The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-10

called {, the sick bed of her de- aughtes, Mrs.
May Folk, of Middletown.
The s. P. c. A. proposes to enforce all
the laws in regard to cruelty to animals on
and after Monday, January 18th.
John T. Raymond, the comedian, will
appear at the Opera-house on February I'd
in his new play "Wolfert's Roost."
The Fourth Regiment Ohio National
Guards will leave Monday morning for
Columbus to attend the Inauguration.
Mr.. Selden Scoville, a very pleasant
appearing young gentleman from Lebanon.
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Joe Ovens OF
Hamilton.
Mr.. Isaac Peacock returns from busi-
ness trip to the West to-day. He has been
gone some time, but returns looking hale
and hearty.
Martin Kiefer the razor-slinger of the
st. James Hotel, took unto himself bet
| ter halt last Thursday evening. He marries
a pleasant and agreeable young lady OF this
city. S..
Take notice hereafter when the FIRE bell
taps once at 8 o'clock. and see if your time
piece is right. This has proved q very BEN
efcial movement in regulating the time
throughout the city.
VIM. Harbine, bunko-steerer from
Amanda, was collared by Hafertepen and
lodged behind the bars. He cried to be
let loose on the plea that he would scale the
walls of the city in two minutes
Prof. Chas. Richter was the only one in
town to decorate on the 9th inst, in honor
of the 65th anniversary of Che battle OF
New Orleans The Professor had his shop
handsomely decorated with flags and bunt-
ing
| At Rushville, Ind, man suicided one
day last week by wading into the
water breast deep and shooting himself
through the head with revolver. The man
was once resident of Hamilton, and
known here as Old Pete Moore. proprietor
of the Caphouse Hotel, and was supposed
at one time to be worth $4,000.
McDermott sued out warrant for John
Gloom, OF the First Ward, yesterday. The
warrant was for cruel treatment to his fam
tlly and continued abuse toward his wife
and children. From what we can learn in
regard to this matter, this same man has
been in the habit of pounding his wife
most shamefully and abusing his children
repeatedly. Not long ago, it is said, he
drove his wife and children out of doors at
night, and compelled them to sleep out in
the cold. The law should have no mercy
on man that lays hands OH woman. anC
it is Hoped by many that he will get his
just deserts at the hands Of Mayor Egry.
A petition, signed by forty or fifty clerks
and employees in dry goods and milliner.
stores in this city is ABOUT to be presented
to dry goods and millinery merchants, ask
ing them to close their places of business a
, l6 o'clock Except Saturday, during thu
winter months and O'clock durinl
the summer. The petitioners claim
that the present hours of business are un
necessarily heightened in comparison with
j. other branches of labor in this vicinity
That they are deprived of the social dutie
of life and healthy frame of body ant
. mind as result Of long and unremittinl
toll, taxing the nervous system ant
t keeping them from home and the at
s tendent blessings. That the young of boil
s sexes require time for mental improvement
That if their petition be granted, TIN
: merchants will favor them with the bool
: they crave. And why ought not such
q petition to receive the favorable consider
= alton Of our mercbants2 Mr.. Charles
Levick is the only person we hav
: heard Of that was opposed t.
y the move, his reason being tina
g he lived in the same building, and whel
g any one came it was customary to let hin
in, no matter what the hour may be, am
: he couldn't SEE the reason such conduc
Q wasn't justifaole. By opposing this reaa
i sonable measure Mr.. Zwick gets the boom
r he Graves. An army of clerks are nov
T. humming over an air in reference to thi
( our single individual that stands GU
n against this reasonable measure. 1t goe
something like this:
Alone, alonei All. all alonei
Alone on this grand topic,
j. And not clerk takes pity on
Our dear friend. Chas. ZWicki