The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-19
LOCAL .BREVITIES.

MR.. EDWARD l.. ANDERSON and family
leave for Europe tomorrow.
THE U. 8. Pension Agency has re-
moved to the northwest corner OF Seventh
and Vine.
THE Fire Department parades to-mor-
row for the benefit of the visiting Ger
man Catholic delegates.
HON. JOSEPH PULITZER of st. Louis,
member of the Missouri Constitutional
Convention, is in the city.
THE session of the Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias of Ohio will he held
in Cleveland, May 26 and 27.
"A MEETING is called for Thursday at
Camp Washington, for the purpose of
organizing horse and infantry compa-
MES.
CUMMINsvILLE has received her chem
icaltire extinguisher, and W. w. Widney
has been appointed driver, and D.Toohey
manager Of the machine.
JAMES SoUTHARD, who was hurt day
before yesterday by fall from scaffold
on a new building near Sportsman's
Hall, in Fulton, die this morning about
two O'Clock.
DEPUTY AUDITOR CAPPELLAR, the
handsome individual who siJs at the
omission desk, at the Courthouse, has
put on the tax duplicate, during the past
year, the nice little sum OF $15,e6S, ,568,
the tax on which amounted to $299, 112 49,
WILLIE JONES, step-son of Adolph
Wood, received fall of about eighteen
feet off step-ladder, while assisting in
decorating Exposition Hall, yesterday,
and suffered broken collar-bone and a
severe concussion OF the brain. lie was
taken to his home on Mount Auburn.
The Sinton Cadets have elected the
following officers to serve for one year:
Captain, A. Whitney; First Lieutenant,
Charles Horst; Second Lieutenant, Har-
yey Allen; Third Lieutenant, Edward
Merriman. Captain Daniel Webster will
remain with the company as instructor.
ERNST BLATTE, German butcher,
from Covingt0n, Is missing since night
before last, when he came to this city
and paid $40 for meat purchased from
Loewenstein n Bros, at the corner Of
Ninth and John streets. He is man
about forty years OF and of steady hab-
its.
THE annual lunch and festival, given
by the Board of Lady Managers OF the
Children's Home, will occur on Thurs
day, the 9th Of this month. Contribu-
tiOns of all sorts of provisions are So
hcited, and all the good people OF Gin
cinnati are requested to remember the
object and the day.
SUPERVISOR POWELL, in the investiga-
tion which he Is making of the charges
against Pike, Barrett & Dole, yesterday
afternoon, discovered four OF the barrels
which it had been alleged were shipped
to Parker r.. Mason, of Chicago. This
appears to prove conclusively that at
least portion of the lot said to have
been shipped to Chicago to be retilled, is
Still here, and has never been out of the
city since they came into their possess
Ba0n.
JAMES WILSON last night succeeded
with skeleton keys in forcing an en-
trance into the house OF Mrs. Madden,
who keeps a saloon on Filth street near
Central avenue. He was caught in the
act of rummaging some bureau drawers
and trunks that he had broken open.
officers Bateman and Parks, who were
called in, found him under the bed. In
the Police Court this morning he waived
An examination and was bound over to
the Grand jury to answer the charge of
burglary.
TIE contractors engaged on the South
ern railroad bridge, yesterday com.
menced work on a railroad switch lead
ing from the o. u NJ. track down the
landing to the water, for the purpose Of
transporting material in cars to the
pldCt Wuct6 Oucy dEC HctuEu, dHd bdTln&
The labor and expense OF reloading
wagons. In the evening Alderman Jake
Gardner and Patrick O'Brien asked Col.
Snelbaker to instruct the police to pre-
vent q track from being constructed DUR
ing the night time. Jake Gardner to-day
will take out an injunction to prevent
the laying Of the track.
CHARLES HAIGHT and friend named
Bartlett, while driving on the Avenue,
near Cumminsville, about O'clock last
night, collided with road wagon
that was being furiously carried along
by horse. The wagon locked wheels
with the buggy and was upset, throwing
The two men it contained under the
wagon. Neither Haight nor Bartlett
were hurt, but the driver Of the road
wagon, whose name WAS given as III. II.
kalthoff, 139 Hamilton road, had his
head cut badly.
THE Buckeye Race Track, near Car
thage, yesterday offered some fine sport
to the admirers of races. JAKE Knauber
entered his bay horse "Joe," and Fred.
APPEL his black horse "Frank," and the
race was to be in mile heats, best three
in five. "Joe" was the faYorite before
and through the race, and won in three
straight heats. Time: 2:40L, 2:41, and
2:4411. The race was for purse Of $500.
A foot race took place between the sec
ond and third heats, by two men named
Seize and Rice, for purse Of 5000, dis.
tance five miles. After run OF four
miles Seize gave out, leaving Rice the
victor.
2 THE delegates to the German Roman
Catholic Convention were rendered a
complimentary banquet last evening at
the Lookout House. The building was
brilliantly illuminated, and Seidenstick-
er's band provided u concert for the oc-
casion. The house and grounds were
thronged with immense crowds of peo.
pie. The banquet was held in the con-
cert room above, aud was attended by
nearly 40 delegates. The order of toasts
and responses was as follows: /. The.
German Central Verein; response by
President Spaunh0rst. q. The Future
OF the Roman Catholic Church in Amer
lea; response by Father Schwenninger.
Q. The Press; response by Mr.. WEIGH
mann. publisher Of the Catholic Aurora,
OF Buffalo, New York. A. The Queen
City; response by Mayer Johnston. 8.
The Remarkable Steadfastness of the
Catholic Church in Germany; response.
by Father Schwenninger. 6. The Pope;i
response by Father Ahlbrinck, OF Trinity