The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-16


Professor Shafer has presented his son,
Sherman. with fine horn. 1t cost $l20 In
New York.
A marriage license was granted yesterday
to Jacob Hoffman and Mollie Spaun, both
of this city.
In the County Court this morning Alex:
Greer qualified as executor of the wiz OF
Sarah Saviile.
Harvey Meyers ESQ.,. is in Louisville on
that city tonight
The Glass-blowers have purchased some
fine prizes to distribute at their ball at
Drexelius Hall on Christmas Eve.
John Clancy denies that he crooked on
Millet and Williams, and says Detective
Rpthburne will verify his statements
The Merry Companions say their ball
will eclipse anything Of the season. 1t
takes place Christmas Eve at 0dd-fellows'
Hall.
The bill of sale from Elizabeth Rub to
John Meyer of the Rub half.interest in the
personal property and good will of the Ba-
varian Brewery was lodged for record yes
terday.
POLICE CouRr.-August Weger. drunk
and disorderlv, $l3; George Taylor, the
man who hit Bob Woods with brick, goes
to the pile for fifty-six days; Ed. Farrell
and James Cody we're fined So each for their
little misunderstanding Sunday.
'You SWEET THINGS" - Mr.. Robert
Echert has presented Officers Casey, Law
renee, O'Donnell, Bill Alden, Marshal
Gordson and Blonde OHara, each with a
candy mace, about one foot in length.
How the girls will hang on to those little
darlings until their sugar plum is gone.
Last night man, representing himself
to be salesman at r. NJ. Bishops, applied
to the clearinghouse on Greenup street
where Mr.. E. L. Casey and W1fe board and
obtained lodgings. This morning, while
Mr.. Casey was eating breakfast, the stranger
walked off with Mr.. Casey's overcoat. Any
body that would collar newspaper mans
benjamin" would murder. Mr.. Casey has
proof of the theft, for he has pressed an
| other coat ON his form.
Treasurer Adams reported late last night
| that the December collections would foot
up about $87, ,00O against about $78, 900 up
to the 1st Of January last year. Mr.. Adams
sons helped him efficiently all through the
collecting season, and Collector Virgins
has been Of great service to him while at
the same time watching closely the business
points relating to his own duties. Last
night being the last for collecting Mr. J. B.
Mecklenborg was called in to help take
care of the rush of belated taxpayers.
Postmistress Farrell resumed hsr desk
and post of duty yesterday morning. after
two weeks visit to Washington City on
business connected with her Office. She
was of course successful in the object OF
her trip, and carpeting for the various
rooms to be carpeted, screen for the mail
wagon delivery door. some lacking furni-
tnre, &C., will be at once forthcoming.
Miss Ada Farrell accompanied her mother,
and both ladies express themselves as
charmed with the amenities OF official
social life at the National Capital.
A. F. Scheninghaus swore out warrant
this morning before Squire Mclaughlin
for the arrest of Constable Ton, Dunn for a
breach of the peace 1t seems that TONI
nv had a bill against him for $24, claim
of Miss Teresa Dolheim for work done for
him by her. Tom says he has made
several mild attempts to collect it, but was
always given little taffy. and being tired
of it used language more appropriate.
This is not the only claim of poor, hard
working girls against Scheninehaus. Squire
Mclaughlin informed the STAR reporter
this morning that he had several judg-
ments against him.
That 'supposed attempt of suicide" OF
Miss Nellie Flarhetv, last night, amounted
to wind. Miss Nellie had been out in So
cety and had taken something in the way
of edibles that didn't agree with her, and
on her return home she was seized with a
violent fit OF coughing and was carried into
house on Scott street. where she swooned
away. A bottle containing some perfumed
glycerine was found on her person, and
was mistaken for poison. However, she
was not dangerously ill, as she went to
work this morning, like a good girl that
she is. I.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. w. A. P. Lur.
tey and wife TO Mary A., wife of Alvin
Crowley, lot IS 7-12 by 95 feet north side
Third street, 1870 feet west VI Scott street
81. 800. .'" '5'
PIP. Mcveigh and wife to Cairns Swee.
ney, lot 22H by 100 feet, south side Austin
street, AN feet east of Julia street, in ex.
change of lot 22M by 100 feet, south side
Austin street. 57M feet east of Julia street.
Charles MurDan to J. ]. Murnan, lot &C
by 100 feet, south side Tenth street, ITO feet
east of Madison street, and l6t 20 by 10C
feet. south side Tenth street. ITO feet east oil
Madison street, in exchange for lot 40 BY
100 feet, south side Tenth street, 13O feet
east of Madison street. u =,
A three a half year old boy child oil
John Behrens was accidentally POISONED
yesterday. The Behrens family had newly
moved into a house on West Twelfth
street, in that city, recently vacated by an
other family. The child got hold Of an
ounce viol of eye-wash left in the
house, as is supposed, by the vacat.
ing family, and swallowed about one-fourtt
of the lotion, apparently. DR.. J. A. Aver.
dick was called in, and he in turn called in
DR.. Charles Kearns. Their opinion. upon
an examination of the symptoms and o
the remaining liquid, is that the essential
ingredient in the wash is atropia. The
prescription was given by DR.. Williams, Of
Cincinnati, and filled at the drug
store OF r. H. Weatherlead corner
Sixth and Vine. streets. 1t is numbered
IS5, $780, and dated November 22d, 1877. The
physicians in the case called upon Mr.
Weatherhead for information as to the in
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