The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.


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UPWARDS of eight million bushels of coal
have been shipped from Pittsburg here
during the recent rise i'll the river.
THE Public Library will be closed from /
to o'clock this afternoon, out of respect to
the memory of the late NJ HaZen White.
THE Geological Garden should be well at
tended tomorrow. The grounds are very
beautiful and the attractions innumerable.
THE promenade concert at Mozart Hall
for the Church of the Atonement progresses
finely. A large attendance is expected this
evening.
THE first train over the l., C. & L. cutoff
at Lawrenceburg passed on Monday The
line will be permanently opened up by
May 18th.
THE 0. Il NJ. Road will run a special
train every day during the Musical Festival
from Cincinnati to Aurora, and return after
every performance,
WAHLE & WoLTERMANN, of the Fifth
street Garden, announce a concert tonight
by Curriers' Band Good music and good
order is announced
AFTER the result Of the election was
known last evening Mr. Fred. Hassaurek,
editor of the Nolksbatt, was serenaded by
the Hartz Mountain Band.
CHAs. MEYER betrayed the confidence of
his roommate by stealing from him $13
worth of trinkets. He will pay the penalty
of his crime by serving two months in the
Work house.
THE Legislative investigation of the
Southern Railroad is proceeding very quiet
ly. The witnesses examined yesterday were
Amor Smith, Eph. Morgan, Chas. Davis and
Captain Tatum.
LEVI, restaurant keeper on Central ave-
nue., gave banquet to Detective Wappen-
stein and his friends yesterday to celebrate
Mr.. WappenSteins Introduction into the
office of Inspector
ASA COLGATE, who week ago was mys-
teriously assaulted on Colerain Pike, has
been taken to the County Intirmary He
will die. Frank Seals, suspected of the
crime, is the County Jail.
GEN THos. E. POWELL a prominent law
yer and politician in this State for many
years, died suddenly while sitting in his
chair last evening at his home near Branch
Hill, in Clermont County.
A CIRCULAR has been issued to the
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Ohio by the Central Committee, requesting
shat Wednesday, May 18th, be observed as
a day of prayer by the Union.
DURING the week two hundred and
twenty-five ordinance were brought
before the Police Court, upon whom SEN
tences were passed amounting to $3.50 fines
and one thousand and sixty days at the
Work house
THE General Committee appointed by the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Association
has issued invitations to the citizens to as
sist the Association in the decoration of
soldiers and sailors graves in Spring Grove
Cemetery, on May 30th.
On Tuesday evening, at the Third Baptist
Church on Pine street, the regular monthly
gathering will take place. An excellent
programme has been arranged. On the fol-
lowing evening the excellent concert by the
Cincinnati Quartette will be given.
Mrs. LOUISA THREM, of No. 60 Moore
street, yesterday celebrated the twenty-sec-
ond anniversary of her birthday. 1t was
also the day on which two years ago she
was married. AS a third item she pre-
sented her husband with a bouncing girl
baby.
ARTICLES of association of the Jefferson
VILE Cincinnati & Ohio Railroad Company
have been filed with the Secretary of State.
The road is from Jacksonville to the east
line of the State of Indiana, distance of
one hundred and twelve miles; capital
Bl,5O0,OOu. John Bryne leading stock
holder
Two YOUNG colored gentlemen, who sign
heir names as Chas. Brown and Joseph
Young, helped themselves to an umbrella,
It a store on Eighth street and Central ave-
aue, few nights ago. The Judge wit
aessed the theft, and hence was easily per-
luaded to send them out for three months
zach this morning
AMOS DAVIS formerly proprietor of the
Sun Saloon, was arrested yesterday on
Earrant sworn out by Captain Johnson on
he charge of libel. The article for the publi-
sation of which the charge was made APP
eeared in the Cincinnati Times and accused
ihe Captain of unotliCer-like conduct while
Inspector of Police. The case will be heard
Nay 9th.
THE magnificent parlors of the Stich-
Ienoth residence, on Elm, near Twelfth
street, were filled to overhowing last even
ing in response to a neatly written invita-
ton. The affair was delightful one
throughout. The aftable hostess made oil
feel at home A most excellent repast was
served. The affair will not soon be forgot
ten by those present.
JOHN H. GRossHEIMER, Jr., and VIM. Os-
tendarf were tried and found guilty yeSter-
day of making and dealing in counterfeit
coin, but the most notable fact respecting
their trial was that they were the first Grim
inalS IN the United states Courts who were
given the privilege of testifyng for them
selves according to the new law.
THE bond of John G. Fratz, County
Treasurer elect has been fixed at $5OO,O00
by the Commissioners. The latter also re-
turned the bond of j. r. Bender, the pres
ent incumbent of the contested office of
Clerk of the Police Court with a note stat
ing that the Board had examined and ac-
cepted the bond of Samuel Smiley, recently
elected.
ME. SAM F. GEORGE lectures tonight as
per advertisement at Hibernia Hall, oppo-
site Robinsons Opera-house, on the "Agri-
cultural Cooperative Colony" in Ellis
County, Kansas, He comes highly recon-
mended to us as an efficient agricultural
co-operator. Mr.. George is the guest of Dr.
Epstine 1877 Twelfth street where he can be
seen, and will impart any information rela-
tive to the colony
NJ. LEON CHoTTEAU, of Paris, France, held
o conference yesterday afternoon with a