The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-29

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The alarm of fire last evening from Box
ola on Cottage Hill, Columbia, was false.
No meeting of the Board of Education
last night owing to the big Convention hold
ing out so long.
The funeral of the Past Grand Worthy
ra'rlach l. d. Royse took place at Goshen.
Ciermont County, Sunday.
Mrs. Kate Moran, domestic at 216
Lohgworth street, fell down stairs yester-
uay and suffered broken leg.
Kate Moran, domestic at No. PIG
Longworth street, fell into the cellar YES
terday and broke one of her legs.
:. Ihs case of burglary against Tom Eng
hsh was called i'll the Police Court this
morning, and continued until July 31st.
Walter Metcalfe, five years old, while
sliding down the banisters at 4l9 Main
street yesterday, fell and broke his leg.
The Hon. H. H. Barney died yesterday
afternoon at the residence of his son in
wyoming in the seventy-sxth year of his
hge.
At the temperance meeting tonight at
Fifth and Lock streets Mr.. John Graf will
make an address, and the Misses Mille1, of
Walnut Hills, will sing.
Miss Katie NJ. Parker has on exhibi-
ton in the show window of f. w. Hell
mick, on Fourth street, a life-size crayon
OF the late Fred. A. Price.
A horse and buggy belonging to Sam
oel Bailey, Jr., was stolen last evening
from in front Of the Music Hall and after
ward recovered on Central avenue.
Mark Greenham, a workman on the
Pollock-Wlson building, fell from the roof
last evening on the skylight of the Com
mercial Bank. He was but slightly injured.
The "Plattdeuske Vogelscheiten Ge-
Bellschup," German sporting society, have
removed their headquarters from Roettger's S
Tivoll to the hall corner of Court and Plum
streets. Their next meeting will be on Au-
gust Sd.
Hiram Daniels of Winton Place, was
before Judge Wilson this morning charged
with obtaining $50 from Peter Renn"r by
representing himself as an agent of W. II.
Murphy. The case was continued until
August Cd.
David Meyer, alias II. Kolker, was be-
fore Judge Wilson this morning for obtain
ing $25 by false pretense from Jacob Pfau,
the liquor merchant. He was sentenced to
pay fine of 500 and be imprisoned in the
Work-house for sixty days.
The Eccentric Club room on the
northwest corner of Canal and Walnut
streets, was entered by burglars night be-
fore last, who carried away set of ivory
billiard balls and eight pool balls.
Mrs. Edna Davis wife of the saloon
keeper at No. 3j3 Central avenue attempt
ed suicide last night by taking morphine.
DR.. Maley brought her through all right
with the use of a stomach-pump.
Mr.. Z. A. Ferguson was before Judge
Wilson this morning for failing to obey an
order of the Board of Examiners Of Inse-
cure Buildings. His case was continued un-
til next Tuesday.
VIM. Kinsella, of the Water-works Of
fee, has drawn up in magnificent style the
resolutions OF the Board of City Commits
sioners on the death of John T.. Bell, late
Superintendent of the Water-works.
Henry Murlett and Michael McKin-
ney, charged with stealing sos from the
bootblack John Mulloney, were before
Judge Wilson, and there being no evidence
against them they were discharged.
Clarence Newman, aged fifteen and
Frank Hildebrandt, aged eight years, while
bathing in the Ohio River at Four-mle
Creek yesterday afternoon, were drowned
They both resided at Cold Springs. Neither
body has been recovered.
At the meeting of the Southern Rail
way Trustees yesterday afternoon the one
million bonds were handed over to Mr.. G.
P. Griffith for transfer to Charles A. Sweet
Il Co. and Geo. w. Ballou, of Boston and
New York, according to the contract The
balance in the Trustees funds was reported
at $G19, 40G il.
The Turner'S Excursion to Philadel
phia not only offers the lowest rates ouI
people have enjoyed for a long while l$l7
for round trip but the route is through a
picturesQuely beautiful country and one Of
historic interest. Tickets and all informa
ton can be had at Perry d Morton's Book
store, 162 Vine street Office of c. q 0. Rail
road, III Walnut street; NJ. & r. Burg
helms bookstore, 4s4 Vine street cornel
Mercer, and Turner Hail. 513 to Jl9 Walnu
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