The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-05

heAth street, THIS morning and burned
hole about three foot square in the roof.
The employees extingnisbed the fame.
VIM. Sherer, former -employe of the
Ferry Company, brought suit against Capt.
Bill Air this mmnng for false imprison-
ment. Billy thinks he was damaged 5000
worth, and seeks to recover that amount.
Sherer, with several others, it will be re.
membered, was arrested several months
ago, ctarred with stealing tin box from
the pilot-h"use of one of the ferry boats
containing $3.50, but he was afterwards ac-
quilted OF the charge.
| HOME CITY.
| Strawberry festival at the Presby terian
Church tomorrow evening.
Look out for your road-tax notice. The
Supervisor is loaded with blanks and may
20 of at any moment.
Two Governors nominated for the great
State of Ohio, aud here we are withouteven
a candidate for Mavor. The rest Of the
State will probably secede if we don't wake
up.
| With Hickenlooper (R) for Lieutenant
| Governor, Reelnelin ID. for state Auditor,
| Home City's Mayor. six Councilmen and
| Marshal, we will have to keep an eye on
this corner OF the State or we'll lose our
balance and some fine morning slide into
| the river.
There is probability in the near future
\ of having a warm evening, and the ladies of
the Presby terian Church, with their usual
judgment, decree that that time shall be to-
morrow evening" when all who desire to
be kept cool and enjoy their society will be
RECALLED with Strawberries cream, etc, at
the church. The ladies also resolve that
Friday evenings for the remainder of the
summer shall be unusually oppressive, and
for the benefit of the Church, their neigh
bors and mankind in general, have solicited
and secured the permission of Mr. MagneS to
hold fetes on those 'uniucky" evenings at
| his residence.
sPRINGFtELD. o.
Plilo Robbins, adjudged insane, has been
| removed from the Jail to the Infirmary.
Mr.. George Driscol received several slight
| injuries by an accident to his buggy while
driving up Market street on Tuesday after
4 noon.
4 Washington Ricketts, was granted di-
vorce from his wife, Louisa Rckets in the
Common Pleas Court on the grounds OF
adultery.
| The Total Abstinence Society held their
"iilIhdl punt bD-udN, i IluTSllHN, uHOH Uiit
4 Fair Grounds. The same was largely at
| tended and well enjoyed.
| Wells S. Trader leased on Wednesday to
| ID. 7. West the outfit of the Sunday Morn
ing News The first number issued under
The new management appears on Sunday.
The graduating exercises of the High
| School takes place this Thursday evening in
| the Opera-house. Thirty-six graduates in
all, and all down for an essay an Grafton.
Tue Assessors looking after the Fourth
Ward report a falling off upon taxable
property. The same is attributed to the
| removal of the Leifel works from that dis
| trict.
The stores Of Pierce & Champaign, on
Market street, were entered during Tuesday
night and small amount Of money salted
down by the intruders. 1t is said that the
parties are spotted and that they will soon
be fetched in.
Bob Jardine, upon whom base fraud
was perpetrated in depriving him of a few
laps justly due now boldly asserts that he
covered over twentv-one miles. Everybody
i'll town please decide in Bob's favor, and
give us chance to ease up after such a
nerve shocking affair.
His name is John Roach, and he is going
to crawl to Dayton in four hours. He
starts at O'Clock on Friday morning. John
will wear upon this trip pair of chalked
wooden shoes and his footprints in the
sap, beat out Of cross-ties, Will be imprinted
proof of the perpetration of so foul an act.
DR.. Wallace NJ. Park is about to take le-
gal action AGAINST the Daily Republic peo-
pie for INDUCING in ways that are dark, the
same with a motive to injure his business
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me-down shop. Frank Webb is also in
to the doctor a series of outrageous insults.
From plearances it looks like the Main
street gang had played bad hand.
HAMILTON.
The city bills for May were $40, 759 SO.
The Pioneer meeting at the Fair Grounds
to-day was largely attended and in every
way success.
Miss Lena Bloss of Cincinnati is visiting
at the residence of Mrs. A. Seidensticker on
Dayton street.
The NJ. E. Sabbath-school and Church
Will celebrate their floral anniversary on
next Sabbath, June sth.
On next Monday evening the United
German Society will present an elegant silk
flag to the Germania MGnnerchor.
Messrs. Hughes & Brooks, opposite the
Phillips House, are selling the finest straw
berries and cherries that ever tickled the
palate of hungry man.
Mr.. Will. Dyer and Miss Lucy Russell
were married last night at the residence of
the brides mother, on Dayton street They
left this morning for Putin Bay.
Yesterday morning horse belonging to
J. w. Sohn ran off with load of hams. He
started from in front of Seidensticker's
jeweIry store and was captured near the
bridge.
The officers of the NJ. Z. Sabbath School
for the ensuing year are as follows DR..
Grifliths, Superintendent; W. O. Shank,
Assistant uperintendent John Seward,
Secretary; 0. V. Parish, Treasurer
The total personal property assessed in
Union Township for the year 1879 is $39l,-
6S7; in Liberty Township, $547, 740; in Ok
ford Township, $278, ia; in Wayne Town
ship, 1927 ,434; in Morgan Township, $685.
420.
County Commissioners met yesterday in
third day of regular session. The report
of the viewers relating to the location of
the county road petitioned for by James
Corcoran and Others of Union Township
was declared established as prayed for in
the petition, and the Auditor ordered to
notify the Trustees of the Township of
their action in the premises. In the mat
ter of the county road petitioned for by
Amos P. Clawson and others of Morgan
Township the Board appointed Michael
Schaffer, Jackson George and Samuel Dear
mond, Esq, as Viewers, and John C. Weaver
as Survey or, and ordered them to proceed
to the duties OF their appointment. A
communication was received notifying the