The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

THERE will be no more drilling of the
police force at present.
THE main water pipe opposite 90 Wood
ward street burst last evening.
Hon. CHAs. GREaG. the heavy weight Of
the Kentucky Legislature, is stopping with
friends IN the city. His weight is three
hundred and ten pounds, ayoirdupois.
WHILE out seghing last evening VIM. J.
g. Lucas and wife We're ditched at the cor
ner of Court and Cutter streets by the up
setting of the sleigh. No damage done.
Rev. T. DEWITT TALMAGE, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, will lecture at Pixies Opera-house,
this city, next Wednesday evening, Febru-
ary 26th Subject, "The Bright Side of
Things"
In the case of Christopher Bradenstein,
who died suddenly at Reading, yesterday,
the Coroner gave the verdict that he came
TO his death by chronic bronchitis and fee
BILE old age.
AUDITOR W. S. CAppELLER delivered his
lecture, 'rhe Journey of Life" to a large
audience at Odd-fellows' Hall, Cummins-
vile, las, night. He admitted that he was
plagiaist
THE Cincinnati Mnnnerchor's annual
masquerade ball al Turner Hall last even
AiiS vas oIlC Vi hlit lIoSt CiiJoS CfShho vi
the season. Everybody enjoyed them
Sclevs hugely.
Mrs EMILY AsKREN, q teacher in the
Second District School, waived examination
yesterday afternoon before Justice Wright,
Oh the charge of having cruelty whipped
child eight years Of age named Jennie Fitz-
gerald.
MEssRs. Richard Smith, Briggs Cunning
Tbanlo,o Lee 60
ton last evening TO see what can be done
towards securing the Post-office property,
Fourth and Vine streets, for a Merchants
Exchange.
GEO. WILSON, stable foreman on the Sew
snth and Ninth-streets Car Line and Zeph.
Parry, stable foreman of the Eighth-street
Line, will be tried by Squire Harmeyer on
the Goth inst, charged with cruelty to
horses by putting salt on the track.
JOSEPH McDoueAL, the attorney, has
brought suit against John P. Erdhouse and
L. 3. Leonard, before Squire Gilligan, for
the recovery of $3.50, due on proniissory
note given by Leonard and indorsed by
Erdhouse. The trial will be held on the
27th inst.
Mr.. ADAM c. DUNLAP of the Post-office,
who died few davs ago, was member of
the Young Mems Mutual Life Association of
this city, and in a membership now reach
ing over thirteen hundred this is the first
death since last May. This record shows
great care in selecting the members.
The Trustees of the Southern Railway
and the Sinking Fund Commissioners held
q conference yesterday afternoon on the
subject of the new lease or license for the
road After Two hours of consultation the
Commissioners withdrew to consider by
themselves the form adopted by the Trus-
lees.
Mr.. THOMAS McGEcHIN, well-known in
business circles here, died yesterday morn
ing at 4 o'clock at the ripe old age of seven
ty-six years. He leaves his wife, the only
surviving sister Of Mr.. Chas. Bishop. of the
Enquirer, to mourn his loss. His funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, from the Fifth Presby byterian Church,
corner of John and Clark streets.
THE following ticket has been nominated
by the Board of Trade Nominating Com
mittee. The election takes place on Satur-
day, March 1st President. John Simpkin-
son; First Vice President, John B. Gibson;
Second Vice President, w. l.. Robinson;
Directors, r. V. Cherry, Daniel Decamp,
Jacob Diehl, J. w. Gano, Joseph Hargrave,
N. w. Harris, Julius Refs, George Stribley,
S. B. Warren, L. c. Weir.
A YOUNG girl, giving the name of Hattie
White and her age sixteen years, called at
the Hammond-street Station-house last eve-
ming and requested permission to stop there
over night She says that when two years
old she was adopted by a man named Rob
ert Brothers, grocer doing business in
Alexandra, Ohio That few days ago he
took her to boat bound for Cincinnati and
shipped her, for what purpose she did not
know. She was taken to the Home of the
Friendless