The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-27

MRS. MARY b. MATsoN, the mother OF
Judge Matson, of the Probate Court, and
for many years resident Of this county,
die at her home near this city yesterday
| Of pneumonia. She was born in 1907,
and coming to this place at an early day,
was well known to Che early residents OF
this vicinity, and highly respected by all
who knew her. She had been very low
for some days, and the Judge laying
aside his official duties had been con-
stantly by her side in his solictude. He,
with the other members Of the family
has the sincere sympathy Of their many
| friends.
CAPTAIN I. Fl. FARRELL, of the Wal
| nut Hills station-frouse, well known all
over the city and in police circles gen.
! orally as without exception one of the
most efficient officers OF the force, died
at 8 O'Clock this morning at his residence
on Concord and Morgan streets, Of
hemorrhage of the lungs. He had been
fast declining during the past few weeks,
but not so much as to contine him
steadily to his bed. He leaves wife
and three children to mourn his deDar-
ture for better land, and all who knew
him feel an undescribable loss in his
place next Sunday, and will be attended
| The Festival Committee of the Catho-
| lie Relief and Aid Society held meeting
| last night, preparatory to the Conven-
| tion, which meets here in the spring. A
committee was appointed to raise the re-
naming $1,000 needed by subscription.
1t was resolved to have, on Pentecost
| Sunday, a solemn High Mass at Holy
Trinity Churchs on Fifth street, at 1
O'Clock. On the same day grand pro-
cession will take place, and in the after
| noon solemn vespers at st. Johns
Church, on Green street, will be held.
The st. Cacilia M@nnerchor will sing on
both occasions.
OFFICER GoRAN yesterday captured
q gray-headed insane woman walking
along the river with the apparent inten-
tion of drowning the child which she
carried in her arms. Her brother, who
was brought to the statiOn-house, says
her name is Elizabeth Vetters; that she
is about IA years OF age, and unmarried;
that she had been working at the Ger
mania House for long time, but that he
did not know she was mother until
few days since. 1t is supposed her
worry and suffering have caused her
hair 10 turn gray and herself 70 become
insane. The child was given to young
oolored woman IN the vicinity Of Third
street Station for temporary keeping,
and the mother locked up.
The weil-known Mendelssohn Quintet
Club, and the Beethoven Club, Ol Bos-
ton, have applied for positions in the
orchestra in the May Festival. Both
clubs are well known in musical circles,
and are composed OF soloists OF the first
class. Our citizens are familiar with the
Mendelssohn Club as body, but with
the Beethoven Club only as individual
players. 1t is composed of the following
gentlemen: Bernhard Lislemann, violin
soloist, late violin soloist Of the Thomas
Orchestra; Fritz Listemann. violin SOLO
ist, late first violin sol0ist OF the Thomas
Orchestra; Emil Gramm, violin soloist,
formerly OF Thomas Orchestra, and late
Musical Director of the celebrated Santa
Clara College, CAL; Adolf BelZ, French |
horn soloist; formerly of the famous |
Royal Orchestra OF the King OF Wurtem-
berg, and the Imperial Russian Orches-
ira at st. Petersburg; Adolf Hartdegen,
violoncello soloist, late solo 'celiist of
the Imperial Orchestra at Rio Janeiro;
Eugene W6iner, flute soloist, formerly OF
the celebrated Is. Bilse's (European) Or
chestra, late of the Thomas Orchestra. !
The remainder of the Festival orchestra
will be composed OF Cincinnati musi-
clans.
The Board OF Aldermen transacted the
following business yesterday after our
time of going to press: The German
printing was awarded to the Nolks-1
Ireund. The following ordinances TO APP
pr0priate were passed: 70, III 53 to pay |
Il. NJ. Smith tor balance due Tor grading |
on Liberty street; $4,000 TO pay Tor erec-
tion of engine-house in Camp Washing
ton; $1,000 to pay as a compromise and
settlement in full Of certain suiJs against
the city;. $4,O0O to pay j.. W. shipman Il
Co. for the blidge over the canal at Wal
nut street; SO, 467 for deiraying the eX-
penses of tine Davidson Fountain; $1,000
Tor maintaining INDECENT poor; S',s96, re-
pairing tools tor Board of improvements.
number of ordinances Of smaller
amounts to pay damages were also
passed. The ordinance to construct |
Walnut Hills street railroad route No.
13 was referred to committee consist
ing of Messrs. Paxton, Mullane and Ho!-
lingshead, in connection with the City
Solicitor, to report at the next meeting.
The following ordinances We're passed:
70 grade Fosdick street, Marshall street,
Mclean street, Mcmillan street, Straight
street, ZigZag avenue; to sewer and drain
Court, Filth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth,
and lateral streets, Front street, Fulton
avenue, Gordon street, Brooklyn street,
&C.; Mclean avenue, kenner and HIP.
kins street, and lateral streets, Walnut,
Allison and Mercer streets, and lateral
streets. The ordinances for damages |
reported by Committee on Claims were
passed. The Gest street improvement
west OF Dalton avenue will be assessed |
at $12 80 per loot, and East 80 per foot. |
a number of miscellaneous resolutions
were then acted upon, after which the
Board adjourned