The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.


The golden wedding of DR.. and Mrs.
George M. Phillips takes place this after
noon and evening.
BURGLARS entered the Hass House, in
Camp Washington, yesterday, but only
got$1 80 for their trouble.
TEE Bank-street fill, from Western av-
enue 10 the Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad, was begun on Monday:
CLEMENS OsKAMP, ESQ, wife, daugh-,
ter and son lett on the early train this
morning for New York. They sail Tor
Europe on Saturday. q:
JOHN STEVENS complained at the Cen
trail Police Station last night that a horse
and wagon belonging to him had BEEN
stolen from stable on George street.
THE sixth anniversary of the Cincin
natl Lodge No. 2, X. of p, will be cele-
brated this evening by a musical and
literary entertainment at Thoms' Hall.
Two ladies, Mrs. Stalburg and Mrs.
Wensinger, fell out of a spring wagon
last evening, atthe corner OF Woodward
and Sycamore streets, and received some.
slight injuries.
CAPTAIN BoRcK, of Bremen-street
Station, will have control of the police
force at the Exposition Hall during the.
Festival. No better choice could nave,
been made Tor the position.
AN INQUEST was held yesterday on
the body OF an unknown colored man,
found at the foot of Fifth street, by John,
Collins, a river hand. A verdict was re-
turned OF death from downing by causes
unknown.
MRS. DR.. WILSON has presented Lane
Seminary with a beautiful marble statue
representing Mary of Bethany amounting
Jesus, modelled after the form and lea
tures OF her late daughter, Mrs. j..
Groesbeck.
THE Council Committee yesterday
elected the following officers: Jos. Me
mann, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms !;
ing; Jacob Wetterer, night watchman OF
same; Michael Weber, assistant janitor.
A GENTLEMAN on one of the Seventh
street cars had his arm broken last night,
by striking one of the upright posts
erected for an arch by the German Cath
ollie Association on Vine street. He
had his arm outside the window at the
time.
LAST night, abont dark, young man
named w. III. Andrews performed the
perilous feat of climbing the spire Of the
Holy Trinity Church, on Fifth street,
west of Smith, to the large cross on top,
and attaching a large United States flag
10 it. The cross is 264 feet above the
ground.
THE Council Committee on Military
Affairs, consisting of Messrs. Mullaney,
Voight, Riley and Robinson, have been
appointed committee to confer with
the military companies of the city and
ascertain what kind OF arms are needed
TO fully equip their organizations.
THE marriage of Mr.. Fred Weber, a
Cumninsviue builder, to Miss Tophmil-
Ter, sister of Father Tophmilier, took
place yesterday. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father Tophmiller, in his
Church (the German Cath0lic), and he
was assisted by Fathers Crowley and
Kemper.
MIR. E. B. MoLoNEY has been elected
clerk Of the Council Committee on Law
and Contracts. The committee recon-
mended to Council an ordinance reduce
ing the number of citizens impaneled
tor juries in the Probate Court to Twelve !;
passed the resolution authorizing the
City Solicitor to codify and revise the
ordinances of the last ten years at a COST
not to exceed 1880, and referred to that
officer the claim OF EX-Treasurer M oore
for six per cent. commission Oh disburse-
ments.
THE annual meeting of the trustees Of
Lane Seminary was held this morning al
ten O'Clock. The reports of the Secre
tary and Treasurer were read anC
showed the Seminary to be in excellent
working condition, and that the receipts
for the year had been considerably in ex
cess of the expenditures. The attend
ance of students during the past yea
has been unusually large. In the even
ing, 1880, the annual sermon before the
alumni will be preached by Rev. q
Hutchinson, D. D., OF New Albany, Ind
The graduating exercises will be held to
morrow at 10 A. NJ, to be followed py ,
discourse before the Society of Inqulr.
bf President J. w. Bailey, D. D., o
Blackburn University.
A MEETING Of the Tobacco Associa
tion was held yesterday afternoon a
the rooms Of Inspector Prague, for tn
purpose of taking action on the death o
Cifas. Bodmann. Colonel j. L. johnson
was appointed Chairman, w. 7. Hank
Secretary, and Messrs. Nelson, Phister
Wayne, Morris and Dorman commit
tee to draw up a memorial adapted t.
the occasion. A committee Of three wa
also appointed to make arrangement
for the Association to attend the tunera
IN, co,p0re. The funeral will take plac
at halt-past two O'Clock this afternoo
from the late residence Of the deceased
on Mt. Auburn.
ATTHE meeting Of the Park Commis
sioners yesterday AFTERNOON, the sub.ec
of furnishing music in the parks wa
discussed. Mr.. Louis Ballenberg offere
TO furnish music in Burnet Woods Par
at the rate OF $3.50 per concert. Mr.. Law
moved that the CINCINNATI Orchestra CIV
the opening concert at Bnrnet Woods
An amendment was offered to this an
adopted, that Ballenberg's band shoul
give the opening concert in Burne
Woods Park the last Saturday in May
Seidenstickers Band the opening col
cert in Eden Park on the first day o
June, and Curriers' Band che openin
cancert in Lincoln Park on the secOn
Saturday in Jume.
THE Directors OF the Spring Gro,
Cemetery and Canal Commissioners he
q meeting yesterday near the Sprlr
Grove avenue toll-gate to arrange f
fhe conveying Of canal waste water fro
the waste-waY nearly opposite the tol
gate down under the avenue and in
Spring Grove Cemetery. Here the wat'
will be Il / fzed in handsome fountai
q large trough in the cemetry filled vii
water and placed nigh enough to adm
Of horses drinking without being u
checked and it will also flow into