The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-07-24
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY.
LOCAL BREyITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
THE Old Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation will hold meeting this evening
10 take action for the wounded hremen's
henefit entertainments.
THE case of Martin Lyons against
Street Commissioner Mike Corbett, for
$A8 in payment for street work, was
postponed till next Friday afternoon.
a SPECIAL TAX of ninety five cents per
front foot on Longworth street. from
Hoadly to Stone street, was ordered to
be assessed in the Board OF Aldermen
yesterday afternoon.
Sd. PATTERSON, ESQ.,, Superintendent
Of the Cincinnati Division OF the l., U. q
i. Railroad, his many warm and per-
sonal friends will be panied to learn, 10
now lying seriously Ill at his residence,
at Delhi.
THE resolution to contract with John
Hays to improve Pendleton street, from
Woodward to Liberty street, was, in the
Board Of Aldermen yesterday, referred
TO the City Solicitor for written opinion
nj the next meeting.
THE balance due the Committee on
Belief tor lodging-house purposes during
the winter OF 1874'5, amounting to
S187 62, was ordered to be appropriated
from the General Fund, in the meeting
Of the Board of Aldermen yesterday.
MEssRs. FROST, STEARNs g. Co., con-
tractors for the Gest-street fill, have
received legal opinion from the Solic-
1for that their claim for $3T, ,27S is good,
and that the vouchers should be issued,
as they had entered the contract prior
70 the passage of the Worthington law.
JAMES KIMABLL, a lunatic, was cap
ta1red on Central avenue near Union
street last night and taken before the
Probate Court and ordered to be sent
to Longview Asylum. Kimball lately
came from Chicago. His particular
haliucinations are that he is q general
In theregular army.
MRS. CALEB DoDswoRTH, wife of Ca
lab D0dsworth, the prominent distiller
Of Cumminsville, was terribly bitten by
adog day before yesterday on Second
street, near Hamilton pike, Twenty-fi rst
ward. Her injuries were inflicted in the
side and are very painful. The dog was
Immediately killed.
A PICNIC will be given on the 9th Of
August at Runnymede Park, Twenty
nth ward, in oommemoration Of the
birthday OF Daniel O'Connell. The al
kir is under the management OF Rev.
Father Crowley, pastor Of St. Patrick's
Church, Blue Rock street. Hon. Samuel
p. Hunt is expected to deliver an ad-
dress.
Col. SNELBAKER this morning was in
formed of the disappearance of a de-
Sanlter named George Carter, who left
Delphos, Ohio, on the night OF the 10th
nf May with some money belonging to
the Pittsburg Keg and Barrel Company.
he is a highly-educated young man of
fwenty-one years. A reward of fifty
dollars is offered for his apprehension.
KEzIAL LYON submitned a suit before
Judge Avery yesterday against Philip
TIeahman to recover $500, which sum the
plaintiff alleged she was injured in her
means of support by the act Of the de-
fendant, saloon keeper in Pendleton,
In selling to her husband. Thomas Ly on,
Intoxicating liquor. The jury, this
Enorning, returned verdict for the de-
ksndant, Mr.. Philip Fleahman.
FRANK HARRIS, the ticket agent of the
DeHaven Hippodrome, arrived in this
eity this morning looking hale and
hearty, from Ogdensburgh, N. T., and
b now staying with his Drother-in-laW,
Deputy Recorder Williamson. at his
home in CumminsvilIe. He states that
are still in an unsettled condition, and
DeHaven's life is stiu despaired of.
TEE College of Pharmacy held q meet
ing yesterday to take action against the
Board Of Health, whose members at the
Iaat meeting decided that all druggists
who failed to put in bids for furnishing
6Tugs to the outdoor poor by the 26th
Inst. should be ruled out, and not al
bowed to furnish medicines on prescrip-
Hons by District Physicians. The result
1fthe meeting was not made public.
In the matter of street improvements
the Board of Aldermen yesterday adopt
I'd resolutions to improve the streets
and alleys named were read as follows: !:
Greenwood street, from Ludlow avenue
to Bishop street; Sarah alley, from Har.
Etet street to Dalton avenue; Walker
street, from Auburn avenue to Prospect
street; Brooks alley, from Park street to
~ eastern terminus; Flint street, from
Denman street to Dalton avenue.
WE are indebted to W. L. OBrien,
RsQ., General Pass and Ticket Agent Of
of the p, c. g. St. l.. railroad for copy
Of the es6ummer Excursion Route Book"
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
for this season. 1t describes nearly four
hundred routes to places in the East fre-
quented by tourists to which tickets are
sold by this company, and is embellished
with numerous finely executed engrav-
fnxs. It is OF great assistance to those
porposing to take summer trip.
THE property-holders and residents of
Pleasant Ridge and Norwood held a
meeting yesterday afternoon at the office
" L. @. Hopkins & Co. and adopted the
following resolution: "That we favor the
Hpilding Of narrow-gauge railroad, to
~ run with o dummy engine, from Wal
mt Hills to Norwood, TO connect with
fke Pleasant Ridge and Lebanon road,
and that committee Of three, of which
4. O. Hopkins shall be the chairman, be
appointed to ascertain the best route
sn6 to obtain the necessary right of
way" The committee appointed con-
f1ass Of Messrs. L. G. Hopkins, Jackson
6tane and VIM. @. Baker.
An ordinance to issue 100000 in
Water-works bonds was ordered print
"a and laid on the desks OF the members
81 the Board of Aldermen at their next
lneeting. The bonds are to be payable
"a follows: $100, 200 in ten years, $780,
pea In fifteen years, and $100, 900 in TWEEN
u years, for the purpose of completing
ehe new reservoir, laying of water pipes,
nrd the construction Of engines for the
Wster-works. The ordinance provides