The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-16
LOCAL BREVITIES.
,PTlAN darkness.

1HK Grand Jury has concluded Its
tabors.
THE Board Of Aldermen meets this af-
ternoon.
The position OF Wharf Register is a
sineoure.
POSTMASTER WAHLE will reach home
from Washington tO-l 'ght.
THERE are four hundred and fifty -four
prisoners at The WOrk-house.
Ex-MAYoR G. W. Q. JOHNSTON is
looming up AS o candidate for Sherifr.
JAMES SHANNON was fined S. and co ats
Last eve ling py squire Block for cruel
ty to mule.
ACCORDING to Texas paper the at
torneys ilor Alb: Rothschild are rece!v-
lug $40 OO0 as their fee.
MEETINGS are being held at the Y. NJ.
q. A. Hall every afternoon at 3 O'Clock
with increasing interest.
The wholesale drug-houee Of w. J. Nj.
Goruon was burglarizod last night and
$50 worth OF quinine stolen.
CAPT. JAMES HOBBS, alias Comanche
jim, was last evening adiudged luna a.
tic in the Probate Court, and sent TO
Longview Asylum.
EOl1O lOk AL Iuo
aggregate to fully $2j, 900 will be brought
by property owners on account OF the
change OF grade on Coleman ayepuo.
JOHN P. LoGE, ESQ, our new Post
master, denies positively that he has as
yet decided on any changes in the office.
He admits, however, that many will be
made.
MIR. Con. CoNNoR, Of the Globe Roll
snu At L. h. ~ q
occurred in connection with Police
Court item, as all who know him were
aware.
HENRY WEIraoLTER was arrested
this morning by Ottlcer Joseph Smith, OF
the S. p. c. a.. on charge Of cruelty to
animals, in tying the feot OF lot OF
geese. lie was fined So and costs by
Squire Block.
The Italians Of this city, In their meet
ing at Mozart Hall last nigh, resolved
to commemorate the death OF K W. Vic
tor Emanuel, by a grand parade and a
funeral celebration at the Cathedral to-
morrow morning.
+. II. MooRMAN, an undertaken OF
Longworth street, was arrested yester-
day by Captain Zeigier on warrant
charging him with burying body with
out a permit, and this morning was
fined IS and costs.
PATRICK BARRETT WAS found short
time ago in company with known thief
and box OF tobacco. The tobacco was
identlte as belonging TO Lyman b.
Eaton, and Pat Will 60 to the Work
house for three months.
MR.. JOIN ! RRGEN, who lives in Green
Township and VINO was robbed about a
week ago BY highwaymeu on tue Hamll-
to- Pike, was again held up last even
ing. His revolver, however, brought
him aately out OF bis difficulty.
ELoUIs BROWN, an old-time thief and
burglar, having enjoyed a few days OF
freedom from the Work-house, was sent
back again for one year this morning for
prowling about house on George stree!
with burglar tools IN his possession.
PROF. &. F. JUNKERMANN and daugh.
ter were riding under the railroad
bridge which passes over Woodburn av-
euue, yesterday, when their horse took
fright at a moving train, and they were
thrown from the buggy and considera'
bly, bruised.
OFFICERS SEWERS and Voigbt were
bound over to tue Court OF Com mon
Pleas in the cum OF 5000 eaoh, by E5quile e
Rowekamp yesterdar, on the charge oil
illegally arrestlng and striking Daniel
y keefe al Green's saloon on Longwor
street, the night OF January 3.
The Ca!edonian Society, at mee sine
held at No. 2IS Vine street
elected tho following officers: Rpbes,
Buchanan, President; Vim. Walker,
Vice President; Thomas Gibson, Treas
urer; John W. Richardson, Secretary
Lawrence Maxwell, Councilman.
AT the annual meeting OF tue Butcn
ers' Hide Association, yesterday, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Nj. Hoffman, Jr., Presi.
dent; D. Robinson, Vice President; II
N.colay, Treasurer; A. Renner, Score
tary; Ii. Daum, Superintendent.
HON. B. F.LovELAcE, OF this city wa
robbed OF $50 at the Columbus Depot
yesterday, but the Cincinnati detectives
were present, aud within fifteen min
utes the thief was caught and bandeG
over t0,the Columbus aulh critics and tn
money returned to the owner.
MARY NILES, single woman thirty
1ve years old, who lived with her siste
at No. So Ridgeley street, in Pendleton
Ing by her clothing catching fire from
CRATE, died t1is morning about 7 O'Clock
at the Cincinnati Hospital. Corone
stich was notified, jure impanelad unt
the inquest set for tomorrow morning
al 10 o'clock.
JOHN HERMAN, on leaving a salool
OIL West sixth street yesterday, wa
followed by three men into the rea
OF No. 1877, on the same street, wher,
TWO OF them held him, while the othe
went through mis- pockets, relieving hin
OF his watch, some jewelry and all tn,
money in his possession. Later in tht
day James Keenan, WAS arrested as on,
OF the parties, and Will be brough to tria
Friday morning.
AT the annual election yesterday
Directors OF the Amazon 1nsuranc
Company were elected as follows: Car
A. G. Adas, Sylvester W. Bard, Georg
Fox, 4. F. Goodnougb, Gozzam Gano
II. A. Lanqhorst, Il. G, Middleton, Thos
. ]. Emery, Robert Mitchell, Charles r b
son, William Sumner, I. NJ. Snowdou
Charles .. Tanner, s. ii. Taft, Jr., Jaba:
II. Waters, Jno. Bast, Robert Mohlchael
Lexington, KY; William e. Williams
Delaware, o.; Il Q. King, Springfield
OIiO.
A MEETING Of the Building Trades wa
held yesterday at the Meohanlcs' Inst
tute, at which one hundred and twenty
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