The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-20
IOCAL BREYITIES.

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now hall for the first time last evening.
TUE JooKo11r BASEBALL CLUB gives
d ball at Hopkins Hall to-noflo" e'9A
ing.
THIRTY-FrvE DOLLARS, some Jeweiry
and clothing, were stolen on Suhoay
from No. 2O5 Elm street.
JAS. BOYLE, an old attorney Of this
bar, has returned from Galveston, Iexas,
whittier he went few years ago.
A MOTION to retain the services of En-
pineer Trip for two weeks was referred
to the Engineer, in the Board OF Improve
ments yesterday.
DENNIS FORBES, the night collector on
the Newport 81 Cincinnati bridge, has
resigned his position, which he has held
since the organization of the Company.
THE Board of Improvements opened.
bids Yesterday for the Improvement VI
: Mclean avenue, John Ryan Co., y.
McGrew and NJ. W. Burns were the DID,
ders.
THE Miami Congregational Conference
meets this afternoon, and this evening
Rev. DR., Boynton will be installed pas
tor of the Vine-street Congregational
Church.
LopGERs have been in the habit OF
seeking shelter at the Hammond-street
Station in a drunken condition. Thls
will be STOPPED, by their arrest ana In
generation.
In the organization of the Board of Ed
ucation yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Man
ming was elected Assistant CLERK on the
third ballot, by vote OF 2S, Mr. horton
receiving 21.
THE entrance to the Front-street
Water-works has been changed to the
o;1 1a Of tho hnil0luU THIS Is OIL
account of the location of the boilers 1or
the new engines in front Of the old en-
trance.
THE interior Of the Front-street Pump
ing-w orks has been thoroughly renovated
and repainted. With its mammoth en-
gines and boilers, and other appurte-
nances, it now presents very hne ap-
pearance.
1T is estimated that the two new en-
zines recently built, at the Front-street
Pumping-works, for the Eden reservoir,
when in operation, will pump 12,OOO,0O0
gallons of water in twenty-four hours at
moderate speed.
The Board of Education last evening
put the bond of the Treasurer, Capt. LII
gowsky, (the City Treasur being also
Treasurer of the School Board at $260,-
900, being as required by law double Inc
amount in the School Fund.
THE State-street Church Associa tion
has elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Samuel Mease; Vice President,
RobertJ. Harris; Secretary, L. Haworth; /;
Treasurer, j. G. Copeland; Trustees,
Messrs. Conn, Harris and Mease.
A GoLD,LoCKET and eight dollars were
taken from Mrs. Charles g. Porter, OIL
Saturday, in one OF the Seventh-street
cars. She supposes they were taken by
woman, dressed in black and heavily
Yeiled, who was sitting next to her.
CHARLIE WoLMoCKToN was formerly
Chinaman. Yesterday he became q
citizen of the United States at the Pro-
bate Court. Wung Chung, OF this city,
was his witness in the Court to the nat
uralization of the first Chinaman in this
city.
TIMOTHY KELLEY, last night, about
O'Clock, tell or jumped, from the Four
teenth-street bridge into the canal. Ohi-
GERS Passauer and Metz rescued him
from a watery grave. Timothy, at the
time, was laboring under an overdose OF
spirits.
Mr.. HENRY BOILING, of the Fourteenth
ward, has given notice that he will con-
test the election of j. II. Heusler as
member of the Board of Education, and
j.. KoOp, of the Twenty y-second ward,
has filed similar notice in the case OF
Thos. Davis.
E The following committees were ap-
pointed in the Board OF Education last
evening; Gu Apportionment--Messrs.
Wilson, Morgan, Brown, Mack, over
Seats-Messrs. Goss, Wulsin, Simon,
Armstrong and Wilson.
No SUCCESSOR to MIR. r. L. Manning
ha ward w Il p1natpH in thp
School Board last night, although sew.
eral ballots were taken. The last ballot
resulted as follows: Mallory, 10; Menke,
IA: Murphy, 7; Scanlan, 2; Brunsman, q
Gen. Grant, Il; Stole Moore, 1; blank, 3.
THE citizens of the First ward, above
Washington street, seem to be surren.
dering to the street railroad. All of the
cars running on the line now are filled
morning and evening, with some hanging
on the ragged edge ON the rear end o.
the car. Tive fares seem to be better
than such long walk.
In the Board of Improvements yester
day resolutions were adopted asking
Council to increase the salary Of the
Clerk from $1,000 to $1,000 per annum,
Frank McGreW was recommended fol
Sidewalk Inspector. A resolution TO
improve Blue Rock street was referred
The sum of $475 on Wade street bridge
was ordered paid.
Mr.. WIN. S. HALPIN, the City Civil
Engineer-eIect, was sworn in yesterday
Julius Gessert, Geo. Nugent and John
HalpiD, were appointed Assistant En-
gineers. Charles Dennenhauer, late o.
Washington, was chosen Estimating En-.
gineer, and VIM. Thorpe Draughtsman
A new force of Rodmen and other subor
dinates was created.
LARKIN MCHUGH, in the Board oi
Improvements yesterday, reported tha
Contractor Hayes had not broken tht
stone for the foundation on McFarlant
street, and that the holes had been tiilet
with side walk brick; also, that thu
requisite amount of gravel had not beel
used. The communication was referre'
to the Engineer and commissioner.
THE University Board yesterday OF
dered the payment of bills amounting T.
$1,434 SO, and $1O,560 for building ex
penses. An appropriation OF $3,oOO wa
ordered for repairs to the Obseryator,
instruments, &c. The appointment 0
professors was laid over. Forty stu
dents are at the University. Ex-Goy
ernor Cox was granted a leave Of absenc
tor one year.