The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-27
LOCAL BItEEIrlIIS.

Two BLACK BEAR CUBS were born at the
Geological Garden yesterday.
AN oyercoat was stolen from the resi-
dence of J. A. Wilby, No. 70 West Fourth
street, last Saturday evening
THE Board of Education will take up the
investigation of the serious charges against
Prof. Jesse DeBeck tonight
Mrs. JOHN A. PoMERoY, eldest daughter
of M. d. Potter, died Saturday at her home
in Avondale from congestion OF the BRAIN.
AN overcoat and about $40 worth of gro
ceries were stolen from the store connected
with the M. & C. ticket office al Remington,
Ohio, Saturday night.
THR proposition for Transforming the
Grand Opera-hOuse Building into rooms for
the Chamber of Commerce is rapidly being
Veceived with favor.
A SHED of small dimensions in the Camp
bell Creek Company's yard, on Water
street, near Smith, was burned yesterday
morning Loss tritiing
A TRAVELLING agent for Cincinnati pub
fishing house was arrested and locked upat
Cleveland last night while on the point of
committing suicide by jumping into the
canal.
THE County Commissioners will on
Wednesday take action on the bids submit
ted for the re plating OF Hamilton County
If the contract is let the County Treasury
must pay about $40, 900 for the JOB.
The members of the Ninth Ohio Nolun-
.teer Regiment elected the following officers
yesterday afternoon: President II. Lub-
bert; Vice President, J. Wittlinger; Secre-
tary, Ad. Falk; Treasurer, G. A. Schneider
WHILE Mr.. ]. H. Weston, the lightning
rod man, was shooting at mark in com
pany with party of friends near the war
saw Pike Saturday afternoon, his gun eX-
ploded, causing the loss of one OF his hn9ers
and the laceraton OF his hand.
WIN. SCHLEGEL, shoemaker living at No
65S Vine street who is insane on religious
subjects was taken to Bremen-street STA
lion by Officers Macke and Hennekes last
night. He was taken before the Probate
Court to-day, and ordered sent to Long.
view. The officers say the man has refused
for the last four days to eat anything.
A YOUNG Hebrew named Marx Moses was
baptized at the Ninth-street Baptist Church
last night in the presence OF large au-
dience which had gathered to witness the
ceremonies Instances of Jews joining
Protestant Churches are so rare that they
always arouse interest and curiosity, which
was especially true of The occurrence last
night
r. c. CAMPBELL attorney for A. Henry,
who was some months ago indicted for rails
ing a draft from SO go 10 5000 in Espy q
Heidelbach's bank on Saturday made mo-
ton before Judge Johnston, OF the Court OF
Common Pleas, to quash the proceedings
against him. The hearing of the motion
was SET for Saturday next
In the Common Pleas Court Saturday
evening Julius Friedeborn brought suit
against N II. Davis Jas. Mcfarland, 5. G.
Laycock and S. II. Goodin to recover
$4,000 as damages he sustained by the de-
PENDANTS having, as he alleges, falsely and
maliciously prosecuted suit against nm
in bankruptcy, which was dismissed.
A HORSE and wagon belonging to Frank
6raschell, huckster, who, by the way, was
under the influence of liquor, fell over an
embankment on Saunders street about ii
o'clock last Saturday night, The wagon
was turned into total wreck, and the
horse, which was not taken out OF the dltch
until Yesterday noon was badly hurt.
THE criminal cases to be heard before the
United States Court are set for the first
week in March.and include those of Christie
pher Sandheger Otto Hof and Anton
fremp, Edwin A. Fink, Max Bleiman,
James Lyons ct al, Claudius Elvers Arnold
Elvers, Ephraim Martin, Aaron G. john
son, Jacob NJ. Holler, james W. Gains and
Barney Kuhlman
THE funeral services of the late Jas. w.
Gaff took place at the family residence yes
terday afternoon, and was so largely attend
ed that hundreds were unable to find en-
trance into the house Rev. DIR. Skinner,
assisted by Rev. A. w. Freeman, of Aurora
Indiana, were the officiating clergymen
and Miss Van, at the request of Mrs Gait,
sang Rock of Ages" A large number OF
floral offerings were sent in by the friends
OF the deceased.