The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-01-29
LOCAL BkEVITIES.

PHIL SCHMIDT lunatic, thirty-six years
OF age, living at III Liberty street. was
taken before the Probate Court.
JOHN ARMSTRONG, of Detroit, has reported
that he lost 500 in money while at the
house kept by Mary johnson last night
M1cHABL WALSH, a resident of Baum
street. is under arrest on suspicion of hav-
ing stolen freight from the Little Miami
Depot.
Sr. STAN1s1Aus CATHOLIC CHURCH, corner
Of Liberty and Cutter streets, is TO be raised
about twenty feet and new ana handsome
steeple put up.
Mrs. BARBERRY, who keeps a grocery on
Central avenue near Fifteenth street, fell
upon the pavement yesterday and suffered
broken wrist.
THE Democratic Committee appointed to
investigate the frauds in the last election,
met at the Grand Hotel last night but failed
to obtain quorum.
KATE RYAN. who stole $25 worth of cloth
ing from Dora Stickney, and was arrested
at Dayton by Detective Duffy, was given
sentence of S200-30 this morning.
Miss CLARA Cole, recently leading lady
at Heuck' Opera house, has sued MIR. Heuck
for $40 for salary. The case is set for Fri
jury.
Pixies OpERA-HousE was filled last night
with splendid and refined audience to
listen to the eloquent lecture OF Mr.: Felix
Adler, of New York, on the subject of
"Free Religion"
JOSEPH GEIGER and Charles Schecht were
throwing dice at Fred. Spaeth's saloon last
night, when a dispute arose, which resulted
in
Schechts right arm.
DRs. HOWE and Duey are engaged in dis
seeing the remains of the elephant Con-
queror. The skin will be stuffed and the
bones artifcially articulated, for the benefit
OF the Natural History Society.
MRS. ADELIHE HAusER wife of Matthias
Hauser, northeast corner of Fourteenth and
Elm streets, was found dead in her bed yes.
terday morning between and 6 o'clock
Her physician pronounced it heart disease.
TREsR will be meeting of the Citizens
Committee tonight at Roettgers Tivoli, on
Vine street. for the purpose of making the
necessary arrangements for securing 500, OOO
subscription money for the coming S@ng-
erfest.
Mr.. ], K. EMMHr had another fine house
hst night to witness his New Fritz" Ev-
ery one must see Fritz" and good houses
are sure 10 be present at every perform
ance Every night and matinee Saturday
afternoon.
LIEUT.. F. w. MEYER, of Bremen street
Station, left last night for indianapolis, he
having received an invitation from the
Chief of Police, Travis, to witness the
double meek tie social which takes place
there to-day.
Two coLoRED roustabouts named George
Jones and Geo. Johnson pulled several dol
lars worth of cotton out of the bales at the
Wharf on Sunday, and were attempting to
sell it when arrested Their sentence was
three months each
ALBEIT GAsMAN was arrested by the U. s.
Marshal yesterday on the charge of opening
Q letter belonging to Chris. Feldman, on
Ehe 25th of December last, and embezzling
the contents His trial was set for Febru-
axy 4th. Bail $500.
A suIT was instituted in the Superior
Court yesterday between Adolphus H.
Smith and VIM. P. Hubert, two we'll
known citizens OF the West End The suit
is all growing out of a joke or misunder-
standing respecting carriage
A MEETING of the butchers of the city was
held yesterday at 46 Poplar street, and the
Score airy instructed TO advertise a called
meeting on next Tuesday at 2 p. M, when
all butchers interested in the building of a
new market-house on Sixth street are re-
quested to be present.
ALoNgo HALL, Manly w. Mason and
Ralph Startin, of Washington County, yes
terday filed libel in the United States
Courts against the towboat Joseph A. Stone
to recover 81, $50. The suit grows out of the
sinking of barge loaded with tan bark be-
lenging to lbeants
MARGARET MARIAN was arrested yesterday
in Linwood on charge of stealing two
dollars worth of sad-irons from Mrs. Lu-
cinda Merilees. She was taken before
Mayer John P Langdon, who bound her
over to the Grand Jury in the sum of $100.
In default she was locked up in our County
Jail.
THz Clio Club had a fine audience last
night at Robinson's Opera house, to witness
the comedy of Led Astray." The leading
character was sustained by Mrs. Barclay,
whose personation was excellent. Among
the gentlemen, Mr.. Hynson deserves special
mention for his rendering of Rudolph
Chandoce."
JOHN MeMANNus who halls from Brown
County, came to our city last night and
took lodgings at the Farmers Hotel, corner
OF Court and Race streets. Here. he formed
the acquaintance OF the hostler, Jas. Muir
ply. The two then got on rip-roaring
drunk, the result being that both were
locked up in Bremen-street Station this
morning by Officer Macke, who found them
on Vine street.
THE following are the newly-elected Di-
rectors of the Little Miami Railroad Com
pany: A. D. Bullock, C. P. cassidy, w. H.
Clement, Julius Dexter, Henry Hanna, L.
B. Harrison, H. j. Jewett, Joseph Long
worth, Thos. D. Mester, JOS. H. Rogers J. r.
Swan, Coates Kinney. An organization
was effected with the following result: H.
J. Jewett, President; Henry Hanna Vice
President; julius Dexter, Secretary; s. 4.
Wright Treasurer.
THE Special Committee on Retrenchment
of the Board Of Education has completed
its report, and will present The same at the
next meeting of the Board. The only de.
parture from the schedule of salaries pub
lished few days ago proposed to be re-
duced, is that, instead of giving the Clerk
of the Board and the Superintendent of