The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-04-27
LOCAL BREYITIES.

LOCAL BhEFIIIESs
Mr.. JOHN SIMPKINsoN and wife lett
for Europe yesterday.
MR.. HENRY MoLLENKAMP has recov-
cred from his severe illness.
THE inmates of the Work-house were
Yesterday clad in new uniforms.
SEVERAL of the new John street cars,
ordered from Philadelphia, have arrived.
SEVERAL survivors OF the steamboat
disaster arrived from New Orleans last
evening.
THE Common Council will meet ON
Thursday to confirm the appointments
Of the Mayor.
Mr.. II. c. HoLABIRD submitted his
resignation as superintendent OF oloe-
walks, in the Board of improvements
yesterday.
THE Walnut Hill Street Railroad
stretches itself out at the rate Oh TWO
squares per day, and soon Will be an ac-
complished tact.
OFFICERS BATH and TICHUE, of Cory
Vile, and j. w. Wright, OF the Third
street Station, have been removed from
the police iorce by the Mayor.
MR.. Ii. MACoMBER, of the Railroad Om-
uibus Line, was thrown from his wagon
Yesterday while superintendlng some
work and his collar bone broken.
LIUET. j. R. PIERCE, of the Twenty
fourth Regiment U. S. Infantry, is in the
city, the guest of Charley Johnson, lie
is on his way to Fortress Monroe.
THE new appointees in the City Civil
Engineers office are awaiting the con-
hrmation of the Common Council, as
they can not, till then, act officially.
uONIY IN Fun is the title of serio-
;i,ct ,,1,hlic hnd hv n w Hpl-
mick. The title page is ornamented with
an excellent photograph OF Miss Ada
Richmond.
THE WATER BILLS paid in since the
new system of collection was inaugu-
rated amount to nearly 100000. The
time for the i've per cent. deduction eX-
pires to-day.
SAMUEL MENGER, driver for Kauff-
mans brewery, last evening fell unaer
the wheels of his wagon and received
severe injuries so as TO occasion his re-
moval to the Hospital.
J.N.Is STILL moving on. He speaks
in New Vienna tonight; Washington q.
H., on the 1st; Portsmouth, 4th; Jack
son, 9th; Athens, 7th; Chillicothe, 10Th ;
London, 12th-all for Truth.
The post mortem on the body of
Linser, the old man whose mysterious
death was mentioned yesterday, shows
that he died Of apopleXy. The inquest
will be continued this afternoon.
The alarm Of fire, turned in at 6 O'Clock
last evening from box No. "a, was caused
by the burning of some straw in the Gel
lar of house on Fourteenth street, be-
tween Elm and Race. Loss trifling.
AN all-day prayer meeting, from A.
M. to z. Nj, tor the success of the tem-
perance work in England and America,
Will be held ON next Friday in Friends
Westinghouse, corner Eighth and Mound
streets.
OFFICER RAMSAY started for WlnOna,
Minu., yesterday afternoon with requi-
sition for Victor Wolf. Wolff is held
there by the Chief of Police, VIM. Cor
don, and was endeavoring to free himself
by writ of habeas corpus:
MAUDE RUSSELL, colored woman,
was charged with having stolen $3O from
a white man, and arraigned in the Po-
lice Court this morning on charge OF
petit larceny. No prosecuting witness
appearing, Maude was dismissed.
MARY WALSH, a servant at 302 Gutter
street, was brought before Judge Llnde.
man charged with having stolen fine
mirror at store on Sycamore street
above Fourth. She was dismissed, as
GEORGE GLEASON was arraigned in the
Police Court this morning on charge o
having committed an assault and bat
terry upon the person ofElla Shrewsbury
last night ON Elm street. he was SEN
to the Work-house for term of ten days
and fined $40.
The Commercial Bank, of this city, of
fers a tobacco premium of $3.50 in gGiC
tor the best five hOgsheads OF 4.brigh
wrappers.' This and the gold premi
ums OF 500 offered by the Chamber o
Commerce and IhS tobacco trade ough
to insure bis display at the next Ex
position, -
Il, tne Board of Improvements yester
DAY the weekly bills, amounting to $l2,
19l 20, were ordered to be paid. BID
for grading and paving Fosdlck and Nc
MILAN streets were opened and referred
to the Engineer. The contract tor grad
ing Marshall avenue was awarded t.
Folz, UBrien 81 Co.
A COMMUNICATION from Auditor Hofl
man was yesterday received by tn
Board of improvements requesting tina
Board to stop the expenditures of tn
department until the June taxes wer
collected, Auditor Hoffman refuses t.
sign any contract or to issue his Warran
on the Treasurer for any amount.
THEFAT GIRL of Vine street has beef
engaged by the Cincinnati Hippodrome
and left last evening tor Chicago. Sh
is to get $15 per week and expenses
Barnum's agent sometime since offeret
$4,000 tor her services until she was o
age, but the offer was refused. She
six years old and weighs lao pounds.
FRED. FLoHR, a painter, was arrested
Yesterday on a warrant sworn out b.
one Conrad Bolander, charging him wit
having broken open small safe an
stolen seven dollars. He was arraigne
in the Police Court this morning on
charge of petit larceny, and his case cor
tinued till Friday. Not being able t
furnish bail i'll the sum Of 500, he wa
committed.
The Home of the Friendless acknow
edged the receipt Of the following don;
tions since last report: Miss McCo
mack, by readings, $64; A. Lotze, bill tt
furnace repairs, $32 IS; Mayor Johnston
one hundred bushels OF coal; John Shi
Tito; thirly-three yards ingram carpe
Mrs. L. D. Storer, two hams; A. A. GO
ter, one dozen brooms; Mrs. NJ. j. Tal
lor, clothing; }. WEBB, jr., one doze
hats and bonnets, also box OF the same
collected by Mrs. Conner, North Benz