The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

NEAR the milkmen with their bells
BraSsy bells.
What flood OF chalk and water their internal
noise fOretells
How they clang at early morn
OF sleek cattle fed on corn
How tnev rouse us from our dreams,
These mad milkmen with their screams
And the rattle OF their wagons and the clatter OF
their cans,
While we long to seize upon them with bundle
OF ratans
Till their yells
Drown their bells;
Drown the everlasting clamOr of their bells.
PENSION AGENT WYKoFF is to open a
branch Office here, temporarily only
SINCE the bankrupt law went into effect
two thousand five hundred petitions have
been filed
The Public Schools, Colleges, many pri-
yate educational institutions and the Cath
olic parochial schools all opened to-day.
Mrs. KLUsMAN, of 142 Hopkins street, was
bitten by dog some weeks ago and is now
alarmed lest the animal may have been
rabid.
THE trial of John Mccormack, charged
with killing Otway Cullahan, came up be-
fore Squire Rowekamp Saturday and he was
dismissed.
A MAN named Michael Shea, fifty years
old, residing near Prices Hill, and working
at Kelly's tailor store on Walnut street, mas
been mysteriously missing since Saturday
night.
THE owners of route sixteen have been
temporarily enjoined from further opera
ton, on the charge that they are requiring
greater amount of fare than that proposed
by the bid of their opponents.
JOHN RILEY. during the rain-storm Satur-
dav, took possession of couple OF umDrel-
los which were standing i'll front OF Robert
Services store at No. 200 West Fifth street,
for which he was sent out for three months
this morning.
THE Socialistic Labor party have nomin
ated Peter II. Clark and Sol. RuthenberG
for Congress, J. Gregory for Sheriff, Charles
Hcrschal for Coroner, Jos. Mayhem tol
County Commissioner and ). IL. w intake!
for County Surveyor.
PHILIP PFLUG. q siXteen-year-old boy, re
ceived severe cut on the head ana SeFera
other bad bruises during row at saloon
on the corner of Genessee street and Centra
avenue, last evening, The boy was glVel
S. to keep the matter quiet.
TIE bell at the Sixth-street tower com
menced ringing noon about thlrty-tW
SECONDS laler lO-uiy tilull lleiSVoAoi 49,
at Mount Lookout has been Signaied IN tn
past. In the future the signal will be 10
noon in the center of the city.
AMONG the varied entertainments at lr
wook Park yesterday was free, ,for-all no
race; not a race between hogs, but rae
for hog. His porkship was turned lo0s!
and the crowd commenced the chase, Dl
men running over the little ones, but tn
swiftes on foot and the surest on grab wa
Philip Pfalzgraf, Jr., an attache OF the STA
office He captured the squeaIing hog, an
sold it at once TO one of his unsuccessful
competitors.
THE basement of the residence of Wlllia1
Sumner Esq, on Walnut Hills, which IS :
present occupied by his brothcr-in-laW, M
b. b. Stewart and family, was entered by
thief last night By the mistake OF a Sc
want one window was left unfastened an
the seeker after provisions happened
strike that very window. He contente
himself with taking such edibles as h
could find and went away pretty well SUI
piled but leaving the family short OF breal
fast