The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-15

and for some cause or other the epidemic
among the finny tribe is alarming. Where
is our Board of Health?
A number of men were engaged at the
works of the Newport & Cincinnati Iron e.
Pipe Company (Gaylord's old foundry yes
terday afternoon, putting a new roof on
one OF the buildings when the center brace
gave way and the roof began to sink. Some
of the men jumped in time to save them
selves. but four of them went down with
the roof, which fell with a fearful crash.
The wreck was rapidly removed and the
men eXtrCated, bruised and bleeding. They
were Jas. O'Bren, of 224 Front street. OPP
posle the works, thirty years old, who suf-
fered severe internal injuries and probably
conclusion of tue brain; j. w. Fenton,
Southgate street and Central avenue sixty
years old, arm and jaw broken John Good,
Bellevue, leg and head injured; John
Scheerer, IS Lewis street, slightly injured.
The case of the Commonwealth against
Henry Stuckoff for an alleged assault COM
mitted on Annie Richards the particulars
of which have already appeared i'll the STAR,
was called before Squire Buchanan this
morning Miss Richards the prosecuting
witness was unable to appear on account of
severe illness, and the young woman who
was with her at the time the assault
was committed was present and testified
to the facts already published.
Prosecuting Attorney Ducker declined to
prosecute the case, on the grounds that the
girls were of a loose charac err that this
Commonwealth could not, nor even would
not if it could, protect such characters who
leave their own city and promenade the
IA irI, ,,rptaotinr
This is certainly an outrage and the more
so, coming as it does from such an attorney
rs Mr.. Ducker, who has heretofore dealt
with such cases as the law provides.
HAMILTON:
Judge Joseph Traber is lying quite sick
with pneumonia.
Mr.. James Fitton is lying quite sick at
his residence on Third street.
Curtis Condor, a well-known farmer of
Butler County, is lying dangerously i'll.
Mr.. H. H. Jones is lying quite sick with
congestive chills at her home in the Third
Ward.
John Gilmore son of Judge Gilmore, of
Eaton, paid his Hamilton friends a brief
visit yesterday.
The next open-air concert will be given
Saturday night by the City Band on the
Courthouse campus.
Major Joe Kennedy on Tuesday met with
quite painful accident. While in the act
of telling tree the ak slipped and cut his
left foot.
Lieut. Louthan has offered his resigna-
ton as First Lieutenant of the Light In
fantry. Owing to other business he has not
time to devote to the office.
A petition for divorce was yesterday filed
by Jacob Landerman against Anna Lander
man on the grounds of fraud in the marriage
contract, the defendant now being an in
mate of the Asylum.
The ex-soldiers and sailors of Hamilton
and vicinity are requested to meet to-mOr-
row night at the hall over the Second Ma
tional Bank for the purpose of etfecting
permanent organization.
A marriage took place in the Probate
Courtroom yesterday afternoon at B
o'clock. The contracting parties were Eli
May, of Cincinnati, and Miss Susan Led
we'll, of Collinsvlle. The ceremony was
performed by Squire Stevenson.
Yesterday VIM. Rochell, of the Third
Ward, purchased a horse and spring wagon
at horse auction in Cincinnati and started
to drive it to this place. When Oh the top
of Vinestreet Hill the horse ran away,
throwing Rochell out and badly injuring
him. 1t is thought his injuries are of very
serious nature.
LEXINGTON. Ky.
Plenty of work for our hemp cutters just
now.
Our County Surveyor elect, Mr.. J. NJ.
GORDON, is quite i'll.
Rev. Mr. Kerfoot, of Baltimore, is attend
ing the Baptist Association at Elkhorn.
We regret to learn that our worthy citi-
zen, John Dow, leaves this week for Texas.
That new business house on The corner of
Water and Upper streets will soon be COM
pleted, and magnificent stand it will be.
The colored people of this city and sec
ton are making extensive preparations for
their Fair, which will come off about the 1st
OF Sep, ember
On Tuesday evening, while Capt Sharp
was going the rounds> examining the Jail, |
he found an iron key exactly fitting the
prison door, After some investigation he
discovered that Barnes and Michaels, from
Montgomery County, and awaiting trial for
murder, together with one Talbot, and Ed. |
Lewis and Tom Owens were he parties i'm |
plicated. 1t has not been ascertained who |
is the maker of the key, but it certainly |
was the workmanship of some expert out
side the Jail.
Col. Cal. Shepherd, of the louisville
Regiment, is notified, together with the fol-
lowing young Spar ans, to discontinue their
visits to Ford q Cassdy's grain warehouse:
John Slavin, Cal. Foushee, one young
Holmes, and two or three others. These
boys are very annoying and reckless as to
their conduct, and we take this opportuni- |
ty of notifying their parents that they must
stay away from our premises or we will |
have them arrested and severely dealt with. |
FORD u CASSIDY.
OXFORD. o.
Warner and Osborn are doing the paint
ing on the band stand.
The Live Oaks, of Hamilton, will not play
The OXfords tomorrow, as expected.
Messrs. Harry Gath and John Booth left |