The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-11
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A HORSE on the green line of street cars
fell dead on Sixth street yesterday from ef-
tecs of heat.
Two fast-driving milkmen, named J. W.
Alt and Michael Kloman, were fined IS each
at the Police Court this morning.
Mrs L. b. REAKIRT gave fete champetre
last evening to about one hundred of her
friends Oh her spacious grounds, Mt. Au-
burn.
The Directors of the Miami Valley Mar
row-gauge Road have decided TO push for
ward the road to the earliest possible com
pletion.
The committee appointed by the Cham
Der OF Commerce to prepare expressions IN
momory of the late J. L. Powell made their
report yesterday.
ADDITIONAL subscription to the amount
of $500 was reported at the meeting of the
Exposition Commissioners last evening,
making a total of $780,
PETER MOORE of 143 Hopkins street. had
his foot run over yesterday by streetcar
wheel, which crushed his toes so badly that
it was necessary to amputate them.
A woULD-BE incendiary was frightened
away from the residence of +. l.. Anderson,
East Walnut Hills, yesterday morning, after
he had saturated the porch with kerosene
oil.
JOHN KENcEL who is charged with the
burglary of Mr.. Stewards store, on Court
street between Sycamore and Broadway
was held to answer this morning. Bail
$500.
FIVE young men were fined $40 and costs
each this morning for shocking the modesty
of the people residing on the canal, above
Liberty street, by going in bathing in the
daytime.
THE First and Second Kentucky Regi-
ments held a meeting yesterday at No. 532
Vine street, and made preparations for an
excursion to the Soldiers Home on the
29th inst.
PETER HEZELHERMER, residing on Harri-
son Pike, died yesterday from the effects of
the injuries received by being run over by
the stone-wagon he was driving about two
weeks ago.
A SMALL fire, supposed to be the work of
an incendiary, was extinguished by the Off
GERS in the building on the southwest cor
ner of Fourth and Mill streets about /
o'clock this morning
WIN. JONES, gentleman of color, robbed
a companion of sixteen dollars worth of
jewelry, at No. 80 John street, on the eve
of the Fourth, for which he was sent out
for nine months this morning.
A MEETING of the creditors of Gideon Bur-
ton & Co., boot and shoe dealers, of this city,
who failed few days ago, took place yes
terday, and it was decided that the firm
should pay Is cents on the dollar.
JOHN DENNIS and Robert Higginbottom
were committed to Jail in default of $1,000
bail yesterday to await IA further hearing by
Commissioner Hooper on the charge OF hay
ing in their possession counterfeit % cent
coins.
THE delegates of the North American
Smngerbund met last night at Rottger's
Hall and elected the following new dele
gates: H. Ruess, of the Germania Manner
chor, and Frank Hoffner, of the Cecilia
Mpnnerchor of Camp Washington.
HERMAN WOLF an Over-the-Rhine gro
cery-store keeper, was arrested last evening
on the charge Of obtaining 81 so from Mrs.
Gerst, by the false statement that her hus
band had purchased some sausage at the
defendants store. His trial will take place
July 10Th.
MARTIN GAMBs, the tailor Of No. $50 Cen
tral avenue, who stabbed himself with a
pair of shears night before last, died of his
wound at the Hospital last evening. Coroner
SticH held an inquest this morning and rem
dered verdict of death from suicide
Four aged women while filled with
schooners and meanness collected about |
O'Clock this morning in a cellar on the cor
ner Of John and Elizabeth streets, where
they engaged in free fight and aroused the
neighbors with their noise and tumult. The
Judge sent them to the Works for three
months each.