The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

A NEW locomotive for the Miami Valley
Narrow-gauge arrived in the city yesterday
1t weighs twenty-five TONS
CHAs. w. JONES and Caleb Keeting were
brought from Ironton yesterday, and COM
mitted to the Hamilton County Jail, on the
charge of attempting to pass counterfeit
ten-dollar bill
A GERMAN named Henry Schaeffer, resid-
ing at No. IL Bremen street. fell between
the joists i'll the unfinished building of the
Meader Manufacturing Company yesterday,
and broke his leg
S. w. RAMP, who was appointed to exam
inc the Auditors books, has declined the
position and meeting of the Board has
been called for Monday morning for the
purpose of filling his place.
MISS Won HILLERN had as fine an audi
ence last night as attends any entertainment
in this city. Ladies who can do so should
see her this afternoon and early in the eve
ming, as the crowd will be very great to-
night.
The German mass meeting at Turner Hall
tonight will be big affair The issuing of
$2,0O0,0OO more bonds for the Southern
Railroad is the subject of dispute. Messrs.
Ruemelin, Hassaurek, Marckworth and 9th
ers will speak on the subject.
PETER KELLER, cigar manufacturer do
ing business at No. 56 Dudley street, was
brought before Commissioner Hooper yes
terday on the charge of selling cigars which
were not properly packed and stamped.
His case was continued until next Thurs
day, and in default of 1880 bail he was
committed to Jail.
THE Trustees of the Southern Road have
refused to join with the Chamber of Com
Is -
be presented to the Legislature giving to the
city authority to issue 100000 more
bonds for the completion of the road. They
propose however, to memorialize the LegiS-
lature on their own standpoint.
Mr.. ArroMMAs, the celebrated harpist,
with his assistants, Miss Stone and Miss
Feline Mantey, will give a soiree musicale
at College Hall, Tuesday evening next. Mr..
Aptommas has fully recovered from his re-
cent illness, and will this time be heard to
much better advantage than on his previous
appearance here.
THE Mississippi Valley Dental Association
closed its thirty-fourth annual meeting yes
terday by the election of the following otfi.
GERS: President, DR.. Frank Hunter; Vice
Presidents, N S. Hoff and DR.. Cassidy; Sec.
retary, DIR. Betty; Corresponding Secretary,
DR.. Kcely; Treasurer, DR.. ]. G. Cameron
Executive Committee, DR.. Clancy, Dr.. Mer-
edith and DR.. Rosenthal.
JAMES BURGEs, book agent, who lives al
No. $50 Central avenue, went into the house
Of Mrs. Carr, Isl East Liberty street. yester-
day to sell a book. For a few
moments she left the room, but on her re.
turn the agent was gone and silver
napkin ring missing When Burgess was
arrested the ring was found in his posses
sion, and this morning he received three
months sentence.
Gro. w. Holt, who was arrested a short
time ago supposed to be helping prisoner
10 escape, was dismissed this morning, but
he had no sooner left the courtroom then
he was arrested as fugitive from justice.
His picture was found in the Rogues' Gal
iery, marked Burglar" and giving three
names under which he was known. The
picture had been sent from New York, and
the Chief accordingly telegraphed to that
place, announcing his arrest.
A BLIND negro, named Stephen Price has
been in the habit of late OF taking his meals
ut the restaurant of Geo. Sanders, colored
at No 76 East Sixth street, in COM
pany with a number of other boarders.
During meal time his companions, taking
advantage Of his blindness, would tease and
annoy the old man, and make all sorts of
sport at his expense. Last evening, after
enduring the attacks of his tormcntors
for some time he became furious
and attempted to get hold of John Boil
dock one of the more persistent. During
The chase Sanders stepped between the men,
when the blind man grabbed him, supposing
that he had his victim and before he
could be stopped, drew a razor and inflicted
three terrible slashing cuts across the small
If his back. Price was arrested, and will be
held to await the result of the wounds
which are considered extremely dangerous.