The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-10
LOCAL BREVITIES.

DOWN came his heel.
His unsuspecting heel,
Upon peel,
DANCED banana peel;
And 0, the aims that racked his bones
When he dropped on the paving stones.
And o, the birthstone in the air
Whtn that man squared himself 10 sWeari
While soft and low,
He angrily did mutter:
I'D like to know
The go dinsed lubricous decorticatons OF their
tropical tr,lit
DANIp TEALEN, charged with stealing
letters from The mail and abstracting money,
is out of prison Oh 81, 900 bail.
EIGHTY of the stove-molders at Redway q
Burton's foundry have struck against the
reduction of 10 per cent. on their wages.
Ar "a meeting of the Horticultural Socie.
ty Saturday Mr.. J. w. Henley was elected
Librarian. Another meeting OF the Socl-
ETY. will be held February 18th.
JOHN LOCK. in the Police Court Saturday
was honorably acquitted of the charge of
assault on Dodd, and not sent to the Work
house as enormously reported.
THE fire alarm Saturday evening from
Box 60, was caused by an insignificant fire
in l.. A. Strobel & Co.'s picture frame and
mOIullly ldCtDIy ut Ndllhi otiSSVs
CAPT EVAN TWEED, for many years of the
firm Of Tweed. Sibley & Co., OF this city,
died at Ripley, O., yesterday evening about
7o'clock. His age was seventy-llVe De-
ceased was noted for his many charitable
deeds.
JOHN LEWIS, fifty years old, and formerly
connected with John Robinson's show, fell
down the stairs in Bacon's Building on
Sixth and Walnut streets yesterday, and
broke his right arm. He was taken to the
Hospital.
HERMAN ALEXANDER, a young German
who has been living at the corner OF Ninth
and Vine streets, and who was ticket seller
for the German Opera Troupe at Robinson
Opera-house, collected about $50 last night
and then decamped for parts unknown.
THE Board of Trade Saturday elected
Messrs. c. T. Adams, Gazzam Gano, A
Hickenlooper, John Grossius and join
Simpkinson as nominating Commit ee te
select and present for the sutfrages of the
members ticket for the Board of Officers
for next year.
MEssns. 8. F. CovINGToN, P. P. Lane
Gazzam Gano, Joseph Kinsey and Josial
Kirby have been appointed committee by
the Board of Trade to prepare report or
Vic ouDJcCb Va POPuiaihii'e 'AS Wv S'ii
ment loan. The report is to be submitted
next Saturday.
Mr.. JAS SEMPLE, one of the founders Of
the Caledonian Society. and a pioneer Of
this city, died day before yesterday at his
residence, ON Central avenue, at the age oi
seventy nine years. The funeral took place
this morning from the First Reformed Pres
byteran (Scotch) Church on Plum street.
NJ. Fl. PETIT & Co., firm of maltsters in
Kenosha Wis, on Saturday commenced
suit against Pfau 4 Starbuck, as acceptors
upon about $4,000 worth of drafts for malt
sold to the We5er Brewery during the adj
ministration of Messrs. Pau & Starbuck.
The plaintiffs Join in the suit Messrs. Brigel
Il Bobe, the additional assignees
The Fire Department Committee Of
the Common Council held joint
session Saturday with the Board OF
Fire Commissioners, to consider the project
OF selling useless Fire Department proper
ty (Vine-street Engine-housel The opin
ion prevailed that The property ought to be
sold. and the Committee will recommend
to Council to that effect.