The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

took place at danCe-house on NeW slreet,
night before last, is still mystery.
MICHAEL CoNNoRs, who was buried from
st. Xavier Church yesterday afternoon, was
one hundred and twelve years old.
THE Loud-Driver-Mamie Lord forgery
case was again continued this morning until
May I'd, with the mutual consent OF all con-
cerned.
A s1x-wEEKs-oLD child was found last
night on Mrs. Weising's door-steps, at 1913
West Court street. The infant was taken
to the Hospital.
THE Trustees of the German Protestant
Orphan Asylum, last evening, awarded the
contract of painting their hall and rooms to
Schimpf & Sons.
LIZZIE BHocKMAN, who ran away from
her home here and who was captured in
Baltimore, arrived in the city last night in
charge of her guardian.
JOHN BART q carpenter living on Brown
street, fell from building in Fairmount
Yesterday and received serious injuries in
ternally and on the head
Mr.. BENZ CARMAN, aged eighty-one years,
and who had been a resident of this county
at Indian Hill for sixty years, was buried
at Milford last Saturday.
ED. MCCARTHY, Jacob Jacobs and John
Breen were held to answer this morning
on the charge of stealing watch from Mr..
Horning on Broadway.
THE testimony in the Dimmitt trial at
Batavia closed last evening, and the Prose
cutting Attorney, A. F. Davis, will make
the opening argument to-day.
Col. LEW. WE1rzEL, Collector, is remind
ing the liquor and tobacco dealers that the
revenue tax for the ensuing year must be
paid on OF before the 1st of May.
SOME stage fire ignited last night in
Weatherhead's drug store, on Sixth and
Vine streets, but was soon attended to by
the boys from the Engine-house.
THE concert given by the teachers and
pupils of the Cincinnati Conservatory last
evening at Finley NJ. E. Church was one OF
the most successful of the season.
THE Coroner was notified to-day that man.
name not given, was run over this morning
1t an early hour by Little Miami Railroad
engine atthe intersection of North street,
Fulton.
Ar the inquest held by the Coroner yes
terday on the bodies of Jane Ladd and her
stillborn child, the jury censured the mid
wife as the cause of death by her NAL
practice.
1T IS reported that Mr.. Frank Brodie is
making arrangements for a grand athletic
festival at the Baseball Grounds, some day
next month, under the patronage OF the
Caledonia Society.
THE total insurance of A. J. Nurre, whose
place was burned yesterday morning,
amounts to $37, 900, of which 10000 was on
the building, $4,000 on the machinery, and
b21, 900 on the stock.
THE ladies of the School of Design had
completed by yesterday morning every
piece of carving for the great organ which
had been entrusted to them and these cary
lngs are now in position.
Mus. FANNY TAYLOR GEORGE, wife of Jas.
3. George ESQ, of Galveston, Texas, and
eldest daughter of S. Lester Taylor, Esq, OF
This city, died at the residence of her father,
in Avondale yesterday.
JOHN Mccain, painter living at Sixth
and Race streets, while at work on the cell.
ngs of Hunts restaurant yesterday, tell
from a step-ladder and broke an arm. He
was taken to the Hospital.
GEORGE WooD, the owner of the property
on the northeast corner of Fifth and Race
streets has presented to the County Auditor
claim of $3.50 which he holds has beer
,verpaid by him for taxes.
ROBERT MASON pleaded guilty this morn
ing to the charge of stealing $50 worth o
Iewelry from Kate Moore at No. 16 ST. Clai
.lley last week, and received a sentence o
S20O-30 and was put under $500 bonds.
"DEATH from pulmonary apoplexy cause'
by disease of the heart, was the verdict o
he Coroner's Jury in the case of John Ed
yard Saglin, who dropped dead yestcrda
1t DR. J, Seegar's office on Plum street
Hhere he Was employed.
THE Cincinnati Literary and Dramati
Circle held its regular meeting at the res
aence of Colonel Robert Harlan, No 3
Harrison street, last night, when Judge NJ
E. Wilson read an able essay on civilian
Shakespeare translated by him from tn
French.
BuENTE & PHILLIPS, G. Stanley, w.
Berne Dunn & Witt and j. B. Schroeder
sub-contractors under I. B. Handy for tn
building Of the County Infrmary, hav
iled claims with the County Commission
srs for reimbursement. Their claim
amount to $l3, 305.
THE funeral of Mrs. Catherine Lape, VIII
On last Sunday evening fell down the stai1
At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Eliz
Woellner, 4l6 Freeman avenue, and die
rom injuries received, took place at
D'clock this morning from the English Ii
theran Church on Elm street, north {
Ninth. A large number OF friends a
ended.
A BLOODY row took place last evening i
!he fourth story of the Big Missouri" b,
tween two OF the inmates, John Costiga
md james Ryan. The quarrel originate
about woman, and by the time the polio
reached the place Ryan had lost so muc
blood from deep cut on his forehead an
slong his nose that he staggered with veal
aess. Costigan will be tried April l9th.
THE Cincinnati Baptist Union, a mission
lry organization, met last evening at tt
Ninth-street Church, and after the rcadir
of the reports of the past year the followir
officers were elected: President ].
Reed; Vice President, ]. H. Cheever; Sc
retary, N. j. Chaplin; Treasurer, Geort
F. Davis, Jr. Trustees-at-large-G
Phpps and A. ]. Davis from Ninth-stre
Church; w. H. Doane and J. II. Whit
from the Mt Auburn Church; j. II. Tang
man. from the. Lockland Church; Joseph
Sellew. from Walnut Hills Church.; w.
Peale from the Third Church; w. G.. Mo
ton, from the Madisonville Church; Rob
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