirit of merry mis-
chief, dropped chair over the fence, which
by strange fatality hit Adaline on tn
head and knocked her out of position
hence, the appearance of both parties il
the Police Court this morning. They wer
dismissed with the friendly warning t,
avoid knot-holes, now and forever.
An account of fierce encounter betwee,
Mr. }. c. Jones, of Clifton, and three bur
glars, who fired upon him. was published
last week Three men, Owen REILLY, Geo
Scott and James Haley, were gathered in b.
Captain Wappenstein and Detectives Mead
Murray, Ampthauer and Duffy at an oil
barn near Eighth and Lock streets, whicl
is their den. These men were equippe
with burglar tools, and they were locke'
up on suspicion of being the men who al
tackled Mr. Jones. Three other suspicion
characters escaDed charge was entere