The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-03

train this morning and ground up into
mince meat. The pig was valuable one
weighing three hundred mounds and the
property of Col. Irwin, who gathered up
the remnants and took them home, swear
ing vengeance on the managers, and went
right to work to have somebody write 'em
up for the Commercial.
A fire broke out shortly after II o'clock
this morning in the roof of a tWo-s ,ory
brick house on Cabot street, near Bellevue
owned by Mrs. Oredlin. An alarm was at
once turned in, and the tiremen confined
the flames to the roof The loss from fire
and water will probably reach $780, Two
of the firemen narrowly escaped perhaps ia
tai injures-Chris. Specht, by having the
ladder fall from under him, and Charley
Solar, while standing on the roof stream
from hose struck him, and, but for his
clothes catching in the gutter, he would
have tumbled Off
Lieutenant Cottingham, assisted by Off
GERS Flynn and Crighton, made q raid on
the old ranch known as the Bailey Bar
racks" about 10 o'clock last night, and cap
tured the following roan-colored daisies:
Mollie Walker, Lizzie Shanlon, Matt. Sim
mons, Pothena Brown, Rachel Gibbs, and
lIItc VI OilClC kodlI SOlultlSJ lldilltu All
thony Terry, Henry Doyle and Albert
Baum. This morning they were brought
before His Honor Judge Geisler, when a
number of witnesses residing in the neigh
borhood testified that the ranch had be-
come an eye-sore and q nuisance of the
worst sort, and that the language made use
of by the inmates was most disgusting. AT
this juncture the Judge declared that he
had seen people hung for less crimes, and
ordered that the female portion be BAN
ished from the city, never to return, or
locked up until they made up their minds
to do SO. The soldiers We're fined $5 and
costs each.
OXFORD, O.
The following were the persons elected
on Monday:
Corporation Ticket-Mayor B. B. Davis;
H, L. Kyler; Treasurer s. c.
Richey; Clerk, James Kennedy Member of
School Board, J. Douglass; Councilmen,
James Murphy, John Wray and T. R. Kun
ler; Fire Wardens, John Lytle, Joseph Al
lendorf and Joseph Hayden.
Township Ticket-Trustees VIM Finch,
NJ. Beckett and Samuel Foreman; Treas
urer, +. D. Sadler; Clerk, George Stork
]. R. Kerwood and Geo. Weld
ner; Assessor, Charles Wright.
DAYTON. XIV.
The boiler and machinery for the new
car arrived yesterday, and attracted consid-
erable attention.
CoUNcIL.-On motion of Mr.. Reid the
Law Committee was instructed to bring
suit against all delinquent taxpayers; car
ried. The license on dogs was reduced from |
IS to $3 The election Of City Engineer and
Street Commissioner was postponed until
he next regular meeting. The Standing
Committees for the ensuing year are as fol-
ows: Law-MeSsrs. Jas. Harris, H. Joer-
ng, George Anderson; Finance-Messrs ].
Reid, A. A. Winter, James Harris; Streets
Nessrs. George Schaffeld, A. Shearer, HI.
Russo, A. A. Winter; Printing -Messrs.
ieorge. Schaffeld, John Reid, George An
lerson; Jail-Messrs. H. Busse Fl. Joer-
ng A. Shearer; Poor-Messrs. James Har-
is, George Schaffeld, George Anderson, A.
A.. Winter.
The Murphy meeting held last night in
he Presbyterian Church was perfectly
crowded. Prof. McGinnis read portion of
he Scriptures then followed the Rev. Mr.
Matthews, of Newport, who delivered
'ery able and argumentative address on the
fleets of alcoholic drinks conclusively
howing its ruinous effects physically men
oAiJ uLo otICl WlSI- lul IuhbtuSWS ClOScu
With an earnest appeal for all to Join the
emperance band and resist the demon of
destroying our country. Mr.
\eely delivered a short address, and was
ollowed by Col James Booker, of Coving-
on, in a good speech. Mr.. Williams con
lucted the meeting and closed with, an
arnest appeal to sign. Fifteen persons
igned the pledge and took the blue ribbon.
he total number who have signed the
ledge since the meetings commenced is
early six hundred
SPRINGFIELD,
We will probably have a new Court
ouse.
Chief Schuchman has a new desk for his
flee.
Geo. Dale and f. NJ. Bradford were re- I
lected Constables.
Mayor Cole has purchased a new set of ,
instruments. q
The remains of Miss Allie Crothers were
,ken to Greenfield, Highland County, to- '
ay, for interment. t
The fines and licenses collected by the
[ayor for the city, for the month OF March, I
mounted to $195 rs. t
A couple of young roughs, John Ford q
nd Thomas Donahue, pitched on young
ian named Charles larry and severely in
lred him.
MAYORS CoURT.-Thos. Ray, violating \
unday ordinance, $13 95; Royal H. Cook, II
oscene language, $4 10; same, disorderly,
10; William Turkentun, drunk, $4 80.
PIQUA. O.
James Johnson is home from Cincinnati. n
Another italian string band has made its i
opearance in our town. y
Miss Edith Brownell, who has been visit c
ig friends at Toledo, O., is home again.
Charles Fitton an old Piqua boy, now of il
Ohio, is in town visiting his
lrents. s
John II, Young has returned from Gin d
nnati, where he has been attending the
College. y
John Reising, leader of the Opera Band of v
lis place, accompanied by his Silver Cor C
ct Band, of Bradford, Ohio, went to Yer =
lilies, Ohio, last Saturday night to assist q
giving concert to the denizens of that n
lace.