The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-25
MINOR LOCAL MENTIONS.

Peter Light, at Kirkup's brass foundry
carries ,ioubly Light heart to-day. Bounc'
ing big boy.
John Noltc, locked up few days ago
at the Nlnthstreci Station-house, was moi
the John Nolte of Hughes street.
r. Won MGden brought suit yester-
day against G. Il. AdIc e Co. to recover
$33,62s on his account with them.
Josephine Brain instituted suit
yesterday against Bertha and Joseph Leo
pold to recover S5Oa0 ior slander
Mr.. Z. VI. Shield, wcll-known in this
city, died quite suddenly OF heart disease al
his residence near L2yeland at go @ clock
this morning.
A man named J.. Carrick, of St. Louis,
was robbed OF SO by u prostitute named
Ida May, while at her room on Paterson
alley last evening.
The funeral Of the late James Potters
took place at his residence Yesterday and
was one Of the largest that has taken place
in the city Tor some time.
The house of Mrs. 10th, No. 22t Clin-
ton street, was entered by sneak thief
yesterday afternoon, who carried off a con-
siderable LOT Of iewelry. No arrests.
R. NJ. Shoemaker, President of the Gin
cinnati Consolidated Street Railroad Com
rany, states that on April Isl al-nght cars
will begin running on the Vine and Sixth
street lines.
The work of flushing all the alleys in
the city before the warm weather sets in
was commenced last night under the super
vision of MI John Connolly, OF the Health
Department.
F. A. Grever, Joseph Niehaus and 2.
A. Quinn We're yesterday appointed ap.
praisers OF the property assigned by Arch.
bishop Purcell and his brother Edward to
Mr. Mannix, The assignee.
The steamer Golden Eagle, running
between Sandusky and kelly's Island,
caught in heavy field OF ice last evening
and few hours later sunk. She was owned
by Wehrlc, Werk 4 Co., OF this city.
Kate Meyer, pupil of the Public
School corner OF Freeman and Poplar
streets, while picking her ear with Il pin
yesterday, ran the instrument so far in her
ear that il stuck fast, and II was necessary
TO call physician to remove it,
John T. Tinker. agent for Matthews
brothers & Go. and Wm. P Northrop 4
Co., OF Buffalo, N. V, is being looked for.
While in This and other cities he has suc-
eeeded in borrowing large sums OF money
by Offering checks on the firms he repre-
sented. The last heard of him he was in
Sandusky, Q.
About 2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon
the double residence opposite the Young
Ladies Seminary on Mount Auburn. nccu-
pied by Mrs A. II. Lewis and Mr.. VIM.
WisweN, caught fire from defective tlue
and was damaged 10 the extent of $1,000
The fire extended across the eastern side OF
the roof burning it off and burning the
upper rooms Oh that side. The furniture
yss all removed by the neighbors.
The Committee on Hotels for the COM
tng Srngcrfest organized last night by elect
ing Mr.. b. Roth Chairman and N. II. Siebcl
Secretary. The Committee resolved to call
on the different hotel keepers Of the city
for bids for lodging the singers from out
side societies. The Press Committee also
met and approving several requests from
other committees for printing appointed
committee to gel up Il programme for the
festival.
Mrs Harzfeld, the wife of Mr.. Ed
mcnd Harzfcld, a cigar packer on Second
street, and resident Of 5lS Walnut street,
attempted suicide ah ,ut 10 o'clock last
evening by leaping head foremost from the
balcony of the house to the ground dis
tancc of twenty-five feet. She struck on .
pile OF sand, however, and did not succeed
in killing herself, but sustained q fracture
OF the shoulder blade and injuries to the
arm. Family troubles were the cause OF
the rash act.