The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ONE god and two silver watches were
stolen last night from the Gait House.
SEVEN girls were arrested at some of the
dives on West Sixth street and locked up
IS vagrants.
A BURGLARY was attempted at II. II.
Stuckenbergs furnishing store, at No. 443
Central avenue last night.
MRs WINKLEMAH, of Cumminsville,
caused the arrest of her husband this morn
ing on the charge of abusing his family.
'Sournx RownxAMr yesterday married
John F. Vaughn and Margaret O Hsra: The
former is aged sixty years and the latter
about twenty.
The eleventh annual report Of the Freed
mems Aid Society of the Methodist Epis-
eopal Church has been issued by the Meth
odist Book Concern.
A CIRCULAR statement of the receipts and
disbursements of the Cincinnati Southern
Relief Committee has been prepared The
grand total is $44,627 81.
Ious. DprrssEn. q homeless woman
thirty-n;,e Years of age was found drunk
I'm a sarret on McMicken avenue last night
and locked nm at Bremen-strset station.
TIE arbitrators in the matter OF the
Southern Railway license question arrived
at q conclusion Yesterday and Will submit
their report to the Trustees as soon as they
meet
JAMES CRAWFORD, a milestone maker OF
Newport during row at the saloon NO. IL
East Eighth street last night, cut Freeman
Arnold in the thumb and broke number
Of windows. He is now at the Ninth-street
Station.
WM. MoRR1s, while under the influence
6 liquor, went into the house OF MT. ullus
Adler. No. 81 West Court street, and pro-
ceeded to take possession of bed. Othcer
Cooney was called, and the unWelcome
visitor locked up.
4 SMALL fire occurred in the bleaching
room OF the broom factory of W. II. REM
hgton, No. 573 Central avenue, last even
ing, causing the alarm from Box 40. The
kre caught by some broom-cofn falling into
span of burning birthstone, bat was extin-
8aished before much damage was done.
Mn. c. w. BAKER left for Batavia this
morning to defend Hamilton County in
the suit brought by Jerome Ross, the con-
tractor for the erection Of bridge over the
Miami River at MEANWHILE, against Hamil-
ton and Clermont Counties for $3, 900 dam
ages
Mr. D. S. scHURnMAN, architect, yester-
day attached the property of the Barbour
brothers, who are now travelling with Hav-
erly's Minstrels, on account of an old bill
Of $69 which The Barbours owed Mr..
Sehureman for services rendered The ar
ticles attached are now at Squire Block S
office
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to in
Siude in the entertainment Of the living
chess and tableaux some massive tabeaux,
in which viii appear about sixty cosl umed
figures. The tableaux will embrace two OF
entirely original design, entitled Al
gorical Tableaux of CHESS" and ''Ihe
Chess Players Dream"
A FL,r-BoAT in the Ohio River belonging
to Mrs. Sarah K. Walker, was taken pos
session of yesterday by Sheriff Weber TO
satisfy debt due from w. Walker Mr.
Walker obtained q writ of replevin which
was served at 10 q. m, but all hour later the
8heriH sold the boat for $50. The matter
will now 60 before court.
A WHITE woman named Annie Ford,
twenty-five years of age, who has been liv-
ing at Pickett's, on Rat Row, for the past
two years, shot herself in the breast about
2o'elock this morning, with small pistol,
hut did not irf1ict very serious wound.
one ID supposed 70 IL I'VE dttcHptcu W JdkS
her life through feelings of jealousy to-
wards her darky lover
Mr.. LEVI PERKINS, of Owen County KY,
met stranger at the N. d c. Depot yester-
day, with whom he soop became on init
mate terms. After being together for some
time another stranger appeared and de-
manded that Mr.. Perkins new friend
should pay note of 500. He stated that
he was unable 10 pay it at present unless
Mr. Perkins would lend him the money.
The money was lent, but neither of the
strangers have been heard of since.
TIE Committee ON Sidewalks the Board
Of fPubic Works, consisting of Messrs. Cald-
well. Baker and Foote, had meeting yes
teFday afternoon to investigate certain
charges preferred by Thomas Lloyd, side
walk contrac or, against Assistant Engineer
l. W. Ma;hewson of the Division of Side
walks. Lsyd charges Mathewson with
oppression in Office by Withholding his ap-
proval of work done under the contrac of
Lloyd with the city. thereby depriving him
Of collecting the assessments. The investi-
sxrion will be resumed next Tuesday.