The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.
JUNE 10

street last night.
The porcupine case will be taken up
again tomorrow.
CHAs. H. GODDARD, of Fayette County,
has gone into bankruptcy.
WHO is to be Hydraulic Engineer in place
of Superintendent Kirton?
A BURNING CHIMNEY was the cause of the
alarm from Box 5S yesterday afternoon.
THE pedestrian Sidnam compldEd his
task at the Bellevue House ahead OF time.
THE closing exercises of Miss Armstrong;
school, on Mt. Auburn, occur tomorrow
A WATER main on Elm street opposite
L'Hommedeu alley burst early this morn
ing.
THE photograph has been removed to
Hopkins Hall, where the exhibitions will
be continued.
THE Internal Revenue Office will be
turned over to the new Collector, Mr. Amor
Smith, tomorrow.
FRANK A. DRAPER, who has been on trial
before Squire B. Nj. Wright for embezzle-
ment was honorably acquitted Saturday.
A coAL-oIL lamp exploded in the kitchen
of the restaurant on Vine street, just north
of Seventh, at l o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
MAYOR MooRE's Light Guards, on their
return from Reading, paid Colonel Chas. A.
Sandmeyer visit, and were drilled by
him.
THE Phonograph has been removed to
Hopkins Hall, where it will be exhibited
this week. 1t will then start on q tour OF
the State.
OFFICER JOSEPH KEcK was badly cut with
a beer glass in. free fight Sunday morning
in front of Barney Burns saloon, in the
Twenty"tirst Ward.
EDWARD and John Lott, father and son,
living at No. ASP Main street, were fined So
each this morning for keeping their billiard
rooms open Sunday.
LAWRENCE WEIsENBERGER's sole-leather
factory No. 750 Vine street. caught fire
early yesterday morning, and was damaged
to the extent OF $3.50.
THE attendance at the Geological Garden
was but slight yesterday owing to the rain.
Next Saturday the Orang Utalf and Chin
pa NEE will be on exhibition.
PHILIP and Henry Eckenroth were ar
rested yesterday and will be tried next Fri
day, for permitting game of pool to be
played on their premises on Sunday.
MAGGIE BAcKwATER, a servant girl, was
hired last Saturday by the wife of Officer
Conroy, No. 1896 Court street, and few
hours afterward skipped out with $22.
THE glove contest at Loewen Garden, Sat
urday night, ended in a row, which called
for police interference The trouble began
in dispute between the shareholders.
PATRICK HESTER, an employe of the Gas
Company, who was stabbed in the back at a
saloon on Ninth and Elm streets, has
recovered sufficiently to leave the Hos
pital.
SERGEANT W. H. DEv1NE is acting Lieuten-
ant at the Central Station, and Officer f. ID.
Davis Sergeant during the absence. Oh ac-
count of Sickness of Lieutenant Mike
Spaeth. --
TIE Socialists held meeting last Satur-
day night at the corner of Linn and Everett
streets. The attempt to assassinate the
German Emperor was the principal subject
discussed.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians of the
State of Ohio held their annual Convention
at Toledo last week, and reelected their
State officers. Twenty-eight counties were
represented.
HAYDN's Third Mass was rendered by the
choir at the Cathedral yesterday The
solos were rendered by the Misses Sullivan
and Berger and Messrs. Helmekamp and
Middendorf.
THE commencement exercises of the
Chickering Institute will be held next
Thursday evening" at o'clock, at the Vine
street Congregational Church. On that oc-
casion nineteen young gentlemen will re-
ceive their diplomas.
GEORGE and Sarah Perrin, husband and
wife, were committed to the Work-house
for three months each this morning for be-
ing perpetually drunk, and their little child
taken from them and placed in the charge
Of the Sisters of Charity.
Mr. RogT. HAsIo, while driving home in
his barouche, through Corryville last even
ing, came into violent collision with q
buggy driven by colored man named
Rolly Green. Both vehicles were badly
damaged, but no one hurt.
Mrs. THos. H. YEATMAN, of Riverside,
who on last Sunday was prostrated by a
severe stroke of paralysis, has so far recov-
cred as to show partial return of intellect
and to utter few words. Her right side,
however, remains paralyzed.
FRANK HUEBER was arrested yesterday at
the instance of his employer Thos. Lloyd a
contractor, on the charge of appropriating
to his own use $23 SO, collected by him
from one of Mr. Lloyd's debtors His trial
will take place next Friday.
MIKE ScoLLARD, of No 339 Broadway,
an old hand at the business of wife-beating,
observed the Sabbath yesterday by stealing
his wife's hard earnings, tearing up her
clothing and then severely abusing her.
The wife will have rest for three months.
JOHN T. OsTENDoRF and John H. O'Shaugh-
Messy who have served the Police Court in
the capacity of Deputy Clerks for the past
four years, will give place tome row morn
ing TO Messrs, Michael Spaeth and William
Doyle, the new deputies appointed by Clerk
Smiley.
THE St. Aloysius Orphan Asylum held a
meeting yesterday afternoon, and decided
to give picnic at their grove July 4th.
They also resolved to attend the ceremonies
of the laying of the cornerstone Of the new
St. Francis Of Sales Church, on East Wal
uut Hills, next Sunday,
THE Murphy Temperance Union No. /, Of
his city, now making their headquarters at
Bible Chapel, Longworth street. have Sc
cured the services OF Mr. G. NJ. McMasters