The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-07-10
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE CITY.
LOCAL. BREHITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Board of Aldermen has passed a
resolution authorizing the Mayor to or
der the dogs muzzled.
THE Board Of Trade resolutions on
Buena Vista stone were indorsed by the
Aldermen last evening.
REv.-J 5. CHADWICK, of Louisville,
viii deliver the opening sermon at the
Samp-meeting, near Loveland, next
Tuesday.
The old case of James S. Vine against
the Andes Insurance Company has been
settled by the defendant agreeing to
pay the Judgment given by the last jury
AnC the costs.
THE stable of Mrs. E. TONNES, who
keeps q grocery at the corner of German
street and Walker Mill road, Twenty
first ward, was entered last night and
set OF harness stolen.
JOHN LANG, charged with forging the
signature ona note tor $33, was arraigned
in the Police Court this morning and had
his case continued till next Wednesday.
His bail was liked at $500.
THE Council Committee on Water.
works Investigation failed to obtain
quorum last night on account Of the alb
sence OF The shorthand reporter. Ad-
joufned to meet Tuesday evening.
The City Solicitor informed the Alder
men last evening that the Fourth of July
appropriations were Illegal, and the AL
,dermen will now probably 90 down in
their pockets for their share of that $3.50.
j. c. PRESCOTT, j. 0. Sloan, f. M.
Cozad, Il. NJ. Breeden and L. Mitchell
have organized the Western Railway
and Construction Company. The capt.
tai stock is S4OO, 900, divided into $100
shares each.
EDDIE VANDERLlEB, an eight year old
boy, was run over by II milk wagon yes
terday afternoon, on Wade street, be-
tween elm and Canal, and received some
severe injuries. The driver of the wagon
was not arrested.
THE trotting race of mile and half
heats, three in five, at the Carthage Fair
Grounds yesterday afternoon, between
Jake Knauber's "Little Joe," Lew. Ben
ninger's "Joe Lawrence" and j. Pur-
,celi's "Horse Shoe Girl" was won by
''Joe Lawrence"
THE City Solicitor has decided that
the police force does not come under the
operation of the Worthington law, as
the contract with them was made previ-
Gus to the passage of that law. They
Will therefore be given their back pay
o.
REV. S. X. LEAVITT will lead the Y Young
Mems Pray er-meeting this evening, at s
O'Clock. The Christian Workers meet at
1880 tomorrow afternoon, TO discuss an
interesting subject. The Gospel meet
ing tomorrow evening will be addressed
by Samuel j. Lowry and G. W. Cole.
BRYANT'S MINsTRELs give their clos.
ing performances to-day. There will be
the usual matinee this afternoon, and
with the evenings entertainment theii
engagement will terminate. Their visit
here has been highly successful i'll every-l
way, and affords proof of their universal |
popularity.
A LITTLE three year old daughter ofl
Lieutenant Jane. Sargent, Of the Twen-
ty-.irst Ward Station, while crossing the
street at the corner OF Freeman and Sar-
gent streets, last evening, was run over
by street car and horribly lnangled.
Both Of her legs were so badly crushed
as to render amputation necessary, and
il is thought that she can not recover.
THE alarm Of fire from Box 96, at 80
O'Clock, was in response to IL fire in
Henry Reinhardts tailor shop, No. $50
Race street, above Liberty. The fire was
. caused by the explosion of gasoline
lamp, aud would have become dangerous
had it not been tor a MI. Feldman, who
burst open the door and threw the burn
ing lamp into the street. The hire was
put out before the arrival OF the engines.
Loss lilling.
The funeral OF Mary Koehl, the un-
fortunate woman who hung herself at
Reading, took place yesterday morning,
attended by most OF the grown popula-
ton OF The village. Rev. George Bach
lnan, pastor Of the Lutheran Church,
l,nIl no fInnpn1 cpryinps A IL ihl
men specified in the letter were pali-
bearers. Ben. Lichtenberg, her lover,
took his place at the head of the coffin,
but was soon overcome by his grief and
had to be taken away.
A WAGON containing the ten-year old
son and eight-year old daughter Of Mr..
Bode, Treasurer OF Sycamore township,
came in collision with another vehicle
at the corner of Buckeye and Vine
streets last evening, and the children
were thrown out, receiving serious lnju-
ries. They were taken to Dr. Fisnburps
residence and their injuries attended to.
The cause of the accident was the rum
ming away Of the horse attached to the
wagon in which they were riding.
WILLIAM GERKEMEIER, a section hand
on the NJ. 81 G. Railroad was killed yes
terday afternoon by gravel train near
East Cumminsville Station. lie was en-
gagged in tightening the bolts that attach
the rails, and stepped back to let an up
going train pass by, when he WAS run
over by the gravel train backing down.
His head was severed from the body,
which was terribly mutilated. Coroner
Maley held an inquest, and a verdict
was returned in accordance with the
facts above. consuming the road for rum
ming trains backward at the rate OF fif-
teen miles an hour. Gerkemeier was 40
years OF aye and leaves wife and one
child. The deceased will be inferred
this afternoon at o'clock in Spring
Grove Cemetery.