The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

SISTER ANTHONY is opening a branch hos
pital in Dayton Ohio.
THE Board of Councilmen will hold o
special meeting this afternoon.
IT was VIM Wurst, not Wunch, furniture
dealer, who made an assignment to Joseph
Knipper.
WIN. BUSH, charged with the larceny OF
sl45 from Fidel Appeger, waived an exam
nation this morning.
THE Davenport Club have secured Pixies
Opera-house for next season for twenty-five
weekly entertainments.
"RED" MCGURR1N, an East Sxth-street
rough, has served out his sentence in the
Penitentiary for burglary.
IT requires about $50 600 coin per day for
the United States Treasury in this city to
pay the interest on bonds
HEzEKIAH B. MALONE, formerly a we'll
known business man of this city, died at
Bay City, Mich, last Sunday.
THE local Trustees of the Ninth District
have retained Mrs Wagstaif as Janitress of
the Ninth District School.
FATHER CALLAGHAN of Cincinnati, as
sisted in laying the cornerstone of the new
Catholic Cathedral at Little Rock, Ark,
yesterday.
SUIT was instituted yesterday against John
Shillito by j. A. Thacker to recover S., 600
for injuries to the premises adjoining Mr..
6hillito's new building
Mr.. ALFRED WooD, a well-known citizen,
died at his residence, No. 123 West Ninth
street, day before yesterday. His funeral
takes place this afternoon.
OFFICER JOHN DwYER, whose arm was bad
ly injured by a street car wheel last Satur-
day,i getting along finely. The physicians
think they can save his arm
IT is now argued by parties who ought to
know that the Southern Railroad can not
under the laws of Kentucky and Tennessee
be leased until it is completed
SAMUEL JONES and James Brown, two
lOafers of the baser sort, were sent out for
three months this morning for hanging
around the saloons on Sixth street
SAMUEL L. STEAD, of McGonigle Station,
was tried yesterday before Squire X eler on
a charge of incest, and was bound over to
the Grand Jury in the sum of $500.
HENRY EICKIER the keeper of a saloon
in the Big Missouri has reported the loss of
$249 cash, which was taken last evening
from behind his clock, where it had been
placed for safety.
CAPT. A. SWEET, Sheriff of Lampasas
County, Texas, passed through the city last
night with a man named VIM. Seymour in
his custody, who is charged with murder in
West Virginia and had fled to Texas.
AT meeting of the Library Committee
of the Board of Education, held last even
ing, the contract for supplying books to the
Public Library for the coming year was
awarded to Peter G. Thomson, of the
Arcade Book Store.
THIS is the last week of the exhibition of
the missing links, the Orang Utan and
the Chimpanzee, at the Geological Garden
Those who have not seen them, should avail
themselves of the epresentOpportunity to do
so. "a word to the wise," etc.
Mr.. GEO WARD NICHOLS, of the May
Musical Festival Committee, has sent a
check for 1926 to Mr.. Chas. Jacob, Jr., Pres
ident of the Cincinnati M@nnerchor Society |
as payment for their part in the last May
Festival.
A MAN who gave his name as Joseph Ma
loney. and falsely represented himself as
collector for the firm of Babbitt, Hardness
& Co., hired horse and buggy at Baeder's |
livery stable yesterday morning for few
hours ride and has since neglected to re-
turn.
THE undersigned retail hatters of Cincin-
natl have agreed to close their stores at p. !
M. Saturdays excepted( from July Sth to
August 18th: Powell d Co., Lockwood &
SnOwdon, Danbury Hat Manufacturing
Company, George W. Hendley, Altman q
Co.. j. Benjamin, VIM. Martin.
A FEW days ago an actor at the Olympic
Theater, on Central avenue, was badly
beaten by some unknown parties Yester-
day Richard Gross, who lives at 191 Char
i0te street, was arrested on suspicion of
being one Of the assalants, and his name
placed on the docket for August 10th oppo-
site the charge of shooting with intent to
kill.