The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-22

be furnished by the contractor The
contract will be executed this after
noon and the work of removing the build
ing now standing on the lot where the hall
Is to be erected will be ecommenced tom or
row. The Gazette's suburban reporter er-
roneously stated that the Village Council
| had provided for the erection of Town
Hall, but had failed to secure site for it.
If the reporter of that sheet would attend
the meetings of Council his reports would
| be more reliable. AN
WILLIAMSBURG, o.
| The celored people are, to-day, celebrat-
| ing the anniversary of the emancipation
proclamation.
| On the evening of the 18th Mr.. q. c.
Lewis was married to Miss Jennie Curry of
| this place. Mr.. Lewis was formerly of In
dianapolis, bat has been residing here for a
year past.
, SPRINGFIELD. o.
Mckinley & Mower hold the boards of
City Hall tonight.
Dom Piatt will enthuse the Nationals
here on Wednesday evening next.
The First Ward Democrats meet at head
quarters tonight to perfect their organiza-
tion.
The excursion to the Yellow Springs
camp-meeting on Sunday was well patron
lied. =
Gen. Rice's speech, announced for the
10th of October has been changed to the
9th
Parker Pillsbury, of Boston, addressed
Spiritualists at Aliens Hall on Sunday af-
ternoon. Parker, you're brick.
Prof. Williams, of our schools, who has
been off duty and under the effects OF bill
ious fever, is now reported convalescing.
ON THE SIIDE.-Landlord Mast found
ample accommodations for the following
violators on Sunday night: John Simons,
Horace Smith and Milton Dudley.
Superintendent Morse of the layton
Asylum, thinks it advisable to admit John
Blose again within its doors. John will be
kept long enough, at least, to get over' that
old drunk
The alarm of fire from Box "a, last night,
was for small blaze in wardrobe of q
house occupied by family named Nelson
on West Washington street, caused by
some clothing taking fire from the careless
handling of candle. Loss trifing. -
John Weinland is being inquired for.
.Weinland went to DAYTON on Thursday
last with load of produce and has not been
heard Of since. He is man of good habits
and his absence can not be accounted for.
Suspicion of foul play is entertained.
On Saturday night about II o'clock
Officer Fosters ears were startled by the
cry of swatch" and Murder" coming
from East Columbia street, near Sycamore.
Upon visiting the spot he found Michael
Note, who claimed that he was jumped
upon by three men and pummeled and
robbed OF his cigar case and handkerchief
He had some money in his possession, but
held on to it. He says that the parties first
asked his name, and then began the attack.
No arrests.
Upon receipt Of telegram from the
authorities of Xenia, Charles Ward was ar
rested on Saturday night and locked np at
Spring street. His crime was the aiding of
a prisoner to escape, the same being the
attack upon the Marshal of Xenia by
crowd who, by force, relieved him of his
prisoner. On Sunday morning Officer
Wilson got on to "Skinney" Hamlin and
John Porter aboard the 2;30 a. m. train,
bound South. He got his:haina.ss nas cn q. Hamlin
and brought him in, but Porter managed
to escape. All of the parties are wanted
upon the same deal.
Uncle John Kingore returned several
days age from visit at st. Paris and at
a gathering of his old cronies told the fol-
lowing for fact. Coming from such
man as Uncle John we vouch that IL is snb-
stantial. Mr.. L. M. Huddleson, residing In
the vicinity, was prostrated with rheu-
matism and at a time when the
harvest was ripe and needed his attention.
Luckily and fortunately he was father of
an energetic and plucky little miss of
fifteen summers, who came to the rescue
and made record that speaks for itself:
She cut sixteen acres of clover; seven acres
of oats, bound and stacked it; also eight
acres of wheat; planted and plowed fifteen
acres of corn; cut and stacked the hay of |
an eight-acre meadow and by wind up,
fed and attended the stock on the place. |
No slouch, John, if her father has the
SQUAsHED. For some weeks past patrons
of our markets have been loud in their
in regard to the nippine of
Their wallets. The papers of our city have
nightly chronicled their little losses,
and yet no remedy was found until |
when Officer Croft took the matter
in hands. He, it is said, received informa-
ton from an officer of the force engaged on
the night patrol who had before him GER
tain families names and stated that rela-
tive of this family had unrolled to him their
queer work. On Saturday morning Croft
visited the market and knowing that his
presence would attract suspicion
from the party being watched, he secured
the services Of William w. Bates,
to whom he pointed out Florence Davis, a
child of eight years, and asked him to
watch her movements But few minutes
transpired before she was seer to run her
hands in lady's pockets. Bates immedi-
ately slipped up and arrested her She was
aiken to the Mayors Court, where
! search turned up a wallet con-
aiming a small amount. Detective
Norris and Marshal Hayward short time
afterwards visited the house of Vim. Davis,
IN East Columbia street, where they placed
lnder arrest Davis aud his wife Ann; also
lis daughter, Ida, and son, Willie. A
earch of the house was made, which turned
,ut a large quantity of dress goods, a lot Of
hoes, towels, cigars, memorandum-books
vork-boxes, ribbons, stockings-a wagon
Dad in all and representing
n value about $3.50. The family were
al Il