The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-15

been visiting at the residence of her sister, on
Short street, left for Louisville to-day to visit
friends in that city.
Important arrivals at the Ashland Hotel yester-
day: Col. A. D. Knox, Louisville; Capt. N. Reeg,
Portsmouth; J. W. Cook, Richmond, KY; Rev.
James Witteford, London England.
@From the number of drunken men on our
streets lately. person would think that some lib
cral-hearted dstiler had thrown open his doors,
telling them to help themselves and bring theic
friends But hold on. we forgot; take 1t all
back; there's going to be a city election soon.
An unknown bulldog stepped into Blanks
meat store on Broadway yesterday, and took a
twelve-pound roast without Mr.. Blanks consent,
and started down Broadway at full speed, fol-
lowed by a boy who attends to the store We
watched both of them until they got out of sight.
neither OF which have been hearlfr since
SPRINGFIELD, o.
The book men are going to close their stores
from this date at D. m,
Council met on Monday night and transacted a
large amount of business.
The Berger Family and Sol. Smith Russell return
and give peri rmance January 30th.
Miss Ella Jones and Miss Ella Baker both of
this city, are visiting friends AT Lafayette.
There is not to be a coal famine as ant cipated.
There was rush in the coal market on Tuesday,
and coal could be bought i'll any quantity.
The Smith and Ferguson Combination gave
performance to a crowded house at Funk's Hall
on Monday evening. The performance was also a
success from an artistic standpoint,
terrible bad ''gang" from Yellow Springs oc.
cupied seats in the gallery Mt the Oper,-house on
Monday night, and they kicked up such a racket
that 1t was necessary to stop the performance and
put them out When they got o. on the streets
they got up anO her disturbance and the police
run them out of town.
| Officer Boggs run in n man on Tuesday who
gave his rame as Cyrus Mills, and claimed Cleve-
I10p1 G home CyruS Dnpn nu
odd jobs at saving and cutting wood has made
it practice i33ttciy to get wr,uhy when refused
work and has threatened to kill several persons,
Mills is to be examined, for he is thought to be
insane.
| A man named Gardner caused the arrest on
Tuesday of Vim. Waterhouse on the charge of
grand larceny. At his examination it was sl pwn
that his act was only to satisfy a claim which he
held against the parties, with whom Gardner had
contracted to paint his house. 1t seems thnt they
were not able to fulfill their contract to pay the
men employed although Gardner went their Sc.
curly for the pai ts. and it for the taking OF
some of these paints that Gardner caused Water
houses arrest
| HAMILTON.
| Mrs Britton was yesterday able to ride out.
| Capt N Reeder is suffering with severe at.
tack of erysDelas.
| Robert Radclitf; who has been lying quite III
since the death OF his wife, is reported some bet
| ter.
| In the case of Caldwell & Jacohy vs. Julia a.
| Freeman judgment in favor of plaintiff fol
$2S7 "a was rendered.
| Yesterday John Wehrham, an empoye at Ben.
| tel, Margedant 4 Co.'S, had his fore finger on
his right hand so badly mashed as to require am
putatiOn.
| The alarm of fire yesterday morning was occa
stoned by small fire in Watkins shoe store on
High street. Little or no damage. Defective iue
the cause.
| Rulla Vinnedge is confined to the hou3e from
an acc dent last Saturday at the ice-house of the
| Lake Erie mpany. In which he suffers a badly
bruised foot and leg.
| Twenty-four inches In lenrth and nine in width
was the size of pair OF slippers Yesterday pre-
Sented to Conductor Evans, of tn 1ndianapoli!
Express train. The donor is unknown.
At a meeting of the Hawthorne Club Monday
evening the following officers were elected: esi
dent. James E. Campbell; VIce President Mrs
John Davidson: Secretary, J. C. Skinner; Treasur
er, Mrs. Kate C. Minor.
| The Geological and Archaeological Society will
| hold a meeting at the Courthouse Monday night
Rev. J. P. McLain will repo on crinoid and en-
orinoid: w. Fl. IIarr on geodesy: Richard brown
| on geology. OF Ross Township; J. Il. Glider on
fossils, of Madison Township.
| The stockholders of the First National Bank
elected: Mcaiah Hughes, John W. Sohn, J. B
| Brnninghofen, Peter Murphy and Philip Hughes
after which the Board organized and elected fol
| President, NJ Hughes: Vice President, j. W. SOhn
Cashier, John B. Cornell; Assistant Cashier S. d
| Ftten